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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04
OBITUARY.
EUGENE II. AUSTIN.

EUGENE H. AIriAN'
Eugene Hale Austin, native OF Els
worth, died Friday, Aug. g, at his home
in Sparks, New. He had been failing in
health for more than year.
Mr.. Austin was born in Ellsworth hfty-
four years ago. son OF the late B. +.
Austin, a prominent lumberman. He left
Ellsworth when about twensy-one years
OF age, and made his home in Nevada For
some years he was employed In the
government mint at Carson City. With a
change OF administration, he moved to
Wordsworth, where he engaged in mercan-
tile pursuits. He formed a partnership
with w. S. Macpherson, under the firm
name OF Austin & Macpherson. The busi-
meas was later moved to Sparks. where be
had since resided.
Since going West, Mr.. Austin had made
but two visits to his old home in the East,
once about fourteen years ago, and again
last sumner, when he hoped the trip
would restore his falling health.
He leaves a widow and Tour children
Mrs. CslIie Oliver, Bessie, Eugene and
Helen Austin, all OF Sparks. OF his own
family, one brother and two sisters sur
yive-Arthur w. Austin, Mrs. Adobe
Mason and Mrs. Ann Mcdonald, all OF
Ellsworth.
The Sparks Tribune. In an extended
obituary of Mr.. Austin, says: "In the
death Of Mr. Austin, Sparks loses one OF
its best citizens, and the family a kind,
considerate husband and loving father;
his neighbors good friend.n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04
Democratic Candidate for
County Commissioners

democratic Candidate for
County Commissioner.
He owns and operates one OF the best
farms in Hancock county. He has the
largest orchard in the county; twenty
four acres OF young apple trees just COM
ing into bearing over 200 apple trees.
He has been elected alderman from his
terms and member of the school board
twelve years.
He was postal clerk between Bangor and
Boston under President Cleveland's first
administration.
He was secretary and treasurer of the
Hancock County Democratic committee
for fifteen years, and has done much to
bring about the present Democratic sue
cess.
From 1895 to 1906 he worked for the BAN
gor Commercial; since then he has been
with the Waterville Sentinel.
He is president and manager of the
North Ellsworth Telephone Company and
mers' Club.
He married Miss Dellie c. Emery, OF
Salisbury Cove; they have three daughters
and four sons.
The following is taken from the Bar
Hsrbor Record of February IA, 1912:
Mr.. II. Fremont Maddocks, OF Ellsworth.
announces his candidacy for county commits
sioner. Mr.. Maddocks is a lifelong Demo-
crat, q eiligent. progressive business man of
AaLs - L.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

NEW DEPARTURE.
Selling Medicines at Half Price IN

Selling Medicines at Half Price Tn
der Guarantee of Cure.
After two months OF remarkable sales
George A. Parcher, the enterprislng drug
gist.- says that his plan of selling at hall
price the regular so cent size OF Or.
Howard's specific for the cure OF eons'i-
patton and dyspepsia, and guaranteeing
TO refund the money il it does not cure
has been the greatest success he has ever
known.
Anyone suffering with dyspepsia con-
stipation, liver troubles. headaches olh'
illness, coated tongue, or the general Urea
feeling caused by inactive liver anu
bowels or disordered digestion, shouia
take advantage of Mr.. Pareher's ne"
departure and buy bottle OF Dr. now
ards specific at half price, with us
personal guarantee to refund the money
il it does not cure.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04
Republican Rallies /.

