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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Old Prices of SUGAR.

Granulated sugar is ON the bargain
counter one or Two days in the week
iii this city. 1t is then sold at :
cents pound, or when used as q
sWeetener 10 other trade Tie crafty
grocer will even cut that figure con
siderably.
Mistress Joyce Jefferis, q worthy
lady of Herefordshire. England, in her
expense book under date of October
30, 1913, set down with her own fair
hand this item. For a pound Of
shugger To send Mistress Eaton when
her son Fitz- William lay on his death
bed. 30 pence"
AS the purchasing power of money
was five times greater at that period
than today, the pound of "shugger'
sent by good dame Jefferis would be
as much as two dollars in twentieth
century money. But it should be
taken into consideration that the gift
was made at a time when civil war
had doubtless greatly increased prices.
during our own civil war when
crushed lump sugar retailed at from
- to % cents pound.
Now graduated sugar is only )
cents a pound and there are some
suspicious persons who obviously
shake their heads as they remark that
this beneyolence on the part of sugar
refiners is superficial and may well
be distrusted that they are good
now as they are trying To ward off
threatened free sugar
There are thirteen references to
sugar in the plays of Shakespeare,
three of them in the first part OF
Henry ~, Act >, Scene 4, with not
word as 10 price, yet with the infer
ence that sugar was a luxury, and the
waiter at the tavern who filched a
half handful of this precious COM
modify for Prince Hal should have
been remembered when the prince
came to his own.
Cane sugar has been known for
many centuries. Sugar cane was in
PRODUCED from the orient into Egypt,
Sicily and southern Spain by the
Arabs, the same race who first made
known coffee to the western nations.
The cane Hourished in these countries
untl it was introduced into sub
was abandoned. Don Enrique of
Portugal, s,irnamed the Navigator,
brought the cane about 1920 from
cypress and Sicily Ia Madeira. whence
il VAS taken 40 the Canaries In the
sixteenth century ii was taken. to
Mexico, Cuba, Guadalupe, Martinique,
Barbados and either West Indian
islands. = 1t is now senltivated all
round tile world, and gr;afulated sugar
is selling in Indianapolis today at 5
cents a pound, While maple sugar.
made frem the sap of the rork or
SUGAR maple. which our grandfathers
used joyfully 10 exchange for cane
sugar and pay something to boot, now
retaiis at Is to 20 cents Il pound
Other times other prices.-Indianap-
oils News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Additional Honor Parts.

In addition To the four honor parts.
of which previous announcement has
been made. for the graduation of the
Grammar school pupils, five other
parts have been given to pupils in the
Grade TX. the awards having been
made on merits in defamation. \
contest was held, last week. in which
20 children took part, and from the
contestants the five. who exceiled
were picked to take part in the grad
uation exercises. The judges We're;
Supt. c. w Flood of the Winslow
schools. Crawford a. Treat, Colby 10,
and Leon T. Spinney. also a sopho-
more in Colby, The results of the
contest gave the parts to the follow
ing: Albert I4aFleur, Norman Haskell
Lucille Jones, Annie Choate and Mar
ceiine Manard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
ANCIENT RAILROAD POSTERS.
Old Advertisement Reveals the Crude
ness of the Service in Days Before
the Civil War.

A quaint railroad poster bearing the
date OF 1859 came to light in Chicago
a few days ago which reveals the
crudeness of railroading in the days
before the Civil War The advertise
ment shows a picture of the queer, old
style engine with it's towering smoke
stack, its toylike boiler and its four
clumsly built drive wheels. The engi-
neer is seen standing in plain view of
the observer and the little plaything of
an engine is hauling a train of passen-
ser coaches that would not do for
freight ears in the present generation.
With much pomp and display the
poster advertises n fast train from
La Crosse. Wis, to Chicago The train
was announced to leave the Wisconsin
City at 215 A. Nj. and not to arrive
here until $50 +. NJ, where, the poster
says. Trains leave Chicago on all
Eastern roads a p. NJ. and a. NJ. .
The bill was the advertising medium
employed by the Milwaukee and Min
nesota Railroad, the predecessor Of the
present Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul. The train, which is depicted
with much graphic art, ran over the
lines of the Milwaukee and Minnesota
tfoimerly the La Crosse and Milwau-
Lee) from La Crosse to Milwaukee,
where ii connected with the Eastern
express train of the Milwaukee and
Chicago Railroad line
The fact was also exploited in large
black type that after arriving at Chi
cago at $50 p. NJ. the passenger could
find himself in Buffalo or Pittsburgh
the next afternoon and then-wonders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Food.value of Toadstools.

