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In the course of ten years. this means
one and one-half million dollars. Aver
aging the profit on this amount at
twenty per cent, ii means nat in ten
years time three hundred thousand
dollars profits are taken from the town
Now, on the other hand, should the
farmer, instead of sending away his
money to the foreign place for goods
he requires, give all his trade to the
home town, its business would be inn
mediately doubled, and with twice the
employment for the people. Year af-
ter year, the profits made by the mer-
chants would be retained in the town,
would seek investment in starting new
industries, and at the end of the ten
year period, instead of town of one
thousand, there would be a lively city
of from two to three thousand, and
every acre of farm land within the
trade radius of the town would be en-
HANGED in value from ten to twenty
dollars.
ENRICHING THE BIG CITIES.
1t can be plainly figured out that the
| individual farmer who would divert
half his trade to Chicago, New York or
some other foreign city. in the course
of ten years would send away three
thousand dollars. If it were possible
that he could save ten per cent on this
amount. in ten years time he would
save three hundred dollars. His only
compensation would be a dead home
town, poor schools, poor home mar
ket, and no increase in the value OF his
real-estate holdings
On the other hand, by giving his
patronage to the home town, even
though he must pay the merchant ten
per cent more than the foreign house,
the result would be like this On ac-
count of increase in farm values, one
hundred and sixty acres of land worth
ten dollars more per acre, sixteen hun
dred dollars; or, thirteen hundred dol
lars better off in ten years than If he
gave half his patronage to the foreign
concern. His home town is lively
one, all public improvements, all mod
ern conveniences, high schools, to
which he could send his children
cheaply, good churches, good roads,
and everything that can add to thecom'
fort and happiness of its residents,
and those who reside near it. Not
withstanding, that the farmers land is
enhanced in value. his taxation will be
! but little greater. as the business inter
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THE HOME GARDEN.
The Story of the Boy and His Little
Plot of Cround

The Story of the Boy and His Little
Plot of Ground
At the age of five every boy is by
instinct a gardener. If guided by OPP
portunity, example and intelligent di-
rection he will dig, plant and develop
an interest in growing things; lacking
these the call of mother nature leads
to mud pies. Given a square yard of
mellow ground, tiny hoe and a hand
full of beans, a healthy five year-old
boy will have a combination that eX-
cells anything yet designed in mature
study"
From five to ten the world begins to
dawn. He looks up and out; he sees
and initiates, but does not reason. He
should play without hindrance. If the
square yard of ground be enlarged to
a rod, the handful of beans to a cOllec-
tion of seeds (the kinds for sale in the
grocery stores are best as these have
brilliantly colOred pictures on the pack
ages and the boy learns thereby what
manner of thing he is to eXpecD, this
square rod will be the play ground to
a surprising extent.
He may not plant the kinds you eX-
pect or want him to plant, as his view
point is different from yours. IL is un-
wise to insist on any given plan. Let
this garden be his own. If it has been
entirely to carrots or cabbage let it re-
main carrots and cabbage, for they are
more to him than your choice variety
1t is unwise to expect careful pains
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ests of the town will pay the burden
of taxation. and the amount of each
taxpayer will be less in proportion to
carry on government
Is THE SAVING \ REAL ONE?
While the country household in
looking over one of the big catalogues
and sending an order for $50 worth of
goods, may be able to figure out an
immediate saving of five or six dollars,
even after they have paid the freight,
there is no question as to the final out
come, If the practice is persisted in by
all the people of any particular local
ity. The home town will suffer, the
home market will fail to increase, if
it does not decrease. as will also the
value of the farm lands. Undoubtedly
the catalogue houses can sell goods
cheaper than the average country
store. for they do a cash business
you send on your cash with your
order There is no risk in the cata-
logue or mail order house business.
Possibly If you arranged to do business
on the same basis with your country
merchant-cash down with your pur-
chase-you could get almost as favor
able prices. But the country merchant
is supposed to extend credit to every
one; he has bad bills which lie never
collects and consequently must make
a greater percentage of profit on the
things he sells.
Every community which is imbued
with the spirit of building up it's own
industries and of supporting its home
town with local pride, is sure to be the
most prosperous; there can be no gain
saying this fact
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THE COMING PEOPLE.

