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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

mile record Saturday at Montreal, Co
ing the distance in 25m 81 Ass.
At a general meeting of the Amateur
Athletic Association at Birmingham
Saturday, j. c. Carpenter Of the Amer
lean Olympic team was permanently
suspended. the action being taken on
the report of the judges of the +90-ne-
ire race at the Stadium where the
Olympic games took place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

While in the woods near his home
at Bath Friday. James f. French of
West Bath ran across the trunk of an
old hemlock tree, and was surprised to
find inside nearly 90 pounds of wild
bee honey. This article is worth %
cents a pound at retail. and an idea
of the quantity may be had from the
fact that it required an old washboiler
and two milkpails to transport the
honey to his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

The farmers supplying milk to fu as
land will, ii is announced, receive NV,
for their milk and the contractors v.
make an advance on their price as ~. ~,
AS the new rate goes into effect w.
is now selling at seven cent a quar-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE SATURDAY.

At st. Louis-Detroit g. st Louis o.
At Clevelan 3. Cleveland 2
At New York-New York , Washing
ton ! Nirst game): New York 3, Washing
ton second gamo).
At delphia-Philadelphi 8. Boston
first Game); Boston ), Philadelphia 0
tsecond game. six innings).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

TIo-ha<e .hits-sheckar6, Eycrs, Tinker.
Waener, Gibson. l1its-Of Willis . in I
innings. off Camnitz 3 in | inning. Sacri-
flee hit Evers: stolen hase-Brcwn
Double plav-Ciibson and Wagner First
on ha'ls--Of Brown . off Willis 3. Left
on baSes-Chioago 9. PttsbIrg 5, First
base on errors-ChcagO ;. Struck out
BY Browl g. by Willis 3 Wild pitch
Brown. Time. lbs Jfmpres. O'Day and
Rig.er Official attendance, 30247
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE SUNDAY.
AT ST. LOI.IS

st. Lonis 0 l 6 0 o. IL
Cleveland 0 o 0-3-13-3
Batterics-Pelty and stephens: Rhodes
Berger, Joss and n. Clarke Time, 1.15.
Cmpires. O'Loughlin and Ecan.
Called on account of darkness. Two
games Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Rev. Mr.. McQuery, who was engaged
~ the Lubec Christian Temple church
has resigned. and expects to leave
within short time for the Philippines
where he win enter missionary work,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Cincinnati. Oct. 4.-The local baseball
season was brought to close Sunday by
Cincinnati defeating St. Louis to T.
St. Louis .......0 0 & | 0 n-1-4-3
Notwithstanding ana Schlei- Rhodes
and Moran. Time. Las. Umpire, Owens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
Taft to Close Campaign Nov. 2.

Kansas City. Mo, Oct At has been
definitely decided that William Fl. Taft
shall close his campaign on the night
Of Nov. , at Youngstown, Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE SATURDAY,

1T ST. I.ouis-Pittsburg 5. St. Louis .
At Cincnnati-Chcaeo 49, Cincinnati >
At elphia-Philadelphi 3, New
York
AT Erooklyn-Rrooklyn ., Boston O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

y. 1. Jordan of Auburn died Satur-
day aged 49, He manufactured shoes in
Auburn at one time and for many
years had been in the insurance and
real estate business A widow and son,
Harry S. Jordan of Auburn and a
daughter, Mrs. Herman Packard of
West Newton Mass, survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
SPORTING NOTES.

F. G. Belairs of the New York A e.
,roke Tom Longboat's Canadian five
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WAR CLOUD LOOMS UP.

CONTINUED from Page One.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
Deal In Shoddy Clothing.

