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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
AMUSEM ENTS.
advertisements
Coliseum TODAY.

The comedy program at the Coli
scum is one no person should miss
1t includes two comedy acts of the
fun variety and picture program Of
sterling value. The feature picture
today is Pickwick Papers in two
reels. The whole bill is one every
theatre goer should see. First show,
today, at $50, second, I. and third, $50.
Mad" Daley, the crazy acrobat and
j. Reno, the smallest comedian in the
world. with special scenery, from the
first act and James Murray, an artist,
the second. Matinee prices and 10
cents. Evening prices 10 and 10
cents. Big musical show booked for
the near future. The Coliseum will
be open every day from this date.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
The Comfort and Econmoy
of Tourist Sleeping Cars IN
TRAVELLING to the Pacific Coast
Travelling

would like to explain to you, Just
what a Tourist Sleeping Car Is, What
conveniences and comforts they nave,
and how you can save money py Joiiiiiis
one of our personally conducted parties'
which 20 through to the Pacific coast III
one of these cars escorted by speciai
conductor employed by the burlington
Ronteo to look after your comfort
For many years the Burlington Route
Personally Conducted Excursions TO
California have been widely she Known mbnle f9e
;daa ~ these parties is to provide way
for for people Of moderate means; to make s
the California trip comfortably ana IN IN
ti,,a st small expense. Please call at
the office or write-a postal will do
Alex Stocks. New England PASSENGER
Agent fc e. & Q. r. r., 26i ashington
ST., Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Lone Mountain Grange, Andover.

At the regular meeting of Lone
Mountain Grange, Saturday evening
June Is, very interesting time was
enjoyed by all. Two candidates Were
given the third and fourth degrees. An
hours entertainment was arranged by
Flora, which consisted of singing, in
strumental music and readings. A pa
per, What Middleman Can We just
as Well Dispense With was read by
John Bailey. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by Mrs
Maioric Thomas. Mrs Lou Milton and
Mrs. Katherine McAllister
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
WEST GARDINER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Curtis and Win Hop.
klhs attended the lecture at City Hall
Augusta, Saturday evening.
John Collins of Lowell Mass. will mass
the foufth with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. S. Collins.
Alfred Wessman of Hallowell passed
sunday with his family at A. w. Fuller s
Mr. and Mrs. Wessman will commence
housekeeping in Hallowell, this week
Mrs. Harry Bachelor, who was called
to Albion on account of the illness OF
her father, Mr.. Hunt, returned home
Saturday.
Willis Pottle and sister, Mrs John
Scott visited their brother In Mon.
mouth, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Palmyra Grange Observes Children's
Niuht

Children's Night was observed, Sat
urday evening in Palmyra Grange and
Mrs. f.. Il. McCabe presented the pro-
gram which was very interesting. In
strumental music, E. 6. Allen; reading.
vi. Louise Estes; singing, by Ell
School; dialogue, Art Critic; instru-
mental selection, E. G.. Allen; reading,
Olga Millett; solo, Miss Josephine Mil
Ter; dialogue. Tine Train to Mauro" ;;
piano selection, +. G. Allen. 1t was vot-
ed to hold the next meeting of the
grange on the first Saturday evening in
August.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Death of Oldest Resident.

The death of Hanover Stinson Nick
erson, the oldest resident of the town,
occurred about o'clock, Tuesday aft
ernoon, at his home on Main street,
after an illness of several months He
was born Oct. %, 1920.
Richard Smith, the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Smith, met with a bad
accident. Tuesday evening. by break
ing both bones of the right wrist while
attempting to crank his fathers auto
mobile.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Fifty AGAINST Two,

1t is not reasonable to expect two
weeks of outing TO overcome the ef-
fects of fifty weeks of confinement.
Take bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla
along with you. Three doses, daily,
of this great tonic win do more than
anything else to refresh your blood,
overcome your tired feeling, improve
your appetite, and make your sleep
easy and restful.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
EDWIN SMITH.
Former State Senator Dies Suddenly
At Thomaston.