Dates and speakers for republican rallies
in Hancock county are announced as fol-
lows:
Bluehill, Sept. = Hon. William T.
Haines, of Waterville.
Stonington, Sept. - Col. Hon. ReueI
Robinson, of Camden.
Northeast Harbor, Sept. 80 Hon. l.. B.
Deasy and DIR. j. II. Patten, OF Bar Harbor.
Surry, Sept. 5-Hon. L. B. Deasy, OF Bar
Harbor.
Southwest Harbor, Sept. 5-Hon Reuel
Robinson, OF Camden, and Fred L. Mason,
of Ellswort
West Sullivan, Sept. 6-Hon. Reuel Rob-
inson, of Camden, and Fred l.. Mason, of
Ellsworth.
Amherst, Sept. 6-Hon. John A. Peters
and Fred l.. Mason, Of Ellsworth.
Swans Island, Sept. 6-Prof. William H.
Pstten, of Deer Isle.
6ucksport, sept. - Frederick W.
Hinekley, OF Portland, and Hon. L. B.
Deasy, OF Bar Harbor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

THE annual meeting OF the stockhoids,.
l. OF The Mount Desert Seaside Lard CON.
pAny will be held AZ the Office Of Peter, 4
knowiton. Ellsworth, Maine, on Wednesday
the nth day Of September, 1919. At 10 O'clock
NJ to act upon the following matters, 10
wit.
az To see II the number Of directors IL in.
convenient for the transaction Of the bnsiusss
OF the cor operation. and II SO, TO fix the mum.
Der.
az To elect a board OF directors
tsl To determine whether the assets OF IN.
corporation have been so dimipished BIZ losses
or Depreciation OF property that its capital is
impaired.
~ To determine whether and to what e.
tent the capital stock OF the corporation shall
be reduced ~ provided In chapter a. Of the
revised statutes OF Maine or oiherwise.
90 To determine what records OF the cor.
porxsion shall be approved.
90 To transact any other business properly
before the meeting.
By order OF the directors
JoHS r. kNowEroS,
Secretary.
Sept .. 1919.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF cstarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, aud believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transae-
tons and hnaueially able 70 carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by sill
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

Don't forget that a vote for a demo-
cratic candidate for State senator or
representative is vote for a demo-
cratic United States senator, who in
turn will vote against tariff for pro-
lection. Don't forget that vote for
a democratic candidate for Congress
is likewise vote against protection.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

Since when was it a crime to he an
owner of wild lands In Maine? Sam
Gould says Burleigh, Haines and
Goodwin shave taken all your forest
possessions in northern Maine at
twenty five cents an acre; and some
of them are worth 800 an acre.. Too
bad there's nothing left for some
democratic investor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04
NOTICE

ID. NJ. Lindsey. wife OF Mr.. c. L. Lindsey, Of
L. Winter Hasbor, Me-, win say that while !
lived with my husband occupied my osn
beds, bought and receipted for in my maiden
name. As for his paying my bills while !
lived with my husband. l worked out and
paid my own hills- As Tor now. find II more
to par my own bills as go than to
depend upon q husband with a summer salary
Of cas- per month. and winter salary Of only
t2o per month. ID. VI. LINDSEY.
Winter Hzr6oE. Me-. Sept. ,. 1919.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

"Burieigh is the most colossal old
fakir that has ever been in Maine
since Barnum pitched his tent in this
country These are the words that
came last Friday night at Ellsworth
from the mouth of Samuel W. Gould,
democratic candidate for Congress
from the third district. Would Bur-
leigh say this about Gould, even II it
were so7
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CARD or THANKS.

