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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
A POWERFUL WEAPON.
The Pencil Of Homer Davenport, in
Alliance With Large Heart and
Long Head, Has Played an Impor-
tant Part in the Drama of Human
Events.
Frederick Dean in the Editors and
Publishers

Frederick Dean in the Editors and
Publishers.
When Homer Davenport came to
New York he brought with him a
large heart, long head, anu sharp
pencil. He came, a lover of dumb
beasts and hater Of human weak
ness and human vice. Caught in the
whirl Of over-feeling against the az
grandisement of power, Davenport in
stinctively turned his attention to the
authorization Of the condition of the
weaker brother. and with the
only weapon at hand-his pencil-be-
gan battle royal against the hosts
arrayed against what he considered
right, justice, truth, real manhood. "a
Davenport is a natural born cartoon
maker. His part in the worlds work
was predestined, foreordained He is
an incarnation OF q Michel Angelo,
with talents turned aside to the speci-
nc use of satire. A, true student OF
Nature. his play on his fathers farm
was his loving care Of the young ami
mails about the place., his chief Occu-
patton was drawing, drawing not only
the things that he saw about him. but
the fancies of his brain, and these he
drew on the blackboard, on the floor.
on any sheet OF paper that came to
hand.
His Place in the Art World.
w. f. Henley, in his Views and
Reviews" has this to say Of the paint
err Constable:-"He had looked at
truth with no mans eyes but his own;
and having caught her in the act. he
had recorded his experience in terms
so personal in their masculine direct
ness and sincerity as to make his
leading irresistible. Never till his
time had so much pure Nature been
set forth in art" For this quotation
to apply strictly and forcibly to Homer
Davenport, let the last sentence read:
Never till his time has so much i'm
pure nature been set forth in art" All
the world may not coincide with his
view OF men and things, with his
hatred Of misused power. Like Byron,
Davenport might be called "the ire
mendous and transcending genius OF
revolt" like Van bearing Perrine, one
OF Natures intimate, like both in his
vigorous, eloquent, persuasive uncom-
LuoHHcSS, duu ike uliuStll IA hio A'-
terry of the mystery of expression. He
| never lacks the trick OF emphasis, ana
| even in his most exaggerated, most
disfeatured and unsupported types
there is sounded note OF sincerity.
of interest in facts, Of dexterity In
marshalling his values, OF singular
adroitness in centering his thoughts
and OF taking out the sting OF malice
with the CLINT OF good-humored satire.
Mr.. Davenport has acres OF farm
land near Morris Plains, N. j.. where
hundreds of his friends, the bros
and Arabian steeds are given special
care. But no kindness, however,
great, to these latter day pets, mas
ever effaced the heartbreak OF the
boy who found in the dead bird IN
his backyard the broken-winged play
mate OF the year before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14

GEO. FRED TERRY, Proprietor.
Waterville Maine, Dec. IL, 1906.
E. p Mayo, Pres. Central Maine Fair Asso,
Waterville, Maine.
My Dear SIR
Through your Association would like to make
County, and to those in the town OF Fa'rheld' oon
erse. County.
To the farmer raising the most merchandise poe
tatoes on one of ground during the seaso" ~
1907, | will give a prize of 500, PayaDle at ~.
time of the next Annual Meeting OF the Oeht, d
Maine Fair Association The cond'tlois u''uo'
which all may compete as follows:
Each farmer entering for this prize snaii notny
the Secretary of your Association not iateu tildn
August 18th, 1907, of his intention; re snan
an accurate record of his method OF cultVat!oil'
quantity and guaranteed analysis OF the fertilizer
used the number of times spraying IS done" "iat
is used and the dates of each spraying. When the
farmers ready to dig their POTATOES .aey s,'a
give your Secretary at least one week ana d
potatoes are to be dug under the immediate super
vision az vour representative, who is to carefully
weigh all the merchantable potatoes farmers to FUR
nish the scales for that purpose. Your representa-
tive is TO measure the land and in every case the
acre must be in solid block the idea being that the
farmer having several acres could not pick small
sections where the crop seems to be the best and
combine these to make an acre
Record of the cultivation, analysis OF fertilizer
used spraying etc, to be gwen IN writing to your
representative at the time the potatoes are dug.
By this means | hope to get some information
that will be of practical value the farmers of this
section showing how best to manage crop of po-
tatoes to get the best results.
When your representative has finished weighing
he shall send his report your Secretary and when
all reports in they shall be examined by COM
mittee of three appointed by you, and the result
as announced by them shall be final.
Any farmer may enter three plots of one acre each
if he so DESIRES but in that the variety OF po-
tatoes cultivated may be different, but the method
of cultivation and other conditions must be similar
for each separate plot
Yours very truly,
GEO. FRED TERRY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
BEES, HONEY AND APIARIAN IMPLE-
MENTS

