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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Sees Game With
Teachers Ewes

He explains the game to her as it
progresses by means of conversa-
tionnl code.
"When l was twelve years old" she
said, 1.-The Giants were winning the
pennant, and my father was tremen-
dously excited about it. OF course
asked him to explain. and he took n
piece of cardboard and drew dia-
mond on it. marking the bases. While
he told me about the game l traced
the diagram out with my fingers until
l got the thing visualized In my mind.
Then l went to the games with him
and soon learned to understand them
by means of our code, usually ex-
pressed In monOsyllables, a word at a
time. Soon I came to know the play
ers and, like others present to get all
wrought up over team work and bril-
liant individual performances"
In this way the blind girl came to
know the stars of the baseball world.
She can tell you all about the wonder
full feats of Christy Mathewson, Ty
Cobb and those of more recent date,
including Benny Kauff, Ross Young
and others. She laughingly says she
has the time of her life when she goes
to ball game. She is sure that she
sees all that is going on just about as
anyone else sees 1t.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Illinois Girls Want to Have COL
ony in Far West.
Suggest That Governor Of Wyoming
Procure for Them dad Lands"
Tract as Soon as Possible.

Bloomington, nl.-A group Of Kane
county girls plan to found an adam.
less Eden" in Wyoming or some other
far western state.
Miss Nellie Grant Is sponsor for the
movement and has written to Gov. r.
d. Carey for his assistance In starting
a woman's colony far from the haunts
of man. In making her unique request,
Miss Grant stated that the party will
be made up Of twenty, Of whom ten
are employed in watch factory. seven
are housekeepers. two are nurses and
one is school teacher.
All are dissatisfied with their lot and
assert that the future holds forth
nothing that is sufficiently encourag-
ing to warrant their remaining at
home. They believe that they can
make success Of farming and would
like to obtain section of land. $40
acres, in some unsettled region, far
from railroad and little frequented
by man.
Miss Grant suggested to the Wyo-
ming executive tract In southwest
ern Wyoming known as the bad
Lands" and which Is really a desert.
No man will be allowed about the
premises.
Governor Carey admitted that 1t was
the most unusual request that he had
ever received. He turned the letter
over to the immigration commissioner
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
ARACHNE

watch her In the corner there.
As restless, bold and unafraid,
She slips and floats along the air
TIL all her subtitle house Is made.
Her home, her bed, her daily food.
All from the hidden store she draws:
She fashions 1t and knows 1t good.
By Instincts strong and sacred laws.
No tenuous threads to weave her nest,
She seeks and gathers, there or here;
But spins 1t from her faithful breast.
Renewing still, till leaves are sere.
Then. worn with toll and tired of life.
In vain her shining traps are set.
Her frost hath hushed the insect strife
And gilded flies her charm forget.
But swinging in the snares she spun.
She sways to every wintry wind;
Her Joys, her toll. her errand done.
Her course the sport of storms unkind
Poor sister of the spinster clan!
!. too. from out my store within
My daily life and living plan,
My home, my rest my pleasure spin.
I know thy heart when heartless hands
Sweep all thy hard earned web away;
Destroy its pearled and glittering bands.
And leave thee homeless by the way.
l know thy peace when all is done.
Each anchored thread, each tiny knot,
sort shining In the autumn sun:
A sheltered silent tranquil lot.
I know what thou hast never known
Sad presage to . soul allowed
Hhat not for life spin, alone,
3ut day BY day spin my shroud.
Rose Terry Cooke.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
GULL THE FARM
POULTRY FLOCKS