pAYsIDE grange, No. i7s, wishes TO expires.
ID it's thanks TO the summer visitors Of
Shady Nook for their kindness in presenting
their drama On Aug. ~ FOR its benefit; slso for
their Financial help through tie summer.
+ Mas susIK PskY,
Secretary OF BAysids grange.
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MY WIFE, Mrs d. VI Lindsey. Of Winter
vi HArbor. Maine, having LEFT my bed and
abode provided for her, without Just cause, |
hereby give notice that will not pay or ee-
come responsible for her support or any oi4s
she may contract for herself or against ne.
wiatsr Hxrbor. Maine, Aug. 10: isi2
c. L. LINDSEY.
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SpuiaI Nm,srs.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
THE New England Telephone ara
Il graph Company respectable .sleie-
the Mayor aud Board Of Aldermen =, p,sasIlsens
OF Ellsworth, Me-, for location for ~ w ~
and wires thereon. and the necesesr ~ soss
porting and strengthening fixtures az Up
In the foliowing-nameds streets and sslfss
OF said city. snNass
Said Company agrees to reserve sn.,.
one cross arm AZ the top OF ali the 49, =,
for telephone, Ere alarm and poIics Poies
wires, owned By the city and used Tor p,ssi.4
val purposes. said poles TO be efeets5 - s
may designate. ~ Siy
above referred to- sA's!s
Marisyiiie road ESQ called to, OH, TIM.
line. ' toNH
Dated August 20, 1914.
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE Ann
IELEGssFH COMPANY
BY Francis A. Houstnn
General Manager.
By D. A. &
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CRY OF ELLSWORTH, MAINE,

II bOAHh OF ALDERNFv 7
Date September g. Isla
Upon the foregoing petition, ii Ia o,ss,.a
that notice thereof be given by pubtishsness
copy OF said petition and this order thsrsos
In the Ellsworth American, a persn.,Sa.
printed in the city OF Ellsworth, Mains ~
that hearing thereon be given at the MAJ,
and Aldermenss room on the first dav \,
and place residents and owners OF urops,.s
upon the highways TO be affected 81 IL:
granting Of the permit applied for, ara ii
other persons interested, shall have fms on
portunisy TO show cause why such perm5t
should not be granted. the last publication Of
said notice to be ~ least fourteen Eiti DAYS
before said hesring. ''
true copy OF petition. and notice thereon
Aitest;--TaoNks E. HaLK,
City CLERK
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COUNTY TICKET.
For Senators:
ALEXANDER e. HAGERTHY,
of Ellsworth.
j. HERBERT PATTEN, OF Eden.
For Sheriff,
FORREST 0. SILSBY, of Amherst.
For Register of Probate.
TIMOTHY F. MAHONEY, of Ellsworth
For County Commissioner,
HENRY j. JOY, of Ellsworth.
For County Attorney,
FRED L. MASON, OF Ellsworth.
For County Treasurer,
BOYD A. BLAIsDELL, OF Franklin.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
Glass 1-E. J. Morrison, Bar Harbor.
2-W. A. Kicker, Castiue.
Sd. A. Peters, Ellsworth.
4-C. l.. Babson, Sedgwiek.
Sc. E. Bragdon, East Sullivan.
81. n. Hutchins, Penobscot.
IA. &. Mcbride, Northeast Harbor
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
Help Wanted
AT THE
Blood Knitting
Mills,
ELLSWORTH.
ELLSWORTH.

Fifty 800 women and girls wanted:
average wages, after from to weeks
instruction, from 81 to sl.T5 per day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-04

Apply to Mr.. JonN BLOOD at the
office of the company, cor. Church and
School Streets.
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H'
for Salt.

