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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
WOmen'S
Best Interests

demand that every woman should
spare herself unnatural suffering
by obtaining safe and proper help
when physical ills and nervous
depression occur. When ailments
and suffering come to you remem-
Der there is one safe, effective
gentle and well-tried remedy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Albert II. Ferran, who has been in
Boston on business for the past few
days. has returned heme.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mrs. f. c. Parker of Oakland is
passing the holidays with Waiter H.
Davis, Is summer street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mrs Allen Prescott of the Maine
Insane Hospital is passing few days
at her home in Weeks Mills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Cochran of
Searsport are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. f, H. Ingraham at Vassalboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

The Misses Ida and Louise Gartley
left, Tuesday, for Bangor to enjoy
Christmas with their parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss Mary Callinan went to Bangor,
Tuesday, where she will be the guest
of relatives over Christmas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Dance at j. l.. Robbins, Bolton Hill,
Wednesday evening. Dec 25, if fair.
If not, the next fair night.
dec24d2t#
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss NJ. Carey Barrows went to Bid
| deford, Tuesday, to pass the Holidays
| at her former home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
LOCAL NOTICE.

Monaghan's pupils will give an ex-
ira. Friday eve. in Golden Cross Hall
dec25d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Perley Rice is passing the holidays
in Machias.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss v. Gaudette' of the Maine In
sane Hospital is passing a few days
in Boston, the guest of her sister
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss Eva Hathaway passed tht
week. end at her home in Weeks
Mills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Merllll
have gone TO New York City TO pass
a week with relatives. r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Henry F. Hill, Civil Engineer, has
returned to his office, 283 Water st
Tel. 612-M and 192-W. dec9dti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss Velma Z. Briggs has gone 10
skowhegan TO pass Christmas at her
home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

St.sPetersburg will have an interna-
tional auto show in April.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mrs. M. S. Low, teacher of piano. II
Bangor st. Tel. 607-M. dec5d1mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

DIR. Tooney of the Maine Insane
Hospital is passing few days in
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Miss Lottie S. Stafford will COM
mence her Christmas sale Monday,
Dec. at IL East Crescent Street, and
continue until the 25th. dec2d,f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
LOCAL BRIEFS

Charles FRASER Of Gullford is IN tiis
city for a few days as the guest OIL
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mrs. Ethel Glover passed Monday
at Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Wednesday, December rs, 1912.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mr.. Dunbar is the recognized
authority in the east on lyeeum
talent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

Mrs T. Daulton and Miss c. Snll-
van of the Maine Insane Hospital, are
passing a few days at Mrs. Daultons
home
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
His offer of Services Genuine, Though
Under the Circumstances Are
Humorous.

You can't get man away from his
catch-word,'' commented the dishev-
eled person who had just come in with
a broad swath of city dust down the
length of his clothes. One side Of
him was anything but immaculate. and
he was very much out OF breath
.sYou see," he explained, 81 fell
down. was running for a train and
fell. But what interests me most is
this catch-Word business. There's no
use trying to interfere with fellows
habits of life He's going to say just
what he's always said He's got to
use his little phrase, whether or no."
whats the story?" inquired one of
the men beside the FIRE, and the new
conner told it, to prove his point
Il was running for a train, as l
said" he began, "and tripped on that
Internal boardwalk from the subway
station 10 the Grand Central and fell
fat. l simply had to get package on
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
She Was Very Constrained and Quiet.

From that moment Marcia had been all,
and Kate-a mere friend He was too
chivalrous of mind to have it come to
his mind that Kate might have cared.
She had been jolly, Kate.
Christmas cold and snow and good
cheer all passed. Stephen Wright
felt numb. His anger had left him,
and only helpless hurt remained He
had given up going anywhere lest he
meet her, as he had done a few times.
Once he had taken Kate, in the old
way, to little company. Marcia was
there. Somehow she managed to
avoid even speaking to him, and early
in the evening went home with a
headache which he believed to be un-
real. Twice thereafter he met her on
the street. Her dark bright eyes
seemed not to see him. Then he re
fused invitations from the set to
which they both belonged. He wGa3d
not trouble her nor torture himself
That was a bad winter. January
and February crawled by. March
came suddenly, unseasonabIy warm
The SHOWS melted to rivers in the
streets. People caught colds, but an
electric shock Of vitality passed
through everything. Spring was or
the way.
On such an afternoon Stephen, his
face a little thin and drawn, left The
overwork of the Office and strolled out
into the air. He began for the mil
lionth time to wonder why Marcia
had-then he stopped himself. THAI
way lay heartbreak and a sort of mad
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
HABIT STRONG WITH PORTER

the train for Chicago, so 1 didn't stop
to brush myself or see If l was burf
but ran right On. 1 got in the station
and out on the platform just as the
train was beginning to push out. b1,t 7
hadn't hard time reaching nv naca-
age to the porter on the last Pullman
car
81 ran along beside the train-,4
wasn't going fast yet-and asked hin
to mail the package, and he said he
would. and 1 reached down in M
pocket and got him the first thine
touched. which was a dollar bill Rv
the time he had got it in his hand n.
train had started up, and it was all :
could do to run along with it. | began
to drop back.
But he had seen my dusty clothes
and pulled out his whiskbroom in =
half second.
Thank you. sah.' he yelled back a,
me. thank you. sab Can't I bresh
you on, sab New York Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
Explanation
Copyright. 1917. by Associated Literary Press)
BLOUSE OLNEY

