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knows this pane, and in spite of the
fact that his pasture mate is a show
bull and won at Ayr last year it was
not difficult to decide which of the
two was Lucky Boy" and to discover
that his first name was a good omen
to his owner His massiyeness,
great depth, strong vigorous charac-
ter and superb quality marked him
at once as a great breeding bull among
the best of his day and his breed.
Past this field we turned in between
two high stone walls that might have
marked the entrance to a fortress, but
proved to be the way to a modest
farm house "Hobsland," the home of
Mr.. Thomas Barr known over two con-
tinents as one of the most success
full breeders of Ayrshires. on their
native heath.
For thirty-hve years Tom Barr has
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they are not keen to push their cows
by heavy feeding and frequent milk
ing to make world beating records,
that these are not natural conditions,
and that they prefer to make reason
ably good records under ordinary
dairy farm conditions, and instead Of
making q few records that are very
high they would rather make good
average for the whole herd. Mr.. Barr
makes 1t a rule to keep only cows in
his herd that give up to 5000 lbs. of
milk, calving within the year. Most
Of the Ayrshire records are made in
some forty weeks, which is consider
alton that must be taken into account.
FIRST 10000 LIB, cow IN BRITAIN
Mr.. Barr has one record breaking
COW in his herd rAyrshire Tosh." this
matron has the honor of being the
only twenty thousand pound Ayrshire
COW in Britain. She gave 10000 lbs.
of milk in 1856 days. She is by no
means a show COW. is rather plain,
but has great mammary development
and Is q real long distance mixer,
not giving an extraordinary flow for
a short time. but being steady pro-
ducer for a long period. This record
was made by milking her only twice
a day, so 1t was done under ordinary
conditions.
Among some OF the cows in the
Hobsland herd that have made rather
good records are "Westburne Miss
Gray that gave 1870 lbs, in forty
nine weeks and calyed within thirteen
months. Nancy 9Th" gave 1880 lbs.
in 307 days testing over 4 per cent.
"Hairshaw Tosh" gave 14,430 lbs. In
forty-eight weeks testing 3.6s. "ArneSs
Lily" gave 11,460 lbs. in forty-nihe
weeks testing 1882.
In 1921, the Ayrshire Association
established in Ayr what they called
the New Show" this was to be a
show to- promote what they called the
new Ayrshire COW, but which was real-
ly the old fashioned good milking COW
that had been supplanted in the
shows by the fashionable type with
fshy udders and sometimes far too
little inert as a mixer. This show
was held in February of 1921, and was
to have been held during the same
month last winter but an unfortunate
outbreak of foot and mouth disease
compelled the association to call it off.
AT the first new show in 1921, Mr..
Barr was a very successful exhibitor
winning the bull Championship with
"HobsIand Luck Boy" and the female
championship with "Hobsland Nancy
9Th. He also won first in the jun
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Coed ReginnIng on PirelesS r.
Campaign w

An extension meeting was hal,
Skowhegan Saturday for the nn' .u
Of making fTeless cookers with =. ~
tendance of about sixteen ladia. ~
the result OF the campaign wSi.,
now going ON in Somerset Counts
have enrolled to make these hes, .
ing devices during the month If !
The quota for Skowhegan is "a !
the entire county 81 have enrollu
have cookers made and the ouo,,
the county Is .222. The first vaa|
the campaign IL cookers were ~
These cookers are to be made !,
ferent sections of the county x
the direction of the leaders and y
one wishing to know more !.
about the campaign or the 81
are requested to call Mrs. viii
or Mrs. George L. Parker, Sla
gan.
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Grating Demonstrations this Week

County Agent c.. A. Storer is busy
this week with grating demonstra7
tions in the various orchards of the
county. Tuesday he was at the farm
of Lamont Rich of Scion and yester-
day at the Milford Russell farm in
Madison. This forenoon at 10 o'clock
he is scheduled TO conduct demon
stration at the farm of Roy Watson
in Cambridge and In the afternoon
will attend a milk testing meeting in
that town. Friday he has three dom
onstrations in st. Adams. AT 10
o'clock at Fred Finson's, another at
o'clock at Osgood Robertson's and
the third at the farm OF Fred Lucas
at 3 o'clock.
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A Bigger Egg