Many of the old-timers these days
wonder why the clothing they used
to wear years ago was so much better
than is now securable unless extreme
ly high prices be paid. A little thought
makes an explanation easy. This is
an age OF advancement in every way,
and frauds increase along with i'm
proved machinery, scientific methods,
etc. In fact the whole system of i'm
proveInent seems TO involve means OF
lessening cost of production.
Thirty years ago such thing as
shoddy was not known. When one
purchased suit of clothes, 1t was
"all WOOL" but at present It is an ex-
ceptional thing in cheaper garments
to find this the case. The reports of
the government show that each year
goods ground up, are imported into
the United States, and a heavy duty
paid on the same. This shoddy is
manufactured into cloth by various
processes. 1t is most often woven
around cotton thread, and some
times Is forced into the texture after
the cloth is woven. In samples sent
out by the cheap clothing concerns,
this shoddy can be picked out. Often
It is so loosely woven that IL bit of
the cloth be crumbled between the
fingers. 1t will fall out in the form of
dust Great quantities OF this
cloth are utilized by the makers OF
cheap clothing who do business
through the mails direct with the
wearers. A suit Of this kind can be
purchased from eight to s20--and
dear at that. The goods generally
look well but lose shape, and in a few
weeks show all their defects. Seldom
are such goods sold by regular cloth.
ing merchants, who have reputation
10 maintain. and II they are, they are
sold without Misrepresentation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

into third stay chain put around the
front axletree just outside of front
hounds. The purpose of the block is
to keep the tripletree away from the
tongue so that the horses can work
freely. The draft all comes on the
chain. The tendency of the block is
to push the tongue to the right; the
tendency of the chain, to pull it to
the left. They balance each other and
the draft is straight.
Our meadows were so soft this sum-
mer that most farmers used four
horses on their hay leaders. / used
three, with this hitch. and did the
work well, writes an Illinois CORE
spondent Of Wallace's Farmer. 1t can
be changed from one wagon to another
in less than three minutes. To do so
remove bolt from tongue and unhook
chains. 1t is so simple and cheap that
any farmer can make one in few min
utes.
have used such hitch on my land
roller for 25 years, except that have
a rod instead of a chain for the draft.
ANY tnTee-nOTSe nltCn IdSteueu 10 tNe
tongue as a doubletree will crowd the
middle horse and make the team work
hard.
For driving the team put lines on
the outside horses, swapping checks to
the bit OF inside horse; fasten inside
bits of outside horses to hame rings
of middle horse with hitch reins.
With such a hitch as this In front and
behind there is no need Of fast horse
or slow horse, of urging one forward
or holding another back. The draft
is equal on each, and each horse is
equally well guided or backed with
the lines.
l often wanted to take an empty"
out or bring loaded wagon in with
two horses. To do so, put a common
doubletree clevis through the ring that
connects the two clevis at the short
end Of tripletree, put clevis pin
through hole in doubletree strap. The
draft is straight and hitch 80 short
that tripletree will not rub wheel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

ductlon Is proper drying. No other
factor affects the quality, appearance.
and market value as much as the
manner In which the hops are handled
during the curing process.
In the drying process three factors
are of primary Importance. These are
(D degree of temperature used; (2)
length of time OF drying; CD volume
of air passing through the hops, Also.
in drying at very low temperature
the humidity Of the air is an import
ant factor. Only the first two OF the
factors mentioned have been general
ly recognized, and the high temper
atures used at present are the result
of shortening the time of drying. 1t Is
possible to diminish the temperature
materially without lengthening the
time of drying by forcing through the
hops large volume OF air at low
temperature.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
ALL ARE INJURED
BY SENDING MONEY TO ENRICH
MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
VALUE OF FARM LAND HURT
Prosperity Of Town and Prosperity
Of Country Surrounding II Are
IGentical-locaI Merchant Is
Friend Of Farmer.

