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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

James NJ. Read of Elm street, who
has been at his home here for several
weeks. has gone on a business trip to
the western and northwestern part of
the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

All the hair combings In a Chimes
household are carefully saved, to =
spun INTO long threads and woven in'.
stockings. The popular belief is tns.
stockings Of human hair keep out Wv
wet better than any others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
WORKERS TOLD
Continued from Page One

associated with the United Textile
Workers"
At the meeting plans were laid fol
efforts to strengthen the organization
among Lawrence operatives.
The One Big Union also met to iay
and it was announced that "coun.
Gil of action" had been unanimously
endorsed, and that whatever action
this council might take would on in
accordance with the recent Essex
county labor conference at Salem and
with the recent movement FOR labor
councils of all labor among the shoe
workers of Haverhill, Lynn and other
centers. A conference was called for
January Is to which Representatives
of all labor organizations in Lawrence
will be invited.
The Amalgamated Textile Workers
of America met tonight to hear re-
ports of a conference of representa-
tives of their organization in Boston
today.
A statement issued later from the
headquarters of Lawrence local
Amalgamated Textile Workers, asked
the employees of the American Wool
en- Companyfto go to the mills tomor-
row morning and ask for their Jobs
II the request is refused the men Were
told to report the fact to headquar-
tiers but no announcement was made
Jas to proposed action in the event OF
refusal.
A wage reduction of % IL pei
pany goes into effect tomorrow. I'm
der normal conditions the mills en-
ploy $4,000. From 1900 to 1000 per-
sons have been working recently.
Boston, Jan. 16-Representatiye OF
unions in many textile centers of
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island af-
filiated with the Amalgamated Tex
tile Workers OF. America were author
ICED at a meeting here today to report
to their organizations that the ANAL
gamated was pledged to render all
support possible. both moral and f.
nancial. to any local branch which
should declare strike as a protest
against the recently announced wage
reductions in New England mills. A.
j. Music, secretary of the Amalga-
mated said after the meeting that If
any mill in Lawrence attempted to
open under the reduced wage scale a
strike would be declared against tina.
mill.
"Amalgamated Workers refuse to
take the position adopted by the
United Textile Workers and accept a
reduction in wages. We do not be-
lieve that with. the present cost of
living and the profits piled up by the
manufacturers reduction at the
present time is justified. Further
more, il a reduction is at any time
necessary we believe that the work.
ers should have voice in saying
what this reduction should be-
He said that at today's meeting it
was voted to invite all Independent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. William Bartlett, who
lave been visiting in North New
Portland, left Saturday for their home
in Cleveland, O.. after a stay of two
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie Clark
Of Burleigh street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mrs. Jennie Crowley and Miss Helen
Doyle Of Lewiston were in the city
saturday to visit their daughter and
piece. Mrs. Richard Hoffman. who is a
surgical patient at teh Sisters hos
pital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Beginning today a train will ar
rive in this city from Kineo at
o'clock in the afternoon, and leave
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon for the
Somerset branch as far as Bingham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Magulsky left on
Saturday for. few days visit IN
Bangor, and Oldtown, in the latter
city visiting Mrs. N. Shilo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Mrs. Adolph Dutille is IL lat her
home on Toward street as the result
Of shock.

The car workers at the Maine
Central shops have been called back
to work and viii commence again
this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

N. Fireman Of Boston is the guest
of his son, Samuel Freeman and fam
ily for an indefinite time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mrs. J. f. McCrum and SON Ralph
were here Saturday from their home
in Belfast, The. family formerly
lived here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mrs. w. ]. Hammond Of Bangor
was the week end guest OF her father.
HI. A. Hooper of Ash street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hill Of North
east Harbor made a brief call on
friends in the city Saturday on their
way from their home in Boston. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

The domestic science department Of
the Waterville Woman's Club will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Harry J.
Smith of Sanger avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

