Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-05

Is OF the best quality fox skins; &C
skunk skins and few mink and
muslrat skins He has Manufactured
caps. neckpieces. nuns and coats
from skins brought to him for that
purpose, and has had manifest success
in this particular type of work II
addition to being manufacture
of skins, Mr.. Burbank is the originator
and manufacturer of an animal scent.
which is sold under the name OF Bur-
banks Famous Natural Animal Scents.
Since the industry was started % years
ago. quarter of million bottles of
this product have been put on the
market
One of the largest deals con-
summated in real estate in the twin
cities for some time. was confirmed
on Tuesday noon when Mrs. J. n.
Childs of Skowhegan stated that she
had purchased the Revere House in
Auburn from, Fred E. Knapp OF that
city. This will be of interest to the
citizens of Lewiston and Auburn for
it means a notable addition to the
housing facilities in these cities. Mrs.
Childs has stated that The purchase
price and the improvements on the
building which she plans will make a
total investment of about $4,000. The
first floor is to be left in its present
condition, but a new entrance will be
built, the interior of the upper floors
will be completely remodeled and the
entire building refurnished. Mrs,
ChiIds will open the house On April
first.
Kennebec county residents consider
that this winter has been one crafty
ingly mild for Maine. but such can
not be said for all parts OF the State.
The temperature in Franklin county
has at least approached that of more
severe winters, thermometers in King
field registering as low as "a degrees
below zero one morning last week.
Charles H. Sampson, former Cor
ham boy, graduate of the University
of Maine, now head of the technical
department of the Huntington school
in Boston, recently introduced an in
noyation in the manner of teaching
mathematics to his classes in Geome-
try. MIR. Sampson presented a movie,
which was given under the title,
Definitions of Plane Geometry" de-
voted to illustrations of figures of
both plane and solid geometry. and to
definitions and illustrations of the
commonest rules in plane geometry.
He accompanied the showing of the
film with reviews of the greatest
mathematicians and by demonstra-
tions which served to make the fig
ures and meanings portrayed entirely
clear and lucid. The picture produced
at the inStigation of this young and
progressive educator is said to be not
unlike the educational films that have
been distributed throughout the coun-
try, dealing with more material and
obvious activities, such as the mining
and manufacture attending the pro-
pottery and wares in common use. 1t
is interesting to note that an exceed
ingly critical audience greeted Mr..
SIMPSONS demonstration with marked
favor and appreciation.
Lumbermen working on the Dodge
lot il Bridgton Highlands were inter
ested to discover a bullet imbedded in
one of the big trees at a spot about u
feet distant from the base. The dis
covery was made by one of the chop
pers, Linton Ingalls,. when the first
log was being sawed from the tree,
and the saw cut the bullet in half.
The bullet, of the type of an old
fashioned run bullet in use about IS
or so years ago, was buried at depth
of IS inches in the trunk. The tree
which contained it was unusually large
and over 100 years old.
Perhaps we are due to have a min
iature Wild West right mere in the
Pine Tree State with chaps and lariats
and all the accompanying demonstra-
tions of the coE-boy activities, if the
experiment in beef raising, so far very
successfully conducted near the town
of Jefferson, attains the proportions
planned by a number of the farmers
who are turning into stockmen. The
boast is made that Maine can produce
better beef than the Western ranges,
beside utilizing thousands of acres of
practically waste ground. About is
months ago, after long study of
pasturage conditions, one stockman
near there purchased 1900 acres, and
installed thereon A head Of pedigreed
cattle The group now consists of 100
beeves.
A pleasant surprise was sprung
on the members of the Chopin Club
at the home of Miss Frances Wheel
L.