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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02

special need this year for some such
direct service as the schools have Of
| fered.
mo movement has been started in
our State which can result in as much
good with so little cost to the people
generally" declares Mr.. Wilson. 1T
will not only be a financial benefit to
the farmer by teaching him to plant
none but good seed, but it is of dis
tinct educational value to the children.
1t furnishes one of the best lessons
that can be taught in botany or agri-
culture, and affords the opportunity to
come in closer contact with every
farmer in the community, a thing
which all good teachers are anxious
to do.
IF the tests are properly made and
the information followed by the farm
ers, the results should be remarkable.
The lessons taught can be applied year
after year and constantly improved
upon, until the time will come in Okla
homa, as it should come, when no
seeds of any kind whatsoever will be
planted until they have first been test
ed If the schools, through their
teachers and pupils. can bring this
about, they will have fulfilled one of
the greatest missions for which they
are supported by public funds-that of
making breadwinning easier
Officials of the bureau of education
point TO Supt. Wilson's experiment in
Oklahoma as an important example of
what the schools can do to make the
contact between education and the
real life of the community in which
the school is located.
Forest Notes.
The Canadian government is using
Indian fire patrolmen to protect the
forests OF nothern Manitoba
Pennsylvania gun company is US
ing the waste pieces of black and Cir
cassian walnut, left after veneer cut
ting, for gun stocks.
Client, Belgium, furnishes practical
ly all of the potted specimens of the
symmetrical Araucaria, or Norfolk ISL
ana pine, used as an ornamental foil
age house plant, in Europe and Ameri-
ca. The United States imports at least
100000 of these plants in g. or 6-inch
pots each year.
Arrangements have just been made
for the sale of 40 million feet of tim
Der on the Tongass national forest
in Alaska. This forest is cut up by
bays and inlets, some of which give
an opportunity for taking the timber
from the mill to the decks OF ocean
going steamers. The Tongass forest
is now self-supporting, its lumber
product being used largely in local in
| dustries, much going into boxes for
canned salmon.
California state inspectors at San
| Francisco have found a new canker
| disease on chestnut trees recently i'm
ported from Japan. According to DR..
Haven Metcalf, the government ex-
pert on such diseases, this appears to
be of the same type as the chestnut
| blight which is ravaging the forests
of the eastern United States, and ii
is possible that the new disease would
be equally as destructive if it became
established in this country.
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SAGADAHOC.
ICEBORO.

Mr.. Patton is confined to his bed with
sickness.
Edwin r. Packard has gone to Gardi-
ner where he has employment.
Mrs. Jennie A. Sylvester made a bust
ness trip to Augusta the first of the
week.
School in District No. began Monday
after a two-weeks' vacation.
Mrs. Maud Mooney has returned from
a visit in Boston.
Mayhower buds were found Sunday at
Glendale farm by one of our correspond
ents s She reports there is going to be
an abundance of these beautiful harbin-
gers of spring.
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KENNEBEC.
PITTSTON.

| EAST.-Mrs. e. A. Hanly returned
to Dorchester. Mass, Friday, after
passing week at her summer home
here.
Mrs. Richard Russell went Friday
| to Alma to visit her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Thomas Plummer.
Mrs Leila Crocker, who has been
nursing in Gardiner, has returned to
her home.
| Mrs. Ada Allen, who is employed in
Gardiner, spent the weekend at her
home here.
Harry Thompson has sold his farm
to Mr.. Pease of Pittston. who is NOV
ing his household goods there. E.
Scott has rented his house at the viii
lage to Harry Thompson, who will
move there at once.
Mrs. E. Fl. Reed went to Sheepscott
Sunday.
Miss Doris Allen, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Gardiner and Ran
dolph, returned Saturday to her home.
Miss Josephine JONES' who has been
visiting her grandmother. Mrs. W. s.
Cleaves, returned Sunday to her home
in Sheepscott.
The Junior Aid Society met Thurs
nine members and Miss Ida Dow as
a visitor. The next meeting will be
with Miss Sarah Taylor Thursday aft
ernoon, April ?.
The friends here of John A. Hanly
who has been critically i'll al his
home in Dorchester, Mass. will be
glad to learn that he is improving
and is able to sit up for a short time
each day.
EAST-Mrs. Leila NJ. Crocker who has
been nursing at the home of Mrs. Daniel
Black for the past few weeks returned
to her home Thursday.
Harold Croclxer who has been visiting
his uncle, Henry Moody, of Smithtown
for the past week. has returned home.
Mrs Walter Heath has returned to her
home after having been employed as
nurse at the home of Mrs. Frank Moore,
Dresden Avenue.
Mrs. William Chamberlain of Boston
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Otis, for an indefinite time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02
MARIE
ANDROSCOGGIN