Thomaston, Me-, July Edwin
Smith, former state senator and re-
tired business man and capitalist,
died suddenly here. today, at the age
ate many years ago and was for a
long time prominent in local politics.
He is survived by his widow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
BADLY tRRiTATED SKIN
OF BABY QUICKLY HEALED
BY COMFORT POWDER

Miss f. T. Burroughs. Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, trained nurse. says Comfort
Powder worked like charm on baby
with badly irritated skin, allaying
the soreness and curing the trouble.
1t is the best powder made
Comfort Powder is a skin healing
wonder for infants and adults. Be
sure you get the genuine with the sig
nature of E. S. Sykes on the box.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

The Royal Neighbors of America
will hold their regular meeting this
"wednesday evening. July 9 Bust
ness of Importance is to come before
the meeting and all members are re-
quested to be present
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Better place your orders early for
brick ice cream. Beane's will be
open until noon on the Fourth, but
think of the crowds who will have to
be served with cream, college ices,
etc. to say nothing of the rush for
confectionery. Here are the delicious
milk shakes at 5c-Ady
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Only 162 dog owners in Gardiner
have paid a license up to Tuesday
morning. Dog Officer Fl. w. Dodge
gives notice that such tax must be
paid at once either to himself or to
the city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wakefield and
Mr and Mrs. George Walbridge left.
Tuesday, for Owls Head, Roekland,
for a weeks outing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Supt. Tirrel of the Commonwealth
Co left, Tuesday, accompanying his
family to Nantasket beach, where
they will spend the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Miss S. Hiwale and Miss Katherine
Wadsworth, have arrived from Silver
Bay n. Y, where they have been at
tending a summer school.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Jones and
daughter, Ethel, have returned from
weeks visit in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Barge No. 10 has finished dis
charging for the II. and w. Co., and
was towed down river, Tuesday
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

MISS Gertrude Homan of Wellesley,
Mass, who has been the guest of Mrs.
Alice White, returned, Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

Miss Evelyn Davis arrived home,
tuesday, for the summer vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

The importation of docked horses
into the Philippine islands has been
prohibited by law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

charles III. Gray returned, Monday,
from a trip to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02

ON Sunday from 6 A. M. to 6 p. M.
there were 162 autos that crossed the
Gardiner and Randolph bridge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
WHO IS
TO
BLAME

gists in fifty-cent and dollar sizes. Yo,
may have "a sample bottle by mail free
also pamphlet telling all about it. Ad
dress, Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Brighton and Watertown Live Stock
Market

Specially reported for the kennebec
journal.
stock Yards, July |, 1913.
MAINE.
At Brighton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02


Women as well as men
are made miserable by
kidney and bladder
trouble. Thousands re-
commend DR.. Kilmer's s
Swamp-Root. the great
kidney remedy. AT drug
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
At \. L. d. NJ. & w. Co.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The aggregate of live stock al Brlshtoti.
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses. -, =, eq7
This week: Cattle 2il9; sheep li'o'.'
calves 2715; hogs 22,4,o. -, x.is.
Last week; Cattle 1856; sheep e'le'
calves 2544; hogs 2l,76o.
MAINE STOCK At MARkEi
Cattle l76. sheep &c. calves 7SS, hogs Az.
The sun., 1913-11-30

