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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors. canvasscrs. AGENTS 8:

AGENTS-IF YOU AXE WILLING 70
hustle we have a proposition for vow
selling talking machines for a little
down and a little each week. One of
cur men made $50 in two weeks be-
fore Christmas last. Costs nothing to
try. Good territory open to workers.
Write or call. Gcrrish Il Smith. u
Silver ST.. Waterville. Maine.
AGt.NTS-Worlds fastest agents
seller. 5000 proGt. Needed in every
home and store. Establish permanent
business. PREMIER MEG. Co. sos
+. Grand Blvd. Detroit. Mich.
GET INTO \ REAL BUSINESS-Of
your own, Local city territory now
open. Sell the genuine j. r. Watkins
Products. Everybody knows Watkins
Spices. Extracts. Coffee, Medicines
Toilet Preparations, etc. stand
ard for more than fifty years
Biggest line, biggest values and high
est quality makes easy selling for
you. Write today for free sample
and proof that YOU can make from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year. J. r. Watkins
Co. Dept SO. GA North Washington St.
Boston. Mass.
PROFITABLE BUSINESSES arc Of
fr 70, la ia, No.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

SALESMFN-A Square Dear propo-
sition for square Dear statesmen 10
Make More Money" in 1928 selling
Davis $3.50 Quality madc-to-mcasure
clothes direct to wcar"r. Wonderful
repeat order values Davis Clothes
Fit fact worth remembering. sat
lSfaction or money refunded. Advcr-
Using 10 hclp Won. Write for particu-
lars. i. II. DAVIS TAILORING Co,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

SA LESMEN-Roal producers to inter
view dry goods dealers. 5000 net a
week easily made by work bugs. Adj
born. Chicago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Solicitors, canvassers, Agents

wcch. Free sam
pies Gold letters for store windows.
Easily applied. Liberal offer to Gen.
agents. METALLIC LETTER Co,
435 North Clark. Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Femaie

BOOKKEEPER--
AT CHERNOWsKY's: ONE WHO
CAN TYPEWRITE. REFER
ENCES REQUIRED. PERMA-
NENT POSITION WITH GOOD
PAY. APPLY AT TIE STORE
OR DY MAIL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

PROFITABLE Bus Nt,SSES arc Of
fered for sale today in Classification
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

S25-$100 weekly. spare
time. copying authors manuscripts.
Write r. J. CARNES. authors agent,
Tallap0osa. Ga. for part;Nallars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors, Canvasscrs, Agents 8;

HOSIERY SALESMAN-W&nted $50
week and expenses calling on small
merchants. Experience Unnecessary.
Send stamped addressed envelope.
Rex Hosiery Co. High Point. \. G.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Musical Instruments


Make AZ REt'ORD-Of your voice on
"Rcpcat-aN Voice" Great fun. 3Jc.
Charles r. Downing. Augusta.
| PlANO-S400 upright. Used less than
4 months Perfect condition. Sale
pric2 S26J. G. A. Drawn Agency. De-
pot Square. Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities 33
RETAIL STORE-New stock. old
stand. Large patronage. Sales sl2.-
600 a year. Price $2e0V. c. III. Ecane,
Gardiner ID N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Help-Maic or Female

RTISTS-Wanted. II YOU have tall
cnt for drawing or painting you can
earn excellent money in spare time by
Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
LIVE STOCK
Horses. Cattle. Vehicles
MERCHANDISE
Articles for Sale

GOOD STENOGRAPHERS read
Help Wanted Ads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Machinery and Tools

SAN RIGS--Homc-m made all mounted
ready to. work. Shove table and 6
h; p. engine. All iirst-class material
plenty of cordWood saws. j. l.. Nc
cormick & Son. Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
IS Good Woes Have Recently Begun Read the fp Wanted Ads
EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors, canvassers, Agents 81

MEN-Wha of 1923? As di-
vision sales manager each four men
you break in selling roofing cement
paint. auto truck end tractor oil nets
YOU OVER slice Err WEEK. Choice
of territory. The American Oil &
Paint Co. Cleveland Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30

