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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
The Value of Dry FARMING.

Alter five years Of progress drv farm
ing mas become established as standing
10Y certain method OF agriculture
adapted to the plains where rainfall
Is deficient 1t is easy to raise crops
IN Iowa. Missouri. eastern Nebraska
and similar portions of the West where
sunshine, rich new soil. and abundant
moisture are found. 1t is quite an
other thing where weeks 90 bv without
cloud. Scientific farming proposes
80 10 ut'llZe what water does fall that
there shall be reasonable cron pro-
dnc'lon,-not uniformly equal to that
OF the Wtll-moistured East. not an
preaching that of the irrigated valleys.
put making it possible for the farmer
10 support his family i'm comfort on a.
moderate acreage and returning good
interest on. the investment. In the
states of Idaho, Montana. Wyoming
tan. IN New Mexico and Arizona. in
all the western portion OF the Great
rams TINS idea has a fcOtliod and is
recognized as business proposition
not d miracle nor yet a fancy theory
Oh the schools. 1t demands personal
attention. definite effort and under
standing of the principles of agronomy.
but ii is practical. profitable. and
gives results that are surprising. Used
ihtell'%ently. it brings fertility to what
was IN effect Il descrt-and that fact
alone means riches OF great worth.
Probably no one thing connected with
the movement is of more Importance
than the influence its literature and
It's advocacy have had in stimulating
investigation as to the best means of
caring for all the soil of the plains
Farmers talk of the reasons for GER
tain results; they follow scientific
methods that have been tested bv ex-
perts. Dry farming appeals 10 them
as a good thin" for the semi-arid lands
ana rot bad thing for the man who
mas usually plenty OF moisture. If is
d ih"dtrn adoption OF an old principle
ana IS so simple as to be within reach
Oh all. When it becomes general if
may do much toward making more gep-
efous ard regular the rainfall of the
psailS./ 1t is already teaching thn
dW"!lers on prairie farms how TO 60
cure utmost returns from the gifts Ma
ture has bestowed. something the first
generation of settlers never did -
american Review OF Reviews
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Household Hints,

A weak solution of salt and water will
brighten mattings.
Kid slippers belts. gloves and purses
are best cleansed by rubbing them with
French chalk.
Never forget to dust over the door and
window frames when giving room its
thorough weekly cleaning
White canvas gloves cost only ten cents
apiece and should belong to every woman
who likes to work with her own flowers
Use half-iye and half-wheat bread: rub
every rug the same as scrubbing. and
Jug will be like new
When wells are washed at home they
usually come out quite timber and fimsv
TO give them stiffness add a pinch of
sugar to the rinse water
Clothes will not dry out so quickly in
summer time if sprinkled and packed in a
tin tub the night before ironing dav
Place a sheet in the tub, pack the clothes
as tightly as possible, fold over the
sheet corners and cover with a blanket.
Before making Bingham or print dresses
for the children soak the material
in water containing a Tablespoonful
of t'Tpentine to each gallon of water
Dry the goods and press and your little
dresses will not fade. This is one very
reliable method to "set"' cotton goods
colOrS
The easiest way to clean carved picture
frames is to use small paint brush
Sponges are great germ collectors
They should he scalded out thorouehlv
every little while.
heavy broom lasts longest, but a light
one Is best for easy work and with care
light broom will last almost as long as
more expensive one.
TO clean Smyrna rugs brush through
the velvet surface a mixture of coarse
salt and corn meal. slightly dampensd.
hrush as II scrnbbing. then sweep with a.
clean broom. e
In getting rose slips get a cutting with
part of the hard bark of the grown
plant. Put it in Il crock of sand and
cover with glass fruit jar. Keep sau-
Ger of water under the crock
Inc purple clematis is a more profuse
boomer than the white and. like most
flowers of its species. must be placed
where it will have plenty of sunshine and
air. 1t seldom blooms well in northern
districts if planted to grow on house
III you have one of those immense oil
mans give place in it for davenport and
table of books. 1t will be one of iI,a
comforts of the home during the summer
They sell a davenport for halls that is
merely plain wood covered with rush or
cane. Being light and easily removed it
is very useful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

practically. conventional flowers like
tulips help to keep the regularity OF
lin" which saves a garden from look
ING tangled. Eulb beds have also the
advantage Of variety. With a couple
of packages of seeds. the tulip bed will
be ole OF poppies in July and of asters
i'll September
If the town lot has some natural adj
vantage like depression. little study
can max" the garden charming. A
Suhken garden may need very little
grading, if Nature helps out bit. and
a rise OF ground at the back means an
easily POSSIBLE terrace with steps ard
a tea arhof charging the piazza pos
Slhllltles of small place
Less and less does the busy American
woman desire to live on her front
porch. and rear porcheS demand a
pleasant outlook and are helping to
90 away with the unsishtly backyard.
lhere is almost no condition which
cannot be made effective. and before
the inconsderate iconoclast gets the
yard to level it off. it will be well to
see # 1t cannot be used as it is with
better reSults.-The Craftsman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
j8-tu- sat-tf

