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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06

The foals are never allowed to fol-
low their dams in the field. At first
they grieve bit over this. Soon
they learn to stay about the barn
lots where they eat little grass. AT
night they and their mothers are
turned ON good blue grass pasture.
With this treatment the foals of
working mares make bigger, strong.
er fellows than do the colts of idle
mares running on pasture without
grain They have also the added ad-
vantage of being handled, we'll halter
broken, and used to the grain at wean-
ing time. WEAVING time, which
usually comes in October, is scarcely
felt. The colt eats more oats and
clover hay, all he will eat of both.
with little corn if he shows ten
dency to get thin, and he comes
through his first winter in fine fettie
AS soon as blue grass pasture is good
he is shifted to this and gets nothing
else till cold weather comes Here
again he grows like the proverbial
weed. There seems to be something
about good bluegrass pasture that was
particularly meant for draft colts, for
they come up in the fall after the
hrst snow, fat, broad rumped, and
deep-chested. Their second winter is
a repetition of the first, except that
they eat bit more feed They have
the yards and fields in the day time,
with corn, oats and clover night and
morning, and an open shed for shell
ter. They are all battered and han
died bit each winter to make sure
they have not forgotten their first
lessons. When three years old they
are broken and worked. The geldings
are all sold at from four to seven
years of age. The mares are either
kept for breeding purposes or sold
at similar ages
Eighteen of the twenty foals pro-
duced by our six breeding mares in
the past five years reached saleable
age or are on the farm today. Three
of these are being retained to take
the places of mares growing old Six
have been sold for lump sum of
$1,450 Three three-year-olds are
earning their board this season Two
two-year-olds and four yearlings are
on pasture doing their best to grow
into horses before prices go lower
During these five years we have sold
for $1,000 seven others produced in
the preceding years The $500 per
year returned by these mares aside
from the work they do, work that
some sort of horses must do, is in
large part profit. We consider that
this is good pay for any extra work
or inconvenience that the colts may
cause, as we'll as for the extra feed
and care that they require.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06
ONE YEAR POULTRY COURSE
Iowa State College Offers Course for
Those Who Wish to Prepare for
Practical Work.

Without entrance requirements one
may now attend Iowa State college
and take thorough going one year
poultry course. This course has
been arranged for those who wish
to prepare themselves for practical
poultry work and have but one year
to devote to study or who may not
be able to furnish the requirements
for admission to the regular four-year
college courses. The work will be
given by the regular college iustruc-
tors and will be as good in every par
ticular as the work given the regular
college classes.
The work will consist of twelve dis
tinct courses grouped under the fol-
lowing general subjects
1. Poultry management which in
cludes a study of poultry houses, the
arrangement of buildings and yards,
the planning of farms, feeds and
feeding, breeding, judging of market
types. killing and dressing, caponiz-
ing and sanitation
2. Practice in Feeding and Manage.
ment In this work the students are
each given the entire care of flock
of birds and required to keep de-
tailed accounts of feeds fed gains
made in weight, eggs produced and
the calculation of profit or loss.
3. Incubator Practice Each stu
dent is given charge of one or more
incubators and required to make a
careful record of the fuel consumed.
variation. germs, chicks Matched and
the cost of incubation. A comparison
is then made of all the different
makes of machines used on the farm
4. Brooder Practice is continual
ton of work started in incubator
practice. The chicks Matched are
cared for in various types of
breeders and results carefully record
ed.
5. Poultry Judging This work in
cludes a study of the origin, history
and classification of the various
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06
Porter "Got in Wronu."

A new porter was being INDICTED
into office at the RitzCarlton and had
been the butt of all sorts of fun. good
natured and otherwise. Therefore
when AN important man from Boston
telephoned downstairs to know when
the Merchants Limited would get In
the porter chortled with glee as he
thought this was the time when he
would get even with somebody for the
indignities put upon him.
ut gets In after the engine, you
boob" he shouted into the receiver.
1t took lot of diplomacy to smooth
that Bostonian down and keep the
porter's job for him-New York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06
DRY MASH
BY VIM. A. Lippincott, Iowa Aaricul-
tural College.


turaI College.
chicken yard without shade is
like hon without feathers, bare
proposition.
1t is hard to make a nest cool 1t
Is not hard to provide cold water for
the hen when she comes off the nest.
Manure is mite breeder, Keep
the dropping boards clean
Feed the scratching food early SO
the hen can rest in a shady spot dur.
ing the heat of the day
Still remember that two hundred
egg hen will have two hundred egg
appetite even if it is hot.
The hen is just human enough to
want a variety.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06
80 Acres

A good farm, six miles from town,
fine orchard and grove, every foot
pillow land, good five room house,
and lots of out buildings, an Ideal
place to live. Terms eaey. Enquire
at Journal Office. If
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-14
A Correction

