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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08

the right kin of reading. While in
school they begin to read some kind of
books. These Libraries will be made
up of books adapted to boys and girls
and such as will be helpful to them.
Miss Alice Stone of South Sudbury,
Mass, has been secured to fill the va
cnacy caused by the resignation of
Miss Alice Stuart from the Reynolds
Corner school. Miss Stone is a grad
uate of South Sudbury, Mass, High
school, and has attended birmingham
Normal school nearly one year.
The School Improvement League of
the Reynolds Corner school has raised
$22.50 for improvements. This is a
good reward for one terms work.
On Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, at
f.30 O'Clock, at the village school build
ing, there will be a meeting of the
teachers of Burnham. Topics of in
terest to parents and others will be
discussed. All are cordially invited to
attend
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Sec'y HoustonPl Reorganization
OF the Department of Agriculture.

conducted. An analysis of the small
part of the letters as yet dlgesteo
shows that farm women desire assist
ance in all phases of home manage
ment, especially as to ways of secur-
ing running water introducing house
hold power machinery and labor-sav-
ing arrangements, and providing bet
ter hygienic and sanitary conditions
Many seek advice as to the better
marketing of the articles they produce.
Others ask the department to prove 10
the man that their work is worth
something in dollars and cents. Inc
overwork of women and children ana
difficulty of securing domestic help are
mentioned by a number of the writ
ers. The department believes that IN
telligent help to women in matters Oh
home arrangement will contribute TO
the agricultural success of the farm.
1t purposes, therefore, to ask Congress
for means and authority TO make more
complete studies of domestic condl-
tions on the farm, to experiment with
labor saving devices and methods, and
to study completely the question of
practical sanitation and hygienlc pro-
lection for the farm family.
As to federal aid for good roads, the
Secretary says the federal government
should deal with the State as the low
est unit, through an expert highway
commissioner as it's agency. The plan
should provide for maintenance as we'll
as construction. Preference should be
given to the Improvement of roads
ever which products from the farms
l. f11- TO hn no
station. A schema of road construc
ton and maintenance within State
should be developed and mutually
agreed upon. Money appropriated by
the federal government should be ap-
portioned on the basis of such factors
as total population, farm population,
area, taxable valuation, and mileage.
Special emphasis is laid on the fact
that the figures for crops quoted are
estimates. From the estimates at hand
it appears that the production or
crops in 1918 was materially below the
average, the yield per acre of all crops
combined being smaller than in any
year in the past decade WITH the ex-
ception of 1911. The corn crop, the
most valuable product of this country,
according to the estimates fell below
$500, 900, 900 bushels, which is smaller
than any crop since 1903. Wheat pro-
duetion, with an estimated total Of
753, 900 bushels, is the largest ever
recorded in this country. This crop
was matured before the drought be-
came effective. Brief mention is made
as to crop conditions throughout the
world From the estimates it appears
that there were increased areas sown
to wheat, oats barley, rye, and corn,
and that the wheat acreage has prob
ably yielded a record out-turn. Bar
ley, oats, and rye are bountiful crops,
but corn will probably give the poorest
result in e years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08

ton of the stomach is improving in
health.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones and Mr.. Milford
Tibbetts are having furnaces installed
in their houses.
Skowhegan, We're guests of Mr.. Hus-
Hussey, Sunday.
Mrs. Rebeccah Staples has moved in
to the house which she recently pur-
chased of Mrs. Mary Anderson.
Freeman Hanson of Belfast visited
friends in town last week.
Mrs. H B. Fields and Mrs. A. A.
Cheviott have returned from Wash
burn, Aroostook county, where they
Were called by the illness and subse-
quent death of a relative.
The Norridgewock Dramatic Club
have selected a new play to produce
this winter and the first rehearsal was
held on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Hilton entertain
ed a party at bridge whist, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Elvin Tinkham of Livermore
Falls is visiting relatives in town.
The funeral of Mrs. Emily Osborne,
whose death occurred, on Saturday,
at the home of Mrs. Ann Wells, was
held, on Tuesday, at 10 o'clock, Rev.
Robert Sheaff officiating. Mrs. Osborne
was born in Norridgewock on Feb. 29,
1892 the daughter of Israel and Gym
thia Wells. In 1854 she was united in
marriage to Mr.. Alvirius Osborne of
Skowhegan. Mrs. Osborne has been a
resident of Norrid gewock for about
four years. She has been in poor
health for several months, her death
resulting from Brights disease. During
her stay in town she gained many
friends who were much grieved to learn
Of her death. She is survived by TWO
sisters, Mrs. Mary Paine of Jefferson,
Maine, and Miss Irene Tucker of Nor
ridgewock and two brothers, Mr.. AL
bert Wells of Arlington, Mass. and
Mr.. Eli Wells of Mercer, Maine. Inter
ment was at Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08

