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Rubber and Maple Sugar.

AN interesting parallel las been
drawn between the different
varieties of rubber trees in the tropics
and those of maple trees in this coun-
try. Out Of about 1000 varieties of
trees, all Of which produce more or
less rubber sap. only forty or fifty
have been found whose product is
considered commercially valuable.
When a wou1d-be cultivator of rub
Der goes to a tropical country and
sets out plantation OF rubber trees.
which the natives know do not belong
to the right variety, he causes amused
comm nt. such as would be excited by
q South American who came to the
United States and bored holes in soft
naples with the expectation Of OBJ
tanning sugar sap. Experience has
shown that excellent rubber trees
transplanted from their native habi.
tat to other regions having apparent.
ly Identical soil and climate may
flourish in growth. yet lose their pro-
ducing power. Rubber culture re.
quires great expert knowledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
Curious Way of Mining.

THE increasing depth to which II
ID necessary to go in following
tho vein Of kaolin. or potters' clay,
mined near the Housatonic river in
Connecticut, some time ago caused
the Introduction Of \ novel method
OF mining. Wells from 80 to nearly
200 feet In depth are driven. and two
pipes the outer four inches and the
inner two inches in diameter. are in
troduoed. Water at a pressure of
forty pounds per square inch is
forced down through the smaller
pipe, and rises through the larger
one. bringing with 1t about per cent
Of solid matter, Of which IS per cent
10 pure kaolin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
Curious Labrador.

r ABRADoR has been said to be q
IL land still hardly known beyond
its borders. The cold current tina:
flows along its shores from the north
dominates its climate, and notwith-
standing that 1t is considerably
farther south, It receives less con-
tinuous sunshine than Alaska, be-
cause its summer is shorter.
The coldness of the soil and the
dryness Of the winds stunt many OF
it's plants to such a degree that a
larch growing at the southern end of
Labrador. which showed thirty-two
annual growth rings, was-only nine
inches tail. and its trunk WAS but
three-eighths OF an inch In diameter
Mineral deposits seem to be abundant,
but prospectors have been able to stay
but for short periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
MAYBE It's a H00dO0 Year"
Says Ring W. Lardner.

we amt CAREFUL, things is going to
happen to MS this yr. which we wished
they wouldn't but we will get along.
a whole lot better IL we don't do moth
ing on impulse as they say and also
il we observe a few don'ts which the
lady that wrote the article has wrot e
down.
The first don't is don't marry for
IL months. The second don't Is DON t
change your job or place o. residence.
The third don't is don't make no i'm
vestments. And the fourth don't il
don't go on no long journey.
Well friends ! am sorry TO say that
1 have all ready went on a long jour
ney this yr. before I seen the articl.
but as for the second and third don'ts
L will try and live up to them and the
one about not makcing no invest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
The Carat.

THIS tiny standard Of weight, al
though not one person in q mil
lion ever makes practical use Of it,
possesses great prestige because of
its connection with diamonds and
other precious stones. But how many
Of 10 have any clear idea Of the
weight represented by carat? In
England It II customary to reckon
1871 carats to the ounce, Troy. This
makes the carat equivalent to 2o5.s
milligramA or 2.1sS3 graina At
tempts have been made to secure
general recognition in all countries
OF . metric standard carat of 200
millfgrams.
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BERRIES OF THE BTTTERSWEET