- -.=~s~~rss- -4--cNre-- - ~.,e.~zr<
MOTOR BOAT wEoNA-as r.. Ions, 4.
Knox engine, cushions. lights. anchor and
road. etc. Hull and engine III frst-eis<s con
dition. Can be seen by applying TO Frank 9.
LORD, Ellsworth.
SHIP. New saw mill. ~ In. saw. WIN
be sold cheap; also betting, pulleys, etc, or
win contract TO saw by the thousand. Apply
TO L. p. CHuscn, 20 Main 81, Bangor Ne.
HoUsE-At Oak Point, in Trenton, 10 miles
fne location for summer residence. Apply to
ELfswoRrH LOAN a ButlDiSs Ass's. Ellis.
worth. Nc.
DLACE-Sear mouth Of Union river. In Ellis
Il worth. sis acres, with shore front. dwell
ing and cutbuildingsi good well. For par
ticuiars apply 10 r, l.. Mason. Ellsworth.
IL nice spring; make dne pasture. Inquire
of r. l.. Stoves. Binehill. Me.
To zst.
~-0~~-~ ~.~~N~vN~1~Y~
nFFICE-tn Bnrrill national bank build
" rug, recently occupied BY p. Y. Higgins.
m me. de.rab hss Ones IN Eiswor,s. Inquire
at BuRxfLL NATIONAL BANK
OFFTces-suite over c. l., Morang's cloth.
" ine-store, Main 81. Suitable for doc
tors. lawyers or Insurance once. Inquire OF
G. l. MoaaSc, Ellsuor.h.
-HFFICEs over Moore's drug store, just va.
" Gated by B. T. Sowlc. hot water heat and
toilet; Inquire OF Z. q. moons. Ellsworth.
ISLAT - Small fat. furnished or unfnr-
r. nisbed. No children. Inquire Of Mks.
Q. A. CIgxgST. Laurel ST.. Ellsworth.
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CoMPosIToRs-Ano opportunity Is offered
" one or two young women 70 learn the
trade of typesettiug. Apply Al American
ONCE.
rGoK-Plsin cook; also nursemaid; IS and
~ % per week respectively. Apply 81 once
10 Mas. GInpwoop. Hancock Point.
DoY - To learn printer's trade. Apply 81
Id AMKRrcAs Office.
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VIZ ATCH-On Monday between Washington
w ST. and North Lamoine. open faced
gold watch. Finder viii ns rewarded by re.
turning TO J. W. 6kAyss, North Lsmoine, Me.
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For Governor,
WILLIAM r. HAINES, of Wsterville.
For State Auditor,
TIMOTHY F. CALLAHAN, OF Lewiston.
For.Representative to Congress,
Third District)
FORREST GOODWIN, of Skowhegsn.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
NATIONAL ELECTION, NOV. 5, 1872.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM FL. TAFT,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JAMES S. SHERMAN,
OF NEW YORK.

STATE ELECTION, SEPT. 9, 1912.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER A, 1912.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
REAL GIANT FROM CARDIFF
Former Circus Attraction Has Taken
Out HIs Citizenship Pa
pers.

When the attendants in the natur-
alization court in the Fairfield coun-
ty court house looked up one after
noon and saw bending to come
through the doorway the form of q
man eight feet one inch tall al: off,
rial dignity was thrown to the winds
M. J. Flanagan. naturalization
clerk, at once recognized the visitor
as Capt. George Anger, the eI-circus
giant, who is now living in retire
ment on farm in Fairfield
Captain Anger is a native Of Car
diff, Wales. He was once a police
man in London, but his stature drew
so many people about him that he
couldn't handle the crowds he him
self attracted. so he went into the
circus business. Lately he had been
appearing in a vaudeville produce
ton Of "Jack the Giant Killer" but
now he says be is done with the stage.
He served notice of becoming a
citizen several years ago, got his first
papers and filed the customary no
tice of 80 days for his final papers
Bridgeport Dispatch.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
RosEN's TRIBUTE TO PRESS
Former Russian Ambassador Says He
Hasn't Been Misguided by Re-
porters In 50 Years.

When Baron Rosen, the retiring
Russian ambassador, took passage
at New York in the Muretania on
his return trip to st. Petersburg,
where he is to be minister of for
eign affairs, reporter sought to pro-
cure from him his opinions on cur
rent events. Baron Rosen naturally
had nothing to say under this head,
but what he did have to say 10 worth
noting:
II have spent S5 years In this
country, and in all that time have
never been misquoted by a newspa-
per man. am, therefore, certain
that none Of you will misquote me
now incorrectly, when I say that I
cannot speak on any public subject,
for l am still true to my training
as a diplomat. Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
WHAT STARTED THE CONFLICT
Gen. Fred Grants Story Told to iIius-
trate the UseIessness Of
Arbitration.

