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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-15

The horrible fate years ago of q
Maine man in the West is thus told
in an article in the Rockland Courier
Gazette written by L. E. Fogg OF
South Thomaston regarding the late
Capt. Joshua A. Patten Of Rockland,
the unfortunate man being a brother
Of the captain:
Another son, George Patten, left
Rockland sometime in the early or
middle fifties, overland for California.
He remarked when he left home that
he would shoot the first Indian he saw.
Somswhere on the journey he saw a
squaw sitting on log. smoking a
pipe. He drew his revolver and shot
her dead, without any provocation
whatever. The Indians were friendly.
After the shooting they demanded that
the assassin be surrendered to them,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-20
ANNUAL MEETING
Of AMERICAN
PLOWMEN
National Farmers Union Renders I'm
selfish Service to Agriculture.
BY Peter Radford.

The National Farmers Union will
hold its annual convention in Lincoln
Nebraska, on September seventh, and
will round out the eleventh year Of
its activities in the interest of the
American plowman. When that con-
vention Is called to order every farm
or In America should pause and bow
his head in honor of the men gath
cred there to render a patriotic and
unselfish service to agriculture. That
organization, born In the cotton fields
OF Texas, has grown until geograph-
ically 1t covers almost the whole Of
the United States and economically
1t deals with every question in which
the welfare of the men who bare
their backs to the summer sun are
involved. 1t has battled for a better
marketing system, rural credits, cheap
money, diversification, scientific pro-
duction, agricultural legislation and
has carried on its work of education
and cooperation in season and out
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of America brings
the question Of organization squarely
before every farmer in this nation.
Without organization the farmers can
neither help themselves nor be helped
by others and through organization
and systematic effort all things are
possible
The farmers OF the United States
contribute more and get less from
government than any other class Of
business. They have better securities
and pay higher rate Of interest
than any other line of industry They
market more products and have less
to say in fixing the price than any
other business and they get more
political buncombe and less construc-
tive legislation than any other class
of people. The farmers can only ac-
QuiIe such influence in business, in
government and in economics as will
enable them to share equitably the
fruits of their labor through organiza-
ton and every farmer OF American
soil who desires to help himself and
= his fellow plowmen should rally
around the Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-20
GRASPIkG At The SHADOW

No man-especially II he is mar
ried-would deny woman any right
she demands. Take the. earth and
give us peace, but why does woman
long for the ballot?
When all is said and done, is not
the selection of the butcher more inn
portant to the home than the election
of a mayor; Is not the employment Of
the dairyman a far more important
event In the life of the children than
the appointment of postmaster; is
not the selection of books for the
family library more important than
voting bonds for Jail and court house ?
Why does woman lay aside the I'M
portant things In life? Why leave the
substance and grasp at the shadow?
Be it said to the credit Of woman
hood that II is not, as rule, the
woman who rocks the cradle that
wants to cast the ballot; 1t is not
the mother who teaches her children
to say Nov lay me down to sleep"
that harangues the populace; 1t is not
the daughter who hopes TO reign as
queen over a happy home that longs
for the uniform of the suffragette. 1t
is, as a rule, the woman who despises
her home, neglects her children and
scorns motherhood that leads parades
and smashes windows.
The Kind II Is.
"Miss Maymfe Is so kittenish."
"Ah, yes. With her It's q set purr
posa v-ExchanQp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-20
Charley will be at The Idle Hour Tomorrow, Saturday night al
lay night and will appear In his Latest Motion Picture stunts
INSPIRATION OF
THE COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford.