F. G. Hayden of Abbott writes the
Reporter and mentions the notice of
an egg seven three fourths inches by
six and onefourh which gecehtly
appeared in our columns as coming
from the flock of Mrs. Della McLaugh--
lin of East Moscow He says that
Mrs. Leila Hayden. his sons wife, has
a white Leghorn hen that layed an
egg seven three-fourths inches one
way and six and one-haf the other.
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Athens Grange

Athens Grange held it's regular
meeting, Saturday afternoon, with a
good attendance. Considerable bust
ness was transacted Athens Grange
has received and accepted an invita-
ton to visit East Madison Grange on
the evening Of June 9. The worthy
lecturer presented a Mothers Day
program The next meeting will be
held Saturday evening. May 10. Meet
ing to commence ats o'clock ~.
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Boys and Girls to be EntertaiI
North ARson Clubs

Next Saturday, there will be
ing of Agricultural Club lead
North Arson for a conference.
evening the boys and girls cid
that town are going to entertaIl]
other boys and giyls agricultural !
Of Somerset County. Supper viI
served at $50.
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Why Have a Fireless Cocker!

Do ysu like to live in hot kitchen
all summer? Not many do; and
this is one advantage. in having a
cooker. While one Is getting break
fast, dinner can be started, put in
the cooker on the hot stones, and
left until dinner time, with no fear
of things burning or boiling dry. This
rids one of watching the food and OF
keeping fire and being uncomfort-
able in hot kitchen.
Is the cooker fuel saver? When
one can prepare food for the cooker
i'm thirty minutes and cook in cooker
the remainder of the time, which
would have taken three or four hours
on stove, is not this fuel saver
Does time amount to anything? II
so, try flreless cooker and see II
time cannot be saved. There is no
running to put more water in or fear
of burning Is not this a time saver
for the busy housewives?
What about tough MEETS? The
women In the county have said that
tough meats were tenderer cooked
in the cooker. Why is this? 1t
is because of the long, slow cooking.
How many times / have heard wom-
en- say: "Oh, how I wish l could
have been at the meeting this morn
ing!" With a cooker, they might
have been, by preparing dinner and
leaving 1t to cook in the cooker.
Anyone could open the cooker and re-
move the steaming hot dinner at din
nertime.
Below Is a list of fireless cooker
home demonstrators, that will he glad
to answer any questions which yoat
might like to ask concerning the fire.
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Fernwood Grange at New Portland

Fernwood Grange met Saturday
evening with a good attendance. The
first and second degrees were worked
on FIVE candidates. After which a
treat of pop ccfn and candy was pas
sed around, and cards were enjoyed
by all until 4 lhte hour
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Paul & {
Boston, Mass.

General Coanission Merck,
Veal, Lamb. Hogs, Butter, P,1
live and dressed), Apples, ST.
Fruit and Vegetables
Consignments wanted of All n
Products, Market Reports, Stea|
Cards. Etc. FURNISHED on requsl(l
% N. Market and q Clinton 81
Prompt Returns at Highest Ms)
Prices
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Home is the grandest of all institu-
tions.-Spurgeon. ~
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The next important bull used In
this herd was "Hobsland Masterpiece.
He won the championship at the High
land show and was afterwards sold
to r. r. Ness, of Warwick, Que, and
in his herd no swept the show-yards
of both Canada and the United States.
He was followed by a son, "Hobsland
Perfect Piece" He was unbeaten In
Scotland as both a yearling and a
two year old, winning championships
as well as first prizes. He was then
purchased by Hugh J. Chisholm, of
Strathglass farms, in New York State
and while frequently exhibited has
never been beaten in the United
States. This bull is full brother
to "Hobsland JEAN" the greatest cow
in Mr.. Barr's herd and probably the
best breeding cow in Scotland.
For five consecutive years calves out
of Jean" topped Mr.. Bars annual
auction sale, making an average of
ESQ each for the five, while one OF
them ,"Hobsland Victory" that made
G210 at the sale, went to Canada
later at C 1000. In 1921 'Hobsland
Jean" gave 1890 lbs, of milk in A
weeks testing 3.6 for butter fat. while
this year she will go well over A.
900 lbs. So that she is not only a
breeder of show bulls, but she Is max
ing milk records that are worth while
as we'll. These records are made
milking twice a day only. As a mat
ter of fact Ayrshire breeders claim
Evening star., 1923-02-11
: eANANIAS EMULATORS THORNS
IN SIDES OF HONEST MOTORISTS
Unwillingness to Tell Truth About Auto
Troubles Deprives Other Drivers
of Useful Precedents.

