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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22
FARM NOTES

FARM NOTES
Roy a good file and keep your TOOLS
shnrp. It Will Tighten work wonder
fully.
Quality is more i'm ,ortant than
ouantity in auy Kind OF stock raising
rhe extra price mure than makes up
for the deficiency in numbers.
IT, is no greater hardship for BOY
to provide dr. wood for his mother. W
,ok his meals than it is 60 beat all
the old lior, al tue crossroads stord az
their own game.
Little pigs should have separate
trough from their mother ana th@
q Ier hog during he weaving period
In th,t,way they are taught To eat
and really wean themselves.
| Agriculture IS one of the oldest vo-
cations known and which affords such
u lllmiJed possibilities for improve
melt,
{ Winter is the farmers vacation
time. but be eau improve II 10 Roou
adya ,tage ny posting himself on the
innovations in agriculture. Follow
ing oil methods Is not the road 10
fortune in this age of prog ession.
Have YOU started that set OF DOCKS
vet? Uuless you keep an ACCOUNT Vi
your expenditures and receipts during
the wear YOU will never know what
| your l1Otits and losses were.
improvements Oh the farm shoulo
De. better farming ny plowing deeper
aud using mJre farm-made manure,
more thorough Gu ovation, better
drainage. and more scieutltic balanc-
I iug of the live stock,
A calf cropped through the fall
months will usually make bettel
growth during The year than spring
calf.
The COATS and skins of cows are too
generally neglected. but 1t Is MS
take tosuse curry comb at any time
No cow willy yield a full flow ofmllk,
no matter how we'll fed, If she Is IN
any way uucOmlorlable-so, see To
her comfort.
One night and day exposed in cold,
wet weather will iDjure cow more
than ten nights IN good quarters can
repair.
The dairy cows that get out onl,
casionally and only then to gel
muddy should be brushed regularly
every morning.
The keeping Of cows means reten
ZION of soil fertility, the raising OF
maximum crops aud prosperity f0l
any farm community.
The cow and the SOW are certainly
IL great com COW giyiDt
the milk and the SOW aud pigsyiOwine
IN the milk.
Unless cleanliness Is observed In tht
highest degree, we admit hundreds q
uncertainties ID the mauufacJure Of
dairy products.
Just notice The Old plows ranged
along in front Of the blacksmith shops
and they say spring Is not close a.
hand.
THE AVERAGE HEN
The average American hen lays 81
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22
CHICKS

For well matured chicks hate
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22

The dairy cows that get out only
occasionally and only then to get
muddy should be brushed regularly
every morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22

The cow and the SOW are certainly
IL great com binatl0n-the COW givlDt
the milk and the SOW and pigsyIowine
IN the milk.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22

The keeping Of cows means reten
ZION of soil fertility, the raising OF
maximum crops aud prosperity foI
any farm community.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

d, lici,t" touch "f the :;cnuin" literary
artist. These characters bear the
stamp. ami carry the atmosphere #
truth Indeed those Of US at least who
have lived amid tho environments Of
the New t.ngiari rural life, have
known ana loved them all A-rs.
Wiggin places them before us with a
clear and sympathetic insight into all
their virtues and fnibies. What one of
us. who have attended services in the
Vlllag" church on Sultry summer
morning VIII not recognize the rare
accuracy of this picture which the
gifted author gives us in her dcdica-
ton? AS You have sat there on OPEN
Widowed Sundays looking across
purpl" clover fields to the blue distant
mountains. watching the palm leaf
fans sWaYing to ana fro in the warm
stiffness before sermon time, did not
tn" plac" seem fun of memories. for
has not the life of two villages ebbed
and flowed beneath that ancient roof :?
You heard the hum of droning bees and
followed the airy wings of butterflies
fluttcring "vcr the gravestones in the
old church yard and Underneath al
most every moss grown tablet some
hunbl" romance lies buried and all
but forgotten 49,
Ther" would ic inspiration for most
anyone, cdpohl, Of responding to the
charm Of fErlIr" in h"r most compelling
moods, Mhn could move among tile
beauties that environ Mrs Wiggin's
delightful summer home at Hollis
Maine known t" her readers as Quill
cote" Here the Saco widens into. "a
placed lake as it flows by the Quillcote
'lms and then. within few rods of
the h"usc. makes il magnificentfa
and for mile or 50 in it's doWuy8fd
course. gives one an idea of what
State of Maine river can do in the way
of f"ainng. curVinS, prancing white
water" q
"Th" Old Peabody Pew" is one Of
IN" best o. Mrs. Virgins stories. It
is 4 beautiful and vivid picture of the
lf" nc = Maine village. as it centers in
tn" religious life and social activities
that center in the old church 1t
is Il 10y" story of touching tender
ness an! compelling interest. The life
of tn" httl" rural community in which
the seen" is laid, islands out in clear
ANA sharp relief. with the singular
viViant - that is characteristic of Mrs
Virgins work. Best of all the story
ends as the reader is anxious that it
should. IT is 2 story that will appeal
with equal force to young and Ola
Mrs. Stephens has furnished several
characteristic illustrati ons. which will
p" printed i'll tint. while each pageSef
the text is decorated with marginal
designs printed in colorS. the cover
being pictorial ana appropriate. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