Washington, Dec. INSTRUMENTATION
of the Department of Agriculture is
foreshadowed in Secretary Houston's
first annual report presented, today, to
President Wilson. A plan to be sub
mitted to Congress in the fiscal esti-
mates for 1916 proposes to carry out
the work of the department in five or
six main groups, such as research,
state relations, rural organization, for
est service, weather and regulation.
Such plan, Secretary Houston be-
iieves will promote coordination.
Plans for redistricting the country
for the enforcement of the pure food
law are announced and the Secretary
announces his intention to ask for au-
thority to prepare amendments to the
pure food law to improve the food sup
ply, protect the public health and pro-
mote uniformity in food legislation.
Free distribution of seeds by Con-
gressmen should be discontinued, the
Secretary recommends. He would con-
duct in its stead a constructive work
in securing and distributing new seeds
and plants.
Conditions vary widely IN the United
States, says the report, because farm
ers do not equally need better credit
arrangements and all sections are not
similarly circumstaneed. 1t contends
that when all necessary allowance has
been made for fundamental factors, it
is probably clear that the rural com
munities are not as efficiently served
as they should be by existing financial
arrangements. The Secretary believes
there does not appear to be need for
unique or special legislation or for
legislation which shall aim to give the
farmer credit on easier terms than 9TH
er members of society. What is need
ed is the creation of conditions and
machinery which shall. enable him on
similar credit foundations to secure
money at the same rates as those that
prevail for other classes and for other
sections.
Even though the problem of how
the farmer can best sell his produce
and can improve the conditions under
which he can secure the necessary cap
ital were solved there would still re-
main vital things to be accomplished
before rural life can be made fully ef-
flcient, profitable, healthful. pleasur-
able and attractive, and before a larg
er disposition TO remain on the farm
develops. Good roads are prerequisite
for better marketing, for better schools,
and for more comfortable rural living.
Better sanitation and hygiene in the
home, in the school. and in the COM
munity are just as vital for the rural
community as for the urban," says the
report.
ITO gain information to enable the
department better to serve rural wo-
men, the Secretary has addressed let
ters of inquiry to the women of 5000
selected farms covering every county
Other surveys and studies were also
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
For an Elaborate
History OfHerefOrds.

Vassalboro, Me-, Dec. 7.-(SpeciaD.
Miss Kate Burleigh of Vassalboro is
engaged in the work of collecting and
compiling information regarding the
connection of the Burleigh family with
the importing and greeding of fine
Hereford cattle, to be used in an elab-
crate history of the Hereford Breed
of Cattle in America, which is soon
to be published. This history is be-
ing prepared by A. H. Sanders, the
editor in chief of the Breeders Ga
zette of Chicago, who is the author OF
some histories of a similar character.
Miss Burieigh is assisting Mr. San
ders in getting the material for this
work, which relates to the part that
the members of the Burleigh family
have had in the introduction of some
of the very best specimens of the
breed into this country and in breed
ing up some of the leading strains of
Hereford cattle now in existence. 1t
is we'll known in Hereford circles that
the Burleighs have been prominent in
this line of work since the Hereford
breed began to be known in this
country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08

