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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

The noted order of the Golden Fleece
is a military one instituted by Philip
the Good, duke of Burgundy, In l429. on
the occasion of his marriage with the
Portuguese princess, Isabella. The
order now belongs to both Spain and
Austria
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

John L. Wilson of BoWdoinhaHi -phsse0
the weekend with his son Ernest mar
den street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

Charles P. Allen of Bangor passed
the holidays with Gardiner friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
CHRISTMAS PRIZES ARE
AWARDED FOR BOWLING

The Christmas prizes for bowling at
the Cashier alley went to the following
gentlemen: Ten-pound turkey to Rellis;
5-pound chicken to Tibbetts: box of ci-
CARS to Flynt. The winning scores were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

on Greenville street at the SAME hour
and % below at the NJ. c. r. r. station
at A NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

DR.. R. N Randall of Lewiston was the
guest over Christmas of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. H. Randall, at their home
in Arson.
The mercury registered 80 degrees be-
low zero in Madison at sunrise Saturday
morning. this being the record breaker of
the season.
Carl D. Gray who is student In the
Bowdon Medical College, is spending his
Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. K. C. Gray
A Christmas cantata was given in the
Free Baptist church Friday evening be-
fore a crowded house. Rev. John A.
Harding. pastor of the church, was pre-
scented with a gold watch from the
church and Sunday school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
Funeral Services for the Late William
Hurd

The remains of the late William
Hurd will be taken to Liberty, where
funeral services will be held at the
church Monday afternoon. The in
terment will be made in Liberty
cemetery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
GARDINER LOCAL MATTERS

Robert Kendall is home from Deao-
water for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
MADISON
Post Office Safe Is Burglarized
Late Friday Night-Suspi-
ciOn Points to an Arson
Young Man
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
OF INTEREST

The Madison postoffice was burglarised
sometime late Friday evening and small
change and silver to the amount Of 500
taken from the SAFE which was unlock
ed. Entrance was gained by breaking
a small pane of glass in the back door
and simply turning the key, which could
be plainly seen through the glass. In
accordance with Instructions from the
postoffice department the safe was left
unlocked and bore a large sign Don't
Blow; Unlocked" Owing to the holi-
days, the local bank was not open and so
contrary to the usual custom the money
was left In the safe. Deputy Sheriff r.
S. McKenney and Sheriff Thompson of
Skowhegan investigate with the result
that suspicion pointed to a well-known
Arson young man who has been mixed
up in several other breaks and who has
served time for the same.
The young man was in a Madison res
taurant about midnight spending money
freely and did not go home for the night.
1t is expected that he has started for the
international boundary line and Sheriff
Thompson left on the northbound train
for Bingham Saturday morning. Local
business men are anxious to have the
thief or thieves rounded up, this being
the seventh break within the past three
weeks and amounts ranging from IS to
s100 have been taken.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-15

He has too many good pitchers: Right
now there are half dozen athletes
in the South Side gun division who
can pitch winning ball against the
class of batting displayed by the
American League. They don't always
win when they pitch winning ball, be-
cause their backing isn't stout.
Scott, Benz, Cicotte, Russell, Faber
and Jasper are all excellent pitchers.
They are the best sextet in either
league, and have kept the Sox in the
race to date.
But with six pitchers in action no
one of them gets enough work to
keep him in shape and at the top of
his game. The rest between battles
is too long, and the athletes grow
stale. Jasper has not been counted
regular, but the other five have been
worked in turn. Even one game in
five is not enough for many pitchers,
notably Reb Russell, who has a ten
dency to take on weight, and needs
lots of exercise to keep in proper
condition
The Texas southpaw in his last few
games has not much resembled the
star of 1913 But consider the diff
ference in the way he has worked.
Last season Russell did more work
than any other pitcher in the Amer
lean League. Besides pitching when
his own day came round he was used
as a rescuer when one of the regulars
faltered.
There was much comment at the
time to the effect that the strain was
too much for the Rebel and would
play him out. But he is a big, strong
fellow, and time has shown that the
frequent performances were what he
needed to keep his proper stuff.
This year Russell has been used
when his proper turn came. The res
cuing task has fallen on the other
members of the stats equally. Rus
sell has done about half the work he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-15

