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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Sidney BRIDGE Award

Bids were opened by the Maine High
way Commission on Friday for the re-
building of the Town Farm brook bridge
in the town of Sidney, the contract be-
ING awarded to Cyr Brothers Co.. of
Waterville, its bid being S4S72.25. the
lowest OF the five submitted, as follows:
Edmund Cyr & Co, Waterville. S597S.
time IS days; Cyr Bros Co, Waterville.
S4872.26. time So days; H.. Purinton &,
Co, Waterville, $5944, time 30 days:
Sanders Engineering Co., Portland.
$3.50, time co days; Noyes Campbell
Co.. Augusta. $4,000. time 60 DAVIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
The War Bond Issue

Fl. VI. Nerrill and Charles H, Gilman
Of Portland and henry w. Cushman
Of Bangor, members of the finance
committee Of the Maine Committee on
public Safety, appeared before the
Governor n council Friday in rela-
ZION TO the 100000 loan authorized
by the last Legislature. The matter
M the ISSUANCE of the bonds was thor
olghly discussed. Later the following
ordor was passed covering the matter:
ordered, That for the purpose of
carving ont the provisions Of Chapter
~ OF the Public Laws of 1917, the
treasurer OF state is hereby authorized
and empowered to borrow upon the
credit Of me State the sum of $780,
900 and for that purpose to issue
COUPON bonds in the name and behalf
II the state in the aggregate princi-
mi amour. of $500 900, to bear date
II May /. 1917. and to be payable
Nav !. 1891, and to bear interest at
The rate Of our per centum per an
,lm PAYABLE sCmi-annually. on the
eret DAYS o. May and November, with
IN option on the part of the State of
,aying all or any part of said bonds
a. mar with accrued interest on May l,
rg2-. or on any interest day there
,f,.r upon such notice of call as may
M prescribed in said bonds. The said
bonds shall be issued in denominations
- sI00.s50O or $1,000. and in form as
the Governor and Council shall de-
,a,raine and shall be executed and
prescribed by said Chapter 187 OF the
public Laws of 1917.
The treasurer OF State shall offer
.aid bonds for sale at par and a pre-
miutn Of tWo per centum for pubIlc
subscription by the citizens or Maine
ny causing notice of such offering to
Id published in at least one news
nanar in each county of the State at
l,os, once prlor to April 25. 1917. Such
rotice shall state in substance that
subscriptions shall be made at the Of
t,s of the various banks, trust COM
nanies and banking firms Of the state
which have offered their services Tor
this purpose without charge or eH-
penee to the State, and that Such SUP
ycription must be paid in cash at the
state treasury on or before May l.
igl7. The treasurer of State in max
ing allotments Of bonds h give
,rioritv to the smallest subscriptions
and Immediately completing such al
lotmcnts shall report the same to the
Governor and Council.
The treasurer of State is further authcr-
ized and empowered to issue on or before
MAY l, 1917, or within such time there
after as he lin his discretion may deter
mine proper, temporary receipts promis-
iug on behalf OF the State to deliver such
bonds on such allotments as soon as may
le after said bonds have been engraved
and executed ready for delivery.
The treasurer of State is hereby fur
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Governor Milliken has been notified
that the Portland Lodge of Elks at its
last meeting unanimously passed the
following vote:
That Portland Lodge of Elks ten
der to the state of Maine the free use
Of its Home, 90 Free street. during the
period of the war or preparations for
war; and that the secretary be and is
hereby directed to transmit this offer
to Carl Z. Milliken, Governor of
Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

