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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
New Method Of Carrying Plant Dis
ease Discovered

Investigation of Cucumber-leaf
wilt by plant pathologists OF the
United States Department of Agri-
culture have revealed u hitherto I'M
known method of plant disease car
Iying. They have found that the
striped cucumber beetles not only
carry the wilt bacteria in their Jaws
spreading infection when they gnaw
into a leaf, but that in some cases
they hold the bacteria over an en-
tire winter in their intestinal tract
and deposit them in the spring
where they will spread infection the
first time they come in touch with
a gnawed or broken leaf.
The carrying of disease germs
from one animal to another by in
sects was first esta blished as a fact
through the investigation of Texas
fever of cattle, often termed tick
fever. by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture some 80 years
ago. That malaria and yellow fever
were spread by mosquitoes and A fri
can sleeping sickness by the tse-tse
fly was later established as facts:
and since then instances have been
found where plant diseases also were
spread by insects. This is the first
instance known to science. however.
where insects carried the bacteria in
their systems through an entire hi
bernation season to do damage In
the spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Plant Trees

Trees can he planted on road
sides. villages and city streets. town
commons, village greens, city
squares. play grounds. school
grounds. and other public places"
writes A. C. Vessel in an article on
Forestry for Scouts" in Boys Life.
The grove or woodlot. may be SO
open that the trees retain their
limbs we'll down towards the ground
making il impossible to produce any
thing but knotty timber. 1t may be
possible at times to thicken up the
woodiot by underplanting OF to
change the condition to such an eX-
tent that self seeding will be
successful The woodlot may be so
dense that the trees crowd each
other 50 severely that growth is
checked and the trees do not develop.
This struggle which causes the death
Of many young trees may be lessen
ed in intensity TO the great benefit OF
the woodlot by taking out enough
trees so that those which are left
will nut on much larger amount
of wood.
tire woodlot may be greatly improN-
ed and increased by simply taking
out the so-called forest woods, such
as ironwood. Red Maple, Dogwood,
Juneberry, Hawthorn and others
White Pine is best adapted Tor
use on many thousand acres of non
agricultural land. 1t grows very
RAPIDLY and produces valuable
product. For these rea sons the White
Pines of the country are worth at
least an heroic effort to save them,
The character of the fungus.
namely. the fact that it must pass
through an intermediate stage on an
ultimate post, current or gooseberry
offers the only chance of saving the
White Pine. If these posts can be
eradicated over a sufficient area to
preyent the dissemination OF the
spores from pine to currents and
sooseberres, and from them back
again to the pine, then crop OF
nine timber can be procured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Beautiful Niuht Flower

The most glorious of all the night
blooming flowers common to the
garden is the moonfiower a climb
or. The blossoms, each like Il
mammoth saucer, are produced in
great numbers and unfold their
tightly twisted petals in late after
noon. even before darkness falls 1t
is Il delightful experience to watch
them open. for the transformation is
effected so rapidly that a change
from q tight bud to a full bloom
flower takes place in few mo-
nlents. As the petals open. the
sweetness Of the flavor is thrown
upon the air and attracts even from
y long distance night flying moth.
the only creature which is able to
reach the bottom of the deep cup
wherein the nectar is secreted. This
moth has Il tongue which rolls up
like q spring, aud when it is un-
cooled measureN six inches. Other
insects may search for the sweets
which the flower contains. but this
one alone is provided with q tongue
which can find it.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
u. of M. Athletes
Are to Be Bossed
by R. Fl. Bryant Is

Orono, Me-. July 5-Athletics at
University of Maine will be in>charge
of a graduate manager when it re
opens in September. Robert H.
Bryant. rs, of Biddeford has been
selected for that position and will
drect all athletic activities after the
completion of the university year in
June.
rms marks the passing of athletic
control TO the Athletic Board. and
the creation OF the position of gradu-
ate manager does away with the dual
roal of athletic director and PROBES
sor of physical training, leaving ath
letics in the hands of the graduate
manager who will be responsible to
the Athletic Board which is under
the Jurisdiction of the university.
Bryant played quarterback on the
varsity football team in 1911, and in
1912 directed the team which held
Harvard to to. 0 score.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
New Excuse for Bad Spelling