The food value of toadstools has been
rather discouragingly presented by
Prof. Somerville Hastings in a recent
paper on the poisonous fungi read be-
fore tie Royal chemical society. IL Is
to be remembered in the first place,
the author states, that from three
fourths in some species to nine-tenths
in others is only water. The solid re-
mainder consists mainly of mineral
salts (potassium, etc. a mere trifle of
digestible nitrogen proteid. no starch
and much fatty acids, eelluiose, ana
similar materials of little, If any. use
us nutriment.
OF all the toadstools the common cal-
tivated mushroom is regarded as con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
The Pace That Kills.

II is no new story that business
men in. this country are under high
pressure that shortens life and brings
sudden death at an earlier age than
when commercialism was more mes
thodicaf Our last census report, IS
sued September Il, 1911, states.
During the last decade there has
been a large Increase in the number
of deaths from organic diseases of
the heart and of the eirculatorS sys-
tenn in general" a few years ago we
began to hear Il great deal about
nervous breakdown" and eur neigh
bors across the Atlantic were fond OF
characterizing this as the American
disease Now medical men in Eng
land are beginning TO remark thiit
the high pressure or comercialism in
that country is bringing results quite
as bad as in this country.
The New York Medical Record
notes that n factor coupled in its fatai
consequences with the abnormai
stress of modern life is that men OF
affairs who have come down Win
pneumonia, grip and like affections
can simply not be made to take the
prolonged rest which is imperative our
ing the convalescence from those
diseases. Many of these patients
and elderly men, too-are III tneir VI
fees when they should most aeciuea-
" be in their beds such lussy
lot, these doctors. declared saeh an
one. Besides, an old horse that once
| lies down never gets up. lie put on
his overcoat, went to business, re-
turned that afternoon in collapse and
died next day. indianapolis News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
An Interesting Affection.

80, fa,. tuo meaks a swollen fOO6
ne. ,e a. racassory ~ wear an old
had maui s,os,as II, IL thus allow
snoe -, cute li,t,e mink toes to go WITH
ne ne ~, 80 Tho nsual covering says Har-
~ ,yaoas ~ tina Wellington News, "a
~ 80 a,hs has been going about
- ~, o,,orge that am suffering
' '',., eon,,,,on disease as govt.
- s,a,, t,,a offenders 10 our loathed
~ $3.50 aoun ,ha avenue.
-. -. .ronh,, isn,t eout. nor any,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Slang Expressions for Drunk.

Roland b. Elliott, who keeps big
cafe iii New York, is compiling die
tionary of slang phrases referring to
the inebriated, and already has a men,
ofon6um book pretty well filled up.
Every time he hears new one he jots
1t down with a smile of satisfaction.
He has divided the terms according to
the varying degree of alcoholic exuber-
ance the iagee is enjoying, and 1t Is
quite interesting For instance, among
the terms applied to a man who has
been indulgine but slightly there are
glowing" tinted" "lukewarm," -
"m.ddling," merry" ..fresh," warmed
VI, feeling EN-" happy" "chinny,"
"toppy," "jovial." etc
For the next degree of intoxication,
where one is possessed of a medium
sized jag, he refers to them as lit up
CHEEKY" Joyful" soaked" "soused, .
"inebriated." "dippy, "dotty, over
flowing" "bunned, carrying a pack
age" loaded" full up" etc.
For the completely drunk he goes the
limit with such terms as ''potted,'
galvanized" "vitrified,' "orey-eyed."
"pitlicated." "mummified.' "ossified,"
picked" canned" painted, wit
rolzed," "chloroformed." dead" etc.
He is also getting busy compiling the
different grades of smokers whom he
meets. but he wont tell just how he
will classify them. except to say there
will be plenty said about the Cigarette
fiends,. the "dopestick boys" the "eof-
fn-nail fellows etc.-Baltimore Amer
ic1n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