"Outward changes, economical and
political. more or less marked. are
always going on i'm the forms and or
ganiZatiOnS of society. But to-day one
can make n specially strong argument
that great and radical changes are i'm
pending. No one can believe that
existing conditions will continue in
world where all things move and
change. Waste, extravaganza, political
corruption. fierce mercantile rivalrieS.
colossal mOnopOliZatiOn of wealth ami
of the Industrial plants of the world.
MASSES of dreary poverty,-these are
natural subjects for profound, patri,
otic and humane concern. Is not the
old social and industrial machinery,
the competitive or wage system, show
ing signs of breaking down beneath
its load?
"The question is quite fair whether
any system is just that permits indi'
viduals to roll up immense fortunes as
the result of lucky speculatiOns. or Of
the rise of land values about great
city. that permits other individuals to
inherit almost unlimited money power,
aS men once inherited duches and
kingdoms. while millions of working.
men, with small wages, live close TO
the danger line of debt. or even of cold
and starvation, and are liable to be-
thrown ont Of employment for months
at n time.
"When i'm the face of natural wealth,
never so abundant and forces of pro.
duction augmented indefinitely by
science and invention. so many almost
fail to reap any benefit from the re,
sources which surely belong to the
race, il must at least be confessed that
our present system. both Of production
and of distribution, is not intelligently
or humanely managed. Its results do
not represent an ideal democracy, a
brotherhood of man."-From The
Coming People, by Chas. +. Dole
1t behOoves everyone who has eyes
to see and ears to hear and brain
with which to think to study the tire
mendous social problems with which
we are face to face to-day.
Whether they are settled right OF
wrong will affect every member of the
community. No one can escape the
evils that will result from wrong
settlement and everyone will be bene-
fitted by a right settlement.
Nothing is more important than that
we should get started right There is
guidance and inspiration in every line
of "THE COMING PEOPLE" by
Chas #. Dole.
In order to bring this book within
the reach of all. a popular edition has
lust been issued by the Homecrofters
Gid of the Talisman which can be had
for 25 cents. postage included. Remit
by postal money order, express money
order or postage stamps to THE
HOMECROFTERS, 143 Main St.
WATERFOWL, Mass"
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MAIL ORDER BUSINESS.
ENORMOUS STRUCTURES TO BE
ERECTED BY MONTGOMERY
WARD AND COMPANY AND
OTHERS.

Suggests Question Whether Giant
Catalogue Houses are Benefit or
Detriment to the Farmer and the
Country Generally.
Chicago is to have the greatest build
ing the world ever constructed for COM
mercial purposes. 1t will have a floor
space of SO acres-a good sized farm.
II is to be 10 stories high, including the
basement, and were it to be all
stretched out on one floor it would
cover 13 of the big city blocks in the
windy city 1t will be 900 feet in length
and 270 feet wide and will be built Of
steel and concrete. The cost will be
$2,500,000. The present building oc-
cupied by Montgomery Ward and Com
pany Is huge affair, but is stated to
befentirely inadequate to the needs Of
this enormous mail order house, and
SO this new pile is to be constructed
It seems to be the time of big COM
merical houses in the great centers OF
the country. Another big firm is to
erect a building on Chicago avenue,
which will contain a million square
feet-20O feet by 800 feet; Sears, Roe
buck and Company is a big Chicago
business rival of the Montgomery Ward
firm, and has just also been incorpor-
al d to do business in New York, with
"A capitalization of $40,000,000. paying
Ae State incorporation tax Of $4,000.
TO BE PROUD OF.
These are fine projects, and at first
thought may make one proud OF Amer
s'fcan' business institutions, but what is
the real effect of the success of these
gigantic commercial houses upon the
countrys prosperity? How does their
business affect the country merchant,
the country banker, the country town
itself and in fact the country people
who are the patrons of the great mail
order houses What creates the village,
the town, the thriving city? What
keeps II a live and bustling center ra-
ther than dead congregation OF few
houses with one or two miserable
r>stores? II is the patronage and sup
port, is 1t not, of the surrounding coun-
try homes. Towns are built up only
when they have support from an agri-
cultural territory, II agriculture is the
surrounding industry, which is the
case in nine out of ten instances. But
conversely, the richness of the soil
alone does not make the most valuable
farms.
THE MARKET FOR PRODUCTS.
There must be a good market for the
farm product; if the farm is adjacent
TO a live growing town supporting ac-
tive and well-to-do-people, the market
for the farmers products will be ac-
tive and the prices good. II the town
be a dead one, he will have to turn
elsewhere to dispose of his products,
and perhaps incur heavy transporta-
tion charges in their shipment. This
fact is set forth Enthusiastically in the
3last census figures which show that In
IA small area of te United States, the
regions where factories abound,-a dis
trict comprising but little over 10 per
cent of the United States-the value
of the farm lands is over half that OF
all of the arabic land in the entire
country. The farms in these regions
are located close to the factories,
which afford profitable home market
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or all the agricultural products. So
chat the greatest factor in land value
is the nearness to good markets. IL
becomes plain, therefore, that the bet
ter the home town can be made, the
more valuable is the farm land tribu.
tary to 1t. In the purely agricultural
sections. the average country town Is
located in the center of from rs to $50
kquare miles of territory; that is the
Sown is supported by the trade result
Ing from that area of farms. Accord
ing to federal statistics the average
farmer spends $627 year for supplies
clothing for his family. household
utensils, food that he does not grow
himself. farm implements. etc
Now it must be evident that II plan
were to be followed lookup 20 the
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EDUCATION
COOPERATION
OPPORTUNITY
HOME ECROFTS