Situations Wanted Male 81
TREES-('ut down. trimmed and re-
moved in Augusta. Hallowell and
Gardiner Tel. SILK. los Chapel st.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Specials at the Stores

ARMY PANTS--l000 pair just DIr-
chased. mostly soto 50 waist. Sl.a5;
by mail $500. Parcel post orders
filled promptly. J, Il. Farrell CO.. :S7
Nofnr AuruStn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
Wearing Appare;

TULIP WOOD-a00O eds. wanted at
once. Tel. 5Sl-M. Frank l.. Mace. 81
Winthrop st.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Secretary Mellon of the treasury, in letter to Representative Fordney, chairman of the committee on ways and means of the house of representa- tives, says: Ordinary expenditures for the first three quarters of the fis- cal year. 1921, have been S3,7S3, ,771,- 996.74. or at the rate of about S5,000, 100000 for the year. According to the latest estimates of the spending departments. ordinary expendi. lures during the fiscal year, 1922, in cluding interest on the public debt, will be over S4,OO0000,000.
 .The nation cannot continue to spend at this shocking rate. As the President said In his message, the bur den is unbearable, and there are two avenues of relief, One Is resistance In appropriation and the other is the utmost economy in administrations
 l.. .. Leffingwell, formerly an asSis- tant secretary of the treasury, whom I have quoted previously in these ar tlcles, and who Is still deeply and ae- lively interested in securing retrench- ment in national expenditures. con- menting on this utterance of Secretary Mellon, says: "Why should there be retrenchment in public expenditure? Why does the secretary of the treas ury speak of current and estimated ex- penditures as shocking? What is the evil that we are discussing and what Is its effect?
 Government expenditures must be met from taxes. To the extent that they are met promptly from taxes and from honest taxes directly laid upon the incomes of the people, and in pro- portion to those incomes, exaggeration of the evil of government expenditure Is avoided. Government expenditure takes the money of all the people for the supposed benefit of a portion of the people, honestly or dishonesty, equally or unequally, avowedly by d. rect taxation, or surreptitiously by the indirect taxation which results from inflation of currency and credit and of the public debt.
 "Government expenditure takes the fruits of the earth and the labor of the people and diverts them from the productive and reproductive enter. prises of men, from the natural enjoy. ment of the men, who by their pru dence. foresight and effort. created the wealth and made it available. to the sometimes benevolent and sometimes belligerent, hut almost always econom ically wasteful. purposes of govern u,ent,
 Government exploits all of us fol the benefit. or supposed benefit oi some cG us. Yielding to the vague
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

months CT longer ration of generous grain feed.
 "Short fed cattle are those that have had from two to three months (time yarylng) of fairly generous ra- tions.
 Warmed up cattle" are those that have been fed for a very brief period. generally three to six weeks-time varying.
 "Grassers" are cattle presumably fitted for market on the range or pas ture alone.
 Gamers" are poor thin animals, furnishing only low grade meat suited only for marketing in the form of canned product.
 Cutters are animals one grade bet ter than canners, but yet not carrying enough flesh to class It's beef types.
 .SeaiuUaSs." " shells" etc, refer to emaciatcd stock.
 "Haretics' is a term mostly applied to inbred southern cattle between the
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
VT. HIRE GOVERNMENT HELP

