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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-12

Workmen are engaged in trimming
the limbs of the elm trees about the
residence of Charles White on Bangor
street. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-12

An operation was performed on Mrs.
james Dearborn at aer home on Dick
man street. Sunday by Drs. Frederick
Davies ANA Washburn. Although tie
operation was quite Il se"ere one. Mrs
Dearborn is getting along very nicely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-12

The rehearsal of the Augusta chorus
will be held tonight and also Thursday
night in Golden Cross Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-12

bah blood and indigestion are deadly
enemies to good health. Burdock Blood
Bitters destroys them
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The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
EFFECT OF GUN FIRE.
Men in Engine Rooms of War Ves-
sells Not Uncomfortable.

Some highly interesting facts, says
the Army and Navy Journal, as to the
effect of modern gun fire on the en-
gines and boilers of armored war
ships have been brought out by an
examination of several of the Russian
vessels disabled during operations in
the far east There has been wide
spread belief in professional circles
that the men stationed in what Kip
ling picturesquely describes as the
little hell below" would have an ex-
ceedingly uncomfortable time of 1t
during sea fight under modern condi-
tions, but experience has shown that
the engine room and the boiler room
of the battleship and cruiser of to-day
are somewhat the most comfortable
parts of such vessels The captain of
the Russian cruiser Variag states that
after the terrific battering his ship
received at Chemulpo her machinery
below worked as smoothly as If she
had only been engaged in target prac-
tice. The battleship Czarevitch, ham,
mered and almost dismantled in the
battle of Port Arthur, was taken in
charge by a midshipman after all
his superior officers were killed or
wounded and steamed away safely to
Tsingtan with her engines and boil
ers only slightly damaged. The bat
tleships Retvizan and Pobieda were
both almost totally wrecked in their
upper works in one of the engage
ments of Port Arthur. but were able
to return to shelter with their own
steam and so little were their en-
gines and boilers injured that both
vessels ran out to sea few days
later.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Prizes Among Common Cows.

was reading recently of some
that made come big records last year,
due to good feeding. In one herd Of
twenty-eight cows the average of but
ter per COW was 27O pounds, while one
COW produced 352 pounds and another
34S pounds. Now that report set me
to thinking of the very good cows I
have known in my career as a farmer
The trouble with my memory of these
good COWS, however, is that have no
figures to really prove my own conclu.
sions as to their value. have known
COWS that MIXED eleven months in
the year. and always gave large
amount of milk very rich in cream,
from which was made a large amount
of butter.
You will say that this language is
not scientific, and must acknowledge
that 1t is not, and | am as sorry as
you are that it Is not. | can now see
the great losses we have suffered as
farming population by not weighing
the milk and at least weighing the
butter made, which would, after all.
tell us a great deal. l am satisfied
that there are among what we term
common cows many of great quality
as milk producers, and l believe that
if the best of these could be selected
and made into a herd by themselves
they would form the backbone of prof.
liable dairying in any locality.-Chas.
Bufort. Becker Co. Mimi, in Farmers
Review.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Why British Stocks Excel.

Tho climatic conditions of Great
Britain, in the estimation of their
people. are admirably suited to the
production of first-class livestock. Be-
ing a comparatively small country and
totally surrounded by water. the con-
ditions are fairly favorable for
rather uniform temperature. This is
especially true of the greater part of
England. In Scotland. especially the
northern part. the winters are cold.
but the summers are also cool, thus
excellent for grazing purposes. as the
animals are neither troubled with
hot sun nor with insect pests. The
atmosphere. as rule. contains a
great deal of moisture. which is
claimed to have a very beneficial in.
fiuence on the coat Of hair, inducing
heavy growth of fine messy hair.
which adds to the general appearance
of certain breeds of animals And,
lastly, there is another feature which
must be considered in this connection.
The farmers in all parts of Great
Britain are almost obliged to follow
some phase OF livestock farming as
means of livelihood. Thus, with their
small farms and high rents to pay,
the pure-bred animals. especially those
of high ind. .yidual excellence and merit
have invar'rbly proven to be the most
profitable.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Size Of Feeding Herds.

The University of Illinois sent out a
query as to size of herds of cattle be-
ing fed for market. AS to the replies
the report says: OF AT feeders who
answer this question, about one-third
feed from 25 to so head in one yard.
and one-third from so to 100; of the
remainder, about one-half keep less
than 20 and one-half more than 100
head in one yard. 1t should be added
that the replies in most cases CORE.
spond to the total number of cattle
handled by the correspondent. That
is to say, as rule all the cattle are
fed in one yard, and the exceptional
instances are those in which more
than 100 cattle are fed. in which case
the number recommended is usually
100 head or less. One of the most
successful cattle feeders in Illinois
reports that two carloads should be
the maximum number fed in one lot.
and that one load is preferable, his
thought being that cattle are more
quiet in small numbers and in uniform
grades.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Why the Body Need. Water.