University of Maine, orono, Me- Dec.
If-Special principals Of secondary
schools throughout the State have been
invited to a second annual conference to
be held at the University of Maine, next
Friday. The conference is designed to
bring the University into closer touch
with the secondary education of the
State.
The principals will arrive on the cam
pus, Friday morning, and spend the time
before the conference in visiting various
classes In the afternoon a general ses-
sion will be held with discussion of the
college Freshman and High school prep
aration. After supper at Hannibal Ham
lin hall, the principals will re-assemble
to listen to papers by Dean J. II. Hart
and Professor A. j. Jones of the depart
ment of education. A general discus
sion will follow While on the campus
the principals will be the guests of the
various fraternities.
For the purpose of stimulating discus
sion of the liquor traffic and its control,
Mr.. Horace Purington, a contractor of
Waterville has offered 500 in prizes for
four orations on the subject to be de-
livered by students in the colleges of the
State. 1t is planned to have local con-
tests at Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, and the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
RRIDGEWOCk.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Kelley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G. Davis spent
Friday on their houseboat at North
Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Blaisdell and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick c.
Davis were among those who attend
ed the Emerson family dinner, Thanks
giving Day, at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. Samuel Emerson at Skowhegan,
About so We're present.
Mrs. Florence Davis Ames attended
the Gadski concert at the City hall au-
ditorium, Portland, last Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy. E. Kelley, who
have been visiting Mr. kelleys parents,
returned, Saturday, to their home in
Campeilo Mass.
Mrs. Leona Moore is doing table work
at the Norridgewock Hotel.
Mrs. Mary Walton of Hallowell, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Walton. East Mercer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick C. Davis,
who have been spending a few days in
town have returned to their home in
Canaan.
the baptismal font in the Baptist
Church at Skowhegan. on Sunday, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Swift, Mrs. Melis-
sa Morse, Miss Mildred Moore and Miss
Lula Kilgore of Norrdgewoek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Kidder and child
visited Mr.. Kidder's parents, in Rich
mond, last week.
Rev Robert Sheaff has returned from
a short visit with his daughter in Con-
cord, N. H. His wife, who has been
making an extended visit there, will re-
turn home in about a week.
Miss Mary Proctor of Aroostook was
guest of her friend, Miss Hazel Cor
liss, for few days last week.
The remains of Mrs. Esther Hussey
Of Skowhegan were brought here, on
Wednesday, for interment in the
Southside Cemetery.
Mrs. Alice Robbins of Augusta, who
has been visiting relatives in town, for
short time, returned to her home,
Monday
Charles Blaisdell, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Blaisdell, who has been
quite seriously i'll for some time with
congestion of one lung and inflamma-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Prizes of Sl00 for OratiOns on
IiouOr TraffiC===U. OF NJ. Meeting.

University of Maine. The winners OF
these contests will compete in a state
contest, one student representing each OF
the four institutions. The prizes are
First $50; second s25; third, SIS; and
fourth, So In making the awards COM
position and general literary excellence
will be taken into consideration. as well
as the delivery of the individual ora
tions.
No arrangements regarding the length
of speeches and the date of the contests
have vet been made 1t is probable,
however. that the speeches will be from
1000 to 1900 words in length and that the
final contest will be held in March or
April. A committee, of which Professor
Libby of Colby is chairman, has charge
of these details.
Arrangements have been made by
Professor w. p. Daggett for a conference
between the students who intend 10 en-
ter the local contest for the prize offered
by the International Peace Society, and
Professors Colvin, Stephens, and Mat
thews of the departments of history and
economies The conference will be held
Tuesday evening and the general dis
cussion is intended to give the students
some definite ideas regarding the choice
of a subject and the direction of the
topical reading.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
DEXTER.


Several members of the local Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
met, Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Charles Bean, on School street,
and sewed for needy children. The or
ganization is making itself helpful to
the community in many ways and the
interest in the work was never better
than at the present time.
A most interesting meeting of the
Woman's Mission Circle of the Bap-
tist church was held, Thursday after
noon, with Mrs. c. c. Palmer on For
est street. Twelve members were pres
ent and the meeting was in charge
of the president, Mrs. p. M. Libby. A
very interesting program on China
was carried out and the quarterly
mite box opening was observed profit
ah1V
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08