the peaks like an Alpine climber. en
dured beastly roads with the strength
of an onion, idled over tho city streets
I Ike perambulator in low" and. III
TACT: did everything good car ought
I to do--according TO the modern edi-
| ton of Ananias. ] had previously i'm
aEfned him to be simply a neighhor-
good soul who drives a 1929 what
not and who knows thing or two
more than the sanitation of spark
Plugs. Now there was no question as
10 his Identity.
Doesn't this seat seem a little low
to Nou?' l asked hopefully, this being
about the only subject which he had not
Iavished with praise.
Nothing of the kind" he assured
me. It's just right. I don't like the
kind where you sit on your back and
can't say as I'm fond of sitting way
up like sightseeing bus. This seems
hike the happy medium"
a happy thought prompted me to
call attention to the way the engine
labored In trying to mount hill,
which any good automobile ad writer
/ would scoff at.
stiIl Prnise Continues.
That's nothing" Ananias ex-
planned. You must remember that the
motor is now and stif. When she
limbers up you'll wonder where the
J
my attention to 1t; l thought she was
doing beautifully"
Then as a last resort j pointed to
the oil filler pipe. which was located
in such a way that you'd never be
able TO find it. without compass or
Il pack of bloodhounds.
This is the only bad feature about
the car" I complained. hoping that
he might be honest enough to agree
with me. You have to be an ex-
plorer TO find the pipe and an acrobat
to pour in the OIL
'tAh. but you must remember" he
replied almost convincingly. these
cars are marvellous on oil. You never
have TO think about the OIL except
when YOU change the whole business
hati" work when he drains the crank
case:
That settled It. knew then and
there that I had bought a lemon
Ananias was Just practicing on me
just doing the same old thing for
which he has been famous during the
past several thousand centuries, only
now with verbal equipment suitable
for the occasion.
And II l was at all doubtful of this
the doubt was sufficiently puuctured
when. several days after this trial
spin | chanced TO meet a very rare
specimen of being-a motorist who
doesn't say what he doesn't mean.
You ought to hear what Ananias
said about your car" my friend con
fided. HE claims he had lumbago
for a week. and that If it hadn't been
for the way the car threw him around
he'd have been paralyzed from loung-
ing in those low seats OF yours
What elseo" ! asked. anxious 10
hear the worst
That Oil Pipe Again.
lie said that as a buyer of motor
cars You are an expert cobbler. Why,
if all he said about your car is true
Evening star., 1923-02-11
- - MOTORS and MOTORr
Old Motor La,U Would Force
Autoists to Send Up Rocker,

The American Automobile Asso-
citation has just discovered an cid
motor law which for some un-
known reason was never passed.
This law was TO have been intro
duced in the illinois Legislature in
the early days Of the automobile,
when II was known az "thc invcn-
tion Of the DEVIL
Motorists in general throughout
the country are said to feel thank-
ful that this statute was never
adopted. Read It and see il you
feel the same way.
I. On discovering an approach
ing team the automobiIist must
stop off side and cover his machine
with tarpaulin painted to corre-
spond with the scenery.
III. The speed limit on country
roads this year will be a secret,
and the penalty for violation will
be $40 for every mile an offender
Is caught going in excess of it.
III. In case an automobile makes
team run away. the penalty Will
be $50 for the first mile, S100 for
Evening star., 1923-02-11

you must have bought wreck"
Did he say anything about the oil
hller pipe?"1 ventured.
II forgot TO tell YOU about that.
was the reply. HE Said YOU appear ed
10 be a little worried over the con
structfon, but he claimed he assured
you that il would only be Il compara-
lively minor annoyance"
II was just like Ananias to be sub
tie. When he runs out ~ his stock
OF lies he's quite likely TO offer some
thing with a double meaning. His
latest was the very limit. I decided
to show him how much more sensible
IL IS 20 tell the truth and how much
less IL hurts in the long run
/ did not have TO wait long for the
opportunity. Bright ard early the
next morning Ananias was exercising
my doorbell. He wanted to reveal
the virtues uf his own wagon and
could think of no better way of do
ing it than TO make me his passenger
when bed still calls with all it's might
and main.
II have Just bought Al Suffrn SIX
he announced. sixty h. D., four
speed transmission. adjustable head
Evening star., 1923-02-11