Mr. Editor:
Your breezy account of your inter-
view with me relative to the city Of
Vancouver contains inadvertant err
rors which would make me a monu-
mental falsifier. The growth of the
city should be 1000 per month, in
stead of per week, while the climate
does not compare unfavorably with
that of Maine. On the contrary 1t
has not the extreme heat OF our
summer: there are no thunder show
ers, and it is only in the coolest
weather in winter that water freezes
out of doors, and exposed water pipes
need no protection.
The main idea of the article Is cor
rect, that the citizens there attribute
much of the marvellous growth of the
city to its unique methods OF taxa
ton which Is a modified Henry George
system combining assessments 70
land values only, excluding buildings
and other improvements, and Is sup
plemented by a poll tax like our own
and an income tax on all in excess
of one thousand dollars.
This growth is emphasized by the
record OF building permits for July,
being s1,449,939, and more than the
combined amounts of the neighboring
cities of Victoria, Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane, while It's bank clear
ings for August reached the enormous
amount of s47,232,335, breaking its
own records for previous months.
L. L. WALTON.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1911.
We Can Well Afford to Wait

With the returns of Mondays cleo
lions in the confused state when ap-
pears to exist, any attempt to inter-
pref the meaning and forecast the
consequences would be premature. AT
this office we have received postal
card returns from thirty-five towns
and plantations in Somerset county
In four cases we know, and in two
Others we suspect that the figures
have been reversed. That is the YES
vote returned as NO. If that per-
centage of errors holds good over the
State, 1t will probably take an entire
recount, especially as many ballots
have been thrown out as defective.
Meanwhile our prohibitory law is just
as good as ever Skowhegan at least,
is a long distance from an open bar
both as regards distance and time.
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Keeping The Promise

1t always looks we'll to see a maj
keeping his promises. II he chance!
to be holding public office it seems
to look even better, probably by con
to expect. The case of Governor
Plaisted and his prediction promise
to publish monthly the financial con-
dition of the State, is worthy of COM
mendation The spirit which prompt
ed that promise is hardly open to
question The manner of it's fulfill
ment has set new standard for flu
ture administrations.
According to the auditors report
of Sept. 1, the States outstanding
obligations have been reduced over
$675,000 since the first Of January
1911. How much of this should be
credited to the maturing of the plans
made by the Fernald administration,
and how much to the management of
those now in power, only careful in
yestigation would determine. Both
factions will doubtless claim all the
credit, and no harm If they do. The
point that really concerns the people
Is that things seem to be moving in
the right direction.
Far too many departmental state
ments and reports are designed with
a partisan hope of concealing from
the public the very facts 1t should
know. Auditor Stevens manages tc
get good deal of partisan dope
inc his monthly reports as it is, bu
under the circumstances we cam
kick. Publicity even for campaign
purposes is so much of an advance
over secrecy that we hope the good
work will go right on. From parti-
san publicity it isn't such a very big
step to that "pitiless publicity" which
is the best of all remedies for the ills
of the body polite.
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white. We can only ask to be for
given in the spirit with which we for
give.
Ours Is supposed to be a govern
ment of, for, and by the people, whose
object is the greatest good to the
greatest number. Our social and po-
litical evolution is merely the work
ing out of that theory In practice. AS
a part of the process each citizen is
occasionally called upon to vote. AT
such times we are apt to question the
motives of our opponents. Let us all
try and get over that habit.
Each voter must answer the ques-
ton from his personal view point, II
we are to get at the greatest good TO
the greatest number. There isn't
any other way of doing 1t. If each
man should vote with reference to the
ultimate effect upon some other per.
son, no telling where we might land
As it is the composite citizen never
gets very far out of the way, and thi!
country of ours seems to keep NOV
ing in the right direction. Malice
towards none and charity for all
helps the process nightly.
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What Would You Do :?

If you were a minister of the COS
pei who had ceased to be young; II
you had resigned your pastorate be-
cause of an affliction of your eyes; II
this affection was such that you not
only would be unable to get another
parish but would probably become
blind; if an attorney for a divorced
New York multimillionaire should
offer you thousand dollars to per-
form the ceremony that would make
a girl of eighteen his clients wife;
What would you do?
A situation like the above did arise
In Newport, R. /. last week. To the
glory of Christian manhood let it 60
down to history that the tainted mon
ey was spurned. Few things more
heroic have occurred in recent years.
In the heat and excitement of battle,
or in the face of grave danger, there
are hosts of men who will rise to the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-14
Resolution of Thanks.