\ bulletin issued by the New Yorl;
AGRICULTURAL experiment station under
the above title says that without new
varieties fruit growing would he at
standstll. Old varieties are seldom i'm
proved: they are changed only when
nature very occasionally substitutes
one character for another. as when
russet takes the place OF red in the
baldwin apple or yellow in the bart lett
pear. New varieties should he looked
upon as milestonos in the march OF
progress.
The bulletin states that familiarity
with fruit novelties Is not easily ac-
ouircd, which is Il fact, hut We cannot
wholly agree with the statement that
to catch customers the introducer sets
net in the form of an illustrated cat
aloGuc. baitcd with beautiful illustra-
,ions and aluring descriptions which
tempt but do not inform As famil-
iarity with fruit novelties is nor easily
acquired, the introducer, II he is hon
est, will not attempt to give information
which he does not possess and at best
can only state the results of his own eE-
perience leaving purchasers to make
further tests for themselves. The eX-
pcricnce of the introduCor is usually on
WV ~ VI VI SUI anu III VIC
Different climates and different soils
may give widely different results only
TO he known after new variety has
been distributed and grown in different
places. In some localities il may do
hcttcr than the introduccr claims and
In others it may prove worthless.
A grower who invests capital in an
effort to produce new varieties. II he is
to continue in the effort must get his
money back through the sale of new
introductions. In other words it s
necessary to make the business pay
to enable him To continue in business.
When n new variety Is produced that
shows merit. If the producer waits too
long in making his tests. some rival
concern obtains stock and advertiscs
the now variety FOR sale before the
originator Is ready to make his Of
fers. This has occurred several times
within the past few years, in flowers
fruits and vegetables. and in some cases
possibly two wholly new varieties pro-
duced at the same time proved to be
alike.
Gardeners are anxious to secure new
and improved varieties. as usually II
IS those who first market the fruit of
the new varieties who make the most
money. and one success will more than
pay for three or four failures If eau
ton is used in investing in and testing
new varieties.
The New York agricultural expert
ment stations grow on probation all Of
the fruit novelties offered in this coun-
try. The best recent introductions are
described below
The bulletin seemingly contradcts
itself as further on II states: "For one
reason and a00ihor varieties are often
lost; ihcN pas' from cultivation %" r"-
main for years or forever in the limbo
of nurscrymcn catalogues. OthcYs were
horn To blush unseen in places or times
such that their good qualities have not
osoo DropoPly heraldsd. Some Of thaoe
The sun., 1913-11-30
rOpaIating Dracw mas.

Dracsnas may be increased by
means OF stem cuttings. An Old plant
that has become tall and spindly from
the loss of its lower leaves is usually
discarded as useless. whereas plants OF
this kind are valuable for propag eating
purposes.
Figure A shows a plant that has be-
come too tall to be symmetrical but Is
just right for propasating.
Begin by Splitting a pot in half lon.
gl;udlnally, enlarge the hole at the
bottom sufficiently to admit the stem
Of the plant and place the two halves
to2ther with the stem IN the middle
with the foliage at the Top of the pot
Bind the pot in position with wires
supported on a stake. Fill the pot with
earth. keeping tho earth moist until
the roots start from the stem. when the
stem should be cut as close a. possible
to the bottom OF the pot.
The sun., 1913-11-30

The remaining stem may now be cut
off close TO the top of the soil in the
original pot and new growth Will prob
ably start up again from the old roots.
The long stem is now ready for at
tention and should be cut up into a
number of short lengths. as shown at
in the illustration. each with at
least one joint. These pieces are
planted rather thickly in "A fiat. shall
low box used for starting cuttings or
for planting seeds in light sandy soil.
as illustrated at &. The fiat is then
placed in hot bed or in warm
greenhouse. where the cuttings will
show the first leaves in a few weeks
as illustrated at ID. when they are
ready for potting in small pots.
IL neither hot bed nor greenhouse is
available delay making the cuttings
until about the first of July, when the
operation may be carried on outdoors.
The sun., 1913-11-30
CONVICT FARMERS TO CUT
PRISON COST IN NEW JERSEY

ties from the farm by rail and the prox-
unity Of the Delaware Bay. which is two
miles from the farm. offers easy access
to Trenton by water. The farm will
also be utilized for experiment by the
State Agricultural College.
The farm has q frontage Of q mile on
the main highway between Millville
and Cape May. The south line extends
for IN miles. A sixty foot road ia to
be cut through the middle Of the tract
and on the highest plot Of land will I've
erected brick and masonry adminis-
tration building. twelve cottages for the
prisoners sleeping quarters. an electric
and water plant and modern dairy barns
and other buildings for the housing Of
stock and the storage Of crops. A cam
ming house Is also to be built after the
farm gets to yielding big enough crops
to keep 1t supplied.
An old farmhouse on the edge Of the
wilderness hasleen remodelled, an addi-
ton built and baths and other equip
nent installed to provide temporary
dormitory for the prisoners already on
the farm. The convict carpenters have
also built a long, ono story mess hall
which has In II a cheerful fireplace and
which will be used Of winter evenings
and in stormy weather as a loungins
room for the prisoners. Foundations
The sun., 1913-11-30