The civil service commission hires all employees in the classified service Of the government. The only thing to be said about the classified service, is that it has not yet been classified. But you shall hear what the civil serv- Ice commission has to say about hlr- ing help, without comment from me.
 There is an utter lack of definitely planned and weli-organiZed employ ment policy in the government serv- ice.
 There is need for a centralized em- ployment office with Jurisdiction in all matters relating to employment.
 The employment methods of the gov ernment should be such as to serve for model for private business.
 There is at present no central con trol over the executive service short of the President The President is a busy man and cannot concern himself with the details of the executive de- partments.
 The lack of efficiency in govern ment offices has a marked effect on private business.
 Definite information concerning the number of federal civil employees fin different branches of the service and the amount of the government pay roll are not readily available.
 An official register, or blue book, is issued every two years. It is out of date long before 1t is printed.
 A provision of the civil service rules theoretically gives the civil service commission authority to collect and maintain complete personnel statis- tics. The labor and expense involved however, practically prohibit the col lection and compilation of reliable sta tistical data.
 In addition to the limits of the com missions authority Is the absence of authority to enforce it's findings. The commission can make recommenda- tions to the departments and offices and urge their observance, but 1t can not enforce them.
 Congress passed what is known as the civil service law January 16, 1883. This act created the United States l civil service commission. The law was intended to cure in part the evils traeeable to the spells system, which l grew out of the four -year-tenure-o of 1 office act of 1920.
 During the first 40 years after the organization of our government, ad- ministrative practice with regard to the civil service seemed to conform to the intention of the founders. The Constitution fixed the term of no of hcer In the executive branch of the
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

aspirations of men for better world or Il better distribution of the good things of this earth, government im- poses upon all of us ever-increasing burdens in the effort to benefit vocif- erous and organized minorities.
 "Each of the executive departments is concerned to improve its service and to discover new and useful fields of service. The entire organization of the army, of the navy. of each of the departments, independent offices and agencies of the government, Is de voted to an important task. Its par ticular function seems of vital use- fitness, even necessity. Experts in each are alive to it's defects and to the opportunities for usefulness which have not been availed of.
 "The secretary, or other head of the department, drawn from private life, perhaps wholly ignorant at the outset of the nature and extent of it's problems, promptly becomes the adyo- cate of the policies and demands of his permanent assistants and bureau chiefs. If he does not become such advocate, he may break down the morale of his organization and possibly lose the confidence of his personnel
 Behind it all Is the pressure of or ganized interests in the constituencies, which are the heneficiaries of specific expenditures, operating upon politi- clans, executive departments, senators and congressman. The strident voice of greed is heard in the market place and in legislative halls; the voice Of the people is barely audible.
 The fact that each project is con- s!dered separately, without reference. either ill executive departments or congress, to ways and means of finane- ing it, prevents concentration of popu- lar opinion on the awful total. All agree that there must be economy. but as each item Is presented all seeming ly agree that that is not the proper | field for economy. There must be econ omy, but there must be merchant | marine, whatever the cost. There must l be economy, but the government must | pay high wages to railroad employees and furnish transportation on the rail- | roads at less than cost. There must be economy, but the World war sol | diers must have their bonus. There
 must be economy, but Civil war pen | sions must be increased. There must | be economy, but we must prepare for | war, regardless of expense"
 l You know this Is true. The new
 budget law will help very much this
 condition, but unless you are interest
 ed, continuously, actively, openly in-
 terested. your money will not be ssvssl
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

IMPORTANT-DehOrned cattle as a rule outsell those with horns. Cattle should be dehorned O. korn tipped be- fore put on feed, so buyers urge.
 Hogs.
 'Top' is the days extreme high price for carload lots.
 Bulk" is a term meaning the pre- ponderanee of sales for the day or period.
 "Dockage" is a specified weight de- dueted from sows and stags originally used for breeding purposes and are coarse and rough-on sows dock is 10 pounds, on stags 70 pounds.
 Prime heavy" hogs weighing 300 to 400 pounds, prime condition, form and quality. Usually 10 months to IS months and are heavier as we'll as old CT than the majority of the hogs mar keted.
 Medium heavy'-Good hogs weigh ing 240 to 300 lbs. Both the prime heavy and medium heavy hog depends largely for outlet upon the packer Most popular i'll fall and winter
 Butcher hegs"-Most popular class on the market. Must be of right weight for the butcher block from 190 to 2T0 pounds i'll most cases (although at times lighter or heavier)-of good quail
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