In view of the Vote No campaign
which has just closed the Clementine
Weston Womans Christian Temper
ance Union OF Skowhegan desires 10
make the following acknowledge
ment:
Resolved. that our sincere thanks
and grateful appreciation be hereby
extended to the Citizens Vote No
committee for their valuable assist
ance and encouragement in such
parts of the campaign as were under
taken by the W. c. T. u; to the
Selectmen of Skowhegan for use OF
the Opera House, and to the Skowhe-
gan Grange for use of Grange hall;
to the speakers and musicians and all
others of our town who have so gra-
talents; TO all those who have 80 free
ly given the use of their automobiles
for our speakers, and their horses,
carriages and floats for our parade;
to the Boy Scouts for escort service;
to the Young Campaigners for Pro-
hibition;'' to the scholars, teachers
and superintendent of schools; to the
public for generous support; and last
but not least, to the Independent
Reporter, which has not only render
ed courteous and invaluable service
to our Union, but has indeed spoken
more frequently, more effectively and
to larger audiences than any other
campaign speaker in Somerset coun-
ty.
Mrs. Nettie W. Paddock, president;
Mrs. Pauline Littlefield, first vice
president; Mrs. Mabel W Philbrick
second vice president; Mrs. Mabel P.
Judkins, secretary; Mrs, Rose Bur-
rill treasurer; Mrs. B. B. Merrill,
chaplain.
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And Now We Are Glad

News is any departure from rou-
tine. 1t is the business of a news
paper to print the news. One sad
feature of this business is the ruth
less way in which the press Is accus-
toned to handle the news relating to
the indictment of arrest of individ-
uals. The bald facts leading to the
action taken are fully exploited, with
little If any explanation of the cir
cumstances which may have elimin-
ated all criminal intent.
AS a matter of fact the great ma
jorlty of criminal trials result in ac-
quittals. The fundamental idea IL
our English system of Jurisprudence
is the presumption that every man IS
innocent until proven guilty beyond
q reasonable doubt. 1t would
be vastly better if the same idea was
a little more conspicuous throughout
the newspaper world. Fortunately we
are in a position where necessity does
not compel us to attempt to derive an
unfair advantage from the misfor-
tunes of our fellow men.
We are moved to make the above
observations by the recent case of DR..
A. B. Borden. He was arrested on
requisition papers sworn out by a
garage man of Portsmouth, N. H.,
charged with the theft of certain au-
tomobile accessories. When the case
came up for the hearing under ha-
beas corpus at Augusta Tuesday the
prosecution collapsed. The papers
on which our fellow townsman had
been arrested were no more valid
than an epthet hurled in anger across
a street We are glad to be able to
feature the story of the acquittal. Wo
are also glad that we omitted pub
fishing any mention of the arrest.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-14
Popular Government
INDICATED

II anything were needed to further
reveal the shortcomings of our poll
tician ridden government at Augusta,
Mondays vote on the direct primary
BILL initiated by the people has done
it. BY majority approaching 10000
the people of Maine have shown that
for years they have been misrepre-
scented and denied the good govern
ment which is desired by all but q
few.
In 1907 the Legislature refused to
keep a campaign promise for direct
primary law, and two years later the
matter was again postponed. Consid-
ering the prospect of getting a pri-
mary law from the Legislature hope
less, the progressives turned as last
resort to the initiative. They took to
the Legislature of 1911 bill backed
by signatures from more than half
the towns of the State and number
fng high into the thousands. The poll
ticians there turned 1t down cold, but
TO make a pretense of keeping a plat
form pledge. passed a bill for which
nothing good could be said. Now the
politicians bill has been repealed and
the peoples bill passed.
The popular will has been made
into law, not by means Of the Legis-
1ature. but distinctly in spite Of 1t.
Is it surprising that respect for the
old forms of representative govern
ment is waning? We have been told
for years that the people rule. That
bad government was the result of
putting bad men in office. That the
chosen representatives of the people
could be trusted to execute the popu-
lar will. The facts explode the the
ory. Mondays election has proved
all that the friends of direct legisla-
tion have ever claimed.
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Mrs. Frank Green.

Mrs. Clara (French) Green, wife
of Frank Green, died Tuesday morn
ing, after few days sickness, hav-
ing undergone an operation S lnday
for tumors. She was So years old.
Besides the husband, two sisters,
Mrs. Anna Huff of Boston, who was
here with her during her sickness,
and a sister at Thomaston, survive.
She had been in good general health
until the last few days. About three
months ago, Mr.. and Mrs. Green
bought beautiful home on Maple
street, and they had ttist moved there.
Funeral services were at II a. m.
today Rev. George Merriam oficiat-
ing.
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the protests which have been made.
The packer intends, 80 he has stated
to have the machines simply to fail
back upon In case he Is unable to OBJ
tain sufficient amount of help dur
ing the canning season. 1t will all
be done by hands, he says. II enough
hands can be hired. Some farmers
have gone so far as to say that they
will not deliver corn to factories us
ing husking machines this year. They
declare that the machines destroy the
corn to such an extent that they are
unable to make a profit.
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Forgive and Forget

Now that the campaign and cleo
tion are over, let us all remember
that we are friends and neighbors.
Let bygones be bygones forgive and
forget. In the heat and excitement
of political campaign we are all apt
to say and do things that In calmer
moments would be omitted. Newspa-
per men are by no means immune
from human shortcomings, to which
Is added the misfortune that our eff
forts are recorded in black and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-14
MARRIED.

