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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

There were only eight men, four
owners and four tenants who never
had school training. OF the owners
and tenants II per cent. attended a
common or district school. About Is
per cent. attended a high school, and
one out of every 35 went to college or
to some institution of similar grade.
On the whole the tenants had re-
ceived more education than the owners,
% per cent. of them having more than
a district school education, while only
20 per cent. of the owners had such
training. Those men having the best
training made the largest incomes, al
though they were materially helped IN
doing this by much larger farms and
greater capital
Profitable Farming Keeps the Boy.
Farming is a business the same as
any other industry, and until our
schools teach some of the fundamental
principles governing profitable farm
ing, the farm boy is likely to seek work
elsewhere. Considering that the farm
bows of today will be the farmers OF
tomorrow, too little attention Is given
TO their training.
Many boys leave the farm because
they see no future in it. Another I'M
portant reason is the lack of profltaple
work at home. a moderate sized farm
is necessary to give employment to the
farmer and his sons. The small farm
does not provide work; hence, the
BOYS must find employment elsewhere
Let them fully understand how farm
profits and losses are made and there
will be an incentive to remain. FIRST
make our farm profitable, and the
question of keeping the boys there
will solve itself.
Successful farming is an individual
economic problem. The farm is
combination of enterprises, ana tneir
individual organization Will determine
in a large measure, its prontapieiess'
Sufficient area and proper organlza-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
over HALF OF ALL SICKNESS CAUSED
BY CLOCGED-UP WEAKENED KIDNEYS

Croxone overcomes the very worst
cases because it removes the cause OF
such troubles. 1t soaks right in and
cleans out the kidneys and makes them
filter out all the poisonous waste mat
ter and uric acid that lodges in the
joints and muscles, causing rheuma-
tism; soothes and heals the bladder and
quickly ends all such troubles.
1t is the most wonderful remedy ever
made for the purpose. You will find 1t
entirely different from anything you
have ever used. There is nothing else
on earth to compare with it. 1t mat
ters not how old you are or how long
you have suffered, the very principle
of Croxone is such that 1t is practically
impossible to take it into the human
system without results.
You can secure an original package
of Croxone from any first-class drug
store, All druggists are authorized to
personally return the purchase price If
Croxone fails to give the desired results
the very first time you use it.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Educational and Business
Methods in Good Farming.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 5-Farmers
with a high school education make
nearly double the average income of
those with merely a common school
education, and those who start earliest
make the most profits, according to the
Department of Agriculture's investi-
gators. The Departments Office of
Farm Management has been conduct
ing series of Investigations in the
corn belt, which have brought out
many details that should be of practi-
cal value to all agriculturists. These
results have just been published in a
new bulletin.
Under average conditions the farm,
according to this bulletin, is no place
Cor the weak or for hose unable to di-
rect work. The man WAo intends to
spend his working life in the country
should start early, for success is not
gained in moment but by many years
of persistent effort. 1t is true that
some farmers have made small for
tunes in a short time, but this is
usually through phenomenal rise in
land values. Few men have become
rich from the real profits of the land.
L nOSG VINO nave QOIle 81 usually Iteu-
ed a lifetime in which to work.
Through skill in management and by
hard labor comfortable living and
moderate profits may be expected.
Those persons who are turning to the
farm with the idea of reaping large in
comes are doomed to severe disap-
pointment.
Those making the poorest incomes
were 2S years of age when they start
ed farming and were past 80 when they
became owners. On the average the
oldest men are making the least profits.
Many farmers with very little school
ing succeed, but these same men
would do better if they had the OPP
portunity of further training. No one
ever hears a farmer regret that he
spent part of his early life in school.
The following table in the bulletin
shows the relation of the owners and
the tenants education to his income,
on the farms investigated:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