If a pupil makes mistakes in spell
ing or arithmetic don't give him a
bad mark but send for psyche
ANALYST This is the latest innovation
schoolteachers In this city are dis
cussing.
1t is the theory of the psychoan-
alyst that il is in the apparent breaks
of speech that the man or child eX-
presses true thoughts and desires,
that when speaker Of a Legislative
body declared a session closed in
stead of open he had in the back of
his head the wish that the meeting
was closed. So that when the pupil
asked to spell cat" spells fat the
psHchoa nalytic teacher reads in the
pupils misspelling a subconscious
desire to be rat.
So a pupil who habitualy mis-
spells cat" as Fat" may be placed
on an egg and milk diet under the
psychoanaIyst theory.
We never say anything but what
we want to say say the leaders of
the new Psychology. Portland Ore
gonian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Hot Rooms May Become Part of
Cold Storage Houses

Experiments conducted at the
West Virginia University to deter
mine the vitality of various species
Of insects. such as moths. carpet
and grain beetles. under conditions
of ahnormally high temporal ufes,
have shown that such Nermin cannot
live or propa gate in a sustained tenn
perature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or
over. This finding points the way to
d solution of the somewhat NeNa-
tious summer storage of .furs, cloth
ing. seeds grains. dried fruits, and
the like. At present cold storage is
the method used 10 protect these
from the ravages of insect pests. II
the suggested methods are put INTO
operation, instead of combating ma
ture. those in charge of storage
houses will accept her as an ally
and. reversing present processes in
crease the storehouse temperatures
with the expenditure Of very little
fuel or power, to Il point intolera BILE
to insect life. but perfectly harmless
to the stored merchandise. -l'rom
the July Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Weaithiest and BIGGEST

There are now nearly six million
people in the city of New York. and
it is the largest center OF popula
ton on the globe 1t is growing
faster than London at the rate OF
nearly two to one; London do7,bles
it's population every 10 years and
New York every Is years
New Works cash balance demands
a sum of more than thirty million
dollars. and it is the weaIthiest city
in the world. In fact. its total as
sessed value is greater than all of
the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi and its income exceeds that
of 20 states combined.
Every nineteenth American lives
in New York City. and one-tenth OF
all manufactured products is made
there.
There are twice as many theaters
in New York. and three times as
many hotels as are in Londor--pop-
uiar Science Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Electrically Driven Watch Has Motor
and Battery

An electric motor. reduced to such
a minute size that il can be used to
operate tho works of a watch of nor
NAL shape. is d recent French inNen-
ton. described, with illustrations. in
the July Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. Besides the motor. the watch
contains a battery. equally minute
to furnish the necessary current
This is Il liquid battery in water
tight case. with partitions. all Of an
indestructible material. The motor
is only about IS in. in diam eter. and
is composed of two concentric fields,
with an armature mounted between
them. all serrated. It's comnutator
is in the form of a small cavity which
retains in it. by capillary attraction.
one drop of mercury. What would
to the brush of the com
nj utator is a thin metallic pin that
moves in and out of this drop of
m ercurN. There is. of course, no
daily rewlnding. and the only thing
that ever requires attention is the
battery. which. it is claimed, would
have to be renewed only once i year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Compressed Az Gun Shifts Coal.
Mine Cars

hnth emptN and loaded cars are
handled ~ an eastern mine hy a
cleNtr :. stem % inclined tracks. 4
switchback. and a Eft. comprassed
ar cylinder and piston located he
tween the tracks, which might prop
cry tie called . gun. as II actually
SHOOTS the cars into position on an
lh'lhe leading In tho hosting
cages. Us desrttbed and illustrated
IN The J"nc Popular Mechanics Mac
acme. the gun, or pusher. as fhs
miners can u, Is located T. feet fror,
'u' 'a@'s The first l. IT.. tho length
OF the pis'nn travel. are upgrade
from the pusher. and the remaining
III IT.. iowngradc when a Ioadod
car comes within reach or tho pusher
piston hitting on the latter enRag
the axle, and as the piston moves
outward. the ear rs pushed IN the
snort grade onto tho ~ n incline 20
the cages Dropping 70 the latter
Icy gravity. the loaded car "kicFs" the
empty on the platform and tases
us place Tine empty then rolls
down an incline. past switch and
hp another incline Coming 10 ,
stop II rolls back. ;ilt H. -hun,od 10 "a
track, reserved for cmpties. bv the
switch. \ second vusher then moves
" along Ia the point whore tn. mine
io'omodN" picks n up and hauls Il
to the workings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Historic Bones

