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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
Tn. American Wheat Crop.

A billion bushels of wheat! And 500,
ooo, COG bushels of it raised in tine
United States That is the possibility
of the American crop this year The
following from the Wall street journal
is interesting reading from more than
one viewpoint:
1t should do any citizen good to give
the wheat report something more than
a passing glance. That part of the
government crop report shows that
United States is holding its position as
Il producer of wheat. And it shows.
too. that North America is still the
worlds greatest producer.
An outtprn of o154, 600,o0O bushels is of
itself cause for congratulations. In
bushels it is the largest amount we
have ever harvested But this is not
the final return. Spring wheat iii the
month of August increased 4.3 per cent.
or TO- 000, 600 bushels. Last year the
final estimate was SO per cent. larger
than the September estimate for all
wheat. Wheat is plump and full this
year, and might easily overrun the es-
innate. No one has yet had the hardi-
hood to predict crop of 500. 000,6 600 bu
shells, but should there be similar
increase In the final of this year, that
figure could be reached.
But it is safer to keep our feet on
the earth and deal with what is Ger
tain. crop of 754, 100000 bushels
means $50 bushels per capita. This
compares favorably with last years
final yield of 7.65 bushels per capita,
and, virtually. even with 7.S2 bushels.
the average for the decade ending
with 1910 A little fact like this puts to
ront the gloomy predictions of Amer
lea speedily becoming an importer of
wheat. II proves that notwithstand
ing our rapidly increasing population,
we are able to raise our own bread. and
so.ne to spare.
On the basis of flour consumption,
the per capita use of wheat is figured
at about 81 bushels. But If all the or
binary uses of wheat are included tas
they should bel. it averages slightly
above six bushels. The reserve carried
from one crop to another has in past
decade averaged nine-tenths Of a BUSH
ell for each person. Probably that is
now more than safety requires. The
reserve on July ! was placed at $500,
90 bushels, of which only 8. 800, ole bu-
shells was on the farms
On the face of the government fig
ures the United States has a crop
whose money value in the Chicago
markets is now approximately $50
oee. 90 Ii means an exportable sur
plus (provided feeding requirements
are not too heayy) of from 100000
10 200. Dea. 600 bushels Europe is now
taking wheat in good volume. In the
last week Of August the shipments
were Il, 500 ooB bushels This wheat
crop should count heavily in our inter-
national trade.
But tie figures have still wider
significance. With the tariff wall
down. Saskatchewan differs from Ne
b-aska only in distance from Chicago
or Liverpool Western Canada is hook
ing for sgs. oee. 600 bushels Of wheat All
canada and the United States together
mean a billion bushels Of wheat That
is fully one-fourth of what is claimed
fer the world crop this year. Not
alone our own people, but those with
whom we do business across the seas
can feel about their bread supply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

1t seems that Sam Conner of the Lew
ston journal was justified III publshlHs
the story that "Bill" Lawry wanted to be
Gongressman-elect Peters private secte-
tary because Mr.. Peters told Nh Con-
ner So. Now we guess You'll be good.
Mr. Kennehec Journal. and in the future
be more careful when YOU question one
of Sam Corners stories.-Portiand Press
You betcha, But Bill says every
bodys right and everybody's wrong
even sam" Briefly. Bill asked to be
considered, then backed out within
Is hours. Between times Sam got there
and heard of the application. Bill
didn't think it could have got out so
sacn, and credited Sam with good
guess which might embartass other APP
plicants, so he told Ben Shaw he was
not candidate. And Sam said Bill
would make good man" for Mr.. Pc
tors: and Bill says sam is all wool and
yard wide; and Ben says they're
both darn good fellers." So?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
Maine Gossip
"When Willie Goes to School,"

vSHGT WHO oOCo ~ SSiiOp''
When Willie goes to school, ii seems
The house has lost its light.
And silence like a shadow dreams
OF sunshine out of sight,
The place assumes Somber air
And lonely musings rule
The moments slowly passing there,
When Willie goes TO school.
We hustle him from bed and tell
To quickly wash and comb
His breakfast eat, and gather well
The books he carried home;
We brush his coat and fix his tie,
And with him fuss and fool.
And kiss him as he hurries by
When Willie goes to school.
And all day long We anxious wait
To hear his footsteps fast
Make music sweet there at the gate
When he comes home at last
The lonely heart with rapture fills
And all the house with laughter thrills
When Willie comes from school
All. World-the school that ali heart;
SEEK
We know full well that YOU
Win keep him long at tasks that speak
OF books and ferue too.
God grant that in the tar-of years
He finds no ounces stool
Whereon to weep with foolish tears,
When Willie goes to school
-OklaHDman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

of farmers Under the suggestion and
tutelage Of agricultural departments,
state and national and the agricultur-
al schools. farmers have made amaz-
ing progress in recent years, but we
predict more marked advance in tie
next decade 1t is the era of turning
hack To the soil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

