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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
That Hank of Hair.

Editor of the Kennebec Journal:
The following item was separated
with the aid Of scissors from the news
columns Of Saturdays Globe:
Newburyport, Oct. 16.-Percy B. Jack
son of this city who has just returned
from Maine, says that while fishing in
Lake Cobbosseecontee in Winthrop sew
eral days ago he found something on his
line that seemed to be unusually heavy.
When he succeeded in pulling in his line
he was Mortified to find large bunch of
human hair on the hook, evidently from
the head of woman.
Mr.. Jackson has since concluded that
the affair ought to be looked into and
says he will communicate with the Win
throp officials.
We have no doubt that it is all true.
We, ourselves, have caught almost ev-
erything in Cobbossee during the past
few years-with the exception of trout
and salmon-and we have no doubt
the young man yanked out Of the plac-
i'd waters Of old Cob that hank of hair.
Possibly 1t was Kipling's famous hank.
He may have thrown 1t away, since he
has been having trouble over others
of his poems with parties Of decided
pro-German ideas.
1t is said that trout and salmon still
inhabit Cobbossee--that is, Fawn Ma
son has said so this year, but since
he was written up" by a certain
Maine newspaper, no one believes a
single word he says.
AL Pinkham has done as much IL rot
more than anyone else TO try and keep
Cobbossce stocked with game rish,
having on several occasions raised
money for buying young trout and
salmon to be placed in the lake. but it
Is hardly time for mucn fishing from
that work, though it Will come.
That finishes all reference to what
has been done for the fishing at Cob
bossee--the Fish and Game Commits
sioners having apparently forgotten
that such body of water existed--and
we will return to the mystery of the
hank of hair.
Plenty Of law remains in existence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET
WELL CLEARED OCTO.
Der COURT, so. PARIS

South Paris. Me-, Oct. 19.-The GRIM
inal docket was pretty we'll cleared, a
number of cases being filed, many mol
pressed or otherwise disposed Of and
a few continued Two persons were
given sentences for Imprisonment in
States prison. Fred Warren for sod
omy was given q maximum sentence
OF four years with a minimum SEN
tence of two years, the court recon-
mendins three years. Harry C. Chase
OF Mexico for breaking, entering ami
larceny, was given a like sentence.
The following We're mol pressed: AL
bert j. Pine, common seller; George
q. Brown, Applt., single sale; Fred ST.
Cyr, assaulting an officer; Nicholas
Clement, common seller; Ed n. Pc
tiers, single sale. Leon o. Irish, search
and seizure; Dermont Robbins, Applt..
{paying costs) overspeeding auto; Mat
thew Mcleod, Applt.. illegal transpor-
tation; Joe and Alex. Gabalouskis
$50 each COSTS, intoxication; C. Ba-
sill, Applt., $3.50 COSTS, single sale
and breaking the Sabbath; Frank
Janassi. Applt.. ($5 COSTS. fast driv-
ing over the toll bridge; John Slelis,
nuisance; Fred S. Decoster $3.50 COSTS,
nuisance and search and seizure; Pat
Riley, cases, single sale; and Bessie
Ann Riley, single sale.
Ed. H. Peters 70 Rumford, on an old
liquor nuisance indictment, was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 5000 and costs,
taxed at $40, and in additional to
months in jail. Edward Mcdonald of
Portland for larceny. months in
Jail. William Riel of Mexico. malicious
mischief, 4 months in Jail. John Slekis
Of Rumford was given a term in Jail
for keeping and dcpositing intoxicat-
ing liquors.
Sentence of lower court was affirm
ed in the appealed case OF Frank An
strachis of Rumford for keeping and
depositing Intoxicating liquors. On
recommendation of the country attor-
ney, Leon o. Irish of Hartford was
given a sentence of S1o0 fine and costs
taxed at S2b instead of Jail sentence,
on his promise of future good behavior,
it being first offense.
Much interest was manifested over
the Stetson divorce case which was
brought to trial Friday afternoon, The
case was not completed during the
afternoon and was continued 'lurilg
the evening. Hon. Frank A. Morey Of
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Common Voter to Be Retired.

