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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
WASHINGTON'S FLAG.
How the Stars Were Arranged on the
Blue Field.

Another valuable relic of Washing
ton has been recently added to the
Valley Forge Museum of American
History. This is Washngton's head
quarters flag. His marquee was pur-
hased by the museum last fall after
having been exhibited for years in the
National Museum at Washington. II
was his first headquarters here and
was used by him throughout the war
of the revolution.
Now through the courtesy of Miss
Frances B. Lowell. a descendant OF
Betty Lewis. sister of Washington
the flag of the commander in chief OF
the armies of the patriots is exhibited
with the famous war tent
For years the flag has been a treas
ured heirloom in Miss Lovelrs family
and few have known of it's existence
Upon her fathers death she became its
owner 1t was known to the family
as "NVashington's headquarters flag"
That it is the unidentified flag of
Peale's portraits there can be no
doubt" says the Rev. w Herbert Burk
founder of the museum and who OBJ
tanned the treasured relic. "The flag
of one picture" says the Rev. Mr.
Burk. is blue jack with thirteen
stars. The flag now in the museum
here is light blue silk jack with thir
teen stars, the blue faded and the stars
yellow with age"
The flag is thirty six inches long and
twenty-eight inches wide The head
ing is of homespun linen. with three
eyelets worked with thread. The stars
are six pointed. double stitched. and the
silk back of them has been cut out to
show The stars on both sides The
stars are not arranged in circle. but
in lines following the crosses of the
British flag which, the Rev Mr.. Burk
says. seems to have been the earlier
arrangement.-Phil delphia Bulletin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
The Dairy Exhibit.

Dairymen found much of interest to
see in the dairy exhibit under the CO.
operative management of the State
department of agriculture and the
fair management. This exhibit oc-
cupies a prominent place on the sec
ond floor of the exhibition hall. The
butter and cheese exhibits are larger
than formerly under the management
Of the association and the milk and
cream exhibits are an entirely new
feature, as Is also the special exhibit
of the dairy division of the department
of agriculture along lines of milk
weighing. testing of milk and butter
and the scientific value of feeds. which
has already been mentioned.
TIE milk and cream entries in
ciuded Is in market milk, nine in
market cream and three in Pasteur-
lied cream. The three competitors in
the cheese class were Mrs William
Soule of Pittsfield, NJ. L. Goodhue of
Oakland and F. L. Tibbetts of Dexter,
the last two having between $50 and
700 pounds on exhibition. Mr. lib
belts won first on best cheese and first
on display. Mr.. Goodhue, second on
test cheese and third on best display Of
cheese. and Mrs. Soule second on dis
play and third on best cheese
NJ l.. Goodhue of Oakland won first
In the dairy firkin class. o. N. Rose OF
Green. second and r. l.. Jones OF
Winslow. third. Mrs. S. l.. Brimmer
of Mariaville also had good f1rkin
exhibit +. l.. Grant of Fairfield won
the first prize. for best 10 pounds OF
dairy prints. Mrs. Mary J. Smith OF
Winthrop. second and NJ. l., Goodhue
Of Oakland, third. Other exhibitions
in this class were Mrs. George Gordon
of Bingham, Mrs. S. l.. Brimmer OF
Mariaville. and r. o. Jones of Wins
low.
Mrs. Mary ]. Smith of Winthrop
carried away first for display of dairy
butter, second went to Mrs. George
Gordon of Bangor and third to G.N.
Grant OF Fairfield.
The first prize for creamery hrkih
butter went to the Skowhegan Jersey
creamery, second to the Turner Cen
ter creamery of Auburn and the third
to the Carrabassett creamery OF East
New Portland. First prize on the
creamery prints was won by the Tur
ner Center Dairy Association OF Au-
burn and second by the Carrabassett
.r.o,o,,. of Fact New Portland.
Turner Center creamery was also
awarded first on display of creamery
h,,tter and second TO the Carrabassett
creamery.
The fancy display of dairy butter oS
Mrs. S. l.. Brimmer Of Mariaviiie III
cluded fancy prints in many shapes 0,
birds. fishes and flowers. attracted
much attention. The final decision
on the milk and cream awards was not
announced Thursday.
Prof. p. A. Campbell of Orono and
r. w. Redman of Corinna were judges
of the butter and cheese and Prof. +.
A. Campbell and DR.. Leon S. Merrill OF
Scion judges of the milk and cream
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

