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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
Wednesday Brighton Market.

Stock Yards, Dec. 24.-The market
for milch cows was extremely dull,
there being few buyers in attendance
at the sale, on account of the Holi-
day. Receipts were heavy considering
that many shippers did not market
this week. There were $50 cows on
sale, 1852 of which were tested lower,
$40 being the highest figures quoted
Some of the cheap and medium quail
ity cows sold at very low figures, rath
er than to hold them for next week.
The average range was between s45
and SIS.
Offerings of beef cattle were light
and the market lost the keenness of
yesterdays trade. A few choice cat
tie sold up to $Sh, but the average
was 6h971ac for good cattle.
Representative sales-Milch cows
Minis & Holbrook sold II cows from
s35@75. E. G. Piper sold SO COWS from
$4O@65. Robert Connors sold so cows
from $110 downward. J. S. Henry sold
20 cows from s45QS5. G.. L. Henry
sold 10 cows from $20@65.
Beef cattle, veals, hogs, sheep and
lambs--Hall & Lowell sold oxen,
$500 lbs, at Sc, IL cows, av. 500 lbs,
at 4Ac. IL cows, av. $50 lbs. at S1ac;
100 calves. av. 10 lbs, at s1sc; as hogs,
av. 200 lbs at SIC; 40 sheep, av. S5
lbs, at 312c, and 40 lambs, av. 81 lbs,
at 6Ac. Otis H. Forbush sold / COW,
1860 lbs, at &c. and 81 on, cow, ITO
lbs, at SAC and 81 on. cows, 1850
lbs, at 5Ac, / COW, 1850 lbs, at SIC,
/ COW. no lbs, at 41ac and 81 on. at
414c, cows. 100 lbs, at 41ac, cows,
6S0@920 lbs, at 4c, and 81 on, COW,
$50 lbs, at &c and 81 on, / COW, 730 lbs.
at 4c; cows. $500 lbs, at 4c and So
on; 13 pigs, 20S5 lbs, at SIC.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
LAW COURT DECISION,
KNOX COUNTY

Inhabitants of Rockport vs.. City of
Rockland. Rescript, per curiam.
Two actions tried together to recov-
er from the defendant city one for
pauper supplies furnished by the plain
tiff town to George L. Barter and fam
iIy from Dec. "A, 1908, to June 16, 1910,
and for funeral expenses of said Bar
ter in June, 1910. the other for pauper
supplies furnished to Mary A. Barter,
his widow, from June II. 1910, to Oct.
1, 1910. Verdict for plaintiffs in both
cases. Defendant filed exceptions and
motion for new trial.
1t is admitted that on June 10, 1899,
Barter moved from Rockland to Rock
port with his wife, and lived in the
latter place from that date until the
date of his death, period of IL years.
1t is also admitted that on Dec. "a,
1908, a period Of about 91s years af-
ter the pauper moved to Rockport, he
received pauper supplies from that
town. There is no evidence that the
pauper or any member of his family
received pauper supplies from any
source during those 9h years. From
the evidence before us, the pauper had
gained pauper residence In the plain
tiff town and the motion for new trial
by defendant must be sustained in
each case. 1t is unnecessary to con-
slider the exceptions.
Motion for new trial sustained.
Received Dec. "a, 1918.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

water-roughly 25 feet below the surface
through which constant circulation OF
sea-water is naturally maintained The
atmospheric thermometer of the appara-
tus is installed well above the ships
decks. usually on the foremast Both
these Thermometers are connected by
suitable wiring with the alarm, and as
dangerous temperatures are indicated by
The approach or vicinity of ice. so the
danger-bels continue to ring until the
ships course Is altered, when the ringing
ceases. Up to the present there has
been no system by which ships officers
could be warned Of the immediate vicini-
ty of ice Many companies have already
decided to install the device aboard their
liners, and a large number are actually
In operation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
WARNED OF THE VICINITY OF
ICE
An Apparatus So Sensitive to Change
in Temperature.

