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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The local Encampment members
of the Odd Fellows wishing 10 join
the Oriental Order of Humility and
Perfection will he interested to know
that the annual meeting will be held
at the Exposition building at Port
land Me. on October 2Sth. Five hun
dred candidates are now waiting to
cross the hot sands. The original
plans TO hold this meeting in Gardi-
ner have been changed on account Of
the large number OF candidates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
Acmc Theatre Tonight

William Duncan, the serial hero,
will he seen tonight at the Acme
theatre in The Fighting Guide"
thrilling photoplav of the open coun-
try. II has a big plot and a real love
story. Through it all stalks the gas
provoking. typically American figure
OF this north woods guide.
There is also a smart two reel
comedy and the Pathe News making
a snlendd picture program.-AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The Hallowell Tigers defeated the
Portland Press Herald ncwsboys in a
baseball game played at Capitol park
on Saturday afternoon. with a score
of 4 to 3. The pitching of Raymond
SYLVAN and the batting Of Carbino
won the game for Hallowell while
James made some excellent plays for
the Portland team. This game was
the third game that has been played
this season and the second won by
HalloWcl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
Card Of Thanks

We wish TO express our sincere
thanks 10 our friends and nciGhbors
fer their kindness and many floral
offerings IN our bereavement. Es-
pcciallN the X. G. T.. K. for the beau
uful fOWots.
MIR and MRS WARREN PALMER
nnd FAMILY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

reception to the Freshman Glass at
Hailowell High school the name Of
Miss Ethel Rice, teacher Of CONNER
cial studies was unintentionally omit
ted from the list of those in the re-
ceiving line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet this afternoon with
Mrs Shurman Dunn of LOuden Hill.
1t is hoped that all members will
make a special effort to attend. Those
who plan to go will take the 2.10 car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Rev. NJ. T.. Hadley pastor of
the Hallowell Iniversalst church
has gone to Auburn where she
will attend the State I-niver-
SaliSt convention. She will re-
turn to Hallowell Thursday but in the
meantime will he reached at the All
burn TniverSalist church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

into the road it was repaired enough
TO complete the trip.
This is the sixth accident which
has occurred on this hill this season,
none OF which has proven any more
serious than the one on Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The fall meeting of the kennebec
Valley Federation of the Ladies' Aid
society will be held at the Highland
avenue Methodist church on Thurs
day evening, Sept. 2Sth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

| Mrs. John Robinson, Mrs Oscar
Childs and Mrs. Grace Hedrick have
been elected as delegates to attend
the State Universalist convention at
Auburn this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Fred s. Jackson. the registered
druggist who is taking the place OF
William Quinn. while he is on his
honeymoon at the Rexall store, was a
Sunday visitor to bis family in VIM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The Gardiner Girls club will meet
Tuesday evening in the club rooms
at 73o. Snappy Circle will enter
tain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

The regular meeting of the General
C. w. TiIden Auxiliary will be held
this evening at 100 O'Clock. There is
special business to come before the
meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Miss Bertha Mason left on Sunday
for Canada going by way Of Boston,
where she went on the boat. She will
continue from there TO her destina-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Mrs. Ella Ingraham has returned
from East Livermore where she has
been visiting at the home OF Alex
McBain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

A regular meeting OF the Granite
Lodge No. SO of the X. Of p. will be
held this evening at 7.S0 o'clock. All
members are asked to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Mrs J. Stanley Lotus and daugh-
ter, Genevieve of Bangor, who have
been visiting Miss Muriel Douglass,
Chelsea, returned home. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

James Leighton, Jr., of the Halo
well postoffice force who has been
having his annual fifteen days vaca-
ton has returned to his duties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Malcolm and
grandson Warren, Jr., Of Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Cummings. Burte
Hsssett. Samuel Bartlett all of North
Augusta were Sunday visitors at the
homo OF Forest Wakefield, West
Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
GARDINER LOCAL NEWS
OFFICE: II Main Avenue. -. Telephone 37.W
hours, I, 30 Q IL 80 A. NJ to S p. N.