eyes upon her blushing face. She
was nervous. trifie alarmed.
They were not nice eyes, those that
examined the flushed beauty Of the
girl. They were set too close
together. They were hard and 6inty.
lacking the soft depths that come
with dreams. And they had kinship
with the thin-lipped. cruel mouth.
"Niarjorie!"
Yes" murmured the girl.
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cannot understand why Marjorie left
her studio without sending a message
to the house." said Anne. why
didn't she leave"
The Man interrupted sharply. will
you and Jack and Will go out for a
little while?" he said. Thank you. I
wish to speak with SAM
|. They retired. Anne walking as If
the hot frying pan Of martyrdom had
been conveyed to the hall.
| Sam sprang to the bedside.
Listen. SAM
"Yes." gurgled Sam, I'm listening"
There's no news, is there?"
Mono. We've have every one
hunting. we've are using every
means we can"
Sam"
Yes
DO you remember the Rowland
matter when we couldn't hnd Judge
Deschard and we only had an hour in
which to get his signature"'
Yes, yes. remember"
What did 1 dor
why. you-you locked yourself in
your inner office for about twenty
minutes; then you came out and told
me quietly that you thought Judge
Deschard was in a church praying"
That's right. Sam. What did you
| do then:"
"why, you spoke with such con-
viction that inquired what church
the Judge attended. They told me
he worshiped regularly at a church
on 5th avenue, 80 1 took a taxicab
and went there full speed"
And he was there. wasn't he.
SAM There was q little nots of
Joy in the Mans voice AZ he put the
question.
Sure" answered Sam. sitting in
a pew all by himself. praying. I'never
knew how you found out that he was
there. Tie judge asked me- but
couldn't tell"
SAM" said the Man, smiling up at
the fustered partner, ut would have
meant ruin. to four people II hadn't
found Judge Deschard. That boys
parents. his wife. and his child. You
remember. So locked myself in my
II prayed, and while prayed
thought was floating over the city
looking into clubrooms and hotel
Hobbies and-and finally I looked into
a few churches and IL saw the
Judge alone in a pew. think
would never have found him If the
judge had had his mind on other
things but the boy he had sentenced.
Do you understand? He was in the
church praying for guidance in that
matter. He told me later. He knows
how found him"
In the silence the clock licked
maally. A whistle blew across the
river. 1t was one o'clock.
sam"
Yes yes, I'm listening"
Il thought II you and Richard
would leave me for a little while.
might might. Sam. Good old Sam!
Don't worry. Yes. yes, I'll press the
bell Immediately IL sense q change
in my condition"
: II ~ ,
THE young man and the girl had
L walked down the gentle slope
toward the river. It was very soft
and beautiful
Upon the top Of tho slope was the
inn. A discreet inn: . Lais Of the
city that had adopted rural life to
shield its reputation. In the shaded
driveway was snaky green racing
car that seemed a little alarmed at
the soft quiet of the place.
Dear Marjorie" whispered the
young man. "it is so sweet to be
with you. It's wonderful isn't 1t!
Why-why. three weeks ago I didn't
know you, and now you - why.
you trust me completely. Don't you
trust me, Marjorier
J He was holding her little hands, his
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Sam, and he's organized them into a
squad that's combing the town"
THANK you, SAM" said the Man.
There was quiet for a moment. Then
the Man spoke:
Sam"
"Yes."
About Young Sam. I'd like to take
him into the firm The whimsical
dryad that lived in the crisscross
lines at the corners of the splepdid
mouth danced delightfully."-; laughter
sprang upon the little bright thrones
in the brown eyes.
Poor old Sam blubbered like baby
He called the Man ''sir." He hadn't
called him "sir" for twenty-seven
years. He couldn't speak.
Hes the best in the office" con
tinued the Man. I've thought SO. for
a long time. He's SO much like you
Sam. Do you remember telling me
years ago how. when you were boy
you always ate the meat out Of
sandwich before eating the bread
and how Young Sam does the same
Now, now, no fuss"
After a little silence the Man spoke
again. I
Sam"
yes"
do you remember that Marjorie and
Young Sam liked to be close, to each
other last summer"
yes. remember"
What happened?"
"They-they had a misunderstand-
ing. Young Sam told me. A fool quar-
rel. 1 was sorry, SO was the boy"
The Man was silent.
TACK arrived. A smaller edition OF
} Will.
Anne, solemn, severe, walking from
the door with woe measuring her
steps. The Man, watching her
thought Of an old print he had seen
years before. 1t showed 4 Christian
martyr, who looked much like Anne
walking toward a huge frying pan
Man-an Inevitable proceeding fol-
her reception.
Anne touched the raw nerve Of the
