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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
If You Want to Act-Read This!

A woman manager of a theater said
the other day: Yes, we have dozens
of letters day from men and women
who We're f1attered into believing at
college that they were Edwin Booths
and Ethel Barrymores, just because
they could hold their friendly audi
encc. But these applicants forget
that acting is more than knowing
your lines, it is self confidence in
ones whole being, it is not the de-
sire to act, it is the power of making
set of strangers feel that you are
getting something over to them; it is
not only the love of fine dramas, it is
the rare ability to interpret these
dramas so that your audience is car
RED with you, it is not walking in
and out, it is sometimes standing
very still, which is an-art; acting is
not only these things but lots more
i is a lifetime study and-only a few
out of the ten thousand succeed even
after ten years plugging away
From an article in the Designer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

an industrial factor shortly after 1900.
Prior to that year, consumption of pc
troleum was less than one barrel a
year per capita. Consumption in 1900
was O.S4 barrels. Ten years later,
however. consumption showed an in
crease of nearly 14S per cent.
The computation of 5.45 barrels per
capita for 1928 Is based on trade re-
ports covering only the early months of
the year. 1t is likely that when the
full reports become available in Janu-
airy. 1924, the present consumption will
be shown to be really much greater.
Automobiles are now being manufac-
tured and sold in larger numbers than
ever before. Nearly 100000 cars
are now in operation, it is estimated as
compared with 100000 in 1920.
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THE MORTALITY OF
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

The Savings Banks association
of Massachusc it's has issued tab
ulation made by a mutual savings
bank in an average New England
town showing that, Of the &C.
counts opened during a six months
period, IS to 80 per cent were open
at the end Of the period. At the
end Of the next six months about
70 per cent were open. At the end
of one year about 60 per cent were
open: at the end Of IS months
about SIS per cent; at the end Of
three years about so per cent; and
then the figure rather steadily de-
clincd by 2 to 3 per cent Of the
original number each year. At the
end of ten years about Is per cent
Of the accounts were still open.
After that the changes were very
small, mostly on account Of death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

FURNISHED to the Kennebec Journal
through the courtesy Of ]. A. Carnage
& Co. of Augusta and Waterville.)
Washington, July 1.-THE United
States now is consuming crude petro-
leum at the rate of 5.45 barrels per
capita each year.
Consumption in 1920 was 500 bar
rels and in 1910 it was 200 barrels, an
increase of 1872 per cent in 10 years.
Influepce Of the automobile on the
oil industry is to be seen in these fig
ures based on reports officially collect
ed by the Department Of the Interior.
Demand for gasolene and lubricating
oils and greases for motor cars ex-
plains the big increase in demand for
crude petroleum.
The automobile came into being as
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Victims of the Duck Hawk

Describing the inaccessible nests
of the duck hawk in an article in the
Harper's Magazine, Walter Prichard
Eaton writes:
Around these four infant birds
was the melancholy record of their
innumerable feelings - the bones
and feathers Of other birds. The
whole space on the wider end Of the
ledge was covered with feathers, in
fact. among them small, brilliant red
feathers from red-winged black
birds. The duck hawk (Which,
save for few markings on
the throat and head, is exactly the
peregrine falcon of Europe in the
days Of chivalry) kills practically all
of its prey on the wing. and natur-
ally the bulk of its prey in our region
is composed of song birds and
pigeons, since we have comparatively
few ducks and our other game birds
keep well to cover. Many are the
blackbirds. meadow larks. and flick
ers that must give their lives before
a family Of duck hawks can leave the
nest and launch off from their lofty
edges"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
Uses of Mica

In the present electrical age" mica
supplies need not filled by any other
substance. Its nonconductivity of
electricity and heat and it's toughness,
flcXibility, and elasticity make it in
valuable in the electrical manufac-
turing industry. Before it was so
employed, it was probably used
chiefly in glazing. for which large
sheets of mica with perfect cleavage
were required. Much mica that was
then regarded as waste is now used
in electrical and other industries by
making it into mica board, or
built up mica. Imperfect sheets of
mica are also ground and used in the
decoration of wall paper. in the man.
ufacture of lubricants, in fancy
paints, rubber goods. nodded mica,
and roofing papers, for covering
steam pipes, and in many other ways.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
SOUTH GARDINER