Two-fifths of the Missouri farm hens
fail to pay their feed bill. Unless n
hen lays from 60 to rs eggs year she
is being kept ut loss. High priced
feeds make 1t vital that only good lay
ers be kept. To rid the farms of low
producers each flock owner should
practice some method Of culling. says
T. S. Townsley of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture. One
Missouri county reported that $500
low-producing hens were culled from
1853 farm flocks last fall with an esti-
mated saving Of more than $4,000 for
feed. Proper culling reduces the feed
bill but not the egg production.
The system Of culling is based upon
the fact that nature stamps the hen
with certain visible characteristics
which Indicate the traits and habits of
the individual. AS in the human FAM
lily the hard working farm wife is easily
distinguished from the social butterfly
of the city, so in the hen family GER
tain visible characteristics indicate
whether hen has been high layer
Ut lOdleE. AHyoue WIN stuuleS tie
birds closely may easily recognize
these differences.
The ideal time to give the flock a
complete culling Is about the middle
of the molting period. This will vary
with the different flocks but usually
comes in August, September or Octo-
Der. The characters which distinguish
poor layers from good ones are most
evident between August 1 and Novem-
Der 1. At this time the birds are being
prepared for winter quarters and some
reduction in the number is usually de-
.sirable. The hens have finished the
heavy season of production by this
time and the poorer ones have stopped
laying. The low producers will not
lay during the fall and winter months
and should be sold. The egg produc-
ton will not be decreased.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Kerosene and Powdered
Soap to Clean Floors

When oiled or vanished floors must
be washed, they should be washed In
this way: Add a tablespoonful of
kerosene to every quart Of hot water
used and to every four quarts table
spoonful of powdered soap. That is
If you mix in pail four quarts Of hot
water you should add just table
spoonful Of the powdered soap and
four tablespoonful Of kerosene. Dip
a flannel cloth in this and wiring 1t in
clear, hot water, wiring dry, rub the
washed surface with this and then
rub 1t with dry flannel cloth. This
method is tedious but it Is sure to be
satisfactory.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
HELP GERMANS TO FIGHT FIRE
West Pointers and American Dough-
boys Go to Aid Of Moravian
Colony.

CoblenZ. Germany.-Two hundred
officers who recently were graduated
from West Point military academy,
Joined hands with hundreds of Ameri-
can doughboys and civilians in fighting
fire which threatened to destroy the
Moravian colony, an ancient order of
religious workers at the Neuwied head
quarters of the First division.
The West Pointers, who are on a
tour of the battlefelds and the occu-
pied area, were attending dance CIV
en- in their honor when the fire was
discovered just after midnight. The
flames got beyond the control of the
German firemen and the West Pointers
and the. dOughboys were summoned by
Col. Stephen o. Fuqua. chief of stan
Of the division, to aid in auenching
them. The Americans fought the fro
until daylight, when 1t was brought
under control.
The blaze was confined to one block.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Blind Girl Is an Enthusiastic
Rooter for New York
Giants.
GETS ALL The GOOD POINTS
Daughter Of Famous Author and
Composer Inherlts Love Of Sport
From Father-Is Like Ray
Of Sunshine.

New York.-Everybody was hum
ming or whistling after the Ball" %
years ago.
Charles X. Harris, author and COM
poser of that popular song, was at that
time resident of Milwaukee and a
frequent visitor to Chicago. He was
an enthusiastic baseball fan.
The Harris home is now at ISL West
Eighty-sixth street, this city, and Miss
Mildred Harris, the nineteen-year-old
daughter Of the author-composer. has
inherited a love of baseball from her
father and, despite her total blindness,
is able to "see" the game and enjoy it
almost as keenly as If she had her
sight. For the last seven years she
has been fan.
She sits in the grandstand wearing
smoked glasses and is always on hand
when the Giants are playing. She
jumps up and down and cheers the
players just like other excited specta-
tors. Behind her unseeing eyes is u
mind of extraordinary perception,
swift to grasp what is going on about
her. Some of the experts say she
"sees" the game more intelligently
than those who have all their senses.
Sees Through Fathers Eyes.
Miss Mildred's escort Is her father,
and 1t is through his eyes that she Is
able to see baseball and understand all
the nice points Of the game, as she has
been doing for the last seven years.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
The Storm Of the World Unrest
From the Christian Science Monitor

One OF the most decisions the claim
put forward for by of the greatest English writer's that it can
ride In the and direct the storm 1t quite true
storms sometimes In teacup and sometimes out of them
thing the necessity of cannot do is to
troll its handiwork.
1t this which has brought the renaissance being this
which really riding the whrlwnd and directing the
of today this ultimately going to hiring order
out OF chaos What OF has raised the power
dominating the human point when collision be-
the good and the evil became inevitable
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
AnAdanleSSE Eden

with suggestion that he do every
thing in his power to find such a tract
for the party from Illinois.
The young women are ready to pay
for the tract. but have limited funds.
and can only finance section that has
not yet felt the advancing tide of CIV
ilization In the way of price. Some
members of the proposed colony object
to Wyoming and believe that Montana
or Idaho ,ffer greater possibilities.
The decision, however. has been left
with Miss Grant and the choice will
follow the investigation of various sites
now being made. The various mem
bers are studying farming.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12

