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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28
FELDSPAR OUTPUT
VALUED OVER 100000
Production in IoIa Shows Decrease
Experiments Made on Extraction
of Potash

The production OF feldspar in the
United States in 1912, according to
Frank j. katz, in an advance chapter on
| feldspar and quartz from Mineral Re
| sources for 1912, just issued by the
United States geological survey, was
86,5T2 short tons, valued at S520,56
decrease from 1911 Of 6,l2s short tons
in quantity and of SIS. 446 in value, The
production of crude spar was 26,462
short tons, valued at Ss9,00l, and of
ground spar 60,ll0 short tons, valued at
$43l sol. OF the total output, l,T50
short tons, valued at Sl7. l02, was used
for abrasives and approximately 1880
short tons, valued at S37 500, for roofing.
concrete surfacing, and poultry grit. The
use of feldspar of the lower grades for
poultry grit, roof surfacing and surfac-
ing concrete work seems to be on the
increase, and in 1912 small quantities
were sold for experimental work on the
extraction of potash.
New York led in 1912 in quantity of
feldspar produced. with p, 1872 short tons,
valued at Sl0l ,525; Maine was second,
with 1901 tons, valued at Sl73,016;
and Connecticut third, with l9075 tons.
valued at S94097. Other states report
ing production of feldspar were Mary
land, Pennsylvania, California, Minneso-
ia, North Carolina, Vermont, and Nir-
ginis.
Has any Important Uses.
The principal use of feldspar is in
the manufacture of pottery, enamel I
ware. enamel brick and tile, and cleo !
trical ware. OF these applications the |
most important is its use in the body I
anG glaze of the various grades of pot 4
terry and vitriied sanitary ware in which 4
it constitutes from 10 to 80 per cent 4
Its value in pottery is that il melts at
a lower point than the other ingredients
and serves as fux, binding the clay
and quartz particles together. In glazes
the percentage of feldspar used is higher
than in the body and runs from 80 TO 50
per cent. Other uses of feldspar, which
10 not require the high grade demanded
by the pottery trade, are in the manu-
iacture of emery and corlndum wheels.
where il serves as a binder: in the man
fracture OF opalescent glass; as a poul-
nv grit; as a constituent of roofing ma ,
.erial; and for surfacing concrete work
Small quantities of the purest grades
" potash feldspar are used in the man :
fracture of artificial teeth. For this pur. ,
,ose il brings the highest priees-from
q to IS a barrel Of $50 pounds. IL is
Ilso used in the manufacture of securing
Gaps and window sash. As potash ,
soaring fertilizer ground feldspar has :
'een used. but with results of doubtful /
alue. Attempts are being made 70 ex- :
ract from feldspar lie content Of potash. =
experiments along this line have not vet I,
eveloped a commercial process but IL Z
) 10 be hoped that some Of the efforts 4
rill be successful as the available sup +
ly Of the raw material i practically :.
lexhaustible Ia
A copy Of the report on feldspar may \
e obtained free on application 70 the /,
irector Of the geological survey. Wash \
lgton. d. c. =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28
A Straight Line Is the

shortest distance between two given
points. Make one from your place to
this Office, and then You may not get
here too quick. National Life ms. Co..
OF Vt. Mutual S. S. Ballard, gen
eral agent, Lawrence building, Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28
EAST BARRE.

Public dance at East Barre opert
house May 20. Harris orchestra.
Dancing from 8 to A. Admission, 81 per
couple. Extra ladies free. Supper will
be served by the Daughters of Pocahon
tas at 25 cents per plate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28

While all the credit for the unearth-
ing Of Al Gutterson. the worlds great
exponent Of broad jumping, has been
reflected on John Mcdonald, who was
in charge 81 track tesm and trainer Of
other athletic teams during Gutterson's
course at the University OF Vermont,
there Il one person. overlooked in the
dim Of the glory OF the Vermont sth-
lete, who was really the powe- behind
the throne in developing the SPY ngiied
Cad. That man j. Thomas Fahey. an
old time trainer, who plays his daily
duty ss jlnitor Of the Vermont gymnas
ium. fahey was greatly interested in
the work o. Guiterson and devoted much
attention 20 developing him. Gutter
sons track ability i confined not alone
10 the broad jump. but stretches out
over a diversified field. Fahey recently
said that II Gufterson vas properly
trained there would BE- no man in the
sountrv Who could cross the tape ahead
oi aim IN tie 221 yard dash
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28

Dick Huhitzell. the big FIRST sAeker
Of the Cincinnati Reds. Il still confined
20 hotel in Boston. where he was at
tackled with illness q few DAYS ago.
Hobltzeil vii not b. able 70 JOIN the
Reds for az least 3 week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
FREAKS OF THE SLEEPWALkER.
This English Scientist Writes of Some
Extraordinary Cases.

