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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

The meeting of Clara Barton Tent,
Daughters of Veterans, will open at
Z O'clock this Friday evening on ac-
count Of The Beantown Choir"
Which Is to begin at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

Mrs. Fox's dancing classes will not
meet for the next two weeks during
the holiday vacation, but will reopen
Monday the week of Jan. End.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

The marriage intentions of Homar
J, Marchldon of this city and Miss
valentine Caron Of Winthrop, have
ooen filed recently at the Office Of the
city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

q. c. WEIGH of Waterville, general
manager of the waterville. Fairfield
& Oakland Electric railroad. was q
business caller Thursday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

Imperial Lodge, Degree of Honor,
Will meet at 2.30 this afternoon with
Mrs. l.. S. Cony, Swan street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
friday, December 16, 1921.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Attorney Harvey D. Eaton of Wa
teryille vas a business caller Thurs
day, in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

Ernest Gagne of the Malcolm &
Dyer store was confined Thursday to
MS home by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

The Theta Delta Chi fraternity
ming. The Shepherd Norwall Colon
ial Orchestra of Boston furnished the
music for the evening. The patron
esses for the dance were: Mrs.
Mitchell of Brunswick and Mrs.
Bartlett of Norway. The house was
attractivefy decorated in the holiday
Colors.
Among the guests present were the
following young ladies': The Misses
Helen Blaisdell of Oakland; Gladys
Picard of Lewiston: Esther Mitchell
Of Brunswick Alice Bartlett and
Virginia Hall of Norway; Ethel
Clcale Of Boston, Mae Miller, Irene
HELLER, katherine Neavling, Eleanor
Russell, and Esther Mathers OF Port
land.
Psi Epsilon
The Psi Epsilon fraternity held its
annual Christmas dance last night
at the chapter house on Maine street.
Music for an order of IS dances was
furnished by ST. Johns Orchestra of
Portland. The patronesses We're
Mrs. F.bcn Freeman of Portland and
Mrs. Carl Parcher of Saco. The COM
mittee which had charge of the ar
engagements was composed of Fran
els +. Freeman, '22, of Portland
chairman; Clifford p. Parcher, 49,
of Saco, and Lawrence w. Towle, "a
of Saco. The house was decorated
with evergreen, and small Christmas
trees We're placed at various points.
Each window had a wreath in it.
The dining room looked very attrac-
tive, with evergreen covered cords
running from specially arranged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
BoWDoIN news
Bowdoin House Parties

The annual Christmas dances of
the various fraternities of Bowdoin
college were held Friday evening at
the respective houses on the campus.
Following are the lists OF guests of
each house with patronesscs and
committees in charge:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
Theta Delta Chi

Josephine Beals. Topsham: and Ruth
Means, Biddeford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
NOTICE
U. s. District Court,
hnf,A nf.fsfat

U. 8. District Court, -
Maine District.
Portland, Dec. II, 1851 h
Pursuant to the rules Of the District
Court of the United States for the Dis
trict of Maine, notice II hereby given
that Burleigh Martin of Augusta tx
said District. has applied for admiss
sion as an attorney. and counsellor 81
said District Court.
..-s=.: : GEO. C. WHEELER, Clerk u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16

lance Belgrade Grange Hall. Fri
way evening. Smiths Orchestra.
dec15,16
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
LOCAL NOTICE

sea food--haddock, coz, halibut,
'caAops, clans. oysters and cod tom
! sues All ready at Weber & Hew-
GU, ,ot Service store. Order early. Tel.
ID dec16l1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16
Kappa Sigma