New Indications that California
Mas once inhabited by a race of gi
gantic Indians was furnished when
sewer diggers on Ferry and Howard
streets, in the heart of the business
district of Martinez, Cal, uncovered
All Indian burial ground, with skel-
otohs measuring more than seven
feet
Several skulls and one well-pre-
served skeleton are to be given over
to the investigators Of the anthro-
pologE department of the University
OF California. The skulls and skcie-
tons are declared to he OF highly i'm
portant and scientific value
Discovery of the burial grounds has
revived an old Indian legend that an
immense treasure Of gold nuggets
was inferred with a body of a chief
OF the ancient tribe of the giant In
dams. So convinced arc the residents
in the truth of this legend that great
crowds have thronged around the
sewer diggers, largely hampering
their activities. and more than Il
score OF persons have applied to the
municipal authorities for positions on
the city's sewer digging crew.
According to the ancient Indian
legend, the vast gold treasure WAS
buried in close proximity to where
the bones were recovered.
Eight years ago William Altman.
curator of the museum in Golden
Gate park, San Francisco. declared
that skeletons unearthed near Con-
cord We're the most valuable contrib
utions to the scientific Investigations
OF the states prehistoric Indians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Falcons Prey on London Birds

Air raiders are still at work over
London. Twice during the last few
weeks an enormous peregrine fall
con has hraved the dangers of the
city and Toasted on the famous
pigeons of ST. Paul's cathedral. A
pair of these rare hawks have been
frequently seen near Bromley, Kent.
ana are Thought to be the ones that
have been doing the raidins. AS
these fierce birds usually haunt wild
and desolate parts of the coasts
naturalists here are at loss to eX-
plain their coming to London for
food. 1t is estimated that a pere-
CRIME falls on its victim at a speed
Of 10 miles to break the back of
the unsuspecting bird and at the
same time rips il with the dagger
like .taIons on each foot.-London
Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
BELIEVE LAND IS ACCUSED
French Workmsn REFUSE to Com
p'ete Building of Structure Which
They Assert Is Haunted

Corner sites are usually at a pre-
MUM in any great city, but Paris
has one that has remained unoc-
cupied for nearly so years simply be-
cause French carpenters. bricklayers
and masons refuse to complete u
structure which was begun there and
which they declare is haunted. The
corner is the rue de la Nillette.
In 1892 the owner of the plot de-
cided to build a three story brick
apartment house, but hardly had
work started on the walls when
workmen found the body of woman
who had been cut into pieces and
buried in basket The laborers
threw down their tools and refused to
work. A new crew was. hired, but
the first day they were at work a
scaffold' fell. killing one of the work.
men and injuring another. This con-
WINGED the superstitious ones in the
force that the place was haunted
and they induced the contractor to
give up the job.
For 30 years the construction
work was halted and then another
contractor tried the task. but the fol-
lowing day the war began,
and the contract was recalled.
Since then the owners of the
property have refused to go near the
site, although they are willing to sell
it if a buyer can be found who will
assume all risks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Climbs Mt. Assiniboine

Miss Mary G. Davis of Weston.
Mass. was the second woman and
one Of the few individuals who have
succeeded in scaling the all but mac
cessible summit of Mt. Assiniboine,
the Matterhorn Of the Canadian
Rockies. Miss Davis made the as
cent last fall with two American men,
of whom Duncan G. Foster Of Boston
was one and Ernest Feuz, a Swiss
guide. The party left camp at 3.55 in
the morning and reached the summit
at S.55. just five hours after the start.
The rapid ascent was due to the fact
that the guides time with the Alpine
Club Of Canada was up and he was
anxious To start for home on that
same day I'm spite Of the extra speed
however, Miss Davis held her own
and was. in fact. the only member Of
the party who did not appear to be
out of breath when they stopped to
rest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHER
Incident Proves That Art OF Shopping
Has Not Been Altogether Thrown
in Discard

