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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Maine is Farming.
Worcester Telegram.)


Maine has set a new pace for scien-
tific farming. Leon S. Merrill, dean of
the Maine agricultural college, has re-
ported that 81 per cent Of the gradu-
ates of that institution are engaged in
agricultural work. 1t is by all means
the largest figure mentioned anywhere.
More than half of that percentage of
graduates are farmers. 2 per cent are
demonstrating agents, 14.6 are agricui-
tural teachers and experimenters, ag-
ricultural editors, and most OF the
small number of graduates not actual
ly doing something to further agricul-
turc are in business and handling the
products of farms with other goods.
In the past two years the four-year
students OF the college have increased
in number from 139 to 252. and the
sbort-term men have decreased. That
indicates a larger demand for COM
plete education on farming. 1t is one
Of the large promises Of New England
There Is nothing in that report to In
dictate that Maine is running to forests
like Massachusetts. The return to the
ways of the Indians is not so fast way
down East as 1t Is marked out by leg
islation In Massachusetts,. They prefer
potatoes to lumber down that way
good horses to political goats, and
blueber1y pies to State commissions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
The Home Town

(American Lumberman.)
One good thing about investing your
money at home is the fact that before
you invest you can investigate. There
is one little town In Ohio that has
risen from a comparatively dead con-
dition to one of business activity all
on account of the building Of fine
system of turnpike road. The town
ship each year makes an appropria-
ton for so many miles of pike and
the farmers that contribute the most
money and work each year get the
pike out their way. One result of this
kind of pike building is that the i'm
proved roads have been constructed
about a mile over the dividing line
between other ncighboring towns.
creating several miles of good pike
leading to the live village. There ere
nothing but dirt roads to the other
towns. AS conditions now stand, the
neighboring towns have not awakened
to the situation, and the town with the
fine roadways Is far outstripping the
others in business activity. Farmers
never fail to visit the town that pos
sesses improved roadways leading to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Exit the Cow?
(Boston Herald. }

(BoSton Herald.)
The latest touch in the romance of
the soya bean comes with the dis
covery that 1t may be used in the
large scale production of artificial
milk. Since 1906, the year of its first
importation into Europe from China.
Japan, Korea and Manchuria, the
utilization of this famous Asiatic
growth has advanced by leaps and
bounds. The beans go in the making
of oil and the manufacture of soap,
with their waste returned to the soil
as fertilizers. Cattle cakes are pre-
pared from them for winter feeding.
Soya meal is in large demand; soya
sauces and relishes are already wide
ly known. From the same legumi-
nous plant come vermicelli. biscuits
and other food products. Today the
West receives something like mil
lion tons of the beans each year; for
England alone the freight on them
amounts to $5,000.000 annually.
A Chinaman was the first to ex-
pertinent with soya in the prepara-
ton of a substitute for milk, but the
disagreeable taste of the liquid that
came from his primitive laboratory
made it unpalatable for occidentals.
A German expert then took UP the
enterprise. and English chemists now
claim to have carried it to complete
success. The new milk is built up
from a basis of casein obtained from
the soya bean. The beans are treated
by a special process whereby all oil
and waste matter are removed. leav-
| ing only the pure casein. To this
has CT adj in nrOn0TtiDnS.
fatty acids, sugars and salts. Then,
in order that the synthetic milk may
approximate in all respects to real
milk, bacteria of the required strains,
| including Tactic acid bacilli, are in
troduced into the fluid and allowed to
act on 1t until maturity" is reached.
Complete emulsifieation is secured by
| the process.
This artificial product is now to
be put on the market as a pure and
wholesome milk of high nutritive
value"-"a real milk from which
cheese and butter can be made''-"a
milk" moreover, that can be pro-
duced more cheaply than the article
obtained from the cow" People who
have tasted it call the fluid quite in
| distinguishable from the milk now in
use" and delightfully."- smooth on the
palateP BY varying the proportion
of easein, fat, sugar or salts, it can
be adapted at need TO children or in
valids according to medical prescrip-
ton. Everything else said of 1t be-
! ing true, the soya product has one
| crowning recommendation. 1t solves
the clean milk" problem. and Is alb
solutely free from the "milk-borne"
diseases that now harass the dairy
man, the legislator and the consumer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
What Is Ulster.
(The Irish WORLDLY