The dangers of navigation along the
north Atlantic route, writes a cores
pondent in the Boston Transcript, have
been again brought home to the public
by the narrow escape of the Teutonic
from collision with an iceberg. A device
that would automatically inform ships
officers of the presence or approach of
dangerous masses of ice would obvious
ly be of great value, and it is of interest
to note that In the Mauretania and the
Baltic there has now been installed an
apparatus of the kind which is known by
the technical name Of frigidometer, the
invention of a Scotsman named McNab
1t is claimed for the new apparatus that
it completes the work of the hydro
graphic bureau in the matter of chart
ing the oceans temperatures. That hy-
geographic charts are not at all times
reliable is shown by the fact that as
lately as May 26, 1872 the Arctic current
was circulating through the gulf stream
for at least 100 miles, forming pocket
of cold water, with very uncertain cur
rents pervading it, according to report
made by Capt. P. c. Johnson, Dominion
government inspector of lighthouses at
the time when he was taking soundings
IN latitude Al degrees north and longi-
tuds 80 degrees west on board the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
STATE HOUSE..
President beaI Does Not Ap-
prove CoTn'r. Roberts Plan,
And Says The Bangor Fair Will
Be Continued Anyway.
The Potato Embargo Is Furnishing
Subject for Much Discussion.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Special Meeting of the Governor and
Council a. p. NJ, Tuesday, Dec. 30

In Bangor at least the plan of Com
missioner of Agriculture j. A. Rob-
erts, for one big fair for Maine in
stead of the three at Bangor, Lewis
ton and Wateryille, and the giving of
the State stipend of about $4,000 to one
fair instead of dividing 1t, does not
meet with a hearty reception.
Hon. F. O. Beal, who has been pres
ident of the Eastern Maine Fair ever
since 1t started 80 years ago, declared
very vigorously that Bangor will con-
tinue to have fair, stipend or no sti-
pend. Mr.. Beal says that the start
ing of the Bangor fair was brought
about by what he calls a monopoly of
mates that were the one-fair project
to become a fact, Lewiston would be
the place selected, although Bangor is
more accessible and nearer the geo
graphical center of the State.
President Beal denies that one big
fair would be better for the exhibitor
than three small ones, as in his opin-
ion an exhibitor with a showing of
merit can make the circuit and clean
up more in premiums at three fairs
than he could at one. The Bangor fair
is an old established institution, he
claims, and brings thousands of peo-
pie with money to spend to Bangor ev-
cry fall, and the loss of 1t would be
a severe blow to the business of the
city. Bangor would not object to hav-
ing the "one fair" but according to
Mr.. Beal, will continue to have a fair
in any event,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
Oppose Potato Embargo.

The discussion now going on in the
United States relating to the advis-
ability of lifting the embargo on po-
tatoes, which the washington author
tiles put into effect in order to pre-
vent the introduction of diseases af-
fecting potatoes, is proving to be of
great interest to st. John potato deal
ers.
The United States potato crop is
said to be 10000, 900 bushels short this
year, and that to meet the demands
Of the market large imports will have
to be made. The present situation is
rather exceptional as in the past year
or so Canadian potatoes have found
a small market in Cuba, owing to the
fact that the United States was able
to send large quantities there.
St. John potato shippers believe
that if the embargo is removed they
will be able to reap considerable ad-
vantage from the shortage of the crop
in the United States and IL is under
stood they will urge the Board of
Trade to send a representative to the
public meeting at Washington to de-
fend the character of the New Bruins
wick potato and urge its admission. 1t
is said New Brunswick potatoes are
practically free from the disease
against which the United States has
raised an embargo. Some people here
are inclined to think that the embargo
is largely a method employed by the
Washington authorities to avoid CIV
ing effect to its policy of admitting
food products free of duty and If rec
iprocity had been adopted the wash
ington government would have used
this method whenever crop conditions
warranted to protect American farm
ers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
New Storehouse Practically Completed

The new quartermaster's storehouse
at the south of the State House is
practically completed and will be
used for storage purposes shortly. On
Wednesday the carpenters We're at
work laying a hardwood floor in the
main room. The heating system has
been installed and without doubt ev
erything will be finished inside the
building by the time specified in the
contract, Dec. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
A Card

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree
TO refund the money on 50-cent bottle
Of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar II it
sIso guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Bowditch-w ebster Co., Jackson Bros,
Kinsman Pharmacy, G. Fl. Beane.
Arthur Tetreault. Chas. Ward Co.,
Willis r Partridge, John Coughlin,
Temple Pharmacy.
nov7eod6mol
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