We believe that the Patriotic Slogan
of the Whole People of this Nation
should be Every Child i'm Garden
Every Mother in a Homecroft-and In
div idual Industrial Independence for
Every Worker i'm Home of his Own
on the Land" and that until he owns
such a Home. the concentrated purpose
and chief inspiration to labor in the life
of every wage worker should be his
determination to Get an Acre and
Live on it,"
We believe that the Slums and
Tenements and Congested Centers Of
population in the Cities are a savagely
deteriOrating social, moral and pOlit-
ical influence, and that Il great public
movement should be organized. and
the whole power of the nation and
the states eXerted for the betterment
of all the conditions of Rural Life. and
to create and upbuild Centers of So
cial and Civic Life in Country and
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trade and Industry can be so firmly
anchored that they cannot be drawn
into the Commercial Maelstrom that
is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity into the Vortex of the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen in
this Country has an inherent and
! Fundamental Right to an Education
which will train him to Earn Liv-
ing. and, il need be, to get his living
straight from Mother Earth; and that
he has the same right to the Oprortun-
ity to have the Work to Do which will
afford him that living, and to earn not
only cor eortable livelihood, but
enough more to enable him to be a
Homecrofter and to have Home or
his Own, with ground around lt
sufficient to yield him and his family
a Living from the Land as the reward
for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
is the most precious heritage of the
people, and the surest safeguard the
nation has against Social Unrest. Dis
turbance or Upheaval. and that the
Cause of Humanity and the Preserva-
tion of Social Stability and of our Free
Institutions demand that the absorp-
tiOn of the public lands into specula-
tive private ownership, without settle
ment. be forthwith stopped: and that
the nation should create opportunities
for HOmecrofters by building irriga-
tion and drainage works to reclaim
land as fast as it is nee3ed to give
every man who wants Home on the
Land chance to get 1t.
We believe that, as a Nation. we
should be less absorbed with Making
The Breckenridge news., 1906-07-11

This book is the first of a Series
that will Chronicle the Progress of the
HOMECROFT MOVEMENT
and inform all who wish to cooperate
with it how they may do so through
the formation Of local HOmecrofters'
Circles, Clubs or Gilds to promote
Town and Village Betterment, stimu-
late home civic pride and loyalty to
home institutions, industries and trade.
improve methods and facilities of edu-
cation i'm the local public schools, and
create new opportunities AT Home"
that will go far to check the drift Of
trade and population to the cities.
The first Gid Of the HOmecrofters
has been established at WatertOwn,
Massachusetts,. The Gildhall, Shops
and Gardens are located at l43 Main
Street. where the Garden School is
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are at work in the
Gardens. The departments for train
ing in Homecraft and Village Indus
tries are being installed. The Weavers
are already at work at the looms.
1t is not designed to build here an
isolated institution, but to make a
model which can be duplicated in any
town or village i'm the country.
Copies of 1.-THE FIRST BOOK OF
THE HOMECROFTERS" can be
obtained by sending twelve two
cent stamps with your name and
address Carefully and plainly
written) to The Homecrofters' Clld
of the Talisman f43, Main ST.,
Watertown. Massachusetts.
There is New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants a Home
of his own on the Land in the
CREED AND PLATFORM OF THE
HOMECROFTERS' which is as fol
lows:
"Peace has her victories no less re-
nOWned than war"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-07-11

The slums and tenements of the
great cities are social dynamite, GER
tain to explode sooner or later. The
only safeguard against such dangers
is to plant the multiplying millions Of
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our fast increasing population in in
dividual homes on the land-hOme-
crofts. however small. owned by the
occupant, where every worker and his
family can enjoy individual industrial
independence" ."-George II. Maxwell
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THE SLOGAN THE HoMECROFTERS
Every Child in Garden-EVery Mother Homeeren Lnd
viduaL Industrial Independence for Every Yorker
n and
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The
nesand
4 and the
areex ..
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A little croft owned-a plot Of corn
A garden stored with and mint and thyme.
And flowers for posies. oft Sunday
Pucked while the church bells rang their
Oy4ez ztoyIy
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a the
IN t all mingng the
IinRers
in
SieSs o, nS crowd like Boston
modern civilization
O
on
locals
in
Impr
identifying of private
the eIocaItr
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BE A HOMECROFTER
Learn by Doing. Work Together.
Give every Man a Chance.