Although Miss Harris was born
blind. she carries ray Of sunshine
with her wherever she goes, for she is
cheerful and optimistic She is fond
of the outdoors and excels in walking.
swimming and dancing. She is an ac-
complished pianist, speaks French flu
emily and during the war was a volun-
teer worker for the Y. w. C. A.
Rooter for the Giants.
1t may be added that Miss Mildred
this year is betting on the Giants, but
the fact is she has always been
'rooter" for the Giants. More than
once. however, she had lost money on
them, but is hoping that she will be
lucky enough to get some of it back
this year. She feels 1t "in her bones"
that nothing can head the Giants off
this year.
The ball game Is the one place she
can 20 where she can throw aside for
mality and do just as she peases, and
for this reason it is her greatest recre-
alton.
You see," she explains, you don't
have to be subdued and self-repressed
but can hOller your head off If you
want to, and nobody pays any atten-
ton. When the game is not going just
right to suit everybody pandemonium
reigns and the whole crowd is in a
state of frenzy. 1t certainly is great
sport"
Miss Harris modestly says she has
been given credit for having converted
many others into fans She talks base
ball enthusiastically to her friends and
acquaintances and naturally they be-
come interested and follow the crowd
to witness the great American game.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Loss Of Pitcher Toney
May Mean Loss Of Flag
to the Cincinnati Reds

After all is said and done, the re-
lease Of Fred Toney by the Reds looms
up as the worst error committed by
the Cincinnati club in the last five
seasons. Getting Pat Moran was q
stroke Of wisdom which has already
brought rich rewards-but releasing
Toney was a mistake which may re-
suit In transferring a pennant to New
York.
The mountaineer is pitching the
most marvellous ball in either league.
Up to date he has won nine games
and lost but three, and In these IL
games but q runs have been scored
off his delivery-less than two runs
to the game.
If the game Toney has pitched this
season had been for the Reds, In
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Ex-President Receives
1925 Mystery Notes

Long Beach, Cal.-Former
President Taft every day for
the last five years has received
from some unknown person of
this city a letter bearing a sig
nature which resembles the
tracks of a struggling fly escsp-
ing an ink bath. None of the
writing is decipherable.
Postmaster Demond received
communication from the for
mer chief executive asking re-
lief from the correspondent and
requesting that the local pollSe
investigate the situation.
In all, 1,S25 letters from the
mystery author have been re-
ceived, the letter to the local
postmaster states.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Pool of Water Served
as the First Mirror

Brushes were probably invented
much later than the comb. But the
mirror, the one toilet article without
which woman could not exist, must
date from very early period. Per-
haps clear pool allowed curious
woman first view Of her face, though
we must not say that she Is the only
vain creature to exist, for certain
gentleman named Narcissus gazed at
his reflection in the still water, and
gazing, fell so in love with his beauty
that he pinned away and died.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Richest of Nations
In the world. The capital per head of
the population, according to Professor
Stamp, was, before the war:

All these figures must be consider
ably inflated to obtain the current
years capital and Income, but the In
crease would certainly be biggest in
the case of the United States, which
could boast at least treble Its prewar
wealth.
The thrifty habits Of the French ma
ton were reflected, said Professor
Stamp, in capital Of 81 ,515 per head,
while Italy and Australia had only $64O
and $605, respectively. He computes
Japan's capital at $4,000, OOO, 900, or on
a per capita basis. $3.50 capital, and $50
income per head Of population. The
capital and income Of Spain was prob
ably as low as any in Europe, the In
come per head not exceeding SIS.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Bridal Wreath PIucked
by the Bride Herself

The Roman bridal wreath was of
verbena. plucked by the bride herself.
Holly wreaths were sent as tokens Of
congratulations, and wreaths Of pars-
ley and rue were given to keep away
evil spirits. The hawthorn formed
the wreaths Of Athenian brides. At
the present day the bridal wreath is
almost entirely composed of orange
blossoms.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
United States Is Put Far in Lead
by British Expert.
Germany Holds Second Place and Eng
land Third. According to Pro-
fessor Stamps Statistics.