A telegram has been received an
nouncing the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred ]. Arnold Of this city in Los An
geles on Friday last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Miss Alice Benson of Lynn. Mass,
is visiting relatives on High street
and also her brother, Harold. in Sid
ney,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Miss Mable Allen Of Lewiston was
the weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
q. L. Morrill, of West street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Waterville lodge will hold a special
communication tonight at 1880 with
work on the Entered Apprentice de-
gree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Miss Ethel Scribner of Augusta
was the weekend guest of her moth
or, Mrs. L. A. Scribner Of Pleasant
Place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Miss Ella Ramsdeil of Bangor
passed the weekend with Mrs. Geor-
gia Hardin Of Dalton street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mrs. Frank Prouty Of Mattawam-
keag is the guest Of her son, A., L.
Prout and family Of Elm street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Haboush.S eliuep

Friends of Miss Leah Elsberth Sell
ger will be interested to learn Of her
marriage to Stephen A. Hab8ush Of At
lanta, ia. The marriage was perform
ed December 80 at Atlanta at the Wes-
ley Memorial church, the single ring
service being performed. The bridal
couple were attended by Mrs. Charles
Seliger. mother Of the bride. The bride
wore a brown beaded silk. A we'd
ding dinner was served at the Pied
mont hotel at the close Of the cere-
mony.
The bride attended Lawrence High
school while here and graduated from
Vinalhaven High in 1920. The groom
first met his bride at vinalhaven when
there as Chautauqua lecturer. -Mr.
Haboush has worked his way through
college since coming to this country
and Is now a successful lecturer. The
briday couple will enjoy a honeymoon
trip through Florida by autofhobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Simpson have
returned from Boston, where they
have been passing their honeymoon.
The regular meeting Of the wom-
ans Relief Corps will be held Wednes-
day night at the 6. A. r. hall. OFF,
GERS for the year will be installed and
a picnic supper enjoyed.
Miss Ina Foss of Lawrence High
school was presented with a SIS gold
piece Friday evening by Past Patriot
&c Instructor Mrs. Lizzie Crawford of
the Woman's Relief Corps, for the
best patriotic paper written by the
students of the school and read on
that evening. Orchestra selections,
piano and violin solos were enjoyed.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
SABBATH DAY" NOT SUNDAY
Modern Writers Display an Amazing
carelessness in Their Misuse
OF the Words.

In English there Is not a more def
mite word than sabbath, yet it is used
with an amazing carelessness as a
synonym for Sunday. The writer's and
translators of the New Testament use
sabbath correctly, says a writer in the
Brooklyn Eagle.
1t is always Hebrew and in no in
stance is it associated with the New
Testament dispensation-now univer-
sally known as Christianity. Indeed
the apostles were severely rebuked by
the Jews for breaking the sabbath.
Christians cannot break the sabbath,
for they do not have it to break.
Sabbath and Sunday are observed
on separate days, but this is not nee
essary, as astronomy shows that the
identity of days from year to year is
impossible; since the year and day
are incommensurable. The leap years
show that any given date varies a
day; even this does not correct the
dates, as other corrections-the cen
turial leap years-become necessary.
There is a still deeper reason fer dis
carding the severity Of the sabbath,
namely, our ~seven-day week is un-
counted thousands of years older than
the book Of Genesis. Evidence is very
strong that it was founded on quarter
ing the sidereal month-the true
month" Long before anything even
approaching astronomy arose man no
ticed that the moon slowly moved into
another group of stars each night, and
by rough eve measurement, completed
her revolution in Is days-'the %
mansions of heaven" of the Chinese
and japanese.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
COVERED HEADS IN CHURCH
Remove Their Hats During
Religious Services.

