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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
Novel Hunting Laws.

New laws directly affecting the
hunter on the conditions under which
game may be hunted contain some
novel features.
Ohio and Pennsylvania now require
a licensee to wear a badge conspicu-
ously exposed, bearing the number of
his hunting license In order to mini
mize shooting accidents Manitoba re-
quires hunters to wear white coat or
sweater and cap, and Saskatchewan
insists that those who hunt big game
must wear complete outer suit and
cap of white. The latter province has
recently made the penalty for acct
dentaily shooting person fine
[ ranging from $500 to $1,000, or i'm
prisonment for six months, and sus-
| pension of further license privilege for
| ten years.
To the present list of six states
prohibiting the use of silencers-
namely, Maine, New Jersey, North Da-
kota, Washington, Mississippi, and
Louisian-are now added Minnesota
and Wyoming. Connecticut has pro-
yided that any hunters who shall in
| 1nre fence or let down a bar with
cut replacing it shall forfeit his hunt
ing license and the privilege for two
years. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and
British Columbia require license APP
plicants under sixteen years of age to
bring the written consent of parent or
/ guardian. Vermont has similar re-
striction for those under fifteen, and
oregon does not permit children UNI
| der fourteen years old to hunt except
on the premises of their parents rela-
tives and guardians.-New York
| Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
COLUMBUS DAY, BOSTON.
Continued from Page One.)

ure, another Champlain and a third
.Evangeline'.
AS, today, is also the Tooth ami
versary of the birth of the composer
Verdi, band concerts at which his
music was rendered We're arranged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

Winston Churchill, the British iora
Of the admiralty. estimates propa-
BILE annual output of 100000 to 5oo,ooo
tons of oil fuel from Scottish shaie
fields for $50 years to come. If neees-
sary. It is announced that the pres
ent output is about two hundred ana
fifty thousand tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

Canada's water power is estimated
at 1860, OOe-hor power, of which
only about 1.O1s, 0O0-horse power has
been developed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
"GHOST CAT" DEFIES DEATH.
Thrives on Bullets and Poisons, and
Has a Mania for Magazines.

A cat-a ghostly, ineomprehensibie
animal that thrives on poison, lodges
bullets, and walks in and out of traps
unscathed-has furnished Chicago with
a mystery which borders on the I'M
canny. Each night for the last five
months malicious and predatory fe-
line mas conducted an orgy on the elab-
crate magazine stand in the stationery
store on South Clark street, sometimes
alone, sometimes in company with
fellow-oats, which it Stays and partial
~ devours. Hundreds of dollars in
stationery and magazines have been
ruined by the weird animal. and hun
dreds Of attempts to trap, poison or
shoot it lave been futile.
The cat has n mania for magazine
covers. 1t has been heard yowling in
ecstasy, and once it was seen by "a de-
tective WHO made ii his business to
wait for il behind a counter for a
week He described it as a huge White
animal. rolling over and over the mag
azines in a frenzied revel. He would
have shot it, too, for he was armed
with high power gun, but as he was
aiming the weapon an unbearable itch
on his nose distracted him and III a
flash the eat was gore.
A week later the same detective was
rewarded for his vigil by another sight
| of the cat. This time he fired three
shots, and the animal reared up and
emitted a strange meow 1t return
ed the next night, however, with a
| fellow eat and destroyed the entire
upper layer of magazines.
| Despairing of killing it in this fash
ion, poison was tried by the hunters
hunks of meat and bits of catnip heaV-
| ily sprinkled with deadly drugs and
powders were literally placed on the
magazine stand and other spots in the
store The animal ate most of tho
meat and sampled most of the catnip
And then the cat came back. 1t tore
a dozen magazines into shrcds, spoiled
O dozen more and broke several large
bottles OF ink. And 1t has been comint
back every night or so the last NV,
months Philadelphia Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

The Welland canal, connecting the
st. Lawrence with the Great Lakes, is
undergoing improvements of such
magnitude that they Will cost about
81 600 900 q mile. The canal, which Ia
twenty-five miles in length. traverses
a lofty divide over which it is neces-
sary TO raise vessels to q total vertical
height of 326 feet The new work of
Improvement. taken in connection with
the deepening and widening of the ST.
Lawrence channel. will have most
important effect on the problems of
movement of freight from the north
west 10 the Atlantic seaboard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
TRIAL OF JENNIE MAY EATON
FOR MURDER, BEGINS, TUESDAY

