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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10
se.d Improvement Assn.

fine annual meeting Of the Maine
Seed Improvement Association i'm
mediateiy followed. The first matter
Of business was the annual address OF
President W. G. Hunton Of Readtield,
which was as follows;
When the call for all interested in
raising better ana purer seed was is
sued by d.. Is. Merrill last Fcbru-
airy, when that little band of prpgres-
sive farmers in RESPONSE to that call
assembled ut Wa:erville on Jam 70.
1910, ana formed the Maine Seed As
ISOLATION, ti.cy struck thc' Keynote OF
long felt want among the farmers OF
Maine 1t is true that many had for
years practiced crude forms OF selec-
ton for seed purpose, and had, "aseo
war on impurity; but the general ap-
pearance of the seed had principally
governed then selection. and those
other and more vital principles OF
seed selection had not been an essen
tial only to the extent that 1t showed
| by its external appearance. An APP
preparation of $4,000. made by. the Leg
islature Of 1909 had made it possible
| for the introductory work Of this AS
ISOLATION to be supervised.
Ihe evidence Of the sincerity of the
members and those chosen TO assist
| in having the foundations of the flu
ture work properly and practically
laid are on exhibition st this meeting.
and speak louder than any spoken or
written words of ours. The ~ncourage-
ment offered the boys of Maine by Or.
Twitchell and MIR. Trip are beAore
YOU in the results Of their first years
work. and from your own observation
Of these results you can Graw your
own conclusions. Through the work
begun by this Association We Tere
able to make at the Ne" England
Corn Show an exhibition that every
citizen of Maine who saw it Wax
! justly proud. Hundreds Of business
! and professional men from =, other
states at that show told me person
! ally that they were astonished and
that the exhibit would be worth thou-
sands of dollars to the State of Maine
as an advertisemen for they were all
desirious of Maine seed if they were
sure it was good. And as this Is no
| fundamental principle Of its reception
and future existence It seems to me
| that the work at this meeting should
demand our best efforts and most
conservative consideration that We
make no false move. / am so sure
that the members are awake to the
Importance Of this fact that have no
| fears Of the result, but rather that we
| shall be astonished at what we shall
accomplish in the year 20 come. Es-
pecially at what we shall do in the
practical experiments on our forms.
| Remember that this meeting is not
for two days at some central point in
our State. but continues for the entire
year in the work on our farms that
We undertake as part of this meet
ing. -..-.--
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10

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We have many other things for
men,: house. coats and sweaters; fine
glover; fancy waistcoatg. sill; hosiery
beautiful neckWcar. bath robes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10
Shoes, Slippers, Canes,
limb elias

You can spend little or good deal
here AVID get big. value for it all. 4-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10
1nzuy KENNEBEC JOURNAL SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10 1910

the year 1910 and several Of them LOT
1911. The total receipts have been s6sSo
This amount has been paid to the treas
urer and the secretary holds his receipt
for the same,
Early in the year the executive com
rnitten prepared, under advice from the
experiment station. the College OF Agrl-
culture and department of agriculture, a
series of report blanks for different farm
crops and also seed breeding work IN
corn and potatoes. The department of
Agriculture. also very kindly sent out to
such members as desired to undertake
the ear row test, ~ ears OF selected
corn. II is still too early to have the re-
ports, which are now coming Ia from the
members. tabulatei dll proper form.
Later this will be done and will furnish
some very Interesting data Oh which 10
shape up and plan future work. 1t is
with considerable pride that the secre-
tary brings 10 the attention of tue Assoc
citation the success Of the exhibit made
by the association at the New England
Corn Show held at Worcester. November
;-lc inclusive. That exhibit was cantri~
t,,fs,' to by IL OF our members and in
Guided - samples. made up as follows:
,-,.r, & rowe, flint, 10 ear lots A.
Corn rowed h,n't single ear lots,
Sorn' 70 rou-ad ff;,,. 10 ear lots. 9
Corn Il e r ro fiint, single ear lots, Is
Corn, dent. 10 ear lots. ::
Corn, dent. single ear lois -,r;a,
Corn. sweet Early. 10 ear lots.
Corn. sweet Early Crosby. 10 ear
Corn pom (-orn. 10 car lots. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10

lots Of good
things for a
mans Christmas
Canbefoundin this
clothing store; big
things and SMALL;
nothing could be a
better gift than a
suit or OverCoat of
fine quality; and
nothing will give
more lasting pleas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10

White of Bowdoinham was as follows:
Cash received from secretary,
1910 dues, $500
Cash received from secretary,
le11 dues, sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