man-an Inevitable proceeding for
Anne.
where is Marjorie?" she asked.
No one answered. The white-faced
clock licked, very soon. Very soon
euaRe of the clock as the Man and his
partner understood.
Isn't she hare?" Again Anne's
thin, piercing voice went out like a
steel wire into the silence.
Sam attempted to choke her infa-
nous curiosity. "They are trying to
find her." he said. softly.
But isn't she at her studio?"
mo"
Don't you know where she is?'
No" Again it was Sam who flung
out a throaty negative.
The Man glanced at the white-faced
clock. There was some relationship
between the clock and Anne. He rec
ognized 1t Immediately. The clock
noisily masticating the seconds, hint
ed at the danger: Anne pointed it out
in definite words.
For the first time the danger found
an opening in the armor of stoicism
which the Man had wrapped around
his pride, and he WINGED as the lance
of terror was driven deep. He studied
the faces Of Sam and the doctor. Sam
and the doctor knew how many hours
he would last.
He considered the value of the in
formation to himself. He wouldn't
ask-but-well. in the ordinary
course of events Marjorie would be
home by o'clock, so, judging by
their frantic endeavors to locate her
1t was reasonable to think that every
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! which was written: "will not be
back till four" Reynolds had found
it pinned to the door of Marjorie's
studio and had sent it back by mes
senger.
"Oh. ior'" gasped Sam. '"And-and
how-how many hours
! He couldn't complete the question.
| HE might remain conscious for
| three hours said the doctor. Il
! don't know. Fiaschi said he was ex-
| traordinary.. He's suffering. He
I must be-
| Sam returned to the quiet room.
The Man lifted his eyes from the pho
! tographs to glance at the face of his
partner.
mo news?" he asked.
| mot yet" stammered Sam; but
we're bound to have word soon. Very
| soon"
| The white-faced clock clutched the
| Every soon" Of the hopeful Sam and
used it as a chant 1t nearly mad
dened Sam. Every SOON. Very soon!
Very soon!" sang tho clock. and the
lean black spiderlike hand throttled
| the minutes gleefutly.
/ The quiet of the Man terrified Sam.
It made him a little hysterical. There
! came to him q wild desire to carry
the clock out into the tagged court
and jump on it till every wheel and
| spring was battered out Of shape.
| He thought he could sneak the
| clock away, but the Man detected him
| and smiled reprovingly. Poor old
SAM" he murmured. Don't worry
about the clock. 1t doesn't annoy
me. See tiff anything further can
be done about locating Marjorie"
VERY soon" sang the clock. Very
soon! Very soon!"
| VIII, the eldest son. arrived.
| A big man Of twenty-nine was Will.
A rather clumsy fellow, carrying into
middle age the awkwardness of an
overgrown schoolboy. His face
lacked expression: there was no evil
dence Of great intellect.
I As Win approached the bedside the
Man thought of his partners son,
young Sam. Young Sam was SO much
like Old Sam that people who didn't
know the boy would stop him on the
street with the remark: IF you're
not the son OF Sam Bradley TIL beg
your pardon. How's your dad?"I No
one, as far as the Man knew. had
ever stopped one of his sons.
! Wills tongue was as awkward as
his limbs. He asked stupid questions
He annoyed his father.
1.-THE Man studied his sons face. He
pondered. his brain particularly
alert. on those children who seem to
come out Of no parents land, MISS
ing the characteristics Of both father
and mother.
| He reviewed Anne. A grim smile
came to his lips as he thought of
Anne. He and his long-dead wife had
often wondered about Anne. From
somewhere out of the dim past a
lpuritanical ancestor Of one or the
other, curious about the happenings
Of the nineties. had projected herself
forward in the person Of Anne. The
Man told himself that he had always
been q little afraid of Anne. She dis
liked the odor of cigars from birth
(the man smoked twelve q day.; she
thought his fishing rods dreadful;
she said her prayers aloud, never
| hurriedly whispered them to "a
friendly flower on the counterpart"
! as Marjorie did.
Where was Marjorief Marjorie, the
image Of the sweet dead wife!
The Man asked Will to retire for
moment while he spoke to Sam.
Were doing everything" STAN
mersd Sam. "rve got the whole Of
'Ace force out. teiephoned Young
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| thing would be over before. 4. The
Man glanced at the clock. It2 was
twelve-forty-seven. With the most
helpful reasoning, he had only three
hours in which to find Marjorie and
bid her goodbye.
And where was Marjorie:
y 1: X
THE voice of Anne, a voice that
attempted to masquerade as
| whisper, disturbed his meditations 1T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
TO the Editor: Well friends 1
have got some bad news today