Someone has asked: What would be
the cause of death of person who
drank no water?" This subject has
been studied considerably: animals
have been experimental upon. and
1t is found that without water they
lose their power to eliminate the nat.
ural poisons; they must have water in
order to eliminate them, otherwise
the secretions become too dense.
without water. the amount of urea
which should be secreted becomes d.
minished, and so with the other Sc
cretions. We need water. not only to
dissolve the food and carry it along.
but we need it to dissolve and carry
out of the system the poisonous and
worn-out material of the body. after It
has served its purpose. Water forms
circulating medium for carrying sub
stances back and forth in the sys
tenn, conveying nourishment to the
various parts of the body. bringing
back the used-up material and carry
ing it out by way of excretory ducts.
The amount of water daily required
is from two to three pints. In very
hot weather a larger amount is need
ed, as much water is lost by perspira.
tion. II ones diet consists largely of
the juices of fruits. the quantity OF
water may be considerably diminished.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Creamery Stock,

The question is now being discussed
as to whether the stock of CO.
operative creameries should be
owned by others than the men
that are supplying milk or cream
to the creamery. Some take one side
of the controversy and some the
other, but the strongest arguments
seem to be in favor of the stock being
kept entirely in the hands of the
farmers that are directly interested
in the success of the creamery. AS
much of such stock does not pay in
terest, it is evident that the outside
owners of stock might in time come
to feel that they could no longer let
the creamery have their money with.
out some returns, and would begin
an agitation to turn the cooperative
creamery into a stock company cream.
cry. In some cooperative creameries
only one share is held by one person,
and that one share SO credited to
the farm, not the man. When he sells
his farm the share goes, too. That
prevents the trading in shares
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
IIVE1
STOCK
Eour Points in stoekbreedina.

-Four Points in stoekbreedins.
A noted breeder of live stock de-
clares that there are four features OF
the live stock business that should re-
ceive the attention of breeders. name
ly, environment, continuity, utility and
crossing. Too many lose sight OF en-
vironment. catch sight of something
that pleases them and launch out on
a series OF breeding episodes. The
advice to select the breed you are
most in love with is not good one.
for it often happens that the breed
you like is lily adapted to any certain
location.
The matter of continuity is one that
is not noticed on this side of the
water. but is kept in sight by the
British breeder. He first finds out
what his environments are and selects
his breed of stock to fit it, and then
keeps on breeding in the same general
way, and passes his process on to his
sons and his grandsons. In England
it is not uncommon to find farm
on which one kind of sheep has been
bred for century. and what is true
of sheep is also true of other stock.
Utility is point that should not be
lost sight of. but should be kept before
the breeder as the main thing he is
working for. In the matter of sheep
breeding the work is to get an animal
that will give the greatest amount OF
high-priced mutton and the most pos
sible of the highest priced wool, TAX
ing into consideration the kind OF
food furnished and the care necessary.
Crossing is a matter that should be
given more weight than it receives.
One cross. that of good ewes of one
breed with good ram of another
breed. to get lambs for market, is the
only kind of crossing that should be
done. The mistake is made of con-
tinuing the mongrel breed. using the
progeny of the first Gloss not for mar
ket mutton but for breeders. The re-
suits can never be good in the long
run. The only advantage of the cross
is to get lambs with excellent feeding
qualities. Harry Osborne.
Cerro Gordo Co.. la.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Water and Eat Formation.

There is a notion to the effect that
drinking much water makes fat, and
some people that have the tendency to
form fat are cautioned against the
practice. According to all investiga-
tions that have been made the oppo-
site is the case. II very wet foods are
given fattening animals and il an ex-
cessive amount of water is drunk. the
fattening process is retarded. On this
account it is never advisable to give
fattening stock salty foods that would
lead to the consumption of a very large
amount of water or to keep them in a
high temperature. which also has the
effect of making them drink more
water than is needed for the assimila
tion of food. When animals are in a
high temperature the drinking of wa
ter is a provision of nature to keen
down the temperature of the body to
its normal point. Precipitation is the
process of working off the surplus
heat. which, If left in the body. would
result in heat prostration. lie ami
NAL should drink enough water to en-
able it to properly assimilate its
food.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
FRESH-AIR TREATMENT
Most Potent Means of Restoring Consumptive
Patients to Health

utes they would readily perceive are
due to the foul air the animals arc
compelled to breathe every night III
the year while confined in close. badly
ventilated stables. The remedy is
very easy. The stable should be kept
clean; this will prevent the greater
part OF the mischief. and it should be
we'll ventilated. The floor should be
properly drained, so that the liquid
will not remain on 1t. washed on at
least twice week with plenty of wa
ter. and then literally sprinkled will.
finely ground gypsum (plaster). which
will combine with and destroy the am
monia. A solution Of copperas (sul-
phate of iron) will have the same re-
suit. Lastly. the floor should be sup
piled with absorbent litter. which
should be removed when 1t is soiled.
Ventilation should be provided in
such a way as to avoid cold drafts.
Small openings. which may be easily
closed with slide. may be made in
the outer wall near the floor, and
similar ones near the ceiling. or in
the roof. through which the foul air
can escape. Pure air is of the utmost
Importance to the well-being of
horses"
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
A HappY Endina.