Until Russ" Smith let's up a bit on
Names poor. beleaguered milkmen the
following dialogue will be a common
one on our back doorsteps:
Housekeeper-'Wha makes you so
late With the milk these Mornings
Mikman-"Well yer see mum, the
pure food law don't allow us more'n
p, 000. 900 or so bacteria to the gallon.
an Yer wouldn't believe how long it
takes to count the little buggers"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
Ex-senator Obadiah Gardner of
Rockland is responsible for the follow

Ex-senator Obadiah Gardner of
Rockland is responsible for the follow
ing:
Il was in small country store in
my native State one morning when
IN old lady accompanied by gawky
looking girl of about Is came in and
asked the proprietor to show her some
cheap calico. She pulled at one piece
one way. then another, wetting it
meantime and rubbing it with her fin
gers 10 ascertain if the colors were
fast. She apparently was unable to
satisfy herself regarding it.
Finally she produced a small pair
of scissors and shipped off a tiny piece.
which she handed to the young girl.
Here, Emma she said, you chew
on that an see ii it fades away
Emma put the sample into her
mouth and with the most serious ex-
preston imaginable went to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

Texas heard the "shot" and the
largest paper of that section of the
United States rushed to the rescue of
the administration.
Just before the Baltimore conven-
ton, the Houston Post nailed the col
.ors Of Governor Harmon of Ohio to its
mast-and went down with them fly
ing. 1t was bitter dose but, being a
good Democrat, the Post choked down
it's crow and made overtures to Will
son. It's support has been ardent 1t
has defended many mistakes that even
the faithful New York World could not
uphold.
In this instance the Post doesn't say
very much, because it has nothing to
say. 1t is the interest manifested by
a such distant state that is significant.
The Post had hoped to rejoice with
Wilson, but, to the best of its apilty'
is loyal in defeat:
fll x.xx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
The Maine Election.

c'Post''-Houston, Texas
There was considerable interest," ~ III a, pc
ton to fill the vacancy III the Ihil u
Maine congressional district, caused ps
the death of Forrest Goodwin, Repuph-
can. So.
Though the Republican candidate
seems to nave won by a plurality eN-
ceeding 500 over the Democratic canul-
date. it is difficult to see where there was
any political significance whatever In the
election.
Fundamentally, the Third Maine district
is Republican. Governor BurielSh SerVeo
the district for nearly six terms, ana MS
majority in the early years OF his ser
vice was rarely under 60o0 but there was
a Republican recession after 1914, ana III
1910 Democrat defeated him by less
than 2o00 In 1872, Mr. Goodwin, Repub-
lican, came back by less than luoo piu-
rality, with no division in his party on
account of the progressive movement So
far as congressional candidates We're con
cerned. though Mr.. Wilson lead Mr.
Roosevelt by 400.
Taking the Taft and Roosevelt vote as
approximately representing the anti ~,
Democratic strength, the result was 2l,s0l
to IA, 700 for Wilson
In the special election to fill the va
i, cancy caused by Mr. Goodwins deaf
field, which they did not have last year
and he received about $500 votes a.
against more than 5000 for the regula
Republican candidate and more than H.
500 for the Democratic candidate.
I The Democratic candidate when all thu
returns are in, will be shown to have a
large a vote as Wilson received in thu
district last year which was 1000 unde
the vote that the Democratic candidate
for congress received at the same time.
1t is even difficult to say whether tn
Maine result indicates a turning of tn
Progressives back to the Republican
party. OF course, compared with tn
Roosevelt vote the Progressive canddat
slumped nearly 1000 votes. but agains
. this circumstance stands the tina
last year the progressives of the diStric
had no candidate for congress at al
That however. was because the part
nominations had been made before tn
Bull Moose party was organized.
The defeated Democratic candidate al
leges treachery against some of his part
associates who We're beaten in the part
primaries, but even this may be exas
gerated, since he received vote full
as large as Mr. Wilson'S vote of 1912.
4 II there is anything whatever of sis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
The following announcement has
been issued by Grand Lecturer Sleeper
from the Grand Lodge of Maine.