Angry, hurt, bewildered, he had
finally gone to her father, who dis
claimed any knowledge Of Marcia's
love affairs. His manner proclaimed,
politely enough, his unwillingness to
be told. of them. But Stephen Wright
would be heard. He was not a man
iA-law ignores.
Its so-unfair!" he protested
hOtly. summing up the situation, land
so-unlike her. One day she owns
she loves me and promises to marry
me. A few hours after 1 am called
away By telegram for a week-before
l could even speak to you about 1t,
sir" the old man bowed in recogni-
tion-"and on my return 1 find on
my desk, re-enveloped and addressed
to me in her hand, every one Of the
frequent letters l wrote her while
away! Not one Of them had she open
ed! Then l rush out to see her, and
have a servant tell me that she is not
at home to me, and never will bel
try the phone, and she refuses to talk.
send Mrs. Townsend, her best friend
and mine, to her, and am told that she
SOiOly IS1uSOU 10 AuO
now you, sir, say you can't help mel"
Women are always-in some way
unfair" said the old man slowly,
as he rose def1antly. 'I know moth
ing about this. I am-sorry for you,
but 1 cannot interfere. 1 will tell her
what you say. If she sends you any
word 1 will write you"
That had been all. It was a pro-
| ceeding that matched the dullness of
the November day.
Stephen had gone home, grilled
hopelessly over the matter for a weary
night, and in the morning had pitched
| into his business to keep from think.
ing. He hated mystery. A mystery
| between himself and Marcia was IN
bearable. A month passed, two
months. Still he tried to think what
he could have done. His clean young
! life was unshadOWed by anything
| darker than the merest usual foIlies
| He had always been decent. His con
| science was clear. And-he had new.
! er loved any one but her. He has had
a few ephemereal boyish fancies, such
as he had had for Kate Boyd, whom
he had been beauing about a bit be.
! fore Marcia came home from college
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

In all types of gas engines the mix
,are of fuel and air is ignited, and
the resulting explosion produces a
shock of considerable magnitude on
the mechanism, which is in turn trans
mitted to the foundation. Thus the
foundation must be built heavy ana
should be thoroughly separated and in
suIated from the walls of the build
iCg, as we'll as from the surrounding
earth. Inattention to this detail maS
cause considerable annoyance, as well
as damage to surrounding buildings
on account of vibration. The en-
CINE must be perfectly balanced, but
even then vibrations caused by the ex-
plosions will be transmitted to sur
rounding objects, unless the founda-
ton is separated from the walls Of the
building and insulated.
In building a structure in which an
engine is to be placed, some thought
should be given TO the method OF
handling heavy parts. Sometimes due
TO an oversight, or lack of thought.
walls must be torn out before an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
IMPORTANCE OF USING HOME GROWN SEED
uItUraI CoIeo

arm Demonstration, Kansas State
turaI College.l
were supplied with seed of FIVE of the
most widely grown standard varieties
Of corn-namely: Kansas Sunfower
Hildreth Yellow Dent, Reds elbow
Dent, Boone County White and Com
merciaI White. These varieties were
painted in test plots along with one
Or n ore of the best varieties of corn
grown in the respective localities N
which the tests were conducted. With
but very few exceptions local grown
varieties Of corn produced the highest
yields Of the best quality Of CORE
Tbe Kansas Sunfower. which was
the hest yielder &C rhe five varieties,
supplied TO each Of tbs co-ope-ators,
produced 31S bushels an acre. The
of.s. local Tarieti AZ II the same mum
Der of tests averaged 81 bushels an
acre
In these experiments the seed used
FOR comparison with the local grown
corn was obtained from portions d
the state having dif1erent soil ant
climatic conditions
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
The Dinoo.