London.-While the brain might reel
Mt the many figures unloaded at
meeting Of the Royal Statistical soci-
ETY., some Interesting details as to the
worlds wealth can be extracted from
a paper written by Prof. ]. G. Stamp.
Comparing the prewar wealth and In
come of England, Germany and the
United States, Professor Stamp COM
putes the respective totals at:
Wealth. Income,
England .........$ ,5OO. 900 81 $50 900. 900
Germany ........ 81. 100000 1O,75O, 200, 900
United states.... no. Oo0.O 900 $3.50. 900. 900
On per capita basis ALSO America
comes out easily the richest country
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12

stead of the Giants. the Reds would be
now so far ahead of New York that
McGraw's men couldn't see their coat.
tails for the dust.
The Cincinnati club didn't have to
release or sell Fred Toney. It let
most valuable asset get AWAY
pitcher who, by this time. would have
virtually cljnched the flag.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Limit Use of Word "Airship."

To settle linguistic difficulties which
have arisen with the development of
aeronautics the air service has official
ly decided to use the word "airship"
only to designate dlrigible balloons
and other lighter-than-air types Of
craft. All heavier-than-air craft will
be designated as 'airplanes."
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Pinnino Him Down.

Pinnino Him Down.
"You say Yorick Hamm Is a big
movie starr"
"Sure he is"
"Never heard of him. What's his
salary?"
"Ten thousand dollars"
Elk his class. boy, fix his class. A
week or Year,"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Short and Snappy.

Be happy and perhaps be
good.
A flea without a dog must get
awfully lonesome.
No man is as mean as his wife
sometimes thinks he Is.
Take your time, but keep your
hands of the time Of busy peo-
pie.
The average man is moderate
ly sane, except when he is en-
gagged.
A person who uses his brains
has an excellent excuse for keep
ing his face shut.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
1T is TO LAUGH

"Ever borrow an idea?" asked the
young humorist.
Among US professionals it is con-
sidered permissible to borrow back
and FORTH" said the old-timer. "How-
ever, I hope you'll avoid something a
friend of mine once did. and has been
sorry for ever SINCE"
"What was that?"
HE stole Joke from a religious
paper"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Cool.

"Some Of US la
dies are trying
to abolish the
dance"
"Well," said the
polite proprietor
Of the hotel.
Sand, as n prac-
tical beginning.
we thought may
be you'd loan US
your ballroom to
hold a meeting
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
A Selfish Man.

"How do you find your meals?"
Excellent"
'Then you will recommend them7"
mot I. If do you'll get lot more
custom and then the meals won't be
80 good"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-09-12
Beehive,


Mother-Yes. I shall certainly put
Dorothy into some profession, so that
she can be of some use in the world.
Dorothy-Oh, mamma, must II
Can't be just an ordinary woman
like you?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-12
COUNTY OF KENNEeEc

