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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
Farm Productivity.
indianapolis News. }

In the final crop report of the de-
partment of agriculture for this year
the following statement was made:
However desirable increased produc-
ton on farms may appear to be from
the consumers standpoint, 1t does not
follow that such increased production
would result in any increase in the
cash income per farm or per capita of
farm population, or that prices paid
by consumers would be any lower.
In cnmplimenting the farm boys and
girls who recently won prizes for
showing how much an acre of ground
could be made to yield, Secretary
Houston said:
Think what it would mean If every
farmer could approximate the maxi
mum yield of corn which your boy
champion, Mr.. Dunson, has secured.
When you consider that according to
the experts only about II per cent. of
the land is giving reasonably full re-
turns you can understand the tremen-
dous value of the demonstrations you
have made.
Without any desire to provoke con-
troversy we respectfully suggest that
the department of agriculture officials
get together. According to one report
it does not matter much, either to con-
sumer or producer, whether the land
yields a hundredfold or only twenty
fold--for the middleman will get II
all. According TO Secretary Houston
the fact that one boy grew 1927 BUSH
els of corn to the acre, at a cost OF
1876 cents bushel. is Of tremendous
value" to the country-which, of course
includes both farmer and consumer
Secretary Houston is right. 1t would
mean a great deal to this country
should every farmer come anywhere
near the maximum yield which the
Alabama boy obtained. And this not
withstanding the pessimistic opinion
expressed in the departments crop re-
port
These corn contests are of unusual
interest. They have been held in al
parts of the country and they prove
that the land is capable of producing
moro than the present yield. Further
than this, they invite interest in agri-
culture among the school boys ano
girls. In this last farming and can
ming contest the prize was won III INC
corn section by Walker L. Dunson
an Alabama lad. and the prize was wor
in canning by an Alabama girl, Err
Westbrook. Thus Alabama carried
off double honors-and the land IN
Alabama is by no means the richest
in this country. A youthful potato
grower from Utah. Merle Hyer, go'
764 bushels of potatoes from his acre
plot, or almost ten times the country's
average yield.
Preaching the gospel of bigger yield
Is a good work. 1t ought not to be
dampened by lugubrious discussions
of the devilish middlemen. Our fight
on the middleman is not going to be
prolonged by growing two hundred
bushels Of corn to the acre instead Of
thirty or forty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
A Sheer That Miscarried.

Under Governor Plaisted not only was
the Governors private office open and
the Governor to be found in 1t nearly
every day but the office of the private
secretary was open during the same
hours as the other offices in the state
house and, Private Secretary Murphy
and Miss Gaffney. the stenographer, were
TO be found at their desks, ready to give
out any information that the public
might wish and also to inform visitors
at what hour the Governor might be
expected at the state house.-Biddeford
Record.
The amusing Blddeford blunderer
perhaps has forgotten few things,
so we forgive him. He forgets that
the real" governor of Maine during
those wonderful days when the execu-
tive Offices at the State House were
open night and day, chiefly for loaf
ing place for congenial spirits in poll
tical smoke talks, pie-cutting and
SO FORTH was at Waterville. The real
executive Office of Maine during those
days was at Waterville, and the secre-
tary of States Office was at Water
vile, and the State printing depart
ment was at Waterville, contract is
suing and signing and ratifying and
all-but we very much doubt if they
were there for the reason charged by
the Record against Governor Haines,
"for the sake Of being in close touch
with the Civic League" No, we never
heard Pattangall, Cy Davis or Plaisted
accused of caring for the advice or
the opinion of DR., Berry or any other
Christian gentleman, but we doubt ii
the friendship existing between DR.
Berry and Governor Haines has ever
injured our chief executive in any way
or will lower him in the honest esti-
nation of the people of Maine.
We might add that it is our convic.
ton that certain good fellows" OF
Maine would get larger view OF life
here and beyond, and a larger share
Of the respect of men. if they asso.
ciated more with such men as make
up the Civic League and less with
themselves and their kind.
The people Of Maine handed in g
very decisive verdict in the case of the
men who kept the executive offices oper
every night as gathering place fol
those laying political plots and con.
structing campaign material. or polut.
Ing the atmosphere with smoke ant
stories" and breath. 1t is our mod
est opinoin that. so long as the de
partments are open for the transac
ton II the States business during
business hours. that the good people
would Just as soon the executive Of
nces be closed al, used for club rooms
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

dent Charles w. Chaplin presiding
and DR.. Charles II. Leighton of West
brook serving as secretary. An un-
usually large number were in attend
ance The election Of officers for the
ensuing year resulted as follows:
President, Charles w. Chaplin; secre-
tary. II. William Smith: treasurer
Harry c. Palmer; vice presidents, J. ].
Grant, U. j. Lovoitt, l.. L. Mason, f.
r. Johnson, q. a. Allen and George T.
Pratt. The society now has las mem
bers, In the past year four deaths
having occurred among the members,
as follows Adelbert Chute, William
McAloney, John s. Head and William
H. Sturgis. DIR. Leighton reported the
present Indebtedness of the society as
$780, which is a reduction of S1S75
since 1911.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
Maine Gossip
Sir Henry Hudson.