Common Voter, the bay stallion that
won the 2.15 class in straight heats at
Topsham fair. will probably be retired
from the track, according to ]. H.
Haddock of Laconia, N. H., who en-
tered and drove the horse. Mr. Had
dock has owned Common Voter for
three years, during which he has won
many races. The horse is PAGER by
Reward J. and has mark of ALAN
He is II years old and as he is a great
favorite with the family Mr.. Haddock
has practically made up his mind to
give the horse we'll earned rest In
the 2.15 class this year Common Voter
went the last quarter in 80 seconds
and the last eighth in II seconds.
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SPORTING NOTES

Sid Jackson of the Irish American
A. c. had big day Sunday in
Brooklyn. The Winged Fist distance
runner not only won the cross coun-
try chase of the Trinity Club, but set
up a new record for the course as
WELL He ran the distance in 20m
Sos. The old record was 21m 46s.
Cyclone Burns and DR.. Roller will
meet Thursday night in a finish
wrestling match at the Grand Opera
house, Boston.
Lewiston High school football
schedule for the remainder of the sea :
son is: Oct. "a, Morse High at Bath;
Oct. 81, Portland High at Portland,
Nov. 7, open: Nov IA, Thornton
Academy at Saco; Nov. 81, Deering
High at Lewiston.
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SHERIFF OBJECTS
TO MOL PRESSING
GAMBLING CASES

Portland. Me-, Oct. 19.-Judge Merrill
had long session and disposed of a
large number of cases of various kinds
in the municipal court today. The gam
bling cases resulting from the raid by
Sheriff Graham's deputies on the so-call-
ed Puritan Club room in tho Baxter
building Saturday night, in which Is per-
sons were arrested. simmered down to
the pressing of one complaint, that
against George e. Soule, who was charg-
ed with maintaining the place. Through
his attorney, William A. Comedian. was
found guilty. He was fined $50 and costs,
which he paid.
The complaint against the II others
who were arrested and admitted to bail,
in which gambling was the charge, was
nolle pressed by Assistant County Attor-
ney James r. Parsons. They had given
their names as; John Allen, Henry STAN
ley, Charles West. Henry Williamson.
John Franklin Charles Fiske. Walter
Hail. Joseph Sully, Frank Jose, Elmer
Mccormick, Charles Smith, Ephraim
Before the nolle pressing of this COM
plant there was a wordy argument in
the court room between Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Parsons and Sheriff Graham
and the result was that Mr.. Parsons said
to the sheriff: II am running this de-
partment, not you; and l am going to run
it, and don't want you to be running to
the newspapers about this.
Sheriff Graham said after the incident
that he objected to the proceedings in
the case, that the men had been arrested
and complaint and warrant had been
sworn out against them, and that he
wnted them brought into court He said
that Mr.. Parsons had told him that he
had obtained signed releases from them.
and that he had replied to Mr.. Parsons
saying: I'VE did not ask for any re-
leases. We don't want any" The sheriff
said that the action of the assistant
county attorney in nolle pressing it was
taken against his objection.
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BOUTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday-Sam Longford VS.. Gunboat
Smith, Joe Eagan VS.. Young Jasper
Patsy DeLucca VS.. Kid MERCER and
j. Sousa VS.. Johnny Murphy. Atlas
A. A. Battling Levinsky VS.. Jim Flynn
New York; Joe Borrell vs. Frank Lo-
gan, Baltimore; Jim Savage vs. c.
Weinert, Newark; Young Dryson VS.
Young Otto, New York.
Wednesday-Dick Stosh VS.. Tom
Bresnahan, Dayton; Young Chakas VS.
Phinney Boyle and Kid Lahore VS.
frankie Brogan, Manchester, N. H.
Friday-Willie Richie VS.. Johnny
Dundee, San Francisco; Eddie Morgan
VS.. Patsy Kline, New York: Jim Corey
VS.. C. Welnert, Philadelphia.
Saturday-Al Rudolph Mccoy VS.
Jack McCarron, Philadelphia.
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Frank ]. Condor a Suicide.

Frank j. Condor. aged about 35.
supposed TO have come to Portland
from Boston, committed suicide Sun
day morning in his room at West
End boarding house by cutting his
throat with a razor while standing in.
front of a mirror. He had been dead
several hours when his door was
opened. Inspector Quinn found
pawn ticket made out in Boston last
summer and his home was given as at
632 Washington street. Quincy. From
other memoranda the inspector con-
cluded that he was at one time in the
navy. He had been employed by the
Standard Oil Co. but lost his job
Thursday and. it is though. become
Respondent.
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Oct. 49,
HOGS-Receipts SO, 900: lower: bulk 7iO0
755; light 69od765; mixed 70O67s0; heavy
6654775; rough 6S5i700 pigs 450G700.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; dull; beeves
630d1o90; steers 5900S90; cows and heifers
325dS90: calves 725dl100.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; firm; sheep 4S0
@600; yearlings 550G640; lambs 60097s0
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, Oct. 49,
Stress of export demand brought about
an almost constant tightening of values
today in wheat. There was a nervous
feeling at the close, which ranged Q to
Ia above Saturday nights level. Corn
gained lie. net and oats 3-467-S to rs
The outcome in provisions varied from
5s. decline to an advance of 10 cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20