ton of we'll selected farm enterprises
to permit the maximum use of men,
horses and machinery, are the essen
tial characteristics of the most sue
cessful farms.
Size of the Farm Business.
No one expects small grocery store
which has only few customers a day
to be a great financial success. The
total amount of business is insufficient
to earn the operator a substantial in
come. Exactly the same is true with
the small farm. The volume of busi-
ness is limited by the area in crops
and the capital invested. The small
farm furnishes home as well as
much of the produce consumed by the
family. If it we're not for these fac
tors the men on the small area would
hardly be able to live.
Wages are a reward for labor, and If
a farm does not provide work the pay
must be correspondingly small The
family size farm, which in the corn
belt should be above 100 acres, is un-
questionably a more efficient unit than
an area of 40 acres or less. Crops
can be grown cheaper, labor will be
better paid, and the farmer and his
family will enjoy more of the benefits
of modern civilization.
Quality of the Farm Business.
The farmer may have sufficient area
and grow the right kind of crops, yet
not be successful, owing to the poor
quality of his entire business. Poor
crops that do not pay the cost of pro-
duction, and the feeding of these to
unproductive live stock, are common
causes of failure. This characteristic
of unsuccessful farming attracts much
public attention. Such farms are un-
profitable largely through ignorance or
Indifference on the part of the opera
tor. Under good management they
can generally be made successful.
Diversity of farm business:-Im-
proper organization OF a large farm
limits its possibilities, just as area
limits of the small farm. Single
crops or single live stock enter
prises seldom utilize farm labor to it's
)wners--o Operated by Tenants
81. i247 FARMS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
TO AROUSE INTEREST.
Lewiston Baseball Enthusiasts Hold
Meeting in City Hall.

Lewiston, Me-, Feb 5.--A meeting or
Lewiston baseball enthusiasts was held
in City hall Wednesday evening to
arouse interest in the Lewiston New
England League team.
Joseph Burns of Taunton, owner OF
the franchise, accompanied by T. H.
Murnane of the Globe and Tim Leon
ard, attended. Mayor Hines presided
and expressed the regrets of Hon.
William B. Shelton, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, that prior en-
gagement prevented his attendance He
read a letter of regret from Hon. Will
liam D. Pennell, one of the committee
from the Chamber of Commerce.
The speakers were Col. Charles H.
Osgood, Mr.. Burns, James A. O'Brien.
DR.. r. N. Randall, Fred D. Gordon, I.
B. Isaacson. George S. McCarty, Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
How You May
Throw Away Your Glasses!

The statement Is made that thousands
wear eyeglasses who do not really need
them. If you are one of these unfor-
tunates, then these glasses may be
running your eyes instead of helping
them. Thousands who wear these win
dows" may prove for themselves that
they can dispense with glasses II they
will get the following prescription filled at
once: Go to Bowdtch-Webste Company
or to any active drug store and get a
bottle of 0ptona. fill a two-ounce bottle
with warm water and drop in one Opto-
Ina tablet. With this harmless liquid So
luton bathe the eyes two to four times
daily, and you are likely to be aston
|ished at the results right from the start.
Many who have been told that they
have astigmatism, eye-strain, cataract
sore eyelids, weak-eyes. conjunctivitis
and other eye disorders, report wonder
full benefits from the use of this prescrip-
ton. Get this prescription filed and
use 1t; you may so strengthen your eyes
that glasses will not be necessary
Thousands who are blind, or nearly So
or who wear glasses would never have
required them if they had cared for their
eyes in time. Save your eyes before it
| is too late. Do not become one OF those
victims of neglect. Eyeglasses are on
| ly like crutches and every few years
they must be changed to fit the ever
increasing weakened condition. so better
see If you can. like many others, get
fhvy OF, ,1&fz
through the prescription here given.
dp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Murnane and Manager Carrigan of the
Boston Americans. The local speak
ers pledged their support and Mr..
Burns promised to put team in the
field of which the city could be proud.
A committee consisting Of Aldermen
Shelton and Russell and Councilman
White. Mgr. NJ. C. McDonough, J. f.
Boothby and Albert L. Mureh from the
School Board, and William D. Pennell,
Fred D. Gordon and James A O'Brien,
from the Chamber of Commerce has
been appointed to have charge of Sc
curing and equipping grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Mamma, Daddy and Children All
Love "California Syrup of Figs"

