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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-19
NORTH WINDSOR.

a party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Merrill and their daughter Miss
Merrill. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorne, John
Merrill and daughter, Mrs. Dearborn,
Mrs. Ida Fer1ald Mrs. Harry Boynton,
Mrs. j. IL. Hallowell, j. +. Hallowell
and Willie Caswell enjoyed "a days
cutting at three mile pond one day re-
Gently. After partaking of n basket
lunch several of the party went out in
boat to try their luck at fishing.
Among the successful ones was John
Merrill. nearly eighty-seven wears old,
VINO caught several white perch. The
party returned home late in the after
noon having enjoyed the day to the
fullest extent.
one day last week as Mrs. Hallowell
and Mrs. Robinson We're standing in
the formers yard they saw a beautiful
large deer grazing quietly on the side
hill in Warren Geekin's field. AS one
OF the ladies called the attention of the
other to the animal, he raised his head
pricked up his ears and deliberately
walked away.
John Merrill is having new windows
pat in his house to replace the ones 81
badly shattered by the recent hail
storm.
EAST WINTHROP.
Miss katherine L. Mccormick. Miss
Rose NJ Mccormick and Miss RATHER
me GroWney of Perth Amboy. N. i.
MISS e. {. Beale, Miss l.. f. Tweedy
and Mrs. j. w. Wood of BROOKLYN. N
y, are passing their vacations at Cot-
boSSce Farm.
john r. Marrow has bought the land
formerly owned by John c. Dudley.
w. II. Hewett who has been to Prov
idence, II. L., returned home Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Wilson Mason went to BOSTON
Friday where she viii visit friends for
a few weeks.
WEST WINDSOR.
Miss Josie Seekins and brother. T. B.
Seekins, arrived Saturday from South
bridge. Mass. Mr.. Seekins will make
brief visit. while Miss Josie will
spend her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Seekins.
Henry Taber passed the Sabbath at
home.
Fred True is cutting the hay on the
farm owned by Mrs. Nellie Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Carpenter were
the guests of their daughter Mrs. Her
bert Pinkham of Branch Mills. Thurs
day.
Many of the people began haying this
week in this vicinity.
Mrs. A. w. Seekins and daughter
Josie visited Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
at North Vassalboro, Monday.
WEST CHELSEA.
Miss Georgia White is visiting her
sister. Mrs. John Matthews Of Gardi-
ner for the week.
Mrs. Lizzie ,Burbanks of Watervillc
was the guest of her mother, Mrs
Frank Hayes. Sunday.
George Chase Of Bbston is spending
the summer with friends i'm town.
II. l.. Hayes and family and Harry
Gordon and Miss Julia Judge were
among the many people who visited
the Nahumkeag pond Sunday.
Quite number of the farmers of this
place are improving the good hay
weather for the past few days.
Mrs. Burbank who lived with her
son Llewellyn Burbahli has recently
rented a house of Daniel Tasker of
Randolph known as the old Davenport
place.
Mrs. Ryan and her son and some
friends arrived recently for the sum-
mer from Boston.
J. ii. Hunt passed n few days last
week eek with ,, mis- daughter Mrs, Marcia
II. NJ. Swift has finished cutting the
hay for James w. Blanchard on the
river road.
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VASSAL BORO.

The regular meeting Of Vassalpofo
w. c. T. L. will be postponed 10
Aup1st first
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-19
BRANCH MILLS.

Mrs. Charles Hinkley OF Massachu-
sets. and Mrs. Wright Hister of Weeks
Mills passed several days of last week
at r. S. kitchin's.
Mrs. Eva Smith has sold her farm t.
B. f. Coombs of North Berwick
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Worthing are re-
ceiving congratulations over the birth
of son, July 9th.
Mrs. Hattie Worthing visited at q.
A. Workings recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Carpenter of
Windsor were at Fl. L. Pinkham's July
18th.
Mr.. Ilsely from the Wiscasset cream
cry was at H. B. Whitmans one day
last week.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

the seeds sold by INSCRIPTIONS dealers
and with it a demand for legislation.
Congress and few states have passed
laws regulating the trade in seeds. The
Secretary of Agriculture under an Act
of Congress has authority to. and does,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