ANDROSCOGGIN.
Webster Plt.-George Milo Worster al
Myrtle Tucker.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland--March 26, Edward n. Re'
and Susie Mcknight.
KNOX. . =
Friendship-March 1S, Robert s. La
and Levilda f. Carter.
Thomaston-March q, Clarence
Copeland and Alice M. Wiley; March
Walter E. Simpson and Julia w. Hari
man of Rockland.
yinalhaven-March 16, Albert T.. Adam
OF Damariscotta and Maggie Franc
Carver of Vinalhaven.
OXFORD.
Norway-March 10. Burchard J. Russt
of Hanover and Ella May Farwell
East Bethel.
West Paris-March IS, Harold II. Du
ham and Bertha l.. Penley.
South Paris-March IA, Benjamin
Strout and Sarah J, Andrews.
Rumford-March II, John Rennie al
Julia Murdoch.
PENOBSCOT.
Bangor-March rs. George r. Allen al
Misses Mary Teresa Curran.
Corinth-March "a. Winslow Spenc
Wilson of Dennistown and Miss Lut
Mabel Elliot. t-5
WALDO.
Belfast-March 25, Charles b. Gurnt
and Miss Elizabeth M. Gordon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02
WALDO.
LIB ERTY

WEST-Mrs. Fred Bailey of Knox,
who is stopping with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Howes. has a nice girl
baby, born March q.
Clayborn Cutes was the guest of C.
L. Stickney a few days this week.
Mrs. Will Whitaker is dangerously
ill.
Bert Coombs of China was a busi-
ness caller here recently.
Frank Cunningham, Jr., has got him
a new 20 gauge shotgun.
There are many places in town
where there has not been brown
tail moth nest gathered in the orchards
this year 1t doesn't seem fair to 9TH
err farmers who waided through the
snow and cold and gathered their nests
while their neighbor doesn't gather
one.
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NORRIDeEW0CK.

Mrs. Ira Seekins and two children,
who have been visiting relatives in
town for a few days, returned Satur-
day to their home in Belfast.
Mrs. Kate Holbrook and son Elton of
Skowhegan are spending their vaca-
ton in town.
Ansel Holway has returned from
few days visit with relatives in
Waterville.
Philip Porter returned to Montville
Monday after being in town over Sun
day. He was accompanied by Frank
Hoyle. 81
John Wilder, u. of Me. student, is
passing his Easter vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wilder.
Mrs. Alex futile and daughter Es-
Their went to Belfast Saturday for a
visit with relatives.
Erwin Palmer took a large load of
machinery belonging to P. R. Porter
to Waterville Monday.
Amos Holt Is laid up with very
lame back, caused by a recent fall
on the ice.
the members of the Abnakis Club
Thursday afternoon at her home.
Sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice
cream We're served and very pleas
ant afternoon enjoyed The next
meeting of the club win be held Sat-
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Maud Carr.
Miss Velma Briggs returned to Au-
gusta Tuesday after spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Briggs. s..
All of the village and rural schools,
with the exception of the High school
and the Withee district, will reopen
Monday, April 10. The High and the
Withee schools will reopen Monday,
April g. Nearly all the schools will
have the same teachers as last term.
The teacher for the Primary school
has not to date been ascertained.
The attendance at the Rebekah sup
per Friday evening was small. owing
to the very bad travelling. The fol-
lowing program was given: Piano So
10, Miss Florence Jewett; duet, Mrs.
Althea Campbell, Mrs. Neva Jones;
reading, Mrs Lou Brown; piano solo,
Miss Florence Davis. s
Fred Longley, who has been spending
several months with his daughter, Mrs
Ellen Tibbetts, has returned to his
home in North Jay, .. "a
Miss Lillian Whitney, who has been
spending weeks vacation with her
father, William Whitney, returned
Monday to Oak Grove Seminary, Vas
salboro. She was accompanied by her
friend, George Abbott. also a student
at Oak Grove and who has been her
guest since Friday. u .
Mr.. Jefferies of North Arson was
in town on business Monday.
Mrs. Horace Frost is now improving
in health, after being confined to the
house by sickness for few days.
Somerset Rebekah Lodge will hold
it's annual roll calls at the first meet
ing in May. ,rst. !, Aa
The death of Mrs.. Jennie Lowe CO.
nant, former resident of this place,
occurred Friday in Ballad Vale, Mass.
Mrs. Conant was born in Mercer about
Sc years ago, daughter Of William
and Olive Kilgore Lowe. She was
twice married, her first husband being
G.. A. Tobey, and her second husband.
Augustus Conant Mrs. Conant had
! been a great sufferer from cancer of
| the stomach for some time. Funer-
a services were held at the home Of
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Sulphate of Ammonia Source of
The NitrogeninP Potato Fertilizers
Experiment on Ar0OstO0k Farm