of California Syrup of Figs as
physic. Don't think you are drugging
yourself or your children, because this
delicious fruit laxative can not cause
injury. Even delicate child can
take 1t as safely as robust man. II
is the most harmless, effective stom-
ach, liver and bowel regulator and
tonic ever devised.
Your only difficulty may be in get
ting the genuine; so ask your drug
gist for a so cent bottle of ''Caiifornia
Syrup of Figs Say to your drug
gist. Il want only that made by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
This city has many counterfeit "dg
syrups," so watch out.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

pleted his great legislative program
before Congress adjourns this next
summer.
President Wilson and Speaker
Champ Clark are alike interested in
the reelection of Democratic Con-
gress. The Speaker Is now serving
his second term as presiding officer.
If the next House should become Re-
publican, as it probably will, the pres
ent Speaker would drop back into his
old position of minority leader. His
prestige would have been somewhat
impaired and he would be in less
advantageous position to prosecute
his campaign for the Presidency.
President Wilson, of course. wants
a Democratic Senate and a Democrat
ic House during the last two years of
his present term. That is the way
with all Presidents, The contest this
coming November will be taken by
the country as decisive as to whether
what President Wilson has done is
approved or disapproved by the voters.
1t is right this should be so.
The contest now waging in the sec
ond Iowa district is really part of
the Congressional elections of the
year irwin S. Pepper, the Demo-
cratic Congressman from that district,
died q few weeks ago and this cleo
ton IS to choose his successor. Re-
publicans believe they have good
chance to carry the district. The I'm
derWood tariff is none too popular in
that section of the West, although
it is not q manufacturing section. But
the farmers have not realized bene-
fits from the tariff law they say were
promised and are now asked to show
their disapproval of the administra-
ton If they do vote that way it will
be taken as an evidence of the atti-
tude of the country, beyond any other
Congressional election yet held since
1912 There was an election in the
Third Maine district last autumn, just
about the time the tariff law was be-
ing passed and that district, when
had gone Democratic in recent years,
elected another Republican to Con-
gress. That was something Of an in
dication but not entirely conclusive.
Shortly afterward a Republican Con-
cressional district in West Virginia
voted Democratic but that was solely
because the Progressives kept ticket
afield and divided the Republican vote
The Democrat, NJ. Nj. Neely got his
seat Just by a scratch.
But by this time the country knows
what the tariff law is and has had eX-
perience of it through part of a hard
winter. The test in Iowa comes at an
auspicious time for the Republicans,
who are making the most of 1t and
believe they will win. With the sit
nation so critical for Democrats,
Speaker Clark hurried to Iowa to de-
liver some speeches, just as he did
in the 3rd Maine district. His inter-
ests and the Presidents are much IN
common and it should be said that the
Speaker is Loyalty supporting the Pres
ident. That is the way Democrats in
Congress do business nowadays, but
such a policy on the Speakers part
in an Iowa district does not foreclose
his right to become candidate Tor
President.
One of these days the Speaker Will
nrobably turn loose" on Bryan. His
closest friends say he is looking Tor
ward to the time when it seems op-
portune to do this For he hates Bfy-
an with n bitter hatred, notwlthstana
the talk about reconciliation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