Continued from Page One.)
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GOV. HAINEs AT PORTLAND.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

airs: catholic Citizenship" William
II. Looney, ESD, of Portland: hymn
ITO Thee, o Country" sanctuary
choir; address, his excellency Gov.
William T. Haines. benedietHs, sane
tuary, choir: THE Catholic Church"
Rt. Rev. Louis s. Walsh. d. D., bishop
of Portland; grand final chorus, Holy
God" sanctuary choir and audience.
Gov. williams T. Haines' address
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

ly being removed. 1t thus Worheu cohtiHu
ously for about SO years, and it was the
first successful locomotive in the world
blance to the modern locomitive.
The "puffing Billy" bears little resem-
blance to the modern locomotive. The
| creations of Necomen and Watt long
antedated the designs of Trevlthlck,
Blenkinsopp, Hedley and Stephenson, so
| that the early locomotives were but little
better than stationary engines on wheels
upright cylinders, working beams and
other gearing being main features in the
! designs. 1t was not until 1879 that
| George Stephenson, after building sew
| eral unsuccessful locomotives of the
putting Billy class, produced his famous
| Rocket" which comprised all the ele-
ments of the modern locomotive.
In 1865 ..Puffing Billy" was placed IN
| the Victoria and Albert Museum Lon
| don, where it can now be seen resting
upon some of the original fish-bellied
rails already described
To get an idea of the enormous in
crease in size and weight of locomotives
since the days when Putting Billy was
| at work we will take the mammoth
! freight engine In use on the Atchison
| Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which Is
the largest in existence. This locomotive
was described in the Scientific American
Of June II. 1911, for which reason only a
few dimensions need be repeated here
for the purpose of comparison: me en-
CINE weighs 3OS tons, the tender III tons.
making a total weight AIS tons. It's
length over all is 120 feet u inches. The
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
NO TAXES ARE PAID HERE

Tho prospect OF new taxes will not
perturb the inhabitants OF Innishmur.
ry. an island off Sligo, Ireland. who
for many years have defled collectors
OF both rates and taxes. There is no
direct communication with the island,
and In recent report to the local gov.
eminent board 1t was stated that the
rate collector could find no boatman
bold enough TO take him across.
Some years ago two rate collectors
who tried to land In Innlshmurry were
driven Off by showers of stones. The
population. which consists OF about ID
families. Is said to be a happy COM
munlty. One OF the islanders, a very
old man, acts as ruler and settles any
disputes that arise. but these are rare
Every summer priest visits Innish-
hurry TO conduct marriages, and re-
mains for few weeks. During the
rest OF the year the islanders hold a
service among themselves every Sun,
day.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
WEDDING RING ON HER FOOT


AZ Eastbourne. England. resides q
woman probably without an equal In
the world. She was born minus arms.
yet she can do almost anything with
her feet Her name Is Mrs. Peirce,
and recently she attended dinner
given TO the old people Of the town
by the local Lodge OF Buffaioes.
She surprised everybody present by
placing her feet upon the table, and.
picking up her knife and fork with
marvellous dexterity. commenced to
enjoy the feast She manipulated the
knife and fork quite as well as any
ordinary person would with her
hands. and although she looked very
uncomfortable with her feet on the
table, she was quite at ease.
One had to look very closely to dis
Germ that Mra. Peirce was actually
using her feet, and had anyone been
looking round and had not known OF
her tnfirmlty. they would have passed
without noticing anything. so natural
did she look,
~ housewife. Mrs. PIERCE ID truly
wonderful She cooks the dinner.
cleans the house: In fact. she fulhlIs
land very credItabiy, too almost all
OF the duties OF housewife. She
has had seven children. but OF these
six have died The seventh, however.
Is married. and Mrs. Peirce is now
grandmother. The other children did
not die early, and up 10 the time OF
their deaths. Mrs. Pierce did not re-
quire any assistance In order to ade-
quateiy attend TO them.
This unique woman wears her we'd
ding-ring on the left foot When she
was married she was asked IL she
would care to sit down for the BRIDE
groom to place the ring on the toe,
but she refused. and, lifting her foot
to the l@el OF her husbands waist
with the greatest OF ease, the neces-
sary performance was successfully
carried out.
Then, again. Mrs. Peirce can write
excellently with the left foot and can
perform the art OF needlework to a
wonderful degree of excellence. She
works with the left foot and guides
the material with the right.
When asked to hand" anything.
Mrs. Peirce does so with perfect ease
and comfort. Should the article asked
for DO on the sldeboard or on the
plano. her foot would leisurely lift
itself up to that particular place, and
the request would be fulfilled. 1t is
said that Mrs. Peirce's feet are far
more capable than the hands Of some
people.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12