Rocky Ford seed At the end of the
cantaloupe season various individuals
could be seen going over the Rocky
Ford cantaloupe patches and disem-
boweling immature and frosted canta-
loupes for their seed. This seed, it is
true, was genuine Rocky Ford canta-
loupe seed, and it would probably ger
inmate o5 or % per cent, but it is OBJ
vious, its sale as frst-class seed was an
imposition. Nevertheless thousands of
packages were annually foisted upon
seed buyers.
So if you are going to buy seed, and
buying seed to greater or less extent
is advisable, not to say necessary, it
becomes foregone conclusion that it
pays to buy good seed and therefore to
know from whom you are buying.
The Government Seed Business.
The Agricultural Department is buster
than usual sending out millions of pack
ages of free seeds for Congressman. 1t
should be understood that this free seed
distribution, while carried out by the
Secretary of Agriculture, is no scheme
of his, but is Congressional affair, pure
and simple In every session there is
one or more bills introduced abolishing
what has been termed by more than one
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
p. eSerVing Strict Silence.

gin Korea the women, on their wed.
ding day, will not open their mouths
to. peak, no matter what the tempta-
tion or provocation.
Sometimes this silence is continued
through the first week of married life.
sAlthough no such custom exists in
the Western world, extraordinary cases
are not wanting. In the early forties
ANEW York lady undertook, for q
wager of $3.50, to remain mute during
the month Of her married life.
Her new-made husband, who, natur-
ally, was not in the secret, was so much
incensed at his brides behavior, that
he left her before her TASK was COM
pfeted, only to return later when APP
pftised of the real reason for this I'M
natural silence.
On one anniversary OF their wedding
| day a Brussels couple quarrelled SC
bitterly that the wife, in a passion,
| vowed that her husband should never
l again hear the sound Of her voice. She
wbuld there and then have left the
house, but her now penltent husband
| implored her not to desert him. TC
| that extent only did his entreaties pre-
vail, for she kept the letter OF her oath
L ana never III neT SpouSeS pioSoaSs
l did she unloose her tongue.
An Austrian woman, whose husband
was in hiding from the authorities, In
advertently betrayed his whereabouts
tol a neighbor, who was secretly in the
pay of the police. AS result, he wa:
taken, and received a term of imprison
ment.
So much did his wife take to hear
this misfortune, which had beer
brought about by her gossip, that sh,
resolved for the remainder Of her lif'
Ito remain mute She would not make
an exception even in her husband'
flavor. for, although she received hin
lon his release with the utmost affec
Ition, she maintained an obdurat
silence till her death, three years later
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

Courtesy A. J. Peters Department OF Agriculture.
of plant So that seeds, as they are
handled by the big seedsmen, are gath
cred in by them. from all parts of the
country from Maine to California. In
The latter state some of the vastest seed
fields of the world are found, where the
eye ranges over unbroken rows, miles in
extent, at least as far as the eye can
reach. If all this industry should cease
for year and the farmer and gardener
became dependent for the succeeding
crop on the seeds which he would him
self save during the year, the shrinkage
IN production throughout the country
would amount to tens of millions of
dollars.
In the Olden Times.
OF course, in the early days each
farmer saved his own seed; possibly he
exchanged seeds with one or two neigh
6ors or friends. AT that time there was
little competition in farming, the produc-
don of the farm was used mainly for
ahe support OF the family, and the farm
supplied practically all the necessities
and even the luxuries of life.
~ The earliest seed-farm in the United
States is believed to have been started
the present big seed house. This was
before the Revolutionary war, on a
small farm, now included in the city
of Philadelphia. 1t is estimated that
over 100000 acres, including land IN
probably every state in the Union, are
now devoted solely to growing seed
crops, and some of the largest growers
plant annually as high as 1000 acres.
Get Good Clover Seed.
The advantage of securing good ger
minating seed is manifest. Take for
instance clover seed which is sown on
wheat-stubble in the spring. Ii is all
ways possible to secure it at so cents or
SI.oo per bushel below the market price
quoted by the reputable seedsmen.
What is the result of using such seed
It must be considered a foregone con-
clusion that such seed is poor, worth
even less than the reduced price at
which it is offered The land has been
prepared for pasture or hay, some of the
fertilizer used on the wheat crop still
remaining in the soil for the use of the
clover and timothy, and the grass and
clover seed is sown to become the de-
pendence Of the farmer for his hay
crop. He buys cheap seed; 30, 40, 90
or 60 per cent of il is an adulteratior
of seed which has been killed or is old
dead or weak clover seed. The re
mainder is good, fresh seed. If he buy
this seed, likely putting off purchas,
until the eleventh hour. and uses !
without testing its terminating quail
tiles, he may be lucky If he gets half ;
stand. In other words, half his lan'
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