A writer in the Fullerton (Neb.)
News-Journal gives some pointed rea-
sons why the farming community sur
rounding every town should get be-
hind the town and push It's business
interests, urging consideration OF what
that would mean compared to- patron
izing mail order houses. IL the town
grows, land values grow all around
IT. II business men are compelled to
reduce their stocks or go to other
fields in order to get business, 1t is
not the town only but the farming
community that suffers. The question
is asked, what personal interest Is IL
to any one in that country to enrich
the mail order houses? The money
spent away from home is taken from
the prosperity Of the town, and just
as directly from the prosperity Of the
country surrounding 1t. The writer
declares that 1t is as much to the in
terest Of every man who owns a farm
in Nance county to keep Fullerton
fourishing as 1t is for the people in
side the city to keep it hourishing.
The continued growth of good town
always gives added value to all farm
lands adjoining. The local merchant
in a town is the friend and neighbor
OF the farmer. The mail order house
is nothing Of the kind, and 1t cares
nothing for the individual interests OF
the farmer except to get his money.
The local merchant, besides bearing
his share Of taxes, is always assisting
the churches and charities of the COM
munity. No such help comes from
mail order houses. The larger busi-
ness that is given to the home mer-
chant allows him to carry the larger
stock and to sell at a smaller mar
gin. To sacrifice your home town
is to depreciate local real estate. val
ues and retard the growth of values
Of both town and farm property. The
town that seems prosperous and looks
prosperous invites investment not only
in the town, but in the locality, so that
a stranger, looking for a location, be-
comes interested and a purchaser,
while he would ordinarily leave the
dead town and its surrounding terri.
tory out of consideration.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
POINTS FOR THE FARMER.

A teaspoonful or two Of oilmeal a
day may be fed to breeding ewes, es-
pecially during the winter.
England's potato crop averages over
six tons an acre. Russia grows bare
ly two tons to the acre, and Italy lit
tie over one and three-fourths tons.
Most hired men chafe under nag
ging Mt trifling omissions and commits
sions. The farmer who has the habit
of picking flaws is sure to lose love
and respect.
Oats may in some instances be
profitably used as nurse crop by
sowing less quantity OF the seed than
is usual and then cutting the oats for
hay as soon as in head.
While 1t is all right to have the
milk cows In good, thrifty condition,
a COW that is giving a mess of rich
milk will hardly be fat In fact II
milch cows put feed onto their backs
they are not putting 1t into the pail
The average man is pretty liable to
forget all about being kind to the
COW when he is compelled to milk
a kicking heifer in hot stable, to
gether with the flies and mosquitoes
huEIming around like swarm of bees
hunting for place to hive" It's
good-by theory then.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

while the cultivation OF stiff soil Is
difficult and expensive. Owing to vari-
ations in the rainfall. amount of sun.
shine, and force OF the prevailing
winds. land suitable for hop culture
in one region would be entirely un-
suitable II located in another. Since
the roots Of the hop plant penetrate
the earth for distance of many feet,
well.drained subsoil Is essential
Especial attention must be given to
the depth, fertility. drainage, and fine
ness OF the soil. Heavy wet soils are
avoided and stiff clayey soils are In
general disfavor.
The simplest method of growing
hop vines is from root cuttings, also
called roots" or sets" In some To-
calities roots that have been in the
nursery for one year are called sets"
Thorough cultivation is important and
should begin early and continue until
the plants are well armed out.
When the young vines are about
two feet long training Is begun. Usu-
ally the four runners most closely ap-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
leauminous Forage Plants.

A leguminous plant Is one that has
pods. Some of the pods are very
small. like those on the clover. while
other pods are large, like those on the
bean and Pea. There are many wild
plants whose pods are 30 small as
not to attract attention from the
casual passerby. But in all cases
the iegumes are good things to grow.
for the reason that they are them
selves rich in nitrogen and as forage
plants supply protein to the animals
eating them. and also gather nitrogen
from the air by which they fill their
roots and SO leave the soil richer in
nitrogen than they find it. Every
farmer should endeavor to grow some
leguminous plants.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

the fingers will, on being released. as
sumo at once their original condition.
tS) When hops have a crisp feeling
and give forth rustling sound when
crushed in the hand they are regarded
as ripe. (D The so-called seeds Of the
hop are in reality fruits, the seed be-
ing covered by a closely adhering peri
carp. which. when the hop is ripe,
takes on a dark purple color. At this
time also the seeds fill out and De-
come hard. (5) The bracts at the
point of the cone close as ripening
progresses, and the cones themselves
feel sticky or greasy. (6) Immature
hops have little odor aside from the
natural green or plant odor until they
are near ripeness, when the charac-
teristic lupulin odor becomes very
marked. (T AS the hops approach ma
turity the upper foliage leaves change
from light green to dark green, while
those on the lower part of the plant
turn yellowish and drop off.
The most important and at the same
time the most difficult part of hop pro-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

