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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

in the dry season when the earth is
parchcd and dry there is always sGf-
ficient humidity in the atmosphere to
supply the necessary moisture for
trees and flowers and incidentally to
provide all the human discomfort
which on" may reasonably require.
Tho rainfall in Burma ranges from
fifteen to two hundred and fifty inches
irr aHnum. In the DRY zone a the
vicinity of Nandaay the fat! . from
Il t. 30 inches Will" at Moulin Il and
various places ON the coast in e dis
tricts Of Arakan and TenaSsc- n the
dnwnprur averages 40 to 30 inches.
At IIang0nn the rainfall is / to 12o
irc}c*, which is quite SufEicien; to sat
isfy the most eNacting for IT." time
l.;r.r as it falls during a s,ar, OF five
months Rein usually begins in M@y
and lasts approximately the middle Of
October. Violent electrical storms
accompanied IL high winds. frequent
II mark The opening and closing of
the rainy season but cyclones are al
most unknown IN Bur9!a. These
storms. which are quite common in
the Indian Ocean and Bay OF Bengal,
come within a short distance of the
coast but seldom if ever strike III
land. Toward the close OF the rains
the rivers and creeks intcrsectlng the
delta overflow their banks subnier3ihs
much of the surrounding country ana
supplying PADDY fields for rice grow
ing that are unsurpassed III any part
of the world. AS previously mention
ed. these rivers are heavily laden with
the soft suh-soil of up country when
is deposited or the fields as the waters
subsiGe, thus providing the cultivator
with the finest Of fertilizers at no
trouble or expense
This lavish prodiralitv Of nature
may In = measure account for the easy
go;.,r -f-Nthods Tliiei! ere accountea
c,-aracterfsticlllv Burmese. BACK
from tho coast the country is broken
by numerous low mountain ranges en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
SCHOOL NOTES
THE FUTURE FOR GIRLS.
Should Be Given Practical Course in
Housekeeping.

The public school officials all over
the country are beginning to think Sc
rIously Of the institution of a domestic
science department in the schools and
well they might be, for the recent re-
port of a New York educational So
ciety states that only one out OF every
hundred scholars in the grammar ana
high schools know how to make a cake
or loaf Of bread.
Isn't this q bad state of affairs? In
the Puritanic days. every girl was
taught housekeeping. Since that peri
cd, musical and literary education has
suprlanted housekeeping.
In answer to thirty queries as to
their housekeeping ability, all of the
sirls in the Wakefield. Mass, high
school said they could make lovely
fudge, but only dozen of them could
make bread.
While we do not essay to disparage
the musical and literary attachments of
our scholars, we believe that there is
more attention paid to them than there
should be. II a girl spends an hour
practising on a piano, she should spend
two on preparing herself for her gen.
erai destiny-housekeep
While domestic science should be in
the school curriculum, the home is the
real place to begin the instruction.
Nothers should begin to teach their
girls in the art just as soon as they are
old enough to understand.
One of the best institutions in Rum
ford at the present time is the sowing
circle The ladies who are the leaders
should receive liberal financial aid from
the people. They are carrying on a
work that will be the means of saving
many girl from poverty in the future
The friends of John M. BRIGHAM
of Dexter are interested to learn
duties as professor of ancient
classics in Ripon college, Rip
on. Wis. lie finds the college well
equipped; a new gymnasium is about
being erected. The town of Ripon has
3bout 5000 Inhabitants, with fine build
inG&. and all the modern improvements.
Miss Emily S. Cole of Machias, is
again teacher of the primary school
at Bucks Harbor. and the grammar
is taught by Miss Davis of Clinton,
Me,
Miss Evelyn H. Davis of Gardiner,
who has been teaching i'll Utica, n
Y, for the past six years. has resigned
to accept similar position in the high
school, Chelsea, Mass, and will COM
mcnCe work there in about one week
A commercial department has been
added to the curriculum of the Law
renee High school at Fairfield In
struction will be given in all the sub
jccts usually taught in the modern
business college. Supt. Hersey and
Prin. Pratt are confident that this
course will be very popular and supply
a long felt want.
The Kicker Classical Institute at
Houlton has a fast football team and
some good games are looked for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
Equity.