The dingo is a species of wild dog
found in Australia, and is to that
country what the wolf is to eastern
Europe and the coyote to America.
Hunting in packs, he is a perpetual
menace to Australia's chief indus
try. the breeding of sheep. Owing
to his cunning and swiftness the
dingo is able to hold his own in
central Australia, and is likely to do
so for a long time to come, notwith-
standing the fact that a generous
price is set upon his head by the GOV.
eminent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

your medicines TO all suffering women
Mrs. MARY HALSTEAD, Plstea- Pa
Box 90.
Here is the report Of another genuine
case, which still further shows that Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
may be relied upon
Walcott, n. Dakota-'fI had infam-
nation which caused pain in my side,
and my back ached all the time. was
so blue that felt like crying if any one
even spoke to me. I took Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I
began to gain right away. l continued
its use and now / am a well woman "
Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, " alcott, n.
Dakota
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
state AarieuIturaI coIIeqe.l

Because a puTlet can lay a lot Of
eggs that are perfect to the taste, II
does not necessarily follow that she
is fully developed enough to produce
eggs that will hatch perfect chicks.
Both experiment and experience have
shown that ''hatchability" of pullet
eggs and the INABILITY OF the chicks
after they are Matched is less than
from the same individuals as yearling
hens and two-year-olds.
While we have no experimental
data on this exact point. data taken
from the West Virginia Experiment
Station shows practically the same
thing. Where about two thousand
eggs were incubated the following re-
suits were obtained:
. ' Hens Is, 9 Pullets $3.50
Ave. Wight of 100 Chicks at Hatching-
vo+ Hens en- ,oS S2S lbs Pg ~ = Wa lz 5oS
Hens 29- &c lbs. Pullets 23.O7 lbs.
Per Cent Dying Before -Four Weeks
Hens 5 GO Pullets 1850
When one breeds from pullets he
does not give natural selection a
chance 20 help him out. We hear a
good deal. one way and another about
the survival of the fttest. 1t works
in the hen yard as well as anywhere
else. a certain proportion of pullets
are going to stand up under the strain
of heavy laying better than the rest.
They lay no more eggs during the
spring and early summer. 1t is along
in July and August when the Their
mometer registers ninety-ive on the
north side OF the house that the diff
ference shows. They are still active
and vigorous and still laying eggs
clear up til they begin to moult. Their
weaker sisters begin to be a bit peev-
ish when the hot weather comes on
and some of them die. We don't think
much about it, partly because We are
used to it and partly because We feel
that We have already secured a good
profit on their winters laying. The
thing that should appeal to US is that
there was a fundamental weakness
present that caused them to break
down. And further, that we have a
bunch of young stuff coming on, a
good percentage of which have in
herited the same hidden weakness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

II is positively known that Tor the
great majority of crops grown in nan
saS, home grown seed will give the
best results.
During 1903 to 1908 inclusive the
Kansas Agricultural College made
tEirty-five tests comparing Kansas
grow Il corn with seed of the sane
varieties obtained from other sources.
The home grown corn produced an
average of 6.S bushel an acre more
than the corn brought in from out
side the state. Suppose the corn crop
in Kansas would fail and that II
would be necessary to obtain seed
corn from these other statesI What
would Se the results? The Kansas
corn crop would be reduced about
twenty-five per cent, or $16,OO0.000 in
value
During the last three years thirty-
Eve variety tests Of corn were con
Quoted by farmers in various parts OF
the state in cooperation WITH the Kan
sas Agricultural College. These men
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
REGARDING GAS ENGINE INSTALLATION
A.
Agricultural


engine can be taken into the build
ing and erected in place
AS to the location of the engine, it
should never be erected in a cramped
place. Sufficient room should be left
all around the engine to facilitate
starting, fabrication and inspection Of
all parts. If the engine is TO drive an
electric generator, lots of light and
good ventilation are absolutely neces-
sary. 1t is always desirable to To-
cate an electric generator near 4
window.
If the engine is to be connected TO
a dynamo or other machine by bel;
drive, the driver and driven shoul<
be placed far enough apart, so that
the required power can be transmitted
without running the belts too tight
Fifteen TO twenty feet between cen
tiers is none too much. Open belts
should always be used, and the ratio
Of the driver TO the driven pulley
should never be greater than six il
order TO avoid the use Of idler OF
tightening pulIeys.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
WHAT INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS SAY