TO the Editor: Well friends
have got some bad news today
for my admfres and friends
about something which is
libel to happen to me and l would
not mention it only 1 feel like 1T
would be best If people is pre-
pared in advance for same rather
than have 1t sprang on them with
cut no warning and besides they may
be some of my readers that is in the
same fix like 1 am and don't know it
and I would be a fine stiff to not
warn them and put them on their
guard.
Well Friends / suppose the most Of
you has heard of the science of as
trology which is the same thing like
telling your fortune from what star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
By James Francis Dryer

welcome to it. Wonder wha. Ill
hades bit herr?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

composed entirely of members Of the
| Woman's Party, with Mrs. Florence
, Brewer B:oekel publicity director OF
| the Womans Party also its publicity
director. ard later on, publicity d.
rector for the National Council for
| the Reduction of Armaments.
March 81. 1921, the Women's
| World Disarmament Committee neld
! q meeting at Washington presided
! over by Mrs. Florence Kelley or Wis
| chine Wetzly. the Socialist. and tins
| meeting was addressed by Senator
| Borah. Senator Borah had been urg
| ing disarmament by international
! agreement for some time in the SEN
| ate. He made the same plea at the
meeting. Immediately Mrs. Kelley
! arose ana declared: The time TO dis
arm is now. The place to disarm is
| here
! "This 50 for as I can find out, is
the first occasion at which there was
q distinct clash of tho two principles
! that have since constituted all the
] difference there is between sane
! Craftsmanship and imitation of
! China: First, disarmament by inter
NJ tional agreement, Il sound prIncl-
! PIE approved at tho conference and
! by oar own naval officers; second,
! isarmament by example, a principle
. that has never worked in the history
/ of tic world except to leave nation
! ais that practice it. dixie China). a
prey TO other nations that do not fol-
! low the example.
"Whcn Miss Addams and Mrs. kel-
| Icy, who married Il man by the name
/ of WischcwCtZky, came back for the
| Third Womcn's Peace International,
| the Foreign Policy association Of
which Miss .AddamG is a leader, the
! Womcn's International League Of
(which She is president, the Womcn'S
World Disarmament committee and
iothcr organizations. formed the Ma
tional Council for the Limitation of
AYmamcnts with Frederick ]. Libby
of your state as executive secretary
and Mrs. Brocckcl as publicity direc-
| tor. After the conference changed
its name to National Council for Re-
duction of Armaments and argued in
its official bulletin that the treaty
! of limitation was merely as to maxi
mum strength. and did not prevent
our government from further reduc-
ton by example.
81 certainly hope that your Cham
Der of Commerce will not lend itself
to the financing of this propaganda
to reduce America to impotence, es-
pecially when it's leaders will not
stop their demands for reduction
even to an even basis with what they
themselves call 'disarmed Germany
On the contrary. they have justified
Soviet Russia's foreign campaign
against Poland and called Soviet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

Russia's peace terms not only just,
but generous
81 would suggest that you ask Mr..
Libby for a complete file of his bull
letins and discover for yourself his
marked sympathy for Soviet Russia
and Germany and his unreasonable,
constant carping criticism of Amer
lea and France, whose president, it is
said. is now in line for the Nobel
Peace prize for avoiding war in the
Near East, afte" all the pacifists from
Berlin to Washington have for year
been denouncing 'militaristic France
"As a citizen Of your State, sup
pose Mr.. Libby has some claims to
your loyalty against criticism from
outsiders, but beg you not to con-
slider anything have written in the
Patriot or here except for a lead and
to satisfy yourself by the documen-
tary evidence that our criticism Of
his council has been just-if not
generous"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

The Mnard Company. framing
ham. Mass, is now conducting an
unusually opportunc distribution OF
trial size bottles o: their famous
sfinards Lnimcnt Coming just at
this season when rheumatic and
neuralgia pains. head colds. grippe
and sore threats are most prevalent,
il gives everyone a welcome oppor-
,ttnity 70 thoroughly test the remark
able Qualities OF Mnard's Liniment.
Nirard's Liniment is one of those
unusua, homo remedies that for 90
Years las been constantly in general
use as a family favorite. Its I'M
cqualicd penetrating qualities make II
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Sprains, swellngs and inflammation.
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catarrhal pains. hoarscness. cold in
the head or chest. grippe. sore throat.
'fonchitis or asthma. its soothing
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never tried iphalng Minard's lini-
r,ent. surely do so when you have
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VIII give you relief and clear up your
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with the Minards Eminent tria!
Siyo bottle which will he left at your
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which is valuable toward the purchase
uf other Minard products at Your deal
rs In addition TO Minard's Linlment
the Minard Company now put out OIL
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Home Cleaner Minard's Alkobalm and
Minards Vanilla
Each Of these products has been
Thoroughly tested and has proved or
sufficient high quality TO merit the APP
provel OF the Mnard Company and is
sold under "A guarantee of satisfaction
or money refunded II YOU haven't al
ready used any of these other Minard
products. bc sure to take advantage Of
tho liberal offer on the Orange colored
coupon attached to the Minard's Lini-
mont trial bottle. octo6d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