Ut is related that after discovering
the beautiful New York river known by
his name Henry Hudson sailed in search
of the Northwest passage" to the ORR
emit where he hoped TO find the happy
isles. His men deserted In Hudson's bay
returning south with the Half Moon; but
1t is said that Hudson never came back. }
The great Sir Hendrick spread his SAIL
He sailed in the cold north breeze;
With veer and tack he sought the track
To the mellow summer seas.
To the mellow summer seas he ranged,
With singing cord and sail
Those seas, he said, in the sunset red
Know neither reef nor gale.
Loomed in the storm-swept coast;
But through and through his craven
Were a-fear at the breakers host
And the Half Moon reeled in the stormy
wind.
And crashed in the icy tide
But Sir Henry stood as a sailor should
With joy in that splendid ride.
And he looked and he saw an Eden
calm,
And a shining, palmy shore
Where mild-eyed men lived. loved and
Were happy for evermore.
But his men a-near, in craven fear,
Gazed longingly behind;
And the wild sea-mew fierce screaming
flew,
And the salt gale whined and whined
Then knives flashed bare in that thir
cold air;
There was dread in the breakers boom
"Yon, sea-" cried the crew, lis demons
brew,
And you sail to your icy DOOM
They launched his trim and stout life
boat.
They gave him sail and oar;
They turned again to the sunny main
Of the safe Atlantic shore
Since then o many a year has sped;
But who has forgot that he
Was the very first that ever burst
Into that unknown sea?
And what of those mutinops awestrucl
men Who fed from the great emprise
No friendly bard shall shape a wore
To cover their traitorous lies
But him alone, who still sailed on.
And yet at last went down.
No wreath l bring, no song l sing,
Is worthy his great renown.
Henry Meade Bland, in Out West
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

sinners stand in slippery places i"
But maybe you didn't stand.-Lawrence
Tribune.
No; kneeling attitude is more be-
coming to US righteous ones.-Portland
Argus.
M-hm! We hope the Argus trou-
sers show more wear on the knees
than elsewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

Painting the names of streets on the
cement curbing at corners instead OF
on role-supported signs is being tried
by q California city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

No notice whatever will be taken Oh
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be helo respoi'9
Bile for the preservation or fe'uih
re:ected communications
Address all communications relaths
to subscriptions and advertisements
to Kennebec Journal Co, PUBLISH
ers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

The French army has adopted a BIZ
cycle with a removable front wheel
and folding frame that enables 1t
to be carried on . mans back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

saying that Robert A. Woods OF the
No-Lieense league. whom the Ola boy
has Just nominated for licensing COM
missioner, takes a drink, just ike
the rest of the fellows" Mrs. WOODS
and friends of her husband indignant
" deny the assertion, and the gov
ernor SAYS he made it in jest. THINK
of spreading poison for fun!-Manches-
Ter Linton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
Smashed the Door.

Late Thursday afternoon pung-
load of deputies dashed up to the place
at az Hancock street. The door was
locked, but as they did not have the
password for the new quarter, the
gate-keeper denied admission, where
upon three distinct knocks were MADE
with a 14-pound sledge and the portal
gave way. But there was nothing TO
he found. The wireless operator who
watches the Jail office flashed the sig
nal along the system and before the
deps were across Kenduskeas orioge
the bottle holder was half way up TO
the dam and the rest Of the stock hao
gone down the sewer. One or these
days there will be short circuit on
the wireless and then 1t will cost some
body something.-Bangor News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
The Poisoned Needle.

The most plausible poison needle case
yet reported in New York is that or
the stenographer. Marion Brindle, who
after walking home from her place
of business collapsed in stupor. n
physician found two small scratches
in her arm. The police department
thought ii worth while to set detec-
tive at work upon the case, but al
present it is far from conclusive. But
II would not be surprising If the craze
should set some unbalanced person
to experimenting on other people with
drugs-a very different matter from the
wild theory of a band of kidnappers
with poisoned needles and waiting au-
mobiles.-Springfeld Republican.
The Why Not of Argentine Beef.
AS long as any large independent
Argentine packers remain in the field
and can reach this market the posi-
ton of the American packers is doubt
full. The latter are, therefore, doing
their utmost to create the impression
in Argentina that they are the Ameri-
can market. To this end they are buy
ing up all the Argentine beef that Is
offered and shipping most of 1t by way
of Liverpool to this country, notwith-
standing the fact that direct shipments
to New York would save them about
a cent pound. They are willing to
make the sacrifice and undergo loss
of quality in transit as we'll rather than
allow the independents to establish
trade connections of their own here.
At the same time, while fastening
Their grip, they are doing what they
can TO discredit Argentine beef In
America lest demand for it should
Illustrate their monopolistic plans. By
this means they hope to neutralize the
effect of such importations as escape
them and SO prevent any change in
our markets.-New York Globe.
Another example of the heroic self
restraint that President Wilson can
muster at times is shown by the fact
that he can take a walk in the park
without making a bevy of army Of
ficers swim across Rock Creek.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
1t always cheers us on our way to
start the day with some great man S
advice or bit of philosophy which have
to do with the little things of life.
This morning Andy Carnegie's inJunc-
ton, Don't hoard your Millions is
ringing in our ears.-Toledo Blade.
Foss' Siokly Joke.
A sickly, sore-eyed joke was that OF
IT,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