the prison is necessary to restore my
health n that further confinement VIII
permanently and seriously affect me in
health. l sincerely hope that this petit
ton may have your favorable considera-
ton"
The Brown Case
William Brown was convicted at the
September term of the superior court
of Cumberland county in 1916 for break
ing and entering the store of Roscoe
G. Hall at Gray and the larceny of sew
eral watches and jewelry and was SEN
fenced to serve IL months in the Cum
berland county Jail.
In his petition Brown states that he
has atoned for the burglary. that while
incarcerated he has been a model pris-
oner. that since his incarceration his
health has been endangered, he being
only IS years of age and not very strong
under ordinary circumstances, that his
mother is a sufferer from tuberculosis
and needs his aid and assistance. that
he deems he has been sufficiently pun
ished and to make him stay in Jail long
er would not be punishment to him and
would serve no useful purpose.
Ordering Out the Second Maine
The following telegram was receiv-
ed early Friday morning by Governor
Milliken from the Eastern Depart
ment, Governors Island, New York:
Reference Presidents call of April
u calling into United States service
Second Regiment, Maine Infantry, it is
requested that units thereof assemble
forthwith at t<ir armories at their
respective homo stations, pending or
ders these headquarters. Please ac-
knowledge.
(Signed) WOOD.
Rebuilding Harlow Pavilion
The Governor and Council approved
the action Of the board Of hospital trus-
tees and awarded the contract for re-
building the Harlow wing at the Au-
gusta State hospital which was re-
Gently damaged by fire a few weeks
ago. The contract was awarded to Otto
Nelson & Co. Of Bangor, that concern
to furnish all material and labor for
S"3,2S6. plus a commission Of $4,000,
without charge for the use OF machin-
cry. tools or other equipment or for
personal services, but this does not in
clude plumbing or heating. The order
REQUIRES that the work shall be per-
formed If a thorough and substantial
manner on OF before November first
next, subject to the approval of the
Governor and Council The other bid
dcrs for this contract were Forgione &
Romano and F. A. Rumerv Of Port
land. the Noves-Campbell Co. of Au-
@usta and t. +. Moreau & Co Of Lew
iston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Augusta people. who have read THY
home on the Field of Honor will be
pleased to learn that the author, the
baroness Huard, will give an illustrat-
ca lecture in the City hall. Augusta,
Iuesday evening, April "a. No admis-
SION VIII be charged, but a collection
VIII be taken for the Baroness Huard's
hospital for French soldiers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Rev. c. T.. Owen. D. D., field secre-
a of the Christian Civic League of
Maine will speak at the First Baptist
church, Winthrop street, at 1890 Sun
day morning. In these days Of great
civic awakening and rapid moral re-
form DR.. Ovens message will be Of
especial interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Opening dancing at the new Nauti-
cal Garden. Loudon Hill. every Mon
day. Thursday and Saturday, begin
ming Monday. April 16. Lees Five
Star Novelty Orchestra. Cars stop a,
the hall. Special car after the dance.
satandmons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

c. II. Lovejoy and daughters, who
nave been In Augusta during the ses-
sion of the Legislature at q Melville
street. have returned to their home at
West Sidney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Capital Grange will hold it's regular
meeting Saturday evening in G.. A. r.
hall. The First and Second degrees
will be conferred on a class OF candi-
dates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Rev. and Mrs. w. j. Layton returned
Friday from W~estbrook, where they
had been in attendance at the Maine
conference. Mr.. Layton will conduct
services Sunday as usual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Charles Lessor. expert pressman,
formerly with P. Walter Foley. has
entered the employ of the Farrell Black
Tailoring Co. Of his city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS

James bowling, a carrier boy for the
Journal, is i'll with pneumo-
MIA at his home at 45 rear Cony street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

The Governor and Council were III
session all day Friday, adjourning to
Wednesday, April IS, unless some i'm
nortant matter should require an
earlier session, Of which due notice
uill be given. A large amount of bust
ness was transacted on Friday, includ-
ing the following:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
LOCAL NOTICE

The High school dancing class of
Mrs. Fox's will meet at the Parish
Saturday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

april,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
A DIFFERENCE IN
THE INVESTMENT
The Western Canada Farm Prof.
its Are Away in Excess.