Mrs. Harvey Harlow and children
have returned from a visit in Hav-
erhill, Mass. Her sister, Mrs. Albert
McCurdy and family came home with
her. They made the trip by auto.
Chester Fogg and family have re-
turned to their home in Haverhill,
Mass, after visiting their sister, Mrs.
II. E. Harlow.
The soap club will meet with Mrs.
Pearl McNlaster on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flint from
Beverly. Mass, have been visiting
Mrs. Harvey Harlow.
Emma Reed and Vincent Reed
have been visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. L. II. Fogg.
Mrs. Arthur Strout and daughter
are visiting Mrs. H. E. Harlow and
other old friends Mrs. Strout was
formerly Miss Winifred Wyman Of
this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
1kAINE STATE HIGHWAY COM.
MISSION
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the office
of the Maine State Highway Commits
sion, Augusta. Maine, until three
o'clock P. NJ; standard time. Thurs
tion Of the following bridge structures,
viz:
Nadeau Bridge over Fish River in
the town of Eagle Lake. Aroostook
County. Maine. Obstinate zoe Gu. yds.
cCncrete.)
Madawaska Bridge over Little
A Roer n co nn town Mne
Obstinate $40 GU. yds. concrete).
Masards Bridge over st. Croix
River in the town of Masardis. Aroos-
took County, Maine (Substructure
Haynesville Bridge over Mattawam-
keag River in the town of Haynesville,
Aroostook County. Maine. (Steel SUI
perstructure. estimate 100000 lbs.
metaD.
A fixed charge Of fifteen dollars
$15.00) will be made for the. plans
and specifications for each bridge, the
same TO be returnable when the plans
and specifications are returned in good
condition to the Commission.
Each proposal must be made upon
the blank form provided by the Com
mission and must be accompanied by
a certified check or proposal bond in
favor Of the treasurer of the State OF
Maine, to the amount Of ten per cenr
Q0@e) of the proposal as guarantee
that the bidder will contract for the
work if it is awarded to him.
Each proposal shall be in separate
envelope. sealed and plainly marked
Proposal for the construction of 80.
........... Bridge over ............
in town of. .........
State of Maine"
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a surety company
bond in the amount Of fifty per cent
5000 of the contract price. Propo-
sal forms. plans and specifications may
be secured upon application to the
Commission.
TIE right is reserved to reject any
or all proposals.
WILLIAM NJ. AVER. Chairman.
FRANK A. PEABODY,
LYMAN III. NELSON,
State Highway Commission.
PAUL p. SARGENT,
Chief Engineer.
Augusta. Maine. July II. 1923
ily13-o5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

uV0Vb, huC0 NJ AipcTty oOuuus pay
Ing $50 down. borrowing $50 from
the bank. and paying It OF out OF
savings.
When to shun Debt
There are circumstances, how.
ever, under which one should new.
or borrow money. Never incur q
debt in a speculative venture. OF
THE PEOPLE WHO SPECU.
LATE, TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
LOSE. Neither should debts be
incurred to purchase pleasure-giv.
ing possessions. Such debts are
millstones around the necks Of
countless families.
Progressive banks adhere to the
same standards they exact Of their
patrons. Their business methods
must be beyond reproach. They
exclude business of doubtful repu.
tation and have no part in the f.
verish struggle for sudden wealth.
Well-managed banks are regarded
with great respect, and hold a
place Of ever increasing impor.
lance.
Some thoughtless persons criti-
CHE banks for not making loans
more freely, but it must be remem-
bered that banks business Is to
receive deposits as we'll as to
grant loans, and it is therefore the
trustee of money belonging to 9th.
ers. 1t must safeguard its depos-
itors' funds and so control them as
to be always ready to return them
intact upon demand. That re.
quires great care in granting cred.
it's.
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New EnqIand Rattlers