Best and largest collection of the
different races of bees in observa-
ton hives NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S. 90 s. 90
Best colony of Italian Bees in OBJ
servaton hive .................. so 90
Best colony Of Black Bees in OBJ
servaton hive ................. so 90
Largest and best exhibit of comb
honey 6 90 90
Largest and best exhibit of
tracted honey .................. 6 90 90
Largest exhibit of live queens in
shipping cages with attendant bee ST. so ST. 90
Largest comb honey to con-
tain not less than "a pounds. 50 Is
Largest exhibit of extracted Honey
showing the greatest variety from
the different owners. .......... 2 50 50
Any adulteration detected in honey on exhibit
ton bars the from competition.
Best exhibit Of apiarian implements 3 50 50
Best comb foundation machine with
sample of its work to be on ex-
hIbltlOn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Best specimen comb foundation. -. 50
Best hive for all purposes. ....... 50
Best honey extractor .......... 50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
GRANGE EXHIBIT IN EXHIBITION HALL.
Open to all Oranges in the State
FRANK s. GARLAND, supt.

Each grange will be allowed ample floor and wall
space in proportion to their exhibits Borrowing OF
articles or products will bar the entire exhibit For
the best exhibit Of farm and garden crops fruit but
ter, cheese, honey, household goods Of home manu-
features. needework, etc, etc.-$1oooo, $6ooo
$4,000 $4,000.
No entrance fee but notice of intention to enter
must be filed with the Superintendent on or before
September 4th.
The awards will be made on the second day of
the Fair. There must be at least three entries in
this class. purse of $40 will be given all oranges
making creditable display and not winning pre-
MUM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
EXHIBITION HALL.

H. D. B. Aver, Superintendent, Waterville:
Entries in this Department will close Sept, 7,
1907.
No farm products entered in the first division
shall receive a premium in the dairy department.
All to be raised in Maine by the exhibitor and
must be the crop of 1907. Borrowing or purchas-
ing to return after the Fair will bar the entire ex-
hibit and forfeit all premiums.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.

delphia, will give cash prize of Five Dollars for
the "best display of Flowers" raised from Burpees
seed, provided they have won the Societys regular
prize.
Special prize from "The New England Home
stead" Springfield, Mass, gives years subscrip
ton for the largest and best display of Dahas
"The Maine Farmer" Augusta, Me-. offer one
years subscription for the best display OF Sweet
Peas.
The Phelps Publishing Co., Springfield, Mass,
will give years subscription to the Farm and
Home" for the best display of Panses
Special prize "American Poultry Journal" Chi
cago Ills, offer one copy of their book, "How to
Build Poultry Houses" for the best display OF Mas
turtiums
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
MOUNTAIN FARM.

GEO. FRED TERRY, Proprietor
Waterville Maine, Dec IL, 1906
E. P Mayo Pres. Central Maine Fair Asso.,
Watervie, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
DAIRY PRODUCTS,

Exhibits will be cared for by the Superintendent
and returned by the Society.
The awards to be made the second day of the
Fair.
CREAMERY AND FACTORY PRODUCTS
Best display of Butter ST. 90 $40 90 81 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14


Best frkin of Butter not less
than IS pounds. ..... 8 90 90 OK
Best Butter in print not less
than IS pounds. ......... 90 90 OK
Best package of Butter not
less than
pounds for delivery un
broken to cOnSumerS..... 90 90 2 OF
Best sample Of granular But
ter not less than pounds
to be shown in glass jar. 90 90 O
Best display of Cheese Of
100 pounds or 90 90 OK
PRIVATE DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Best display of Butter So 90 ST. 90 s. OK
Best Butter in prints not less
than 10 pounds. .....I.. 90 90 o.
Best Butter in package OF
not less than pounds nor
pounds in form for
delivery unbroken to con-
5 90 W y
Best frkin Butter not less
than 20 pounds SIS 90 "a 90 ~ o
Best Butter made by girl 10
years of age under, not
less than 10 pounds. ... 90 90
Best display of Cheese, not
less than 40 pounds. .... 90 90
Best display of Sage Cheese,
not less than 40 pounds. 90 90
For the cow yielding the
largest number of pounds
of butter fat from the milk
drawn the third day, the
committee to superintend
the milking the evening OF
the second day and milk
ings of the morning OF the
third day which shall be
at f A. NJ and f P. NJ. 30 800 O
| Articles exhibited in this division will not
given premium in any other division.
| SWEEPSTAKES.
| For four owned by
yielding the largest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
Pathological DEPARTMENT.

