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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
State House Chat

Or. \. Q, Thomas, State commission
Ell OF education. was the recipient
Thursday Of boX OF delicious oranges
sent by the teachers OF Riverside, Cal.
Or. Thomas spoke in that city on his
recent Tip to that state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Funeral of CYRUS Wood

Funeral services for the late Cyrus
Wood were held Thursday afternoon
at o'clock from the home on Royal
street. conducted by Rev. p. J. Cliff
ford, pastor Of the Methodist church.
The bearers were Herbert Mouton,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Methodist Ladies' Aid Meets

The Methodist Ladies' Aid enjoyed
one of the 1leasantest and most profit
able days in its history Thursday when
the dollar social vas held at the home
of Mrs. Martha French.
4 delicious chicken dinner was serv-
cd at noon and 63 were seated at the
tables to partake of q delicious menu
repaired under the direction of a COM
mittee composed of Mrs. French. Mrs.
IT, l.. Foster and Mrs. Emma Towns.
The stories Of How we earned our
dollar" told by the ladies' as they made
their contributions. We're the feature
of the afternoon session, and many and
varied were the methods pursued by
these energetic ladies to swell the
church repair fund for which they are
working.
Contributions from former members
ana friends werC gratefully received.
the sum total as a result of the dollar
social being So.
The ladies' will hold their next meet
ing in two weeks with Mrs. II. +. Fos-
ter.
The children of the lower grades in
the Grammar school enjoyed Nalen-
tine boxes Thursday afternoon, eX
changing valentines With their
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15

out. and ends the misery II is abso-
lutely harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Had Pneumonia
Several Times

Knew the symptoms, So This Time
He Used
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15

CLASSIFIED ADS help turn the
wheels of industry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15

thing to me. II was Lead-Con-
soIidateG Lead
ITO Be Continued)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15

There will be no union service
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church, as the lecturer expected for
the evening will be unable to be
present.
The District Sunday School assoc
citation will meet at the ConSrega-
tional church, Feb. 27th.
The Grammar school girls bas-
ketbaIl team will be entertained
Saturday by Miss Regena Curtis at
MaranaCOok.
Mrs. Maude Jones is visiting in
IfaVcrhill. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15
Funeral Of Chester n. Shaw

Funeral services for the late
Chester II. Shaw We're held at 1880
Thursday morning from the Con-
greGational church. Rev. G. f.. Sar-
gent officiating. Frank Fairbanks,
Frank Shaw. Thomas BOWker and
Everett Sturtevant acted as bearers.
The floral tributes were very lovely.
The remains were placed in the re-
ceiving tomb to await burial in the
family lot in Glenside cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-15

7. J. Bolscr of Augusta met the boys
of Winthrop Post American Legion,
Wednesday evening and made plans
For the annual minstrel show which
the Legion plans to put on in April.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06
How Solve the Grading Problem

The third and last of a series
of articles on "Standardiza-
ton OF Farm Products" from
Department of Farm Econom-
les, S. D. State College.
Not having grades at the local buy
ing points. in the matter of cream
alone, cost South Dakota farmers a
million and a half dollars in the year
1922. Poultry raisers last year were
penaliEed four cents a pound for sell
ling at a Nat price, in certain com
munities. There Is no way OF estimat-
ing the loss sustained by farmers on
all the products they marketed be
cause of the grades not yet being ex-
tended to where the farmers are bene
flied by them.
1t has been impossible in this brief
series of articles to do anything more
than point out a few instances of
where there are uniform and recog
nized grades of farm products already
established and to show that but very
few farmers In this state are being
benefited by them. .
Two conclusions may now be drawn
First, that the fiat rate buyers of
farm products are not in business for
their health and SO long as they are
handsomely paid for grading the far
mers' products il is doubtful IL they
will do much towards helping the far
mers secure grades for their products
locally. Second, that only by organi-
yed efforts OF the part of the pro-
duoers a the grading of farm pro-
duets succeed.
Practically all farm products are
graded now, but in many cases others,
rather than farmers. reap the profits
that rightfully belong to the growers.
All agricultural organizations believe
In Standardization Of farm products
and are constantly and earnestly
working on the problem in coopera-
ton with the farmers. Since it is
the farmer himself who most desires
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

