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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.

The COMMITTEES on Library viii give
public bearings in its room A as follows:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1911.
No. ]. Resolve concerning the preser.
walton of the archives of the State of
Maine.
No. .. Resolve in favor Of the docu-
mentary history of Maine.
FRED A. McALLISTER, Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SIRANCE

The Commute on Mercantile Affairs &
Insurance will give Public hearing in
its room at the State House in Augusta,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .. at 8 p. NJ.
No. 4. An Act To extend the Charter
of the Northeastern Insurance Co.
No. s. An act to extend the charter
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
No. 6. An act to extend the charter
Of the Fire Insurance Co. of Portland,
Me.
C. E. CRONIN, Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
BANKS AND BANKING.

The Committee on Banks and Banking
will give public hearings in its room, No
IS at the State House in Augusta.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. Is, at3.45 p. VI.
An Act to regulate the investment OF
savings deposits in banks and trust
companies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
EDUCATION.

The Committee on Education will give
public hearings as follows:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is. p. NJ:
No. a. An act to amend Section 3 OF
Chapter 1T of the Public Laws OF 1909.
relating to the common school fund and
the means of providing for and distrtbut-
the same. Ssts
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1s. Q p. M.
No. 49, An act to amend Section 81 OF
Chapter Is of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to school census returns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

sedentarv habits. lack Of outdoor exef.
else, insufficient mastication. OF food. con-
stipstlon. attorpi6 liver, worry and anx-
isty. are the most scomnion cssses Of
stomach troubles. Correct your habits
and take ChamberlAin.s aEAinasA. Ara
Liver Tablets ana you will soon be well
asain. For sale everywhere. :4 ;,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
KENNEBEc COUNTY DELEGA
TON.

be in session in Legal Affairs Room I'm
the State House) at 40 p. NJ. THURSDAY.
Feb. 9, for the purpose of hearing on
An Act to amend Sec. of Chap. lIS OF
Public Laws OF 1905, relative to clerk
hire In the Office of Register of Deeds IN
Kennebec county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
COMMITTEE NOTICES.
BANKS AND BANKING.

BANKS AND BANKING.
tntii further notice the Committee oil
Banks and Banking will hold regula
sessions i'll room 9S at the state House il
Augusta, Wednesday at =. NJ.
Il. NJ MOULToN, Chairman.
GEO. 7. HoDGMAN, Secy.
BILLS IN THIRD READING.
The Committee on Bills in Third Read
ing will hold regular sessions in Room
ROY c. THOMPSON. sec'y.
COUNTY ESTIMATES.
Tho Committee on County Estimates
will meet until further notice in Room q
at 80 p. NJ. on Wednesday Of each week.
c. RI. MERRll1ELD, Sec'y.
EDUCATION.
The committee on Education will meet
each Thursday at p. NJ. in Room IS.
EUGENE V. ALLEN. Sec'y.
LIBRARY.
Until further notice the Committee on
Library will hold regular sessions in
room a at the state House in Augusta,
every Tuesday at =. VI.
HENRY FARRINGTON. Chairman.
r. A. McALLlSTER, Sec'y.
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN.
SURANCE.
Until further notice the Committee on
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance will
hold regular sessions in room I15 at the
State House in Augusta, p. NJ. every
Thursday.
C. e. CRoNIN. Sec'y.
PENSIONS.
The Committee on Pensions will meet
each Wednesday at 40 p NJ. Pension
Agents Room.
EDWARD ". MURPHY. sec'y.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS.
Until further notice the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds will hold
sessions. m state
House in Augusta, every Wednesday al
r. ]. MOVES, Chairman.
RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES.
Until further notice the Committee on |
Railroads and Expresses will hold regn- |
lar session in the Railroad Commission
ers' Office on Tuesdays OF each week at
W. ]. sKEHAN. sec'y.
STATE LANDS AND STATE
ROADS.
Until further notice the Committee on |
State Lands and State Roads will be in
session in the Highway Commissioners
Office at the State House, Augusta. on
Thursdays of each week at $50 o'clock |
W. ]. sKEHAN. sec'y.
STATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Until further notice the Committee
on state School for Boys and Industrial
sions in room % at the state House in
Augusta, Wednesdays of each week at |
80 o'clock.
HOWARD WINSLOw, Chairman.
j. G. HARTMAN. Sec'y and Clerk.
SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE MINDED.
The Committee on School for Feeble |
Minded meets on each Wednesday at
L. NJ, Room l03.
Up. TUCKER. sec'y.
TAXATION.
The Committee on Taxation will meet
each Tuesday at 3 O'Clock p. NJ. IN Room
sG at the State House in Augusta.
HARRY STETSON, Sec'y.
TOWNS.
The Committee on Towns will meet at
Room No. q. at 9 z. NJ, Tuesday of each
week until further notice.
ARTHUR WILKINS, Secy.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee on Ways and Bridges
meets each Thursday, in Room 3, at
O'Clock.
JOHN P. LAWRY. Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