In an article on wild life in the
Berkshires, Walter Prichard Eaton
writes in Harper's Magazine:
"There was a time, for instance
If the aged inhabitants can be be-
lieved, which is not invariably
when rattlesnakes were plentiful on
many of our hills. Stockbridge, in
deed, boasts a Rattlesnake Noun
tain. though 1 have never discov-
cred that even the most aged inhabi-
tant ever saw a RATHER thereon. We
have at least two lodges, however,
high, steep, and more or less mac
cessible save to sturdy climbers,
which are still well populated with
rattlesnake dens. DR.. Raymond L.
Ditmars, curator of reptiles at the
New York Zoo, regards them both,
think, with an almost proprietary
affection, so l will not disclose their
exact position. Sometimes, on a
warm day in spring, he has cap
tured as many as eight or ten snakes
in a morning on one or the other of
these two lodges, and from one of
them recently came the only albino
rattlesnake now in captivity"
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Federal Reserve Copied

Peru is the first country in Latin
America to reorganize its banking
system according to Federal Re-
serve principles by the enactment
of the Federal Reserve Act Of
Peru to develop the country's re-
sources along modern lines Of
financing. Peru's new banking
system is modelled after the United
States Federal Reserve, with mod.
ifications such as the banking con-
ditions and general financial situ-
alton there requires. 1t provides
for the creation OF a Federal Re-
serve Bank in Peru. The direc-
torate of this bank IS to be COM
posed Of nine members, three Of
whom are to be designated by the
Government and the other six are
to be elected by the member
banks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
Valuable Household Hints

Washing brushes is made
easy by adding tablespoon of am
monia to a basin of warm water,
then rinsing thoroughly in cold
water.
Blotting- paper on the shelves of
the medicine cabinet will lessen the
noise of handling bottles.
To keep the oven of the gas-range
from rusting, leave the door open
and let the oven get cool after each
baking.
Newspapers sewed together and
covered with cloth make an excellent
pad for the dining-room table.
If corks are too large for bottles,
just soak them in hot water for a
few minutes to soften.-From The
Designer Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

are pleased with the odd ones, the
more grotesque the better.
Tiny children draw and cut out
surprisingly clever dolls from paper.
A little girl will dress up a cushion
and get someone to tie it on her
back; one has to look twice to see If
it is a real baby.
For the Girls Doll Festival in
March of every year. and the Boys
Festival in May, such an array OF
dolls is set out as could not be
matched for originality and beauty
These dolls are extremely small
but represent with surprising skill
and exactness the Imperial Court Gin
the girls festivaD or figures from
history, myth, the drama or everyday
life
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, JULY ]

Boston. July ~.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 17@1S.
BUTTER-EXtras 40@403; firsts SO
CHEEsE-Fresh choice 251@26;
firsts 24G25.
CORN-No 2 yellow 1046105.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 400 A: white and mixed extras Sc
q Al; western extras 1906.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 196-lb.
sacks: special short 7@725; standard
5S5G7.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 24@e5.
LAMB-Genuine spring 2SG33.
OATS-Forty pounds 56057.
PORK-Medium backs 2450Go6.
POTATOES-New southern No $50
Of per barrel: Green Mountain best
o50G3 per 100 pounds.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes nine cents in 10O-barrel lots less
2 per cent. for cash.
VEAI-12m
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Many-Cornered Rubber Ball

A solid rubber ball with 10 corners
and IL faces has been made to fur
nish additional excitement to games
usually played with round ball.
Under the same conditions, an ordi-
nary ball will always act in one Ger
tain way. The new ball is anything
but dependable, says Popular Me-
chanics for May in an illustrated ar
ticle. No matter how carefully the
players may endeavor to duplicate a
special rebound, the likelihood is tina
every time it hits the floor it bounces
Off in slightly different direction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
Conquest of Khyber Pass

Engineers are now busy construct
ing a railroad through the Khyber
Pass, the great highway that piercees
two mighty ranges Of mountains
which separate Afghanistan from
India. Strictly speaking. they are not
carrying the rails through the whole
of the pass, which is some 80 miles in
length, but only as far as Lundi Ko-
tai, where British influence ceases.
No highway the world over has
been the scene Of such daring, chiv-
airy, tragedy, and treachery, and Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

Signs used by the deaf and dumb,
apparently, are a part of the native
language of the Swazis, when COM
municating with each other on their
journeys or forays. A number of
the signs in general use among the
deaf are distinctly traceable to the
North American Indians, and it is
probable that further inquiry would
establish common origin for most
of the expressive signs by which the
deaf talk" or "listen."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
New York Produce Market
New York, July