Gen. F. d. Grant, apropos Of the
uselessness Of arbitration as exem-
plified in the case of the Turko-Ital-
ian war, said the other day in New
York:
at reminds me Of a story. Ac-
cording to this story, a war was go
ing on, and one day, the papers be-
ing full of the grim details Of a
bloody battle, a woman said to her
husband:
"'This slaughter is shocking. It's
fiendish. Can nothing be done to
stop it?"
"T'm afraid not her husband
answered.
"'Why don't both sides come to-
gether and arbitrator she cried.
b" They did, said he. They did,
way back in June. That's how the
gol-durned thing started"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
SUCH A HURRIp JUDGE

The woman jury had been out for
hours.
The Judge looked tired, the clerk
yawned, the loungers slept.
The bailiff, after listening at the
keyhole several times, shook his head
with a discouraged air.
And then, quite Unexpectedly, the
jury announced it was ready to re-
port, and the 10 women filed in.
Have you agreed upon a ver-
dict?" the judge demanded.
The forelady nodded and smiled.
1--WE have agreed upon 10 verdicts,
your honor" she told him in her
f1utelike voice.
"You are dischargedp roared the
Judge.
"Isn't it horrid !" said the women.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
AN % CRY.

"My wife had a three-minute cry
the other day that cost 49," said the
man, "but she says she got her
moneys worth, and 1 guess she did.
It was her birthday. She had not
seen her mother for two years, and
in a generous spirit BETTING the day
I had arranged that she and the old
lady should have a little chat over
the long distance telephone. 1t was
dead secret. / had made all the
plans on my own initiative, and the
call came to her as a complete sur
prise. / answered it myself.
"Belle,' said l, what do you
think? Your mother wants to talk
to YOU
"She nearly tainted. ooh, mother
she shouted into the receiver, and
then began to cry. With the excep-
ton of occasional repetitions of ooh,
MOTHER that was all she did for
three minutes. l had it from her
afterward that her mothers vocabu-
larry was equally limited. Personal
ly 1 considered the interview a fail
ure, but my wife insists that both
she and her mother had one of the
loveliest experiences of their lives"
New York Sun
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
L. c. MCCORMICK
RECEIVES VERDICT
for $500 at Georgetown 10 a
Suit Against uverymen of
That City.

In Circuit Court at Georgetown
Wednesday of last week L. G.
Mccormick, of this city, who had
brought snit against Marrow Simp-
son and others for $4,000 dam
ages was given a judgment for
$500.
Mccormick went to George
town during July, 1910, while the
Scott County Fair was in progress.
expecting to run his automible
back and forth to the fair grounds,
carrying passengers. The defend
ents, who comprise all of the liv-
erymen of Georgetown, protested
against his taking their trade from
them, when they were citizens OF
the town, and had each contributed
liberally to the Fair Association.
4 According to Mr.. McCormick's
testimony the defendants assaulted
him, for which he prayed damages
to the amout of $4,000. A bril-
liant array of attorneys represent
ed the two sides of the case. For
the plaintiff there were Judg
Robert VIM, and Mr.. Charles
Grubbs, of this place, and Mr..
James b. Finnell, Jr., and for the
defense there were, Mr.. James H.
Settle, of Owenton, and Messrs.
Craig and Victor Bradley, and H.
Church Ford.
Judgment in the sum of SEC
each against Marrow Simpson,
George Traylor, John G. Brad
|. ford, Walter Powell and Jot
Hughes was given the plaintiff
Messrs. Wright and Dunn the 9th
er two liverymen being dismissed.
The case lasted nearly three
days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
ADVERTISING TAlKs