Cambridge-By Rev. T. E. Ham, J ohm
James Wakefield and Vesta May FAR
rar both of Ripley.
Skowhegan-Sept 8, by Rev. F. l.
Hayward, Wallace Martin of North
Cambridge, Mass, and Miss Laura
Belle Hoxie of Skowhegan.
Mercer-Sept. IL, by Rev. Wylie H
Smith, George j. Godfrey of Boston
and Miss -Winnifred Ladd of Mercer
Skowhegan-Sept. IL, by Rev. B. B
Merrill, Cecil E. Bailey of Skowhegan
and Miss Clara L. Jackson of Corn
Vile.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
George Merriam, Pastor.
Residence. so Madison Avenue.
Telephone. 1888.

The services will be resumed Sunday
in the auditorium. Let us all rally at
1915 and at II o'clock for the Sunday
school. All Convention committees
are requested to meet at the church
Saturday afternoon at 4.45 on the ar
rival of the train. DR.. Mower Is COM
Ing and wishes to meet the commit
tees. Subject next Sunday morning
Now, What Next"
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NEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Want ed-Mr. Elliott.
Notice--Daniel Lewis.
For Sale-D. l.. Bunker.
Coal-Sewell w. Smith.
Ciothes-Smith & Bussey.
Notice-sullivan B; Thnrston.
Eggs-Bryant n Ordway 90
WhyWAtherto Furniture Co.
Clothlng-Chas. F.. Ward Co.
The Black Fox-opera House.
Something New. p. Ordway
Statement-First National Bank.
rotection-Skowhega Trust Co.
acknowledgement Maine Power Co
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DEATHS.

aged rs years. mos. and 20 days.
skowhegan-sept S, John Murphy.
aged so years.
Skowhegan-Sept. IL. Mrs Clara
(French) Greene.
Skowhegan-Sept 10. the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. DIN Waller:
Norridgewock-Sept. IL, Bradford b.
Wells aged IS years.
Blngham-sept. 10, Roy Baker. aged
20 years.
solon-Sept. 7, Thomas Kelley. aged
SO years.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Robert Morris, Pastor.
Residence. "a Main Street.
Telephone. 1892.

DR.. I. B. Mower will preach at 1915,
Sunday, September II. DR.. Mower
Will arrive at 4.45 Saturday afternoon
and wishes to meet Immediately all
Convention committees of this church
at the Bethany church. On Saturday
evening 100 all members of this
church and parish are urgently re-
quested to meet in the vestry for con-
sultation with DR.. Mower. Prayer
meeting this evening at 1880.
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CENTENARY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
F. l. Hayward. Pastor
Residence, 10 Island Avenue.

10.45, preaching, Strengthen the
Things that Remain that are ready to
die; or Our Only Hope" IL m. Sun
day school, p. m. Epworth league.
p. M, Peoples service. Theme,
victory or Defeat, which,"
Prayer meeting this Thursday even
ing at 7.30.
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BIRTHS.

Harmony-sept 6, to Mr.. and Mrs.
GambridgeHAugust %, to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Ham. daughter.
Cambridge-Sept. 8, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. salisbury, a daughter
Norridgewock-sept. 3, to MI and
Mrs Ira Seekins. son.
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Church Notes
3 eNasaeaeaaaeeaaasaeaeN
ISLAND AVENUE CONVERSATIONAL
CHURCH.
@enjamin B. Merrill, Pastor.
L.sidence. 116 Main st.
Telephone. 1913.

Morning worship at 1915. Subject
of the pastors sermon, "A New Line
Up" Sunday school at u. Y. P. S. C.
+. at 6
Peoples service at 7.
Prayer meeting this evening at 730.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

The Christian Science Society. Ms.di-
son avenue. corner Russell street. Ser
vice Sunday morning at 1o45. Subject
ject, Matter" The reading rooms are
open Wednesday afternoons from 23O
to 5.
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Mission on corner of Madison av-
enue and Russell street Sabbath
School at 2 p. m. Saturday. Meeting
Sunday evening at 7.30 p m. Prayer
and praise services Tuesday and Fri
day evening at 7.30. The public is
cordially invited.
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EVERYBODY,C
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occasion. but how many are there
who could match the devotion to the
ideal shown by the Newport minister?
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