more milk when they are entertained
with good music"
we suppose 1t is only a matter of
time when the dairy farmer will COM
pete with the biggest vaudeville
houses for the services of the best
musical talent.
o concerts would furnish entire
~ new fields" for our song birds.
A tour by a competent company OF
artists should be most profitable and
performances OF ."Low-and-Grin" and
"Cavaleria Fill-the-cana' should yield
Z small fortune in milk alone without
considering the enormous returns in
butter and cheese.
Imagine the newspaper report of
the first performance of a season OF
COW opera. Madame Tetrazzini sang
at Farmer Browns pasture yesterdsy
TO an appreciative audience OF fSe
cows. Her first solo was her best
and was greeted with $50 gallons OF
milk. For an encore, her audience
contributed so gallons more and the
onCer was pronounced the success
of the season."
Ticket spectators could accompany
the COW entertainers and instead of
milking the public they might clean
up just as much money by milking the
cows.
Even musical comedy could be
booked for Bossie's lighter moods and
the manager would not have to go TO
the expense of carrying a chorus OF
s~hort-skirted ladies as the audience
would not object to displaying their
own calves.
Photographs, too, could be used to
advantage for canned milk.
:. sHs
A man. can load an awfuIly big load
when it is the other mans haul.
II is impossible to patch up a dam
aged reputation so. the patch won't
show.
Opportunity is no burglar. II does
mt knock down your door and pull
you out of bed.
IL we could just find money as east
~ as We can find fault VIC would an
be millionaires in a short time. =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06
STATE AUDITORS MEET AT
PIERRE MARCH 1913

Pierre, Feb. disqualification of
city and town property with farm
property will be one of the central
themes for discussion at the annual
meeting here between county audi
tors of the state and the tax com
mission, according to a program an
nounced by the commission. The
meeting is set for March IL and Is.
The sessions will be opened by ad,
dresses by State Auditor E. A.. Jones
and J. p. Wolf, president of the Audi
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

tors Association. The Auditors AS
sociation will hold it's annual meeting
on the night of March IL, according
to the plan.
. Many other tax problems OF the
state will be discussed with leading
addresses by G. NJ. Henry, chairman
OF the rural credit commission: II. +,
Chapman OF Sioux Falls, former Sec
rotary of the commission; George A
Starring, rural organization specialist
of State College, Bookings: H.. Il.
'Eveland, tax commissioner, and a
number of county auditors ove the
state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

who does pay a premium for quality.
If grading of farm products be-
comes standardized then it will be
possible to sell by sample or descrip-
tion and will do much towards elimi-
mating the dissatisfaction and suspi-
cion on the part of the buyers who
must now inspect practically each
shipment in order to place a fair
valuation on IL.
Grading also greatly facilitates the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

a good marketing system, he must be
willing, in order to get il, to do a
little of the work himself in organiz-
ing cooperative selling associations.
or in p~ersuading enough of his neigh
bors to raise a sufficient and constant
volume of high class products to es-
tablish a local market. If there are
no local buyers willing to pay for a
high grade product, it will probably
pay the producers TO ship to someone
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

making of loans on fran products for
il there are standard grades the bank
crs will be more inclined to advance
money On them. Without uniform
products it will be impossible to work
out any system of negotiable ware
house receipts, for no money should
ever be loaned unless there is every
assurance that the security will not
change in character or quality during
the term of the loan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06

they do
ling sea-
b under
to hatch
or less
,nts, and
erweight
a large
e, in Sc
bnly the
|lOuld be
~ small
|ften the
accepts
Just per
|bs. types
k to the
|rketable
ks vary
md add
grading
[e small
cd hens
early to
lopment
Es, using
Matching
standard
mOngreI
e farms
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06
ssss
Leave II To The Kids