Washington, D. c., Dec. 7.-(Special -
The belief of many people that bouillon
cubes are concentrated meat essence and
of high nutritive value has been shat
tered by recently issued bulletin of the
department of Agriculture which says,
that while they are valuable stimulants
or favoring agents they have little or
no real food value and are relatively ex-
pensive in comparison with homemade
broths and soups. This bulletin (No. 30
compares the contents and food value
of bouillon cubes with meat extracts
and homemade preparations of meat.
The ordinary commercial boullon
cubes, according to this bulletin, consist
of from to q table salt AS they range
in price from 10 to 20 cents an ounce,
purchasers of these cubes are buying salt
at a high price. The cubes do contain
a small amount of protein (muscle-
building materially in addition to their
stimulating properties, and the makers
of most of the cubes make no advertised
claim that they are concentrated beef
broth or essence. However, many house
wires believe that they are and that
they possess high nutritive value, espec-
tally for invalids. This is not the case.
The fact that the cubes sell for from ono
to two cents each, and each cube makes
a cup of broth. misleads the housewife
into believing that she is securing meat
extract eheaply when really she is buy
ing 1t in an expensive form.
According to analysis of these cubes
besides the common salt which consti-
tutes from 40 to 727o of the total weight
ba of
Seo in the poorest brands to but 2STo IN
the very best. The third important in
gredient is plant or vegetable extract
which constitutes from three to 3o9o
This plant extract is useful because of
its f1avoring properties but has slight, if
any, nutritive value. The following ta-
BILE shows exact analyses of 10 different
bouillon cubes offered on the market:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
SMITHFlELD.

Both quilts at the recent Grange fair
were drawn by parties out of town.
The red and white quilt being drawn
by Herbert Kelley of Oakland and the
silk one by Mr.. Black of Waterville
Everyone drew a small prize who had
q ticket on them.
The Ladies Sewing Club of 1918 met
with Mrs. Irene Clark, Wednesday aft
ernoop. A large amount of sewing was
done considering the short afternoon
Neighbors were invited in and about
As partook of an elegant picnic supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Holmes and
Master Paul, Thursday were in Water
vile.
Fred Mosher and Cecil Gates secured
a deer, Monday, in Mercer and Reuel
Mosher, Fred Mosher and Hosea Briggs
got another near the same place, Tues
day.
William Mosher shot fox, Monday.
Jennie Bickford has been at home,
for q few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Androscoqain Grange, Greene.

Greene, Dec. 4.-Androscoggin Grange
held an all-day meeting, today, In the
Grange hall. and elected the following
officers; Master. Charles E. Jackson
overseer, Frank Philbrook; lecturer Mrs.
Addie NJ. Allen; steward Edwin Ripley;
assistant steward, Clarence Coburn;
treasurer John Wright; secretary, Mrs.
Jennie Sanderson gatekeeper. Jesse San
born; Ceres, Mrs. Helen G. Jackson; Po-
mona, Mrs. Minnie Wright; Flora, Mrs.
Ruth c. Howe; lady assistant steward.
Miss Lois Jillson; librarian, Miss Lois
Spofford; chorister, E. d. Jillson; plan
list, Miss Dora Hill; assistant pianist,
Mrs. Inez Mendall. Harry A Goss was
elected the new member of the executive
committee. 1t was voted to give the
Baptist and Free Baptist churches the
use of the Grange hall for a union
Christmas tree.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Government Attacks the SavOry
BOuillOn Cubes===NO Food Value.