Fred Peaslee and family Of Port
land, We're week lend visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Peas
lee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
NOTICE

I here forbid all persons extending
credit To- my Wife Mrs. Flossie Push
ard. ms I will not pay my bills CON
tractcd after this date
BASH. ft-SHARp.
Sput otpct3-1 n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

James Lamar who has been in Ash
land and the vicinity for the past nine
days, has returned to this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Mrs. B. L Fuller has been the
guest Of friends at French's corner,
West Gardiner for several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
LOCAL NOTICE.

challos Fletcher Black will receive
pupils for piano instruction, 40
Maple street. Tel @7l-W spt26diot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Miss Alice -. White returned Mon
day from 10 days visit at Owls
Head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

Mi and Mrs E.iVin \. leighton
LEFT Monday for several days visit in
Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
HALLoWELL

Herbert Stevens was a weekend
visitor in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26

conflicting testimony Is but another
name for the expert article.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-21

Mr.. J. 4. Stephenson sher,
Ne|s-Ttnes,
South Bend,
Dear Nr. Stephenson:
For the past year advertiser
various real sub-dtv1 in the South
Bend Eews-Timee. selling Messrs NeyersT
Long Hutton, report that carried the bulk
Of publicity c1assif1ed department.
have restricted publicity during the year
1egi innate newspaper advertising.
Over 9oS Of sales have made to News
Tines readers sa1eenen result thoroughly
cold and olassif ed di sp1ay columns,
We will the largest want Al inserted
In American firmly believe
the profitable investment made.
Will
re feel that you Will oe interested knowing
that June 1st, 1921, contracted
than $3.50 900 Of real estate; that March
Goth, 1885, have 81, coo per
In sales Of lots; that during the month Of Nay
have advertising somewhat
have amounted to over $500 day. and that the Gales
This euooessfu1 campaign could aoopli
ri thout the publicity afforded through
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

Such records, however valuable they
may be in the absence of other facts,
are vague and unsatisfactory at the
best; and, so. turning to ancient liter
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

turned to Paris she carried several
professors of the new cookery in her
train. The effect of their importa-
ton was almost Immediately noticeable.
Henry the Eighth an Epicure
During this time. England, too, had
made some little progress in the i'm
Henry the Eighth was one of the first
monarchs who exhibited any liberality
toward originality in cooking. Henry,
however. seemed unable to do enough
tor those who were able to crafty
his appetite and on one occasion he
was so much delighted with the flavor
of a new pudding that he presented
a manor to it's inventor.
Today people of all nations are Civ
ing food and cookery more considera-
ton than ever before. In America
cooking has become a science. In the
days of Rome it was the quantity of
food served: today we are considering
the quality and that which we can de-
rive the most benefit from.
The preparations of our food in
America has advapced very rapidly.
When America was discovered the only
food the Indians were using, other
than wild game, was maize or corn.
1ney prepared it IN a very crude man
ner. between WI stones. This was
mixed with water. either baked in
ashes or served as porridge.
Today. the Corn Products Refining
company has built huge manufacturing
plants. 1t is using scientific methods
of preparing the corn for food. From
the kernel it is making syrup. starches,
corn oil and sugar. These products
are known on the market at Karo
syrup. Argo e. Kingsford's corn starch.
Mazola oil and Cerullose. We have
here an example of what has been done
and what is being done by science.
Cooking is not drudgery. but an art.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09
THE HISTORY OF FOODS
Bv Miss Ethel O'learv

FOODS and food preparation is the
l. most necessary consideration of
people of the present days as it
has been all through the past ages.
The we'll fed family is a happy family.
As a general rule the well fed nation
is a contented nation. One can readily
see the effect of food on the individual
character as we'll as see the effect it
has on the character of nations from
the stone age down to the present day.
1t was the famous Mr.. Boswell who
first defined man as n cooking animal
and yet as appropriate as the defini-
tion still is, neither mythology nor ira
dition offers any clue to aid one in
discovering when it was that the hui
man animal learned to cook. OF course
it was highly improbable that this Sc
cret was known to prehistoric man..
Instead of knowing how TO cook he.
undoubtedly. ate his food raw, washing
it down with pure cold water from the
springs and brooks. and many years
must have elapsed before he made the
surprising discovery that the food that
satisfied his hunger could be vastly
improved in taste if subjected to the
influence of heat. All this, however.
is little more than mere surmise, for
our only knowledge regarding the GUS
toms of eating in vogue during the re-
mote past has been obtained from
relics of archaeology.
On walls. now ruined and decayed.
the hand of the ancient painter and
sculptor left a record of the customs
of his time and from this source we
have been able to gather some little
information regarding the ~gastronomic
nroOresS of tho human race
Bible the Earliest Reference
Such records, however valuable they
be in the absence of other facts,
are vague and unsatisfactory at the
best; and, so. turning TO ancient liter
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