Greasy IL Snpped
My mind"
ssss
Leave II To The klds
Mama. do people ever kiss chick
ens?"
why, 10. Albert! Why do you ask
well. I heard papa tell his steno-
grapher that he hadn't kissed his old
hen for six months"
ssss
4 Hard One
The old man applied at the eve hos
pital for spectacles. and the doctor
was making a test Of his eyes. A card
was fixed on the wall a little distance
away from where the old man was
sitting. and the doctor asked of him:
Can you read that, my man?"
mo sir" said the old man, Il cant"
The doctor told him t. go nearer.
We'll, can you read II now"
Again the old man replied, "No sir"
The doctor angriiy pulled him for
ward till his nose almost touched the
placard.
We'll. can you read ii now"
mo sir" said the old man. sadly,
shaking his head. You see. sir, |
never learned to read"
ssN
Courtesy
You seem to have been in a serious
accident"
Yes" said the bandaged person.
Il tried to climb a tree in my motor
car"
What did you do that fOr?"
Just to obligc a lady who was driv-
ing another car. She wanted to use
the road"
$685.
Volume
A patient in a hospital had just been
given a glass of milk for a meal.
:Nurse-"Thc doctor says you must
have everything in proportion now"
Patient guess I'll read now.
Bring me a postage stamp"
ssss
He's Wrong
An exchange says, THE Women are
keeping the country dry" -.
we uOh l DtllSNS lI-JhCy u w a
better job.
sHs
Pretty SOFT
The head Of the weather bureau
gets S10,0 600 a year--tO tell us when
its going to rain, and at that he only
guesses. Believe me. it's a soft job
nothing to do-gets up in the morning
49,. l...1c..I .r.-IA -n-I
cigar-looks out of window and says,
Nice day today"
Then he takes his umbrella and
goes out for walk.
1858
Fairy Tales
Love. honor and obey.
Fresh eggs.
Easy payments.
Advice free.
Bargain sale.
Intelligence Office.
Government OF the people, by the
people, for the people.
Clear Havana cigars.
Our day Of rest.
Firepro0f buildings.
Pleased to nave met you.
Better half.
1888
Not only is it not altogether proper
to dispute a mans word, but it Is often
a mild form of suicide.
$3.50
Cows Plus Music Equals MIN
A noted dairyman says, COWS give
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06
Plum and PHlLOSOFY
u. T LUM
This Weeks Limerick

A young colored fellow IN Wooster
One night made away with a rooster:
The cock CHANGED to crow,
The boy was ton slow
Now he cant relish fowl like he useter
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
PLOT TO AMEND DEAN LAW

For several weeks there has been on
foot in Texas a movement to effect a
drastic amendment to the Dean law. so
mat physicians in this state would he
forbidden to prescribe LIQUOR for their
patients irrespective of the malaJv re-
curing treatment. The public could
easily guess the origin OF the movement
no doubt. But the public could hardly
be aware OF the exact means to which
the Ant-Saloon League has resorted 70
gain the end it has in view. Therefore
an exposition of the situation might be
of some service.
Some time ago the superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League Of Texas. Atti-
Gus Webb. compiled from the records
OF the state comptroller's office. and
undertook to analyze. the figures on
liquor prescriptions issued in this state
during last year. His figures and con-
illusions thereon were published. in edi-
torlal form. in Home and State
I The plain object OF the attack-ior
1t corld hardly be regarded as ANYTHING
else-was to create the impression that
the medical profession in Texas. as a
whole, was hand-inglovc with the liauor
interests. and was out to make farce
OF the law. defeat the cause of "prohibi-
ton enforcement, and reap monetary
harvest for itself
| These thinly yelled charges OF the
Artl-Saloon League produced quickly. in
some measure, the result for which it
was striving. Among some people. in
Guiding, 1t seems. few physicians. the
impression sought was created over
night. Selling its advantage the League
then moved for statewide prohibition
enforcement conference. TO be held II,
I Houston.
| Among the few physicians who seemed
TO be deeply impressed by the attack
upon their profession was one who lei
himself become meat" for the League
Iagitatcrs. He was invited to address
the proposed statewide conference. fol
the purpose. it appears. of helping the
League to put over" its scheme Hi.
t idea seems to have been-he may have
changed his mind since then-that the
honor OF the medical profession was al
J stake. and that to save the profession
. from being utterly discrcdited and dis
; graced. he and other conscientious doc
, tors must cooperate with the Anti
} Saloon League for the promotion OF il,
-1schcme. Whether it ever occurred Il
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
FAME THROUGH SUICIDE