Denver. Col. Aus 13.-Within a
month hearing will begin i'm Seattle,
wash, that government officials hera
assert will disclose proof of gigantic
rauds in connection with coal lands
in Alaska.
The facts pointing to alleged frauds
Ne known to Sec. Ballinger and Fred
bennett, commissioner of the general
and Office. That more than zoe, 900 acres
of rich coal lands in Alaska, some of
mem having veins 65 feet in thickness,
. lave been filed upon by dummy entry
non procured through agents of six
large corporations, the land office has
evidence to prove. according to infor-
nation made public.
The view of General Land Office
Commissioner bennett as given out is
that al entries found to be fraudulent
should be cancelled at once.
One of the coal companies involved
in the alleged fraud is located in Seat
tie, another in New York and stin 9TH
ers in San Francisco, Omaha and Chi
cago. The so-called dummy entry men
were recruited principally from the
docks of Seattle. the mines of Butte
and from the laboring classes of Chi
cage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
ELEVENTH MAINE
Holds Annual Reunion at Auburn
Bangor Next Year.

Auhura, Me, Aug. !9-The It'll
Maine itesimental Association held its
annual reunion at Burnside Post hall ir
this city Thursday with an attendance
OF 80 members. including men from
different sections of Maine ard from
Massachusetts. New York. Michigan
and Wisconsin.
There are HOW living about 400 mem
berS of the regiment. TwGntY-four died
during the year. Six honorary mem
ttrs We're elected at the forenoon SEES
SION, Rev. +. l.. HAYWARD Of Auburn
whose father was a member of the reg
iment; Charles -. and Maurice 4. STU
art, sons of Brooks ID. Stuart, and RAY
mold small. son OF Everett r. Small
and Isaac f. and George E. Wardwel
of Auburn. sons of Isaac w. Wardwel
The election 81 officers resulted:
Pres. Elias A. Morton. Augusta; LIST
Vice Pres. Phillio II. Andrews. Flint
Mich: ID Vice Pres. GuStavus Hay
ford. Canton, Mex: Sec.-Trcas.. Thon
as T. Tabcr, Saltwater Me
The reunion next year will lie at Ban
veterans made a pilgrimage to the
tomb Of Gen. Jonathan H. fill at oak
Hill cemetery. Gen. Iiill being the las,
colonel of the regiment.
This evening the association held a
campfire at Burnside Post hall.
Those in attendance were: Albert Max
f!elu New York City: J. +. Stevens. Lew
istun Haskell s. HerIick. Bluchill: FL
bridge f. Wardwell. Auburn: George r.
Ncyes. Stoninston; f.. +. Morton. Angus
TIA: Adelbert II. Ward. Lynn. Mass.
James +. Bailey. Lewiston: IL y. Arnold
Maiden. Mass: :. Smith. Concord y. IL
Drlrell. t:usts; Asa w. Goo2ins. East
Brooks: George W. Saunders Whiting
&c or.e W. Eastman. For, Fairfield: An
soh trock"r. Machias: Thomas r. Taber
saltwater: Archibald L. Martin. Brewer;
George y. Orr. Bangor: Judson J.. fc'ln-
Charles W; l.amson. Eddington: Lew
ellyn X. W"bher. Bangor; William u
Doughty. orrs Island: John +. Lowell
North Monmouth: Brooks H. Stuart. Do
Vel. y. H.: A. +, Brickmore. Hyde Park
Mas: y. II. Andrews. Flint. Mich: Dan
lei j. Fox. keazer Falls; Edward Kelley
Boston. Mass; Cyrus G. Wood. Winthrop,
Benjamin p. Bibher. Brunswick: James
Nj Larrabee. Gardiner: Frank c. Stew MS
Portland: Charles r. Davis. Somers-
worth. n. H.: Edgar A. Stevens. Bart
lett " H.: +. Il. Small. Gardiner: G. NJ.
Moor. I.yn"r. Mass; Royal *. Hartman.
Mavnar'. Ma. I9hn wilson; East
Thcn as lark. Augusta: ia as K Cos,
By, Eertnn Fiils. C. q. Vafney, Dix
mont: GEORGE l.. Cot. Berlin. H.: Da-
yid T. GRAHAM. Greene; G. Hayford, Can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