Mr.. George II. Barr, Of Iowa, holds
seven sections Of land in Saskatche-
wan. These he has fenced and rent
ed, either for pasture or cultivation,
all paying good interest on the invest
ment.
Mfr. Barr snys that farm land at
home in Iowa is held at $3.50 per acre.
These lands are in a high state Of cul-
tivation, with splendid improvements
In houses, barns, stables and silos, and
yet, the revenue returns from them are
only from two to three per cent per
mum on investment.
Last year, 1915, his half share Of
crop on a quarter section in S~askatche-
wan, wheat on new breaking, gave him
80 per cent on the capital invested
$500 an acre. The crop yield was
80 bushels per acre. This year the
same quarter-section sown to Red
Fife on stubble gave 3,2S6 bushels. His
share, 1,643 bushels Of / Northern at
S1.50 per bushel, gave him $2,503.0S.
Seed, half the Irvine and half the
threshing bill cost him $453.OO. Allow
ing a share of the expense Of his an
nual inspection trip, charged to this
quarter-section even to $1,000, and he
has left 100000, that is so per cent
Of the original cost Of the land. Any
one can figure up that another aver
age crop will pay, not 2 or 3 per cent
on investment, as in Iowa, but the
total price of the land. Mr.. Barr says I:
"That's no joke now"
Mr.. Barr was instrumental in bring
ing a number of farmers from Iowa to
Saskatchewan in 1913. He referred to
one of them, Geo. H.. Kerton, q tenant
farmer in Iowa. He bought a quarter
section Of improved land at 5000 an
acre near Hanley. From proceeds OF
crop Ia 1914, 1915, 1915, he has paid
for the land. Mr.. Barr asked him a
week ago: swell, George, what shall
I tell friends down home for your"
The reply was "Tell them 1 shall
never go back to be a tenant for any
man." Another man, Charles Haight,
realized $4,000 in cash for his wheat
crops in 1915 and 1916.
Mr.. Barr when at home devotes
most of his time to raising and deal
ing in live stock. On his first visit of
inspection to Saskatchewan, he real
lied the opportunity there was here
for grazing cattle. So his quarter
sections, not occupied, were fenced
and rented as pasture lands to farm
ers adjoining. His creed is: Let ma
ture supply the feed all summer while
cattle are growing, and then in the
fall, take them to farmsteads to- be
finished for market. There Is money
in it."-Advertisement.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
GATHER SPRING EGGS OFTEN
Those Intended for Matching Should
Be Kept as Near Temperature Of
so Degrees as Possible.

During early spring eggs for hatch
ing must be gathered several times a
day until the weather gets mild and
warm. A chilled egg is no better than
an infertile one; in fact, 1t spoils much
quicker in the machine.
Eggs after gathering should be kept
at a temperature as near so degrees
as possible. Never allow them to re-
main in a temperature below 40 de-
grees for any length of time as then
the vitality of the chick will suffer.
If they are allowed to remain exposed
to too warm a temperature, or a great
ly varying temperature, the same
thing happens. They may hatch out
chicks all right, but the chicks will
never be robust. Leaving eggs in the
nest to be set upon and warmed up
several times during the day Is anOth.
err way to lower chick vitality.
Attention to these little details pays
well In the long run. Better hatch out
100 chicks with 100 per cent vitality
than 800 and raise only about one
third of them to a maturity of doubt.
full vigor.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How 20 loosen a tender corn
or callus so II lifts out
without palm.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter ;
wear shoes a size smaller If you like,
for cOrns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that a few drops of a drug
called %freezone, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lleves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle Of f~reezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get n small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug hOuse.-adV.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
IS CHILD GROSS,
FEVERISH, SICK
Look, MotherI If tongue is
coated, give california
Syrup Of FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly eiogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep OF act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stOmach-ache or diarrhea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of california
Syrup of Figs" and In a few hours all
the constipated waste, sOur bile and
undigested food passes out OF the sys-
TEN, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give california
Syrup of Figs" because II is perfectly
harmless children love 1t, and it lev
err fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
of california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grOwn-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
~wYANDOTTE, RHODE ISLAND RED N o%RpING1oN.