Until recently there was a partner
ship existing between two darky
blacksmiths in an Alabama town. Thu
dissolution of this association was
made known by notice nailed upon
the door of the smithy, which notice
ran as follows:
THE kopardnershipp heretofor re-
sisting between me and Nose Jenkins
fs' theetby resolved. All persons fow-
ills the firm will settle with me; and al
persons that the firm owes to will SET
tel with Nose. '-Harper's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
EIderberries for Pies.

The simplest and incest way to can
Wash and drain the fruit and place in
jars, filling them as compact1y as pos-
sible; next pour in boiling water toaiill
every crevice in the jar. adding more
water as the fruit settles, until tho
Jars are running over: cover alright
and keep in cool, dark place. When
ready to make elderberry pies in tho
winter (and few berry pies are bettef>
pour Off the extra water and proceed
as With fresh berries. AS the elder
berry alone is insipid, lemon juice,
vinegar or tart grape must be added
70 give the proper favor, the green
grapes. wild or cultivated, are es-
peclally nice. Stew the grapes slowly
until broken; pass through coarse
hair sieve. and to each pint of the
pulp allow three pints of the berries;
add two cups of sugar to sweeten and
little butter, line deep pie plates with
good pastry. fill with the fruit we'll
dredged with -four and cover with an
entire crust or latticed one, as pre-
ferred: bind with a strip of wet mus
lin to keep. the juice from running
cver, and bake in a nodegat oven. n
the vinegar or lemon juice is added.
|tastfnf1fgill determine the amount "
sour aWd sweet to be used.
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wireless messages overland are not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

ne IS TO remain factor in the COM
s era OF prosperity which is clearly
East. WAT See'loh OF the
ana ,ie latter part of the eighteenth
can.. we early part of the nineteenth
hatms considerable friction developed
III the Indian government and
e hing Of Burma which finally cul-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

George Allan England, Socialist and
Author, is to pass the winter in
France. Mr.. England is regular
summer visitor in Maine and passed
the recent season at Peaks Island
Gustave Myers is another writer who
likes Maine and his summers are given
UP to quiet life at Bryants Pond
where he writes interesting stories.
James Edmund Dunning, author Of
''The Master Builders" and other well
known books, has been selected to
represent the boards of trade of the
United States az the meeting of the
permanent committee of the interna-
tional congress of chambers of COM
merce at Brussels The committee
will arrange the program for the next
congress at London next year.
Mr.. Dunning is very well known and
is one of Names bright men.
Kate Douglas WigEin, American .au-
thor who organized the first free kim
dergarten school for poor children on
the Pacific coast, was 81 years old Sept
eHth. She was born in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin Riggs has
beautiful summer home in Hollis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
Was
A Son Of-Mame.

Major Hannibal e. Hackett of Bel
mont, Cal, q well known son of Maine
is dead. He had many relatives "a
friends in Franklin county and fwo
nieces, Mrs. Louise e. Jewett and Mrs
II. M. Perry OF Augusta. The San
Francisco chronicle, in reviewing Ma
ior Hackett's career says: Major Han
nlbal f. Hackett was one of the nota-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Kate Douglas Wiggin has been busy
for several weeks getting ready for
her departure for New York where she
Will pass the winter, as is her custom
annually. Mrs. Riggs has many friends
in the Pine Tree State who are pleased
to learn that her delightful book, Re
becca Of Sunnybrook Farm has been
ora ia led
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
PIPE.
Gives the Face Square Jawed Look