Lodges of Instruction will be held as
follows: AT Presaue Isle. Wednesday.
oct. -. 1913. at 1000 o'clock A. NJ; ut
Guilford, "Wednesday. october %, 1919, at
1900 o'clock y. NJ; al kennebuuk.
O'Clock \. II. Instruction will be given
at forenoon and afternoon sessions. and
In the evening work will be performed
and the local lodges Inspected by their
District Deputy Grand Masters. 1t is
expected of every District Deputy Grand
Master that he shall attend at least one
# these lodges of instruction. All master
Masons in good standing are cordially in
Eited to attend these meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

Every year, both in fishing and hunt
ing seasons, the inexperienced woods
Intruders wander away from familiar
scenes. get lost-and perhaps lose their
heads to complete the tragedy. There
seems TO rest the whole fault. A clear,
cool mind will accomplish wonders in
such a situation, while panic, terror
stricken rush and quick exhaustion is
the other choice. Instructions from
typical woodsman may be of interest
IF you discover that you are lost in
the woods sit down and think calmly
back over the road you have travelled,
lie, Then, if you have your compass.
and il seems to agree with your iudg-
ment stick faithfully to that direction.
If you have no compass. the sun is an
excellent guide during the day. Should
the sky be overcast, place the point of
your knife blade on the nail of your
thumb turn slowly until the full shadow
of the blade obscures the nail. and YOU
have discovered where the sun is. You
can discover the points of the compass
in other ways: by noticing that the tops
of the tall trees incline to the north
that the leaves of the trees are generally
closer on the south side. that their
branches are shorter and more irregu-
lar on the north side. Two fires going
other, constitute Il well-known signal OF
distress among woodsmen The firing OF
three shots in succession-tWo at frs
then pause, then the third SHOTS an
other recognized signal il you harper
To have gun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16

Holman Day of Portland, formerly
Of Auburn, is writing play for Hen
ry ". Savage, the New York manager.
This will be produced this fall. The
play is founded upon French play
allied La Demoiselle de Magasin." or
THE Shop Girl" which was the big
success of the Paris stage last win
ter. Mr.. Savage saw it when abroad
last spring and obtained the American
rights for it, Instead of having it
merely adapted" for the American
stage, he decided to have it made over
into a New England play with New
England atmosphere With this idea
in view he sent for Mr.. Day about a
fortnight ago and submitted his plans
TO him. Mr.. Day was ready to under
take the work and the contract was
signed then and there. Mr.. Day inn
mediately returned to his home in
Portland and began work on the play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

TRINITY COMMANDERY, NO. Z.
X. T. Stated conclave at Masonic Tenn
Pile, Friday, Sept 10, p. NJ. Work in
the order of the Temple and Malta. Re-
freshments. All sojourning fraters are
cordially invited to attend.
CHARLES r. GETcHELI., E. c.
THOS. II. BODICE. Recorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, r. G. A..

NJ Special communication, TUESDAY,
Sept 49, at F. NJ. Work in +. c. and M.
NJ degrees All sojourning brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
VIM. F. LEAVITT, w. NJ.
w. A. JACKSON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. REGULAR
meeting Friday evening. Friday evening,
Sept. 10, work in Second degree.
JOHN c. HOWES, y. G.
L. +. WESTON, See.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