When you enter the agricultural de-
partment of the county fair, you feel
your soul uplifted and your life takes
on a new power-that is the inspira-
ton Of the soil. You are overpowered
by the grandeur and magnificence of
the scene-that is the spirit Of the
harvest. You can hear the voice of
nature calling you back to the soil
that Is opportunity knocking at your
door. 1t Is a good chance to spend q
quiet hour In contact with the purity
and perfection of nature and to sweet
en- your life with Its fragrance, elevate
your ideals with its beauty and expand
your imagination with its power.
These products as food are fit for
the gods, and as an article of COM
merce they ought to bring tip-top
prices on any market in the world.
The products Of the soil are teachers
and preachers as we'll. Their beauty
gives human life its first entertain
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
In artists; their purity furnishes mod
els for growth of character and their
marvellous achievements excite our
curiosity and we inquire into the won
derful process of nature.
Before leaving the parlor of agricul-
ture where nature is p lrading in her
most graceful attire and science Is
climbing the giddy heights of perfec-
ton, let us pause and take retro
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod
ucts are raised, they can seldom be
marketed at profit? Take the blush
ing liberia, for example-they were
fed to the hogs by the carload last
year. The onion-the nations favortte
vegetable-every year rots by the
acre In the Southwest for want of a
market and as a result hundreds Of
farmers have lost their homes. Cot
ton-natures capitalist-often goes
begging On the market at less than
cost of production.
1t Is great 20 wander through the
exhibits while the band is playing
Dixie" and boast of the marvellous
fertility of the soil and pride ourselves
on our ability to master science, but
II is also we'll to remember that there
Is market side to agriculture that
does not reflect its hardships in the
exhibits at county fair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-20
UNIVERSAL PEACE

This nation Is now in the midst OF
a controversy as to how best to pro-
mote universal peace. That question
we will leave for diplomats to dis
cuss, but peace within nations Is no
less important than peace between
nations and II Is heavily laden with
prosperity for every citizen within
our commonwealth.
Many leading politicians and ofttimes
political platforms have declared war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
ever resulted. Many men have stood
in high places and hurled "gas bombs
at industry; thrust bayonets into bus
mess enterprises and bombarded ag-
riculture with indifference. Party
leaders have many times broken dip
iomatic relations with industry; sent
political aviators spying through the
affairs Of business, and political sub
marines have sent torpedoes crushing
into the destiny OF commerce. Dur
ing the past quarter Of century we
have fought many duel with prog
ress, permitted many politicians to
carry on guerrilla warfare against
civilization and point pistol at the
heart Of honest enterprise.
No man should be permitted to cry
out for universal peace until his rec.
ord has been searched for explosives
for no vessel armed or laden with
munitions of war should be given q
clearance to sail for the port Of Uni
versal Peace. Let us by all means
have peace, but peace, like charity
should begin at home.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
HOW SILVER IS, ARRANGED AT
A BIG DINNER,

In the Home Problem Department
of the February Woman's Home
Companion, a subscriber asks for a
description of the proper way to place
soup spoons, knives, forks, and so on,
at big dinner. The editor of the de-
partment answers the question as fol-
lows:
"The accepted way of arranging sill
yer at each cover is to place the forks
at the left of the plate in the order in
which they are to be used and the
knives and spoons at the right in the
same order. This does not include
the silver for dessert, which is
brought in with the dessert. Bread
and butter spreaders are frequently
laid on the bread and butter plates.
For a dinner of soup, meat, salad,
dessert and coffee, the silver is ar
ranged thus: at the left of the plate
the fork for meat on the outside and
the salad fork, next, at the; right Of
the plate, the meat knife next to the
plate and the soup spoon next to it
on the outside. Bouillon spoons are
used for soup. 1 have never heard of
using them for canned fruit"
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13

that musical taste is Unborn largely
and Tot acquired Most Of the young
sters who are put to practice are just
wastin' their time. They could not
play thru Strauss or List in. 40 years.
You could pull their ears until they
was as long as mules but it would
never be musical ear. Music needs
more than just the tin pan reproduction
of notes. 1t requires expression and a
hundred other items that the true
musician draws out of his soul. I've
often pitied some of the unmusical
Kids who are whipped to music prac-
tice' when they'll never amount to any
thing at it because it isn't in 'em. So
fur as I'm concerned I'd much ruther
save their time and buy a good music
box and grind out fine playln' to order.
I amt sayin' anythin' agenst the few
who hav real musical taste from prac-
ticin' it but about the folly of the null
titude who never can master it.
FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13

] spose that over half the pianos up
TO Auatin are never opened to be play:
ed. Years ago on the spur Of the mo-
ment these were bought with the idee
of hayin' some Of the children get to
play and be expert musicians. But
sthese hay grown up and nobody trles
I oy,t the keys any more. One reason 10
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
SOME LARGE ORANGES.
New York Has Twenty three With Over
Five Hundred Members Each.