The crowds up in the Coliseum we're
fully as big as these Of the preceding
day, in spite of the fact that the
grandstand was filled and the fences
lined with thousands OF people intent
on watching the double race program.
while the most enthusiastic crowd of
baseball fans that was ever seen on
the fair grounds followed the two
ball games and another big crowd was
on hand out by the pulling field,
Superintendent Fuller had four eX-
ira police on duty at the entrances and
exits to keep the Coliseum crowd NOV
ing,
The great attraction Of the day at
the Coliseum i'll addition to the con-
cert program was the exhibit of vook-
ed food and canned goods. While thu
exhibit was perhaps not IS large as
in previous years its quality was eX-
cellent and The spectacle presented by
the excellent array of cakes, pies.
,douShhuts. cookies. bread and rolls
and the small fruits in glass was one
to make the mouths of all lovers of
good food water Mrs. S. f. Whit
comb is the superintendent of this de
part.nent.
Friday, the closing day of the fair.
viii be Old Folks day at the Coliseum.
Mrs. Ann Pulsifer Is in charge of this
department and the special exercises
will begin at 10 A. NJ. Addresses will
be given by Rev. +. c. Whittemore,
Rev. Cyrus f. Stimson. Henry c. Lib
by and others. The exercises of Old
Folks day are eagerly looked forward
to by an increasing number each year
and the attendance this year of those,
who are on the way down LIES sunset
slope, is expected to be much larger
than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
Cominu Attractions,

The Murray-Rostell stock company Of
IA stars, headed by Pete Murray The
comedian of the Avery Strong Co. last
season. will be at the Coliseum SsN.
;, 6. and I. Prices 20 and 30 cents; bal.
cony 20c: orchestra and parquet %
cents. Six vaudeville acts. No waits
THE Blue Mouse that big New
York show is booked for the Coliseum
on Sept. 90. - l'H p,
Paid In Full" is another attraction
for Gardiner. Great production!,
THE Man On the Box is coming
during November. Another good one
Sept. IL.
Soul Kiss" big musical comedy |,
hooked for the Colieeum in January
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Manila. Sept Up to this time
there has been no clash between the
and the rebels. Mandac
and his followers withdrew from So
lano on the approach of the constab-
ulary and it is presumed have gone
into the mountains. whittier a series
Of detachments are preparing to fol-
low.
1t is not clear what the size of Man
dac's force is or the number of guns
at his disposal. but it is believed both
are small and that the disturbance is
local.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

it was said. to restrain the trial court
from executing the sentence pending ap-
peal.
Officials are unable to reconcile the two
reports but today's press dispatches are
accepted as evidence that Mandac has
been ousted from the governorship of Ilo-
cos Norte
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Detroit clergyman is claiming for
MS city greater amount of evil than
that OF many cities whose immortality is
notorious. THE red-light district is
practically allowed to run ITSELF" no
says The men whom we expect to reg
ulate the district sit in their offices and
draw their pay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Judge A. NJ. Spear and family hss
returned to their home on Dresden ave-.
nue. after spending the summer at nj,
summer home in Litohtield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Edith and Bessie Lander left yes,s,.
day for Dresden where they will so,
for a few days before going toAhsi,
homo il. Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
GARDINER,

A son was born in Randolph. An.
5OSff to the wife of Omar A. Brass :
Windsor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Henry Long and son. Carl, went Ia
New London, ~ H., yesterday to mai.
arrangements for Carl to attend n.
academy in that place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. NJ. Louise Duffy left ws,..,.
for two weeks trip to Nashua 70
Boston and New York. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Charles b. MacFarlin anas,sa
dren have gone to Berlin. ". H, h.
former home, for visit Of two w..h.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Miss Blanche Stevens and nm,
friends took motor boat ride ,rS..a
day to Capitol Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

DR.. Gertrude NJ. Heath and Mis.r..
Tor have returned from three 49,,
stay at Monhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Theodore Epery Of Randolnb !,
gone to WiSassett for visit m -
DAYS with relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Lizzie Cobb has returned tn n,
rose. Mass. after a visit, with relativ.
in this city and Randolph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. J. r. Mcgrath and Miss p,a
Of Southport are guests Of Miss Ts.,s
sa Ballard for several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Charles Lovely and son H..
are visiting In Warren and Tbom.s.'
for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Amy Lopez of East .MaeN,,
who has been at her uncle's. EVE
Wis. left yesterday for Wells.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
LOCAL NOTICE.