THE SLOGAN OF THE HoMEcRoFrERs IS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
MARRIED..
AEDROSCOGGJN

ANDROSCOGGIN.
East Livermore-Feb. I, Fred Il. Saw
telle of Strickland and Miss Mary +.
kimball Of Carmel.
Mechanic F4lls-Feb. l., Wendall Ken
ncy Atw pood of Skowhegan and Miss
Una Alice Waldron of Mechanic Falls.
HANCOCK.
Bucksport-Frb. H. Walter S. Gross. Of
Orland, and Miss Bertha Belle Sawyer, OF
BuckSport.
West Tremont-Feb. T.. Alvin L. Nor
wood and Jennie l.. Colson, both of Trc-
mont.
North Sedgwick-Feb 3. Grover A.
Morse of Eluchil, and Miss Georgia f.
CandaSe of Rrocllin.
Southwest Han bor-Feb. Troy F.. Saw
age of Southwest Harbor, and Miss
Emma NJ. Staples, of Penobscot: Jan 81.
Edward c. Childs and Miss Cora Clark,
both of Southwest Harhor.
Bar Harbor-Feb. l. Chester A. Smith
and Miss Hattie Farley.
CaStine-Jan. 81, Converse F. Grant of
Sandy Point and Miss Inez Perkins OF
CdSt;ne.
Ellsworth-Feb. /, Luther NJ. I<idder. of
Lynn. Mass. and Miss Harriet l.. Smith.
Y, XinalhavencFeb. 3, Willie E. Gregory
Cresscy and Mrs. Mary Robbins.
South Hope-Feb, TO- George Payson of
East Union, and Mary Dunbar, of South
Hope.
Rocl1land-Feb 10, Walter G. Upham, OF
Rockport, and Miss Geneva B. Sherman
Of Rockland.
OXFORD.
Paris-Feb. 3. Samuel Estes and Miss
Georgia NJ. Garland.
IIanovor-T'eb. = Gilbert c. Barker and
Miss Helen Roberts.
RumfCrd C"ntrc-Jan. o. Charles Brow
Of Bethel and Miss Rose Billings oi
Hanover.
OXford-Feb. 3. Pearl Farngton and
Miss Tena Lindley. both of WelchviIle.
SOMERSET.
Anson-ITeb. $, Geo. II. Smell ana Miss
| Ethel G.. Brown.
| Solon-Feb. 3, Fred Lombard and Mis-,
Myrtle Roach.
Skowhegan-Feb IL. Ralph l.. William.
| Of Waterville. and Miss Katharine Fl
| Buzz"ll of Fairfield; Feb. II. Edmund II
| BakHr ard Miss Ida Currier.
| WALDO.
| felfast-Feb. ). Charles Il. Thorndikt
| and Lizzie NJ. Brown. both Of Rcckport.
Stockton Springs-Fcb. >. Lawrence 7.
| Hamilton OF ScarSport and Laura Bell,
Hartman OF Stockton Springs.
| ProSpe"t-Fcb. :. Frank Harding an,
| Miss Agnes Ward.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
SOMERSET.
MUSkINGUM,