Alpha Rho chapter of Kappa Sig
ma united with the local chapter Of
Delta Epsilon for the Christmas
house dance, to be held at the house
Of the latter chapter. The commit
tee in charge were Francis r. Ridley,
30, Gardiner; Stewart Dudgeon, %,
Fairhaven, Mass: II. A. Thalhcimer,
"a, Freeport; James Berry, '25, Port
land.
Patroncsses and guests present
were: Mrs. L. n. Chandler Cam
den; DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Stetson,
Mr.. and Mrs +. w Chandler. Mr..
and Mrs. a. w. Mccormick, and
Professor c. II. Livingston, all of
Brunswick; the Misses Dorothy
Whitney and Elizabeth McDougall,
Rockland; Eleanor Randall and Is
abel Pollard, Brunswick; Helen Pea
body, Orono; Maud Ellis, Rumford
Grace McGraw, Lewiston; Leonore
Frazier, Ogunquit; Eleanor Trefeth-
en and Berta Langstroth, South Port
land; Elizabeth Sawyer, Auburn;
Frances Russell. Saco; Eleanor Rich
ards, Brooklyn, y. Y; Marion Bam-
ford, Gardiner; Helen Harrigan, Ban
6or: Esther Perkins, Woodfords;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-16


4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
MAKES THE SAPPHIRE BLUSH
Radium Treatment Turns the Cheaser
Stones to Rubies Which Com
mand the Highest Pricee.

Modern science has not brought US
very much nearer the magic stone Of
the old philosophers, but it has enabled
later experts to play some surprising
tricks with the existing materials of
the jeweler and lapidary. The old
alchemlsts set out to discover the phi
iosopher's stone, and achieved gunpow-
der and other adjuncts, to civilization
as the accidental by-product of their
original inquiry. Their less credulous
descendants reverse the process; the
invention is made first and its applica-
ton to magic is discovered aftefward
The existence of the electric furnace
makes 1t possible to create diamonds
that are the veritable stone. and to
fuse clippings and fragments of ruby
into one complete jewel. Now arrives
a report that with the aid Of radium
successful transformations have been
made in the appearance, If not In the
nature, of certain precious stones a
sapphire, 1t Is said, has been turned
into glorious ruby by long exposure
to the effect of radium Chemically
considered, this is not very surprising,
for the two stones are both examples
Of corundum, and the mysterious acct
dent OF color is the principal difference
between them. If a sapphire can be
made to blush hard enough for its
mistake in not being a ruby, pre-
sumably it could blush itself into
most accomplished example of the
more valuable stone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
PATENT OFFICE BUSY PLACE Fl. li;l
Number Of Inventions That
Were Filed.

/ year was record year In Won.
,,.e if not quality Of inventions. Ap-
,iications for patents reaching the
.mtent office during 1919 approached
the unprecedented number Of 10000,
Elore than any years output. The In
crease grew with the year, Aaron
Hardy Ulm writes in the Nations
Business. Those for the third quarter
exceeded by 81 per cent receipts OF the
same quarter in 1918.
Invention, Of course, did not sus-
pend during the war, but, at least in
volume Of production, it diminished.
And a great proportion Of that which
did functiua related to war objects.
But at noon on November IL, 1918, the
great war became as ancient to the In
ventor as the Peloponnesian conflicts
of long ago.
In October, 1919, there reached the
division of the patent office handling
metallurgical inventions a total Of 662
applications for patents. In one divi-
sion handling chemical subjects-there
are several chemical divisions-4S9
applications were filed; in the agricul-
tural implement division, 354 applica-
tons arrived; and the division dealing
with vehicle wheels and such appurte-
nances received 100 applications, about
one-half of which related to resilient
tires. This last item discloses the fact
that inventions for the automobile in
dustry best reflect the current work OF
the patent office.
In October, for instance, Al applica-
tons went to the division that handles
automobile engines and parts. That
considering frame work and gearing
received $50.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
ZINC STENCILS FOUND BEST
Material Has Many Advantages Over
| Any Other Used In the Making
of Those Articles.

Zinc is being introduced and made
rather extensive use Of at the present
time in the manufacture of stencils.
as a substitute for other metals and
paper. Not only Is zinc the only mate
rial that does not stretch and buckle
in continuous use, but it has several
other important advantages.
The cutting and making of paper
stencils involves the same skilled
work as stencil made of zinc, and a
zinc stencil will reproduce ten thou
sand copies Zinc retains its fiat shape
Indefinitely. Another feature that
recommends zines use is the low cost
of producing the finished stencil, the
metal possessing qualities that permit
stamping as many as one thousand
stencils in one operation.
When the manufacturer realizes the
economy and value of zinc stencils as
compared with others it will mean
vastly increased demand for that
metal. Stencils form the background
Of almost every manufactured article
from laces TO showcases
Negotiations now are being carried
on to supply japanese producers with
zinc stencils for use in stamping silk
| designs TO replace the slower and more
expensive hand methods now in vogue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
New British Wheats.