Orono. Me-, April -(SpeciaD.-A
few years ago there was quite gener-
al failure of crop of potatoes in Aroos-
took county where a certain brand of
fertilizer was used. This fertilizer was
analysed by the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station and found to be
high grade. While II was not quite up
to it's guaranty in some particulars it
did carry enough nitrogen, potash and
phosphoric acid to more than grow a
good crop of potatoes. This fertilizer
carried none of it's nitrogen in the
form of nitrate of soda, but 1t was
all in sulphate of ammonia and high
grade organic materials. This led to
the stronger reaffirming of the posi-
ton which the Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station had taken relative
to the use of nitrate nitrogen on the
potato crop. In earlier publications 1t
had been pointed out that the potato
makes it's demands for nitrogen early
in the season and that in the cold, late
springs so common in Arcostook Coun-
ty the crop demanded that part of the
nitrogen should be Immediately avail
able. For this reason the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station has
strongly urged that for potatoes about
one third of the nitrogen in fertilizer
be as nitrate nitrogen.
In the process of making gas and in
making coke from coal there is devel-
oped a large amount of sulphate of
ammonia, which in many coke ana
gas plants is still going to waste. In
some plants this now is being con-
served and many thousand tons of sui
phate of ammonia are thus obtained
each year. With the increasing use OF
high grade organic nitrogen for food
of animals the price of tankage has
been going higher and higher year by
year. 1t is, of course, desirable, II 1t
can be done, that as much of this sui
phate of ammonia which is a compar-
atively cheap source of nitrogen be
used in Maine fertilizers. Because of
this arrangements are being made
whereby it is expected to carry out
experiments with sulphate of ammo
MIA on Aroostook Farm the present
year. The base" which will be used
for these goods will be made by the wet
process, whereby nitrogen from rather
low grade goods is made as available
as from high grade goods. The avail
able phosphoric acid will be furnished
in the form of acid phosphate and the
potash will be furnished in the form
of sulphate of potassium. The fertilizer
will be free from chlorides so as to pre-
clude the possibility of the formation
of poisonous ammonium chloride. The
base will carry approximately one
third of the nitrogen that will go into
the formula. The remainder of the nit
rogen will be furnished in the form Of
nitrate of soda and ammonium sui
phate as indicated in the following out
line of the plots.
Plot /. Basal mixture and rs of the
nitrogen in form Of nitrate of soda.
Plot 2. Basal mixture and 2-3 of the
nitrogen in form Of sulphate Of am
monia.
Plot 3. Basal mixture and Ia of the
nitrogen in form of nitrate of soda and
1-3 in form Of sulphate of ammonia
Plot 4. Basal mixture and 1-3 of the
nitrogen in form Of high grade organic
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ALBION.