In order to make the most economi-
cal gains It is necessary to have the
utility or heavy breeds Of fowl. The
lighter breeds, as Leghorns, Mlnorcas,
Anconas, etc, do not, as a rule, make
profitable gains in the fattening pen.
Cockerels Of the breeds of Rocks, Or
pingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Wyan-
dottes, Game, Dorkings, etc, are uSu-
ally preferred. When a bird is be-
tween three and four months Of age It
makes the greatest gain when put in
a fattening pen or crate. If the mar
ket demands a heavy bird It would be
necessary to leave them on the range
a little longer, as there is a limit to
the time that a bird can be probably
confined in the feeding pen.
The most economical gains are usu-
ally made the first two weeks of feed
ing, and there is seldom much profit
In feeding longer than three weeks.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
FROZEN M AND WATTLES
Troubles Largely Due to Poor condI.
ton Of Fowl and Dampnsss-
Closed Houses Are Bad.

Frozen or frosted combs and wat
ties are common at this season, wheth-
er you house your birds in closed build
ings Of those with open fronts. Usu-
ally the birds in the closed houses get
the worst of 1t.
Freezing of the headgear is largely
a matter of poor condition Of the bird,
and dampness with sudden changes In
temperature. Now and then q healthy,
vigorous specimen, in good order, will
get frostbite from undue exposure, es-
pecially to freezing winds, but gener-
ally there will be no severe frostbite
under ordinary circumstances unless
the bird is out of condition from In
digestion, faulty nutrition, too much
handling, etc.
Exposure to evere cold winds when
headgear is wet with drinking water
is a COMMON cause of freezing. For
treatment, thaw out the frosted parts
by rubbing with cold petrolatum then
apply a mixture Of one ounce of sweet
oil with one teaspoonful Of spirits of
turpentine. Apply daily.
Do not take the bird into a warm
room. Warmth will cause trouble.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
New Mexico.

The Toltec Oil Company report
another strata Of oil sand has been
struck In the experimental well that
is being drilled north Of Roswell.
The Mogollon Mines Company have
completed ore pockets, timbering and
pipe installation to their 900 foot level
and drifting is now being advanced.
The Burro Mountain Copper Com
pany, after experimenting with a
small teaching plant at Tyrone the
past three years, has found this meth
cd to be a very successful one for
treating the low grade copper ores.
The Cooney end Of the Mogollon
district is receiving considerable at
tentiOn. The Admiral Dewey group,
owned by Washington interests, is
being developed as is also the d. e.
Bearup group and property owned by
Mitchell and Campbell.
In the Mogollon district, the Oaks
Company are extending the main
Harry tunnel toward the west and in
to Golden Rule ground. Considerable
good ore shows on the surface and
this tunnel will cut vein at a depth
Of from 800 to 400 feet.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02

We have known birds left in the crate
for four or five weeks to be thinner
after being fed that length of time
than they were at the end Of the sec
ond week, says a writer in an ex-
change.
Crate fattening will increase the
weight of a bird by one pound or a
trihe more in three weeks, the exact
amount depending on the type Of bird,
the kind Of feed, and the c~arefulness
of the feeder. When fed on a mix
ture of finely ground grain, mixed to
a batter in skim milk or buttermilk,
flesh Of the highest quality is pro-
duced.
Chickens are not the only kind Of
fowl that are fattened in pens or
crates. In most Of the poultry-fatten-
ing establishments will be found a
large number of turkeys, and possibly
some water fowl.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
What Is Uric oAcd?

Everyone has uric acid in the system,
put naturally in small quantities. Elk
3essive amount is caused by eating too
much meat and foods that ferment in
stomach. The kidneys, being the flters
Of the blood, are supposed to separate
and throw the poisons out of the system.
Weak, tired and overworked kidneys
fail to do this, hence the uric acid accu-
mulates and the urate salts are carried
by the blood 10 the solid tissue structure,
causing backache, lumbago, rheumR-
tism, dropsy, drowsiness, and tired
feeling.
To overcome the trouble is only a
matter of toning up the kidneys, and this
is best done by a treatment with AnuFic,
three times a day. Anuric Is a recent
discovery Of DIR. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y,
and can be obtained at any drug store.
Experience taught Doctor Pierce that
Anuric is q more powerful agent than
lithia In dis8olving uric acid, and e is
then carried out Of the system.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
Colorado.