meac,Irr that is subject to a vote of tho
lecnl". The governor may, ana If
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voted upon IT IL" St-gen"ral election
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NGIE:, No Aur,\DNE\T TO THE,
-TInE OK No Et.PEAI,
or ANY oI' lI'S t,\ISTI\C; PROVE
SHOWS AND WOULD THEREFORE,
III, CLEARLY WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF THE FDNEGOINt: PROVISIONS.
This would be the best kind of a
r.,r, re.u,I1Iln-un. which Would Secure
IN. fun st ana fairest expression of the
voters of Maine, unon Il great mora,
Question uuycXcd by side issues. or
the bias and battle of partisan politics.
that Inevitably and invariably prevail
in Il general election
This is the situation TODAY. The
people will have within a comparativ"ly
few months full oppnrtuuity to EXPRESS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26
Democratic Suppression of Facts.

t"rt"in Democratic palnrS are SIN
Et'1"&!ing I" max" it appear That tl-
cost "f living has exceeded tne al
vance of income i'll this country during
they are obliged to utterly is;ncre the
fat that definite figures bearing upoi,
that very question have very recently
beer published hy III" United states De-
Iar''n"n' Of Lah"r Why have our
Hrn"Ciatl" "X.hapE@:: 50 stu,liulls!v
r"nc' nh'l these figure; from their read
't@ -\rr they unwilling for them to
iu''N III" truth? Thrs" figures are
iHSrt 't'on returns covering tho cntir..
'"ljntry. and secured with tin. detail
init '"'uracE thai is only possible to
TIN National GoI'lTlrIcnt. They have
It, u widely putin ned in the RppubIi-
IAN ;'tt independent press Of the coIltl-
t.'r- | has Retained only for Il few
ult1a-rtiIrdl Democratic organs. t.
S'lpirr FIJI theta. These figures show thai
= - " '''ih' w l'lISfN JItIl IAN
have far out stripped the increased cost
"l Twins that - vastly greater number
"f r"orl.' ar. employed under it. ami
thHt ih"rr has been :; large PERCENTAGE
Of r'*'u' ton in the hours "f labor.
Facts !ii," th:S :" rlIt out by a great de
l't;,iti,t Of the National Government
ar" important ana valuable. Why shoind
~ ;,nxinuS ~ keep facts like these from
heir readers; while With 4 reckless dix
regard If ~" truth, they cndear"r -
fl""' tn ~ i"',i''E" Mat Il contrary con-
ditlrn "r affairs exists" Is the Demu-
craft" party in Mann" 50 hard M tor
is1'lrS that Ii j. forced to resort to polir-
zeal trf'Ecrv ar" *'Ihforflge' IT would
seem -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The Ior.; of lil-;c"n Camp. their
Luck and Fam. 10y Martha James. Sec
rnd volum" ot"E'idg""n Camp series,
T. mo: cloth: Illustrated by J. W. Ken.
npdy: Price 81 -: boston: Lnthrop, Lee
ANA Shepard 60.
\ rev hook w the author # My
Friolid Jim. one of III" lest books ever
written fnr l:",:5, will be sure IF u
warm Wclcnino in tile world of .iuNcnil"
readers "Th" EnvS OF HidgcOn Camp"
is HE :i.,.o:a.1 volume of TIL" ''PidgeOn
rsrrn SERIES" Which the author began
lasi year with ''.Jiniiiie Sutrr." In this
Seccrh and latest volume al tn" series
Jnluiic with his friends Rand Cottcr
and Ihilip Neon are enjoying 4 fin"
summers outing ut pcdgron Camp
iicr" they hctri"HG. and add to their
party, Il manly ANA talented little
Italian boy nanrd Augustine Paolu"ci
Jimmy. always If q mechanical turn Of
mind, adds to the pleasures Of the sum-
MGR by the construction of u house
boat, in which the boys spend many
tiaplv hours. rhe boys are also sue
cc:ssful ia securing four of tn" prizes
offered for contributions bearing upon
the oui-uf-tloor life by the Editor of a
hoys paper. From start to finish tn"
story is one Of absorbing interest, and
cannot fail to win the favor of all til"
healthy boys who arr. privileged to read
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