LEGAL AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Legal Affairs will
give public hearings a. 4oIIoWe:
{ THURSDAY EEDRNA1 ~. ~ :,
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STATE LANDS AND STATE
ROADS,

Until further notice the Committee on
State Lands and State Roads will be in
session in the Highway Commissioners
Office at the State House, Augusta. on
Thursdays of each week at $50 o'clock
7. VI.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

| like Berkshire hogs because they
have good disposition, are good LOOK
ers and first-class feeders. The sows
are good mothers, good mixers and
raise large, even filters of pigs. They
are better hustlers than some other
breeds and can be fattened almost at
any age. There is always demand
for them on the eastern market and
they seem to me to be one of the
best bacon hogs. / also prefer the
Berkshire breed because they seem
to be more healthy, writes H. C. Cole
man of Turner county, South Dakota,
in the Orange Judd Farmer.
/ raise all the little fellows / can
which are narrowed during March,
April and May. | leave them with
their mother until they are about ten
weeks old. BY that time they should
be strong enough to take care of
themselves and will eat practically
any kind of feed I give them. Dur
ing August / select the very best gifts
for breeding, also the best boars for
trade and ship nothing but the best.
My sales are generally by mail.
The brood sows are fed three times
a day In the morning l give them q
little ear corn, at noon some oats and
in the evening more corn. They have
all the fresh water they want. Some
times little swill is given them dur
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

The state portrait of King George,
which Sir Luke Fildes has been COM
missioned to paint, will not be the
first that the famous artist has exc
cuted for his majesty, says M. A. p,
London. He had the honor OF paint
ing both the king and the queen on
the occasion of their engagement, and
the royal family were so pleased with
the picture that Queen Alexandra,
then princess of Wales, consented to
sit to him. The double portrait OF the
then duke and duchess OF York was
wedding present, and it now hangs
In Buckingham palace. Sir Luke
Fildes also painted the duke of Clar-
ence's portrait after his death, using
photographs and miniatures for the
purpose. King Edwards first state
portrait was painted by Sir Luke in
1902. Three years later he was re-
sponsible for a magnificent Academy
picture of Queen Alexandra in her cor
nation robes and last year he made
. hs beautiful drawing. famous the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
The Miniature
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary Press)

Celeste Wheeler bought morning
paper and turned eagerly to the per-
Honal column. A little laugh escaped
her as her eyes alighted on the ad she
had inserted She read it over still
wearing her irresponsible smile.
"A young lady will paint miniature
In return for few weeks hospitality
in the country. Long Island pre-
ferred. References"
There! The die is cast If / had
any family to Judge me insane they
might have good cause. Still--it is a
very sensible way to get a much need
ed bit of the country when funds hap
pen to be at low tide and energies
depleted"
Celeste looked wistfully down at her
rather shabby shoes and the dust col
ored velvet of her gown. Luckily for
both they were of shade which Meth
er showed their poverty nor their lack
of care. They were artistic in their
very shabbiness as was the soft gray
hat with its woefully dropping plume.
Not so with Celeste's eyes. These
great, wonderful eyes assumed all the
brightness and depths and happiness
Of two new born stars. Only occa-
sionally were these eyes permitted to
reflect all the inward longing for the
man whose love had been ruthlessly
cast aside. Celeste had been very
young when she had told Hugh Ardale
that art must take the place of love.
Well, fame was gradually creeping in
to fulfil its mission and Celeste Wheel
er smiled through ALL
She reached her studio and in the
hope that answers would soon come
from her advertisement, Celeste gave
her wonderful artistic treasures a more
or less cursory tidying. Also she put
few much needed stitches in the
fragments of a wardrobe which she
possessed.
When these duties, enormous to the
artistic temperament, were over, Ce-
leste went to her little tin box and
looked over her wealth. She had ex-
actly ninety-nine dollars. Her studio
was paid for for another twelve months
and Celeste had orders for nine minia-
lures, waiting her leisure. She would
not touch one of these until she had
returned from much needed rest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