Cine irish "Orf0-b
What is Ulster? This Is question
which must be repeated and answered
as often as the enemies of Home Rule
claim Ulster as against Home Rule.
The latest answer is from the Irish
leader, and in the House of Commons,
in reply to Sir Edward Carson and
Mr.. Austen chamberlain, who had
talked about the exclusion of Ulster"
from the Home Rule Bill. What do
you mean by Ulster?" asked Mr.. Red
mond. Ulster cried the Tories.
What do you mean by Ulster? What
is Ulster" repeated Mr.. Redmond,
and he went on to tell them and en-
phasized what, of course, they them
selves right well knew before.
ULSTER" said he. lis a Province in
Ireland that consists of nine Counties,
returning seventeen Home Rulers and
sixteen anti-Home Rulers. 1t consists
of nine Counties, and of those nine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Parcel Post for Farm Produce.

Another blessing from the parcel
post is to be enjoyed by the farmers
and the consumers, that of having
farm produce delivered at your door at
trifing expense. The postmaster of
Boston has been directed to secure a
list of all farmers who will cooperate
and this list will be mailed broadcast
to the households of New England, or
so much as his territory covers.
These lists will include the kind each
farmer desires to sell, under three
heads. butter, eggs and general pro-
duce. The first assistant postmaster
general. in discussing the plan says:
by the use of the lists the city con-
sumer will be able to get in touch with
farmer who will fill his weekly or
ders for butter and eggs and other
farm produce. The consumer will
receive the produce fresh from the
country and the personal relationship
prove the quality. The farmer will
DC teiieVSQ Oh carrying his pIOQuce u
market, as the rural carrier will make
daily collections at the farmers own
door of these retail shipments to city
consumers.
THE point has been raised" said
Mr.. Roper, that difficulty will be ex-
perienced in the return of hampers
and other containers. This problem
does not appear to me as difficult OF
solution. The farmer may use in
expensive hampers whose value would
not warrant their return, or he may
use the higher grade hampers fol-
which he may include an additiona
charge to be credited to the con-
suner upon the return of the hampel
by parcel post
THE postmaster general has tn,
firm conviction that this plan is the
one thing necessary to enable thu
people Of this country to enjoy thu
potential benefits of the parcel post
No one has ever questioned the pos
sibility OF reducing the cost of Iivint
by establishing direct relations be
tween the ultimate consumer and tn
original producer.
"A complete means for such direc
transportation was provided for tn
first time by the establishment of tn
domestic parcel post. but there ha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Eliot's English Re-
vised by President

Cut into the stone of the new WASH
ington, d. c., post office building are the
following inscriptions
Carrier of news and knowledge.
Instrument of trade and industry.
Promoter of mutual acquaintance,
OF peace and good will among men ana
nation.
Messenger of sympathy and love.
Servant of parted friends.
CONSIDER of the lonely.
Bond of the scattered family
Enlarger of the common life.
DIR. Charles w. Eliot. president-emeri-
tus OF Harvard, prepared the inscrip-
lions, but they were revised by President
Wilson.
The Boston Traveller Herald publishes
the following as the lines written orig
naily by DR. Eliot for the inscriptions on
the Washington post office
Carrier of news and knowledge,
instrument of trade and commerce.
Promoter of mutual acquaintance
Among men and nations, and hence
OF peace and good will
Carrier of love and sympathy
Messenger of friendship,
CONSIDER of the lonely
Bond of the scattered family.
Enlarger OF the public life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Editorial Comment
Time for a Change of Name.
(Brooklyn Standard-Union.)