maximum. by having several crops
there is not only better distribution of
labor. but the chances of total loss
from crop failures are lessened. For
tunately, corn, oats, and wheat utilize
the farmers time pretty thoroughly
through the growing season. In some
parts of this country certain crops
that need labor only part of the year
may be so profitable that the farmer
can afford to be idle the rest of the
year. However, these are the excep-
tons. Most crops are not profitab BILE
enough to permit any such practice.
Idle horses and machinery are nearly
as expensive as idle men. If the work.
ing equipment can all be kept busy ON
paying enterprises, success is almost
assured
AdaptabiIity of the Type of Farming
Equally important in the selection
of enterprises to permit the maximum
use of labor is the consideration of the
profitableness of EACH Dairy cows
and cash crops may utilize all of the
farmers time, but in certain regions,
possibly, dairy cattle under the best
management could hardly be made to
pay profit. Markets and other con-
ditions have to be carefully considered
in choosing the enterprises which are
TO constitute the main sources of in
come Fitting the right crop to the
soil and selling it to the proper market
or feeding it to the right kind of live
stock are important factors. Follow
ing such types of farming as are un-
suited to the region is often a cause of
Improbable agriculture in some of the
older settled states.
The wide fluctuation in prices of
certain crops makes it extremely diff
cult for a farmer to choose a definite
rotation. One year they will be such
as to give handsome profits on certain
crops, and the next year they may be
insufficient to pay the cost of produce
ton. The question confronting the
average farmer is not so much one of
production as it is of marketing. Most
farmers are able to grow a sufficient
quantity of crops to give them d very
comfortable living if they are assured
of reasonable prices for their products.
However. under present conditions the
farmer has to take big chances with
nearly all of his crops. If he is so un-
fortunate as to have a combination of
crops every one of which is low in
price in some particular year. severe
losses will be the result. Potatoes,
apples, peaches, onions, and cabbage
are good illustrations of the crops that
huctpate widely in price from year to
year!
The essential characteristics Of the
more successful farms are a sufficient
area and a proper organization of we'll
selected farm enterprises to permit the
maximum use of men, horses, and ma
chinery.
The bulletin just issued gives in de-
tail the results of the thorough study
that the Departments specialists have
made of farming as a business IN the
corn belt. and can be had free upon
application to the U. S Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. c., for
Bulletin Al, entitled "A Farm Manage
ment Survey of Three Representative
Areas in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Hundreds Are Suffering With Kidney
Trouble and Don't Know 1t. Back
ache, Bladder Disorder and Rheu-
matism Are the Result.

1t is we'll recognized fact among
physicians today, that the greater part
of all sickness can be avoided by keep
ing the kidneys working properly,
This is even more important than
for the bowels to move regularly, be-
cause the kidneys and bladder are the
fiIterers and sewers of the body. If
you suffer with pains in the back or
sides, bladder or urinary disorders,
lumbago rheumatism, dizziness, puffy
swellings under the eyes or in the feet
and ankles, nervousness, tired and
worn -out feeling, or any of the many
other symptoms of kidney trouble, don't
neglect yourself another day and run
the risk of serious complications. Se-
cure an original package of Croxone.
which costs but trifie, take three
doses day, for a few days, and you
will be surprised how entirely different
you will feel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Mother Looking for Her Son.

Ralph L. McGaslin escaped from the
school for feeble minded at West
Pownal, Me-, Jan. 80, 1914. When
last seen he had on light gray
sweater, light coat and cap, dark
trousers, felt boots and rubbers. He
is 26 years old, has light hair. blue
ewes and weighs 165 pounds. He is
little lame in left side. Amy informa-
ton as to his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by his mother,
Mrs. e. A. Rimback, 433 French ST.,
Bangor Me. Write or telephone
SS6-12.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
HARMLESS "FRUIT lAxATIVE'
CLEANSES STOMACH, LIVER
AND BOWELS.

A delicious cure for constipation,
biliousness, sick headache. sour stom-
ach, indigestion, coated tongue. sal
lowness-take California Syrup of
Figs" For the cause OF all this dis
tress lies in a torpid liver and slug
gish bowels.
A tablespoonful tonight means all
constipation, poison, waste matter,
fermenting food and sour bile gently
moved out of your system by morning
without gripping. Please don't think
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
CHELSEA.