Sir Daniel Morris stated at the last
meeting of the British association that
as a result Of the recent piant-breed
ing work done by Btffen. ~ Cam,
bridge new wheats have been grown
over extensive areas in eastern Eng
land, yielding crops at the rate Of 30
to 60 bushels per acre and even II
bushels in the case of one area Of p
ncres. The average weld in England
is 80 bushels per acre. Besides being
more productive, the new whe2ts are
less liable to disease and make better
-four than the ordinary English
wheats. In India, the Pusa Vleats,
developed by the Towards, VIII soon
be grown over an area of 100000
acres, and are expected to increase
the value of the wheat crop il Indis
10 the extent Of %25,@00,009 annually.
-Scientitic American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
CHINESE GODDESS OF MERCY
legend Popular in The yellow Lana
Because it illustrates Quality
of Fiiial Piety.

The Chinese tell an interesting Story
relating to their Goddess OF Mercy
who was the third daughter OF the
king Mas Tsong. Her two elder sis
ters were married early, and when
her turn came the third refused to
uarry, having already given up the
temporal pleasures and devoted her
entire devotion to preparation for the
next life. The king then sent hi.
daughter to the temple, where she
was asked to draw water and coob
Inner for 500 monks. But this
seemed to be an easy task, for when
she went to cook, she found every
thing ready for her, a dragon being
sent from heaven to help her.
The king was angered and ordered
the temple to be burned but the prin-
cess spat blood into heaven and a
new temple fell down to earth This
angered the king still more and he
ordered his daughter killed and that
aer body be eaten by the tigers. As
tiine went on. the king vas afflicted
Tith leprosy, none of the doctors be,
ng able to cure him. 4 beggar monk
alter came and told the king he could
1re him. Upon being given a trial
he monk said that the disease could
ally be cured by the ash Of the
armed hand and eye of a person VIII
as on a certain mountain.
when the desired hand and eye wa
rally found. the queen Recognized
hehl as her daughters. The king vas
AIRED by the ashes u this hand and
-ye, which made the people honor IT,
;ame of the princess as the Goodies
# Mercy" for her untold suffering
md her filial piety to her cruel father
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
MARK EN- ALL QUARTERS"
Simple Method by Which Medical Ser
geant Solved Monetary Compllca-
ton Arising in Crap Game.

The international complications OF
the monetary system of the crap game
were even more confusing than usual
for the players had but recently ar
rived in France via England. Amers-
can silver, English shillings ana
French francs were scattered about
the barracks floor, and the voices Of
the players were raised in angry pro
test over the financial differences be-
tween francs and shillings. Finally
they decided to appeal to the only non
player present, a medical sergeant
who lay half asleep on his bunk.
Sarge" they asked. This here
small change has got US all foxed.
win a shillin' off Bill and he gives me-
a franc and l say he still owes me
two big clackers and he says he don't
Can't you suggest somethin' to sim
plify the darn thing?"
The medico, who had had a hard
struggle with would-be invalids at sick
call that day, rolled over sleepily.
Jaw, mark 'em all quarters" he
grunted.-Home Sector.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
HAVE RULES AND OBEY THEM
System That Will Do Away With &
Tremendous Number of Avoid
able Accidents.