IA
It seems as If the idea of William II.
Hotehkiss, to change the name OF the
Bull Moose party from Progressive
to Liberal ought to so like wildfire, or
like Suspender Jack stampede, or any
other synonym for rapid progress. What
sense is there in compelling the adher-
ents of the Third Term to go for two
whole years under one designation? a
man who will not change his party once
a year at least is a reactionary
Mr. Hotchkiss thinks all the natural
lied citizens will vote for Roosevelt for
President If he runs as candidate of the
Liberal party, because according to
Hotchkiss they all belonged to the Lib
eral party in Europe. His idea may be
a little hazy as to that. But his concep-
ton of the fitness of things is undoubt-
eddy accurate.
Liberal party 1t shall be hereafter. pro-
vided Sir George Perkins remembers to
draw the checks that way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

The Maine Central made a wise move
when it decided to do as much fire.
fighting as possible, before the fires
are started, believing that an ounce of
To that end Ex-Fire Chief Ma
son of Bangor. has been put in charge
Of the entire fire-fighting service.
intelligent handling of all situations
as they may arise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

Editor of Kennebec Journal
In the journal of March %, notice
that C. A. Dusty of Oakland has two
rare papers in his possession. l be-
lieye l can go one better. have a copy
of the American Advocate, Vol. l, No.
10, printed and published by Nathaniel
Cheever of Hallowell (Maine) Dec. 26.
1910.
This is probably one of the oldest
papers in existence, printed in kenne-
Dec county, when we were a part of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1t is a four page paper, eighteen
inches long and twelve inches wide,
four columns to a page.
Quite a portion of the paper Is de-
voted to Documents Accompanying
the Presidents Message" among which
are extracts from letters written by
Robert Smith, secretary of state; John
Rhea, president of the Convention of
the State of Florida; letter from Con-
sui S. d. Coke, on our relations with
Tunis and the doings of the National
Legislature.
The completion OF a census Of the
towns of Canaan and Norridgewock
shows that Canaan had 1875 and Nor
! ridgewock S74.
Among the Hallowell advertisers
! find the names of Joseph 0. Drummer,
Moses Palmer, Gideon Farrell, Bella
Andrews and Gross and Goddard
| (stores at Hallowell and Pennington
near the Falls).
The paper is In almost perfect con-
dition, not yellowed, and every word
may be read as plainly as any OF our
daily papers. 4
I also have book entitled The
| Opinion of Dow. or, Lorenzos
Thoughts" This must have been
printed during the eighteenth century
| for the letter IS Is made like an r.
If anyone can tell me something
| about this Dow and the age OF the
book I will be very grateful.
Mrs A. F. FELLOWS,
| Mt. Vernon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
The Progressive Straddle

Editor Kennebec Journal:
The Progressives at the Bangor Con-
vention knew that they did not stand
one chance in 100000 to win unless
they could inveigle the Democrats to
vote with them. To procure their votes,
they straddled the rum question, plead
ing nolo contendere. they draw the long
bow on the question of human rights"
which now translated means office for
me If I can get it and rum for you If you
want it. An office may be worth the
suffering caused to many families by
Demon Rum, but the newborn leaders
have yet to learn that the average voter
thinks a little for himself.
A platform is a party's pledge or rpom-
Use and Is looked upon as sacred coven-
ant. While 1t may be a fact that all
planks in a party's platform may not be
given the respect that is due them, yet no
party gains votes by broken pledges. The
members of the delegation not stepped in
political trickery and hypocrisy. and, by
the way. perhaps the only ones acquaint-
ed with the tune and words of Onward
Christian Soldiers) objected to the po-
sition of their leaders on the question Of
rum. But, hearing several sharp blasts
from the steam roller. they sought the
shelter of silence and they are without
doubt wiser. as it must be evident to
them that there are still goats to be sep
arated from the sheep, and by process Of
elimination the party may yet reduce it
self to the elephant hunter and the sore
headed editor: the latter who is said to
have pledged himself to chase those who
overlooked his abnormal political qualifi-
cations to hell, If need be, to pay them
for their oversight; If perchance he
should chase some invalid senator So far
in that he could not get out, and if he
should be as active in the realms of hts
Satanic Majesty as he is here in pursu-
ing the objects of his fmpious wrath, it
might be that he would out the Dictator
and get the reward that he thought was
due him here.
t8sqs7 L. A. JACK,
49,. 49, sfisAttorney at Law.
;nL., Urallo af,rcb
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been lacking an agency by means OF
which the individual producer could
get in touch with the individual con-
sumner. The postmaster generals plan
is designated to provide this agency
for the most economical distribution
of those products which are consumed
in the form and condition in which
they are produced"
Farmers who desire to have their
names included in the lists TO be
furnished to consumers, are requested
to write to the Postmaster at Boston,
Mass, stating the kind of produce
they have for sale. either butter. eggs,
or general produce or all three.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
North Waldo Pomona.