KENNEBEc. ss. SUPERIOR COURT,
June Term. 1919.
and Tr. '"e''
And now on suggestion to the Court
that Ernest r. Blethen the defendant,
at the time of the service of the writ
was an inhabitant of this State, and had
no tenant, agent. or attorney within the
same. that goods or estate have been
attached in this action, and that he has
had no notice of said suit and attach
ment, it is ordered, that notice of the
tendency Of his suit be given to the
ed copy. of this order, together with an
abstract of the plaintiff writ. three
weeks successfully in The kennebec
Journal. a newspaper printed at Au-
guSta in the County of Kennebec, the
last publication to be not less than thir-
~ days before the next term of this
Court. to be holden at Augusta, within
and for the County of Kennebec, on the
hrst Tuesday of September, 1919. that
SAID defendant may then and there APP
pear, and answer to said suit. IL he see
fit.
ABSTRACT OF PLAiNTiFF"s WRIT,
Date OF Writ. March LIST, 1919. Ad-dam.
mum. $4,000 Writ returnable and en-.
tered April Term. 1919.
Action of debt to recover the sum Of
one hundred dollars as per declaration
w. B. PIERCE.
Dexter. Maine
Attorney for Plaintiff.
A true copy OF the order Of Conf
with abstract of writ
Attest: C W. JONES. Clerk.
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er from Lake George, $4,000; con-
tingencies and engineering 123 per
cent, $4,000.
The engineers say in conclusion
that the present water supplied to
Skowhegan Is unsuitable, insufficient
and unsafe; there are several posi-
BILE sources, either Of which will give
a suitable supply; the distribution
system is inadequate and needs re-
inforcing badly; Skowhegan is rated
a class D town by the insurance ex-
change Gan adequate supply Wits ad-
ditional pressure will go a long way
towards putting it in Class c, saw
ing a large sum, of money on insur-
ance, besides giving feeling of Sc
curity, which makes for the public
good); the health of the community
depends largely on the purity Of its
water supply: a good supply Of wa
ter in any community is a source of
satisfaction and pride to it's people
and a valuable asset to any town.
The boundaries Of the Skowhegan
Water District are as follows: Be-
ginning at Cole Brook on Madison
avenue, and going easterly passing
tie Catholic cemetery and at a point
where the DR.. Mann road intersects
with North avenue; thence easterly
to the northwesterly corner of land
owned by the Skowhegan Water Co.
and continuing on easterly line Of
Edgewood Park and following the
southerly line Of the park and line
Of Joseph Maxwell to the road lead
ing from the River road line of field
Eof Ella NJ. Pooler to the point OF
the hill south Of land of Charles Fol-
som. Jones and continuing the .un
crossing the Middle road at the Gull
vert and continuing to the foot Of
the hill south of the land of Henry
Varney to Currier Brook. so-caile.l,
line property owned by Horace PLr-
ingtor and across to the Back road
leading to Waterville, then northerly
along that road to the land Of Lewis
A. Cas- veil, continuing on the south
erly line of said CasWell to a straight
line parallel with Bloomfield street
to the easterly line OF NJ. S. Osborne,
continuing near the line Of poles of
the Central Maine Power Co. to the
Kennebec river and thence down the
kennebec river to a point where the
line of the Central Maine Power Co.
poles cross to the northerly banks
of the river and crossing the high
way leading from Skowhegan to Nor
ridgewock at the southerly line of
! the Palmer farm and then on south
erly line of said Palmer farm to the
beginning.
('nnnf> AffNHvn&, TIx1,,e,1
ill has been in Wiscassat and Booth
bay this week on business ravins left
on the last train Thursday.
A dog belonging to Roscoe G. Bige-
low sustained serious injuries on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-12
GOV. MILLIKEN AID.
DRESSES SCHOOL SUPTS.

Castine. Me. July 1.-THE feature
OF wednesday in the annual conven-
ton OF Maine school superintendent
and principals was the address nv
Gov. Milliken on the. general educa- :
tional situation in Maine. Miss
Florence NJ. Hale. State agent for
rural education. opened discussion
upon the problem Of supply of
weil-trained teachers and their COM
pensation.
Other speakers were NJ p
Shawkey. State superintendent OF
schools OF Wisconsin. J. L. O.Brien of
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STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council M, Wednesday. July
The following new corporations, or

The following new corporations, Or
ganized under the laws of Maine,
have had their articles Of incorpora-
ton approved by the Office of the at
torney general:
]. p. Eldridge Company, Inc, or
ganized July at Ellsworth. Capital
stock. $4,000; all common; paid in,
SIS; par value. IS; shares subscribed,
3. President, Bernice e. Downey.
Ellsworth: treasurer, NJ Edward
Downey. Ellsworth: clerk. Royal j.
Goodwin. Ellsworth; directors, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-12

above. Purposes. general plumbing
heating, hardware, ETC., business. APP
proved July 9.
Lambert Oil and Gas Company
organized July at Portland. Capt.
tai stock. 100000. of which the
common is 100000 shares Class A, par
value. $25. 100000 shares Class B.
par value. IS. and 100000 shares of
preferred. par value. $40; nothing
paid in. President, E. v. Mari
Portland; treasurer, M. d, Mills
Portland: clerk, Charles D. Booth
Portland; directors. the above. Pur,
poses, general business in oil and
gas. Approved July 10.