not eeasing-he could be in New York.
Boston or Philadelphia the next morn
ing after that. The announcement is
dated December 10, 1859.
BY way OF comparison. it is-a strong
commentary on the progress that rail
roads, particularly those running out
of Chicago to the West, have made in
the last half century.
At the time it was issued the Mil
waukee and Minnesota Railroad had
only couple of hundred miles of crude
track, over which the miniature trains
bumped and ratified in a CLIQUE of black
smoke. Today the Chicago, Milwaukee,
ard st. Paul. which might be termed
the g9eat-grandchild of this old time,
transportation line, reaches across the
continent from Chicago to the Pacific
$500 miles, and it is spending ut the
rate Of $50, 100000 year in improving
and increasing its traekage.
The development thus shown is tyni-
cal Of what the great West has done
for the railroad and what the railroads
in turn have done for the country
Back in 1859. when the Milwaukee and
Minnesota Railroad was' the wonder OF
ttii tiibSt VIM upon IL, the me
had not yet crossed the Mississippi
River and passengers desiring to go to
st. Paul We're compelled to take the
packet line up the river from La
Crosse. But the railroads in the years
that have elapsed since that day have
reached out their arms of steel across
the plains and a vast empire has
sprung into being as if by magic.
Without the improvements that have
been made in railroad facilities the
great empire laying between Chicago
ano the Pacific ocean could not have
reached anything like its present con-
dition. The railroads have furnished
Il ready market for the fruit and grain
and stock and in turn have hauled to-
the towns, and hamlets along their
lines the manufactured products of
Chicago and other 'cities.-Chicago m
ter Ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Basis of High Wages.

Whatever may DE the QlHereHceS OF
opinion among economists on the the
DRY of wages. says Professor F. W.
Taussig in the Atlantic Monthly, there
is agreement that high general rate
of wages rests upon general high pro-
duet, that is, on high effectiveness of
industry. People do not reflect that IL
wages are high and steadily remain
high there must be something to pay
them from. Too often they fall into
the error of regarding them as some
thing that constitutes a drawback In
industry, and a handicap in COMPETE
ton with other countries. Yet there Is
real difficulty only when the effective
ness OF labor is not great.
notwithstanding the higher wages
paid in the United States, he points
out. this country steadily exports all
kinds of commodities-not only agri-
cultural products, but manufactures of
various kinds. Evidently" he says.
they could not be exported unless
they We're sold abroad as cheaply as
foreign goods of the same sort are
there sold. That these products OF
highly paid labor are exported and are
sold abroad is proof that American in
dustry has in them a comparative ad-
vantage"
Taking up the question of what are
the industries in which the compare
tive advantage Is likely to appear, he
shows that superior ability in the use
of machinery has had much to do with
American success and that this was
true even when the country was in the
main agricultural. And the reason why
Americans are more likely to hold their
own where machinery is much used
and where hand labor plays a compar-
ative,y small part in the expenses OF
production, is that Americans make
and use machinery better. The efffc-
iency OF the individual workman is Oft
en- dwelt on, Professor Taussig says,
but in these days of the creation or au-
tomato machinery the main cause of
greater effectiveness is to be found in
the technical and business leaders.
In recent tariff discussion, he notes.
it has been argued that this automatic
machinery will be bought by countries
of low wages and there used for pro-
ducing articles at a lower price than Is
possible in countries of high wages.
But he says il is not so easy as might
be supposed to transplant an improves
system of production. 1t is common
experience that machinery VIII yieia
better results in the country Of Its IN
yention than when transplanted-z Au-
tomato looms are making their way
in Europe very slowly. They do not
fit into the traditional Industrial rrac-
tees. and do not accomplish what tley
accomplish In the United States. DIM
culties of this sort are most Strlklngly
illustrated in the orient-China, Inoia,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

A man claiming to have been held up
ty 4 thug shortly after midnight While
escorting a Young lady home ON oak
street. saturday night, came To Dep
MY Marshal Simpson at TINT time.
Officer Mclaughlin at the station WAS
Immediately notified and went to the
scene of the alleged holdup. where the
complainant claimed to have loft his
adversary lying unconscious in the
gutter. No sign of a scuttie could be
found, and the police. as well as folks
living in the neighborheod, call it a
fairy tale"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
HOW TO PREVENT
OFFENSIVE PRESENTATION, i.
CHICAGO WOMAN TELLS.