This is strange old world. and il
you do not believe this is so all yot.
have to do is to read your daily news
paper. An attractive young girl ended
her life in New York the other day
because she considered she had failed
in two ambitions which she possessed.
one to gain recognition as an actress.
the other to win her spurs as an au-
thor. In life she met with nothing
but disappointment. In death prIc
tically everything she had written and
which had been. rejected by magazine
publishers when she was alive is now
said TO be in great demand. 1t is the
sge-oid story of world that doesn't
know what it wants, that shuns genius
at one time only to enthuse over what
it termed mediOcrity at another time
This young woman has given us an
illustration of the changing winds Of
popularity as we find them in this
strange, old universe. Measured by
actual attainment many people may
lay claim to being failures. There is
something of impressive significance
in the fact that one has TO pass out
of this life in order TO win the recog-
milton so much desired during life.
1t diseloses in a sense our national
weakness toward aspiring young peo-
pie. In other nations youth with is
enthusiasm and its budding genius is
not treated so harshly. In America
We are not very tolerant of y0ung
peonle and their cmbitions.-Canton
Daily NpUS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
my DOMINICK HEN

Much has been said about the canni-
ness of the Scotch. the thrift OF the down
caster and the foresight OF all those
who look before they leap. But none OF
them can equal certain justice OF the
peace in New Jersey village. This
man is also secretary and deacon of the
Baptist church, insurance agent. real
estate dealer and jobber OF automobile
accessories. In the summer he conducts
L boarding house for "citv folks Nat
urally he is not going to be caught nap
ping. as an advertisement. inserted by
him. in New Jersey paper shows.
"To whom it may concern the adj
vcrtisement ran. my Dominick hen
Betty. having lett my nest and coop. |
hereby give notice that I will not pay
for any feed. corn mash, etc. that any
one NAV feed her or for any debts con
tracted by her
Poor Betty. outcast from "nest and
COOP wandering about the village il
pursuit Of what worms she may devoul
is in a predicament comparable to those
cxtravagant and tickle wives publicly
repudiated by husbands who twill no.
be responsible for any debts incurred
As justice OF the peace. the New ler.
sey man is familiar with the jargon tina
accompanies such reputation. and Is
wise and experienced man, evidently
among his neighbors in the exercise o
such foresight and canny ways.
Which makes one wonder. ii any viz
tue. carried to extreme and withou
proportion or sense Of humor, woul
not degenerate into some such actor
as the casting away of Betty, my Dom
mick hen
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18

CHAPTER XVII.
The Abduction.

The chair swung past the grotcsque
wooden structure of Temple Bar and
along Fleet street in the deepening
dusk of that summer evening. and
this being the normal way it should
have taken there was so far nothing
to alarm its occupant. But as its bear
ers were about to turn TO the right
To plunge into the narrow alley lead
ing down to Salisbury court. man
suddenly emerged from that black
gulf to check their progress. The man
was HOLES. who had gained the place
ahead Of them.
Back" he called to them, as he
advanced. You cannot pass. There
is Il riot down there about plague
open, and the pcstilcnce is being scat
tered to the four winds. You cannot
go this way
The bearers halted. "What way,
them the foremost inquired.
WHITTIER would you go:' the man
asked him.
To Salisbury Court
"Why. that is my way. You must
90 round by the Fleet Ittch. as
must. Come. follow me-" And lie
went ahead briskly down Fleet street
The chair resumed its way in the
altered direction. Miss Farquharson
had leaned forward when it halted to
hear what was said.
She sat back again with a little
sigh OF WEAKNESS. and in silence suf-
fered herself TO be borne along.
But when they came to the Fleet
ditch, instead of turning to the right
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18