m, v,I,In-,,. rn,-.n-,,, \, M.
n,ld;,, W,.t i ~ -. ,...,n IN !, III.
fut,r. nulv Nh. MA, ,b.., h, ,.,
al, h,atirr IA rrr,n,I .,..,,,,,.- III. ~,
Iicli,,I.in canal Winch ,<,..,1. ,,,,,,
Hcnrr;iu on tho tlin.,i, rive, T.,
point ru tn, Ni@siss.inri inst h.I,,.
Rock I,ipud. 4 distance Of sr,.n;y-t,,..
miles. \ frr,i.r -, wide and deem as
tn" main channel adds tu.rty-uinc
miles t" the total l,rg,h This 2reat
water Nays. q t"'t wide II ,hr bottom.
80 feet az ~" water linz. ana feet in
depth. has i",u lnu,r construction hy
the Iuit"d States rny.run.nt s,n,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Tncodor". by katharine Pyle and
Laura Spencer Porter. illustrated from
dr,.n ings by W. A. Mccullough: pp.
III: - mo; decorated cloth. Price
%l.a Boston: Little. Brown & So.
In this book Miss Pyle, the author of
"'rha Christmas Angel" AS the Goose
Flies" and Nancy Rutlagc, has COL
l.thorated most successfully with Laura
Spencer Porter Of The Wonian'S Home
Companions 1t tells the story OF lit
tic girl, tn" daughter of a wealthy man.
and a resident Of New York city. Her
suddenly abroad. decide; to nut her
i;ltn Il school kept 10y some lovely Eng
liSh women belonging to an ti<Scnral
,iStarhood Her life ami associations
in this excellent school. and tn" inl"r-
tHrit rurt it bore in tn. d"vel"pln' mt
of lirr character along lms"liiSh lines,
make up Il story IF absorbing; lntf r"St.
The devoted love If her room mate,
Susie :,ix years old. is ;Inally rcciuro-
Gated and the two become inSrr1rabir
FRIENDS; and Commanders. How SuSin'.'
ol,;"i' brother h2r unlN ~'llport. loses
his life IL an heroic effort t. save 9th
c,s. ana how Susie finally comes 10
mako her home With TI.rndnfl, after
the return Of til" lHtt"r'S father from,
abroad. holds the attention and en-
lists the sympathy OF the TCadlr from
the start 1t is Il clean, wholesome
story. and will rank rs ofc of the very
best Juveniles of the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

;" 'tr from offering prompt ana
pt"ror editorial apology to III, readers
f"i ~. sly ml.rcprcscntInr Mavnr
flaj>tcd. i'll order to ct rap at !,
Wc!l-knnWn Augusta gentleman who is;
" candidat" for Il Republican party
r"nriu1tinn. the WatrrviIIe Sentinel
hr,H"nly asserts thar its guns are "aIj
right IT Is natural. 20 rhapS, that \,
paHcr guilty %: such methods should
not hesitate [" fClritatc itself upon
them. ignoring the fact that self-nrajsc
does not z" great ways with an in
tellig"nt public. If the Sentinel is IN
willing % right in its editorial columns
tn" great wrong it did in putting false
language int" the mouth of Mayor
Plaisted in order Ia make. an untruth-
fdl and unWarranted attack upon Il
private citizen Of irrcproachable char
a'tcr. whose offence in its sight was
hie fcpublicaniSm. the fact merely
shows its utter unwillingness to deal
squarely and honestly with its readers
Or in any spirit Of justice towards those
who do not haIren to be III political
accord With it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26
Consul Julius u Drebpr of the So