"Therc is one question l always ask
Il man who wants Il job remarked
the business man who has to hire sew
eral hundred men for different posi-
tions each year.
The question I always ask them is,
Do you smoke pipe much? OF
course the answers are various. Some
of them smoke q pipe a great deal and
others not at all.
why do | ask about the pipe. We,
not that | have the least interest in
their habits or that | have any prcju-
dice one way or another in the mat
ter The reason is that l want to
know whether the formation "' their
lower jaw is natural or acquired.
"A man with Il firm lower Jaw is al
ways q man of parts and of will. |
say 'alWays'-anyWay most always. If
he docs not sm0i-~ 'ir" -" s"''"- p
jaw, back near where it hinges IN to
the upper one, is natural. ~ lie ~ q,
pipe smoker the looks are deceivin".
and l have to judge his caliber some
other way.
Pipe smokers always have strong
muscles back on the face about the
place a man stops when he makes the
first stroke downward in shaving.
These are the muscles that hold the
jaws together. They often give a
square jaWed effect to q man who
hasn't any square jaw characteristics.
Ny men think l ask funny questions,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

Margaret Deland whose verses have
been read by thousands of persons. par
ticularly women, hasSbeen recent wish
tor to Maine and has made hosts OF
friends here. Mrs. Deland makes ner
homesin Boston but has a beautiful sum
mer place in Kennebunkport where she
passed many weeks during theseason.
When the .Delands first chose this sum-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

mer resting .placeit was little ASKING
village. and life there was Of the most
simple, primitive kind. cottage was ss-
lected close to the river and Mr.. Deland's
yacht, with its picturesque red Venetian
sails, became feature the scene. A
disused barn in a nook among the hills
was found to possess charming outlook
and this was at once turned into a study
in which Mrs. Deland did much of her
literary work.
Margaret Deland, like her creations Old
chester and DR.. Lavendar cannot be
claimed as the exclusive property of New
England, and yet New England insists
upon share in each, and takes pride in
all three.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

4 second edition oil Letters from
China" by Mrs. Sarah Pike COnger,
wife of the late minister to China, is
announced by the publishers, Messrs.
\. c. McClurg & Co. Arrangements
have also been made to publish the
work in England through Messrs. Hold
der & Stouchton. TIL" demand for the
book seems to come from "a recogni-
ton OF the ne Wight which it throws
on matters relating to China which no
previous writer's had quite the same
opportunity of investigating. Among
the many expressions of opinion Oh the
book received by the publishers a char
acteristic enc was from a Chinese stu-
dent at Sheffield Scientific school who
says it is the most interesting and
truthful account of his people ne has
ever read. u =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

"A Book of Joys" that idyllic story
OF her New England childhoods home
by Lucy Fitch Perkins, published by
a. G. McClurg 4 Co., has reached its
second edition. Mrs. Perkins is very
well known as an illustrator as well as
a writer and in "a Book of joys she
has pictured in drawings and in words
the sights and sounds and happenings
all the joys in fact-of an old-fash-
toned New England village. Woven
into the chronicle is most genial phil
oSophy and comment, wise and native,
on subjects ranging from religion to
the dignity of cooking. Mrs. Perkins is
represented again this Fall on A. c.
NJ cClurg * cos. list, having contribu-
ted twelve drawings of child life for
Leonard reasc's 1.-The Child You Used
to Be" which will he published in Sep
tcmher..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

wireless messages overland are not
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04

Lincoln Colcord who has been writ
ing a number Of pleasing short stories
is former resident OF Houlton where
he has great many warm friends
who are watching his career with IN
terest. Mr.. Colcord makes his homo
in New York city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04

the illy-prepared ground. MI. WICK
ham spoke with special reference to
securing good seed in whatever is
put in the ground, and with the
ground we'll prepared he did not
believe that there was any reason
why the farmer should not be bless
ed with good crops-especially when
the rain comes in such generous
quantities.
A portion of the time was spent
to a discussion of the paper present
ed by DR.. Keller, and many interest
ing facts were brought to light.
At the request of the Commercial
Committee the Mitchell Band went
v e to the club rooms and enter
tanned the visitors with a number of
selections. 1t was the first appear
ance of the band since its organiza-
ton some three weeks ago and with
but three rehearsals the boys felt a
little delicate about appearing in pub
lie, but under the circumstances they
yielded to the request of Commits
sioner Ness to enliven the occasion
with some music. When the band
was through playing Secretary Will
son paid the members a high compli-
ment for the excellent music, and
moved that a vote of thanks be eX-
tended the band for their kindness
and the vote was made good and
strong.
The rest of the evening was spent
in social matters, and the visitors
became the guests of the Commercial
Committee. Cigars we're passed
around the room and the members
enjoyed a half hour or more in a
NAV thai WAS Measurable.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
BRookINGs GOT STOCK SHOW
Executive Committee Decided tc
Change the Location of Stock
Show to BrOOkinpS.