the hat, for the hat must be taken
off.
The pulled chignon shown in the
picture is woven in a long strip like
that used for a Transformation. This
strip is drawn together at intervals
leaving quite large spaces on the UNI
der side of the couture, which are
covered by the puffs and curls on
the outside. These open spaces afford
ventilation, and they also make it
possible to arrange the chignon in a
great variety of styles What with
them and the hair bands now uni
versally worn there is no end to the
variety of coiffures that fashion makes
possible.
The chignon placed high on the
head so that it is in the crown of the
hat solves the problem of the small
turban and makes a stately and beau
tiful coiffure. The puffs are crowded
together a little and pinned down
over a coil of the natural hair Cor
two coils) placed on top. Usually no
other support is needed for this Golf
fure. In case the natural hair is
very thin small pompadour may be
arranged by using a small hair roll
before the chignon is pinned to
place.-Julia Bottomley in the Illus
trated Milliner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
DISEASES OF
IRISH POTATO
B1ack1eg Apparently Becoming
Widely Distributed Through
ont Some Parts of United
States-CauSes Decay.

Blackleg, a bacterial disease of the
stem and tuber of the potato, is APP
parently becoming widely distributed
throughout some parts of the United
States In most states it is not COM
mon enough to attract attention, and
in no region has it done much dam
age, although it may become serious
pest in some sections.
The attacked plants are usually I'M
thrifty, light green CT even yellow,
and understood. The branches and
leaves have tendency to grow up
ward, forming rather compact top,
often with the young leaves curled
and folded up along the mid-rib.
The most characteristic thing about
them is the inky-black discoloration
of the stem, at or below, the surface
of the ground, but frequently running
up the stem from one to several
inches above ground. The seed-piece
from which the attacked plants spring
is invariably attacked with a soft-rot,
and the disease appears to start on
the stem at It's junction with the dis
eased seed tuber. The germs of the
disease are capable of causing rapid
decay of the young tubers, and these
are sometimes attacked also.
The evidence thus far obtained in
dicates that blackleg is. largely dis
tributed by means Of germs carried
III wounds, cracks and decayed areas
of seed tubers On account OF the
readiness with which the organisms
are killed by drying there is little to
fear from sound, smooth seed stock,
but this should be treated with dis
injecting solution as matter of pre-
caution.
The propagation and spread of the
disease probably can be controlled
largely by the selection of seed from
fields free from the disease, the re-
lection of all seed tubers which have
wounds, cracks or decayed areas and
treating the remainder with corrosive
sublimate or formaldehyde solutions
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Novel Team of Horses.

Chicago boasts of team of horses,
four big truckers, that do things that
seem almost uncanny. To the COM
mand "Whoa!" they put more pres
sure on the collars and more speed
in their legs, and to the order Gid
dap!" or Gil up!" or hatever it is
that the average teamster uses to hur-
ry along his steeds, they respond by
stopping short. tits just an idea of
my own" says the driver of these
odd beasts. ut is really an advantage
to have horses that act contrary to
what people expect. If they are
backed up to a Grub beside other
horses, they will not start ahead
when another driver yell Get up' at
his horses"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
TUB DRESSES FOR A DOLLAR
Dainty Frocks in All Sorts of Designs
Are Now Well Within the
Reach of All.