Dancing. afternoon and evening Q,
Labor day at Loudon Hill. septda
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

the sane fashion as the act is done by
the United States life saving corps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

The Time by Quartz
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-09
WEEDS ARE CROP REDUcERs
II Profitable Crops Are Expected
Moisture Must Be Conserved
Some Methods.

(BN w. c. PALMER. Agricultural Editor,
Agricultural College. North Dakota.D
One OF the greatest crop reducers
in North Dakota is weeds. The writer
was more impressed with this than
ever after making trip through the
dry farming sections of the west and
in Canada. If they were to allow
weeds to grow there they would get
no crop at all. The summer following
keeps the weeds in check, as in sum-
mer following they plow in May and
not later than June 10th, so that no
weeds can have time to go to seed.
Then the summer fallow is cultivated
at least twice during the summer. In
this way they kill the weeds and save
all the moisture for the crops. Some
people have the idea that weeds in
shading the ground prevent moisture
from evaporating. This is not the
case. as the weeds pump out moisture
all the time. Cut of the weed and
see how quickly 1t willis when 1t can
not draw moisture from the soil.
When there is rain enough to grow
crops every year a cultivated crop,
as corn or potatoes, can be used in
stead Of the bare fallow to kill weeds
and to save moisture. Where this
cannot be done. the land better be
summer fallowed once every three or
four years and in summer following
do 1t thoroughly, pillow early and cult
vate it once, twice or three times to
tn 49,
loose so as to prevent moisture from
evaporating.
The growing of winter grains as rye
and winter wheat will also aid in
checking weeds. These crops make
vigorous start in the spring and so
choks the weeds, then if any weeds
do manage to grow they are not Wig
orous. at least not if the crop came
through the winter in gool shape,
then the crop is cut before the weeds
ripen.
The growing of clover and alfalfa
Is another way to check weeds In
growing these two crops prepare the
land thoroughly and apply some sta
BILE manure
When grain is grown years after
year. weeds flourish as grain growing
furnishes them the conditions they
need. The stirring given the soil in
seeding warns 1t up and loosens It in
fine shape for the weed seeds which
arc ready to start before the grain
is. Then one set of weeds ripens
bfore the grain, as the mustard and
Frenchweed, its seed falling on the
ground. Then in blowing the seeds
arc buried, ready to make an early
start next spring
AS soon as the grain is out another
set OF weeds come on as he ragweed
and pigeon grass. They pump out
what moisture WAS in the soil at har-
vest time, so ilat when the blowing
Is begun the ground that would pillow
nicely WHOM grain was cut is 50 dry
that it turns up in Jumps So the
land is left in Door shape for next
years crop.
Weeds rob the crops of plant food,
of moisture crowd them and then
leave the soil so dry that it cannot
be ploweh to put 1t In good shape for
the next crops
The remedy, bare fallow. grow cult
waited crops, as corn or potatoes. grow
winter grains, as rye and winter
wheat. and grow clover and alfalfa.
One or the other must go, the farm
er or the weeds.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-09
FARM NOTES.

Good oats are good food for poultry
The strawberry will thrive on
great variety of soils
Some pine tar on sleeps noses will
prevent grub in the head
A poorly nourished, st,lntted 2-year-
old filly should not be bred
A ration rich in protein is the only
ration fit for the brood SOW.
Bran is an excellent substitute for
succulence in the sow's ration.
The breed of white hogs is rapidly
disappearing from this country.
Don't leave horse heated by driv,
ing to stand exposed in a cold wind.
Roses do not require frequent water
Ing, especially If the soil is kept we'll
hoed
Provide clean. dry bed and never
allow horse to lie on bare boards or
stand in wet manure
If there Is no running stream or Lake
or pure water near 1t is we'll to place q
pail of fresh water near the apiary
every day.
The man who raises pigs ought to
have field of peas into which they
can be turned just before the peas
become hard.
In composition eggs resemble such
foods as meat, milk and cheese. In
nutritive value they ,tand between
cheese and milk.
Corn stover may be fed to stock
cattle and sheep and idle horses as
their main roughage with small
amounts OF grain.
Grass roots must have protection
from the hot summer sun and winter
frosts if good meadows are secured
and maintained from year to year.
The best kept gardens and farms
have. lots of weeds now ripening mil,
lions Of weed seeds. From now till Il.
freezes up these weeds should be gath,
cred up and burned.
When manure is applied to grass
land great care should be exercised in
spreading IL the work is done by hand,
and when a manure spreader is used
ten loads to an acre is sufficient to
secure maximum results.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-09
Set Of Pillow Shares.