Callahan could call on one OF the
bench warmers, substitute him for
the tottering one and give that ath-
lete a rest.
In this way there would always be
four able boxmen doing active duty
and two others ready to leap to the
rescue at the first sign of failing.
, Batting among the Sox is increas-
ing, but the work of the pitchers has
not been appreciably ightened. The
batters are not hitting in sequence,
but if they continue to connect the
time is bound to come when they will
gather the swats in concert and
whale home the necessary runs.
If Connie Mack's team can go as it
did yesterday, strong pitching is not
needed. They gather their swats in
punches and keep whanging away
until the opposing pitchers crumble
before the persistent attack.
Twelve thousand fans saw yester-
days double-header between the Chi
feds and Baltimore. 1t was fine
crowd and helped the bank account
of the third league.
But this patronage VIII NOT con-
tinue if there are many more violent
scenes such as characterized the first
battle, when seven Baltimoreans were
canned from the game for arguing
and offering to fight the umpires or
any member of the Chicago team.
Several of them had an uncontrol-
liable desire to take punch at Rollie
Zeider.
A good portion of the blame rests
on the players. But some of it should
be charged to the Indicator handlers.
The brand of umpiring in the Fed
eral League is not good. There are
three or four arbiters who know their
business, but the others do not seem
very accurate in guessing decisions,
allow the athletes too much freedom
and do not keep the pastime moving.
In the last respect there was some
The day book., 1914-01-29

spiral stairway
out! thirty climb those rickety
trapped deathcen human being could climb those
Benne my way
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
FACE FULL OF PlMPLES

Ruf1n, N. C.-"My face became fun
of pimples and blackheads, and
would itch, burn and smart. The skin
was rough and red. l was really
ashamed Of my face. My arms and
back were affected almost as badly.
The pimples would tester and there
would come a dry scab on top. The
trouble caused my face to be dis1g-
ured badly and the itching would both
or me so 1 could not sleep well nights
especially during warm weather.
THE trouble lasted me three long
years without anything doing me any
good until friend told me about Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and then !
decided to try them. After the first
application could see some improve
ment. After using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment two weeks did not look
like the same person; most Of the
pimples had disappeared. At the end
of four weeks / was completely
cured" (Signed) Miss Mamie Mitch
ell. Jan. 8, 1918.
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.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17

and If necessary, narrowed a second
time before planting. Broom corn is
a good sod crop.
Broomcorn plants are very tender
and make the most rapid growth In
warm weather. They will not stand
the cold of early spring like corn. The
seed will rot before terminating, or II
the plant terminates the growth VIII
be retarded by continued cold.
When large areas are planted the
most convenient way is to divide the
field into sections Of about ten acres
each and plant at intervals Of about
week. The crop demands prompt at
tention, and If this system Of planting
is followed there is not so much dan
ger of damage to the brush from rain'
or becoming too ripe.
In case farm hands are scarce the
scarcity is not so keenly felt, for there
is not a very large crop that demands
attention within period Of a few
days. A few hands can take care OF
comparatively large fields and it is
much more convenient than to plant
the whole field on a single date.
The method of planting is about the
same as for Kaf1r corn. Plant in rows
about three feet apart, and four to FIVE
inches apart in the row. The Stand
ard, due to its large growth, is planted
in rows about three and q half feet
apart.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17

The principal crops Of broomeorn
are raised in Kansas, Oklahoma ana
southern Illinois, although this crop
will grow in other sections Of the
country where soil and climatic condl
tions are favorable.
It is a profitable crop as the price
per ton for the brush usually ranges
$4,000 for the lower grades that are
damaged by weather, and up to $15O
and over for the very best.
In the southwest it is becoming
more important as foliage crop and
it is used to a, considerable extent after
the brush has been removed The
seed has small feeding value.
sThe two best types Of broomcorn
grown in the southwest particularly is
the Dwarf and the Standard. The
Dwarf is much liked because it grows
only from four to six inches high with
a brush of from II to 20 inches long,
however. this type is better suited to
the semi-arid regions and to the up
lands of the broomcorn section in the
southwest. The Dwarf is used a great
deal in southern Illinois and other
middle states where it is grown in
small quantities.
The soil should be plowed in the fall
or early in the winter so that it will
retain as much moisture as possible.
About two weeks before planting the
land should be disked and narrowed
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
PIANO BOX POULTRY HOUSES
Excellent Shelter Provided for Twelve
During Cold Weather at Com
paratiVeIy Small Expense.