preaching In length the average OF the
field are selected from each hill and
the remainder are cut off. In case Of
an uneven stand II may be well to cut
of the whole field and walt for the
second set of runners. However, vines
which may be inferior at first some
times develop a vigorous growth after
they have reached a length of four or
five feet As a general rule, in all light
producing sections II Is advisable TO
train the first runners; in heavy pro-
ducng sections the second runners
should be chosen. Two runners are
usually trained to each string, care
being taken to twine them from left
TO right about the string.
In the New York yards many farm
ers train seven vines up each pole.
three for the long string and two each
for the other string and the pole.
by means of certain practical tests
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
CONCERNING THE GROWING
AND CURING OF HOPS
Raised Most Parts the United States.
BY w. w. Stockberger. Bureau of Plant Industry.

the degrees OF ripeness and suitable
ity for picking the hop may be read.
lily determined. % The strobiles or
cones. which are bright green in col
or in the vegetative state, change
gradually to bright yellowish green
as they approach ripeness. This is not
always an exact test, as the color is
somewhat dependent upon the soil
and some other factors. Some hops
have greenish color when they are
ripe Sometimes in fields infested by
the wild morning glory a yellowing Of
the cones may occur, which is not due
to ripening. but rather indicates an
unhealthy condition In the plants
themselves. (2) Immature hops are
soft and pliable and have no resiliency
or elasticity. AS they ripen, however,
they become more and more elastic,
and II slightly compressed between
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

The hop plant can be grown general
ly throughout the United States. but
at present it's commercial production
is practically restricted to areas stu.
ated In the states Of Oregon, Califor.
MIA. New York and Washington. Small
quantities are raised in Wisconsin.
Idaho, Massachusetts. Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Vermont Kentucky and
Ohio.
The selection OF the best soil on
which to grow the hop plant involves
the consideration OF several factors,
depending on the peculiaritles of the
plant itself and the physical conditions
OF the region in which the land lies.
In general, rich alluvial lands or deep
sandy or gravelly loans are preferred
for hop raising. The soil with high
percentage Of sand is readily tillable,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
Objected to Outside Supplies.

Master plumbers In Newburgh, n
j., have declared war against the mail
order business as applied to their line,
and have refused to handle stock
bought OF mail order concerns. The
decision was arrived at in the case of
man who Is building on Washing.
ton Heiehts. The plumbers said this
man sou~ht for bids for doing the
plumbing and was not satisfied with
the prices He then asked how much
1t would cost to do the work II he
wonld furnish the materials. The
plumbers refused to consider this at
all.
They said they are content with a
reasonable profit on their supplies,
but II these are not purchased from
them they may as well go out of busi-
ness for all the profit they will
make on the wages OF the men alone.
The man had sent to Chicago for
his materialM and they had arrived
here. but onx after another of the
plumbers refused to touch them. One
reason assigned was that the western
connections were such the local men
were not familiar with the work.
The man was In quite ouandary
for a time, because to have sent tc
Chicago to bring man here, or In
fact to bring anyone here from out OF
town would mean an expense Of al
Toast SOS. this being the sum demand
ed for license to do plumbing worl
In Newburgh. Under a state law
master plumbers must have q license
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

Work for Better lambs.-Are you
aiming to have better lot OF lambs
next season than you did last? I'm
less this is true, you are not improv-
ing your flock as you should. Too
many OF our readers. We fear, are
satisfied to use any old ram. so long
as he does not cost much, when by so
doing they lay aside their very best
chance of profit in the business.
We have seen lambs selling this fall
from $500 to $3.50 per head and on
The same market lambs from another
farm selling from $3.50 to $500 a
head. What made the difference? Just
the ram, that was all How any one
can be satisfied in this day and un-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
SELECTING SEED POTATOES.
Importance Of Securing Best Of Crop
for Next Years Planting.