There are some families that prefer he medium-sized, smooth tomato, while others desire the largest that can be grown. The larger tomato is suitable for slicing, but the house wife complains that it Is usually too large for canning, 80 the medium sized tomato seems to be more in the limelight.
 In either instance. a strong, healthy plant is necessary If the best results and early fruit are desired.
 The very best plant obtainable to be set outdoors as soon as the weather will permit Is the indOor-grown plant first raised in the flat then trans ferred from small pots to larger ones. That is the certain way to obtain the choicest of plants.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

and four inches deep and at once cover with newspaper to help hold the heat for longer time. After few days or whenever the soil has dried out enough the seed may be planted.
 Young plants grown in this treated sol not only have white, sound roots, but also have healthy, vigorous ap- ,Dearancc above ground. Besides this, seeds sprout better and the plants grow much faster than those planted in untreated soil.
 Ordinarily diseased seedlings are ,Iiohter green color and are somewhat smaller than healthy plants and have sickly appearance. These signs or disease OH the young plants, however may not be noticed and still the trouble may be present on the roots and de yelop after the plants are set in the garden.
 TO find out If diseases are present always examine the roots of young nIants before setting them out If at- fected bv molds or fungi, dark dead catches may 5e seen on the roots ana sometimes on the lower part Of the -stsns.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
USE HOT WATER
 10 KILL GERMS
Harmful Mods or Fungi Should Be Destroyed Before Seeds
 Are Planted.
MOST SOILS ARE UNSUITED
If Disease Spores are Not Eliminated Plants Will Become Diseased and Die or Remain
 Stunted.

To be sure Of obtaining healthy young plants for transplantlng to the home garden or elsewhere. treat the soil in the seed box with boiling water few days before planting. Most all soils commonly used for seed beds con tain one or more Kinds of harmful iaolds CT fungi and in addition, in the South. q destructive eelworm which causes q disease of many garden crops commonly called rootknot.
 Recently il has been learned by the United States Department of Agicul- ture that seed-bed soil can be made reasonably free from these plant enc mics by this simple hot-water treat ment. If disease spores are not killed, plants grown III such soil will usually become diseased and die, CT else will remain stunted and sickiy It is be cause of the transplanting of such dis eased seedlings that many Of the poor crops or failures in the home garden occur. Every gardener should there fore learn how to recognize troubles of young plants and become familiar with the method here described for prevent ing them.
 Before treating the soil IL should be placed in the box ready for seeding. Make a few holes In the bottom of the box for drainage Pour on the boiling water very slowly at the rate of two gallons to a box Of soil one foot square
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

fly and proper condition. Nothing grading less than good hog has place in this class.
 Shipping hog. Shipper is hog of good form, condition and quality used to supply order trade. The require ments vary, but for the most part call for animal weighing 175 to POO pounds.
 Lights" are hogs weighing 160 to 190 pounds. consisting principally of young light weight barrows or clear sows, graded good, common and in ferior.
 "Light-lights' weigh from 130 to 160 pounds; graded good, common and in- ferior.
 Pigs are graded as choice. good and common, and are subdlylded as follows. Strong weights. 130 to 150 pounds; medium, f10 to 125 pounds; light, 90 to 110 pounds.
 'Pewees" young small pigs from GO to so pounds. Usually sell at a con siderably lower figure than the heavier pigs.
 "Roasters" are pigs weighing 15 to 40 pounds They are rarely seen, ex- cept around Thanksgiving or Christ mas.
 "Roughs" are throw-outs too com mon to grade, lack condition. form and quality.
 "Stags" are male hogs castrated af- ter maturity As they are wasty in dressing dockge of 70 pounds is im- posed
 "Boars" are not usually marketed until their days of service are over and therefore old and coarse. As most stoc35men have found from experience that it does not pay to send boars, very few of them come to market They sell for much lower price than stass.
 Mixed packers"-This class in wolves the heavy hogs that do not have the quality to grade as prime stock and the lighter weights that are not good enough for butchers or shippers. In short, it takes in all of the throw-outs of the aforementioned classes, except those too coarse.
 "Singer"-A hog of narrow back and straight belly, particularly used for it's lean bacon. Weight leo to 200 pounds largely, although there Is no standard weight Must be of good quality, not necessarily fat, popular in Canada and England but not common in this coun- try
 Sheep.
 Trimmed lamb"-One that has been casfrated. Such sell to best advantage on the market.
 "Culls" are inferior grade lambs or sheep thrown out of consignment by buyers and sold at a lower price than the remainder of the lot.
 "Skip"-A light, trashy. common >lamh. The plainest grade of cull lamb.
 "Mutton sheep are fat ewes or ewes and wethers mixed used for killing. Wethers are often sold sep arate as such.
 Choppers" are aged ewes in medium flesh, not good enough to grade as fat.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
By EDWARD G.LOWRY
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union