Bolgiano, expert adviser on seeds, and
Mr. F. D. Millet, artist, who will pass
upon the artistic features Of the syste-
matte treatment.
or course. much money is going to be
required for all this but with steadily
membership, with sustaining
members who pay $ per annum,
patrons who subscribe 800 for the same
length Of time, life members paying half
that sum, members under sixteen years
old contributing % cents each, the in
come from a memorial fund of $1,000
donated in April by a charter member
and prize fund Of $40 at present, the
directors feel highly optimistic. Unlike
SO many theoretical schemes, this has
practical side which gives it a wider APP
peal. The man who cares not a jot for
an orchid may have an Unsuitable craving
for corn on the cob. and when he knows
that by digging few hours each morning
in an adjoining lot he can crafty this
appetite without cost, he is going to be
lust as enthusiastic as the lady with the
spacious lawns or the poor widow who
loves geraniums.
Then there is always the incentive of
prize Those who wish to compete will
have to sign a formal application not
later than September !, signifying their
desire to enter the contest and giving the
location of their paintings, which VIII be
inspected by a committee and photo
graphs taken of the various lawns flower
gardens and window boxes of greatest
merit some time near the close OF Sep
TENDER or early in October
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

pay out each summer for the watering
and trimming of their grounds, which, in
so many cases. are fiagrantly neglected.
For stipulated sum the association plans
to give such homes perpetual care"
A real estate agent has, since the an
nouncement of Mr.. Smiths coming, prof
fered two blocks of houses just COM
pleted by his firm for systematic treat
ment. to serve as models of what the
association accomplish. He agrees
TO assume all the expense. and it is a
bargain at that. Mr.. Smith will give to
the structures a villa atmosphere that
years of amateur digging and planting
could not hope to achieve.
A second line of work, to be started in
the fall and which is equally beneficial to
both the donatOr and the artistic souls
who have Washingtons welfare at heart
will be the converting of vacant lots-of
which there are such an unSightly num-
Der around town-into temporary gardens
for the of the people living nearest
them. Owners of such property, realiz-
ing the enhanced value of cultivated
ground over barren, seem particularly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
A Solicitous Neighbor.
tt1F he hadn't told the story himself

fx1F he hadn't told the story himself to
couple of friends the rest of his
neighbors might never have known. But
he did tell it, and SO this is what his
friends are relating said a Washing
tonian the other day.
"A certain real estate holder in this
city is in the same boat SO many of us
are. wife away, alone in the house. He
goes away, however, part of the time and
spends only about two nights week at
home. On one Of these semiweekly visits
he brought with him a suit case. 1t con-
tanned batteries and other paraphernaila
with which to repair his broken down bell
system. Unfortunately for him he was
seen to enter his cellar thus equipped.
In a few minutes his next door neigh
Dor head a noise which to him was full
of suspicion. He wasted no time, but
sent in a hurry call to the police. The
officer on the beat appeared upon the
scene some time later Words were eX-
changed. The gentleman in the cellar
refused to give himself up to the law
The policeman refused to enter the Gel
we're at StandSflll.
Don't you know who amp queried
the householder in a voice fraught with
anger.
fident reply.
I'm the owner of this house. that
what I am, and If you know your duty
you would know it-you're the regular
man on this beat aren't your
"At about this point other remarks fol-
lowed Finally the thief got an idea.
Who sent you here, anyhow?
The man next door,
More side remarks
We'll. you go and get him! roared
the not overgentle gentleman in the eel
lar
And leave you here to get out, huh !!
Not SO you could notice it,
perhaps thought transference had
something to do with it, and then per-
haps 1t was only curiosity, but at any
rate the gentleman next door appeared
upon the scene at this most propitious
moment. The gentleman in the cellar
came within his range Of vision
"".Gee. It's the owner Of the house" he
exclaimed.
But it was sufficient. The three
principals in the little drama of home
life parted, one sad with the sorrow of
having blundered. one wrought up to
fighting pitch. and the other went on his
way seeking to maintain the peace, with
no remarks or feelings credited to him
whatever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Silly Practical Jokes
in English Country Houses
Special Correspondence of The Star.