The many remarkable stories which
have been told of persons falling from
windows, or walking over heights while
in a Somnambulistic state are supple
mented by some extraordinary eases
which are related by Sir George II.
savage.
One concerns two friends of his who
were travelling in Sweden. One night
they stayed at Il cafe and occupied the
same ROOM Two hours after retiring
one of them got up, seized q water
bottle and hurled it 1T the mead Of his
friend. smashing it against the wall.
He then returned to bed and was per
fectly unconscious of the act.
Referring to somnambulistic auto
matism, the committing of acts quite
nnconsciously and without any recol-
lection, Sir George mentions that eY-
eryhody is subject to its milder forms.
The pianist can play dii1cult music
while holding conversation on general
subjects. one can run up several flights
of stairs in the dark, automatically
recognizing when each flight is reach
cd. without counting the steps.
But this automatism sometimes as
sumes n somewhat more serious form,
and the case is mentioned of country
man of middle age, active, healthy and
sober in his habits. who came To Lon
don To consult his solicitor. Calling
on n Tuesday morning he was told To
call again at 3 o'clock.
He did not keep the appointment
and was not seen again until the toi-
lowing Friday, when he turned up at
the office at $50. apologizing for being
half an hour late, owing to his Watch
having stopped He was under the
impression that the day was still Tues
dav, and had no knowledge OF what
he had done during the Intervening
time. He recognized that he had not
shaved, but seemed to have washed
dressed and eaten regularly.
Epilepsy is the cause OF many acts
of somnambulistic automatism, ana
sir George tells the story of man
who had passed brilliant school ana
career and eventually en-
.ered the Government service. lie OBJ
taired an appointment abroad ana
left for the East in good health, but
at Port Said he disappeared. After
many months when he was supposed
ia be dead, his friends heard that ne
was in q state of restitution far from
where he landed, but he had no recol-
lection of his movements after he lett
the boat. After careful nursing. ne
was ready for work.
He took private secretaryshp IN
the colonies, where he soon proved his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
The Popular Peony,

The peony is one of many old time
flowers that has experienced a decided
modern Improvement and revival of
popularity. This is shown by the re-
cent rapid growth of its culture, and
by the larger number of varieties that
are being originated and propagated
by the trade. The American Peony
Society has for several years been OPP
Grating with the Cornell experiment
station in the study of the nomencla :
ture and classified ton of the peony,
and the station has recently issued its
fourth report on this work. This and
previous reports give descriptions of
G26 varieties. including probably % per
cent Of the important commercial va
rieties. Those in charge of this work
have reported to the department of
agriculture that they have. however.
been strongly Impressed with the
large number of only medium Varie-
ties which are being continually orig
mated and propagated by the trade "
The Cornell experiment station has
this to say about the peony:
1t is probably "A conservative state
ment To say that the peony interests
of the country would be better off If
d bout - per cent. of the varieties We're
DESTROYED and future propagation made
from the remaining % per cent. of sn-
perinr varieties, 1t is not that these
% per cent. of the varieties are posi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
When Coal Is Gone.