About 1861 an agitation commenced
to have men remove their hats in
church-Pepys makes gentle fun of it.
The custom was first to remove the
hat to cover the eyes in prayer, and
later it was taken off altogether.
The introduction of the wig helped
the custom-for it proved difficult to
keep ones hat on over a tousled
mass of false curls. This also led to
large hats with plumes going out Of
style.
Then, instead of wearing hats in
doors. men went to the other extreme,
and often carried them in their hands
when out of doors. The Puritans. in
England continued to their
hroad-brimmed hats. however, indoors
and out.
Mems hats and clothing were
changed with the French Revolution !;
wigs went out, and then with the rise
of Napoleon, dress became military
in style. In 1915. during the Restora-
ton period, arose the "stovepipe hat"
and %breeches, at the same time be-
gan to be worn to- the ankle.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
PROPER RECORDS
WILL AIDFARMERS
Both Happenings and Money A.
fairs Should Be Carefully
Kept During Year.
SIMPLE SYSTEM IS FAVORED
Accurately Kept Accounts ard inteili.
gently Utilized Are Of Great Az
s%istance in Showing Where
Money Can Be Made.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
In order to know what progress Is
being made in farm operations and to
determine what crops or branches Of
farming are producing the greatest
profits, it is necessary for the farmer
to keep a system of accounts, say
specialists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The prac-
tice will not of itself turn a poor farm
into a rich one, a poor farmer into a
good one, or losses into profits, bur
farm records, if accurately kept and
intelligently utilized, are an aid to a
better understanding and insight into
the farming business.
The keeping of accounts need not
take a great amount of time nor Is 1t
necessary to have an elaborate system.
Two Kinds Advisable.
Farm records may be roughly d.
vided into two heads-records of hap
penings and records of money trans
actions. The former proves useful
when memory fails. Among the hap
penings that should be recorded are
the dates when animals are bred, men
hired Or discharged, accidents occur,
pasture season begins and ends, first
and last frosts occur, incubators are
set, spring work begins and fall work
ends, seed time and harvest occur, etc.
Such notes as these, when systematic
ally recorded and constantly referred
to, are of much value.
The most important use many farm
ers make of the records of cash re-
ceived and paid out is as a means of
checking up bills when sent in to see
whether all payments have been duly
credited. While this alone is only a
small part of the value which can be
derived from such records, it will fire.
quently justify the time required to
keep them.
When the years record is made the
cash account can be assembled under
headings that will show exactly what
each branch of the farm activities re-
turned in cash and what each required
to keep it going. Some farmers are
apt to judge the importance of the
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
How Old Armor Was Made.

Ancient armor cost money. A COM
plete iron suit of exclusive design
might "stick" the purchaser for as
much as 81, 1000. which was a great
sum in those days. Baronial gentle
men, however, had their own profess
sional armorers to turn out such
metal garments. The common soldiers
went to battle with nothing better to
protect them than leather jenkins and
steel caps. Recently samples were
taken from a dozen Of ancient pieces
and put through a chemical and micro
scopical examination by experts in or
der to find out something about how
the stuff was made. 1t was found
that all the pieces thus tested were
made from very pure wrought iron,
converted into steel by the old "cemen-
tation" process. The original iron
was produced much like our modern
wrought iron. 1t was carbonized.
hammered into sheets and the sheets
welded together. The whole was
then hammered into shape while heat.
ed and plunged into water, thus pro
ducing the final hardening.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
Religion in Everyday Life.

The widespread impression that re-
ligion is a thing Of life apart and not
an essential part of profitable life is
at the bottom of all our social prob
lens. Were the people taught. not
merely preached to on Sundays, but
taught in school from infancy to old
age. that to deal justly. to be kind
and generous, and to revere the pow
ers above earthly powers, u social
affairs would oon assume. or approx
innate. the conditions contemplated by
the Master. In these more enlight-
ened times men want to know the
value of religion as a personal asset
In life rather than a promised assur,
ance of peace and comfort after
death. An occasional sermon on the
value of religion as a personal asset
in social and business life would be
helpful to many toilers.-Erasmus
Wilson.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24