regulated and protected by warning
signals, electrical devices and othe-
methods Of Il scientific charactcl
while motor traffic enjoys 10 such
protection.
In view Of the above the fact tha'
accidents In which motor cars play e
part are much less fewer in number
proportionately than arc those due
TO other modes Of transport alton. Is :,
testimonial to the increased efficiency
and continued care on the part OF al
touobile drivers
With the coming Of spring. whic1
always means a renewed interest iu
motoring. there will be d much
larger percentage of motor cars on
the streets and highways than eve
before. Therefore, the need not only
for more trained traffic officers. bu'
of the necessity for both pedestrians
and motorists strictly observing III.
admonition 10 stop, look and lstrl.
cannot be too strongly emphasized
Evening star., 1923-02-11
MOST TC|T|ESLACK
TRAFFIC OFFICERS
Motorists Association Points
to Double Duty and Saw
ing of Accidents.

More traffic officers is one OF the
essentials 10 An adequate enforce
ment Of the traffic laws ii most Of
the cities Of the country. Traffic
officers, especially the mobile forces,
render needed assistance to the other
arms OF the police department. and
thus perform n double duty. There
fore, by all means should municipal
authorities give more attention not
only 20 increasing the number Of
traffic officers but to the training of
them. TO the end that the prevention
OF accidents, the aim Of all trafi"
control measures, be brought about"
says the National Motorists Associa-
ticn.
1T has been estimated that the
passenger mileage per year of motor
cars is around two and one-half times
that of rail passenger mileage. Rail
transportation. il must be remem-
bered. is over fixed tracks. 1t is well
Evening star., 1923-02-11

the second mile. *2nD tor the fhird
milo that the team runs, besides
the usual damages.
~. On approaching a corne-
where he cannot command a viCW.
OF the road ahead, the automo
bilist must stop not less than 1Gn
yards from the turn, toot his horn.
ring Deli. fire n revolver. hallcu
and send up three bombs at inter
vale OF five minutes
Y. Automobiles must be season
ably painted: that Is, so they Wi
merge with the pastoral ensemble
and not be startling. They mus
he green in spring, golden in sum
fHcr, rcd in autumn and white Ill
winter.
VI. Automobiles running on the
country roads at night must SEND
UP a red rocket every mile and va
ten minutes for the road to clear
They may then proceed carefully
blowing their horns ard shooting
Roman candles.
VII. In ease a horse will not pass
an automobile, Notwithstanding
the scenic tarpaulin. the automo-
billst VIII take thc machine aparf
as rapidly as possible and CoHCea
the parts IL the grass.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

| lights ara everything. I want to
know what you think iLbout it
| ] had my opinions from the moment
II looked at II. And what ! thought
wouldn't make a very effective ad-
vertisement for airy motor car, mucl,
less the Surrin six. Hut. being no
| relation to Annanas, I exposed my
real thoughts-with. of course. a GER
tain necessary diplomacy. was
careful not 10 offend my host, know
ing full we'll that to be dropped by
the wayside ten miles from home
would not be the most pleasant event
OF the day.
Disposing OF the Rattle
So very cautiously I took the vari-
GUS points in order
Yes, the motor does run quietly" ]
began, but what Is that rattle around
the rear"
This car Will beat anything on
hills was the abrupt manner in
which the rattling topic was dis
pensed with. 1t was evident that
Auanias was simply trying to pull his
old stunt OF pretending not to catch
the question. didn't have the heart
Evening star., 1923-02-11
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Just what and whom the original
Ananjas dit for u living is a matter in
which few motorists seem To he vcrsed.
The subject seems To have been skipped
over n mu n the Same way as a fash
OF ignition skirs a fouled spark plug.
Perso Ially. wouldn't know the original
Ananias if I met him, hut just lct Mo
run ross MS rencarnated anatomy in
inotoriand. know him az once. We are
not good OLD friends, to be suEe: but We
need 10 Introduction
Rea ly. if the original prcvaricator put
over some good ones In the old days he
must regaro his first efforts with high
test contempt when he notes the handi :
work of his reincarnated form. Tina
little yarn he. told Columbus about
averaEing thirtytivc miles per across
the A lanttc sounds like full-fiadged fact
when We. think OF what he tells his
ne!ghhor about how fast his newly -ac-
qureS eigh'h h wonder of the world will
climb Pixies Peak on high with seven
grown and well-nourished adults in the
tonneau, not forgetting three young
Sters who furnish wind resistance and
the rotten gas the garage man sold him.
Neeis old hoy Again.
II this is the same Ananias I have
been hearing about in a legendary way.
ing VI.
We met rather uneXpectedly the other
Gay. new car had been delivered and
everything was set for the thrill OF the
nrst trial spin. Cand!dly, I had given
the Sc lection of this wagon considerable
foreth ought The salesman had not just
sold ME sorIethins about which he had
become all excited. I knew what want
I'D long before rushing down u automo-
bile row with the long green.
According | figured that | had pd id
my good money for something that
would be an eye-opener, an unmatched
blend OF zephyr and knockout. II You
know what ] mean. SO far as I was
concerned II was ten TO one that had
something But
Not being n member Of the. Ananias
club, nor related to the ancient and
Tshor orable order in any way. shape or
form, / anticipated that others would
lind in my incompatible road runner
a. halt dozen faults which had care
lessly overlooked in the selection pro
cess, though I hoped I might be
spared the ordeal. Better Judges OF
auton obile values than ! have gone
off at a tangent when IL came righ.
down TO a matter Of picking the best
10 expect and tried TO be honest with
myself.
Rather I thought I knew. What
4ctua ly happened was. as the Brit
fsher might remark, an animal of an
",her design. The Ananias I invited
slong as critic found nothing az all TO
pick at He assured me in his most
successful vein that l had done a
noble Job. My selection was par ex-
cellencc. I could not have done bet
ter had I begged the big boys OF the
industry to build me Il special job
with all their individual features
rolled into one.
The car rode like u breeze. assembled
Evening star., 1923-02-11