Sir William Ramsay, the British sci
enlist, claims that the coal supply of
Britain will be exhausted in l15 years
continues and the question is asked il
the supplies of oil are also exhausted
at that time how will energy be OBJ
tanned for the industries of the world.
The same situation that confronts Bril-
tain is to be considered by the United
States. English engineers predict that
one form of motive power of the flu
ture viii! be the alcohol engine, and the
alcohol engine must come into use
when made necessary by a famine in
oil and other fuels. Alcohol from
wood, potatoes, peat and other natural
sources may be made in enormous
quantities. r. Thorne Baker, an Eng
Iish scientific expert, is of the opinion
that alcohol will soon be recognized as
an energy producing power. Energy
and motive power derived from tht
| tides of the sea. the force of waves
| the winds. the heat of the sun and 9th
er forces of nature have been mention
| ed. Mammoth wind motors and mili
Operated by tidal reservoirs are amonf
the suggestions When coal and OF
are out Of the question. the world ma
see a great shifting of manufacture;
lcerters 10 regions now remote wher'
water power will supply electric ener
Icy and where great manufacturin:
| populations will be built up.-Indianap
| oils News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

are integral parts of it. The nehniae
are off to the right and left of the
Milky Way as far as possible. Dr. see
says:
THAT this extraordinary distribu-
ton of the nebulae as far as possible
from the stars of the Milky Way has
some deep physical significance can
scarcely be doubted. What, then, is
the meaning of the observed distribu-
ton? To answer this question in the
simplest and most unbiased manner
we may ask ourselves how Dermacri-
tus, Anacagoras, Aristotle or any of
the Greek natural philosophers would
have answered such a question, had
they known that eosmieal dust is con-
stantly expelled from the stars by
electric forces and by the radiation
pressure of their light and driven away
from the Milky Way, which they also
knew to be composed of small stars
too dense to be seen individuality Can
any one doubt that the Athenian sag
es would have said that the nebulae
are formed of cosmical dust expelled
from the stars and are. therefore. To-
Gated as far away from the Milky Way
rs possible. being collected principally
in it's poleas.-Kansas City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Socialism and Life.

A writer i'll London Exeryman as
serts that M good business results
need ever be expected from socialism
as preached by the leading propagan-
dists of that political faith, for the rea-
son that socialism in its very essence
is antagonistic To discipline and that
without discipline all the essential
qualities leading up to Industrial effort
are handicapped in the race for eff
cheney. This writer holds that the mo-
ment that Socialists give cogni2anee
to discipline socialism disappears. He
also points out that with socialism
comes the lack of discipline in every
phase of juvenile life which is large
~ responsible for much of the help
lessness of tine so-called working class
es in reat Britain today and of which
there are in America some disturbing
symptoms. Many movements that
would tend TO character building in
the Young are openly opposed by So
eialists, one such is the Boy Scout
movement. and the discipline Of APP
premiership in many of the trades has
been utterly lost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Gypsy Smiths Bucket.

The Conservative view of the Mareoni
proceedings may he summed up In re-
tort delivered by GYPSY Smith. the evan
gelist. to deputation. The Gypsy had
been making things warm for the con-
gregation of a wealthy tabernacle, and
several members waited upon him to ex-
postulate. you've been letting down a
bucket that's stirred up heap of mud
this time" wrathfully said the spoKes-
man of the party Perhaps sou replied
the evangelist, but you must remember
that while 1t. was my bucket, 1t wasn't
my mudy'rIonaon Opinion. ed, 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

Harold H. Murchie of Augusta. son OF
that old Republican warhorse. George \;
Nurchie of Calais, has been appointed
assistant attorney general This is one OF
the offices that the Democratic legisla-
lure abolished and the Republican lsels-
lature Immediately restored Blddeiofd
Record.
With the advice of the Democratic
attorney general who secured the
adjustment of the office and the en-
treaty of many legal firms which hau
spent thousands of dollars chasing
w r. P. all over the State to get his
signature. Gus" used to know about
these things but since he became
heavyweight his memory is bad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
TEARING DOWN OLD WORLDS.
youno Stars Gather Up the Pieces to
Add to Themselves.