was the wife of a naval officer. She
took out the patent in 1S4@ and sold
he rights Tor Sal 500
A jubilee congress Of district nursing
is being held in Liverpool and is at
tended by nurses from all over the
world At one of the sessions a letter
of regret at her inability to attend
was received from Florence Nightin-
gale. Che first training school for
nurses in modern times was KAISER
WORT, school. founded in 1856. and it
was there Miss Nightingale and Miss
Agnes Jones received their early train
ing. Princess Louise and the dnka of
Argyle attended some of the Liverpool
sessions.
Prince Albert of Belguims cOnsort
Princess Elizabeth, who has the repu-
tation of being the best dressed prin-
cess i'm Europe. is n charming and
clever daughter of the royal Ocuist
Dukc Theodore of Bavaria. She has
studied medicine, and used to help her
father in his work among the poor
Her social work in Brussels has en-
deared her to rich and poor alike, and
besides founding a hospital she has
started training school for cooks and
every now and then gives prizes for the
hes t-made dishes of various kinds.
Among Princess Eliza beth's many gifts
may be mentioned Il talent for play
writing. and not long ago a romantic
play from her pen was produced by q
company of amateurs in the Belgium
CAPITAL
Miss Louise Colder. superintendent
tT,ft No.,
, German Methodisn in this country has
under her guidance seventy-two dea-
coEesSCS
Dr.. Magdeline "A. Hallowell has Just
been selected to take the place of Dr.
Mary Dunlap as superintendent of the
New Jersey Home for Feeble Minded
Women at Vineland until a election
can be called. DR. Hallowell is grad
| udte of the Philadelphia Medical Col
legc for Women and has served for the
| last two years in the New Jersey viii
| laSe for epleptics at Skilman. Dr.
Dunlap resigned her post at the Vine
land institution to marry. During the
| tWenty-one years of her administration
at the Vineland home she won wide
reputation as an alienist
The girls Of the geological depart
ment of Barnard College are planning
to take Two weeks camping tramp
through the mountains this summer
Mss Ida O2ilvic is head of the depart
ment and the class is always under
her care on these trips. foi which the
students receive credit in their regular
college work. Miss OgiIivie took her
degree of A b. at Bryn Mawr, whore
she studied geology under Dr.. Bascom
She then took a course at Columbia.
where she received her degree of Phi.
j.. When she went to Barnard there
were only five pupils in her department.
Now there are more than ten times
that number. During the college term
the students take weekly trips around
New York. out on Long Island and
down the Jersey coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Violation Of the Pure
Food Law Alleged
And Man Charged With Of
fence Taken 10 Bangor;
Local Man Suffers Painful Accident
...Personals and Locals.