From two piano boxes remove the
backs, then place the boxes back to
back and fasten in that position. A
door should be cut in one end and
window in the other, the roof could
be covered with tarred paper or a
piece of old canvas, painted. With a
roost and a couple of soap boxes ad-
ded for nests, you have good house
roost and couple of soap boxes added
for nests, you have a good house for
a dozen hens. A small yard for exer-
eising and busting should be wired of
and a small opening cut in the house
to allow the hens to have access to
the yard.
In the winter when the hens are
confined to the house it would Of
course be close quarters for them if
a scratching shed was not provided.
This can be easily done, however, by
placing a large packing box against
one side of the house and fastening
it there; all the boards in the box
should be removed except the ends
and one side which is to serve as a,
top. A wide board should be nailed
along the ground from end to end of
the box, this will keep the snow out
and also will. act as brace to keep
the box together.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
NOT MUCH OF A PROBLEM
Observing Boy Had Sure Way Of De-
termining the Breed Of Chicken
Served for Dinner.

At a recent dinner in suburban
district, where all the guests were
amateur chicken raisers, after dis
cussiou Of the egg problem the con-
versatlon turned to the best breed OF
hens. After the good points OF OrD-
ingtons, Minorcas, Leghorns and 9TH
ers had all been brought forth the
host said:
well, the ultimate end Of every
chicken is the pot, and you can't tell
the difference when 1t is on the table.
Let's see how many can tell what
kind Of a hen we have just eaten
All agreed 1t was a very good kind
but there were many guesses as to the
breed. The only child at the table,
twelve-year-old boy, was the one who
guessed correctly.
The host beamed on him and said:
Jimmie, how did you know it was
Plymouth Rock?"
"Oh, that was easy" he replied. Il
found a feather in the gravy"
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
MANURE
FOR VEGETABLES
Fertilizer Should Be Hauled Out
and Built Up in Compact
Heaps in Field.

Manure for spring grains and early
vegetables must be hauled and built
up in heaps, consisting Of alternate
layers of horse manure, cattle manure
and manure from the hog pens; cover
each layer of manure with rich earth;
make the heap about eight or ten feet
in width, sixfeet in height and as long
as wanted. The drainage from the
pile should be pumped over 1t from
time to time. The urine will start
fermentation and by spring the entire
mass will become well rotted and IN
fine condition for spreading in the
drills for early vegetables or for broad
casting tOr small grain.
This is the method followed by mar
ket gardeners and truckers: A
large part Of the manure for'the truck
farms comes from the city. This ma
nure is hauled during the winter and
composted with leaf mold. dried
muck, earth from the head lands and
other vegetable matter. Land plaster
is spread over each layer Of manure
to hold the ammonia. The richness
of the manure may be increased by
spreading 25 pounds of finely ground
animal bone meal over each load OF
manure as it is piled. The bone meal
acts quicker when rotted.
A number of truckers use fine
ground Florida rock to mix with the
manure; the two together is said to
give a compost at low cost and OF
special value to spread in the rows
for peas, beans and early corn.
Manure from granted horses should
be composted between layers of cat
tie or hog manure, heavily plastered,
and top and sides of heap covered
with six inches Of earth to prevent
loss Of ammonia. If thrown in a
large heap without being composted
with cattle manuare It will f1re-fang
and large part of its value will be
lost.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
FATAL DISEASE OF
OLD CORNSTALKS
Corn Belt Farmers Have Expert
enCed Much Loss of Live
Stock From AiIment.