New York Has Twenty three With Over
Five Hundred Members Each.
New York Patrons may we'll feel
proud Of their increasing membership
in the subordinate oranges and in the
number of new oranges being organ
lied. They have now reached the $50
mark in subordinate oranges, and the
total membership Is probably not far
from 10000 or 10000. There are
twenty three oranges with member
ship Of over 500 each and four that
exceed 600 each. These are Webster,
721; Newark, 652; Fredonia, $40, and
Jamestown, 632. The newest grange
organized at this writing bears the
number 1343. g. Between the date of Or
ganizing Of Fredonia No. l and Tru-
mansburg 1343 there is a. period OF
forty-six years. And yet old Fredon1a
is today third in the list Of member
ship of~granges in the Empire State
with an enrolment Of $40. There's a
record for you! Old only in years,
young in spirit and endeavor. 'Esto
perpetua." Eredouial
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13

Hese entertainments are more
popular than anything else we have for
our children" DIR. Tate, Superinten-
dent School for the Deaf.
The patients enjoy the dances very
1auch, but these get little monoton-
Gus toward the end of the year, so
thlnk they would really get more
pleasure the year, round from NOV
1ng pictures. DIR. Welch, Superin-
te1;dent Fergus Falls State Hospital
fer the Insane.
>."All of the inmates and a large part
OF the employees attend these shows.
All OF the pictures are enjoyed. SIT
rerintendent Fulton State Training
School for Boys.
At the state prison practically all
the. population attend the shows,
which seem to be as popular as, if
not more popular than, any other
form Of entertainment we have pro-
vided, unless possibly the annual
Thanksgiving show given by theat
rical troupe from St. Paul"
At the state reformatory all the in
mates attend these entertainments.
The selection of the films is left to
the superintendent, who does not per-
!nit questionable pictures. II be-
lieve," says Superintendent Reed,
that moving pictures can be made a
very valuable form of amusement for
an institution of this character
Books and periodicals, moving pic
lures, Photographs and victrolas-
these and other means of recreation
and urlift are in use in all Of the Min
i1csota institutions, in varying de-
orceS Without these additions +o ~ o
scheme of things, the routine of life
would lack some of the factors essen.
tial to complete success.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
AUSTIN
LIBRARY COURSE

Jan. 25. The Killarney Girls and
Rita Rich are seven .rollicking girls
who drive dull care away with their
sparkling Irish folk lore songs, stories,
attractive drills and folk dances. Just
to hear Rita Rich in her child imper.
souation or droll Irish stories is to have
an enjoyable evening, but supported as
she is by such an excellent company it
is an entertainment par-excellence.
Feb. 70. Hon. John q. Woolley's
years ago and every tongue was familiar
with it, but business needs took him
from the platform and into the law
Office for term Of years and it will be
joyful news indeed to lovers of true
oratory that he is back on the platform
and under the Redpath management.
There is no character like him in pub
lie life today. He is one of the most
gifted men in epigramattc expression
In America.
March 49,. Our Old Home Singers
will 6ll the demand for a company that
would sing the old songs Of the people
90 full of the heart call that their mem:
[ory. clings to- IN through the passing
years. Songs that the Tag-tfme Of the
day cannot entirely erase from our
hearts. Songs that will live through
all the years and come back into pepu.
larity because they deserve to live
Such songs as Sweet Genevieve, Ben
Bolt, When You and l Were Young
Maggie, Come Back to Erin, Annie
Laurie, etc.
Every member OF Our Old Home
Singers is an excellent singer and dur.
ing the present season has won un.
bounded success In the Kansas City
territory of the Redpath office and this
! winter will bring back to their terri
tory the old songs of sweet memory.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
AGAIN THE UNIVERSITY