The annual meeting of the Cumber-
land County Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Society was held in Grange
hall, Gorham Tuesday forenoon. Presi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

Foss' Sickly Joke.
A eickly, sore-eyed joke was that of
Governor Foss of Massachusetts, in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

Champ Clark, Speaker of the Ma
tional House Of Representatives, even
In trifiing details is painstaking and
particular. This trait was exemplified.
when ON Monday a Maine newspaper
man received from Mr.. Clark a pack
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
E.;rfield Wants a Hen.

Fairfield Wants a Hen.
We read with interest prophecy
that year from now eggs will be
one dollar a dozen. Gee, If we owned
a hen we Would go out of the news
paper business Observation-Disclosures
Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

A few days ago the editor received
letter from Waldo county concern
ing enforcement there. The writer
said they have a sheriff who is en-
forcing the law and commands the re-
spect of every one, even if they will
not own up to it. He writes:
1T certainly did me good to read
this mornings editorial. The way you
rounded up the bunch of booze walters
suited me to NV. The poor simps
don't seem to grasp the idea that to
remedy conditions along any line of
reform, requires boosting instead of
knocking; don't seem to think that eff
forts to encourage better business in
stead Of better rum will suit the spirit
of the tune better"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO 20, REGULAR
meeting at 73O Friday evening. Jan. Q.
work in Third degree. Refreshments.
JOHN c. HOWES, N. @.
L. F. WESTON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
C. S. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY M BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. g.
Meetings at $50 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
.. w. LOVEJOY, C. P.
c. E. STEWART. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

Game Warden Fred A. Willis, who
was here from Sagadahoc county to
attend the meeting Tuesday of the
Fish and Game Association, informed
the Journal Gossiper that, on a re-
cent trip to Small Point, he saw -four
acres" of black ducks wintering off
Bald Head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

There Is published in Boston mag
azine called Truth" which advertiseS
itself as the .aonly periodical in the
country that battles fearlessly for con-
structive business and against de-
structive demagogy." Here is a sam
pie of its wares:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

Judge Nathaniel Hobbs. who is in
his soth year. began his AID year as
judge of the York county probate
court Tuesday. He claims to be the
Oldest probate Judge in New England.
If not in the United States, who is
serving for so long a period He was
able to transact the business today al
most as quickly as 20 years ago Many
matters came before the court for his
ruling and he signed his name several
hundred times during the day The
VIII of Margaret d. Luques of Bidde-
ford was filed. In this will she be-
queathed $4,000 to her sister, Pauline
c. Lithgow Of Augusta; $4,000 to Dora
3. Luques of Saco; a similar amount
to Edward w. Luaues of Saco; to her
granddaughter, Margaret C. Luaues of
Saco she gives $4,000: to the Unitarian
church in Augusta she gives 500; and
! to the Unitarian church in Saco she
gives 800. She also gives the Educa-
tional and Industrial Union of Saco,
| 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

CUSH Noc c,HAPTE NO. 43
r. A. NJ. Special convocation at Ma
sonic Temples Thursday evening, JAN g.
Work In r. A. degree. All sojourning
companions are cordially invited to at
tend.
FARNSwORTH G. MARSHALL, II. P.
CHARLES r. CHASE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-08

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
49, Order of the Eastern Star Regular
meeting Jan. 7. Installation of officers.
FRANCES NJ. HAZLEWOOD, w. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-16
Daddy Bedtime
~ How the
ANOTV~ Dragon
Helped Billy.