have been laid for a barn, a storehouse
and an office building.
Since most of the convicts regard I,
as q privilege to be selected among those
to be transferred from the steel cells and
stone walls at the penitentiary to the
open woodlands at the farm. the prob.
lem OF guarding them will be simple
one, the authorities say. A few expert.
enced guards have been brought down
from Trenton to watch over the forty
convicts now on the farm. As the farm
Ia developed and more prisoners are
brought down five foot wire fence Of
heavy mesh will be stretched around the
farm and electric lights strung
Joseph W. Sutton has been appointed
temporary superintendent Of the farm.
Sutton owns four farms OF his own and
numerous acres Of woodland. He Is
familiar with the kind of land bought
for the prison farm. and knows how II
ought-to be cleared and worked. He
crops. Sutton has broken the prison
rules by insisting that the commission
permit him to supply the prisoners with
food.
1--WE had men to work for me on
lily anu kHOw tndI
they want good, substantial grub and
lots Of II when they do heavy work
like this"
SO the convict farmers are getting
more food II not better. than they got at
Trenton. for instead Of having portions
passed out to them at meal time they
are permitted to help themselves from
big dishes. the same as at farm
house dinner table.
"'rhese fellows seem glad to get away
from tn, prison factories and the broom
shops and to be here where they can
breathe pure air and get plenty of sun
shine" Sutton said. The first prison.
ers have shown themselves TO be good
workmen. | told them when they came
that IL they did the right thing ] would
do my part by them. and we've got
along without any trouble
Under the State law the convicts
work only eight hours day. They
have many liberties during their leisure
time. They are permitted to smoke and
talk together at their work. They while
away the long evenings playing check
ers and other games and in reading
newspapers and magazines.
Much of the land Is marshy. but Sut-
ION says VTll III VIII not DC necessary
to do much draining, as the soil will
dry out "a soon as the brush and trees
arec leared away. An old mill pond on
the place, covering loo acres. will be
utilized for the growing Of oranbcrries.
There is about sixty acres OF cleared
land on the place. This land and the
many acres that the prisoners are ey-
pected 20 clear during the winter will
h1. ,1uv, tod ,t,I,. .',l,
toes. Strawberries and watermelona
will also be raised
The natives have welcomed the prison
farm. They say they are not afraid
OF the coryicts and they are looking
for the project to revolutiunizc farm
ing in the thousands of acres OF pine
wilderness that has been lying idle since
the Indians roamed it.
Farmers and big land owners are
keenly interested In the prison EXPERT
mcnt. They expect il to show whether
or not it will pay to clear this waste
land, The prison commission paid
Howard Compton of Maurice River $50
an acre for the / 900 acres that the
| farm comprises. Good farm land.
! cleared ard under cultivation. now.
sells in Cumberland county at 500 an
acre and higher.
The sun., 1913-11-30

House OF Commons. Under the Thorne
niii II would be Illegal for any person
10 hold. in agricultural districts. any
iand exceeding nifty acres in extent in
u waste or unCultiVated state. unless
II shall not be possible 10 cultivate
such land at profit, or unless il shall
have been devoted TO some purpose of
public utility.
The real attack upon the evils Of the
present land ownership. the one about
which the fierceSt contention has taken
place. is that in Lloyd Georges budget
OF taxation. Many forms of land taxa
tion have been proposed, considered
anc occasionally adopted. Land value
taxation in some form enters into dis
cussinn everywhere. This new land
taxation, however. recently carried
into effect by the Liberal Government.
is not tax To raise revenue, but. to
quote the punGent phrase of the Chan
cellor OF the EXcheQuer in proposing
1t, "a tax to burst the land monopoly"
This new system of taxation in
cluded pcr cent. duty on mining
royalties. n taxation of gifts of nature
or, Windralls. II included a tax on the
capital value Of unworkod minerals,
thus stimulating the exploration Of
mines hitherto unworked. The i'm
portant principles of the new taxation.
however. are involved in the increment
tax, the tax on undeveloped building
land and on leaSehold rcversions
Under these sections two tax values
are placed on land. the site value and
the improved value. The tendency of
the tax, as shown by its actual work
ings, Is to bring more building land into
the market thus relieving congestion
in the cities and the country.
Under the system of long Ieaseholds.
which IL peculiar to Great Britain.
the owner Of the freehold obtains on
the expiration Of the lease-ts failing
in," to employ an English phrase
"a property which has substantially
increased in value by reason of the
general growth OF the community and
Independently OF any expenditure OF
labor or enterprise on the part of the
owner"
The budget levies 10 per cent. duty
upon the margin by which the lease
mold mas appreciated since it was last
granted. Agricultural leases are eX-
empt from this duty, as are all leases
made within the last twenty-one years
POUNDED on the same principle"
pointed out Horace b. Samuel in dis
cussing this effort to burst the land
monopoly. "is the actual Increment
duty itself. This is duty of 90 pcr
cent. levied at death, on transfer or
at intervals OF fifteen years (about the
average period at which all land in the
United Kingdom through ono cause
'or another. changes hands on the
actual site value"
The sun., 1913-11-30