1t Pays to Keep a Farm Inventory.
various farm projects by the time re-
CURED to put them through. To such,
a complete cash record for a year,
properly assembled. will be an eye
opener. Often seemingly unimportant
things, such as the flock of poultry or
the orchard, produce nearly as much
net cash as the obviously important.
At some regular time each year
usually about the first. of the calendar
year-a farm inventory should be
made. In any system of accounting
the inventory is absolutely essential,
as upon it is based the division of one
years business from another. The in
ventory is simply a list of farm prop
erty and farm debts. and corresponds
to the "stock taking" which every
merchant does periodically.
An Aid to Credit.
Taken alone. the inventory will show
q farmer the exact net value Of his
property, and will be a guaranty of
%solyency and an aid in securing credits
and loans from the bank in time Of
need The inventories of two dates.
a year apart. show whether progress
or retrogression has occurred during
the year and definitely measure the
degree Of change.
Taken in conjunction with a cash ac-
count for the year. the inventory
shows how much has been made nv
farming and to what extent the per-
snnal and household expenses have
offset profits. 1t also gives a much
better insight into the income pro-
duced by each farm departrl"nt as
q decrease in inventory value IF h"f~
for instance. may offset to ~o'a. y.
rent what. from the cash -" o,rit
loo's like q very large income ~: N
that source.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
Plan of a Simple Backyard Poultry House.

3, laid OF edge and with the upper
corners rounded off, makes a good
roost. A pole, or even a piece of
board 2 or 8 inches wide, may be
used. If the roost is Of light material
and fairly long, it should be support
ed in the center, as well&as at the
ends, to prevent it from sagging bad
ly. An allowance of z to 10 inches
of roost space per fowl, according to
the size of the birds, should be made.
If more than one roost is used, they
should be placed about IS inches
apart.
Provide Simple Nests.
Nests must be provided and may be
very simple. Any box about 1 foot
square and 5 or 6 inches deep is
suitable. An ordinary orange box
with the partition in the middle
serves very we'll, each box forming
two nests. The top is removed, the
box laid IN it's side, and a strip 3
to 4 inches wide nailed across the
lower front. Nests can be fastened
against the walls of the house or set
on the floor. 1t is preferable to fastep
them against the walls, as they take
too much floor space if set on the
floor. One nest should be provided
for each four or five hens.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24

a very important, though little
known to the general public, interna-
tional institution is the international
bureau of weights and measures 10
Gated at Sevres, near Paris, France.
1t is there that the standards Of
weights and measures for nearly all
the important countries Of the world
are determined. The bureau was es-
tablished in 1875 by a group of lead
ing nations including the United
States. Delicate instruments invented
by famous scientists are used in the
determination of the standards and
years have been spent in research
in connection with this very import
ant work, without the knowledge of
which international intercourse, as we
know it today, could not exist. The
metric system is used in the work Of
the bureau and though the United
States has not adpoted the metric
system, this government has adopted
many of the standards issued by the
bureau.
Prof. Charles Edward Guillaume, one
of the worlds foremost authorities on
weights and measures and winner of
the 1920 Nobel prize for physics. is
director of the bureau.
The picture shows Professor Gull
laune making a difficult experiment
with q menometer, an instrument which
can determine accurately a millionth
n,% ~ n u,oto,, H., ,,x,,, 80 oIc.A-.~
rays Invisible to the naked eye.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
CHINESE WEDDING IS
GORGEOUS CELEBRATION
Ec-c'ant 0utshines the Splen-
uors OF the Old Empire
in Settings.