After the meeting of the stockmen
adjourned at the court house, the
executive committee met at the Wild
mann hotel to transact it's business.
When all had been finished p. L..
Squirting suggested that the place of
meeting had not been decided upon
for the next year. 1t came as some
thing of a surprise for it was the
supposition that the show had been
located at Mitchell permanently and
could not be moved without a vote
of the members of the association
Just as 1T was located here. Mr..
Squirting insisted that it was the
duty of the executive committee to
SO determine the location of the an
nual meeting, notwithstanding the
fact that this is the first time since
the association vas located here per-
manently that the location has been
brought up in the executive commit
tee meeting. Z
There were six members of the
board present-three members who
live In the north part of the state,
and three in the southern part. with
Mr.. Squirting holding the proxy of
P. w. Peterson, who lives at YER
million, and the supposition would
be natural that he would support a
southern location. By the use of the
proxy the location of the stock show
was changed to Brookings for next
year. 1t is not understood that Mr..
Peterson was aware that the matter
of the change in the location of the
stock show al to come up in the
executive meeting.
There was some question express
ed as to the right of the executive
committee to move the show. An in
vestigation of the constitution and
bylaws revealed a section where it
is specifically stated that 1.-The annual
meeting Of the association shall be
decided by the executive committee.
After the constitution and bylaws
were adopted the stock show was
permanently located at Mitchell, but
the bylaws were not changed in ac-
cordance with that idea.
The members of the north part OF
the state offered the argument that
the greater part of the breeders who
ship stock to Mitchell live in that
section of the state and that they
ought to be given an opportunity to
hold the show in that section once,
Mitchell certainly regrets that the
stock show is to be held elsewhere
next year, and If it was known thai
the executive committee was to have
the determining power some effort
would have been made to keep II
here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04

tary, believing his long experience
in the ONCE will be of more value to
the agricultural interests of the ma
ton than q new and untried a
We renew our pledge of allegiance
to the South Dakota State Fair,
recognizing it as a factor of great
value to the farming and live stock
interests of our state.
We note with pride the growth of
the State Fair the past two years,
since 1t has been permanently locat-
ed and believe it is time that the
state. through the legislature, make
increased appropriations for it's main
tenance as one of its most important
public institutions.
T. The rapid growth and the arrange
ment already made whereby our
State Fair is placed in a circuit of
state fairs, assures a very largely in
creased exhibit of live stock. He
would respectfully call the attention
OF our present legislature to the i'm
p%ortance of providing additional
barns. and buildings for the proper
care of such exhibits.
We most heartily recommend an
appropriation for the Experimental
Station at Brookings, sufficient to
permit the Professor of Animal Hus-
bandry to purchase a few good mares
of the most popular draft breeds that
the young men of our college may
know and be a judge of a good horse,
mans best friend.
Be it further resolved, that the
Secretary of this Association be di-
rected to send a copy of the resolu-
tons to each member of the legis-
lature. and that each member of the
association be requested to write
their members with reference to it
and urge its passage.
We wish to express our thanks to
the officers of the association for
their faithful and efficient services
during the past year, partic-
ularly in connection with prelimi-
nary arrangements for this meeting.
Signed,
p. F. WICKHAM,
Chairman,
j. M. DUNMIRE,
H. o. WICKRE,
JOHN NICOL,
T. N. BABCOCK.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
PRESIDENTS PRIZE CUP
Will Scallin Secured the Silver Low
ing Cup That Was Put up by
President Losey.