Consul Julius u. Dreher of the So
"i"iy Islands, reports that the price of
vanilla beans. which advanced last
year, * still advancing, owing chiefly,
IT Is said. to 1.-THE operation of the pure
food law in the Jnited States. which
prevents tho extensive use formerly
ln1" If I'll" ;tdut"ratel product, va
fiila. A. good beans. are now bring
ing from - to 60 cents a pound in Ia
'iti, tile Chinese. WHO have almost Il
nrpn"p 'ly of TIL" vanilla business. find
il quite ifrnfitahlr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

t.aNI. I.ar.:,rrd. Benz: ii itu!utucc of
a Tory Sell and - Patriot captain. hy
Harold Merton krilHtr, nIthor Of
Heart. aud ii" Cross: Illustrated by
IL q Edwards. l3mr: clcth: price $50:
Boston: Loti,ror. !4cr ana ;thcrnrI 60.
Nj. i<rlmltr. n Tie ;,ulhNr Of Heart;
ana the Cru..,.' I novel which created
muc!, favor3i,lr ,'"mn'nt last year. In
'',Iayl, i.ar;rfn:,l." lie has more than
ula'i.. good th.- premise cf his "arIitr
york. II il 3: 81 'n,., narrative. of the
rrVolutiun.!N I"ri"l. rrpl.''r with stir
rag inc ilV!i and adventure. Through
il runs Il 10y" story of rare sweetness
IIi ~ Syr.':i.l. i:.i, rest. Il is q boon
fEil ri ,ir;,n;:it!r rI,rrc;n,rt and carries
from start to lni>h Il warm human in
t"rnSt IN .t;aylc l.angfurd" the hero
inc. H. author has given his readers
a fLscinatin" feminine character. as
many sided ami unfathomablc. as she
is Srii-willcI ;tud beautiful. it is pc
tu!iarly fitting that such Il maid should
have for her lover Il man 81 Nirilc and
daring rs .';riHiu Ian Lester of the
toMtinpntal Army. and although the
cnl"S" Of lii. Wuoim" i h"Sct hy MANY
diGic,I!t;us a;Id obstacles. there is
satisfaction il III" final triumph
Of love over tEr'm ali. The au-
thnr makes ';.org: Washington one
If his characters, l!:I presents him to
liz in Il hul,,;ln ana altogether effective
way. ANY one who opens this book
viii never !;,r il aside until the last line
is Rad 1t is llnuut*ii "nahly on" Of the
very best nov, Is Of the year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The Wa"hn"t"n H"-t. Nni"j i. pro
ind"pc ld"nt of American nrNeIr,pcr=.
* nightly pleased with President
K"osrvrlt's arrcche; during his Mi>sis-
sippi tIip and finds: no praise too strong
in ch.'rHct"riZinG them az the Weeks
burg ai~.",h it SAYS: "'rhat ThcnLur
Roosevelt i net \ candidate to succeed
himself IN the White House all Of us
know. hut If hc sought thr honor rs
ClIT. HIS Webster. as Duul.lnS. as s.
ward. ~ ElIin" tld. II. could not hnyo
m'r" promoted his aspirations Than he
did by that Nirkshurg speech. lie pic
turrd IN" Mississippi delta ~ it is sure
Z" b" fifty years h'ucr. and he mad"
known that h" would further tn, enter
prise with III his might rs soon Us or-
casi"n offers tn. a :;,mllin, Of Com
ErtrS ~ htr"nlh"r 1t IS 4 gigantic
nn'"rt"Ainr. h"t"r" which tnr Panama
canal j.. child play Deep water
from ,'hicr.," t. TN ,;ulf. thr mastery
"f thu ;riG'lty river. thu, drainage If the
delta. moan expenditures of hundreds,
Of millions: hut it in,ans ndlantayns
of many billions The game l. v,r,h
TIL" candle. After It - ACCOMPLISHED
not two. but Nv" ti:,.u- nh blade, If
Er1." Nil Er"N Whcr" ola. grow, uuw +"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26
The Bread Winner at Home.

We make the cotton that clothes us
The corn fer the bread we cat. -.
An the stills that make the 'noonshife
An the cider. sharp an sweet.
Then. it's Hoe yer row.
An the Worid'lI know NV
That the countIys hard to beat.
Don't kcer fer the Wall Street money,
Whar folks are takin' their ease;
The hivcs-they drip with honey.
An plentv's left fer the bees.
Then, it's Hoe yer row."
An the world'lI know
It's come an 80 as you please
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26
Stevenson's Epitaph.