In ten years the United States has
sent $500, 000, 900 abroad for diamonds.
This year it has added s42,550,oo0 more
and $4,000 900 for pearls. This would
pay the interest on the national debt
Tor two years and then leave enough
to buy a first-class battleship or
couple of cruisers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

Leaf tobacco imported into France
during the first eight months of this
year weighed 60,000o00 pounds, an in
crease of 1s,00o,oo0 pounds over the cor
responding months Of 1912. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

The Yorkshire (England) village OF
Kettlewell, which was only recently
furnished with electric light, is vel
without telephones.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

Whales are estimated to live O. /
thousand years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26

The Board of State Assessors will
meet, Tuesday, Dec. &c. at the State
House.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Seizures at Bangor.

Seizures at Bangor.
Deputy sheriffs seized eight boxes and
three barrels of Christmas beer from va
rious transportation companies at Ban
gor Wednesday. The also raided FOR
ish cafe at AZ Hancock street ana made
a small seizure.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10

cerned. We believe in feeding her In
such manner that 1t will put her In
proper shape for calving. II milk f.
yer follows the simple cure. the air
treatment, may be applied Every
good dairyman should provide himself
with the necessary instruments for in
hating the udder with air These In
struments are easily procured, but
bicycle pump. milking tube and short
piece of rubber hose will serve the
purpose.
Great care should be taken to have
the tube that is inserted into the teat
thoroughly steriliZed. Boiling Is one
of the best ways. Care should be taken
not to touch it with the fingers or have
it come in contact with anything be-
fore inserting Furthermore, the teat
itself and the end should be thoroughly
washed with disinfectant. using one
part of corrosive sublimate to thou
sand parts Of water. which is very
effective antiseptic. Great care should
be used in handling the corrosive SUBJ
Innate because it Is deadly poison.
An to 10 per cent solution Of carbolic
acid is also good antiseptic. If the
opera tor is careful in thoroughly ster-
ilizing the instruments and the end OF
the feat before inserting the instru-
ments there is no danger Of injecting
the udder. and Furthermore the air
treatment is practically an absolute cure
for milk fever
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
ABOUT PRUNING A
YOUNG ORCHARD

\ reader Of these notes who recently
set out some small trees asks for some
suggestions in regard to pruning them
so as to give best results. In gen
eral way It may be said that this early
pruning-that given during the first
four or five years Of the trees life-is
by far the most important. In the first
place. one should keep in mind that
the most important result of this prun-
ing is to give the tree the proper head
or frame on which its later growth
and strength and usefulness are to
depend To give this it Is we'll to trim
one year-old trees straight whips to
a height of from eighteen to twenty
four inches Personally the writer
trims both apple and pear trees at the
point where the knee strikes in pass
ing. A number of side branches will
grow from this stub, and the following
season these should be thinned to five
Of the strongest growing at nearly
equal distances from one another and
cut back at least half of their length
and to outside If the tree has an up
right habit and to inside buds if it has
a decidedly spreading habit. The di
rections just given will apply to
brancbed two-yearold trees that were
got from the nursery this spring and
to two-year-old trees set last year that
were not pruned at all The aim IN
all this pruning should be to give a
sturdy symmetrical frame and to have
the union which the branches make
with the trunk as strong as possible'
hence no limbs should be left which In
later years will give crotch that Is
likely to split down. During the grow
ing season a good deal of needed prun-
ing may be done with the fingers, wa
ter sprouts and shoots growing where
they are not wanted while still tender
Young trees should he kept we'll cult
waited and where they are set in the
yard or lawn one should spade about
them and give a mulch of strawy
manure to keep the soil from baking
in dry weather. II small trees set
fruit it is usually best to pinch 1t off.
so that all strength may go to the de
velopment Of the tree.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
Pasture For Hogs.

Rape is surely one Of the most sat
isfactory early pastures for hogs and
should be used far more than it Is. At
the Kansas experiment station rape
has returned Il value of $40 per acre in
combination with proper grain rations.
1t is very low in crude fiber, which
makes it especially adapted to the di.
gestive system Of the hog. Careful
analyses made at the Ohio station
show that in proportion to the total
dry matter in the plant it contains
higher per cent Of protein than clover,
soy bean hay or even alfalfa. An acre
of rape will pasture fifteen to twenty
ilogs for two or three months 1t is
cool weather plant. belonging to the
cabbage family. and may be seeded
early in the spring. 1t produces a
rank growth of large succulent leaves.
growing twenty to thirty inches In
height. 1t does best on rich heavily
manfred soils and can be used to great
advantage in feed lots which have been
used through the winter season.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
A COUPLE OF FOOLS.