1t is astonishing how many dainty
frocks for the summer can be made
these days setting the limit of ex-
penditures at 81, including the pat.
terms and threads.
Never before have so many delicate
designs been shown in inexpensive
lawns and ginghams, and the bust.
ness girl should begin now to make
the smart little dresses which she will
wear to the office during the coming
summer.
Two things should be remembered.
One is that much trimming of any
sort detracts both from the cool eff.
feet of the gown and makes it bad to
launder; the second is that however
dainty the very light materials are
they are far less serviceable than a
plaid or a plain buff or blue dress.
AS to the question of expense, be-
gin with the pattern. Choose one OF
the new ones that are capable of being
carried out in several different fash
ions, with or without the high waist
line or with long or short sleeves and
with or without yoke. Thus for Is
cents you will provide yourself with
pattern for several frocks.
Next, few yards of white null and
some inexpensive lace will make
broad collars and cuffs and a fichu OF
dainty pointed yoke, all of which
will serve as trimming, for youl
gowns.
Then as to materials. Ginghams
plain ones, may be purchased as low
as s and 10 cents yard. A good
quality of lawn in dark colors II
only cent or two more in price.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Army Horses.

Capt Archibald s. Black of London,
a former army officer, who is visiting
in this country for pleasure, was seen
at local hotel, says the Washington
Herald, and in speaking about army
horses, he said: "The British army
on mobilization will require 10000
horses, and no one has the slightest
idea where they are to be found. Good
authorities tell us that this number
of animals of the military age does
exist in the country. With the growth
of mechanical transport the necessity
of taking steps to secure supply of
horses in war grows more and more
urgent. We cannot, unfortunately,
mount our cavalry on taxicabs. We
still breed the best horses in the
world, but they are bought up for the
use of foreign armies while the Brit
ish war Office is counting its pence"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Ribbon Holder.

Cut four three and one-half inch
Dresden silk on one, and white soft
silk on the other, being careful that
it is on smoothly. Trim of all super
fluous ends and sew the circles to
gether firmly. Whip tiny valencien-
mes lace on the edge of these and re.
peat the process with the remaining
circles. When this is done insert a
bolt of baby ribbon between them,
and with stiletto make two holes
from top circle through bolt and bot.
tom circle. In these insert a short
piece of baby ribbon, tying in bow
on top and in this bow put bone
ribbon threader
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Buy Ready-Made Linens.

Most housewives nowadays effect a
great saving in many ways by buying
their bed linen and towels ready made.
These are offered attractively hem
stitched at reasonable prices. But you
must conform to regulation sizes and
qualities.
Many mistakenly believe that they
can economize by buying sheeting or
toweling by the yard and doing the
hemming or hemstitching themselves
The woman of leisurely hours who
loves to sew and who perhaps wants
to elaborate the hens with more or
less intricate drawn work may find
this worth while. Most women will
find it advisable to stick to the ready
mades.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15


Her work and name were too precious
to impair by trusting to faded facul.
ties.
Now that the die was cast and Ce-
leste ready to journey forth she waited
impatiently for such an offer as she
could accept.
Three days later Celeste boarded
train for Glen Head, tiny village on
the Sound She had received simply
worded but winning letter from an
elderly couple who were apparently
alone in their big estate on the waters
edge. The coachman would meet her
at the station In a governess's cart.
With eyes sparkling and cheeks
aglow Celeste alighted at the Glen
Head station. She was the only pass
enger getting off and this fact pre-
vented any mistake on the part of the
coacfman in the small cart. Celeste
had wondered why an elderly couple
should elect to travel about the coun-
try roads in this particular style of
vehicle. Now she knew A small child
was evidently part of the household
to which Celeste was being driven.
Celeste experienced a peculiar thrill
when she looked closely into the
baby's face Her greenish gray eyes
with their dauntless expression were
much like Hugh Ardale's.
After series of questions which the
small beauty asked of Celeste and
which were duly and evidently salts
factorily answered Celeste herself
asked:
And what is your name, darling?"
"Marsa Ardale-" lisped the baby.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