A filter who squeezed into a boiler
at the railroad station at Crewe. Eng
land. apparently increased in size
while inside, for he could not get out
The engine was obviously not of the
kind known as triple expansion, and
problem of the most serious order
faced the other employees. At first it
was proposed to get up steam and
drive him through the safety valve
in the ordinary way. His previous
good character. however. and the pos
session of large family secured him
reprieve. The boiler was taken to
pieces. the incident ending. according
to the London Globe, in the survival
of the filter
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
To the Four Winds of Heaven.

welcome-four winds OF heaven.
To you | beuueath my ashes and gases.
The lashes and clashes Of money conteu-
tlons
Leave no room for freedom.
Freedom is yours. winds OF heaven.
TO you l will so.
With you | will be.
The ashes to earth returneth.
The gases with thee rema meth.
Four winds of heaven.
Only with YOU Is freedom.
"ris you love.
You strong.
You are gentle.
You cool the fcVeriSh brow.
You warm the chilly heart.
All that IL beautiful
You come in contact with,
All that Is sweet
You take TO others and
Leave sweetness behind
That is more than human.
Man makes laws.
Man makes conditions.
Man makes surroundings
That leave the beautiful flower withered
When he has gathered Its sweetness.
Frances Dickinson.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
aturally.

Lillian Russell in the dining room
of a Chicago hotel was startled by a
man who stopped squarely in front of
her.
81 beg your pardon he began nerv-
ously. 81 am sure that we are old ac-
uuaintances. You are my old play
mate of many years ago. l have not
seen you since you were ten years
old"
"Indeed?"
Embarrassment seized the stranger
after the first rush of recognition in
his memory. He struggled to relieve
it.
why, how stout you've grown" he
said,-New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
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War on Skimmilk.

1t seems rather absurd to wage war
on such an important cIticle OF diet
as skimmilk, and We know OF only
one place in the country where it is
being done. That is the city of New
York. Doubtless smaller places will
take the same restrictive steps in imi-
tation of New York. Inquiry by peo-
pie interested as to the cause of the
campaign against skimmilk seems to
bring out nothing more than that with
skimmilk excluded completely 1t Is
easier to enforce the regulations re-
garding milk. 1t is an easy way out
of trying situation.
Mr.. J. H. Monrad, now connected
with the New York Produce Review.
has looked into the matter very thor
oughly and is convinced that there Is
no valid reason for forbidding the sale
of skimmilk. as skimmilk and even
sour milk are valuable articles of
food. In some parts of this country
clabbered milk is served in saucers as
a dessert and is regarded as a deli
cacy rather than otherwise. A friend
of Mr.. Monrad wrote to the New York
Times for an explanation of the ex-
istence OF the law and received in re-
turn, through the columns OF the
paper. the following mention:
I'VE are tempted to apply the title
of 'madman-it's not the least kindly
that occurs to us as appIicable-to
that correspondent of ours who yes.
terday complained bitterly of the ordi-
nance which forbids the sale OF
skinned milk in this city. All or
most of what he said about the food
value of such milk was true, but its
permitted presence here would be a
source OF innumerable dangers, the
least of which is so grave that to
avoid it we can well afford to lack the
benefits to be derived from ne proper
and honest use of this particular form
of nutriment. 1t took years of labor
to exclude the stuff from the city. and
thousands of lives were lost before it
was done. Yet this strange person de-
mands the abolition of the REFORM"
1t is therefore evident that the war
against skimmilk and sour milk is to
be fought out largely by men that
know nothing about farming and moth
ing about dairying in particular. They
have found men selling skimmilk for
whole milk and are determined to stop
that fraud by the enactment of a regu.
lation that infiicts on the people a
greater hardship than the one it was
intended to get rid of. 1t would be
far better to let the customer look
after the quality of his own milk rath-
er than deprive the great masses OF
poor people of cheap article of nu-
tritious food. SKINNED milk is only
slightly less valuable as a food than
whole milk.
We give considerable space to this
matter because it is very probable
that the movement that has become
so effective in shutting skimmilk out
OF New York will soon make itself
known in Chicago.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Stable and Conditions.

