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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
THE RUSH OF WARBLER HOSTS.
Migrating Birds the Miracle of Mira
cIes in Autumn.

OF all the miracles which autumn
brings us, the greatest is that of the
migrating birds. Not ripening fruit
and grain or flaming leaves or the
crisp might of frosty dawns which fill
the blood with dynamic fire, are so
mighty as this great progress of the
pilgrim millions, which to most of the
world of men, is made unseen. There
are birds which go over our roof trees
and even through our gardens thai
half the world that owns roof trees
and gardens does not know exist, so
little do most of us know of the
mighty movements of the universe.
We blazon Upon the front page the
coming cleaning of a city, reading
with breathless interest of every move
Of the squads of white wings
which sweep it's purlieus of thievery
and uncleanliness. but no item tells OF
the stupendous cleansing of all wood
lands already begun by the tiny mi
grants of ulti-colored wings.
August seems the one birdless
month of the summer. our local
birds are moulting, strangely silent
and shy, and the woodlands hear little
song and see hardly the glance of a
bright wing. The orioles are gone.
The twitter of the young, which
mazed the air about the elm from
dawn till dusk is no longer heard and
we look in vain for the flash of
orange and black through the orchard.
The bobolinks are gone. You may
watch the meadow a day long and not
see the flash of a white plume or hear
the bubbling, tinkling song that
clinked like a golden mower among
the tall grasses. You may find them
in flocks on the marshes. gobbling
seeds, but if You do you will refuse to
recognize them as bobolinks-that is,
if you have any love for the golden
goblet clinker of June-these unmusi-
cal, sparrow like focks of seed eat
ers.
Birds That Pass and Come.
And so one is apt to go on down a
long list of summer friends. Yester-
Gay or the day before they were in the
garden, the meadow, the woodlot,
Today these are all silent and lone
No brownie or leprachaun could take
himself from the sight more sudden
ly or completely than have these birds
that focked in all these places in
June. And while we mourn their
passing, the woods are full again of
slighter, even more fairyli1e people.
These have gathered from the tundra
verge in the far North where the tree
line dwindles. They have come from
the big woods of lower Canada and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
The ingenious American heiress was

The ingenious American heiress was
introduced to tile German count He
had been to Heidelberg and had scars
to prove 1t. From his chin to his
forehead they crossed and recrossed
his face, like railroad system in the
coal regions He twirled the ends of
his mustache With evident satisfaction
as the heiress gaZed at him with deep
curiosity and interest. Then she broke
the silence "Why don't You use q
safety razor?" she said, and the pros
pect of another International romance
went glimmering
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Rev Lewis II. Clarke of West Gar
diner occupied the pulpit of the Win
throp Street Baptist church, Sunday
morning and evening. In the morning
he preached powerful discourse up
on THE Full-Grown Man." explain
ing Paul's idea of the complete Chris
tian man. The subject of his discourse
at the evening service was 1.-THE
Wholesome Life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Both Parties Join Prosressives.

Vinalhaven, Me-, Sept 1.-THE Pro-
gressives formed an organization this
afternoon and already have an enroll
ment of 100 voters, about one-quarter of
whom are Democrats.
Headquarters have been opened and
one of the features of the campaign will
be photographic reproductions of Col.
Roosevelt's latest speeches.
The campaign committee is w. #. Ly-
ford chairman; Charles f. Noyes, secre-
tary-treasurer; Eugene NJ. Hall, s f.
Maker, Freeman Vinal, Frederick A
Grindle, j. A. Davis, Charles Grindle, B
L. Land, H. B. Pierce, A. l.. Pierce and
j. II. Hall. six of this committee have
just resigned from the Republican town
committee, and two are democrats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Flaa Raising at BluehiiI.