LONDON, August /, 1910.
For a while recently practical Joking
and playing the fool in English country
houses was a thing of the past. few
of the great hostesses had laid down the
law that if their guests could not be-
have like gentlefolk they must not visit
their houses again. Culprits realized
that discretion was the better part OF
valor and they took the warning for
the time being. However, within the last
two months there has been a fresh out
break This is said to be the outcome
of the ban on dancing during the mourn
ing for King Edward. Merry sparks OF
both sexes use up a certain amount of
energy in tripping the light fantastic
and in the absence of dancing high spir-
its have found an outlet in practical jok-
ing.
An escapade has taken place within
the last few weeks at WeIbeck Abbey,
which has given considerable annoyance
to the Duke and Duchess of Portland.
Some Of the guests organized hre
scare. and at am. the alarm was
shrieked through the passages. This kind
of thing has happened at more than one
country house of late. Indeed, at the
moment it is one OF the favorite re-
sources of the society hooligan. the
idea CT seeing cio"u VI Pcopie III '"e
night attire, minus their fa.se teeth and
false hair, appeals especially to the
tastes of that section which sees fun
in hurting others.
At one house it was known that
venerable and most distinguished Old
soldier wore wig, and the idea of fire"
was suggested by the desire to see him
without it. In another case 1t was ar
ranged by quiet young girl anxious to
show in her true colors a young widow
who was her rival for the affections Of
naval man. She knew that
the widow had false teeth and that she
wore some false hair, and it occurred to
her that if the man could see her with
out these additions, well-there was
chance for herself. She did not arouse
all the house-she merely woke those
concerned in her scheme. Even minus
her artificial aids the widow managed
to look charming on the night in ques-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

considered this most gratifying because,
as he expressed it:
The work was started after practically
all the possible patrons had departed for
the summer and when the planting sea-
son was nearly over / am confident that
the total membership will reach thou
sand by the late autumn, and it should
go into the tens of thousands during it's
mission. For anybody is eligible who
cares to spend a dollar and is interested
in the welfare of that part of Washing
ton bounded by his or her home. Such
people will not only be identified with the
association, but be making it possible
for men, women and children from the
congested parts of town to really cut
down living expenses in a measure by
raising their own vegetables for several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

ton. SO the dark plot worked so badly
that a few weeks ago the widow was
married to the sailor. 1t was thought
by those who knew most about the
matter that the incident of the fire
hurried the wedding
No one is sacred to some of these edu-
Gated 'hooligans.' even a bishop must
put up with consequences incident to a
weekend in the country for his health.
While resting from Saturday to Monday
the Bishop of London one night found a
cat and kittens snugly reposing in his bed.
His grace took the matter in the best OF
parts, never resenting IL nor even men
tioning it. He simply placed the family
on rug and allowed it to spend the
night in his room. Whether he realized
that it was an organized Joke" no one
seems to know. His grace is fond of ami
mails and cats are his particular favorites
Mrs George West will never be cured
of her love of playing practical jokes
which. however, are of the amusing order
and never hurt any one. At a country
house where she was recently visiting she
managed to get into the guests room be-
fore the dressing gong sounded one night
and creased the inside handles of all the
doors. Little dreaming of what had been
done. each pushed the door to as he or
she went in. When every one was dressed
and the dinner gong sounded Mrs. George
West and the few in the secret walked up
and down the bedroom floor passage near
ing the struggles that We're going on IN
side each door and the language that was
uttered by some of the men, Mr. As
quith was of those who battled with
a greasy handle, and his remarks We're
II is not the first time
he has had experiences of this kind, for
his better half is dabster at fun or this
order and she has performed on every
one from ROYALTY downward. Like Mrs.
George West. however, Mrs. Asqulth never
does anything spiteful when she plays
practical jokes More especially is she
particular in this regard since her hus-
band became the prime misister
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Only a Check.

GA WOMAN is a better talker than a
"A man." said Harry Lehr. at din
ner IT. Newport "A woman can say in
one neat, graceful phrase more than a
man could pack into a paragraph.
II stood In a railway station the other
day, and on all sides wives. about to
start for seashore and country, = were
taking leave of their husbands. heard
one really charming wife say, as she held
her husbands hand:
Goodbye, dear. Don't forget to
write
mo, no; I'll write Often he replied.
earnestly.
"'Yes, do, if it's only check said
She"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
A Difference.

A PROMINENT Washington minister
"A has son who is a physician. 1t IL
rumored that one day when the reverend
gentleman was called to the telephone q
sweet, eirlish voice at the other end OF
the wire inquired demureiy;
is DIR. - in?"
YES" replied the genial divine, but
which one do you want-the preaching or
the practicing one2'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Anti I oxin VirusIs Taken From Rabbits

ened from day to day by regular grada-
lions until the blood is in condition to
successfully resist the disease. The treat
ment generally lasts two weeks, and, il
taken in time, is said to be invariably
efficaciouS.
The fact is emphasized at the labora-
tory that the treatment is entirely pre-
ventive enc. Should human being actu-
ally develop rabies no procedure known
to medical science could save him. What
enables the present measures to be con-
Quoted SO effectively is the comparatively
long period necessary for the develop
ment of the disease lin man. Two weeks
is the minimum period known for symp-
toms to appear in a person after being
bitten, and in such instances the wound
has been inflicted upon nerve center,
such as the face. This circumstance east
ly enables person to profit by the treat
ment in time. The diagnosis is, as is
generally known, conclusively made from
the body of the dog.
All cases in Washington are thus dag
messed by the experts of the bureau of
animal industry of the Department of
Agriculture by means of microscopical
examination of the carcass, the fatal mi
cro-organiSm being readily detected in
the brain and spinal cord. The animal
should be allowed to reach a certain stage
of the disease, however. before being de-
Stroyed, as only thus can thoroughly
satisfactory examination be made. And
it is, of course, apparent that the nature
of the preventive treatment makes 1t in
advisable for a person to undergo it with
out sufficient knowledge that the animal
which has bitten him was actually af-
flicted with rabies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