That improvement Of plants and
animals may be accomplished by Sc
lection Of the parent stock has become
generally accepted theory. Some
species OF the domestic animals have.
after several centuries Of selection,
been bred to almost perfect type.
Within the past few years a great
work has been done along the line OF
improvement of plants BY selection.
especially corn and the other cereals.
Probably less work has been done to
ward improving the potato than n, y.
any OF our other great food plan.
Yet enough has been accomplished t
prove that no plant can be more
quickly improved both in quality and
yield than the potato.
1t has been a common practice In
the eastern states, and To a certain
extent in the west, among those who
grow potatoes for family use, to plant
only the small potatoes and culls that
are left in the spring after the sup
ply for the house has been picked out.
This is, OF course, the worst posi-
BILE kind OF selection, and always re-
suits in degeneration, or what is
known as running out" Of the stock.
Because Of this, varieties of one gen
GRAFTON are unknown in the next.
On the other hand, there are locali-
ties in Colorado where the same va
riety of potatoes has been grown for
the past 25 years, and is better and
more productive now than when in
troduced.
A potato tuber Is not q seed, but a
part of the plant from which it came,
consequently the characteristics of the
parent plant are more sure to be re-
produced in the new plant than in
plants that are grown from seed that
are the union Of two parent plants.
A little observation in the field
when digging will show that there is
a great variation in the different hills
OF potatoes on a given area. One
plant may have ten or twelve good
sized, smooth, marketable potatoes.
The next may have one good potato
with three or four small or inferior
potatoes, or possibly a hill may have
but two medium sized potatoes Of tha
same type as the first hill.
Now, II the selection Is made in the
cellar, about as many Of the seed po-
tatoes will come from poor hills as
from good, and the result will be to
produce more poor hills, and this car
ried on from year to year tends to de
crease the yield Of potatoes.
The best way to select is to take
only good potatoes from hills that
produce nothing but good potatoes and
goodly number of them. This work
may be done by digging by hand, but
so many hills have to be discarded
that it makes the work slow and ex-
pensive. II the potatoes cling to the
vines, the selection can be made by
following the digger.
The system used at the Colorado
experiment station is to plow out the
rows with a common mold-board
plow. This leaves the potatoes on the
vines with most of the tubers exposed
on the surface of the turned furrow.
Not more than ten per cent. of the
hills will be suitable to select from
the first year, but these planted ought
20 produce a much higher grade OF
potatoes from which to select the next
year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
THREE HORSES ON A WAGON.
sues.ssfui Method Followed BY One
Farmer In Illinois.

Bolt one end Of 1x4 oak block 10
Inches long tA) on the upper side Of
the tongue In the hammer hole. put
ting an iron brace on under side Of
tongue and block. Put bolt through
middle hole Of tripletree and end hole
Of block. Put that bolt through ring
in the end Of a common wagon stay
chain on upper side Of tripletree, also
through another chain on under side
OF block. Pass the two chains diagon-
ally across the tongue hounds, one
above, the other below, and hook them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

Keep Healthy cows.--No COW that Is
not in perfect health. no matter how
great her catalogued money value.
SHOULD be placed or retained in the
herd, and no dairyman who runs his
farm for living and profit will keep
a COW in the herd whose producing
capacity does not yield profit on
labor and feed and capital.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

illustration at A and insert the handle
which has a square knob at the end,
on the other side. Fasten a small strip
of leather at b. The head of the maui
says the Prairie Farmer, should be
about ten inches in length.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13

der present conditions to use any
thing but pure-bred ram Is more
than We can understand. or course
;t costs more to get good pure-bred
ram, but II you only have ten ewes
your first crop of lambs will pay the
difference
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-13
p0frOniZe
the ddUertis.
ecs in this
paper
What He Meant.

THAT speech Of yours was classic,
said the admiring friend.
-Your criticism" replied Senator
sorehum. "is kindly intended. but dis.
couraging. The formal expression OF
= public opinion is something like the
composition OF music
"You mean It should fall soothingly
on the earH"
.No; you want to keep away from
ne classical and get sometninS snS'
IN HI The popular tastA