Bluehin Me, Sept 1.-THE Progressive
party had a fiag-raising and rally here
today John F.LWood was chairman and
about SEQ attended. Richard o"a,- of
Pittsburg, Charles L. Morang of Ellis
worth and Norman Ii. White OF .,t.s.o.i
were speakers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

A broken trolley wire at Grants
crossing, Farmingdale, at about S.15
P. NJ, caused a delay of about 20 min
utes on the Augusta Gardiner line.
The broken wire was soon repaired
and by 1890 p NJ, the lost time had
been made up and the cars We're
again running on time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

A handsome field violet, picked in
the field. Sunday, by Miss Gertrude
Allard of the Bangor road, was
brought to the Journal office, Sunday
evening. 1t was as fresh and beauti-
full as though it had blossomed in it's
regular season
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Miss M. Gertrude Gould has re-
turned to Augusta, after passing the
summer at her home in Danvers
Mass, and will resume her duties
Monday. as teacher of stenography al
the Cony High school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Miss Helen Milligen, who has been
passing the summer at Cedar Grove
has returned to this city, and resum-
ed her duties in the millinery depart
ment of the Whitman & Adams store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

The Pink Lady" Company. which
will appear here, Tuesday evening,
passed through here, Sunday after
moor. for Bangor, where it win appear,
tonight. The company had about 100
people, occupying two cars and carried
four carloads of scenery, one of the
largest shows ever appearing in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

party and intends to work for them. p
+. Burr, the chairman of the Republic
can town committee, resigned, tonight.
The committee held a meeting in Inc
town hall for the purpose of acting on
the resignation and Mr. Burr was pres
ent and stated his case. The resignation
was accepted. Several other Roosevelt
men are on the ticket
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

northern New England, and from
their marshes and prairies as WELL
and to watch them is to believe their
mission. whether they know it or not,
is to cleanse every bush and tree as
they go on of every noxious insect
which it harbors The warbler hosts
begin to arrive in late August. and
from that time until the snow flies
they search, one flock after another,
one variety after another, every twiS
and Granny in the bark of every tree
that grows. He who will watch any
given tree in any woodland from dawn
to dusk for the next tree months will
find that not a day passes without
bird visitor on a cleansing expedition,
and there will be days when his tree
is the centre OF a veritable securing
bee by scores of birds of many species,
almost all of them warblers. Two or
three varieties of fly catchers come
swapping their food from the air as
they pass. Trails and the olive sided,
both birds whose northernmost range
is the region beyond the tree line, as
far north as Alaska and Labrador.
where they nest in the low shrubs
which fight the cold beneath the deep
SHOWS of the Arctic winters. Starting
in late July these have come on down.
their numbers augmented by their fell
lows of each lower parallel till they
caught those of the White Mountain
SUBMITS. the last of the clan. These
cleanse the air near the trees rather
than the trees themselves. | see them
sweeping a pond or river margin Of
ten in late August, fitting out singly
or in groups from the tree tops, snap
ping insects in the bill and fitting
back again, weaving undulatory pat
terms in the unrecording air all along
the margin and on, out of sight. AL
ways | see them doing this in
southerly direction, as if they meant
to make all flight count to as great
southing each day as possible.
So the warbler hosts go through
the woods toward the lowering sun,
searching. prying. feeding persistent
ly from the trees topmost twig to the
rough bark that joins root to trunk
1t takes a surprising amount of food q
day to feed a bird. A husky hungry
young warbler will just about eat his
weight in insects in twenty four
hours And no wonder. In no other
way Ndii DiidS Keep up the energy
needed for the tremendous flights they
make. For these industrious warblers
which flock through our woods all
day. calling steadily one to another
that the flock may keep together,
probably flew all night the night be-
fore. covering hundreds of miles at a
height of mile or more, and win re-
peat the flight the next night. In no
other way can they cover the ground.
One of the first to arrive is the
Canadian warbler. a lovely, yellow
throated chap with a necklace of dark
spots. He may have come from
Northern Manitoba or Labrador. He
Will winter along the Amazon If not |
farther south. and each day of his |
long journey he will have cleansed |
forest trees of a good part of his |
weight of insects
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Wilson r. Foss.