Fred l. Perley, Superintendent.
CLASS I-APPLES.
GENERAL COLLECTION.
In these collections there must be five specimens
only Of each variety.
No. I. For best general ex-
hibit of correctly named
apples grown by exhibitor
in any part of the State. So 90 81 90 S. 90
At least IS correctly named
varieties ................ OO< 5 90 3 On
CLASS 2-APPLES.
COUNTY COLLECTIONS.
The county exhibits of apples must each contain
at least IL correctly named varieties, and no more
No. 2. For best exhibit of
apples grown by exhibitor
in Androscoggin county. 81 90 So 90 81 90
No. g. In Aroostook county 100 2 90 90
No. a. In Cumberland coun-
ty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2 90
No. s. In Franklin county,. 400 90 90
No. e. In Hancock county. 4 90 90 90
No. 7. In kennebec county 90 90 90
No. 8. In Knox county.... 400 2 90 90
No. Q. In Lincoln county,. a 90 2 90 90
No. 10 In Oxford county. 400 100 90
No. II. In Penobscot coun-
ty 81 90 S. 90 ST 90
No. II. In Piscataquis coun-
ty Observation-Disclosures. 400 90 90
No. IS. In Sagadahoc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14
w. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. offer
a special cash prize OF $1,000 for the best eollec-
ton of vegetables grown from Burpee's Seeds.

The following offers were made at the last annual
meeting of the Central Maine Fair Association:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14

tv 400 90 90
No. H. In Somerset county 90 90 90
No. IS. In Waldo county,. 90 90 90
No. IS. InWashington coun-
ty Observation-Disclosures. 90 % W
No. II. In York county.... 90 90 90
CLASS ESPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Plates of apples for special premiums must con-
tain IL specimens each.
No. 49, Best plate Baldwin 81 90 ST. 90 ) so
No. 10. Best plate Ben Davis 2 90 1 90 so
No. 20. Best plate Craven
stien ........... 200 100 50
No FL. Best plate Northern
Spy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90 90 50
No. e. Best plate r. l.
Greenlng ............ 90 " -
No. g. Best plate Mcintosh
Red NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 92 % Pl W p
No "a Best plate King 90 100 SO
CLASS 4-SINGLE PLATES
Each plate of the following must contain i've
specimens and no
No. Is. For best plate Alexander @l 90 ~
No. 26. For best plate Arctic % -
No. Fl. For best plate Bailey Sweet w -
No. e. For best plate Benoni " -
No. e. For best plate Black OS- o
ford ...... 80 ;. 80
No. TO- For best plate Blue Pear
main .''.'' " p
No. a. For best plate Grab Apple: 90 50
No. a. For best plate Canada ked. 90 50
No. g. For best plate Danvers
| Sweet ........... ....'. - ~
No. a. For best plate Dudleys
Winter ............... .....' W ~
No. IS For best plate Duchess Old
enburg ......'''' " -
No. &C. For best plate Fallawater 81 90 , 50
No. ~. For best plate OF Fall Har-
vey " ~
No. 38. For best plate Franklin
Sweet ............. ....'''''' " -
No. 80. For best plate Fameuse 90 50
No 40. For best plate OF Golden
Sweet .......'. w ~
No. al. For best plate Golden Rus-
Sett ........... ....'. =. w ~
No. AZ. For best plate Grimes Col
den NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50
No. 43. For best plate Hurlburt.. I 90 50
No. a.. For best plate Hubbardston 90 50
No. As. For best plate King Sweet
ing .......... ............ W 81
No. 46. For best plate Mann. 100 50
No: AZ. For best plate Roxbury
| Russet acknowledgements. 100 50
No. 48. For best plate Milding.. 100 so
No. 40. For best plate Mother..... I 90 50
No. 50. For best plate Munson
| Sweet 90 SO
No. 81. For best plate Nodhead.... ST 90 S 50
| No So. For best plate Ribston Pip
pm 90 SO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14

number of pounds of butter
fat the second day milking,
hours of milking, test and
supervision under same
conditions as previous sec
ton, animals competing in
that class not eligible here.
Five per cent. additional
from winners in this class
For the cow that will give
the most milk on the sec
ond day of the Fair, the
committee to attest the
milking ..........,..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-14

Premiums OF S rs for first; S so for second; and
rs tor third are offered on the following varieties
OF squash: Hubbard Golden Hubbard, Marble
head, Butman, American Turban Essex. Hybrid.
Bay State Metcalf, Boston Marrow. Golden Bronze
delicious and Mammoth. The same prizes are Of
tered Tor the best display Of Mammoth Pumpkins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-12
Busy Man Versus Busy Man.