soup. Boil the mixture for one hour,
thicken slightly with a little flour and
season with salt and pepper.
The homemade soup made acorddng
to the above recipe contains IN auultloH
to meat extractives, gelatin from the
bone, some of the food elements in the
vegetables, and large proportion OF the
fat and meat of the bone.
While the purchaser of semi-solid meat
extracts obtains two to three times the
amount of meat extract that he does oy
spending the same money for bouillon
cubes. these extracts also are not con-
centrated beef according to the analysis
made by the Departments chemist.
They contain from As to 65So meat ex,
tract, Is to 25@6 water, to 2O9o salt, and
10 to 20G6 of ash other than salt. Ine
cost of meat extracts at retail is 40 cents
for two ounces or more.
Fluid extracts of meat are even more
expensive than the semi-solid meat eX-
tracts, consisting of at least one-haf
water but selling at about the same
price, volume for volume. as the semi
solid extract which contains more than
25go of water.
Commercial meat juice preparations
cost from so to IS cents for two ounces
of liquid and are frequently merely ol-
lutte solutions of the semi-solid meat ex-
tracts. When the amount of food ac-
tually present in them is considered tney
are expensive articles OF diet In max
ing them the protein (muscle-buiidlnS
materially which is pressed out OF meat
and is present in freshly. made meat
juice is entirely removed by the manu-
facturer in order to make product
which may be kept a long time without
spelling Therefore. the most valuable
food elements of the meat juice usually
do not reach the consumer in these COM
mercial products.
The bulletin contains cuts and tables
illustrating the relative contents and food
values of bouillon cubes, meat extracts.
and homemade preparations, and may
be had on application to the Division OF
Publications, U. S. Dept of Agriculture,
Wa shingtnn. ID. @.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Bre'r Bryan FayOrs a Direct
Form Of Government.
People Would Perform Much
Remedial LegisldtIOnS.
"The Hone Of Nation Is In a Non
Partisan Party" Declares Norris.

Washington, Dec. More direct
government by the people was the key
note in speeches by Secretary of State
BRYAN and members of Congress and
representatives from various states, at
the first regular conference here, Sat
urday, of the National Popular Gov
ernment League An easier method OF
amending the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, Presidential primaries, the
initiative and referendum and other re-
forms of government were advocated.
I'D rather trust the people," declar-
ed Secretary Bryan, than have any
group of people tell them what ques-
tions shall be acted on" The amend
ment for the direct election had open
ed the door, he said, for much remedial
legislation which had been impossible
to have considered in the past.
Joseph w. Folk, solicitor of the state
department, speaking in favor of Pres
idential primaries, declared that II
ouch an idea had been advocated by a
President, 10 years ago, it would have
been attacked as dangerous and rev.
olutionary." The approval which the
Presidents suggestion had met, he said,
indicated the wonderful progress which
had been made in this country in the
last few years in the direction of pop
ular government. With slight change he
favored what is known as the Gate
way amendment" now pending be-
fore Congress, which proposes plans
for easier amendment of the Constitu-
ton.
"The hope of the nation is in a nom
partisan party" declared Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska. adding that the peo-
pie eventually would get control of
their government through measures for
which the league stands. These, he as
serted, would have been enacted years
ago had it not been for the rank par
tisanship that controls under our pres
ent system"
Representative Kelley of Pennsylva-
mia made an attack on Senator Pen
rose, declaring that while he may be
pernicious he is not perpetual, as we
are going to show him in 1914" Speak
ers from various states told Of progress
in direct government.
Senator owen Of Oklahoma. chair
man of the committee which organized
the league, declared that the new spirit
of popular government makes each
senator recognize. the only sovereign
he should recognize, the intelligent ma
jority of people" This great move
ment, he added, 'is in effect a religion,
broader than party lines, as broad as
human brotherhood"
Among other speakers were Senators
Clapp of Minnesota and Lane of ore
pon JoSeDh Walker Boston, and Pro-
fessor Lewis j. Johnson, Harvard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Excelsior Pomona, Franklin Co.

Excelsior Pomona meets Dec. Il, with
New Sharon Grange, when the following
program will be presented: 10 A. M
Opening. business; music in charge of
Mrs. Clarence Smith; Fifth degree con-
ferred in form. After dinner the fol-
lowing program was presented: Music;
address of welcome, Master New Sharon
Grange; response, J. f. Collins; paper,
do We Celebrate Christmas In a Way
to Emphasize Its True Meaning?" Miss
Effie Carvill; music; topic, Feeding
Dairy Cows" j. s. Lowell, II. p Nc
Laughlin, Simon j. Luce piano duet,
Jessie Pinkham, Sara, Collins; lecture.
profits in the Dairy Business; How to
Make More,'' DR.. Leon S. Merrill, Oro-
no; singing, Onward" the Orange.