Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-04

by working than he did. u
The American Red Cross in Paris q,
has just performed another record"
feat bys preparing and shipping to a.,
town behind the French front tent"
hospital Of 500 beds within IL hours.",,
after receiving a request from the..l
French Government. -,
w. F. Cleary, clerk Of the Board,,.,
of Public Works in Indianapolis,ii II
says a man came to his office on the.l
first floor OF the City Hall building,
and asked him whoee the second
floor was.
Rev. Charles Tucker Of Bolivar.
Mo-, was given a COW by one of his
parishioners on condition that he
would take her home, a distance Of
20 miles, in his car. Both rear door,
of the car were opened, the floor
filled with straw, a temporary chute
built and the COW was led into the
car and dashed securely. Her feet
rested on the running boards on each
side of the car when she stood
A cake, four feet in diameter, one
foot high and weighing $50 pounds,
was sent recently from New York to
Paris to be served at a Y. Nj. c. a.
dinner for 2i00 soldiers. .
The entire School Board of Med
ford, y. j., is composed of women.
When an automobile killed one Of =
B1oomburg's hundreds of pet squir-
rels she left behind her four little
ones. d. s. maritime, who was r"-
sponsible Years ago for the introduc-
ton of pet grey squirrels into
Bloomsbury, fixed a nipple out of
medicine dropper, and now the little
squirrels are thriving on COWS milk.
Statistics announced by the CO.
lumbia Alumni News. Columbia Uni
versity. show that of the A members
of the class of 1878, Columbia Col
Iege, whose ages average between 81
, and c.. only five have become c;andr
fathers.
The Arabs introduced simple prin-
c.ples into mathematics and extend
cd the use and application of that
science. They added to arithmetic
the decimal system and the Arabic
numerals. which are, however, OF
Ilindoo origin.
The following offers proof that
thrift stamps rouse fighting spirit
One Trenton, n. j.. boy had Is cents
and another l.. They both bought a
thrift stamp together and then fought
to see in which ones book it should"
be pasted.
Mrs. McE,wen of Hemlock town
ship. Mich, has registered not only,
every woman in her township in tho
registration of women for war serv-,
ice but others nearby, making a to-
tai of $50.
Some of the monks OF Tibet are
still printing books in the manner
! followed Il few hundred years ago,
when printing was done from carved
blocks Of wood.
In the location Of the poultry
house. if it is impracticsblo to select
g soil that is naturally dry. it should
be made dry by thorough underdrain-
age.
| The tools and facilities required for
| keeping harness in repair are COM
/ paratively simple and inexpensive. A
/ considerable portion of the repair
work on harness can be performed by
the aid of tools required for othes
purposes, but there are a few special
devices that are desirable. ~
! Secretary Houston has appointed
! William Wallace Mein of New York
City. to act as his immediate repre-
| sentative in the discharge Of the due
ties imposed upon the Secretary OF
Agriculture by the Presidents proclar
nation of February % regarding tho
| licensing of the fertilizer industry.
Mr.. Mein has been designated assis-
tant to the Secretary.
Keeping a machine or vehicle IN
good repair and we'll oiled not only
increases it's efficiency but lessons the
/ power required in using it.
Economy in the purchase Of farm
! implements is not necessarily based
on low first cost, for good equipment
properly cared for will last and give
better service for many years. -
In considering the breed of chick,
ems best suited for the home flock,
pay little or no attention to those
which are not Of local Importance,
that is, not being raised successfully
in the community, except on the adj
vice Of experts.
Tools and materials should be kept
in their proper places. Do not keep
all sizes of bolts or screws mixed to-
Gether in single receptacle, but fit
up suitable boxes or bins, so that the
supplies may be accessible on hort
notice.
Statements to the effect that cer-
tain breeds of rabbits produce pelts
of high market value are unWarrant-
ed Raising rabbits for the fur alone
would he Improbable with any
known breed, specialists say.
During the next few years The
manure spreader will justify its eX-
istence more than ever before. All
stable waste should be spread over
the land before any of its fertility is
lost.
Kansas champion man knittcr has
a rival i'll DR.. F.. r. Buck. dentist. of
Jacksonville. Fla. who has eleven
sweaters to his credit. Like Atchi-
sons banker expert, DR.. Buck
Learned to knit when he was q boy.