THE condition and health of
horse" says the National Builder, de
pend very much upon the kind of
stable II is kept in. There are horses
which suffer from disease of the eyes.
from coughs. from scratches and
other skin diseases, all of which are
produced by the pungent. foul air in
the stables. Farmers and others who
have horses will take pains to keep
their carriages and harnesses protect
ed from the strong ammonical air OF
the stables. lest the leather may be
rotted or the varnish dulled and spot
ted; and at the same time they will
wonder why their horses cough. or
have weak eyes or moon-blindness. or
suffer from other diseases which. if
they would only think for few min
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Insomnia.

This very common condition IL
most often due to six o'clock dinners
or eating in the evening. To secure
sound sleep, no food should be taken
after 4 p. m, or at least nothing more
than little ripe stewed fruit, without
cream, and with as little sugar as pos
sible. better with none. Oranges or
some other juicy fruit are preferable
for an evenings lunch Avoid bread
and butter or milk. and similar arti-
cles which digest slowly. Fruit juices
and completely predigested food sub
stances may be added in moderation.
Tea and coffee also produce sleep
lessness. Sedentary habits conduce
to sleeplessness by promoting the ac-
cumulation of uric acid, which is a
nerve excitant, and gives rise to rest
lessness and disturbing dreams.
Said the wise man, THE sleep OF
the laboring man is sweet" Eccl. 5:12.
Gentle fatigue produced by exercise
out of doors is wonderfully effective
as a means of producing sleep. A
prolonged bath. fifteen to forty min
utes. or even longer II necessary. at
a temperature of 80 degrees to 95 de-
grees F.. taken just before retiring. is
an excellent remedy for sleepless-
ness. The moist abdominal bandage.
consisting of towel wrung quite dry
out of cold water and wound around
the body, covered snugly with mack
intosh and then with flannel in suf-
ficient quantity to keep 1t warm. is an
exceedingly helpful measure in pro-
ducing sleep in cases in which sleep
lessness is due to excess of blood In
the brain. Care must be taken to
keep the feet warm. II necessary. a
hot bag may be applied to the feet or
a moist pack to each leg. If the head
is hot. cool compress may be ap-
piled.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
DOG WITH HUMAN FACE.
Strange Monstrosity Seen by Many
Persons in Colorado Hills.

A strange animal roaming the hills
in the vicinity of Wildhorse. sta
tion on the Colorado Midland railway,
two miles west of this city. says a
Buena Vista. Colo, special to the Den
yer Times, has been seen a number
of times by various people and has
been described differently by each one.
The most startling of all. however.
was the experience of prominent
ranchwoman last evening. She was
driving slowly along the road across
the Arkansas river. from where the
animal has its lair. when her horse
suddenly SHE'D, almost throwing her
from the rig. She was Mortified to
see, a few feet ahead of her and in
the middle of the road, the monstros-
ity.
1t was about the size and build of
full-grown greyhound and of drab
color. its glistening sides being COW
cred with black spots as large as sill
yer dollars. 1t had a long smooth
tail and the woman declares 1t had
an almost human face, and bristling
red mustache ornamented the proper
place upon its physiognomy. The eyes
were close together and deep set and
its ears stood erect and were very
pointed. After a moment II uttered
a piteous cry and skunk away through
the brush. turning at the top of the
hill for last look. 1t stood erect on
its hind feet, punctured the rarefied
atmosphere with sounds that rever-
berated among the crags and COM
PEELED a pace on the part of the usual
ly staid horse that was revelation
to the driver. A number of hunting
parties have tried in vain to kill this
animal and efforts are now being
made to capture it alive.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
No Hone for His AHIiction.

Buoyancy of spirits is one of the
chief traits in the character of the
Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus. head of
the Armour institute in Chicago.
A watchful newspaper reporter over
heard the famous preacher ask at a
hotel Office for DIR. Lorenz. the hip
specialist. Thinking that here was
a story. the reporter waited until DR..
Gunsaulus came down, then ap-
preached him with the question:
Was there anything of public sig
nificance in your call on DR.. Lorenz?"
oh. no." said DIR. Gunsaulus. Il
consulted him about this affliction in
my walk. But he said: Cheer up.
There's no hope for y"V. You'll never
be any better The Sunday Maya
zine.
The Lamar register., 1905-06-07
Milk Powder in Canada.

James H. Worman, United States
consul in Canada, reports: A process
has recently been patented in Canada
for the manufacture of milk powder
which consists in mixing with the
milk sufficient quantity of milk salts
to render the albumen soluble. such
as one per cent Of nitrate of calcium
and phosphate of potassium. The
milk is then evaporated and noncrys-
talline sugar is added in proportion OF
about 1 to per cent of the weight of
the milk in order to prevent decompo-
sition.