ted that the noise was not 50 easily
overlooked, that is simply due 10 the
newness Of the gears. understand"
| did not understand. But that was
of slight consequence. Ananias was
starting to tell me about the remark
able gas mileage.
he declared. And you know that
when the engine gets little older
II will do much better"
I was about to suggest that the oil
CONTINUED on Seventh Page
Evening star., 1923-02-11

TO repeat il.
Which fact gave him carte blanche
TO prevartcate ac inflnitum regarding
the superiority of his purchase. ON
every hill he was forced TO drop into
second" but always while infor orm-
ing me that he didn't care to strain
II. he would boast that when Il got
limbered up he would do sixty any
where, any time.
You hear II little hum in the trans
mission. of course" he added. Well"
he explained. when ! frankly admit
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cost of the county road tax for years and they
are willing to keep right on paying their full
share but they do not feel that the fact that
they have been willing to pay in the past should
bring the occasion for an unfair levy Of the
future.
Spurred on by Mayor Hoan Of Milwaukee the
socialist members Of the legisture have shown
willingness to demand better division Of the
taxes for the cities. It should be the aim Ct
the officials of every city to see to it that this
support for them is fostered Direct appeal
should be made to the legislature for fair deal
ing with the cities and to make this direct ap-
peal every city should have some one on hand
at Madison on Tuesday and Wednesday with
instructions to stick around the state capital
until the danger Of the rights of the cities be-
ing taken away is passed for this session.
If the cites fail to look after their own in
terests they can hardly expect great majority
Of legislators from the rural districts to pay
much attention to their appeal for fair treat
ment./
Ben Franklin said, God helps them that
helps themselves" and this continues to apply
today, The cities have not been slow to
recognize the danger to them of the proposed
legislation but they have been slow to use such
implements as they have to prevent the pass
age of this legislation.
The real fight of the legislature is on at Mad
ison this week and the only hope for the cities
Of the state is to not leave any stone unturned
to fight this legislation.
Kenosha has always been leader in Wiscon-
sin and Kenosha should be leader in this bat
tie to get fair treatment for the cities Of the
state from the legislature.
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Full Moments
BY BERTON BRALEY

+ M not much Of baseball fan,
| don't belong to the faithful clan
That follows the scores and the Grand Old Dope,
With fear and trembling Joy and hopes
There's little to ardor keen
In most of the games that have seen,
But my heart-stringss get mighty pull
With two men and the bases full"
THEN can sit the edge of my seat
While2my cardiac pump has swifter beat
And joinNn mutitudinous shout
TO Fan that bozo!" Lime it out"
And my eyes are bright and my breath comes quick
As the latter poses with swinging stick,
And below with lungs like Believing bull
When two are out and the bases full!
A ND when is added, on top of that,
Babe Ruth or Speaker Cobb at bat,
My nerves tense and my lips are dry
As | watch fort the spheroid to climb the sky
They don't often, such times this,
But when they dowell, I'd hate to miss
The thrill-yard wide and of purest wool
OF two men cut and the bases fulli"
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