North Waldo Pomona Grange will
meet with Burnham Grange wednes-
day, April 5, and the following pro-
gram has been prepared: Address Of
welcome. Susie McKechnie: response.
Albert Nickerson; recitation, Blanche
Allen; address by Hon. j. A. Roberts:
reading, Nellie Morse; paper. Blanche
Foster: topic. Does the Average
Worker in Trades and Professions En-
counter More Difficulties Than the Az
erage Farmer" opened by G. j. Mudg-
EFT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Wednesday, April I, 1914.
Oldest, Yet Ever New Occupation"


What is the greatest occupation in
the world?
We wonder what you are saying In
reply to that question. 1t is easy to
guess the answer from some of you.
Hardly two people of different callings,
however, could be expected to agree.
We wish it were possible to ask each
of our $4,000 readers this question in
an eff hand way, and record the an
swer. We wonder what the majority
opinion would be.
But we have a new occupation
for you. We doubt if any one of you
thought of it in answer to our ques-
ton. We much doubt if you would
think of it in a months time. If you
confined your earnest attention to list
ing al the occupations of which you
ever knew or heard. And yet we
moro than suspect that wherever you
are, whomever you may be. you will
agree with us that the one we have
in mind is the greatest in the world.
And the more you think Of it the
greater 1t will be until, perhaps, you
will possess an entirely new under
standing of Occupation" and of this
particular occupation.
sweet little domestic story goes
with our claim, to make Its point clear.
Last winter. in the home of a man
we'll and widely known in Maine for
his business success and his interest
In the uplift and progress of his fell
low man, sick-bed was the shrine.
His mother, SO years of age, was near
the border line, it was feared. His sis
ter was with him in anticipating ev-
cry want and watching every breath
of the loved one.
One day the aged patient was
brighter and stronger and hope arose.
The son had set his heart upon his
mothers signature upon a calendar
sheet to be handed on to coming gen.
erations. Her fine mind was clear and
she was anxious to do her part-as
ever. They propped her up in bed.
The daughter stood close to support
her and to hold a light so that its
rays would fall full upon the pad
steadied by the son.
The aged hand was firm and she
wrote beautifully her name and age,
maiden name and birthplace, and SO
forth In order. And then she came to
occupation
Now what could you write for "oc-
cupation' in your sick bed, after you
had lived nearly five score years. and
had been expecting the angel pum-
mons to higher life and a new &C.
cupation? What occupation could
you conceive that would still be the
most important in that home at mat
time and all others? What occupa-
ton had this woman held faithfully
for generations; never eff duty for
a day, an hour or a second in all the
years?
Why there is only one-the greatest
occupation in the world; the oldest
in the world, yet new to-day and ever
new. What did this woman, waiting
at the border line write as her occu-
patton?
It was the single word Mother"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of a letter In this
department is not to be taken as
an endorsement OF its view by the
kennebec Journal. This column
Is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds OF rea-
son and not OF libelous or abu-
siye nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
Maine Gossip
That's All.


Judd Mortimer Lewis, in Houston POST
Ii you ask me why
/ heave doleful signs,
And why hot tears
Dim my weary eyes,
And why stagger,
And reach and grope,
Like q man whose skin
Is plum fun of dope,
And why I'm sad
AS a man can be,
And the bird that sings
In the wayside tree
Can net charm my soul,
Or the cobalt skies
Hold not of beauty
To nay sad eyes.
And why l SILVER
And shake and croak
One minute, and
Am so hot l smoke
The next, and sit
With a trembling lip,
It's because I've Just
Got the doggone grip.
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Fighting a Well known Nuisance.