lir. and Mrs. George OrdWay have
rented their home on Chester street 10
Jaw H. Scribner and family. VIII" Will
move from the Smith house in Pelto-
ma avenue within few days. Mr.. ana
Mrs. OrdlWay will locate AT the home
of their son, H. f.. Ordwav
Mrs. Mary Noble went to Fairfield
E'r;da, for an oyer-Sundav visit.
w. NJ. Osborn. chairman OF the To-
cal board OF selectnen. has received
from a Boston paper very handsome
and expensive gold-headed ebony
cane. which is to be given to the oldest
citizen of this town. with the under
standin" that the cane shall always be
in the possession of the eldest living
resident OF the town. 1t is thought now
thar Levi Taylor. VINO was 81 years old
JULY "a. 1909. is entitled to the cane, SO
long as he lives.
Walter Waugh of ontario and Miss
Helen Waugh % Lowell. Mass. who
have been visitin. here with Nj. and
Mrs. John Waugh. Hartland avenue,
lelt for their homes Thursday.
Miss Lena Marsh. ii i"lmer stenoSra
phe! at the law Office of Manson &
Coolidge. who has been in Friendship
solrc months with Rev. and Mrs. VIM.
SNeetland. is in town Tor "A few days
visit with friends
Mr. and Mrs l.. l.. Libby and daugh-
ter Helen will leave this evening for
For, !ardi where they will be the guests
Of his cousin. Fred Blake. until sun
DAY. when Mr.. and Mrs. Blak" and
their will leave in the Blake touring car
for a weeks trip to be passed at the
White Mountains and vicinity
John Gordon. who was arrested here
Thursday by Deputy United States
Marshal b. NJ Smith of Portland on
law by sending the carcass OF an AM
nal t" Boston unfit for use. WAS taken
to Bangor Friday for hearing
Charles Stroples will reopen his
Park Street theater which has been
closed for several weeks.
Mrs. s Il. Haines. Mrs. William
Wayness and Miss Hllda Lille We're at
Windemere Friday, making the trip in
the HaincS car.
The wedding OF Miss Florence M.
tiodgkins. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph HodgkinS of this town. and En-
nest Small of Herman occurred Aug. {,
at the home OF the brides parents. Rev.
+. s. Schoonover, pastor of the Meth
Odist church. performing the ceremony
before Il number of relatives and
friends.
Charles Turnbull is in South Boston,
where he has accepted d position for
the renld inder of the summer.
Mr.. aud Mrs. =. r. Jones and their
guest. Miss Marion Stewart OF Bangor
will leave today for Bangor. where Mr..
and Mrs. Jones will remain a few days
before going into camp for a weeks
outing.
Mrs. f. f.. Mayo went to GreenNille
Thursday for weeks visit with her
mother Miss Scammon. Mrs. MaNoS
sister, who has been visiting here. mas
gone to Turner for visit.
Harry Condor. clerk a; the local
postoffico will leave his duties to-day
for a vacation.
Irving J. futile recently met With
a bad accident While at his work at
the Pioneer mill A pulley fell. striking
HIM on the head. knocking him down
ard cutting a bad cash on the top of
the head
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Secretary +. V. SwenSon of

Secretary r. " Swenson of the
American Street & Interurban Railway
Association gives some interesting fig
ures in q pamphlet recently issued in
the interests of the association In the
year 1907, approximately 1900 street
and interurban railway companies, OPP
Grating in the United States, carried
nearly s,o00,000,000 passengers These
companies operate an aggregate of 30,
600 cars over an aggregate of 40, 0OO
miles Of track. The total capital invest
ed in these electric railways amounts
to approximately $4,000 600
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- -
OnIy a Mask.

Many are not being benefited by the
summer vacation as they should be
Now. Notwithstanding much outdoor
life, they are little if any stronger
than they We're. The tan on their
faces is darker and makes them look
healthier. but it is only a mask They
are still nervous. easily tired, upset by
trifies. and they do not eat nor sleep
well. What they need is what tones
the nerves. perfects digestion. creates
appetite and makes sleep refreshing.
and that is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Pupils
and teachers generally will find the
chief purpose of the vacation best
subserved by this great medicine
which, as we know, Guilds up the
the whole system"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Garden Spots for DUSTY Cities.

a concrete dial is a very pretty dec
Grafton for any slightly formal garden.
1t takes the soft weather stains well
and serves as q fixed center for keeping
the divergent paths straight and or
derby. In laying out "a circular garden
as the japanese do. a dial would make
very good axis Flowers. like four
o'clocks. which bloom at stated times.
should surround 4 sundial it is said
that Linna@us could tell the time OF
day from his window by the blossoms
which were open around his dial, but.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Municipal Court.

In the absence of Judge Larrabee,
who was in Auburn Friday morning,
Recorder Atkins presided over the
municipal court. There We're, three
DRINKS in line, Warren Palmer of Ran
dolph. Charles Cookson of Whitefield
and Jerry Collins, residence unknown.
Collins who had been before judge
Larrabee the preceding day and paid
fine was given this time until -
o'clock to get out of town. which he
did He was arrested Thursday by
Constable Tasker of Randolph. The
other two men We're arrested by E6-
Sheriff Burns Thursday afternoon aud
both paid their fine and costs which
amounted to $751; each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Liquid Manure.