government except those of the Pres ident and vice president. It was the established usage during these first 40 years to permit executive officers, except members of the cabinet, to hold office for an unlimited period during good behavior. The practice was changed fin 1920 by the four-year-ten- ure act. The spells system, as It was officially described as early as 1885. was introduced and extended until it permeated the entire civil service Of the country.
 The fundamental purpose of the civ ii service law was to establish, In the parts of the service covered by it's provisions, merit system whereby selection for appointment should be made upon the basis of demonstrated relative fitness, without regard to po- litical, religious, or other such con alterations.
 The act requires that the rules shall provide, among other things for open competitive examinations for testing the fitness of applicants for the classi-
 
 ments from among those passing with highest grades, an apportionment of appointments in the departments at Washington among the states and ter ritories, a period of probation before absolute appointment and the pro- hibition of the use of official authority to coerce the political action of any person or body.
 In 1883. the year in which the civil service law was enacted, 13,924 posi- tions in the civil service were made subject to competition. The entire number of positions In the federal executive civil service on June 20, 1916, was 4S0,327. At the height of the war expansion there were approx imately 100000 men and women em- ployed In the federal executive civil service, about 100000 of whom held positions subject to competition. On July 31, 1920, the entire number of federal executive civil positions. as nearly as can be estimated, had been reduced to 691 116. Approximately l 45o. .OOO Of these were subject to con- petition, or, in other words, in the 1 classified service. The force is still slowly but steadily decreasing. During the 19 months of our partiei- patton in the war the civil service commission gave competitive exani- nations under the civil service law and rules to slightly less than l 1,000, 600 per sons, and about 100000 persons with tested qualifications were supplied by the commission to the service. A nor nal years business Is about 100000 1 persons examined and about 50,000 appointed.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09

veal and yearIing stage weighing gen orally 150 to 300 pounds.
 skunk" is prematurely born calf unmarketable.
 "Yearlings' refer to cattle beyond the calf and under the two year class.
 Heavy yearlings" (southern) are stock generally weighing 275 to per haps 450 pounds.
 Light yearlings' {southern) are cat tie generally weighing 150 to 275 pounds
 "Muey" cattle are those that are without horns.
 "Dogey" catle are fine boned, trim southwestern stock. usually susceptible to quick finish on feed.
 A "quinine" steer Ill the trade par lance is poor, inferior animal having every appearance of disease, usually extremely inbred.
 Sausage" or "bologna" bulls are those not carrying flesh enough to be classed ns beef types.
 "Stocker" cattle are those suited to go back to the country primarily for further growth before being ready for feeding. Weights vary as 10 condi- lions, often reaching up to $50 pounds.
 "Feeder' cattle are those with suffi- cient growth and flesh to make them suitable for placing Immediately in the .eedlots. Weights usually 50 pounds 'pwRrds.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
TEST THE SEEDS YOU SAVED
Use Small Box in Basement Window to Try Out Corn CT Other Seed
 to See if Good.

Experienced agriculturists take no chances on corn and other seed if there is any doubt as to whether or not it will germinate. It is just as important to the small gardener to know that he has good seed. The best way to determine this Is to plant small quantities of the various varieties of seed sprout up in the window boxes it Is a good test. If the seed do not sprout and make reasonable growth you may be sure that 1t will be use
 less to plant the seed in the open later when regular planting time comes. It Is worth while to know If the seeds are all right.