I
BUTTER-Firm; receipts 14.4Sd;
creamery higher than extras 3S5@ ~:
creamery extras, 80 score, $50 S1
creamery first, IS to 81 score. 37a 3St.
EGGS-Unsettled; receipts 19,2O9;
fresh gathered extra firsts 27@29; New
Jersey hennery whites locally selected
extras 1905; nearby hennery brown
extras 33@3S. W.
OTATOES-Lower; southern NO. L
barrel 5000 700; No. 2 $50 3oO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WHEAT-Spot irregular; NO. req
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

Banks are said TO deal In creolt.
The word "credit" has various
meanings. When you deposit
money, your account receives
"credit" for that amount. When
. man borrows money on his note
at the bank, he Is granted credit"
When a railroad, a manufacturing
concern, a town, or q government
issues bonds. 1t uses its credit"
When anyone buys goods without
paying cash, at the time Of pur'
chase, "credit" is granted. With
out credit, our present day bust.
ness system could not exist.
Credit is possible only where
people have confidence in each 9TH
er, and confidence can exist only
where good character exists. Every
successful business man looks
upon his credit standing as most
valuable asset, and he maintains 1t
by square dealing. To get credit a
man must pay his debts, or 1t soon
becomes known he is not Of good
character and not worthy of conf
dence. Those from whom he
would buy refuse to trust him and
the banks decline to grant him
credit. Then come business fail
ure and a long uphill fight to get
ON his feet again and live down the
past.
More Than Honesty Needed
f Honesty is not the only factor
involved in credit. For instance,
Mr.. Jones, a man Of forty, of ex-
cellent morals, who has enjoyed a
fair income for many years, sees
an opportunity to purchase a busi-
ness. He requires financial as
sistance. He calls on a banker
and asks for the necessary credit.
The banker asks the nature OF the
business, what it will cost, and
what Mr.. Jones can command in
ready money, or other resources,
but learns that he has no money
or property of his own.
It Is clear that Mr.. Jones lacks
ability to manage his affairs wise.
ly. He has not had enough
strength of character to save mon
ey by adapting expenses to in
come, and therefore has not
proved that he could make finan-
cial progress. Moreover, IL men do
not invest some Of their own mon
ey in the business they usually
lack incentive and become easily
discouraged. 1t would be unwise
for anyone to assume such finan.
cial risk, and Mr.. Jones probably
would fail to get credit from the
bank. He must give up his oppor-
tunity to some one else who has
saved money.
Banks are public servants, but
that does not obligate them to
serve those who are unfair in bust
ness or lacking in the great princi.
pies underlying success. 10 De
known as a careful and thrifty per-
son is the best assurance that the
bank will extend financial help
when needed.
Many people think that one
should shun debt like the measles.
They fail to distinguish between
wise and unwise debt. 1t IS wise
ito use credit, that is, go into debt,
ito buy a home. Such debt encour.
ages thrift. A student may wisely
borrow money needed to complete
his education. 1t is an investment
that should pay dividends in great
er success. Another wise use OF
orodit 10 horrowinp IN huv good
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

America last year established a
record as a sugar. eating nation.
Basing the figures on an established
population of 100000. the con-
sumption was 1S2 pounds Of sugar
per person
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Jap Children Make Grotesoue Dolls

The Japanese have a genius for
making dolls, says Asia Magazine.
They make them of anything-fow-
ers, fruit, beans, even of few wisps
of straw. Their quaint humor finds
free play in this field; the children
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
THE SECRET OF WHY SOME men
OBTAIN CREDIT, BUT OTHERS CAN'T
Various Meanings of Credit-The Way Character Be-
gets Confidence and Opens the Way to Trust.
Thrift and Honesty the Basis of Banking.