him that there was an clement of black
mail in the leagues strategy. no one but
himself may know.
However, this physician happened tc
be an official of an association to which
perhaps the majority of Texas doctors
pelong. There arose the question wfeth-
or MS participation in the proposed con-
terence would commit the association !,
ger erai, and its other members. in par
icular 10 any solution" the conference
might adopt. Really. of course. there
was no question on this score. in the
minds OF the Anti-Saloon League aei-
tators; they were simply trying to get
the drop OIL" every doctor in the state.
and to force the medical profession TO
acquicsce, at least. in the scheme to make
it positively, unrcservetHy and unouali-
tiedly unlawful for Texas doctors to
prescribe liquor in any case and under
any circumstances.
Fundamentally the .Anti-Saloou
Leagues project initiates against the
broadest principle upon which medical
'science must necessarily depend for ser
viceability. But that is an old story.
For more immediately practical pur-
pCscS-and without discounting in the
least the Importance OF that principle
even the specifically informed lavman
should be concerned directly with the
combating OF such sinister methods as
the league has resorted to.
1t should be noted. though, that the
Texas physicians. in general. have not
been frightened. The people who know
them. and whom they have served be-
You'd the possibility OF adequate earthly
compensation. are tire intended victims
OF the Arti-Saloon Leagues plot. These
are the people who are being asked to
believe that the doctors are no good
Among them. unfortunately. there are
some citizens OF highly impressionable
mold-inen and women who are CLAW in
the hards of professional Performers" of
public morals.
Although every man fit to be a law
maker must know that doctors are the
bootlcggers' most effective enemies, it
might easily require the endorsement OF
only handful of citizens to impress
upon the Legislature the prlitical expe-
dency of amending the Dean law as pre-
scribed by the Anti-Saloon League.
II any layman should be in doubt as
to the wisdom OF or necessity for for
bidding doctors to prescribe liquor in any
case or under any circumstances, then
let him consult the man who has safe
guarded the health OF his family. and of
his reighbors families. through thick
and thin" Then let him abide by his
family doctors answer Ii he can't trust
his family doctor in this matter. then
he would be stultifying himself to en-
trust his fanlily's health TO that physi-
clans keeping.
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her bearers kept straight on, follow
ing ever in the wake OF that tall
cloaked man who had offered to con-
duct them. They were halfway over
the bridge before Miss Farquharson
became aware of what was happen
ing. When the chair suddenly turned
10 the left in the direction of Bay
nard's Castle, her bewilderment sud
denly redoubled.
Nathaniel" she called shrilly. lean
ing forward. and vainly seeking to
grasp the shoulder Just beyond her
reach. Nathaniel"
Her alarm increased. Was this
really Nathaniel or was it someone
else? There was something sinisterly
purposeful in the stolid manner in
which the fellow plodded on unheed-
ing. The tall man ahead who led
them, little more than dark outline
now. had slackened his step, so that
the chair was rapidly overtaking him
She attempted to rise. to force up
the roof of the chair. to thrust open
the apron in front of her. But neither
yielded to her exertions. She yielded
TO terror and her screams for help
awoke tho silent echoes of the street.
The tall man halted. turned, raped
out an oath, and authoritatively COM
manded the man to set down. But
even as he issued the order the flare
of a link suddenly made is appearance
at the corner of Paul's Chains. and
in the ring of yellow light it cast,they
could discern the black outlines Of
three or four moving figures.
"On. On" HOLES babe the chair
men CURLY, and himself went forward
again, the chair now following with
Miss Farquharson steadily shrieking
for help and beating frenzicdly upon
roof and apron.
She. too. had seen those Heaven
sent rescuers rushing swiftly 20 meet
them.
They were a party. of three gentle
men lighted by n link-boy, on their
homeward way. They were young and
adventurous. as Il Glanced. and very
ready to bare their Blades IN defense
of lady in distress.
But it happened that this was o
contingency for which Holes was
fully prepared, one, Indeed, which he
could not have left out OF lis ca!cu-
lations.
The foremost of those Fastening
gallants was suddenly upon him. his
point at the level OF the colonei's
breast. and bawling dramatically:
.'Stand. villain
"Stand yourself, fool" Holes an
swercd him in tones of impatient
scorn. making no shift to draw in self
defense. "Back-all Of you-on your
lives. We are conveying this poor
lady home. She has the plague"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)