wing or set to the heel ID, figures !
and 4. The amount of wing given the
heel will depend upon the firmncSs OF
the soil For ordinary soil in good con-
dtiion for blowing the share should
have wide bearing at the heel The
amount of bearing at this point Is de-
termined by placing the share on a
surface plate or on a straight edge, fig
ure 3, extending from the heel of the
Landslide to the heel of the share. The
straight-edge should have bearing at
D, inch wide on 12-inch shares, ~
inches on 14-inch, 1 y inches on IS.
inch and Il inches on 1S-inch shares.
For use in hard ground the edge Of tho
share at ID should be so shaped that
the share at that point, as shown in
figure 4, will have bearing Of only
about one-half inch on the straight.
edge.
When shares are new 1t is to be
recommended, especially for soil that
scours with difficulty, that, until nee
essary, only the point of the share be
heated to put in form, while the edge
is sharpened by grinding. In this way
the original temper and polish Of the
share is retained as long as possible
When 1t becomes necessary to draw
out the edge by heating and hammer
ing, the point of the share, or as much
as can be hammered at one time
should be heated to low cherry red
and hammered on the top until 1t Is
rs sharp as desired.
Many blacksmiths make the mistake
of allowing the face of the hammer
to strike full on the share as in H.
Fig. 5. This causes the metal to
stretch in all directions so that. after
few sharpenings, much Of the metal
is crowded into the heel Of the share
as shown in !. Fig. 8. This is a
waste of metal that not only reduces
the life of the share but impairs it's
efficiency as WE'LL
Every blacksmith should be pro-
vided with an iron surface-plate or
level platform on which the form OF
the share may be tested to see that
ready explained.
The life and quality Of steel shares
may be greatly increased by harden.
ing or tempering them after sharpen.
ing. In tempering share first heat
the point and as much Of the edge az
possible. then place the heel Of the
share, face down, In the fire with the
point raised about two inches above
the heel. This will draw the heat
towards the point so that the entire
edge will be uniformly, heated which
is important, otherwise the temper
will be uneven and the share may
warp or crack. It will be noticed
when removing the share from the
fire that the edge has curled up slight.
~. This must be set right by ham.
msring after which It may be hard.
0ned.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-09
GOOD CARE OF PL0W- SHARES
Large Expenditure Of Energy May bs
Reduced to Minimum by Keeping
Implement Properly.

(By r. M. DOI4VE. Assistant Professor
Agricultural Engineering. North Dakota
Agricultural College.)
Although the modern pillow as an i'm
plement is remarkably perfect and
has done great deal for the advance
ment of agriculture, blowing still re-
mains the most expensive of all farm
operations. 1t has been conservative
y estimated that blowing consumes 80
per cent. of all the energy required to
till the soil and, if this be true, 1t
becomes Of the greatest economic i'm
portance to the farmer that this large
expenditure Of energy be reduced to a
minimum. This can be done by keep.
Ing the plows properly adjusted and
the shares sharp and in good form.
A pillow cannot be used continuously
without its share suffering change
Of shape which should be such that
the plow, when adjusted for given
depth, will maintain that depth evenly
without being forced into the ground
by the weight of the pillow. With gang
plows the weight of the plows and fur
row slices should be carried on the
fabricated axles of the wheels instead
Of on the furrow bottom. This should
be done, not only because the axle
friction is much less, but because it
tends to eliminate the formation of a
hard, impenetrable furrow bottom
which prevents proper root develop
ment. To accomplish this the point
Of the share must be given proper
amount of suction, shown at B in flg-
ure /. The point Of the share A and
the heel Of the Landslide c are resting
on the Straight edge while the point B
does not touch ~ about one-eighth Of
an inch which, although It may be
varied to suit conditions, is the usual
amount of suction given shares. When
the share is being used the point
gradually wears sled-runner shaped SO
that the point becomes raised above
the straight-edge as at A. figure 2. A
share in this condition will not stay
in the ground easily or pillow at an
even depth: 1t is expensive Of draft
and should be sharpened and brought
back into the form shown in figure 1.
Another important point to consider
in fitting share Is to give the proper
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-09
Muslin Window for Cow Stable.