IN discard.
A dignified looking woman stepped
up to "a showcase in the meat market
and after she had bought several
pieces OF meat. she asked:
Have YOU any shinbone that
could use for soup stock?"
just the thing" responded the
obliging clerk as he took up a long
shinbone and kuuckle and balanced II
on his left hand.
What is it WORTH" asked the
woman
Just a half dollar" said he.
1t is such large piece, would you
mind cutting ii at the joint"
Sure. | will" he replied
After cutting off the large knuckle
he again balanced the long, slim shin
bone on his hand and said
You may have this for 40 cents"
The woman looked at the piece for
moment then at the knuckle and
said:
rs that piece YOU cut off worth
only 10 cents"
The clerk hesitaunsly replied:
Yes, madam"
AN right" sJd the woman. 'Iu
take that knu,kle."
The clerk waited a moment. looked
at the woman. then actually laughed
aloud But he Was game and VIII
lhgiE wrapped up the l0-cent soup
bone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Ants Solve Problems
That VeX Human Race

How insects have solved many
problems that still yex the human
race Is explained by Edward Step.
7. l. 3. an English naturalist.
In the ant-hill,' writes this au-
thorlty' we find an example of
pure democracy. 1t may consist of
many thousands of individuals with
out monarch or leader of any sort !:
without a government Each ant
does exactly what it pieases, with
out either instructions or permission
to do 1t. But what il does is lust
what is best for the entire commun-
ity. There is not self-seeking. no
profiteering. Each one does what
ing. the welfare of all being the i'm
pelling motive.
"A score. or hundred or a
thousand. workers are engaged on
some big piece of work. A worker
ant comes in from a foraging ex-
petition. Here. Polly. she says to
one OF the miners or masons. let me
take turn at that while YOU rest
awhile. The resting one asks for
shares what she has gathered on her
journey. Some others come along
and notice that the resting worker
has become soiled with labor. They
imme diateiy set to work to clean and
refresh her by washing and brush
ing. Nobody tells or asks them to
do it; they merely see that it re-
quires doing, and at once set about
their self imposed task.
During some extensive mining
operations a stone is dislodged from
the roof and falls upon a worker. in
Juring her so that she can scarcely
crawl. Several rush to her aid. and
bear her away to quieter gallery.
where her hurts may be properly at
tended.
Ants are fun OF resource to meet
have invented so many ways of get
ing a living that. in the course Of
time. they have branched off into
more than 2O00 different species
each with distinct form and habits
SO important are they in the
scheme of nature that they have
brought about numerous modifica-
tons OF plant life--many flowers
have had to invent hair fences to
prevent the ants from stealing nectar
intended as a bride for the pollen
carrying bees; other plants have pro-
duced glands, from which a sweet
liquid flows. to induce the ants to
patrol their leaves and stems and
destroy eaterpiilars and other nui-
sanceS.''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
phiiateiic 1920 in Review

NEARLY $500 varieties of postage
stamps were issued during 1920 h
countries in all quarters of the globe, 7
writes the Stamp Editor. Kent E.
Stiles in Boys Life. Occupation,
plebiscite. commemorative. charity.
peace and victory, airplane, war tan,
provisional and misceilaneou profu-
sion of other postal labels appeared,
and many of these have already
placed themselves in the class of rari-
ties.
with the World War now an event
in history why do occupation stamps
continue to be issued? This is fair
question Ii may be answered by
pointing out that. although the great
conflict has officially terminated in
Europe, still there are military activi-
ties in many lands-and these activi-
ties during 1920 led to the issuing of
approximately 800 varieties of occupa-
ton adhesives. Greek troops and AL
lied troops have been in Thrace; Pol
ish and Belgian military forces have
administered territories which once
were parts of Germany; British Elk
peditionary soldiers have been in
charge at Batum and Mesopotamia;
the French were in Syria and in Gill;
cia Allied forces were in AZerbaijan;
Rumanian and Serbian forces were
in Hungary: Polish troops were in
Ukrania. All these happenings made
special stamps for collectors. although
it is suspected that some of the labels
were printed for purposes of specula-
ton by officials who realized that
these occupation sets would be much
sought after by philatelists the world
lover.
"Plebiscite stamps we're issued in
Eastern Silesia, Upper Silesia, Ma
rienwerder. AlIenstein, Memel and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Which Are the Best Months For Do
ine Business?