HAY-No. 1 grade 21d22.
LAMBS-Spring Is 1-2.
LARD-Pure II 1-2.
MIXED FEED-252562900
OATS-No. 2 clipped white So 1-2.
PORK-Medium backs 2725.
POTATOES-l6110 per two-bu. bag.
SUGAR-Granulated 20 Dbl. lots, SIS.
VEAL-S615.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20

Lewiston was counsel for Rollln Stet-
son residing at Sumner, Me-. who
claimed cruel and abusive treatment.
Hon. James s. Wright was counsel for
Mrs. Stetson, who sued for $500. The
pleas were heard Friday evening and
the court adjourned until Saturday
morning at Q o'clock. Decision of court
in favor of Mr.. Stetson.
Court adjourned Saturday nom.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Oct. 10.
BEEF-Whole cattle Is 1-2ql6
BRAN-Spring 2450G2500
BUTTER-Northern 32@1-2; western Is
1-2 @31 liz.
CHEESE-New York twins 10 1-26D17.
CORNING. 2 yellow "a.
EGGS-Choice 1905; western 24430. a
FLOUR-MiIl shipment, spring patents,
be(1I61h
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Bowdoin- Colby Football Series

Bowdoin and Colby have played ever,
year since 1892, playing IS games. Bow
doin has won 16 Colby eight, and fouI
have resulted in tie scores. Bowdoin ha.
piled up 40 points and Colby 100, the
Brunswick outfit rolling up big scores II
the early years of play and in 1900 ant
1904 The scores:
1913-Bowdoin 0, Colby r.,
1912--Bowdon 10. Colby 20.
191l-Bowdoin 0, Colby 0.
1910-Bowdoin 6. Colby 5.
1909-Bowdoin 5, Colby IL.
190s-Bowdoin 9, Colby 6.
1907-Bowdoin 5, Colby 0.
19O6-Bowdoin 0, Colby o.
19O5-Bowdoin s. Colby O.
1904-IBowdoin 50, Colby 0.
1903-Bowdoin II, Colby IL
1s02-Bowdoin 8, Colby 16.
1901-Bowdoin 0. Colby IL.
1900-Bowdoin 6s. Colby 0.
1S99-Bowdoin 0, Colby g.
1S9S-Bowdoin "a. Colby 0.
Bowdoin II, Colby o.
1s97-Bowdoin 4. Colby 16.
Bowdoin o. Colby 0.
1sse-Bowdoin u, Colby 0.
Bowdoin 6. Colby 8.
1ss6-Bowdoin s. Colby 0.
Bowdoin 8, Colby 0.
1se4-Bowdoin 80, Colby 0. >
1ssa--Bowdoin "a. Colby 0.
Bowdoin 40, Colby O..
1892 Boydoin So, Colby O.
Bo&doin %, coIhy4.
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the national joy smoke

gives you oo-year lease on some real copper
riveted smokngs joy. Why P. A. damned in
jimmy pipe or rolled into makin's cigarette is the
bulest you pulled on; just puts punch in your
spirit that makes you feel like spring morning
And you'll hear the birds sing and see the pretty
flowers drink their dewdrops! You get that '7o
spirit in your system!
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
scALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS

Troop H, 9Th U. 8. Cavalry, Camp
Mccoy, Sparta. Wis., was troubled
with psoriasis for nearly two years.
Portions of my arms and limbs were
affected mostly with 1t. :. 1t appeared
in scaly form, breaking out in very
small dots and gradually grew larger
and white scales formed when about
the size Of an ordinary match-head.
The looks Of 1t was horrible, which
made 1t very unpleasant for me. 1t
itched little at times.
II tried several treatments which
cured me for a month, but it always
broke out again. One day friend
saw the advertisement Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment In the paper and
I sent for a sample. They helped me,
so I purchased two more boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura
Soap and they completely cured me.
1t took three months for Cuticura
Soap and Ointment to complete my
cure" (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct.
%, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
y Will Bradshaw