lhe Minneapolis Journal comes to
the aid of the State University, the
biggest graft existing in the state.
Thousands upon thousands of dollars
have been expended by this costly in
stitution for buildings until the camp
us is filled with them. These build
]ngs are gigantic in size, altogether
too large for the needs of the institu-
ton. Professors by the score at big
salaries have been engaged, many OF
whom appear at all kinds of func-
tions to shoot off their mouths. Mon
ey has been spent with lavish hands
and the end is not yet. The reason
Union advises the alesgislarure to
* k1,issEappropriations is because it: de-
slres to see no large appropriations
for any new buildings or useless ex-
pcnditures. When it realizes that this
grating institution collects nearly
three hundred thousand dollars an
nually from the students in entrance
fees, etc, it knows that many a poor
boy is unable to enter for lack of
funds, and it is for them that the Un-
ion pleads. Another thing, many a
student has been obliged to pay high
prices for supplies, because the uni
vcrsity demands they be supplied by
certain dealers, and are rejected if
they are not. According to the Jour-
nal, students must pay exorbitant fees
in order to value and appreciate what
the state gives them. That's the ar
gument of sheet which does not care
for the poor boys. 1t is expected the
Journal will support and uphold the
short coming of the university as it is
a swell institution and great benefit
to the twin cities. In all fairness the
Union would ask the Journal why the
students of the university should be
taxed entrance fees, ETC., while the
students of the several normal
schools, state institutions, are not re-
quired to pay any entrance fee, or any
other expense excepting their board
and clothes?
Worse and more of it, Journal, the
regents of the university propose to
ask of the legislature, $375o,ooo for
the institution, only $5oo,ooo of this
gigantic sum to be expended for build
ings. Leaving over three million dol
lars for maintenance, etc. If this
isn't extravaganza and burden upon
the tax payers. what is it, Journal:-
Anoka Union.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
STOCK FARM.

800 acres, excellent Improvements,
clover and corn land, joining town on
Mississippi River, 23 miles from Twin
Cities, 18 miles from big So. St. Paul
market. A sure money maker. Only
sos an acre.
ALEX D. SMITH & SON.
413 Germania Life Bldg, St; Paul; |!
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
Tho aela Got Ahead,

II came mighty near resignlns my
Job this morning." said Ardup. order
ing coffee and sinkers. ''1'd made up
my mind that the boss and / couldn't
get along any more" *@ss1 *@%s:1 =. {. &
~ swell, why didn't you resign r. asked
the man sitting on the next stool. =5> .s
Il "He beat me 20 = By Just one see-
ond dn-Chicago Mibupe.s, s<. 7s:z.ss
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
Piano For Sale.

| have very fne piano practically
new. which will sell at a sacrifice for
cash or good payments Ii you want
bargain address b. A. b. care Austin
Transcript. Adv. Soft
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
Too Attentive,

Too Attentive.
"Right in the midst of the advice you
were giving him you broke of and hur.
rted away"
That's what did!''
"But he was listening deferenially to
all you had to say" r
"You bet he was. never had a
man listen to me that deferentially that
he didn't try to touch ME for IS be.
fore I got >away."-Houston Post.
Mower County transcript., 1915-01-13
Do You Know It7

C.J. Myhre does the best and cheap
est shoe repair work in town. See him.
223 E. Mill, St. All work guaranteed.
Look at the Gilt Boot Sign. 18tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
CASHIER DISAPPEARS
BANK SHORTAGE s11, 900
Attractive Young Stenographer Who
Formerly Worked in the Bank Is
Also Missing.