THE secret of why readily obtain credit,
VI while others unable to borrow cent is disclosed
the present article prepared by the Committee Public
Education of the American Bankers Association 1t tells
an interesting story of how of forty of good
ation and fair was nonpussed by his inability to
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New York Money Market

New York, July IL.
Foreign exchanges irregular.
Great Britain, demand ASS us, ca
bles 4.5ss, 6O-day bills on banks 4;5oa'
France: demand $50, cables S;99s.
Relgium. demand 491, cables ABA:
Germany, demand .oOooa' cables
.O005A. h, % ne
Norway, demand 1929.
Sweden, demand 26.44.
Denmark, demand 1850:
Switzerland. demand 17.4S.
Spain, demand 14.40.
Greece, demand go:
Poland. demand .000S3.
Czecho-S lovakia. demand 3.01A.
Argentine, demand $3.50.
Brazil. demand 1850.
Montreal, .973.
Call money firm; high S. low, 5. rul.
ing rate S. closing bid 5, offered at o4'
last loan 5.
Time loans firm: mixed collateral, oo-
90 DAYS 5@53; 4-6 months 5Qo4.
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Children from 10 to Is years of age,
81 and 59c cents.
Children from 16 to 10 years of
age. 81 and so cents. Arrangements
will be made for the athletic contest
by the boys and girls and prizes will
be awarded. The committee this
year is made up of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Mills
paugh, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Frazee,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schmitz, JOS
eph Moore and Mrs Mabel A. Black,
secretary.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Sargent
are making a short visit at Buxton,
making the trip by auto.
Miss Frances S. Russell of Saco
has been the recent guest of Rev.
and Mrs. Charles +. Sargent.
Mrs. Margaret p. Foster has re-
turned from a visit with relatives in
Waterville.
Miss May Norcross of Chelsea,
Mass. is in town, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Ellen Mofitt.
SPECIALS AT THE STORES
The Winthrop Market has a few
reminders that will interest the
home-keeper and the summer WISH
tors. The stock of meats and pouf-
try, fish, canned goods and freshly
made bakery products is unusually
complete at this time.
Hannaford's Rexall Drug Store is
tusy supplying camera supplies and
souvenirs and taking orders for
printing and developing.
Fresh from the manufacturer, Geo
+ Wilson has received some I'M
usually attractive Barman dresses
and aprons which are offered at rea-
+, sonable prices.
Repairing, with especial attention
to watches that need careful ad-
| justment, is an important part of
the business of c. p. Rowell, jeweler
and optometrist.
| All the Victor and Edison records
formerly at Hannaford's Drug Store
| are now at The Millinery Shop I'M
der the charge of Miss Dorothy
Hannaford. a full line of machines
and records is carried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

All the Victor and Edison records
formerly at Hannaford's Drug Store
are now at The Millinery Shop I'M
der the charge of Miss Dorothy
Hannaford. A full line of machines
end records is carried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
SPECIALS AT THE STORES

Repairing, with especial attention
to watches that need careful ad-
justment, is an important part of
the business of c. p. Rowell, jeweler
ind optometrist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-23
Report Seven Game
Law Prosecutions

Seven prosecutions for violations
OF tho game laws of the State have
been reported to the Department of
Inland Fisheries and Game, as fol-
lows:
John E. Jackson. deputy game war
den, Jackman, reports case of State
VS. j. c. Williams of Ohio, for hunt
ing and camping at Sandy Bay, I'M
organized territory, without a. regis
tered guide, on November 20, 1923.
Mr.. Williams paid fine of $40.
I Mr.. Jackson also reports case of
State VS.. Afford Kelley of Ohio, for
the Same offense, on same date. Mr..
Kelley paid fine of $40.
Leahman M Smart, game warden,
lockwood, reports case of State VS..
r. Robertson of Ohio, for Sunday
hunting. Mr.. Robertson paid fine of
$40.
Mr.. Smart also reports case of
State VS.. A! S Ladd of Waterville for
same offense. Mr.. Ladd paid fine of
$40.
Mr.. Smart also reports case of
State VS.. w. Z. Laid of Waterville,
for same offense. Mr.. w. E. Laid
paid fine of $40.
Mr.. Smart also reports case of
State VS.. Jack Mason of, lockwood,
for same offense. Mr. Mason paid
fine of SD.
Lfr Smart also reports case of
State VS.. Herbert Parper of Boston,
Mass. for hunting in unorganized ter
ritory without a guide. Mr.. Parper
paid fine of $3.50.