Those who tell you they always are
rushed to death" usually accomplish the
least, aud largely because they are Inn.
aginatiye. The really busy man, who
turns Off an immense amount Of work
with the quiet and precision Of per-
feet machine, must have the imagina-
tiOn to look ahead day or a month or
year. At the least, his thought Is al.
ways few seconds ahead of his ac-
ton; his head saves his heels; he Is
not continually tripping over his own
feet. But the buZZy man can never
understand tile busy man. Having no
Imagination himself. he saves his own
face by saying that the man who never
fuses over his work has little to do.
Let us hear no more about imayina-
tlon being impracticable. 1t Is one OF
the most practical things in the world.
A due proportion Of it used with Judg.
ment will from many bunder free
us and foolish notion" The only con-
ditiOn under which it may seem SUI
perfluous Is that Of one who has some
monotonous task to perform automatic
ally day after day. Doubtless II one Is
to be In an automatic job forever the
less Imagination the better. but II he
Is ever to get out Of 1t the quicker he
cultivateS some Imagination tie sooner
will lie get out.-ChicagO Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-12
NUMBER 7.

ing an Instant. Sankey caught him In
his arms, tore him from the levers,
planted mighty foot and hurled SIN.
clair like block OF coal through the
gangway ont into he-gorge. The 9th.
er cabs were already emptied. but the
instant's delay In front cost Sankey's
life Before he could turn the rotary
crashed into the 5GG. They reared like
mountain lions and pitched Eeadlona
into the gorge. Sankey went under
them
He could have saved himself. He
chose to save George. There wasn't
time to do both. He had to choose
and he chose instinctively. Did he,
maybe. think In that fash Of Neeta
and Of whom she needed most, Of
young and staiwart protector better
than an old and failing one? l do
not know. know only what he did.
Every one who jumped got clear.
Sinclair 1t in twenty feet Of snow,
and they puiloi him out with a rope.
He wasn't scratched. Even the bridge
was not badly strained. No. pulled
over II next day. Sankey was right
there WAS no more snov, not enough
to hide the dead engines OH the rocks.
The line was open.
There never was funeral In Nc.
Cloud like Sankey's. George Sinclair
and Neeta followed together. and Of
mourners there were us many as there
were people. Every engine on the di.
vision carried black for thirty days.
His contrivance for fighting snow has
never yet been beaten Oh the high line.
1t Is perilnus TO 90 against drift be-
hind it. Something has to give.
But 1t gets there. rs sankey got
there. always, and In time Of blockade
and desperation on the West End they
still send out Sankey's double header,
though Sankey-so the conductors tell
the children. travelling east or travelling
west-Sankey isn't running any more.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-12

Of the western yard. It was good luck
to see the sun again.
Little Neeta up OIL the hill must have
Eacn them as they pulled out. Surely
she heard the choppy, Ice bitten screech
Of the 5GG. That was never forgotten,
whether the service was special or reg.
ular. Besides, the head cab Of the
ram carried this time not only George
Sinclair, but her father as well. San
key could handle q slice bar rs we'll as
punch and rode on the head engine.
where, II anywhere, the big chances
lowered. What he was not capable OF
in the train service we never knew. be-
cause he was stronger than any emer-
gency that ever confronted him.
Bucking snow is principally brute
force. There Is little coaxing. Just
west Of the bluffs, like code signals
between fleet Of cruisers. there was
a volley of sharp footing, and In a min.
ute the four ponderous engines. two OF
them in the back motion, fires white
and throats bursting, steamed wildly
into the canyon.
Six hundred feet from the first cut
Sinclair's whistle signaled again. Burns
and Cameron and Kennedy answered,
and then. literally turning the monster
ram loose against the dazzling noun
tain, the crews settled themselves for
the shock.
At such moment there Is nothing to
be done II anything goes wrong, eter-
nifty Is too close to. consider. There
come muiiied drumming on the
steam chests. q stagger and terrific
impact and then the recoil. like the
stroke Of n trip hammer. The snow
shoots into the air fifty feet, and the
wind carries u cloud Of Heecy confu.
sion over the ram and out Of the cut.
The cabs were buried In white. and the
great steel frames Of the engines
sprun. like knitting needles under the
frightful blow.
Fausing for hardly breath. the sig.
mailing again began. then the backing,
up and up and UP the line, and again
the massive machines were hurled
screaming into the cut
"You're getting there. Georgie" ex-
claimed Sankey when the rolling and
lurching had stopped. No one else
could tell thing about It. for 1t was
SNOW and SHOW and snow. above and
behind AMI ahead md beneath. Sin
T. clair cousEed the fakes out Of lis e. cs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-12