abolishes a system whereby the Con-
gressmen who wants to keep in touch
with his constituents has an opportunity
to mail out little package of garden
seeds to his entire list of voters, he
cheerfully votes against the measure and
instead votes for an appropriation of
over quarter of a million of dollars
a year for free garden and flower seeds.
If somebody would introduce bill, even
with this big appropriation, but speci-
flying that the Secretary of Agriculture
should expend the money in procuring
and distributing only such seeds and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

Broadly speaking, the growing of farm
and garden seeds may be considered the
most important of agricultural indus
tries, for unless the quality of the seed
Is maintained, the succeeding crop is
greatly diminished in volume and deter
iorated in quality, so that If applied to
the country as a whole, the loss would
be enormous.
"The great magnitude of the American
seed business is little appreciated" said
a prominent seed dealer in describing
the carloads of field and garden seeds
which he handles each spring. The
producing capacity of the seeds quickly
deteriorates, in most instances, and the
most successful farmers buy large guam
titles of seeds. The farmer is some
what cautious individual, and although
he buys, on an average, double the
amount of seeds he did ten years ago,
he has not, in every instance, reached
the point where he recognizes that the
greatest economy lies in getting the best
and patronizing only those houses whose
reputation forbids them to sell poor and
adulterated seeds"
Seeds Apt to Retrograde.
The deterioration in many seeds is
very marked, and large seedmen go to
great lengths to produce the best pos
sible seed and to have various establish
ments in different parts of the country
where the conditions are the best for
production. 1t is not possible that the
best results can be attained in produc-
ing a great number of seeds on any one
farm or in any one locality, however
favored The soil and climate which
may be the best adapted for producing
one kind of seed may result only in a
very inferior seed from some other kind
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
Home Tests of Seeds.

The Department of Agriculture in or
der to aid farmers to determine FOR
themselves without much trouble the
terminating qualities of seeds purchased
by them, has issued a number of bulle-
tins upon the subject. A very simple
apparatus for sprouting seeds is describ.
ed in the bulletin. 1t consists of a shall
low tin basin or one of granite ware.
The bottom Of the basin is covered with
water and small fiat bottom of porous
clay is placed inside. The seeds after
having been soaked are laid between
two layers of moist blotting paper or
flannel cloth. a pane of glass covers the
dish, which is to be kept in a tempera-
ture of about 70 degrees The atmosphere
of an ordinary living room is suitable if
cate is taken to set the apparatus near a
stove at night. The basin may be left
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

partly open from time to time to admit
the exchange of air and gases, using a
good-sized dish with small saucers and
renewing the water occasionally. Sew
eral kinds of seed may be tested at once
at trihing cost. The Department eau
tons the farl...r against extremes of
temperature and excessive moisture dur
ing the experiments. In some of the
larger and more reliable seed houses of
this country there is a well-equipped
and appointed incubator room in which
tests are made by the seedmen in
order to ascertain whether or not the
seeds will really grow This is done
with every lot of seed that comes in
the warehouse and before distribu-
ton through the country Results OF
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
A HUNDRED ACRE PADISH FIELD.

these growths are recorded in a book
and kept for ready reference in the
event of complaints. The busiest times
in the American seed warehouse is from
November to March, and often April,
when enormous quantities of seeds and
bulbs pass through the buildings first in
large sacks and later in smaller pack
ages by mail and express on their way
to- the progressive American agricul-
turist.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
AMERICAN SEED GROWING
Cheap Seeds the Most Expensive
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