(Boston Journal)
Certain wideawake women of New
York have begun an active campaign
in behalf Of q dustless and sanitary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

Maine license papers are publishing
Penrose Party arguments for the Bangor
Temperance Plan. They regard the fact
that the Progressive party of Maine
stands for other brands of enforcement
than Haines' Bangor. plan,--for Sheriff
Ferd Stevens plan. in Androscoggin, for
example,--to be rank heresy. And surely
it is rank heresy not only to stand for
special privilege agreements to propa-
gate the business of vice in Bangor but
for the concurrent action of Gould Han
son Democracy of Hale-Peters Prohibi-
tionists and ardent hackers of the Pro-
hibitory Fourth Party in electing Peters
to Congress-with a worse prohibitory
record than Pats. BY the way, a gen.
tleman who recently registered at a way
side inn in Kennebec county reports that
the Eagle Eye of Mr.. Burleigh's sheriff
needs specs TO arrest the spectacle that
surprised the traveller. OF course, no
sheriff can be about in several spots at
one time and the same But eternal vigil
lance is the price of liberty In so called
Republican counties as we'll as else
where. The folks are onto those who are
neither flesh, fish nor fowl.-Lewiston
Journal
And "the folks" are very much "on-
to- those who pretend in a loud voice
to be all three.
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A very valuable document pertain
ing to the early history of Portland has
Just come into the possession of the
Maine Historical Society, having been
purchased at auction in Philadelphia.
1t is the original manuscript record of
the organization called the Sufferers
Of Falmouth this being their name
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

Counties. five contain large Catholic
and Nationalist majorities."
These facts and figures stand as ir-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
G. S. PEAsLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

The first use of asbestos was in the
manufacture Of crematory robes for
the ancient Romans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

so taken to designate them as the peo-
pie who lost property through the
burning of the town of Falmouth by
Mowatt in 1715. The book which is a
folio of "a pages is in the handwriting
of Samuel Freeman who was clerk of
the association and its authenticity is
attested by Joseph Titcomb and Steph-
en- Waite, Feb. 9. 1928. What became of
the book after that date and why it
turned up in n Philadelphia auction
room at this late date is not known.
The Maine State Poultry Associa-
ton will be the guests of the Port
land Farmers Club at dinner at the
Congress Square hotel next Wednes-
day evening. The program for the
evening will consist of illustrated
talks. DR.. Philip B. Hadley of the
Rhode Island Experiment station on
Some Principles of Poultry Hygiene
and Prof. James E. Rice of Cornell
University on THE Problem of Eco
nomical Egg Production" There will
also be "A Poultry Institute" by Hon.
]. A. Roberts of the Commission of
Agriculture.
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ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at $50.
w. F. CURRIER, n. G.
r. F.. WESTON, Sec.
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JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 1880 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. Special meeunG
Tuesday. March 81. Work in fatriarchai
]. r, TOWNSEND. c: P.
c. E. STEWART. Scribe.
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AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. TAI, r. AND
A. M Special communication at Masonic
Temple Tuesday evening. March 81, at
100. Refreshments. All sojourning breth-
rem are cordially invited to attend =,
ALBERT NJ. PINGREE, w. Nj.
WESTON LEWIS. Sec.
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Old Relics.

Lisbon Falls, Me-, March 80.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

SHNoC CHAPTER, NO. 43,
r. A. NJ Stated convocation at Masonic
Temple, Thursday evening, April 2. Work
in NJ NJ NJ degree. Sojournins com
FARNSWORTH q. MARSHALL, II. p.
CHARLES r. CHASE, Sec.
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ROSE OF SHARON cHAPTER, NO,

10, O. E. S. Stated meeting Wednesday
evening, April /, at 7S0 at Masonic Tenn
pie. All members sotourning In the city
are invited to attend.
ETHEL NJ. BABBITT. w. NJ.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, sec.
mchs6d1 w<