Wilson F. Foss, formerly of this
city, died at A. NJ, Sunday, in Wa
terville. His age was IS years. One
brother. l.. S. Foss of this city, sur
wives. The funeral will be held at $50
p. NJ. Tuesday, at No Patterson
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Miss Margaret Larrabee arrived,
Saturday, in this city, from Benton,
where she has been passing a six
weeks vacation with her brother, John
r. Larrabee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Storage capacitx of silos.

silo II feet in diameter and 30
feet high will hold when full about "a
tons of silage. silo IA feet in
diameter and 80 feet high will hold
about 1oS tons. Twelve cows require
&c tons of silage 10 supply them 200
days at the rate of 80 pounds a day
a silo 10 feet in diameter and 22 to
"a feet high would be very good size
for this number of cattle. If it is de-
slrable to make some preparation for
summer, and, as a rule, it is. then the
silo should be built still higher. on
reasonably good land yield of ten
tons per acre of green corn may be
expected. On very rich land as high
as twenty tons of green corn are pro-
duceG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Private Car 26 Of the New York.
Chicago G. St. Louis Ry. passed
through the city, Sunday night, at
tached to the train leaving here, at
10.42 p. NJ. The car had on board
President and Mrs. Johnston, who
Were returning from Ellsworth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

The total number of prisoners, Sum
day, at the Kennebec county jail was
II. OF this number four are women
and Is bound-over prisoners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Harland Pattershall left, Saturday
afternoon, for his home in Belfast
after passing a few days vacation
with his uncle, E. l.. Knowlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
WarhIers Already at Work.

The chestnut sided warblers which
CLEAN with them, perhaps may have
come as far for they breed that far
north, or they may have Joined the
throng from n nestful raised in the
very pasture where they CLEAN. BY
the first of September the list will
have been increased by golden winged
warblers whose northernmost breed
ing ground hardly extends beyond our
State, Tennessee. Nashville, Parula,
Cape May, blaek-throated green,
black throated blue. magnolia. black
burnian and Wilson'S. This is but the
beginning of list which Increases all
through September till the last gold
en-crown kinglet has arrived. proba-
bly, to stay with us all winter and
keep up his good work until April
warmth sends him back to the nor
thern nesting place. Except the king
let the first migrants of all the birds
named are at work in our woods by
the first of September. If the trees do
not look consciously for their coming
they ought for it is to be believed
that without them the increase of de-
structive insects would be so great
in Il year or two that no trees could
live TO appreciate the vast num-
bo.s Of these birds which go south in
the autumn one needs to look farther
than the woods of sunny September
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Funeral Of Late Willard r. Merrill.

The funeral of the late Willard r.
Merrill was held, Friday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock. at his home in Manches-
ter. Rev. Leroy Coons, pastor of the
Winthrop Street Universalist church,
OBLIGATED in the presence of a large
company of neighbors and friends IN
torment was in the cemetery at Man
chester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
West Gardiner Committee Resign,

West Gardiner. Me-, Sept. 1.-THE
members of the Republican town COM
mittee. f. G. Wright, r. l.. Snow and
w. f.. Fuller, sent in their designations,
today, to the chairman of the State COM
mittee, saying they are to support the
nominee of the Progressive party. A
Roosevelt and johnson Club will be
formed here in a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
BEWARE YOUNG MAN.
IT'S the Little Dandruff Germs That
Are Causing Your Hair to Thin Out.
Partisan Sage Stops Falling Hair.