years. 1t was the greatest stage lint
on the globe, and the genius who de.
veloped it to its greatest success was
Zen Holiday, who had a long anc
notable career on the frontier and was
possessed of remarkable ability as an
organizer and executive. He employed
the most experienced stage men in the
country. He bought. regardless OF
price, the finest horses and mules of
the type best adapted to staging. He
equipped his stage line with the best
vehicles obtainable.
Concord Stages Built
These stages, built in Concord y.
H., were designed to carry nine pas
sengers inside and one or two on the
seat with the driver. As many as II
passengers were carried at times. In
1863 the fare from Atchison to Denver
was $40. Later it was increased to
S12J, and then to S11J. Collateral
lines were established north and south.
The fare from Atchison to Virginia
City, Montana. in 1866. was $3.50.
The fare to Salt Lake City that year
was $3.50. The first contract for car
rying mail from Atchison to California
and intermediate points was for 81
600 900 a year. Later the compensa-
ton was reduced to SS40.0OO.
Among the remarkable fast stage
rides made across the plains during
overland days was one made by Holla-
day from California to Atchison.'
While in San Francisco he received a
telegram to go to New York in the
Quickest time possible. He sent word
ahead to his division agents to have
everything in readiness and made the
- So ~
to Atchison. a distance of 20OO miles,
in II days and two hours, beating the
regular daily schedule by five days.
Trip Cost Him $4,000
This was a somewhat expensive
Journey. the cost in wear and tear of
stock. vehicles and other
amounting to 100000. However, Hol-
Iaday considered it to be a great adj
vertisement for his stage line. being
the quickest trip ever made across the
plains excepting by pony express.
Holiday remained at the head of
the Overland line for five years. In
the latter part Of 1866 he disposed of
rolling stock, stations, livestock and
all other equipment of the line to
Wells. Fargo & Co.. which firm O
had exclusive control of all express
and stage routes DPLNepn the Missouri
river and the Pacific coast.
Some of the most horrible afro
cities committed by Indians on the
plains were along the old Overland
stage route. In an attack which be-
gan August Z, 1864. and lasted for
days. the Arapahoes captured
a train of nine wagons, captured and
destroyed several stage coaches, burn
ed stations and murdered a score of
men and IN along the South Platte |
river in Colorado. At the Liberty |
Farm station on Little Blue river the |
were worst. The station
keeper and a stage driver were tor
in a horrible manner before be-
ing killed, while the wife of the former
and their child were captured. 10 set
.lers were captured and murdered, and
The same fate befell 10 employees of a
train.
Dangers of Staging
At times attacks on stage coaches
we're so numerous that travel was
temporarily interrupted. 1t was not
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

an sight TO see coaches
drive into a station bristling with ar
rows shot into the body of the vehicle.
and bullet holes by the dozen.
As the Indian excitement began ia
die out the stage men were met with
new enemies who proved equally dan
gerous. These were the highwaymen
who infested the Overland mail route
during its latter days. Most Of these
valued human life not at all. and many
stage drivers and passengers were
killed in holdups. On the Bitter Creek
division, between Denver and Salt
Lake, a stage was held up and rob
bed of 100000. Once the coach in
which Ben Holiday was riding was
held up. Holiday had a few hundred
dollars in his pockets and $40. 900 in a
money belt, besides an emerald pin in
his necktie that was valued Mt $4,000.
He managed to save the $4,000 and
the pin. and lost only some $500.
Completion of Union Pacific In 1869
The completion of the Union Pa
cific line or May 10, 1869. ended the
overland stage service and one OF the
most picturesque periods of western
frontier history. Many tributes have
been paid to the old stage coach. The
following appeared in the Atchison
champion q quarter of a century after
the Overland route had closed to
staging:
The old stage coach has ended its
career-made its last trip. Here and
there remains of it stands beneath the
rickety shed of some wayside inn. n
relic of bygone days-weather-worn
storm battered. rusty and abandoned,
Its leather springs are cracked and
broken, its doors gone its sides and
back smashed in. its boot the refuge of
rats and bats; its wheels bent. its AXLE
trees twisted-a poor %forlorn remnant
of its former proud and glorious self.
Ghosts of a buried past now hide in il.
Shades of the occupants it carried
once have enwrapped it. Spectral
forms Of the road agents who once
surrounded it to rifle the contents of
its boot now troop around it when
nightly shadows enfold it.
The old brake that SO often and so
faithfully checked it's down hill speed.
grating out assuring. harsh sounds to
the travellers ear when the road was
steep and dangerous, is bent and brok-
and useless now. The mated steeds
that drew it over long. weary, dusty
miles are gone. In the seats where the
worn and exhausted ~journeyers once
nightmares now revel. The i'm
perious and impressively confident |
driver is gone. From his nerveless
hands the lines have fallen. and the
thrill notes of his horn have died away
on the air of the vanished years. Poor
thing, there it stands under the old
shed. wrecked, %dismantled, for
lorn. No one halls its coming with
beating heart; no one weeps as
It rumbles away with its precious :
of affection and friendship.
Decay and rust settled down upon
t years ago and pre-empted it; a
mustiness now dominates it.
The blasts of winter have frayed it's
-rappings; the winds of autumn have
shredded it's curtains. It's chains, once
20 bright, are furnished with rust of
decades, but their links bind us to a
aforementioned past. Its gloss, which
'hone in the suns that set in that far
yesterday, is blurred and faded out.
nd all that now remains of it is a
combination Of broken straps, hinges,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