ENGLEWOOD, ~ j., August 2-Abra-
ham Cornelius, jr,, for many years cashier
of the Citizens National bank, married
man with a family; Miss Loretta Adelgais,
23 years old an attractive young stenog-
rapher, formerly employed in the bank,
and S11 0OO in cash from the banks vault
have been missing since Wednesday after
noon
There Is no tangible evidence to show
that Cornelius and the girl disappeared to-
gether, but Clinton II. Blake, president of
the bank, and the girls mother, widow,
attach significance to the fact that each
vanished from Englewood about the same
time.
Cornelius finished work at the bank as
usual late Wednesday afternoon and board
ed a trolley for New York. One of the
banks directors sat in the same seat with
him and they chatted all the way. The
cashier said he intended to do some shop
ping in the city The director thought
nothing more of the incident until Friday
morning when President Blake made Ger.
tain of Corneius's disappearance and the
loss of S11 eco of the bank money. 1t
was then learned that the cashier had
not returned from his shopping trip and
that neither his family nor friends had
seen him for several days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
UNUSUAL AMOUNT
OF RAIN IN JULY
f. R. vaughan's Record Shows 8.45
Inches-Nearest Approach in Over
Five Years in October, 1911.

Ferris r. Vaughan's meteorological rec
ord for the month of July taken at 40
High street, elevation 333 feet, shows that
for the month the amount of rainfall was
$40 inches In the records that Mr..
Vaughan has taken in the past five and a
half years the nearest approach to the
precipitation of the past month was in
October, 1911, when the amount was al
inches. Three days were cloudy and %
ylays partly cloudy, and there was thunder
on 13 days, July /, >, 3 s. 13, IA, u, 16,
II, ~, 20, 26 and 30. The other observa-
tions for the month were as follows:
Maximum temperature, 80 degrees, 18th
and 31st; minimum temperature, 40, 7th
and 10th; mean temperature, 60; mean
maximum temperature, 7S.7; mean mini
mum temperature, 564; maximum barom-
cter, 30 % inches, 24th; minimum baron
eter, 29.GO2; mean barometer, 29943i
clear days, / prevailing wind, south; pre-
| cipitation, $40 inches; precipitation IL
July last year, 3 0G inches; precipitation tc
| Aug. 1, 1918, 2366 inches; precipitation
to Aug I, 1914, 22.32 inches; excess this
year, 81 inch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
MEET IN INTEREST OF
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Francis M. Jencks of Baltimore and
Joseph Madden of Keene Discuss
Topic with Local Men.

Francis NJ Jencls of Baltimore, organ
zer of the Maryland League for National
Defense and chairman of the board of
management, who organized a similar
league in New Hampshire, and Attorney
Joseph Madden Of Keene, n H., a mem
bcr of the organizing committee of the
New Hampshire league, came here today
to conduct meeting of local men this
afternoon in the office of c. c. Fits for
the purpose of organizing a similar league
in this state His interest in New Hamp-
shire and Vermont is due to the fact that
he spends his summers in Dublin, y. II.
The purposes of the league, summarized,
are An increased enlistment in the army
and navy and adequate armament and
equipment; a definite naval and military
policy; the creation and maintenance Of
an organized reserve; the building up and
strengthening of the national guard; the
development by appropriate means for the
recognition, on the part of the people, of
the duty of every citizen to be prepared to
render T1rrYrn t7rrrf utfrCrrrrt srrrCc lr rfu=
Tense of the country, and by military
training to prepare himself for such ser
vice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
KEENE TEAM SAID
TO BE GASPING
No Interest or Enthusiasm-Pitchi
Staff Mark for Other Teams
Finance Plan on Foot.

According to reports the smashing defeat
of the Keene team of the Twin State
league at Bellows Falls Saturday may have
sounded the death knell of that club. Sup
porters of the team claim there is no inter
est or enthusiasm in the team or in base
ball. especially in view of the fact that
keene is holding down the cellar position
The team IS a strong one with the excep-
tion Of the pitching staff, which has been
a mark for the other teams Of the league
Abe Berger recently gave up his position
as co-partner with Dan Sullivan in the
management Of the club and has been sue
| ceeded by Chic Mclaughlin, the old
time Harvard star, who is doing some of
| the pitching and some outfielding for the
club.
/ There is talk now Of forming an athletic
| association in Keene to help finance the
team, as is done in the other three towns
! in the league.