o make living in
town something
more than a mere
existence from day
to day by creating
civic pride in the
ground about one S
home, no matter
how ambitious or
humble such ground
may be, and to
completely elimi-
nate that sharply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

months. or relieving their house interiors
from sordid baroness by the presence of
occasional flowers culled from their own
tiny gardens
first interested the element which can
afford to pay for its horticultural ven
lures, and expect, through them, or be-
cause of them, to enlist the masses who
might otherwise hesitate. While the gem
eral idea is to stimulate interest in the
lands cape gardening of the city and It's
surroundings, and the first work is to
81 done III the more fashionable parts
Of Washington the vacant lois. wherever
obtaips BILE. will receive just the same at
ttntion and gradually be turned over as
gardens for those who have no garden
space OF their own. On these the workers
hope TO build up lovely recreation gardens
Tor the use of neighborhood. so CO.
cperat.V ely devised that each person Will
take an owners pride in them, and the
chiti~en reared to larger natures because
of their association with plant life.
Protiting by the experience of severai
Prominent winter residents here, VINO
have spent money having their grounds
la'1 out only to discover that the en-
semble was marred by that of the adj
joining laws, the assoc citation has from
the first endeavored 10 obtain perihis-
sion for systematic baaulifying by
squares, or blocks. Property owners or
lessees on the four sides are being visit
sd and requested to combine in a genera,
scheme for shrubs and flower beds, and
all the accessories Ct a perfect bit of
landscape gardening. Plans are to pc
drawn ar6 the cost estimated. so that
each resident can Know just what the
expense Will be before the work shall be
started.
Already the block bounded by Massa
chusett> aNerue, Connecticut avenue Du-
pom circle. 18th street and n street mas
been Jrt missed, and early In September
will be taken over by the ssccia:ion.
Quite the biggest result far has oeen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

The process of evolving the virus for
treatment is, necessarily, very delicate
one. The first incubation of an animal
with the original virus from the dog pro-
duces poison which is more dangerous
to man than is the canine toxin by
drying the cord of an animal inocuiated
with the fixed or seven-day virus, how
ever. and producing an emulsion, very
weak toxicity is obtained his Is nrst
used on the patient in its most attehuated
or diluted state, and the dose is strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

lated themselves with the fixed virus, In
its various dilutions, and no III effects
have accrued. Much popular misappre-
hension is found to exist regarding rabies.
and the government scientists have found
themselves confronted by divers weird be-
liefs and practices in this respect. AS one
of them remarked, it is very general idea
that a mad dog is a ravaging, tearing
beast, running about with frothing mouth
and attacking any creature that comes I'm
its path. Although this manifestation OF
the disease is possible, ii is very rare.
The paralytic form of rabies, which Is
the most general, causes the animal to
crouch in corner. its limbs twitch
spasmodicalIy, and it bites or snaps at an
object placed close to its eyes, although
the vision is so affected that Ii generally
misses the latter. Animals in this condi-
ton are handled by physicians i'm the
laboratory with remarkable freedom, the
paralysis in it's later stages rendering
the victims practically immobile.
There is found to be prevailing be-
lief in certain sections of the country in
the efficiency of the so-called mad
stone" The latter is supposed, when APP
piled TO the wound caused by the bite
of rabid dog, to insure recovery and
future immunity from rabies. Some
times, instead of stone. a mass of hair
supposed to be that Of a mad dog, and
hence a certain cure, is employed. No
fewer than 300 cases thus treated were re-
ported last year to the government au-
thorities by the health officer of GER
tain state.
OF these 40 were afterward prevailed
upon to accept treatment through the lab
oratory. and all recovered. OF the re-
manning eighty who pinned their faith
to the virtues of the maidstone sixteen
died. The latter fatalities show some
thing in excess of the usual percentage
of deaths from rabies where the treat
ment is not taken, percentage given by
the authorities of the public health and
marine hospital service, from statistics
furnished from all states, as sixteen In
the hundred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

live rabbits are being
purchased by the public health
and marine hospital service.
as a visit to the laboratory ad-
iocant to tho Naval Medical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

1t is explained, however. that no great
risk would be incurred should a person
take the treatment without having been
bitten by a rabid dog. This statement is
based upon the fact that several of the
physicians at the laboratory have inocu-