claims to glory The following is a speci-
men of his art:
"A young girl is sitting at the window;
She is shelling peas;
She shells them into her lap;
Some fall into the street;
The street is deserted.
The stones count the falling peas.
Will nobody come down the street,
The French excel in the art of short
story writing. Every daily newspaper
contains one or two short stories, and
the weeklies have three or four Such
men as j. IL. Rosby, c. II. IIirsch, II.
DlIyernois and A. Hermant are known and
appreciated wherever the French Ian
guage is spoken. When an evening paper
asked it's readers to vote for prince
of short story writer's it was generally
supposed that the palm would fall to
one of these men, three of whom have
received the cross of the Legion of
Honor. The result of the voting again
showed the public that they knew moth
ing about literary excellence. To the
general surprise Hans Ryner came in an
easy winner, the well known writers
mentioned above being relegated to the
''also ran" class.
The advent OF the new prince" left the
public cold, as the French say. They
had been bitten once. and refused to take
the new master seriously. He is not
however, such nonentity as the prince
of Poets" Hans Ryner was born As years
ago, and his literary output is consider
able. There are some reviews of real
merit published in the Latin Quarter,
and Hans Ryner's work is we'll known to
their readers. But there publications,
like the Vicar OF Wakerfields pamphlets
are only known to the Favored few"
The consequence is that they cannot af-
ford to pay their contributors.
Anyone who takes a seat in a French
ful insight into the life of the struggling
author. ANY of them," a publishers
reader told the writer of this article,
look for $l0os Although he is the
author of 20 books, some of considerable
merit and innumerable articles, Hans
Ryner would never have emerged from
the hungry crowd of unknown writer's
if he had not banged the big drum on
his own behalf. This, coupled with the
strenuous efforts of the young school,
of the Boulevard st. Michel. has procured
him a grudging admission to the maga-
zines and newspapers. In appearance,
he is a fighter His long beard, flowing
locks and high cheek bones proclaim
his descendanee from those wandering
tribes that left their mark ON Europe.
His principal works are .'The Folly of
Misery "The Crime of Obedience, THE
Red Sphinx and the Human Ant"
The latest 'illustrious unknown who
has been promoted to royal rank is Jean
Pierre Brisset, the new prince of Think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

.cnsy of the right bank and .'conspir-
acy of silence
Since the momentary success of the
toubsts, post impressionists' and other
artistic freaks, they are beginning to tire
of the low living which is frequently as
sociated with high thinking, and yearn
for the flesh pots of Egypt In other
words. they want to be attired in purple
and fine linen. dine and sup in fashion,
able restaurants and bask in the sunny
smiles of rich hostesses.
The election of one of their number
as prince seemed TO be the only way
of emerging from the smoky obscurity Of
their haunts, and this accounts for the
meteoric appearance of these unappre-
ciated geniuses on the literary horizon
The modern Partisan princes" are not
all, however. ambitious young men who
make up in noise what they lack in tai
ent. Some. such as Xavier Privas. the
prince of Poet Singers. have been
elected by public consent. These 'chan-
sonriers," as they call themselves, ale
descendants of the old French trouba-
dours. who went about the country sing
ing their own poetiea compositions. The
and sing their own songs.
Xavier Privas is a man OF great talent
who sings as we'll as he writes. He IS
the only "chansonnier'' who is decorated
with the cross of the Legion of Honor
He may one day attain parliamentary
honors, like Couyba, who made his debut
as "chansonnier'' at the "Chat Noir
and occupied an important post in the
late cabinet. Maurice Donnay. one of
the best dramatic authors in France, was
a member of the same troupe of trouba-
dours. and is now a member of the
Academic Franeaise, the home of the
40 "immortas.
The "Chat Noir' still flourishes, and
is crowded nightly with Bohemians who
come to listen to and applaud the latest
satirical songs of which only the words
tween 10 and II o'clock a prosperous
portly man makes his appearance. On
the lapel of his trock coat the red rib
bon of the Legion of Honor stands out
in brilliant relief. The noise of CONVEX
sation, and the clinlS of glasses suddenly
stop. The prince Of schansonniers'' sits
down at the piano. His soft white hands
hover for second or two over the keys
and then the opening notes of his famous
song, Les Chimeres floats through the
smoke laden atmosphere of the low cell
inged room He sings of chimeras, those
wild and fanciful dreams which haunt
our brains when our spirit escapes, for
a moment, from it's earthly prison. and
scars into the region of the great un-
known. He sings as only a poet can
sing. The audience, which but minute
before was poisterously applauding the
buffoonery of a satirical singer fails
under the spell of the rich, melodious
voice, which fingers lovingly over every
word. They escape for a brief space
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Recipes You Can't Buy