Here are the lines written by Robert
Louis Stevenson for his own epitaph
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie
Glad did ! live and gladly die.
And laid me down with i will
This be the verse you grave for me
Here he lies where he longed to he.
Home is tine sailor. home from the So
And the hunter home from the hill.
Until Stevenson wrote those lines Wal
ter Savage LunGor's "Eptaph' ranked
with the best memorial lines in lit"ra-
tlre:
Il warred with none, for none was
worth my strife:
Nature I loved and, more than Nature,
Art:
! warmed both hands before the fire OF
Life
1t sinks-and I am ready to depart"
The Nova Scotia government has APP
pointed q commission to examine into and
report on the feas bility Of old-aEe ZEN
sionS for workraen- r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

1t is mighty rnuch on the newspaper
profession that Governor Nardan'ah Is
to join it liI"n h. .,.tii'"* from his
l.r, .-eHt ,'i,".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The American balloons broke all tho
eaiIi"r rerrrd. in this weeks race, but
the q. rln"n balloon, broke them Worsy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Th.I, j. rn Doubt f0it,nn. IS in Will
str."r. bo;t tho country az whole IS
SOUND 10 IT,. core.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Tie mention ~ pink tickets to n
Massachusetts d. in"crdt is calculated
to throw. him into Il violent tit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Although CASH" Chadwick has de-
parted. Here. i. 10 ,.nult that IL. hnan-
ciaI in-thnts survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Those occasional panics in New York
seem t. be the rich mans kind ana Go
not cause the masses to lose any great
amount Of sleep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The Insurance. money has just been
paid at Gle! orchard ;tnd the place is
feeling mere clrt rfui.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Watrrville is the center of the Maine
football world TO-DAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
Unsigned couiuunica tions.
The journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
1.rted COMMUNICATIONS.
Address ali Communications :.Iat,nq to
sui,-rriptt-'nS All: advertisements to
BGELEliH 4 Fly NJ. Publishers,
AueuSt;.. ".:iI!~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The more the people talk over that
South Paris mll!tivr Trial the easier it
is Tor them 10 understand why that
jury could not agree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

The Maine Farmers almanac for 1908
is out and rs usual the office of Charles
f.. Nash * Son of Augusta has issued
almor; every home ana l'lac" Of bust
ness in til" state. This is M. 80 and
has an the features which have made
the Maine Farmers almanac the friend
and guide of generations Of Maine reu-
nile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

Office" Charles StctSon Of the Auburn
police * on duty with Il hand sWathcd
in banda&"s; Underneath the bandagc
is Il network of ugly looking bites and
scratches som" of which go clear to the
bone and which will leave bad scars.
even though thcy heal up without caIis-
ing further trouble The wounds were
inflicted by Il big Tom eat in Il frenzy
Of rage. administered in fight in
which the cat Won the victory. and
which was u" trivial affair. Mr.. Stet-
son has lad til. big cat for some
time. and tn" other day he decided
I" transport it to new quarters. The
cat mas always been afcctionate and
nrDodolE mover scratched anyone in
earnest i'll his life, He permitted him
the journey was as quiet as u kitten is
supposed to be. The dcStina ion
reached. the officer nut his hand into
tn" hA" t" pull out Thomas He came
in contact with fur. and thru-fizz-a
cEtl"nH Of teeth ana claws struck him
WITH = fury astonishing as It was I'M
expected. The eat buried his teeth to
tho bono in the officers hand between
the thumb and forefinger and chung
there biting and scratching. Mr..
StciSon MS game and got the other
bard into play. Eut though he graspcd
the cat fairly by the neck he would
reach around every time and bury its
teeth in the flesh. He used his claws.
too. ripping them along in burrows. and
altogether displayed such VcnomoIS
fight as to make him a creature by no
means t. b" deSpised Tie officer triod
MS bt St 70 get the cat where he would
he helpless, hut each attempt met with
4 row bite. Finally he wisely decided
that thorc would be cats after he was
dead and that tn save bis hand he
would nave to withdraw from the con-
test. II" left the rat to its own de-
vices and hurried to the drug store
whore 70 time was lost in cleansing the
bleeding wounds in antiseptic solutions.
and binding them up. The hand was
covered with Il network of cuts It
was at first feared that the animal
might be mad but no after affects have
been apparent and the cat resumed its
natural demeano~ soon after '.I'd
rather fight eight men than that cat"
says the officer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

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