New York. The service was semi
weekly and the compensation paid wa
onward of 100000 a yea.
The stage line was very well cuuip
ped, having more than 100 of the fines
Concord stage coaches, 1000 forses
800 mules, 100 drivers and Go othel
employees. The fare acros the con
tincnt was 500 in gold. On ca"h OF
The coaches departing on the first triT
from st. Louis and San Francisco was
a correspondent of one of the great
New York dailies of that time. The
coach going east from San Francisco
made the trip through to st. Louis
in half an hour less than 81 days. The
first west bound stage made rhe dis.
lance in an hour or two less tire.
The arrival of the first stage at San
Francisco and at st. Louis was hailed
with delight and celebrated in a fit
ting manner
First Daily Overland Mail
President Buchanan sent Butter
field a telegram of congratulation. de-
clarlns the event to be "a glorious
triumph for civilization and the union
he added: settlements will soon fol-
low the course of the road and the
east n west will be bound together
by a chain of living Americans which
can never be broken"
The first daily overland mail was
established in July, 1861. from st.
Joseph. Missouri, and later from Atch-
lson, Kansas, TO Placerville. Calf. 1t
crossed the desert OF what was known
as the central route" which was 1870
miles long. passing via Forts Kearney
and Bridger and Salt Lake City. Five
months later the first telegraph line
was completed across the continent.
The Butterfield Overland Dispatch,
an express and fast freight line, was
started across the desert on the Smoky
Hill route in 1866, but on account of
financial difficulties brought on by In
dian ~depredations. this enterprise was
a failure. Then followed a consolida-
ton known as the Holiday Overland
Mai and Express company.
The stage stations a.ong the route
of the overland mail were built at nm
average distance of 10 miles anart.
although in some cases they were as
much as 80 miles apart. Many were
built of adobe, or Mexican brick. The
establishment of the daily stage ser
vice by the shorter route cut the time
of crossing the continent from % DAYS
Is.
Holiday Develops Greatest Staue
When the government decided to
for a daily overland mail SER
vice, the contractors sent out long
wagon trains to transport supplies
across the plains TO the various stage
on the frontier. 1t required
a train Of % to 30 wagons to haul
provisions, forage and necessary sup
plies for each division of the line. as
it took an enormous quantity of these
TO feed the army of employees. the hun
dreds of head of stock and the passen-
gers. 1t. was necessary to have at
station extra teams for use in
case of losses from Indian raids and
losses incident to the perils of
1000 miles of wilderness. The speed
With which the stations were built and
equipped. was considered remarkable.
With the exception of n few weeks
n each of three y~ears-1S62. 1864 and
S6I-therc was no interruption of the
iaIly overland mail running between
and California for about five
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09
A SALTY OLD YARN

She Blows is the name Of the
New Bedford whaling story by W. +.
Hopkins. which has lately appeared to
delight all lovers of old ships and the
romance of the sea. The title is rem
iniscent of the lookout's cali in the old
whaling yarn of Cap'n Simmons. 1t is
anonymous, virtually unpublished, and
in s'ane versions unpublishable: There
she blows-and breaches-and sparm
at that" cries the mate again and
again to his captain. only tn receive the
captains refusal to allow the boats to
be lowered in the right peart"" breeze.
When ut last he receives grudging per-
mission. embellished with curses, and
after much difficulty secures his whale
and brings it alongside. he refuses the
Captains offer of cigars. tobacco and
the best of old New England rum. and
declares that all he wants is "a little
cee-vil-i-tee, and that a id cheap
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

latches, steps-wheels. hubs. tires,
seats-all one of times most effective
and lasting collapses.
Had it a tongue to speak what for
gotten stories it could tell; what Sec
rets-sOcial, commercial. political-it
could divulge: what scenes and expert
ences it could describe; what recollec-
tons it could revive; what a history
it could disclose. But. alas! it cannot
speak. Poor old coach. there it stands.
n of the most magnificent has beens'
Of a romantic period of our lives
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09

The final enactment by congress re-
Gently of the longshoremen's and ship
departments bill. restoring to them the
protection Of state accident compensa-
ton laws, of which they have been
twice deprived by closely divided opin-
ions of the United States supreme
court, may be regarded as one of the
outstanding legislative advances Of the
year. in the opinion of the American
Association for Labor Legislation
which drafted the new law in cooper
alton with some 20 trade unions vitality
affected.