hours late. II was Sankey's and Sin.
clair's run west.
There was long council In the
roundhouse. The rotary was knocked
out. Coal was running low In the
chutes. II the line wasn't kept open
for the coal from the mountains, 1t was
plain we should be tied until we
could ship 1t from Iowa or Missouri.
West of Medicine Pole there was an
other big rotary working east, with
plenty OF coal behind her, but she was
reported stuck fast In the Cheyenne
hills.
Foley made suggestions. and Dad
Sinclair made suggestions. Everybody
had suggestion left. The trouble
was. Neighbor said. they didn't amount
to anything or were impossible.
"It's dead block. boys" announced
Neighbor sullenly after everybody had
done. 1--WE are beaten unless we can
get No. through today. Look there.
BY the holy poker, it's showing again!
The mir was dark in minute with
whirling clouds Men turned to the
windows and quit talking. Every fel
low felt the same-at least all but one
Sankey. sitting back Of the stove. was
making tracings on his Overalls With q
piece Of chalk.
"You might as we'll unload your pas
sengers. Sankey." said Neighbor. you'll
never get 'em through this winter
And 1t was then that Sankey propos
ed his double header
He devised snowplow which COM
blned In one monster ram about all
the good material we had left and sub
mitted the scheme to Neighbor. Neigh
Dor studied 1t and hacked ut lt.all he
could and brought It over to the Office
1t was like stalking everything on the
last cast Of the dice, but we were In
the state of mind which precedes a
desperate venture. 1t was talked over
for an hour. and orders were finally
given by the superintendent to rig up
the double header and get against the
snow as quick rs 1t could be made
ready.
All that day and most of the night
Neighbor worked twenty men on San
keys device. BY Sunday morning II
was in such shape that we began to
take heart.
"If she don't get through she'll get
back again, and that's what most Of
'em don't do" growled Nelghbor as he
and Sankey showed the new ram to
the engineers.
They had taken the 5G6. George Sin
clair's engine. for one head and Burns
407 for the other. Behind these were
Kennedy. with the 3l4. and Cameron.
with the 206. The engines were set In
pairs, headed each way ana buckled
up like pack mules. Over the pilots
and stacks Of the head engines rose
the tremendous plows which were -
tackle the toughest drifts ever record
ed, before or since. OIL the West End.
The ram was designed t. work both
ways. Under the coal each tender was
loaded with pig iron.
The beleaguered passengers OIL No. l..
sldetracked in the yards, watched the
preparations Sankey was making to
clear the line. Every amateur on the
train had his camera swapping Mt the
ram. The town. gathered in single
mob, looked silently on ard listened to
the frosty notes Of the skyscrape"s as
they went through their preliminary
maneuvers. Just rs the final word
was given by Sankey, In charge. the
sun burst through the fcecy cload:
and wild cheer followed the ram out
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-12
Dogs Versus Sheep.

Now that the legislature Is in session
It will be we'll II our conscript fathers
will look into the sheep question and
learn If possible why this once splendid
industry has dwindled down almost to
the vanishing point. We are inclined
to suspect that they will find one of the
principal reasons is the large increase
of worthless ours. The dog has we'll
been called the noblest friend of man.
He is intelligent beyond all other do
mestic animals and he Is docile and at.
fectionate. The natural love for such
an animal is worthy of all respect but
at the same time IL he is to come be-
tween US and one of our greatest in
dustries then It is time to inquire
whether We should be governed by sem
timent or self interest. We should Ger
tainly regret to see the dog banished
from our midst but there must be some
Limitation to his freedom. We also love
the horse but we do not turn him loose
into the streets and our neighbours
garden. We limit his freedom to do In.
jury to others. Then why not limit
the freedom of the dog? If we must
have him then we must keep him muz-
zled or keep him on our own property.
This demand is not unreasonable and 1t
is one that our legislators should heed.
The sheep industry is too important for
the future of our tate that we can stand
idly by and see it extinguished without
making even q protest. Let US have a
dog law of some kind that will give on.
couragement to the breeders of sheep
Lewiston Journal.