The biggest fool pair that the writer
has heard of in long time he ran
across the other day. The man had
small house and an acre of ground
worth some $3.50 and was sparkling
half baked girl. who said she would
marry him if he would buy an auto
mobile He fell to this and snapped
his place for machine and 500.
which won't last great while in de-
fraying gasoline and repair bills. This
man. though industrious. is but day
laborer, and Just what he and this girl
of his will do next winter in rented
house if labor should be scarce II is
rather appalling to contemplate. And
vet we suppose they will be happy as
larks with this auto. and if they don't
worry about the future perhaps others
ought not to.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
SOME ORCHARDS
NON-PR0DUCT|vE

That many an orchard is nonproduc-
tive, or, at best only systematically so
through lack of the fertiizing ele-
ments necessary to produce an apple
crop. has been very strikingly shown
in an experiment which has been car
ried on in southern Ohio under the di-
rection of the State Agricultural col
lege Two rows of twelve trees each
are located on soil that mp to the time
the experiment was begun had only
been mulched and had received the
same spraying, this before 1910. Prior
to this time the leaves had been small
and of a sticky. unhealthy color. In the
spring of the year mentioned there
We're scattered beneath the trees of
one row five pounds each of nitrate of
soda and acid phosphate per tree, the
application being made over an area
a trfle larger than that covered by the
spread of the branches. Within peri
Cd of two weeks the results of the fer
tili2ing We're noticed in a healthier col
or of leaf on the fortified trees. This
continued through the season and was
accompanied by n full setting of vigor
Gus fruit buds for the following sea
SON
The following spring the trees bios
somed full. the trees being given an
other Application of fertilizer. This
was also repeated in the spring OF
1912 Both rows received the same
care as TO mulching. pruning and
spraying. AS to results, in the fall of
1911 the twelve trees that received the
fertilizer yielded thirty barrels OF
fruit. while the twelve that received
none produced but three barrels. In
1912 the fortified row produced TWEEN
ty barrels and the other row seven
barrels Putting the results of the
two years together gives a gain of
forty. barrels on the twelve trees that
were fortified over the same number
of trees that received none. The fer
tiliZer cost $4.56. or little less than
II cents per barrel In view of such
showing as this, the farmer who has
an orchard that is fast getting into or
is already In the star boarder" class
might well look into this question OF
orchard fertii1p
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
A MANS LIFE.

A mans career Is not the whole
of life. If this poor fraction Is
regarded as possessing an inte-
grail value there Is II pitiful pow
erty even in the midst Of album
dant possessions. The fullness Of
any single life Is dependent upon
the larger life about 1t, which 1t
is capable of touching, absorbing.
and transmitting into It's own vi
tai power and energy. The prog
ress of the world is due not so
much to the great careers Of
great men, but in Il very large
measure to the excess of time
and thought and energy which
busy men have nobly given to
the worlds need and the worlds
distress. The untired efforts Of
tired men, the generous giving
of time on the part Of those who
have no time to spare, the devo-
ton of the hours of rest to addi-
tional service. the unrequ1ted Ia
Dor. the investment which pays
no dividend-thes are the fac
tors which enter cOnstructively
into the world progress and are
the hope of its salvation. The
tragedy of life Is Its failure to
touch the life OF th1 world. 1t
may splendidly develop Its own
resources for its own needs and
its own pleasures or, II you
please, for its own name and
fame. but its success only serves
TO make its failure the more con
spicuous if its ambition does not
seek to give as well as to get
and is not willing to stoop to
sacrifice as well as TO glory in
success, john Grier Hibben.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
Marbles on Cattle.