Mrs Mary ]. Erskine of Chicago.
ILL.,, says: Il wish every fleshy woman
who suffers from excessive or often
sive perspiration and chatting would
try Comfort Powder. 1t quickly com.
forts and eools the skin, prevents
chatting and destroys ali odors."
The superior medication of Comfort
Powder makes it uneaualled for all
toilet, sick room and nursery uses.
Be sure and get the genuine with
signature of E. S. Sykes box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Deputy sheriff Harrington said, ON
Saturday morning, in speaking cf
the amount Of liquor that Is now be-
ing shipped into the State. that the
traffic was exceedingly light. and was
Becoming more so every day. What
packages of wet goods pass through
the city and what are destined for
Waterviiie, now come in small pack
ages, and are undoubtedly for home
consumption. Mr.. Harrington makes
daily rounds of the express and
freight Offices. but through the whole
Of last week found only Il few con
signments that would arouse any sus-
pieion as to the legal usage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Executive Committee
OF Maine Bankers.

A special meeting of the executive
committee of the Maine Bankers AS
sociation was held, Saturday after
noon, at The Elmwood hotel and ar
engagements were made for the annual
meeting of the association, which ac-
cording to plans formulated, Satur
day, will be held Saturday, June II.
at West Boothbay Harbor. In the
afternoon, clam bake will take place
at Mckown's point and in the eve
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Otis G. Lawry, L. Of NJ. 1916. passed
the week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs silas Lawry. ON the island MIR.
Lawry played in the Maine-Co.by game
at Waterville. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mathes have re-
turned to their homie at Augusta after
a few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs Me
Phee. Silver street.
Miss Lovisa Prentiss of Augusta visited
Miss Mary kenrick, High street. over
Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Gillette of Watervtie mas
been spending several days in town. the
guest of Miss Helen Weeks.
Herbert Blakney and Raymond Varney
spent the Weekend with friends at Mad
ison.
Mrs. Charles Horne is confined TO her
home on Silver street by Illness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
sins sns ,fGAne.s vii, gsl,ran-aEte
The IolloWina day the bankers wi

ning Nhs buane:s will be3ransaeted.
The foho aina day the bankers win
take a.-steamer sail in and about the
surrounding islands 1t is expected
that in the neighborhood of loo niem
bers of the association will attend. the
meeting at Boothbay The committee
which consisted of r W. Adams pres
ident of the association, John Z.
Gould. Augusta, vice president; Geo
a. Tafford, Bangor. treasurer; Has
lSell Han. WaterVlle. secretary; f. T..
Hill of Bath. and >. II. Maddocks OF
Boothbay Harbor. held lengthy ses
sion and various other matters We're
discussed. A special banquet was serv-
ed in one OF the private dining rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
At the Opera House.

Warren and Faust in a singing,
talking. and dancing Speciality, and
Dogs, vaudeville's greatest
comedy animal act, will be the stellar
at the Opera house, for
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week Special reels of high class
photo plays will also be on the pro-
gram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Owing 10 the inclement weather the
Corpus Christi procession which was
To have taken place, Sunday after
noon, in and about the grounds of the
church of st. Francis de Sales was
held within the church. About 40
choir boys led the procession. with
Father Cory. who carried the osten-
3orium under the canopy. Father
Martin, Father Charland and Father
Monorgue also assisted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Mary, the -months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bartlett diea.
Sunday. at her parents home on oak
street Death was caused by con-
WILSON'S Short funeral services will
he held. at 4 p NJ. Monday, at the
church of the Sacred Heart. Burial
sill take place in Pine Grove Gene
tsrs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
Coburn VS.. Waterville.