Gladys Byther has returned from a
visit in Portland.
Eugene Hussey has bought the Shay
farm and will soon move there.
Fred Hussey has returned from Water
Vile where he has been visiting friends.
Mrs Ada Wing of Wateryille has been
visiting at John Crosby's.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Higgins are prepar-
ing to go to Waterville to work for Fred
Terry.
The mumps are still prevailing, a few
cases at time. They are reported as
going light
The High school seniors netted about
$50 Friday evening from the drama, sale
of ice cream. etc.
Every body -go-to-Church Sunday was
observed by a good-sized audience, which
listened to an excellent sermon by the
pastor, Rev.. GA Beebe.'
L. Clark of Montana is visiting his sis
ter, MRS. L. b. Wellington. on his way
home from the South, where he has been
spending the esfnter s4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02

and 1-3 in form of nitrate of soda.
Plot 5. Basal mixture and 1-3 of tn
nitrogen in form of high grade organi
and Is in form of sulphate of ammo
MIA.
There will be about an acre i'll eac
plot The Lowell Strain Green Noun
tain potato will be used for seed. Tn
fertilizer will be applied at the rate q
1900 pounds per acre. This will suppl
so pounds of nitrogen, 120 pounds q
available phosphoric acid and III
pounds of water soluble potash pc
acre. The plots will be planted, cult
waited, sprayed and cared for in a
particulars alike. Each plot will hav
the same amount of total plant fooc
The only difference will be in tn
source of the nitrogen.
CHAS. D. WOODS.
Director
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WIN

TIL. farm drama Between Two
Lives" was given at Grange hall by
members of Windsor Grange, March
"a This drama was written by the
editor of a large agricultural paper
and this is the first time ever present
ed. 1t is deserving of great success.
The story of the play we'll repre-
sents the difference between the old
and new methods of farming and
teaches the great advantage of an
agricultural education It claimed the
closest attention of the large audi
enee which was present despite of
bad travelling The play was we'll rem
dered by the following cast: Jack, as
represented by Percy Reed, deserving
special mention: Henry Wilson, an
old-fashioned farmer, c. r. Donnell;
Sarah Wilson, his wife, Lizzie Colburn;
Jack Wilson, their son, Percy w. Reed;
Silas Watson, who lends money,
Frank Colburn: Gertie Bowers, teach
er of district school, Mary Barton; Will
jefferson. a city youth with good
clothes, Dana wilkins; Trueletta, a
colored girl, who helps out, Carrie
Jones: Rastus Washington Lincoln,
colored hostler for Silas Watson, w.
S. Barton; Sam Snipes, the hired man,
A. P. Haskell; Donald Brooks, who
loves Betty, C. D. Jones; Abigail
Jones, who hates men, Stella Barton:
prison guard Bert Reeves.
The funeral of Francena, wife of
George Papas, was held Sunday at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bradstreet, Rev. E. B. Turner
officiating. Interment was at the fam
lily lot in Palermo.
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LARON E.

The Larone school closed March q for
a two-weeks vacation. Under the In
struction of Miss Eleanor Davis of Ben
ton this school has been a success. and
she will be returned for the next term.
On Thursday evening, March &c. the
school gave the play, That Awful
Aunt with the following cast: The
Awful Aunt, Miss Davis; Mrs. Haselton.
Criss Buzzell Frank, her boy. Leo Win
slow; Alice. her daughter, Winnie Puffer.
Wallace, Howard Buzzell Dave, his
chum, Ben Witham; Carrie. Franks
sweetheart, Mrs Ben Witham; Pete. the
Niger. Herbert Stiles; policemen. Gene
Puffer and Clarence Emmons The play
was a success and the proceeds will be
used for school-room decorations.
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NorIand Grange.

Norland Grange, East Livermore,
held an all day session Saturday,
March 2S, with a good attendance. j.
B. Packard of Monmouth gave an in
structive address on Rural Life" The
speakers sent out by the Department
of Agriculture are of great help to the
Oranges. Mrs. Haskell read paper
on My Trip Abroad" Miss Annie
Hood gave a bright recitation; gen.
erous supply of music was furnished;
Quotations from favorite authors"
given and a discussion of the ques-
ton which Is More Out of Place, a
Man at Work Indoors or a Woman at
Work Out of Doors, on the Farm?"
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How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewal
for any case of Catarrh that cannot
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and belize
him perfectly honorable in all busine
transactions and financially able to carr
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internall
acting directly upon the blood and M
cous surfaces of the system. Testimo
falls sent free. Price IS cents per bottl
Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constip
tion.-Adv. ~ f.-s
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SAVED FROM ROBBERY.
How Former Bathite Was Prevented
From Crime.
Gath, (Me.) Times.)