The story Of thoughtful boy per-
haps might be no less applicable to
certain aduits, says the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The sermon had Thrift for its sub
ject and the minister waxed eloquent
concerning thrift of the real and mis-
taken kinds. Noting that Jim watched
and listened with all his eyes and ears
he spoke to the lad as the latter was
leaving church.
Il think the sermon interested you,
sonnie,' he said kindly. Il was glad
to see that you seemed to like it, Are
you going to put the lesson into user
"Oh, have" answered Jim earnest
lp Il was going to put my nickel in the
collection plate, but after you said so
much about putting money to the best
uses made UP my mind I'd save it for
some real need"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
UTILITY or FRUIT THINNING
Cost IL Of Minor importance Compared
With Results obtaIned--lnstru-
ment Better Than Hand.

The cost OF thinning Is of minor inn
portance as compared with the results
obtained. At the Colorado expert.
ment station II was found that an
average Of $50 apples per hour were
thinned frcm the tree. making $500
apples for a day OF ten hours. Allow.
ing 50 per day for mans wages
the cost OF thinning bearing tree
was "a cents. The thinning should
be done as soon after the June drop"
as possible. for experiments show that
Il Is much better for tree and re.
n9sning apples. II has also been
demonstrated that thinning Is much
more easily done with an instrument
than by hand
In summarizing the work that has
been done at the various state expert
ment stations, G. G. vintent. associ.
ate professor OF horticulture at the
Idaho station. draws these conciu-
glons;
That thinning pays in money returns
the FIRST year
The earlier the thinning can be done
the better win be the returns.
The best results are obtained by
Ieaving the apples from nine to ten
inches apart
The systematic and annual uniform
thinning does much toward securing
ga annual crop.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
BIRD-HUsBAND WAS DuTlFUL

OF all the birds he had studied, said
W. Farren, In recent lecture at the
British Royal Photographic society's
exhibition, none showed conjugal at
lection In quite the same way as the
herons of Andalusia, in Spain. When
ever the two parents relieved each
other at the nest they invariably
crossed their necks in momentary
embrace. after which the newcomer
took up the duties of sitting. and the
other flew away. The brown backed
herons never omitted this affectionate
salutation. Speaking of the famous
egret "heronry" in the same district,
Mr., Farren said that the egret wore
its coveted plumes with far more
grace than he had ever seen any lady
wear them. The slaughter of these
birds in the nesting season was pitia-
BILE. Frequently the parents birds were
robbed of their plumes and left to die.
while the young ones starved in the
nest The Americans. he was glad to
say, were doing their best to stop the
traffic in osprey plumes
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12

This, the largest and most delicate
seismograph ever built. was complet-
ed few months ago for the American
Museum OF Natural History. New
York. A few days after 1t was In
stalled 1t recorded an earthquake in
Alaska, 800 miles away. The ex-
traordinary sensitiveness OF the in
strument Is such that ii is affected by
heavy winds and even wave-beats on
the sea beach. In order to obtain this
freedom OF motion the instrument In
stalled In the museum. a strong frame
Of angle iron supporting the steady
mass. rests on concrete pier whose
base Is firmly cemented to the solid
rock beneath the building. The pier,
furthermore, is entirely free from con-
TACT with the building or its floors, so
that no local vibration can be trans
mitted to the delicate registering an.
paratus. The steady masses are sus-
pended In such manner that they
act as horizontal pendulums, SO that
their own plane OF oscillation is tan
gent to the surface CT the earth, The
horizontal axes of the masses, along
which they are free to move, are M
right angles to each other. The dif
ferential motion between the earth
and the pendulums is what is record.
ed and measured by means OF STYLUS
shat rests lightly upon the surface OF
smoked paper which is drawn slowly
under II. making white line
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
A Wffe's Real Value.