1t Is economical to-have rules, anG
1t Is economy to obey them
A tremendous number of accidents
result from the breaking of rues.
Sometimes the rules are not laws,
laid down In black and white and en-
forced by law, but they are rules, Just
the same. Many motor accidents come
because of speeding, driving on the
wrong side of the road disobeying
traffic regulations in the city streets.
Many accidents by pedestrians occur
because they don't stay on the side
walks and when they must cross the
streets they don't do so at the cross
ings. Many fires start because cans
Of gasoline are stored in the linen
closet, when we know 1t should not,
according to the terms Of our lease
be bought in large quantities, or kero
sene Is used carelessly about fire
In spite Of cautions from the fire de-
partment.
80 1t goes. Many Of the Ills Of
mankind result from a disobeying Of
rules.
This attitude In adults is much like
disobedfence in children the re
|eulf1 are much the same, for punisp
t = scnne farm = very lfksf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
NOT ALWAYS PACIFIC PEOPLE
Chinese Have Had Great Military
Past, But Have Not Fostered
the Fighting Spirit

Writing Of the romance Of military
Insignia, Col. Robert e. Wyllie doubt
less surprised some Of his readers IN
the National Geographic Magazine
when he informed them that the first
military medal was probably awarded
by a Chinese emperor. some 1900
years ego The statement falls pat
with an article by Mr.. T. L. Leo,
Chinese student of the history of his
own country, published in Asia maya
zine, in which Mr.. Leo looks back to
Chinese military practice, in the early
centuries Of the Christian era, and
shows how the treatise on the cart OF
War" written by the ancient Chinese
military leader, Sun WI, correspond
ed to the maxims Of Frederick the
Great, which were in turn expressed
by Won Hindenburg The military past
of China is nowadays very generally
overlooked, and the explanation ad-
vanced by Mr.. Leo is interesting at
this period. The Chinese he says,
have never admired the fighting spirit,
but "on the contrary, have ever been
coudemning it, curbing it, and fore
ing it to lie dormant"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
CARRY OWN WOOD TO SCHOOL
french Children Study Their Lessons
IN Cold Buildings With Shell.
TORI Holes.

Children Of Laon, in the dcyastatee
fiSne district, have to take their own
4 TO school. Instead of swinging
.0A% merrily as American children
to, with their books under their arms
e2ch thin little youncster staaqers
utong under an armfui of wood sheu.
9il'tttefG tree trunks or bits of tim.
her from trench and dugout IT is tho
onlT method Of keeping warm in the
HeSolate schoolrooms.
Under the conditions PREVAILING "
schoois in northern France. Linco,n,,
pefsevering studies by the light of a
Dig log fire cease to be remarkable
me back room of cafe. the cold in.
terror Of village church with Tho
#lhd Whistiing through apertures in
the walls made by shells. or nerhon.
the one remaining room of the former
sehooihouse are the places where Tho
nFehch children are studying withbut
pooAs' paper or pencils through tha
long, cold, dark winters of northo.s
France. elh
For blacSboards the bare walls -.
USED. Charcoal or bits of chalk fro,.
the white cliffs Of the countrv n,,.s
serve as pencils. A few Of the 49,. -.
fortunate children have bits a. stsss,
from some shattered roof upon 49, I;
they painfully execute their l.1.s...'
Hfars and Stripes Z.ssszssss s ssss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21

1t has been estimated that 100000
new houses are needed In the United
Kingdom to properly house the popu-
lation. All building was at a stand
still throughout the war. Because Of
the enormous increase In building ma
terials and the increased cost Of la
Dor these houses cannot be built for
less than twice the amount they would
have cost in 1914 Thousands of big
houses in London are for sale. but
these are of no use to newlyweds,
who in most instances cannot AFFORD
to maintain them, nor can they get the
servants necessary to keep up sucn
establishments. II has been found too
costly to try to convert many Of these
houses into apartments. They now
are monuments to prewar and opu-
lent family life in London, when serv.
ants were employed by the dozsa-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
LAMENTs PASSING or RUssET
New England journal Voices Reeres
That Famous Apple is Becoming
increasingly Scarce.