, lies idle and he curses his luck which
has thus shown itself against him.
whereas the fault was his own, and he
was simply penny wise and pound
foolish.
This can be said of many different
kinds of seed.
Or suppose he buys expensive early
cabbage or radish seed, it is an easy
matter for the INSCRIPTIONS dealer to
mix this seed half and half with very
cheap late cabbage or radish seeds, pre-
viously killed $50 that they will not
come untrue to name), and unless the
buyer is particularly observant it may
never occur to him that he has been
buncoed.
Tricks of Some Dealers.
Another method of defrauding the
seed buyer, practiced by cheap seedsmen
who never expect to do business sec
ond time with the customer, is to sell
him outright the cheap seeds of some
plant such as a muskmelon, for instance,
Under a label of some new or high
priced variety. He puts in hard sea-
sons work trying to raise good musk
melons, and at the end he finds he has
heterogeneous collection of inferior
sorts. Still another practice which the
reputable seedsmen will not counten-
ance is to sell seeds which may be true
to name and which will also terminate,
but which are weak and poor. An ex-
ample of this was noticed by the writer
in the Colorado muskmelon fields. The
Rocky Ford cantaloupes had for some
years attained a countrywide fame
through their sweetness and fine flavor.
They were shipped all over the United
States. Then came a great demand for
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17

purchase in open market samples of
seeds OF grazing and forage plants, test
thess same and publish the names of per-
sons selling adulterated seeds.
So extensive is the seed business in
the United States that many seedmen go
TO an enormous expense in publishing
each year catalogues giving the many
varieties offered for sale by them.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
Cordial Foreign Relations.

Mrs. oRiley-And are yez on spalkin'
terms wild Mrs. Zylonski.
Mrs. Murphy-Av course | am. she
called me a thafe an / told her she
was another.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-17
SEED LETTUCE AND ONIONS IN HEAD


plants as may be of real value to the
farmer in Congressional district, new
and improved varieties, even though
only one package could be sent out
where now a score or two are sent, the
Expenditure would be defensible. This
would be building up our agriculture,
and there would be cases where the
entire agricultural output would be
changed, greatly to the advantage of
the farm. The Secretary is, in fact,
employing this idea, as far as he is left
any discretion in the matter of seed
distribution. He is allowed by Congress
a small appropriation of this free seed
money, and where his explorers in the
old countries of the world have brought
in new plants and seeds which it is be-
lieved Xill be an -imoroyement- on those
LLyIee sly" gfown by American farmers, he
sends these out in sufficient amount to
admit OF rational test by farmer.
Time to Abolish the System. ...
AS it is now carried out the free seed
distribution should be stopped, and the
work of supplying the ordinary farm and
garden seeds, the results of which are
known to everybody, should be left to
the regular seedmen.
: The seed business of the United States
is one of great magnitude. While there
are, of course, INSCRIPTIONS and fake
seed houses who do not hesitate to
adulterate the seeds they supply, the re-
putable firms take great care in seeing
that their seeds are not only fresh, with
good terminating powers, but true to
name. The old-fashioned way was for
each grower 10 save his own seed, but
in many of OUR principal crops it is
found that the seeds grown in certain To-
calities produce heavier yields, and while
if the planting is done little out of the
original habitat of the plant the first
crop may not apprecably deteriorate the
second year, the crop from that seed
will show a marked falling off in yield.
II is for this reason that some of the
wisest farmers and planters send regu-
larry considerable distances for seed.
The seed catalogues always carry a
number of pages of novelties and new
varieties which are described in an ex-
tremely attractive form. 1t is well
enough to try these novelties, but it is
good advice to consider them as such
and have the main crop to fall back
upon from the standard or well-tried
varieties which have stood the test of
years.
An examination of many of the seeds
of common vegetable and forage re-
veals the fact that all immense amount
of poor seed is sold to American farm
ers and gardeners. Farmers as a rule
are responsible for this condition, since,
as has been said, many of them buy the
cheapest seed in the market and trust
entirely to luck for it to produce the en-
tire crop. Such seed is dear at any
price, and is withal one of the principal
source of the hosts of bad weeds which
are to be seen upon many farms.
For the last few years there has been
a constantly increasing outcry against
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-22
Ct RING BROKEN NECK.
strange Treatment In New York
Hospital Proving Successful.