The annual battle between ,.Coburn
and Naterville High is scheduled, for
Wednesday afternoon. on Alumni
field, but owing To the fact that COL
by and Maine will occupy the dia
mond. that afternoon. the preparatory
schools will fight il out on Libby
field. Both teams are in good cundi
ton and an exciting contest is looked
for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

a meeting of the Waterville Dairy
and Improvement Association Will be,
held 1899 A. NJ. Wednesday, at Vie
tor Grange hall. Fairfield Center. The
annual election of officers will he held
and speakers from the department Of
agriculture will address the assembly.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Plans are progressing rapidly for
the 5eth anniversary of the founda
ton of the Unitarian church, which IS
to open with special exercises. next
Sunday. The various committees arc
working zealously to get everything
in readiness for the event and make
ii one long to be remembered. II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Mary stevens and Daisy Teulouse
aged 20 and q respectively We're ar
,ralsned Saturday morning, chafser
with idle and disorderly conduct, be
fore Judge Matthew in the municipal
conrt Both young women pleaded
guilty and were sentenced to serve 30
days to the Augusta Jail. where they
We're taken later in the day by Spe
cial Officer James T.. Conner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Augustine Carey has been awarded
the contract to- build three double tenn
ement houses, as well as an office and
a blacksmith shop at Oakland for the
Foster Manufacturing Co. Operations
will begin at an early date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
FAIRFIELD.
Lawrence High Wins, 6 to
2, from Madison High
A Snappy Game Of Five Innings
On Madison Mines Grounds.
Personal Items Of Interest and the
Other Local Briefs About Town.

Lawrence High defeated Madison High
at Madison Saturday afternoon. 6 tn 2.
In a short but snappy game. only four
Innings were played and the Fairfield
boys played to a good advantage in spite
of the fact that they We're on foreign
land. Totman pitched them over the pan
in great style and a large number OF
stolen bases on both sides WAS a feature
of The game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

The Feast of the Sacred Heart will
be observed, next Friday. by special
devotions in the Catholic churches in.
the city. The occasion will be OBJ
served with greater solemnity at the
church Of the Sacred Heart. as II Is
the patron feast of the church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Since the Waterville High school
baseball schedule is filled up To the
date of the closing of the school. the
game with More High, which should
have been played. Saturday. but was
postponed on account of rain, will I'M
doubtedly be omitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

The Maine intercollegiate champion
ship game which was to have been
played between the University of
Maine and Colby on Alumni field, Sat
nrday, will take place, Wednesday,
May %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26
MADISON HIGH.

Sacrifice hits-I.awry. Ryan. Bases ON
balls-on Totman 4, ON ingalls, 3 Struck
out-By Totman 6. by ingalls, g. stolen
bases-Totman 3. Lawry =. Bakney 2,
Ryan. Towne 2. scott. Mid pitch-th-
gals. Hit by pitched ball-Narney TIM
pire, Humphrey. Time, 45in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Charles ID. Burr, IT., of Northeast
Harbor, former student in Coburn.
passed the Weekend in the city as
the guest of Charles IL. Jones at the
Hartford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Miss Josephine Smith of the De-
Groachy Co. is i'll Boston in the inter
ests OF the millinery department of the
store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Frank +. Brown left for Boston. Sat
urday. He, together With Mrs. Brown,
who has been in the Hub, fer the past
week, will return. Monday evening, to
Wdterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

i, Fl. Whitehouse and f.. J. Webb of
Unity were visitors in Watervile.
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Crossed wires were responsible for
the two strokes of the fire alarm, about
$50 Sunday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

y. " Banks of Bangor and Miss
Mary T.. Pierce of Boston were guests,
Saturday. OF Miss Adelaide Klein, Col
by IA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Cascade park will open for the sea
son, Memorial day, Friday May 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Nat RafroWs has returned from {
brief business stay. in New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Miss Annie Dudley, Colby Is, has re-
turned from a short visit in Bruins
wick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

afternoon. from short business trip
to Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

Nj. and Mrs. ]. wtRassells Of Bans
the week end in thss city.