Do YOU know which months of
the year the most work is accom-
plished? The following figures pre-
pared by Paul Clay. the well-known
economist, for Forbes Magazine On.
W are the approximate shares or
percentages of the whole years
work done in each month of the
Year; and all the figures are. of
course. estimates based upon incom-
plete returns. For example, the 7.51
at the top of the left hand column
means that about this percentage of
the total manufacturing work of the
year is done in January:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
PastorIess Church Hears Service BY
Wireless

The day may soon come when the
itinerant minister will be a thing of
the past, says the @ly. Popular
Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated
article. The Heron Avenue Presby-
terrain church of Pittsburgh, which
had been without u pastor for some
time and compelled to rely on sub
stitutes. decided upon"the installation
of wireless telephone receiving
outfit in the pulpit. The outfit was
u compact arrangement of loop an
tenna, amplfier. and condenser. and
it was the means whereby the inter
ested congregation listened to ser
vice from the Calvary Episcopal
Church of the same city. Although
the speaker differed in creed from
his auditors, attentive ears received
his sermon as transmitted by the
wireless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
ToHN QUINCY ADAMS W

TOHN QUINCY ADAMS was
born in the rural home Of
~ his distinguished father, John
Adams, in Quincy, Mass. His
mother, a woman of education and
exalted worth, watched over his
childhood during the almost con-
slant absence Of his father. Dur
ing his first years Mrs. Adams her
self taught her son the elements
of English. At an early age
young Adams gave indication Of
the unusual talents and wisdom
which later made him the most
learned Of our Presidents. Few
Presidents were blessed with such
noble parents. No other President
was so fortunate in his youth to
have become associated with so
many distinguished men Of his
own country and of foreign ma
tions. When but eight years of
age, John Quincy Adams stood with
his mother upon an erinence, lis
tening to the booming OF the great
battle on Bunker's Hill, and gaz-
ing upon the smoke and flame bill
lowing up from the conhagration
of Charlestown. Often, during the
siege of Boston, he watched the
shells thrown day and night by the
combatants.
When he was eleven years old
he sailed with his father for Paris,
where his father was to join Frank
lin and Lee as representatives of
the new nation at the French
Court. The boy spent year and
a half in association with these
distinguished men. They were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Indians Used Cranberries

John Josselyn. an English travel
er and naturalist. who visited New
England in 1888 and wrote an ac-
count OF its 'Rarities. says: Gran
Terry. or hear berry tbecause bears
used much TO iced upon them). is
small trailing plant that grows in
salt marshes that are oNergrown
with moss. The Indians and Eng
lish use them much, boiling them
with sugar for sauce to eat with
their meat That -cranberries be
long to the traditional Pilgrim din
ner is shown by the menu of the
"deceA repast" served at the first
celebration of the landing of our
forefathers. which was observed
Dec -. 1869 This day was cele-
brated by the Old Colony Club of
Plymouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Calcium Salts Essential to Good
Nourishment

In the village of the department
of the Ardennes, in France. it was
observed that fractures of the limbs
of both men and domestic animals
became very frequent on account of
an excessive fragility of their bones.
caused by the absence of calcium
salts in the drinking water. This
confirmed the hypothesis Of the NY
gienist Loew, that calcium salts are
essential to good nourishment. He
found that by adding to the amount
of food consumed by the average
person daily two to three grams of
chloride of calcium salts the resist
ance of the bones to fracture was
notably increased: and that frac-
lures. when they occurred. were
healed more rapidly. From this
originated a practice of making cal
cium bread by mixing five parts of
chloride of calcium with 100 parts of
the July Popular
Mechanics Magazine.