Nothing said John D. Rockefe'
Ter. Jr., recently, sis holy to the cynlc
Why even marriage is a target for his
darts. Apropos of man whose al
fairs had become involved, ] said the
other day at the club: Poor old
Smith, He's got a good wife, though.
It's when a mans in trouble that ne
learns the value of a wife.
Yes sneered a cynic over nv
glass of buttermilk, yes, he can put
his property in her name, eh%
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Horticultural
'0'lC,lWS s
FEW USES OF LIME-suLPHuR
List Of Pests to Combat With Winter
Strength, just as Leaves Are
Failing, 10 Given.

Thy w III KICKS. HcrtiruIturalist.
Idaho Experiment Station
Most all Of our orchardists realize
the value OF limesHlphur as SPRAY.
In order TO make this spray the most
effective. Il IL necessary 10 know how.
when and Tor what trouble 20 apply
Il. The list Of pests to combat with
winter strength Iime-sulphur just as
the Iaaves are falling from the treaa
IN the fall are as follows:
Apple cankers. aphis eggs. moAs
and lichcns. pear leSf blister bite.
rabbits and field mice. red spider
eggs. woody aphis.
Some orchardists have found II ha~
been entirely satisfactory 10 spray
for these pesta In the spring befors
the buds open with winter STRENGTH
OF llmesulphur Conditions govern
the time OF application.
The following list OF pests may be
successfully combated by applying
Iime-snlphur winter strength. In the
spring. while the buds are swelling:
Hut moth. eggs OF apple aphis. eggs
OF red spider, green peach aphis.
grape rot and anthracnose. mildew
tapple and rosel. moss and lichens.
oyster shell scale. peach leaf curl
peach moth. pear leaf blister mite,
rabbits and mice. San Jose scale.
Eeurfy scale. twig borer. woody aphls
All spraying should be systematic.
ally and thoroughly done. Test both
the commercial and homemade lime
sulphur with the hydrometer before
using 70 secure the right strength
Tho plant must be completely Gov
cred with the winter-strength lime
sulphur In order to insure satisfac-
tory results. Get every portion from
the ground TO tip Of twigs by spray
ing from top downwards. Then spray
into the bud scales and crevices.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Poets License.

Robert w. Chambers, the novelist,
was talking about New York poet.
His poetry is always awkard,"
Mr. Chambers said. HE drags in
words that you can see are there sole.
ly for the sake of rhyme. In fact, he
reminds me of a Lake Sunapee epi.
taph.
In a little churchyard, overlooking
Lake Sunapee, gray, messy stone
bears this inscription:
AS sinks the sun with heightened
shadows,
So sank and died the good George
Meadows.
"N. B.-Deceased's name was
Fields, but Meadows is substituted for
the sake of the rhyme. "-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Should Have Advertised.

She was sentimental young girl
and had devoted much time and ten
der thought to the home decorations
for Christmas Her surprise may be
imagined when she came downstairs
one morning and found the decora-
tons moved around The mistletoe
boughs, that had been half-hidden in
secluded places, had been substituted
for the holly wreaths and were now
hung in the front windows, in plain
view of the passers-by.
Say, sister, explained her little
brother, you've had that mistletoe
hanging up for nearly week and
you haven't had a single customer.
You're not up to date. What you
want to do is to advertise. Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Growing Strawberries on the Surface
Of Board Where They VIII Rlpen
Fast and Keep Clean.

base for tho ripening berries. A
shower cannot spatter dirt and sand
on the growing fruit The rays OF the
sun beating ON the surface OF the
board win aid In the ripening.
II a log can be obtained, the boards
can be made better and more quickly.
writes John Bankholster Of Gresham.
Ore. In the Popular Mechanics.
Disks about one inch thick are sawed
from the log and holes IN their CEN
hers either cut with chlsel or bored.
as desired, The grain OF the wood
win be vertical and no varying VIII
AXE place
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
oNE-HANDED GIRL PIANIST

Miss Evelyn Webb is the only sin.
gle-handed pianist who has won both
the silver and bronze medals in the
London College of Music examina.
tions. Miss Webb. who is sixteen
years old, lost the use of her right
hand at an early age, but with her left
hand can play difficult music at sight
When fourteen years old she won a
special merit certificate at the STRAIT
ford Musical festival, and she has nu-
merous other trophies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Probably Soup.