erecting more buildings for the convicts
who will be brought here next spring
and summer. When the work gets we'll
under way It IL proposed to use from
zoo to 400 convicts on the farm.
The work will be carried on under
the direction Of the Prison Labor Com
mission. which has already experimental
to some extent in using the State con-
victs In road construction work in
northern Jersey. II the commission suc-
ceeds In fully carrying out its plans It
will spend several millions Of dollars on
the prison farm.
1t figures that the farm will result In
a marked reduction In the cost Of main.
tanning State institutions. None Of the
vegetables and other products will enter
into competition with crops grown by
the New Jersey farmers, but oil will be
consumed by the thousands Of State
wards. There are good shipping facill.
The sun., 1913-11-30
Making
~ WALTER WILLIAMS. LII. u.

FORE than one-half the land
n OF England and Wales is
" owned by 4,300 persons.
Nearly 30.OOO.00O or two
thirds of the entire population ARE
landless. Eight per cent Of the popu-
with only one bedroom. Estimating the
total national income at $9.205, 900, 900,
this income is divided one-half to
b,5oo,00 persons and one-half to the
remaining S9.00O.0O0 Of the population.
Excluding Scotland and Ireland. where
the condition is worse. in England and
Wales one-third of all the land is un-
used for agriculture. industry or hous-
ing. In the striking phrase Of the late
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman. it Is
more OF a pleasure ground for the
rich than q treasure house for the
nation"
-Four hundred peers and peeresses, to
use L. G. Chiozza Moneys carefully
prepared figures. own 5,73O.O0o acres,
1900 great landowners own s,500.oO0
acres. $500 squlres own 100000. $500
greater ycomen own 4.7S0,000. 24.40o
lesser yeomen own 4.140.00O. 100000
small proprietors own 100000. 100000
cottagers own 10000. while Of the re-
manning 3o0o,O0o acres half is owned
by public bodies and half lies waste.
If the ownership be averaged 1t will
be found that a peer holds an average
OF 1895 acres, a great landowner 6.53S.
Z squire 1861, a greater yeoman 4s8.
q lesser yeoman 40, a small proprietor
IS and cottager less than half an acre.
What Is the effect Of this cOncentra-
ton Of land in the hands of the few?
Land is the mother and labor the
father Of wealth." a distinguished econo-
mist has written. Land concentrated
in few hands increases the problem
OF poverty. which Horace B. Samuel
defines as "the economic discomfort
occasioned to vast masses Of the popu-
lation by tho unequal distribution OF
wealth." The use Of the land II neces-
rary for economic production. whether
kRTlCuItuTdJ OF lulustTIdi' uuu AOb nOOS'
ing. whether In city or country.
The whole trend of civilization just
psw is away from agriculture and to-
ward industrialism. In England this
tendency is most marked. Less than
per cent. OF the population Of Eng
and are now engaged In agriculture.
100000 having abandoned the farm in
The last ten years. az many leaving
the farm ir q single decade as the en-
tire number Of farm owners in the State
ri Missouri.
In the United States one person In
three lis engaged in agriculture In some
form; in all Great Britain and Ireland
only one In ten Ia SO engaged. and tho
proportion is growing rapidly less. The
General tendency of the situation. to
uuote the significant and measured
Wards Of Mr.. AsQuith. the British Prime
Minister, 10 "a process Of depletion at
bne end and congestion at tho other.
hy vAich every year fresh additions
II recruits are being made to tho
tauks Of the casual and unemployed"
Land concentration in Great Britain
has promoted agricultural depression,
bw wuGes, unemployment and discon-
tent.
- = nseesssA" nd e'ty Of Lea