Every young star, Such as our SUM-
attracts and gathers to itself qnahh-
ties of impalpable cosmlc aust Whicn
It encounters on it's journey through
snace. Therefore every youthiui
heavenly body is increasing IN size.
Rut on the other hand every Ola anu
wornout star reverses the process ana
instead of gathering in new suppiie9
discharges its accommodations. IN the
and the old star is utterly dlslntegrat
ed and dissolved back into pfimeVas
dust which reassembles somewhere on
tho outskirts of space where new
star is organized. This process OF
tearing down old worlds and rebuild
ing new ones goes on perpetuaiS'
come Of the forces which nature en-
nlovs for this work are light, eiectric
currents and gravitation.
There are innumerable dark poaies
coating in space. Some of these are
extinguished suns. Perhaps these coio'
dark worlds, having lost their vliaii,y,
,re an that account, slowly dissolV-
ling Having parted with their ish,'
neat and powers of attraction they are
no longer able to hold their PARTICLES
together. Hence they are pecohiins
stonas which strike the earth may De
10 heart the final remnant of great
lstar or sun. ,.ao,,,oa
/ THE aust of the stars thus dissoIved'
in ohed,ent ~ some repellent force, re-
tiras far AWAY from the old scenes
Wandering darkling in the cold QUE
raoiors where nebulae are formed
THESE struggling particles of dust are
| a
lsible Of conception by mortar an.
Finite minds. Not until they begin te
lstrike against each other is there any
hight. Friction creates both light ahe
heat. These particles form mt
swarn,s come into conflict they unite
lin spiral motion.
Dr Sec saws: 1.-THE photographs ar
ford durable and convincing illnstra'
lions IF the formation of whirlpool
Inebulas by the automatic winding III
lof two ar more streams of cosmica
ldust Indeed, two such streams can
moi meet or a single stream settle te
leouillibrium without giving rise to ro
ltation about a center, and thus pro
ducing whirling vortex, which even
|tually leads tn the development Oh
: Icosmical system
The behavior of star dust Is NOT IN
: Occasion of much difference OF opihoi
between Laplace of 100 years ago am
: IDr. See of the present time They dii
fer widely, however on the processe'
of world system formations. Dr. se'
: has made profound study OF tn''
subject 1t is well known among as
Itronomers that all the stars we pehoi'
at, night and our, sun. which Is one %
d thems belong to the Milky WAY WAY ane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
The Bath Times declares:

LAT last it looks as i the Boston
steamers would land at Popham beacii
ihis season after all. A letter was re
eeived from e. j. stewart of Boston,
president of the recently formed 1op.ia .ii
Wharf Co, that he had intersled iresi-
dent Calvin Austin of the Eastern s'ea an
ship Corporation and tina, mat his he e Company
take a rental of the wharf for ~ years
at an annual price Of SEQ per year hn raised
To take IN the stock of the Popham
Wharf Co, which consists OF 40 shares aass
of a value of $40 each. The RESIDENTS any
Kennebec stand ready TO take $500 worth
of this stock and want Bath people 10
take the remaining SO shares and a spe-
ciaI meeting of the Bath Merchants, AS.
ISOLATION has been called for tonignt al
eight o'clock to act upon the proposition
lit will be good news to many mer.
chants along the streets to know tha'
this arrangement can be brought about,
for there is large summer business Pc
tween the merchants of this city and the
summer folks at the mouth of the Ken
l uebec"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

lively unattractive: far from IT, But
the remaining 25 per cent fill every
purpose and have many more virtues
than the only medium to inferior sorts.
BY discarding the mediocre or poor
sorts and selling the more desirable
varieties the customers would be even
more infatuated with this beautiful
flower. and a more extensive and high
class trade would be built up, To the
benefit of all concerned. "-Indianapelis
News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Report Of an Adjudeed Case Not to Be
Found in Any OF the Books.

Between NeSe and Eyes strange CON
The ''s spectaclcs set them nhapptly
To mhish The said speetacles ought to
belong,
- Tongue was the lawyer and argued
VITA great deaf of skill, aud II wig
fui OF learning, -. .
While chief baron Ear sat To balance the
So fan'a for his talent in nicely dis
eerning.
"In behalf ~ the Nose. it viii quickly
And yoar lor,iship" he said. will un-
iouhtetily find
That the Nast' has had speetaeles always
Which amounts to possession time out
of mind.
Then holding the spectaeies mp to the
Your ierdship observes they We're
made with a straddle .
As wide as the ridge of the Nose u.s. III
Designed to sit close to it, just like
saddle.
Again woaid YOUR lordship moment
cts u case that has happen'd and may
he AGAIN.,
That the Nfsase or eoahtehahce had ho'
a Nose
Pray who would, or who could. wear
spectacles then?
On the whole il appears, and my argu-
ment shows,
With reasoning the Court will never
condemn,
That the speetacles plainly were made
for the Nose.
And the Nose was as plainly intended
for them
Then shifting his side Gas a lawyer
knows howl.
He pleaded again i'm behalf of the Eyes;
But what We're his arguments few peo-
pie know.
For the Court did not think they were
equally wise.
So his lordship decreed. with Il grave
solemn tone,
Decisive and clear. without one If or
but
That whenever the Nose put his speeta-
cleS on.
BY daylight or candlelisht-Eyes should
he shut.
Copied from an edition of Cowpers
Poems published in 1864
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
A corset demonstrator in Portland