The Black Iron, the largest zinc
mine in Eagle county, was sold for
100000
Ore, yielding $40 per pound, is re-
ported from the Ell Orc mine, Eclipse
gulch, at Cripple Creek.
At the Pioneer Consolidated Mines
Company's large property on the
eastern slope Of Gibson hill develop
ment is progressing satisfactorily.
1t is reported that some good grade
sulphide ore has been encountered in
the workings Of the Westchester Min
ing Company near the base OF North
Star mountain.
From Kokomo comes information
that n of the greatest strikes ever
made in that camp in recent years
was made by George r. Thompson on
the Golden Queen mine.
During the past year the Portland
mine produced ore valued at 5000
223.46, and on this the profit wal
$76S, SO9.s 4, and dividends OF $4,000
have been paid stockholders.
The Rainbow Leasing Company, op-
Grating in the Montezuma dis
trict, shipped a carload of silicious
silver ore from Keystone to the Cham
berlain sampler at Breckenridge.
The production Of the Portland
mine during its life has been 2,s14,-
O43 tons OF ore, from which have
been taken a gross of $43,S44,S65 al.
On this dividends have been paid
stockholders of $40, 597, $50.
The lessees of the Washington on
Niger hill shipped a carload of
heavy lead ore to the Chamberlain
sampler at Breckenridge. The ore is
said to carry about two ounces in gold
and fifteen ounces in silver per ton
besides running high in lead.
The Rilla Gold Mining Company,
which is driving a large working tun-
mel into North Star mountain in the
Upper Blue River district to develop
its group Of lode mines, has made a
good strike in an upraise from the
tunnel at about 1900 feet from the
portal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02
METHODS OF PICKING
Suggestions Given as to Success
full Poultry Practices.
Much Depends on Whether Fowls Are
for Future Consumption or for
Immediate Use-FowIs Keep
Better II Not Drawn.

Dry picking and wet picking are
the two general methods used In dress.
ing poultry, depending upon whether
the birds are for future consumption
or immediate use.
Successful dry picking depends on
the proper sticking of the fowl" said
f. E. Fox Of the poultry department
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege, "as the longer the bird is left
after. sticking, the harder the feathers
set. Dry picking takes a trifle longer,
but If the sale Of the fowl is to be de-
layed for any reason, as by shipment
or storing, 1t should be dry-picked.
"When the fowls are dry-picked
they are bled by thrusting a sharp
knife through the mouth until the ju-
gular vein is pierced. Blood will i'm
mediately begin to flow from the
mouth. The brain is then pierced
through the eye. This loosens the
nerves that have control over the
feathers. After this portion of the
brain has been paralyzed the feathers
readily yield themselves to the hands
Of the picker.
There r two general methods Of
dry-plcking poultry, the bench method
and the string method. Commercial
ly, the bench method is generally pre-
ferred.
Poultry keeps better If it is not
drawn. The head should be neatly
wrapped in paper, and the feet left
intact.
IF the fowl is for immediate use, 1t
is a trife quicker to scald 1t and use
the wet method Of picking. In this
method the bloom is spoiled and the
bird will not keep so well. All scalded
fowls are Immediately drawn. In cold
wesaher one a send the birds almost
any distance by parcel post"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-02

Arizona.
1t is stated that the famous Vulture
mine is about ready to be opened.
The United Eastern has made a
shipment Of gold bullion to the smell
ter via Kingman.
Operations are being pushed at the
Arizona-M cGinnis mine as fast as
equipment ian be secured.
Arizona mas 500 square miles of
coal lands, located principally in
Navajo. Apache and Coconino coun.
ties.
Ore running over 500 a ton has
been encountered in the Blacksmith
tunnel of the Nevada-Arizona mine at
Music mountain, north Of blackberry.
Another carload of concentrates
were loaded for shipment from the
Copper State mill at Copper Creek.
These shipments are going out regu-
larly.
Operations at the Dundee Arizona
at Jerome were resumed, and hardly
was the first round Of shots fired be-
fore it became necessary to install
another pump.