@WAHB children were quite tired, for they had both been for a very long
1 well" said daddy, you ought to be thankful that neither Of you
10 very fat, for then you would come home all out OF breath and all
dred out-nuch more tired than you are now In fact, you could not take
these long walks at all If you we're like a little boy / have in mind.
Billy was very, very fat and, oh, * lazy! The reason he was 80 9& was
because he ate everything he wanted. He used to spend every penny he ever
got all o himself, and he always bought candy.
when supper time ame he really made himself very sick over jam, for
he always persisted in eating loads and loads Of jam and would not even
spread it on his toast but would eat 1t plain out Of a spoon. 49,
He got 10 he became very lazy, and that vas something he had nevss
been before. He had always been fond Of exercise ana games, walking and
running. M8.
Zone afternoon he went to a party. He was very disagreeable and
wouldn't play any games at ALL ne simply sat in a corner and waited until
supper time cam Then he ate all the ice cream, all the candy and all the
cake that he could get hold Of None of the other children went near him, for
they didn't care about a little boy who only cared about eating sweets all the
time. ".El '~I%H,
asleep. In his Sleep though, a great horned dragon appeared and said to him:
Billy. it's for your sake I'm coming here tonight We dragons aren't
nearly 80 dreadful as we're made out to be. We take a great interest in chill
dren, and I am going to take q great interest in you.
Before you made such a little yes 7 must say tt-a little pgghwig Of
yourself you were a vey nice little boy. But now you're Fat and lazy. So
every night I shall chase you around in your dreams until you give up eating
80 much jam ana candy and until you once more enjoy playing around with
the other little boys and girls. I don't care for a little boy who is OF by him
self all the time eating and doing nothing else. 90 TIL have to play gaus@
with you for awhile
oh, please don't! said Billy, who was terrified.
Eyes, said the dragon; I'm a good friend OF yours, and I shall make ygB
a real boy again. In a few weeks you really won't know yourself
with that he was gone, but he kept his word, and every night chased
Billy around in his dreams until he gave up eating nothing but sweets and
took exercise, played games and became a real boy again"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-16
IF KIDNEYS ACT
. BAD TAKE SALTS
SAYS sAcKACHE IS A SIGN YOU
HAVE BEEN EATING TOO MUCH
MEAT WHICH FORMS URIC
ACID.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery In the kidney region IL
generally means you have been eating
too much meat, says a well known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks h kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they
become sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache. dizzy spells;
your stomach sours. tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloudy, full of sediment, channels oft
en- get sore. water scalds and you are
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. .
Either consult a good, reliable ply
stefan at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces Of Jad Salts:
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys. also to neutraliZe
acids in the urine SO it no longer irri%
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
irIjure and makes a delightful, effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-16
a MERE CAPRICE.

The execution Of New York's four
there are laws laid down for the guild
ance Of the unruly or the simple, and
that these laws may not be broken
without risk.
Nevertheless, there seems something
unfair in a system which, by The fire.
quency with which murders and 9TH
err criminals are set at liberty under it.,
misleads the unruly or the simple into
the belief that they cannot do as they
please and get away with it,"
The four gunmen who were killed at
Ossining had seen SO many nurdcrers
go free that they had a reason to eX~
poet that the influence Of Lieutenant
Becker, convicted of having employed
them to commit the murder for which
they died, would prevent them from
paying the death penalty.
Doubtless New York has witnessed
a good radiance of bad rubbish but
the city can scarcely be said to act
fairly toward men Of the crudest type
until it has established something like
uniformity and exactness in its method
of dealing with the class Of major Of
tenders as a whole.
The execution Of the four gunner
stands out az something only a little
better than a mere caprice.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-16
LIMITED CONTROL.

5 The latest straw at which the oppo-
E1fents Of the Panama tolls repeal are
Egrasping Is an alleged provision in the
Enew treaty with Colombia. This is said
kto concede free passage through the
lcsnal to Colombian public ships. And
the cry is that here Is an admis-
tsion that there can be discrimination
kat Panama, that the ships of "all ma
| tons" are not to be treated exactly
alike.
But Senator O'Gorman and those
who think as he does will burn their
fingers il they seize Upon this too
hastily. They will discover. first Of
all. that a smaller provision covering
public ships was made in the treaty
with Panama. They will also find that
a virtually Identical provision was in
the treaty which Secretary Root, act
ing for President Roosevelt, negotiat-
ed with Colombia, but which was not
ratified. "
And what is the unavoidable infer
ence? Why. that all the talk about
the United States having absolute SOW
ereignty in the zone and over The
canal is a mistake. As Senator Root
put 1t. this county took title to the
zone and the canal from Panama i'm
pressed with a solemn trust" It was
ayowedly subject to all the stipula-
tions of the treaty with Great Britain.
If American violates those. it not only
.HEFrE ~ r = EH" 43
breaks a contract but is guilty of a
breach Of trust. The case was put with
great power by Representative
Stevens. of Minnesota. whose speech
was OF the ablest made in the house.
He proved c~onclusively that in the
canal Americans have "only a right
DC limited and qualified sovereignty in
trust only for q specific purpose"
This ID why those who oppose re-
peal had better. let the Colombian
treaty severely alone. Their whole
ontention is that the United States