Farmers in the corn belt, especially
in the middle and upper Mississippi
valley, have, at various periods ex.
perieneed loss of cattle pastured on
standing cOrnstalks after the corn
has been harvested in the autumn.
An element Of mystery has sur
rounded the death Of cattle in these
instances. The disease is character
lied by very rapid course; in fact,
very commonly there are no Fremont
tory symptoms, and it is not unusual
for the owner upon visiting the field
in the morning to find one or more fat
cattle dead which on the previous
evening were apparently in excellent
health.
Another popularity Of the disease
Is that losses may occur on one farm
or in one field while cattle on an ad-
Joining farm or in an adjacent field
may be free from the affection.
Various investigators in the past
have attempted to discover some germ
or organism or some toxic substance
which might be determined as the
cause of this condition, but thus faI
the cause Of the disease has not been
established.
AS death of stock from this affec
ton is generally sudden and there is
little opportunity for treatment, anil
mails should not be turned into field
with standing stalks.
AS a matter Of fact the disease may
be actually prevented by cutting the
stalks early and only feeding them
after they have been carefully cured
and removed from the field. Losses
from feeding on standing ccrhet&sks
emphasize the economic value of cut
ting the corn and feeding the stalks
in the barnyard or corral, or, better
still, shredding the dry stalks, under
which condition they may be fed with
the least possible waste.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
London slums.

The approaching demolition Of the
notorious Tabard street area reminds
one Of the clearing away of another
famous slum-the Rookery of st. Giles
which was pulled down in the forties
for the construction of New Oxford
street. It largely consisted Of lodging
houses where men and women were
accommodated at two pence per night,
and was the resort of thieves and
coiners. Many of the houses, were con-
nected together by the roof, yard and
cellar in such way that the apprehen-
sion Of criminal was an almost i'm
possible task. In some of the pas
sages traps were set which landed
determined pursuer into a cellar or
cesspool.-London Chronicle.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
up.to-pate cIaauer.

The theatrical claquer has ever been
an institution in France, especially
Paris, where a chef de claque" en-
Joys a recognized status and receives
comfortable income. 1t is mistake
20 suppose that the only duty OF
:Iaquers is to applaud. A well-organ-
zed claque includes the art Of infec-
.ious laughter. These, called "chatoui[
eurs," attend the lighter forms Of
irama and laugh SO heartily and
naturally that their neighbors join in,
md leave the house convinced that the
,lay must be a most amusing one.
Then, too, there are the "pleureuses.
who are paid to shake with sobs at the
light moment during melodrama.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
POULTRY FENCE is PORTABLE
Problem Of Keeping Fowls on Same
Soil for Years and Maintaining
Sweetness Is Solved.

built a fence last summer that has
proved very successful 1t has long
been problem how to keep our fowls
year after year on the same soil and
yet have it fresh and sweet. We
planted different crops in our yards
after we were through with the breed.
ing season. This we found very bene-
fetal, but as the yards had to be dug
up by hand it required much labor If
there were many of them. found
the solution by using portable fences,
writes A. E. Van Natta of Indiana in
the Farm and Home.
The fences were built of 2x3-inch
hemlock joists and 12-inch hemloek
boards, 5-foot wire and iron shelf
braces. All the lumber was 16 feet
long. l cut the joists into two and
one 4 foot lengths and nailed 4-foot
piece on the bottom of a 6-foot length
with TWO 2O-penny nails, making T
shape.
In one angle the T was placed
10x12-inch japanned shelf bracket
fastened by six 1A-inch screws. A
12-inch 16-foot board was then put in
by cutting notch in the ends and
center one inch deep and three inches
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
.A1RY NoTrs
f@.s=I@

Just a little bad cream may spoil
a whole batch Of butter.
Don't be afraid of overworking your
currycomb and brush this winter.
A promising heifer calf at any kind
Of reasonable price is safe buying
these days.
A comfortable stable reduces the
cost of maintenance and increases the
flow of milk.
It pays to keep dairy thermometer
wherever COWS are MIXED, whether it
is summer or winter.
The dairyman who does not keep
an individual record Of his cows is
not an up-to-date dairyman.
A silo will double the amount Of
milk produced to the acre and cuts
the cost Of producing 1t in two.
Experiments have proven the aver
age milk COW requires about an ounce
of salt a day. Heavy mixers should
have more.
One Of the most severe losses con-
nected with the dairy business is the
loss that comes from discarding un-
profitable cows.
To lessen the chances for milk
fever and other troubles after calving,
feed the COW laxative ration ten
days before she is due.
In the drought stricken sections Of
this country the dairy COW is the
farmers main hope. She Is the last
animal he let's 60 of the farm when
he makes a sale
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
His Llfe-s.ory.