New York, Dec. 22-John Nc
Dermott. a wealthy farmer OF Yonk-
ers. Is in St Joseph's hospital re-
covering presumably from broken
neck and and an injured spine. Eight
weeks ago he was taking down a
heavy door in his home, when it fell
on him. injuring him as described
II was believed he could not live. but
on reaching the hospital the physi-
clans placed him in an apparatus de
signed to put the fractured vertebrate
into place. Heavy bags of sand We're
placed on his head and neck. and he
was strapped to a board, the idea be
ing to afford his body absolute rest.
He was fed through tubes.
Several days ago he manifested
Improvement and was taken out of
the apparatus He was then found 90
be completely paralyzed Later on
he found he could move his lower
limbs and eat. But his eyelids and
arms and shoulders are still paralyZ-
ed. The hope is held out that he may
recover altogether.
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~ the Methodist church tamor-
rev 'he services all be A. fellows
Sunday school 8 30 ~ Preaching
5 Ha "a Christmas sermon
vith ~peeiai music To suit tbe oecas-
inn Junior League ou y "a go
otoF League, 9 90 g. m Lecture.
He q IA by Rev " 5 Richards
q ho spent three years ~ Rotifunk
Serrn Leogs. Nest Africa. as mis-
slouafy Ills subject will bo Day
break in the DARK Continent \
cordial invitation IS extended the
paHlly 80 attend Bll These services
The lecture viii D, frae , Y Me
tlHr,, pa
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~ RELEASING tsf>I~ REPORT
Expenses Of ward of the state Has,
is-u iscsiut,sd.

Austin. Tex. Dec . The blen-
nial report OF State Purchasing
Agent W u Anderson for the year
ending AuE 81, 1905. which has
just been submitted 90 Governor Ian
ham. shows that the per capita saw
ing TO the state In furnishing sup
piios Tor the wards in the different
cleemosynary institutions has been
s2S.26, as compared with the eight
years preceding the enactment OF
the law creating the department.
This covers a period of eight years
that the Law has been in effect. I'M
der the old system the average cost
of living for the eight years was $l6G
per capita while during the last eight
years that the department has been
in operation the cost has been re
duced to s137.65
This splendid showing is made de
spite the fact that the cost OF living.
according to statistical reports ON
the subject. tas Increased about %
per cent db' NJ the last eight years.
Mr Ande. d, takes he position that
it Is remarkable how economical the
affairs of the several state eleemosy-
nary institutions have been con
Quoted
The most expensive institution in
the matter of maintenance is the ep-
ileptic colony at Abilene. according
TO Nj. Anderson 5 report the per cap
tia there being s199.5o. This is due
to the fact that the institution is sit
uatcd remotely from the markets OF
the state enc the freight charges are
higher than TO the other institutions
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THE MEANING or CHRISTMAS.

We disappoint our friends, our
friends disappoint us-so wages
the world. Horatio But there is no
Seuse-no good sense, at least in
yielding TO bitterness. We must be
Heye that somewhere and somehow
this puzzle of existence irony
of fate will bo fully explained. In
fact. the one explanation FOR the
spread of Christianity over all the
earth is its claim TO solve the riddle
of human existence Here is tho
meaning of the Christmas festival;
one born of woman has made real
the unseen world. has answered the
problem of this life with its iunum-
cradle difficulties and its multifar-
ious perplexities Whether one ac-
eepts Christianity aus the true relig-
JON or not be- is bound to philo-o-
pGizo Uu such -upeDdou- fact. the
rationale for which 49,. arc uersuad-
ed .- ha.a .H. Babe iu fha Manager
Is acclaimed a- rha r-Eyaler OF O.
h.nF.u .H. weary souls Whom they
Shall u.E. gui' This earthly habifa-
t.un TH. HHr.. OF Simeon when
Ue bad seem .n. Young child has
been rH, PRAYER of million. who have
passed rhrouan rHs vale of tears.
chord uuv ..-oar Thou rhE servant
r........ ... .......... ........J.r... .. |I.
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Fhefv ~sil he special Christmas
sesslsc At ID. Main Stress Christian
rhafch iomorrns at a NJ A. ! Is
q ~ the sabbes If ths sermon @i}l
b. An APOSTLE Defense SUNDAY
school ~ 30 ~ Christian En-
deasof societies st 8 Is m We
cordially invite yoa 60 meet ~ifh Us
Chalmers Mcpherson
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Leader. Alta nrBrrher
Hymn
Ninth Psalm in concert
PRAYER.
HYMN
Scripture lesson by leader.
5ymn
Roll call
Selected music. Anna Olson
Minutes OF last meeting
Reading. Ovia Fuaua.
Recitation, Ruth Belle
Song. Ruth Olson.
Closing hymn
BeucdictiOn.