WINDSOR ROAD--The Misses
Hazel Wood and Ethel Thompson of
Augusta were callers Sunday after
noon on Miss Muriel Douglas.
George Lewis and Ray Ranks of
Pittston are chopping wood Tor a N.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Transportation Rates Are Low:

The Journals classified pages
offer the shortest and cheapest
routes from producer to con-
sumer. They reach just the
class of people who are inter-
ested. 1t is fact of daily
demonstration with us. An ad-
vertisement inserted in the Jour
nal now may be the means Of
developing profitable trade for
you this summer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Pro rata price will be charged
for advertisements exceeding
four lines. In sending by mail,
enclose stamps with order, as
charges are too small to open
accounts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Douglas.

Douglas.
L. c.. Brann and Frank Richardson
of Fariningdale were business callers
in town last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon +. Morang are
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

receiving congratulations on the birth
of son, born last Monday. Mother
and child are doing nicely. Mrs.
Julia Brown of Randolph is the nurse
in attendance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

continually usefulness Weight and
extended.
fruits all
regulations
within the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
Local Rate Within 15O mi.
Advertising Rates Are Low:

Small advertisements not ex-
ceeding four lines (25 words)
coming under the head Of classi-
fled advertising may be inserted
aS follows.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06
cLARK's HOUR.

Continued from Page One.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Operated by Owners
{273 farms).
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-06

Justices of the Supreme Court have
frequently served till long after they
were 20 although the duties of their
offices are not as strenuous as the du-
ties of President
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-10-29
ENCLAND'S
ARMY OVER
A MILLION

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-QO:3O p. m.)-
The British army on rolls and drilling
in the United Kingdom now amounts
approximately to one and a half mil
lion men. OF this total about 100000
men belong to what is termed "Kitch-
ener's army"-men who have re-
sponded to his calls for 100000 SOL
diers to serve three years or for the
duration of the war
About 100000 belong to the territori
ais, while the remainder are enrolled
with the special reserve, so-called, or
with the regular army, and have seen
service previously. The territorials
are considered the flower of the force,
as great majority OF them belong to
the middle and upper middle classes
and are men accustomed to athletic
pursuits. Both physically and mental
ly they are considered by military
men to be the finest body of it's mem
bers ever assembled under arms. They
are drilling with feverlsh enthusiasm
and are anxious to go abroad for SER
vice on the firing line. consider
able portion of Field Marshal Lord
Kitchener's army, of course, is not yet
fully equipped, but are working hard.
They are being armed and clothed
with great rapidity. The Canadian
contingent is not included in this
total.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-10-29

has progressed for SO many weeks
A recurrence of the German offensive
was expected near Craonne, where
General Won Kluck started a sharp
diversion to test the strength of the
allies lines and was thrown back.
Further east, in the Argonne region
and on the frontier, severe fighting
continues necessarily as the result Of
which the French troops are reported
to have been made constant progress
The cavalry Of the allies are perform
ing marvels Of endurance One regi-
ment took part in ten encounters in
in day, at the same time covering
more than forty miles Of ground. The
other detachments are doing equally
we'll. Their orders are to hold the
Germans back and worry them night
and day, but they have also developed
an offensive rsovement Of their own
and have succeeded in driving the
Germans back on the reserves.
The allies artillerymen have sue
cessfully adopted a ruse to prevent
the German aviators from discovering
the position Of their batteries. They
keep piles of brushwood near their
guns and when a German aeroplane
is signalled, the brushwood is placed
over the guns and the men lie down
beneath it or take shelter in the trees,
where they remain immovable until
the airman has passed out of sight.
Eight French cannon put 18 German
three-inch guns out of action in half
an hour between the Aisne and the
Disc and prevented the Germans from
effecting a plan to spt communications.
Prior to this the French and German
cavalry fought minor action in which
the Germans were repulsed