ton. go to the bow-wows In q week.
smash his typewriter and quit the
game.
Algy-I notice o Just registered In
biggest 1t an 'e's still single.
Dad Wadell-The gentleman didn't
mean a word of It. He was proba-
bly, trying some new lines, to hear
how they'd sound.
Maudie Lalor-Aw. don't y think a
man can have any real sentiment?
Certainly, he meant It, Artie's whole
family is that way. knew his broth
er. Wallie, before he married Elsie
Van Allen.
Leila Westcott-Was he senti-
mental, like Artie?
Dad Wadell-Sentiment Is a thing
apart from me. remember
Alice LIE sDue-Wallie was there
with the romantic material. Elsie was
one of the Flying Van Aliens. She
did an aerial serpentine for a close.
Wallie was In the house one night,
caught her act. and because she put
him in mind of fyin' angel he made
Artie introduce him, and married her
the next week.
Leila Westcott-That's what I call
putting the rome" in romance. II
the Written boys are that kind OF
stock, / want to meet Artie as soon
as possible.
Algy-That Wallie must ave 'ad q
wonderful imagination. Susie mide
me think of a flyin' pelican.
Leila Westcott-I want to see Sam
Putton again. II Artie Written was
the author he had In mind for the
play, it's going to be my name on q
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
HAD NO RATIoNs TO SPARE
Good Reason Why Confederate Com
mander Was Willing to See His
Prisoners Escape.

When, at Gaines Mil In 1862, the
Fifth Texas captured two whole regi
ments of Union soldiers. the Texans
were all very proud of their achieve
ment. One of them has described an
amusing'sc in connection with the
surrender.
When the Union officers gave w
their swords to Colonel Upton they
were so prompt in the duty that ne
was compelled to lay down the frying
pan which he carried In place OF Q
sword and hold the weapons presented
In his arms:
Just then he noticed commotion al
the far end of the captured regiments
That was near the timber, and a squad
Of the prisoners were making an ef
fort to pass by big John Ferris OF
Company B, who stood there unaided'
endeavoring to intercept them.
Springing upon log, the armful OF
swords dangling about in every direc
tion, Upton shouted:
John Ferris, what are you trying to
do now?"
II am trying to keep these fellows
from escaping" yelled Big John.
Let them go, you fool!" shouted
back Upton. WED rather fight than
feed them!"
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
SUGGESTIONS FOR ICE TRUST
Just Few Reasons Why There
Should Be an Advance In Price
OF Summer Necessity.

The Ice trust having offered silver
loving-cup for the best excuse which
might be invented for raising the
price Of ice after the cold winter. we
hopefully submit the following:
/. The ice being so thick and heavy,
1t costs more to handle It.
2. The blocks are SO large that there
is great waste In cutting them up for
the retail trade.
8. The Ice is so cold 1t freezes solid
In the storage houses and Is very diff
cult to get out.
4. AS the winter has been so cold,
the summer will necessarily be very
hot. and the demand for ice very
great. so that 1t Is doubtful II there
will be enough to go around.
5. The ice being extra thick, extra
cold, and extra quality all through, 1t
is only proper that an extra price
should be demanded.
6. The price of ice never had any
relation to the cost Of production, any
aow.--Life.
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26

cULLING OUT BOARDER cows |
Farmers Need Not Maintain Chari.
table Institutions for Poor AMI
maIs-keep Records.

II farmer feeds a cow 81 worth
OF feed and she gives back 65 cents
worth of milk-no, this Is not fiction
and the man was not fool who fed
the COW. He thought she was his
faithful friend. and all the time she
was ruthlessly short-changing him
She is not the only one. 1t just hap.
pens that she got found out. Maybe
you have COW In your herd that
skins the milk before she gives II to
you.
Twenty-six Dickinson county farm.
ers organized a cow-testing associa'
tion last year, with the help of the
Kansas Agricultural college. They
hired a man to do the testing. He
worked at the home of each man one
day every month. The cost to the
farmers was about $l.50 for each COW
for the year. There were 379 cows
entered.
Before the plan had been in opera
tion very long some of the farmers
began to sell cows. They would have
been deliberately robbing themselves
IL they had not sold after they found
out how poor certain of the animals
were.
At the end of the year the associa-
tion had complete records for 134 of
the cows. These 134 cows averaged
a return of $2.75 for each 81 worth
of feed consumed. The best one gave
$3.50 and the poorest gave 65 cents
for each 81 In feed. The five poorest
averaged profit of $3.50 each, and
the five best cows averaged a profit
of $101.2S each, for the year While
the man with the poorest animal lost
$11.65, the man with the best gained
$145.21. The average profit on the
whole bunch was $6231 a head.
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
ATTENTION GIVEN TO COWS
Astonishing How Many Dairymen Are
Keeping Bovines Instead Of Ami
mails Keeping Them.