No matter how fertile and well enriched
| he garden soil may be- there are ALWAYS
few plants whose freedom of bloom or
tropical luNuriance depend upon weekly
or semo-weekly drink of liquid manure
and a well arranged manure barrel is sure
| to pay for the trouble of its installation
The best place for the establishment of
he plant is at a point as convenient to
the garden and as accessible to water as
possible. If within reach of the hose so
that it may be filled from that source so
much the better.
only sound, perfectly water-tieht bar
rel should be uscd-an oil or molasses
barrel being the best and this should he
well hooped and thoroughly painted in
size and out. as the presence. of the ma
nure and water inside causes rapid deter
lofatlon If no protective coating is pro-
vided. A position shielded from the sun
IS. advisable, says writer in the Country
gentleman. as the hot rays during long
Summer days are apt to start leak in
tHe.ssharrel, which will prove ANNOYING If
not disastrous. The barrel should be set
on a raised platform--a stout box or other
elevation. and then bricks should be
placed on top of the support for the bar
rel to rest on. letting the rim of the bot
tom, not the bottom itself, rest on the
bricks. This is in order that the air may
circulate freely beneath it and insure it
against decay which would be certain to
result We're il set fiat on the box.
The barrel must be fitted with a relia-
BILE spigot, a molasses gate is best which
should be set in the side two or three in
ches from the bottom. An armful of
straw should be placed in the bottom of
the barrel to act a filter to the manure
water and keep the manure from clogging
up the spigot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Pershia's Shah is in financial straits
and has made an offer to the Russian
Academy of Sciences to sell the entire
royal collection of manuscripts, paint -
1y low figure. This collection has been
in the possession of the Shahs of Per-
sia for several centuries and some of
the paintings date to the sixteenth
century. The academy has recon-
mended that the government purchase
the collection. but this is doubtful, on
account of political considerations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Loss of Appetite

Is commonly gradual; one dish after
another is set aside till few remain.
These are not eaten with much relish,
and are often so light as not to afford
much nourishment.
Loss of appetite is one of the FIRST
indications that the system Is running
down, and there is nothing else So
good for it as Hoods Sarsa parilIa :
the beet of all tonics
accept no substitute for HOODS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Owing to many swindles perpetrated re

Owlng TO many swindles perpetrated re-
Gently through forged and stolen letters
of introduction, card of Photographic
identification invented by Pittsburc
rian has become popular in that CITY.
Now when the Pittsburger's friend asks
him for letter of introduction he takes
the friend to the nearest photographer
and Is photographed with him in an atti-
trde of presentations Then he writes his
note on the picture. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Miss Ruby Abrams. who was recently
graduated at the head of the art class in
Cooper Institute. is deaf. and until few
years ago was also dumb. She has been
an art student ever since she was grad
,iated at the head of her class six years
ago at the Institute for the Improved In
struction of Deaf Mutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Mrs. S. A. Cobb entertained the
Merry Widow Club at her residence in
Farmingdale this week. The hostess
served dainty refreshments. The
members present We're Mrs. Kate Bag
ley, Mrs S. A. Cobb. Mrs. Lila Har-
rington, Mrs. Frank Lawrence; Miss
Ethel Blair. Mrs. y. Keene. Mrs. D. K.
Greenleaf. Mrs. Fred Morgan, Miss
Bernice Glidden and Mrs. Glidden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Seventy Years Old.

Rheumatism and neuralgia yield their
pain to Perry Davis Painkiller-so do
sprains, burns, bruises. It cures colds, collie,
diarrhoea. For seventy years it has been
doing good. If it's uscd esriy suffering j.
Hsved ard danger aeo,ieu IS cent bot
tie Is the new size; bat 80 cent bottle il
really the cheapest. Loils &C much Mose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Do you know you can buy all the
popular sheet music at only 19c of Fred
Weber and the Mckinley music at
only 10c? Economy jars are great
sellers here. Low prices for hammocks
are taking them away Better secure
one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Have you tried the luscious white
cherries, chocolate dipped? i2eme1n-
Der the home folks with a package
Of these and brilliant brick. of the
rich harlequin ice cream. Regular Acc
chocolates at usual Saturday prices,
pc b., and Epicureans, 29c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Little Soldiers
In your blood are the millions
Of corpuscies that defend you

To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood of the right quality
and quantity.
This is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does 1T helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for you.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous
ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Of course you will be delighted to
know jerks has made double, guam
fitv of those sweet kisses of his for
tolay'S sale, only 15c h., flavors.
Also. the old-fashioned peanut candy.
20c ID. Here are G liavors of the real
Jcnks ice cream, all the College ices,
etc. II,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

The funeral of the late James En-
erson was held at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon from his home on the White
field road. Rev. c. F.. Jones, pastor of
the Randolph NJ. F.. church officiatsd.3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Preaching services at the Chelsea NJ.
f. church will be omitted Sunday af-
ternoon, Aug. % and Sunday after
noon, Aug. 80.