The clever young man of today doesn't
take any chances on losing his hair. A
man who is baldheaded at 80 looks like
IS, and is placed at disadvantage when
seeking employment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

III you nave
d q n d r u # | t
m e a II s down
near the roots
of your hair
an army o I
dandruff germs
are attacking
the hair root
and destroying
its vitality.
II h c n h a | r
falls out; grows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

J. A. Guptil and Marcus Frawley
will attend the State convention of
Ancient Order of Hibernians as dele
gates from Augusta Division to be
held in Rumford Falls, Sept. Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Louis Lowenberg of the Eastern Art
Co kof Providence, who is registered
at the Cony House, passed Sunday
with relatives in Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

The Friendly League will hold
business meeting, the first of the
season. Ost. g, at odd Fellows hall.
All members are requested to be
present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Lester and Julian Beale of Camden
have returned home, after two
weeks vacation with relatives in this
city. They made the trip on their
wheels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Mrs. Fl. E. Prescott at 24s Water
street has a captivating line of new
soft hats for fall wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

ID. e. Addition or Leeds, Saturday,
an ia ea las candidacy Tor commits
sioner of agriculture. He is the second
candidate from Androscoggn coun
ty for this Office, James L. Lowell of
Auburn having come forward earlier
in tie week Mr.. Addition is treasurer
of the Maine state Grange and a
member of the school board of Leeds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Livermore Falls Committee Resigns.

LIVernnore Fails Committee Resigns.
Livermore Falls, Me, Sept 1.-THE
seven members of the Republican town
committee of East Livermore, today, sent
a letter to Hon. Warren c. Philbrook,
chairman of the State committee, an
nouncing their resignation.
The letter states that each intends to
support the nominee of the Progressive
party
The members of the committee are:
L. C. Morse, ]. b. Clary, A. f. Dwelley,
Charles S. Cobb, DIR. c. r. Smith, II. "A.
Dyke and T. r.. Williams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Soil Amendment by

Soils are often amended by sys-
TEN of rotation of crops, allowing GER
tain elements TO recuperate under the
change. Where land is kept for sew
erai years in commercial gardening
under intensive methods. where ex-
cessive amounts of manure and fer
tii.2ers are used. they often lose their
former productivity, and may be
amended or renewed when sown down
to grass. In our own operations, while
depending largely on barnyard ma
nures and the turning under of green
crops to supply humus, commercial
fertilizers have a place in our crop
management.-B. +, Mack
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Miss Jean Griffith went to Belfast.
Saturday. for a few weeks visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
Daily kennsbee Journa,
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Mrs. Ellen Wheelock has returne,
from visit to her son at Calais
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
LOCAL NOTICE.

Frank p True will resume his
meat route, Monday morning.
sept16d2t*
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
DR.. Creene's
Nervura
Builds Strength

1T REGULATES THE. NERVES
AND BUILDS UP IN EVERY WAY.
DR.. Greene will give free consul
tation and advice, personally or by
mail, SO Albany ST., Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

day On night When the round har-
vest moon stands clear in the sky
good telescope levelled at it will show
often myriads of tiny forms crossing
its golden disk, the hosts of woodland
house cleaners moving on in numbers
which can only be vaguely computed
When one takes the numbers thus to
be seen in a tiny space and multi
plies it by the available space for bird
flight the result is staggering. This.
OF course. is not quite the way to do
IT, for the southwark moving fiocks do
not so uniformly all along the front
OF flight. following rather well-known
and prescribed routes, but it will give
some idea of the myriads that fly, new
ertheless. For in the case of the Ca
madam warbler, the breeding grounds
stretch from Manitoba across British
America to Labrador on the north.
south from this line 10 Massachusetts
and Michigan and even down the AL
legheny Mountains to North Carolina.
1t does not take many birds to the
square mile over such a range. null
tiplied by the number of square miles
to reach an astonishing total
To realize In what mighty throngs
these tiny, night-flying. birds go by
has been the good fortune of some men.
ON foggy nights the glare of light
houses fascinates such as come with
in the immediate reach of the rays
and they may be seen there in great
throngs. Thousands dash themselves
against the lantern and are killed.
millions view it curiously for a mo-
ment and pass on. William brewster
of Cambridge, dean of New England
ornithologists, once watched the aut-
umn flight from the lighthouse at
Point LepreauX on a western head
land of Passamaquoddy Bay, from
The 18th of August, 1885, to the 10Th of
September, later recording his obser-
Vations in the memoirs of the Nuttall
ornitholoSical Club. Here is only one
lighthouse out of scores along the
coast where no doubt similar scenes
were enacted on the same nights. The
numbers seen must be multiplied no
one knows bow many times to get an
adequate idea of the total flight. but
the record is unique in the picturesque
beauty of the scenes described in a
language whose simplicity. gives it
power.-Boston Transcript
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