From Pearson's Weekly.
When Sir Joseph Beecham was being
examined lately before the committee
on patent medicines, it was announced
that the famous pills, which We're first
compounded by the present proprietor's
father, and sold at first only to one
Ior two of his private customers, are
now sold at the rate OF 100000 day;
100000 is spent every year in adver-
tising them. 1t is safe to say that no
money would buy that recipe.
The recipe for Day & Martins boot
polish has a curious history. A Don
caster barber, named Martin, was once
Shaving a soldier The soldier was on
his way to his regiment at York, and
admitted that he was going to walk the
whole way, having spent all his money.
The kind -hearted barber lent him the
coach fare. When repayment was made
a scrap of paper was inc1osed, the
writer saying ii was a recipe for a
boot polish that all the men in his
corps had tried and liked. Martin went
into partnership with London har-
ness maker, named Day, to produce the
polish, SO struck were they with it's
merits. The recipe that was once given
away gratis, you would now need a
rich mans purse to buy.
The recipe for the specially thin,
tough paper used by the Oxford Uni
versity Press in making Bibles is
valued at a quarter of a million sterl-
ing 1t cost 25 years hard work to
discover, and an expenditure of over
100000 in experiments.
Giovanni Farna, the inventor of Eau
de-Cologne, was offered the recipe,
when hard up. for ESQ. Its real value
is probably more nearly a thousand
times that. 1t is said that the worth
of over fifty million sterling must have
been sold
The recipe of a popular pill was sold
by auction some years ago Tor t50OO.
But the record price at which a recipe
has ever changed hands Is fS0O,0 900.
That was the price obtained when the
monks of La Grande Chartreuse, after
their expulsion from France, sold the
recipe for the two popular liqueurs, the
yellow and green Chartreuse.
They carried the recipe with them
on their journey in steel casket. ORR
ginally an idea scribbled down by a
monk on shred of paper, 1t had ex-
panded into a volume of 1877 pages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
TRISTAN BERNARD
Acknowledged Prince of French
HumOrists


ers. When the votes were counted it
was found that he had polled 200. Bergson
90. Anatole France l6, Maurice Barres 10.
Rodin, the sculptor, and Camille Flam-
marion, the famous astronomer, got five
| votes each.
Although the envious ones are saying
| that 1t is a pity that Rodin didn't know
Brisset before he began to work on his
statue of lie Penseur," which stands in
front of the Pantheon 1t is only fair
to consider the new princes work i'm
partially. His ''magnum opus is a book
entitled 1.-THE Origin of Humanity" In
the preface he modestly claims divina
inspiration, and states that "other philos-
ophers will be crushed and COMPOUNDED
by these sublime thoughts" His doc
trine is simple one. He divides words
into sounds. and goes on from that to
explain the creation of heaven and earth
Taking the word '.poussin'' (chicken) he
finds the syllable "sein" (breasD and
concludes that the hen was once man.
miferous,
Another of his epoch making discoveries
is that frogs speak the French language
If this be true it seems barbarous cruel
ty to use them for food. "Conque" dhe
noise made by the frog is the same thing
says Brisset, as "quoi que!' What bet
ter proof is needed? Not only do frogs
speak our language" says the Prince of
Thinkers, but their eyes have human
expression, and their internal organs are
very much like ours. He also claims
that frogs can smoke cigarettes. There
FORE, he says, I'VE descend from frogs
and not from monkeys As befits a
great genius, Brisset does not condescend
to conform to the rules of spelling. He
frequently makes use of the words 'fioso-
| fer Erase" (phrase), .ninfe" Cnymph).
| The acknowledged Prince of Humor-
| ists' Tristan Bernard, is of course,
known all over the world. His first great
success was "L'Anglais tel qu'on lie
parle, which is periodically played at the
Comedie F'rancaise. His next piece lie
| Costand des Epinettes'' had a very long
run and his latest, lie Petit Cafe" is
| being played in several countries. He is
keen sportsman. and never misses a
| boxing contest. He is often asked to act
as umpire, and is very handy with the
gloves himself
| The star of one prince, the prince of
| Strikers has already paled. Poor
| Pataude, who had his short hour of glory,
! has been cast out by his own subjects.
He lives in a couple of tiny rooms on
! the sixth floor of an apartment house,
and bitterly complains that journalists
never come and interview him now mo
matter" he melodramatically exclaimed
the other day. my time will come
] again. -