! After three years in New York
! Tony Sarg's famous Marionettes are
making a coast to coast tour. and
Augusta is fortunate to secure one
Of the dates The engagement is es-
pecially noteworthy from the fact
| that it is the first time ON record
that the company of 100 wooden
headed actors has ever appeared on
a lyceum course, or at lyceum prices.
! Season Ticket purchasers of this
! years Augusta Entertainment Course
! will at an expense ranging from Ia
cents to 623 cents enjoy this greatest
amusement novelty Of today-one
that has been New Yorks highest
priced theatrical production, all seats
having sold at $3.50.
Tony Sarg's Marionettes have a
complete theatre of their own. This
will be placed on City Hall stage,
complete in every detail with minia-
ture furniture and stage properties
and a complete system of lighting
effects such as may be found in any
Metropolitan theatre. The equip
ment includes tons of scenery, drap-
cries, etc.
The Marionettes are life-like but
rot LIES sized. The figures which are
from two to three feet in height are
all designed and carved to perfection
by Tony Sarg whose drawings in the
Saturday Evening Post. Golfers and
in other magazines and books with
out end have made his name a house
hold word. This is the same Tony
.Sarg that is so famous in the movies.
A complete company of eight
highly trained experts is required be-
hind the scenes to animate the
Marionettes. speak the lines. change
the scenery. and furnish the unique
music required.
From the moment that the curtains
part the audience is carried away
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27
Eichelberger Letter to
Aug. Ch. of Commerce

J. :. Eichelbergcr, editor of the
Woman Patriot, in a letter to George
c, Clarke, secretary of the Augusta
Chamber of Commerce, in reply to
request for information regarding
the "No More War" movement and
the National Council for the Rouuc-
ton of Armaments. which is support
ing the movement, and of which
Frederick j. Libby of Maine is exc
cutive secretary traced the history
Of the Council from its inception to
the present time and declared that
official records will support any
statement he made. The letter in part
is as follows and will be the more
of interest to the Journals readers
because Of the statement of Mr.. Lib
by published in our columns oct.
"a
1.-THE peace movement really began
in September, 1914. when Fran
Rosika SchWmmcr of Hungary
German agent came here to Keep US
out of the Great War. Frau Sch
WINNER was encouraged by some of
our feminists and pacfists, and folm
ed the so-called 'woman's Farley.
Later. with Louis p. Iochncr, Jane
Adams and others, she persuaded
~ American women to hold all Inter
national 'F'rauen Konsress' at the
Haguea which was subsidized by
Swedish and German groups and met
in April, 1915. It was proved in court
during the trials of certain Russian
officers for treason (under the CZar)
than Won Bernstein. the German Am
bassador, used Frau SchWimmcr's
apartment in a New York hotel to
meet and corrupt members of the
Russian mission in 1916. You can
find any amount of stuff on Frau
SchNimmer in the New York Legis
alture's Lusk report
AT this Frauen Kongrcss there
was organized under the presidency
Of Jane Adams, the Womcn's Inter-
rational League for Peace and Flee
dom which held another interna-
national congress at Zurich, Swit7er-
land in 1919 and adopted resolutions
urging its members to take 'SlacGer's
Oaths' against any service in war.
In February, 1921. the National
Woman's Party convention at Wash
ington was urged strongly to devote
its entire organization to 'disarma
ment.' The advocates of such pro-
gram however, were not able to
swing a whole party to such cam
paign. and those who wanted dis
armament more than the other mea-
sures the Woman's Party was pro-
noting formed the Nomans World
Disarmament Committee, which is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

Vile Beane Sunday evening breaking
the bones in her ankle.
Mrs. Charles Rollins, who has been
patient at kennebec Valley hospital
in Skowhegan for several weeks.
came home Sunday much improved
in health.
Some unknown person shot and
killed Fred Beans dog sometime
during the night of Oct. II.
A. ". Crane of South Amboy, n. j..
is at Rowe pond on hunting trip.
Mrs. Sidney Berry is visiting rcla
tives in Madison.