The witness, heavy-set man who
looked as though he spent a good
share of his time feasting, was called
to the stand as witness in a case Of
assault and battery.
You were in the restaurant at the
time this happened, began the judge.
Now tell the court just what you
heard"
Who, me?'' asked the man in be-
Wilderment. Il didn't hear anything
| was eating"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Strategy.

my dear" said the great million
aire, Il, am going TO have our cars
locked in the garage, and want you
to wear the Oldest and poorest clothes
you have for while"
What on earth is the matter?"
IF we go on permitting the public
to see us enjoying luxuries it will not
be possible to strengthen the belief
that times are as hard as we've been
claiming they were and those people
down at Washington will be wanting
to impose more restrictions. Chica-
go Record-Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
TO GROW CLEAN STRAWBERRY
Esesiisnt Method Of Raising indlvId-
uai Plants 10 Shown In lllustra-
tion--Heeps Out Weeds.

4 very good method OF growing in.
diyidual strawberry plants that will
produce large clean berries is to pro
vide covering constructed from o
board ten inches square with thres
inch hole bored IN the center This
covering is placed over the plant. az
shown In the sketch, TO keep down
weeds, retain moisture, and to make
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Some Offer.

An enterprising young florist, in or
der to increase his trade, displayed
this sign in his window:
I'VE give packet of flower seeds
with every plant"
His competitor across the stree.
promptly sought to meet the compe-
tftion by placing in his window the fol-
lowing announcements:
We give the earth with every
plant"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Was Suspicious.

The agricultural department now
says the crow is the farmers friend
''Um,' grunted Farmer Whhlle'
tree.
Wont that alter your attitude 70
ward him?"
Not bit. I've got lots OF frlenas
Tat I'm suspicious of."-Kansas Clts
Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
In Suspense.

A small boy gazed long and earnest
ly at a fat man who stood on a cor
ner absentmindedly chewing the end
of a piece of string. Finally the man
noticed the boy and inquired:
We'll, my little man, what interests
your
Please, sir" the boy returned,
when are you going to pull that
tooth ?"-Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
penressinu influence.

80 you don't like that professl0n''
optimistic" a..
mot much,' replied Mr.. GroWcne ,ot
there are times when might lo, .tly
my troubles il. he were not cons'. ssrt
advising me to make terrible emu
to cheer up.s-W Washington star
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Equipped for Fame.

why do you think that your %,
Josh will be prominent in the puDi'
eye?"
Because" replied Farmer CORR
tossel, he's raisin' a kind OF WIS
kers that would attract attention aa'
where"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Show al the FaIr.

show something in the fruit or veg.
etabIe line at your county or neigh
borhood fair. You will and II not only
helps the exhibition. but broadens
you
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
rhe Llmlt.

Gabe-caage owes everybody
town.
'Steve-Is his credit badg ,,or
Gabe-Bad! Why, he couian ~.
borrow trouble,-Cincinnaa En9a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Help.

See that bewhiskered man walk
ing with Miss Peach He's hirsute,
isn't he?"
No, he's her sutton"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
MarveIous.

Hazel would make a great det9c-
SOP
res; we were at musical com.
cay the other night and she followed
the plot all the way through
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
Frank, at Least.

Won't you sing for us, Mr.. Bel.
lows?' asked little Willie.
ask?" ~ sou
eertie and are playing ship.
wreck aad we need a fog-horn.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12

Mrs Mamie Turner. the old lady
here pictured lives at one of the
lodges OF Cholmondeley castle, Che
shire, England, which has been her
home for more than so years Though
she is more than a hundred years old
she retains all her faculties and pos.
sesses a strength which is remarkable
in one Of her years. Besides attend
ing to household duties, she makes
1t her business to go into the woods
daily to gather fuel for the fire.