One of the very harmful insect pests
Of live stock is the OK MARBLE fly. The
grubs in the backs of cattle are a
source of irritation. and the punctures
which they produce seriously reduce
the value of infested hides for leather
products The flesh around the wound
is sometimes so changed by the infiam-
nation set up by the grubs that It is
unfit for sale and must be discarded.
This causes substantial loss. especially
us the more valuable cuts are most fire.
quently affected. Every farmer should
make thorough and systematic at.
tempt to exterminate this pest This
may be accomplished by the destruc-
ton Of all grubs during the early
spring months. The grubs when ripe
may be extracted by squeezing the
MARBLES between the thumbs All ex-
tracted grubs should be destroyed.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
CORN S|LAGE PAYS
WELL ON THE FARM

The South Carolina experiment sta
tion recently published bulletin by
Archibald Smith giving the results or
tests to ascertain the value of different
kinds of forage crops fed with cotton
seed meal. The main findings are OF
especial value to the farmers of the
south and Of great value to farmers In
any section of the country. The bulle
tin demonstrates anew the economy
of corn siage as beef producing feed.
In this test silage, corn stover and
cottonseed hulls were compared. The
test demonstrated;
That corn silage gave by far the
best returns not only in economic pro-
duction of beef, but also in the quality
of beef and the shape in which 1t
reached the market
That silage fed steers produced beef
from 10 to 20 per cent cheaper than the
other feeds.
That silage fed beef lost less in ship
ping to market This is test which
some shippers have disputed in the
past. declaring silage fed beef lost &C.
verely In the shipping process.
That the siage fed group produced
gains that would warrant value on
the silage of $3.50 per ton-this earn
ing on very poor market, as the steers
sold for only $3.50 per hundred. Had
they been sold on good market the
gain might have been increased 20 per
cent
That with a cost Of 81 per ton for the
production of corn silage fair aver
age good corn should be made to earn
from $50 to $40 per acre.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10
RATION FOR SHOTES.

ing shotes as one could have Is fur-
nished in the fall by field of corn in
which cowpeas We're drilled between
the rows just following the last cult
walton. Small tracts should be fenced
off and the hogs turned in and allowed
to hog down both corn and peas. Sheep
also may be turned in, in which event
they will eat the peas and browse the
lower leaves of the corn. In case nei-
Their hogs nor sheep are turned in the
peas may he cut with mower and
made into hay after the corn crop has
been removed
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-10

mails do have vigorous constitutions.
ihowing that the constitution does not
follow or depend upon the size or the
mount Of flesh carried. The dairy
COW belongs to what is known as the
FERROUS temperament and which cor
responds with the same temperament
u humans. Such temperament does
Dot Indicate nervousness. but is the
temperament applied to humans as
we'll as to animals, spare in physical
makeup Humans built on this plan
'ie often extremely vigorous. The size
Or The amount of flesh carried is not at
al an Indication of constitution.
There Is only one test of constitution.
M that Is the amount Of work the
animal is able to do and stand up un-
uame strain In the case of the beef
tmal this is the amount of flesh it
aoie to put on as result of the
mount Of feed 1t consumes. If the
lsa COW Is a vigorous animal. eats
'esfuly, grows fat and so is not sus-
aIuOle 10 disease we may say she
usa vigorous constitution. If, on the
.nef nand. she is not anxious for her
'ssa Is lnieky in the selection Of her
'ssu Sue Is regarded as lacking in con-
sNuton
iae same condition applies exactly
~~ly cows, the size of the frame or
y quannty OF meat on that frame not
slas consideration. The fact is
w. tne dairy COW in the production
ulry products has a strain on her
'uual body which is in no manner
'iu'ed Oy the beef animal. If she
sas weak constitutionally she would
NJ " aple to withstand this strain.
.~ nle OF the dairy animal is as long
ua' Oh the beef animal, and there
A.. - evidence whatever to show that
=. ANIMALS do not have a constitu.
~, ~ every respect equal to beef ami.
49, II is fact that in the very
N. up VI the dairy animal she is not
s 's !" resist cold rain and sleet TO the
- eA'ent that the animal clad with
N. ~ .oa' OF fat and beef is. If in
h, h. handling ~ Of the dairy herd it is the
n ~ " 'ne farmer to expose his cows
Mn Ga Igor OF the elements, then he
,nn aau IN. lilat his thin and spare dairy
A. will not resist the elements = :
tn ssn, veel animals. He will find at
~ m,u e . 'lme, too, that he will not
ma, 4 .A. ir0m the dairy animals kent
'e' such conditions. '''' Aep'