An unusual and most elaborate Chi
nese wedding ceremony which took
place in Rangoon recently was that
of the daughter of Lin Chin Tsong.
Chinese merchant and ship owner,
which is described in the London
Daily Mail by one of the wedding
guests.
The palace of the Chinese merchant
is known Is "Dreamiand." Here, &C.
cording to the article, he lives with all
his sons and daughters and brothers
and other relatives who can show
rightful claim 10 relationship. There
are so many of them, In fact, that he
maintains twelve motor cars for their
use.
When the guests arrived in Dream
land" they found the bride alone at an
altar engaged in a religious ceremony.
She was dressed in magnificent robes
and on her head she wore a gold crown
eight inches high, which even in the
palmiest king and queen days was con-
sidered to be some height for a crown.
But this particular crown extended in
both directions, as it were, for all
around it hung long ornaments, which
hid the face Of the little bride, blush
ing under her careful makeup, to a
point just q bit below the mouth. She
wore enough diamonds to outshine an
American opera singer. and not one of
her fingers lacked the adornment of a
ring.
When the happy and doubtless also
fortunate bridegroom arrived, six Chi
neSe musicians began working over
weird looking instruments and pre-
duced what they called a song of well
come to the bridegroom, who was at
tired in a robe Of blue and gold. After
the two principals had advanced to
greet each other, the bride retired to
an ante-chamber, where all the guests
filed by to congratulate her. After
this was ever everybody went into
the bridal chamber, which contained
a bed enveloped in pale pink silk and
lace, Topped back IN each side with
silver embroidered curtain loops. A
bolster Of the same material divided
the bed. On the bridegroom's side was
a silver saiver filed with tobacco. To
look at him nobody would have thought
that he was such a heavy smoker as
that. After the guests had examined
the bridal chamber a number of Chi
nese girls skipped in and entertained
the guests with dancing.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24

ment of Agriculture.)
Piano and packing boxes can be
successfully converted into adequate
backyard poultry houses, but many
owners of small flocks prefer a build
ing erected especially for the purpose,
because it usually presents a better
appearance In the back yard. For
such, poultry specialists Of the United
States Department of Agriculture
suggest plans for a poultry house of
the shed Or slope-roof type that will
make a small flock comfortable and
be neat in appearance.
This building is 8 by 8 feet square,
and is 6 feet high in front and 4 feet
high in the a The house may be
made higher with little extra cost and
would be more convenient to work in.
The ventilator in the rear is not need
ed in the northern part of the country.
The roof is covered with roofing pa
per. The same material may be used
on the sides or if desired the cracks
may be covered with wooden strips
three inches wide. Such a house is
large enough for a flock of 20 hens.
Dry Floor a Necessity.
If the soil is well drained and re-
mains dry no floor need be used in
the house. Often q slight dampness
can be corrected by filling up the floor
several inches above the outside
ground with sand, gravel, or dry dirt.
Three or four inches Of the surface Of
the floor should be removed and re-
placed with fresh earth once or twice
a year. The run should be spaded up
at least once a year. If the ground
is so wet or damp that this condition
cannot be corrected by filling, it is
best to provide a board floor, as this
will help to keep the house dry, will
allow easier cleaning, and will pro
mote the general health and welfare
Of the hens. A house with a board
floor should be set on posts or blocks,
SO that it is 5 to - inches above the
ground. When this space is left the
floor Will not rot so quickly and rats
will not be so likely TO take refuge
unQer the mouse.
The dropping boards and roosts
should be placed against the back
wall. Here they are out Of the way
and also are least likely to be reached
by drafts. The dropping boards
should be about 20 to 80 inches from
the floor, depending on the height of
the building. This gives space enough
under them so that the hens have
room to exercise and is not too high
for the heavier hens to fly up to-. The
roosts should be 8 or 4 inches above
the dropping boards. If more than q
single roost is used, they should be
on the same level; otherwise all the
hens will try to crowd upon the high.
est roost. A piece Of 2 by 4 or 2 by
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-24
Recipe for Good Memory.

Rose, the garrulous domestic, can
give you facts of INSTRUMENTATION
al, dramatic, scandalous-right off the
bat without a moments hesitation.
"How do you manage to remember
all these things, Rose?" inquired her
employer the other day.
Then Rose came back with the In
fallible rule for memory training.
''Ill tell We, ma'am," says she. "All
me life never a lie I've told. And
when ye don't have TO be taxn' yer
memory TO be rememberin' what We
told this n or TINT one or how W
explained this or that We don't over.
work II and II lasts We, good as new,
forever" 4