Insurance Commissioner Vim. h.
Hotchkiss OF New York, chairman Of
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Convention of Insurance Com
missioners, prior to tie. last Head
America, gave the following official
notice to that society:
Pursuant to action Of the national
convention Of state insurance commits
sioners, at its adjourned session In
December last, I write you this ex-
preston of views as to the necessity
Of your order-as well as all other
fraternaI benefit societies-placing
itself on firm foundation as to rates.
An insurance society which in these
days does not recognize that the cost
OF insurance is fixed by laws other
than mans laws-namely, the laws Of
nature-or prescribes for its mem
bers either a fat rate, irrespective Of
the age Of its members, or any other
rate that is not scientifically safe, is
deceiving both itself and its members
and approaching the time-perhaps
slowly, but not the less surely
when it must fail and its contracts be
repudiated. The fraternal spirit is a
good thing; but the rates and man
agement of fraternal societies must
also be such that the benef1ciaries Of
the last member to die will receive
every dollar that such members Ger
tifcate calls for
State Insurance Commissioner
Ekern Of Wisconsin has issued an Of
| fetal interview in, which he says:
''Fraternal societies generally have
| come to recognize that their business
must be conducted on a sound basis
This means a re-rating for nearly ev-
cry society, and members who do not
fully understand the situation are
often inclined to complain of in
creases in their rates. They should
! understand that with q re-rating on
a sound basis they have a much more
valuable insurance than before. All
are benefited by getting a permanent
insurance for what was uncertain be
fore. The Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, by reason Of its long experience
with large membership, is permitted
to make rate upon its own expert
ence, which is even lower than that
based on the National Fraternal Con-
| gress table, which new societies must
adopt. The cost of this insurance is
not a matter Of mortality tables or
rates charged, but depends upon the
actual deaths in the society. A re-
| rating merely means that each mem
Der shall pay his real share Of that
cost. Members who think OF drop
ping their insurance will do well to
take enough time to study the ques-
| ton before doing anything which may
| bring regret to both themselves and
their families"
The Chicago Inter Ocean SAYS:
cit is unpleasant for the members
of the Modern Woodmen Society to
have to pay more for their insurance,
| but let them think how much more un-
| pleasant it would be for those 5000
! 600 women and children, or any OF
| them, to be deprived Of that protec-
| ton because their husbands or faith
ers got angry. That is what all Wood
men should think about"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
BREEDING FROM PULLETS ONE CAUSE OF
WEAKNESS AMONG WESTERN FARM FLOCKS
Changing BOOSTERS Every Year Changing the Breed Gives Only
Temporary Relief From Loss of Constitutional VigOr--
Eggs From the Older Hens Produce
Strongest Chicks.
IRy Wm. A. Lippineott, Kan

"HE FARM focks of the Central
West are losing their constitu-
tionaI Yigor. Whether this is
true Of other sections I cannot say.
In this section testimony to the fact
is heard daily. In substance it is some
thing like this. I'm not getting the
eggs I used to. just believe III try
some other breed The eggs don't
hatch like they ought TO and change
the roosters every year, too my
eggs Matched pretty well, but I just
could not raise the chicks" Seems
like my hens are not as large as they
used to be and they don't lay sucd
big eggs, either"
Every complaint of this sort is eVi-
dence of just one thing, and that Is,
that the flock is losing its old time
strength and vitality which for con-
Yenience we call constitutional Yigor.
There is a common practice among
farmers and fanciers which, as much
as any other, is responsible for this
state of affairs. 1t is breeding from
pullets.
1t is a great temptation to do this.
Everyone knows that the pullet lay
Ing year IS the most pTOQtdDI6 year
as far as eggs are concerned. That
this is so in itself points to lack of
strength and staying power. 1t is so,
nevertheless, and it is the most natur-
al thing in the world to set some OF
these pullet eggs and then sell the
pullet as soon as her money-making
days are over. This is exactly where
the trouble begins.
A pullet lays a smaller egg than
she Will as a hen. The average weight
per hundred laid by White Leghorn
hens, for instance, was found by the
West Virginia Experiment Station to
be 1896 lbs. hundred puIlets eggs
weighed on the average 11.19 lbs. A
small egg always gives a small chick
when it matches. a small chick may
grow into a good-sized chicken but
it doesn't have the show to do it that
a chick of the same breed Matched
from a larger egg does. If you are
going to have good stock of any kind
it is a pretty safe proposition to have
it born right. If this is true of. larger
animals it is increasably true of birds
which mature in a single season.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

One of the uplifters of the drama is
endeavoring to establish a theater
where tea will be served between the
acts. 1t is expected that no actor
or actorette who is unable to make
fudge will be permitted to def1le the
stage by appearing upon it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

It is proposed in Boston to build an
elevated railway along the route Ia
ken by Paul Revere when he made
his weli-known ride. When the road
IL completed the passengers may con-
sole themselves by remembering that
Paul also held to a strap when he
rode there.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

Seven kings were discovered in a
poker game at Niagara Falls and the
only result was the arrest of one man
on the complaint of another and
the fning of both for gambling.
Wouldn't that make a westerner
laugh?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

A Pennsylvania man who died re-
Gently left large estate to his two
daughters, with the provision that
they are to forfeit it If they marry.
Alas, what does leap year mean to
them7
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

A New York woman died after a
complexion treatment, but what the
women want to know is whether the
treatment really benefited her COM
plexion-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-04-20

That Americans keep their flats too
warm is the complaint of another Wis
sting Briton, who thus secures the
hearty appreciation of the landlords
and janitors.