Muslin Window for Cow Stable.
Cow should not stand facing a win
dow unless the window be covered
with muslin. BY the way. the muslin
window In COW stable Is better BY
far than glass. 1t gives subdued light
md furnishes ideal ventilation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-09
MRS. LANGLEY, SISTER OF DE-
PENDANT TESTIFIED IN BE-
HALF OF THE GIRL.
MRS, GLOVER'S DOUBLE LIFE
Mail Clerk Tells of Delivering Five
Hundred Letters to Her Under
Another Name-Turned Back on
Dead Husbands Body.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. Cam
bridge, Mass, Dec. 9-"Sister told
me, while in jail, that if she was
convicte1 on the evidence of Mrs.
Glover she would commit suicide, -
said Mrs. Irene Leblanc Langley,
sister of Hattie Leblanc, the defend
ant, on the stand today in the Glov-
er murder trial.
Mrs. Langley said she had visit
ed the Glover house the Sunday FOL-
lowing the murder and that Mrs.
Glover made her lie on the sofa
with her head covered with a shawl.
Later, she said, she went into the
spare chamber, where her sister
was found the next day, and while
there heard noises.
When the body of Glover was
brought into the house, said Mrs.
Langley, Mrs. Glover turned her
back upon it.
A mail carrier testified today that
in three years, Mrs. Glover receiv-
ed five hundred letters under the
name of Minnie Everett Clark
The defense produced a witness
late yesterday who declared that
Mrs. Glover had three times threat
ened to buy a revolver and shoot
her husband, and another witness
said she had read three notes in
which Mrs. Glover declared she
wished to rid herself of her spouse.
On the night before the killing, ac-
cord6ng to the testimony, she for
bade him coming home to supper,
saying If he did, 'It would be the
last supper he would eat"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-09
BLACK HAND OUTRAGE.
Dynamite Bomb Exploded in italian
Quarter of Chicago.

Quarter OF CnlCd9o'
Chicago, Dec. S.-For the second
time within three days bomb was
exploded in the Italian quarter on
the south side last night. TWO out
of five sticks of dynamite placed in
the doorway of 1OS West Twentieth
street exploded at midnight. The
building was occupied by Michael
Mastrogiovanni as an agency for a
steamship line.
The building is a three-story brick
structure. The upper floors are used
as a dwelling by Mastrogiovanni and
Pasquale Sullivano, with their respec-
tive families, numbering fifteen per-
sons. Little damage was done by
the explosion. Mastrogiovanni, who
conducts a banking business for To-
cal Italians in addition to the steam
ship agency, has received three
Black Hand letters in six weeks. The
last demanded that he bring $1,OOO TO
Gary. where he would be met at
midnight by a representative OF the
gang.
Fragments of rope and broken
pieces of three unexploded STICKS
of dynamite were found on the scene
of the explosion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-09
TURKISH GARRISON AT KERAk
MAsSACRED BY BEOoUiNS AND
MANY CHRISTIANS KILLED.
REVENGE FOR DEATH OF CHIEF
Kerak Is Former Capital Of Moab
and Is Last Town on the Route
From Damascus to Mecca-RevoIu-
ton Is Threatened.

Constantinople, Dec. "a telegram
from Jerusalem says the Bedouins
have massacred the Turkish garrison
at Kerak and killed one hundred
Christians, in revenge for the execu-
ton of the Bedouin chief.
Kerak is the former capital of
Moab, and has a population of eight
thousand, six thousand being Mos
lens.
1t is the last town on the way from
Damascus to Mecca, where the Chris
tions are allowed to dwell. 1t stands
on the mountains of Moab in sight Of
Jerusalem, fifty miles away.
A revolution is threatened among
the Moabites.