There has been quite a strife on
over at the poultry show for the
winning Of President Losey's silver
loving cup, which cost him $25. 1t
was offered for the BEST cock, cock
erel, hen and pullet of any one va
riety, and the competition was very
strong. 1t lay between e. M. Thomas
and Will Scallin of this city, and it
was some time before it could be de-
cided which was entitled to it. 1t was
finally decided that Mr.. Scallin was
entitled to the cup with his White
Wyandottes, his four birds averaging
a score of. "a 7-16. Mr.. Thomas
Black Langshans being only one
eighth of a point behind the winner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE
Wilson in an Address Illus
trated the Difference Between
These Breeds.

At 1890 this morning a good
crowd assembled at the stock pavil-
ion to hear Secretary Wilson, of
Brookings, discuss the two types Of
cattle. In the ring were representa-
tives of three of the beef types, Alb
erdeen Angus, Shorthorn and Here
ford, and one Of the dairy type, a
Holstein. While the crowd was
gathering score cards, similar to
those used at the agricultural coll
lege, were distributed, enabling
those present to more intelligently
grasp the salient points of the dis
cussion as they were brought out
by Secretary Wilson.
The speaker started out sharply
emphasizing the distinction between
the beef and the dairy types of cat
tie. They are a class by themselves
and cannot be successfully mixed. No
such thing has yer existed as a sue
cessful hybrid of the beef and dairy
types. The professor in discussing
the ends of the two types said that
while one inevitably ended at the
butchers block, the dairy COW should
be kept till she died of old age and
then buried and have a monument
erected in respect to her worth and
the service she has rendered to the
owner.
He emphasized the fact that it was
not possible for a dairy animal to put
on weight in the places where the
high priced meat came from, as hat
was the mission of the beef animal
and that any attempt to do SO would
result in failure. A dairy COW, to be
at her best, will be lean. He related
the experience of a South Dakota
farmer who tested the milk product
of a Holstein and a Hereford COW
in which the former led by a 46 to
4 ratio as showing the i~ncapability
of using an animal for a purpose for
which it was not intended.
Prof. Wilson then went into a dis
acteristics of the W. types. The
beef animal should be square, blocky,
small boned, with we'll sprung ribs
and with bullying muscles. The
dairy animal should be wedge shap-
ed, prominent boned, barrel shaped
body and with we'll developed udder,
which in scoring counts for one-ffth
of the total sumber of points. All
beef types are much the same in gen
eral contour, with, of course, the
differences in color and the shape
of the head.
The secretary then outlined
something of the history of the dairy
breed, the Holstein in particular.
The Holstein type is the Oldest in
existence, dating back to 800 b. G.
In the eastern part of this country
this breed is the one most used be-
cause of the intensive system of
farming used where everything helps.
No animal will be so nearly perfect
as to score 100 as there is always
some weak point in the best of them.
Also it is a fact that no two animals
are alike in all points.
Prof. Wilson closed the discussion
by again emphasizing the fact that
the dual purpose animal did not ex-
list; that beef cattle were not so
constituted as to be good mixers
that dairy cattle should not be put
: upon the block.
At the conclusion of the discussion
the professor invited those present
to ask him questions pertinent to
the ground he had gone over, which
offer was taken advantage of by
MANY
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-27
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the fol
lowing ordinances have been passed by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioner and
approved by the Mayor of the City of Newark,
and pursuant to Chapter $3.50 of the State laws
OF 1895. are herewith published by title:
An ordinance to provide for the paving Of
FOURTH
from North Eleventh street to the city line, with
asphalt pavement on a six (6) inch concrete
and the width Of the roadray to be
reduced from ~forty-fve NO feet to thirty-seven
and one-half (37ia) feet.
An ordinance to provide for the paving Of
MERCHANT STREET.
from Ferry street to Clover street. with btu
lithfc payem mt on a six go Inch concrete
foundation.
Adopted February rs. 1909.
A. r. EGGERS,
President of the Board of Street and water
Commissioners.
VIM e. GREATHEAD,
Clerk of the Board.
Approved February %. 1909.
JACOB HAUssL1NG.