n
REFRESHMENTS IN THIS
NEWSPAPER You, as a read
err, one of big family, OWE 1T
TO YOURSELF and to other
readers To READ THE AID
vERTISEMENTS-b ecause if
you read carefully and critically,
and if some advertisements dis
please you, you will write to the
publisher about them.
That is just what the publisher
wishes you to do.
The publisher of a newspaper
furnishing to his family of read
ers news and advertisements
realizes his responsibility. He
knows he is human and liable to
make mistakes like all other hu-
man bcings-so N OF II N q
SPURS HIM ON TO GREAT
Err ENDEAvOR THAN FRANK
AND FRIENDLY CRITICISM
from his readers.
If readers will take an interest
in the advertisements-if they will
help to pick out those that don't
ring true (if there be ANY, they
will find THE PUBLISHER ON
LY TOO WILLING TO CO.
OPERATE to exclude the untrue
printed words of advertisers.
The publisher of newspaper
dor't ever forget it-DOES
| MORE FOR HIS COMMUNITY
THAN ANY THOUSAND IN
DIVIDUALS, be they ever so
important. As rule he gets less
financial return than any business
enterprise in his community-con-
sidering the money invested and
the tremendous cost of producing
a satisfactory newspaper.
The need of money is always
great, but even it's need will not
influence a publisher to print that
which will defrauI or deceive his
readers.
Believe me when say that the
AVERAGE P ULLI S H E R
WISHES, FIRST of all, TO BE
SQUARE WITH HIS READ
ERS. The readers, after all, own
the newspaper. They can make
it an influence for good or evil.
READ THE ADVERTISE
MENTS. Most of them will
prove to be of direct benefit to
you. Those That are not, write to
the publisher about.
If we are to make our ADVER-
Using COLUMNS DEPEND
ABLE there must be GENUINE
INTEREST AND CO-OPERA-
TION from the reader. -Courier-
Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
CLOSE CALCULATION.

att seems to me-" said customer
to his barber, "that you ought to
lower your price for shave in
these hard times"
The barber shook his head sadly
and said:
"Can't be done. Nowadays every
body wears such long face that we
have a great deal more surface TO
shave over p-Life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21

idiIby VI iCpiOOuOOiOh ofO WIG
prime values in animal breeding.
Other results of commercial inn
portance depend upon them. Any
ideal which subordinates or fails
adequately to recognize these basal
values should be abandoned or
modified.
Under the more or less artificial
conditions which surround pure
bred stock there is marked ten
dency toward over-refnement.
This effect is not expressed so
much in bodily form as in weak
ened breeding powers and decreas-
ed vitality. Irregular and abortive
breeders, lessened fecundity and a
low average milk production are
the inevitable Accomplishments of
racial declines.
Fundamental weaknesses result
ing from lowered vitality repro
duce and accentuate themselves.
Herds, focks and studs maintained
in unsanitary buildings, stinted as
to exercise and outdoor life and
fed literally but not wisely, in
evitably weaken the life-stream or
germ plasm from which their pos
terity is to emerge. When the
Ilfe-stream grows sluggish the
constitutional vigor and reproduc-
1--WE powers of the stock descended
from it are sure to be impaired.
AS a natural consequence such
stock is less and less resistant, as
the generations increase, to COM
mon diseases. Herein lies the
chief explanation of the spread
and seriousness of practically all
the ills with which our farm stock
is afflicted. Another explanation
of course is that owing to, the adj
vance in veterinary science dis
eases are more often detected now
than they we're years ago, when
many of them were doubtless
quite as prevalent as at present.
To develop and maintain the few
absolutely essential values in mod
ern breeds of stock do not require
the use of expensive buildings or
the lavishing of feed and attention
upon them. But the imperative
need is for more discretion in
feeding and management. Instead
of two or three feeds there should
be six or eight on which to draw
in compromising rations. Stables,
barnes and sheds should be kept
cleaner and better ventilated.
Sires and dams should be selected
with special reference to constitu-
ton and vitality, fecundity as in
Dictated by hereditary, and general
adherence to types which, without
otfsetting these values, commend
themselves to the block or other
economic use.