Freeport, Me, Sept. 14.-Because he be-
lieves in the principles of the Progressive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16

The insurance companies of the
United States in 1911 paid out $685.
et0, 600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
SORE FEET
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or Pleasure
MACK'S FOOT LIFE

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-06
PRESBYTERIAN chuRcH.
Rev. q. 6. stoetzer, Pastor

& - v VI .
You are most cordially. invited Il
worship with US tomorrow at Tho
Easter services. A large chorus choir
under thes able direction OF Mrs. G
w. Maddell has practIced most faith
fully for seFeralIweeks on, appropriate
EasteBlmpsic , there Will be- practical
and helpful services and a hearty vel
some b%Pastor and peoples .iR
The sabbath School will meet at
$50. Prof, J. Walter Barnes, super
lntendent
Morning service at 1O:45. Easter
service, baptism and reception Of
members. Communion of the Lords
Supper and sermon by the pastor Of
the church.
( The Junior Endeavor Society will
meet at 2 p. m. Miss Increase ROD
gers is the leader.
I The Senior Society will meet at
$3.50 p. M. Mrs. Casslus oren Miller,
leader
Topic: 1.-THE Kind of q Life We
Wish We Had Lived Easter Cor.
secratlon meeting II
B Evening service 1880 o'clock. Ap
,propriate music. ~,
& All are urged to attend the. Union
seonvocation service at the Normal
school next "Wednesday 1880 y. m.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-06

natural advantages of immense value
in marketing her products.
The central portion Of the Appala-
chan basin, holding the richest coal
fields in the world, lies entirely with
in her area.
Within this zoHe are found the pur-
est variety Of Goals in the United
States. or the world, for that matter;
useful for every purpose-steam, 10.
mestic, coking, gas. splint, cannel,
smokeIess. low volatile, high volatile,
ranging in B. II. U. from $4,000 TO 49,
900. and underlying 100000 acres,
the quantity being conservatively es-
timated tat 16O,OOO,OOO,0OO tons.
West Virginia has 3OO.OO0,01O tons
Eof excellent irohliores in close pro$-
Unity to vast Limestone deposits suit
able for flux,G cement or high grade
lime, and near splendid coking coal.
she has enormous resources in
clays and shales for every kind of
brick-fire, common, pressed; also
sewer pipe, roofing, and all Kinds Of
pottery ware.
She has the highest grades of glass
sand, in boundless quantity, near both
coal and natural gas.
She has more high grade petroleum
and more natural gas than Pennsyl-
yania at3'"'"'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-06
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
~. w. .. Eddy Pastor.

8 Tomorrow is to be a special day In
all Departments.
i, Good music has been prepared. Al
the church services in addition to the
anthem by the choir Mr., j. Ransel Ro-
mine and Miss Tegwen Barber VIII
sing solos. The Sunday school at
$3.50 has a special gift feature in It
for the Eastef occasion, Aas
1885 the pastor will preachfaR' y.
Illustrated Easter sermon for boys and
girls and all other folkst AlTfthe Sun.
day school will attend the church
service. A great occasion is antici-
pated for these two services.
/. The B, Y. P. U. at $50 will have a
- HH