YF it Is true Gas those who make
it their business to know, say it
isl that American women have
less hair than the women of other
lands, then we are compelled to adj
mire the cleverness with which they
conceal this deficiency One would
naturally infer that variety of styles
in hairdressing would be impossible
to them, but this is not the case at
all. BY using switches, chignons,
transformations and the many other
devices of dealers in hair goods, all
the pretty conceits in the changing
fashions in couture are copied and
our gentlewomen continue to look to-
day demure, tomorrow viyacious; an
other day finds them with a stately
couture and then again they effect
simplicity. No doubt Cleopatra rung
all the changes within her knowledge
or invention in matters of dress to
aid her in earning the greatest trib-
ute paid to her destinations. Age
cannot wither, nor custom stale, her
infinite variety"
Just now we must concern our
selves with suiting our coiffures to
both large and small hats. The new
imports for midsummer are more than
large, one may almost call them enor-
nous.
The large hats require a couture
designed to fill in the space under
the brim next the face and head,
otherwise they look grotesque and
their beauty is wasted. The small
hats require only enough hair visible
about the face to frame it, but it is
necessary to have couture under
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
BUNK FOR FATTENING CATTLE

In bulletin published some time
ago by the United States department
of agriculture, some information was
given on the subject of handling fat
tening cattle in dry feed lot. Among
the details discussed was that relat-
ing to the feed bunk which is shown
In the accompanying illustration. This
bunk is placed on plank platform
10 feet long and 6 feet wide, two of
these being placed so that the
bunk rests on the inner edge of both.
The feed hunks themselves are feet
J inches high. feet wide and 1G
eet long. these are outside measure
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

A Cincinnati veteran has been lay
ing away dime month ever since
Lincoln died, and this month he will
spend the accumulation, nearly $3.50,
in entertaining the members of his old
regiment on the 50th anniversary of
their enlistment This will be one of
the odd celebrations of the semi-cen-
tennial of the war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Quaint Frocks.

When children form part Of the
bridal procession they are often dress
ed in quaint little gowns copied from
styles of other lands or of the years
gone by Many of these are quaint.
old styles adapted to the fashion of
the present day, but all are pretty and
make the child an attractive attendant
at wedding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

or with formaldehyde gas as is done
for potato scab. 1t is not known
whether or not the disease germs will
remain alive in the soil 20 infect fu-
ture crops of potatoes, but as a pre-
cautionary measure the land on which
the disease occurs should be kept In
grass, clover, or cereals for as long
a time as possible before planting it
to potatoes again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Soy Beans and Cow Peas for Hens.

Soy Beans and Cow Peas for Hens.
A most interesting investigation re-
Gently conducted by the bureau of AMI
NAL industry has had for it's object
the determination of the palatability
of soy beans and cow peas as feed
for laying hens. Three pens were
used, each receiving in addition to
their mash a grain feed composed In
the check pen of equal parts Of
wheat and whole corn, and in the 9TH
err pens COW peas and soy beans IN
place of the wheat. After few days
both the COW peas and the soy beans
were eaten readily and apparently
relished. The hens seemed to do
quite as well on the COW peas or the
soy beans as on the ration containing
wheat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Market for Live loads.

English and French gardeners are
always in the market for live toads,
and not unfrequently as much as $25
per hundred is paid for this insect
destroyer. 1t Is estimated that every
time boy kills toad he is destroy
ing 500 work of stock on farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Large Collars.

Extremely large collars of heavy
lace are being worn on many suits and
dresses. Some are called the "Char.
lotte Corday' collars, and all are
charming Sailor collars, with or
without jabots, are being shown by
all the leading blouse shops. Mate
rails are varied, and trimming is ap.
piled in many ways. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Paper for Stitching.

When you buy bolt of narrow rib
bon, save the paper on which it il
wound, and use this later to place un
der soft materials when stitching
them, to avoid puckering. You will
find this much better than tearing ur
strips of newspaper for the purpose
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

A Philadelphia woman threw a veil
over a marble Cupid the other day
and threatened to prosecute the own
er. We have no doubt that the lady
was modest enough to utter yelled
threats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

The frequency of explosions in a
quarry fanking farmyard near Tar
rytown led the ducks to save their
hearing by covering their ears with
their webbed feet. The mule was the
most pronounced failure among the
imitators.