Away back in the good old times of
Bath down in Candy Row, a shop
keeper did business and resided over
his shop. On one occasion he was
taken very i'll with, among other all
ments, an liberated throat He was
sick enough to remain in bed and had
for an attendant on one of the days
of his illness character of the neigh
bornood, who was asked by the shop
keeper to take his keys, which the
sick man had under his pillow, and.
opening his trunk, to bring him box
the attendant would discover within.
The character did as desired and find
ing the box. handed it to the owner
who rose up in bed, opened the box
and within, it was seen, was a large
amount of money in silver and gold
and bills. Perhaps there may have
been $1,000 in the box.
The attendants avaricious eyes
glistened. If that money were only
his. How could it be his? He hit
upon this idea. The trunk was one
that locked with a spring lock. He
would pretend to lock the box back
in the trunk, and leave the lid ajar.
When the sick merchant had fumbled
over the cash and bills to his content,
he gave it to his attendant for re-
turn to its place of safety. The crafty
attendant took the box, placed it with
in the trunk and closed the lid, but
not quite. The top was left the bare
fraction of an inch ajar.
Now the attendant had an idea that
the merchant would die within day.
In this sad event, nothing would pre-
vent his opening the trunk and have
for his own, the box of gold and bills!
In came a woman of the Good Samari-
tan soul and Falstaffian build. She
weighed around 400 pounds. She had
come out of the neighborhood with
bowl of Cruel for the keeper OF the
little shop. Giving it to the sick man
and propping him up with pillow
that he might eat, she sat down on the
nearest furniture, which proved TO De
that trunk Down she sat and snap
went the clicking lock and the trunk
was securely locked.
Murder, almost, was in the attend
ants eyes. His scheme had fallen
to the ground The merchant might
die that night. but there would be no
box of gold for him. However, the
storekeeper recovered from his illness
and sold many pint of peanuts ana
thousands Of sticks of candy in after
DAYS and kept his cash in the treasure
box In his spring lock trunk until ne
died.
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"Get Together" in Rural Dis
triCts===SChOOls Test Farmers
Seeds==Forestry Notes of Interest

Washington, April 1--we must
organize in the country" Following
out this dictum of Ambassador Walter
H. Page, uttered at Richmond, Va. a
year ago, the Conference for Education
in the South, which will meet at Louis
Vile, KY, April 7-10, will make a sys-
tenatic attempt to organize the social,
economic and educational forces in the
rural districts of the United States.
Those in charge of the Louisville
meeting believe that the way to or
ganize is to organize. Instead of mere
ly talking about 1t, the various groups
of farmers, business men, country wo-
men, preachers, doctors, editors and
school workers, will constitute them
selves an organization for immediate
work, just as If they were organizing
permanently. They will adopt con-
stitution and bylaws. and go through
the regular order of business of Coop
erative associations, so that those
present will be able to start similar
organizations in their home communi-
ties.
The leaders will bring blank forms
used in their work to show all the i'm
portant details of managing co-opera-
tive enterprises. Experienced workers
will conduct clubs for boys and girls.
There will be demonstrations of the
country home, showing the farm house,
its equipment. its activities and indus
tries; and school and church demon
STATIONS to show what cooperative eff
fort can do in these fields toward pro-
ducing an efficiently organized rural
community. To mark the complete
harmony between the work of the
school and the work of the community
the Southern Educational Association,
with membership composed of rep
resentative teachers and school Off
Gals, will hold joint meeting with
the conference.
1.-THE Conference for Education In the
South is unique among educational
meetings" declares DR.. p. p. Claxton.
United States Commissioner of Educa-
ton. Its discussions are not confined
to educational theory, school organi2a-
tfon ana schoelroom practice, but in
clude rather the broader problems of
education in their relation to industrial
and commercial life. Every question
on the program is considered with ref
erence TO its practical application to
life and conditions in the Southern
states. This gives the conference a
peculiar value, not only for those in
terested in the general problems of
education and life in the South, but
also for those with similar interest
elsewhere"
Schools Test Farmers Seeds.
If Oklahoma has bumper crops this
scar IL will be due in considerable
measure 10 the direct aid rendered the
farmers by the schools. Throughout
the State the teachers and pupils have
been eysteinatically testing seeds for
ire planters in their respective COM
raanItles, according 70 information re-
eeived al the United States bureau of
education. Every teacher in the State
hss received from State Supt. Wilson
rcorlng sheet on which to record the
tests Seed from last years crop is
reported to be particularly unreliable
and agricultural experts say there ID