The russell apple seems to he iu q
fair way to extinction. i. used ID hs
the coulmOnest Of cur New Hu
apples, but it is seldom seen NOWADAYS
In Rhode Island the principal vrie-
ties are the Baldwin and gryeplng
both fine apples, easy to sell and easy
to keep" fine of color ana flavor Bur
there is room for die russell. TOO and
it would be great pity if lJ zh7oii
continue to be neglected by SO many
growers.
There is no other apple that mas jus
the russell tang. It somehow embodteS
the pungent quality of New England
Iife--its spice. its juice and fits humor
1t is not so SNOWY an apple as some
of its crimson, green and yellow cont
pctitors, and vet there IS nothing hand
somer in the apple kingdom after all
than a ripe russell brown and yellow
commingling on its smooth surface. to
gethcr with y faint blush Of red
Perhaps there arc localities whore
the russell 6ourishes aa Of oid hu' I'd f.
cut Of fashion in this noichhn"l1H5.
Let its friends aris. To- It's as.]r la
see that it does NOT wholly Disappear.
Why not q Russ p society," e7o"t-
icaliy bent on its Pgoservc-i7tf T.-s
have been or-au-zeG L.o7a. yI.@ 9a
less worthy oeusas.
ADrl. iavsrs~gTl-a only -,.. tar
of ground nigh, # aaet n.... III PIE
selves r. set uat Oh. eu -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21

Starting, steering and stopping
model auto by blowing an ordinary
police whistle, an English scientist re-
gently gave q striking demonstration
If he r15s-r ilitics Of distant control
If tla.ialery. The performance ID
s-e sun u cf on illustrated article In
the Popular Mechanics Magazine. The
litt,e ol erricauy driven car with Its
maai5in passengers, started forward
~ the f3st blast Of sound. Another
aa5e tr5m the whistle turned II
rauE nd third stopped it at III:
rtf place. By blowing whistles
a varying tones, q series Of small
eieor.c lamps were selocttyely lighted
Control HT Light rays was illustrated
Av Tie RINGING ot . gong connected &c
Ser; jtive cells, when the HE
later hand lamp vas thrown
e.o .l9.. thereby reducing tfs&ss
5fa r5t.1 III lance
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21


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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
TAKE 1T EASY IN THEATER
Japanese Customs That Seem odd to
Those Accustomed 70 the For
malities of the West

Japan must be happy land for
theatergoers, because in that land
seats are not paid form fact there
are no seats. The japanese much pre-
fers to squat, feeling no doubt, much
more at home in this comfortable at.
titude. Seats, however, are usually
brought for the use Of any foreigners
who may be present. There are no
hard and fast laws Of convention. The
Japanese playgoer may do as he
pleases; he may eat, drink, smoke
and criticize to his hearts content.
Conversations are carried on, and, If
they merit 1t, the actors are met by a
storm Of criticism and chaff. When q
man enters the auditorium he removes
his boots, and II the weather is hot
any clothing that appears to him to
be superAuous. The naive frankness
of the actofT pro1npter is rather de-
lisAtfnl Tor r IN actor forgets his
linss ~ pfunpter comes on the stage
nj 4lts opsply, points ont to the
oe Go II II wrong. A boy Il
1zss purpose Of walk
II nd Nipilg the pr
a< es tn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-21
TESTS MEAT FOR SWEETNESS
Oifzctcry Nerves of Ire "fiar1 Smell
err Must &c Always at Their
keennst

, TO the long list Of unusual occupa-
taoas by which mem live, thare must be
added that Of lie HASA smcller IN
packing hoDse. His duty is to inspect
meat products and judge Of the.~
soundnass.
The ham smeller's only tools are q
long steel trier and his nose. He
stands in a barrel to keep his clothes
from being soiled by the dripping
brine, and the hams are brought to
him by worlmen. A ham is laid be
fore him, and he plunges his sharp
pointed trier into it, withdraws it and
passes it swiftly beneath his nose. The
trier always goes down to the knucl1le
joint.
In testing meat in that manner the
nan with the trier judges by the
slightest shade Of difference between
the smell Of one piece Of meat and
another. The smell of the meat is al
most universally sweet and that is
"aar Ia smells; the slightest faint or
deviation from the sweet smell is
therefore app-eclaule. It Is not the
degree Of faint that hc oxpectsyt0 find,
Uac the slightest odor that is not
sweet.
When he detects an odor he throws
t's9 u at aside, and il il is not IN
Wholesome. it is sold as rejected"
a"#r hut if il is raiutef it goes to the