Excuse me, sir" said the seedy one
IN the hotel lobby. "but though a
stranger to me, your face seems famil-
lar. Have you any relatives in Allan
ta?"
''Not one," was the reply. Years
ago 1 foated down the Chattahooehee
river on a raft, leaving all my relatives
behind. The raft was wrecked in a
storm and had to swim ashore, with
a 4O-pound catfish in tow. traded the
fish for a weeks board, put an 'ad'
In the Lost column, recovered my
wrecked raft and started lumber
yard. You can get doubleheader OF
near-beer at the bar on the left; here s
the price."-Altanta Constitution.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
His Turn for the Feather.

Two motorists. having almost ruiPed
their tempers-and their tires-in
vain attempt to find a hotel with
vacant bed, were at last forced to
make the best of a small inn.
Even then they had to share bed,
which was-and on this the landlord
laid great stress-a feather bed.
They turned in, and one of the pair
was soon fast asleep; the other was
not. He could not manage to dodge
the bumps and heard hour after hour
strike on the church clock until a.
M, when he also struck.
He did this by violently shaking his
snoring friend.
whats the matter?" growled the
other. 1T can't be time to get up
YETI"
mo, it isn't" retorted his friend
continuing to shake him, "but it's my
turn to sleep on the feather!"
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17

In a spring house in which the water
stands at the proper height and is
contipually running through the
trench.
This is an effective and economical,
method, both as to labor and expense
Of construction. AS in the case of the
shallow-pan system the real efficiency
of this system Of separation depends
upon the temperature Of the milk
The best method Of separating milk
yet devised involves a considerable
outlay of money and the farmer ex-
poets better results from it than any
other method, naturally and he gets
them too. Whether a man makes or
loses money on his milk is usually de-
termined by his method Of separating
It. A machine is expensive at the
start, but it is worth having.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
Eeeh Your Gown Wall.

It sometimes happens that farmers
are in possession Of extra good cows
but not realizing the amount Of feed
required by cows giving large yield
they are soon allowed to shrink IN
milk because the feed given does not
provide SUFFICIENT nutriment. While
COWS in good condition can, for q
time, give more milk than the feed pro
vides, by drawing upon the fat stored
in the body, yet if the grain is not
gradually increased as the cows lose
in body weight, there win soon follow
an abnormal shrinkage In milk flow,
and also a decrease in the quality OF
milk yielded.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
caDonlzInu Fowls.

The large breeds are best for cap
onizing. A few months old capon Is
no better than a cockerel.t A capon
will more readily put on fat and get
large and prime after maturity. The
object Of caponizing is to secure
quality and size, but quality is the
most important. Age does not impair
a capon as it does cockerel provid-
ed the bird is not kept longer than a
year and half.
Capons will have to mature before
they can get much flesh, and for that
reason they cannot be sold while
young.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
soII Fertultv

Farmers must Hearn the basic prin-
ciples Of soil fertility. When we have
learned to restore our soils and to
feed them with phosphorus, have COW
cred them with clover and alfalfa, as
we easily may, we will have no longer
any terror Of the man below the
equator, because we have the advan-
tage in placing our productions in
fresh condition upon our markets.
]. e. Wing.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-17
RoUeHAeE GIVEN DRY cows
Daily Allowance Of Two Pounds Of
Bran or Oats, or a Mixture With
Meal Is Excellent.
Bv T. L. HAEcKERl

During the eight or ten weeks that
COWS go dry, their food should be
chiefly roughage. & daily allowance
Of two pounds Of bran or oats, or
mixture Of two parts each Of bran and
oats and one part of linseed meal OF
corn oil meal, makes a proper feed
for a COW near calving. Some roots,
cabbage, pumpkins. or squashes are
also very good. Highly carbonaceous
roughage, such as straw and CORE
stalks, is not good at this particular
time. Such feeds, with cold water
cold drafts, or lying out at night Oh
damp or cold ground, are the chief
causes of caked udder or garget.