Fred Lucas of West Searsmont
moved c. f. Porters goods from
Brooks Monday. Mr. Porter will live
in the Smith house, which he has rent
ed of A. b. Brawn.
James Lewis is at work for Mrs A.
s. Daniels.
Mrs. Emma Brawn and son Willis.
Went to Fairfield last Sunday to visit
MIS-. Ed BraWn'S daughter
Harry Daniels went to Madison last
week to take the pastorate Of the Mad
iSon Cniversalist church.
BLACKWELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. o. Danforth went to
Fairfield Saturday, To visit Mr.. Dan
forths sister, Mrs. ID. l.. Gray.
The wood sawyers were at r.. O.
Danforth's Friday and went from there
To T.. +. Towns.
Frank Livingston has sold his pair
OF horses to Elmer Adams.
Eugene Rurns ana Arthur Trefethen
came home from the woods last Wed
nr5day.
Mrs. Hunnewcll who has been quite
Wv N - '7''ii' W nat Dtlt'l.
A gcodly number attended Pomona
Grange at Madison last Tuesday from
this section.
Mrs. KoXie IIolway of Madison
passed away Thursday morning. Sh.
was formerly a resident of this place.
Mrs. Elvira Neasry attended the
funeral of Mrs. II. n. IIolway al
Madison. Saturday.
Josiah Clark who has been hauling
pup up river has got his job done anu
came home last week.
HINCkLEY.
Miss Faith I!incilley gave a party tC
her classmates and friends Monday
evening, Feb. l., which was very mucf
enjoyed.
Mrs. Melvin Palmer was called tc
Madison, Thursday. by the death O
her aunt, Mrs. Fl. n. Holway.
Edwin Connor has been quite i'll will
tonsilitis and is now threatened will
rheumatic fever.
Rev. c.. w. Hinckley and Mrs
Hinckley are on n visit to Washington
y. c.
Miss Ethel Davis if Madison is in tn
employ of TIE Crosby Mercantile Co. al
Urban Bean is working in the mil
| for Geo. S. Kicker & Co.
The Kennebecside Club held its las
| meeting with Mrs. Mabel Decker. Th
meeting was called to order by th
president, Mrs. Tuttle, and the follow
ing program carried out: Roll call
Items of interest concerning Ger
many" paper. "Germany's Idol" Mis-
| Alice Hinckley; reading. "The Germa
Woman" Miss Winifred Shackley
lesson review. by the club The mex
meeting vii; be held with Miss Chap
man, Thursday afternoon, Feb. %.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
TROY.

The members of Seven Star Grange
enjoyed 4 boumiful harvest feast on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Osmond Estes went to Rock
land Wednesday to visit her parents
for a week.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. l.. l..
Rogers on Wednesday of last week.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. G..
T. Whitake" Friday evening. March ?.
supper will be served from 6 to s
O'Clock. A pair of old rubbers will be
the price of admission.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Joseph Estes have re-
turned from their visit TO Massachu-
setts.
Mrs. Martin Welch died Friday, af-
ter lingering illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coffin Of Water
vile have been passing a few days
with MIR. ana Mrs j. c. Lamb.
w. c. Thompson of Belfast was in
town "Wednesday to attend the funeral
OF his sister Mrs. Charity Walker.
Rev. ]. c. Lamb was called to De-
troit "Wednesday To attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Warren Cummins
Albert Rollins. who has been in Vas
salboro for several months, has re-
turned TO Troy.
Robert Cook is visiting friends in
Newport and I'oXCroft.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
KNOX.
WASHINGTON.

Raymond Bowley had 4 nice horse
drop dead while working last week. He
had shown no signs of being sick.
Mrs. p. G. Ingalls, is visiting friends
at Augusta.
w. E. Overlook is at South jefferson
assisting the pastor. Rev. S. H. Wood
i'm special services.
The much needed snow came Thurs
day of last week and everybody is i'm
proving it.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Mosher of Au-
gusta called on friends here Tuesday.
Nathaniel Overlook. who has been
OH the sick list. is much improved.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22
WALDO.
LIBERTY.

| Mrs. Betsey York Gordon died at her
home Feb. IL, as the result OF q shock
| at the advanced age of S2 years. Mrs.
| Gordon has been resident of this
place, most Of the time. for over 40
| years. Her husband, William {. Cor
| don, was IL member of the 18th Maine
Regiment, during the Civil War and
died in the hospital at Washington. ID.
c. in 1864. Mrs. Gordon was left with
five small children to care for and sup
port, all of whom are now living. Les
ter G.. and Mrs. Charles Earles Of
Michigan, Mrs. Robert Drummond,
Mrs. Jane Remission and Jameson Cor
den of this village, who tenderly cared
for her in her last illness. She was a
devoted mother, Il faithful friend, and
one that endeared herself to all who
knew her. The funeral services were
held at the home OF her son, Jameson
Gordon, with whom she lived. Wednes-
day Rev. II. w. Albert spoke COM
forting words and interment was made
in Locust Hill cemetery
High Sheriff Carlton Of Belfast was
in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Drummond of
w hdSS., are nome Tor a
months stay, with Mr.. Drummonds
parents.
Arthur Richie of Belfast passed Sun
day in town the guest of Doctor and
Mrs. Hoyt.
Mrs. Ernest KnOwlton and two child
rem are visiting in Palermo at Mrs
khowlton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
sumner Leeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson Gordon, who
have had q position in Medfield Mass.
Tor the past two years and who We're
called home by the Illness of Mrs. Cor
don'S mother, returned to their duties
Monday They were accompanied bv
Airs. Jane kenniston and daughter
Rachel.