A corset demonstration in Portland
department store, this week. saie'
THE ministers and priests keep
preaching that the turkey trot ana
the bunny hug and all the simi'ar
dances are demoralizing to ones moe
ais, but / come and tell you that they
are demoralizing to the figure. Every
girl who dances those dances ac
quires prominent hip bones because IN
order to dance them she puts hef peay
out of poise. The reason the women OF
today have prominent hip bones Is ne
cause they walk wrong, they -,
wrong, and they dance wrong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Maine Gossip

THE keenebee Journal has COL
leetie. Of old poems. many OF which
are frequently requested by subserib-
ers, These will be published from
DAY TO day at the head Of this COLUMN.
Ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

Dispatches from Portland, Thurs
day, tell us that the cold stoage plants
of that city We're fairly swamped.
Wednesday. with the herring brought
in by the mosquito fleet 1t was the
biggest day since the season opened
this year, and 764 barrels was the
total register of the fleets eaten.
Prices we're driven to the lowest notch
and even then some of the herring
fishermen were obliged to sell their
fares to the markets. the cold storage
plants being unable to find room for
all that arrived. The markets We're
able to buy these fish cheaply to retail
them for % cents dozen. The fish
ermen reported excellent weather con-
-ditions on the herring grounds ana
several large schools contributed TO the
CATCH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

ability, but he once more disappeared
and was again found in state of
poverty in quite another part of the
world. A third time he started work
on ranch, and was making sue
cess of IL when he again vanished and
on his being discovered in n state of
great distress some months after. he
Was placed in an asylum-The Prac-
titioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

One of the largest sums ever paid
for a farm in. Somerset county was
paid, Friday BY Frank Gurrette ot
Frenchville for the Harlan Ellis farm
in Embden, the sale being made
through S. II. Swain. The price paid
was $4,000 II contains 365 acres and
probably has the best set of farm
buildings in this vicinity. The house
is equipped with every modern con-
yenience The new owner will run
dairy farm and will keep 80 head of
cows. He already has 20 head. The
farm has been owned by Harlan Ellis
for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

The town planning development at
southend. Lendon's new suburb. forty
miles due east, on the English channel.
is converting that part of the coast in
To Il model garden city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

II is now some days since small boy
arrived in this city and misteok II Tor
Boston, but nothing has been done,
Though his youth is some excuse, We
must avoid maudiin sentimentaltN. rms
is actionahle-New York Tribune
Queer Boyi How could heg-Boston
Transcript.
To whom should he apologize?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

Superstitious ones will sympathize
with the efforts of the Madison Seniors
To break the 'l3 hoodoo" which APP
parently hangs over them-l3 sradu-
ates upon Friday. The 18th day or
June, in the year 1913, with Ii extra
invitations granted each graduate
when division was madei So the ex-
ercises will be held on Thursday eve
ming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

r. q. cAPEN REeEKAH LODGE NO.
50, I. o. o. F. meets End and 4th Wednes-
day evenings at 7.30 o'clock.
e~' JENNIE NJ HERRIN, N. q.
SADIE e. METCALF, Rec. sec.
q. lxxH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. ., P. N.
REGULAR meeting every third Tuesday o
O'Clock. pu.syuu C.r&
RAY. n. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
eE1HIEHEM LODGE, NO. IS, r. &

A. Nj. Special communication MONDAY
and f. G. degrees. All sojorning breth-
rem are cordially invited to attend;
CHESTER $. KINGSLEY, W. M.
pEARI. =. FULLER, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09

The colleges draw attention even
from Third district politics this Week
and next.