The man who Is making money in
dairying is the man who thinks. II is
astonishing how many men are keep
ing cows instead of cows keeping
them, because the men do not think.
A thinking man will not keep cows
that do not pay profit on the feed
they consume. There Is no way to
determine the value of the individual
cows except by keeping an account
OF the cost of feed and the value OF
the products of each COW.
This method often leads to increas-
ing the profits by more judicious
feeding and more efficient milking, or
in other words It requires giving each
COW individual attention.
Some dairymen may think that this
work requires too much time, but
after trying It out they are usually
surprised to find how little time II
really takes to keep an accurate rec
ord OF the business. Every dairyman
should be business man.
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
About the Modern Jail.

A Jail is a place where people go
when they are too poor to get bail or
hire the right kind Of a lawyer.
The object of jail is to protect So
ciety from amateur criminals until
they have been In jail long enough to
become incurable. They are then let
loose In order that the newspapers
may be able to print enough informa-
ton about their activities to keep up
their circulation.
Jails are usually made out OF stone
and iron. The stone. which is pur-
posely thick. Is used to keep out the
rain and to protect the prisoners from
sunshine and fresh air The iron Is
used to enter their souls with.
Some jails are models OF luxury and
are provided with real bathtubs, where
small coal and other bric-a-brac can
be conveniently stored.-Life
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26

ways afraid that somebody will yell
at her or hit her whack with the
milking stool Is not In position to do
her best. She will not give as much
milk and it will not be as good milk,
either Kindness is good thing from
the standpoint of dollars and cents.
The earth Is dry enough now to
permit of letting the calves out every
day. Put them under cover nights.
You ought to have place where the
calves can always get out of the sun
and the dew and rain II they want to.
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26

Putton contract. An author like that
puts soul in his work. When
know he wrote 1t, It will magnetic
me.
Billy Daly-You need magnetizin'; ;
you don't attract anything now.
Alice LIE Due-You're speakin',
Leila. Artie is the man you needed
to write you something. I can see
you living his characters.
Dad Wadell-The seven ages of
man I could do. I remember
Algy-I can PLY an old man so
ell look younger than is grand
children. That's art, ol' chap.
Maudie Lalor-It's a wonder you
never met Artie. His personality and
yours are exactly alike.
Alice LIE Duel bet the minute he
sees her 1t win be Wallie's romance
repeated; eh, Maudie?
Leila Westcott-Oh, girls!
Dad Waddell-Years have brought
him discretion. remember
Leila Westcott-I'm going to accept
Sans offer. I'm positive Artie is his
author. Something tells me
Aigy-It means a dinner for us on
your 'appy wedding d'y, Leila.
Book Agent (entering)- have
often heard Artie Written say that
the woman he married would have
to be noble and strong? Well, that's
what he got. He just married Her
culena Of the strong lady act-the
Aliases.
Copyright. 1914. by w. O. Chapman, Ora
matte Rights Reserved.)
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
LEILA WAS JUST A DAY LATE.

Leila Westcott Qeading LADY,
What do you know about 1t. girls!
Just turned down an offer from Sam
Putton. the producer, to feature me
In a big play with the pick of Broad
way for supporting company. Can
you imagine 1t?
Alice Le Due (of the chorus)-We
certainly can't / thought you'd be
glad to do seven shows a day In a
shootin' gallery. the way you've been
weeping around here for a contract
with dollar marks on it.
Leila Westcott-Pooh, pooh, young
one. Sam Putton knows his line Of
work. He lost so much this year he
realizes 1t will take a star like Miss
Westcott to recoup his shattered for
tune.
Algy Oate of the 'Alls)-I s'y, Leila.
Don't you know It was your mime on
one-sheets that put US where we are
today-lookin' for something for the
last 'arf Of next week? I wouldn't
ave cared only I was gettin' where
could tike me place In society, y
hho". AZ was you WIZ iuuuCou Ano "
go out in "a Lonesome Widow"
Billy DAILY "a single)-So it was
the leadin' lady that turned the Lone
some show into a flivver, eh?
Maudie Lalor (soubrette)-It was
so and 80, Billy. Her and Algy shared
that honor. seen some Of the no.
tices they got at Ithaca. Whew!
That Morning Star cricket must have
hated himself for a week after. 1t
was the most sizzling pan ever
The Clio messenger., 1914-06-26
The FingerIess Kind.

Lillian Russell, during q recent visit
to Atlantic City, was amazed to see
the number of slashed skirts that still
prevailed on the Boardwalk.
"They must be last springs left
overs" she said.
Just then a young girl in skirt
outrageously slashed at back and
front, asked her companion, in pass
ing:
How do you like my new dress?
Fits like glove, doesn't it?"
Fits like mitt, she'd better say"
murmured Miss Russell, with a smile.