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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Khan, Mecklon; Keeping Up. with
Science, Slosson; Bacteria. Yeasts.
and Molds in the Home, Conn; Log
of II. NJ. A. L 81, Maitland; Profit
, able Poultry Production. Kains:
! Farm Animals, Wilcox; Time and
! Timekeepers. Milham; Games and
/ Recreational Methods. Smith: West
minister Abbey. Sturgeon; Musical
! Instruments. Hopkins; Dennison's
Dennison's Christmas Book. Denni-
son Mfg. Co.; Contemporary Amer
lean Plays. Quinn; Roughing 1t,
| Clemens; Modern Students Book OF
| English, Ayres; Mre Obiter Dicto,
Birrell: Vatican. Begni; In Vanity
Fair. Brainerd; Algeria Today, Cas-
1 serly; Maine Beautiful, Nutting
| Our World Today and Yesterday.
! Robinson; History Of the Great War,
vol, Buchan; Kingdom of Belgium,
| Omond; History of, the Japanese
People, Brinkley; Book OF American
| Indian, Garland: Historical Read
! ings, Bennett: Where. Our History
| Was Made, Faris; Mark Twain's Au
] photography. vol, Clemens; Life Of
| Nelson, Southey.
Juvenile Fiction Adventures OF
Joan. Rhoades: Billy Mink, Burgess:
Boy Adventures in the Unknown
Land, Verrill; Boy Life on the
Prairie, Garland: Boy Scouts in the
| Maine Woods, Otis: Boy Scouts of
| WoOdcraft Camp. Burgess: Captains
Courageous, Kipling; Carl and the
| Cotton Gin. Bassett; Cecily, Helm
Children of the Lighthouse, Smith !;
Daddy's Daughter. Taggart: Daugh-
ter Of the Rich, Waller: Dixie Mar
tin, North; Doctor Dolittle's Circus,
Lofting; Everyday Girl, Blanchard;
Follow the Ball. Barbour: Friends Of
Diggeldy Dan, Norwood; Greylight,
Greene. Happy Acres. Turpin; Hen
rietta's Inheritance, Richards: JAG
queline of the Carrier Pigeons, Sea-
man; Jimmy Gold-coast, Saunders;
Jimmy Quigg, Office Boy, Latham;
Laughing Last, Abbott: Little Cock :
Maid of Mohawk Valley, Curtis:
Little Men, Alcott; Many Dogs There
Be, Dyer: Martin Hyde, Masefiefd;
Mother Goose and Her Friends, War
rem: Nelly's Silver Mine. jackson;
Nicholas. Moore; Nut-brown Joan,
Taggart: circuit Girls. @vaile; Otto
of the Silver Hand, Pyle; Pemrose
Lorry Sky Sailor. Hornibrook: Pow
der, Patches and Patty, Knipe; Right
Tackle Todd, Barbour; Robin Hollow.
Brown; RosaDe Dare. Brooks: Sally
Slime Adventures 1t. Seaman;
Schoolgirl Kitty. Brazil: Sea Birds
Quest, LOOMS: Story of Bad Boy.
Aldrick: Story of Patsy, wiggin:
Story OF Rolfe, French: Sue circuit,
Vale; Summer at Cloverfield Farm,
orion: Their Island Home, Verne;
Tigers Claw. Terhune: Tony. White;
Why. Virginia, Grifith: Wireless
Operator-with the United States
Guard, Thesis:
Juvenile Non -Fiction-Boy Chem
ist. Collins: I Wonder How, Gold
smith: Our Harbors and Inland Wa
terways. Collins; Good Dog Book,
Young Folks Book Of Mirth.
Thomas; Two Years Before the Mast,
Dana; New Europe, Allen: Asia. AL
len: Africa, Australia, Allen; North
America. Allen; United States, Al
len.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
,WATERvILLE

Read the ads in this issue of the
Journal. Many of Waterville's
prominent and reliable merchants
are taking advantage of this Christ
mas season to give readers the OPP
portunity to test the advantages this
winter weather gives to patrons. of
the Parcel Post, who sit in their
homes and are really saving money
and time when ordering many of
these useful Christmas presents by
mail. Read the ads, select articles
YOU like and try it. become ac-
ouainted with Waterville merchants
who are guaranteeing every article
to give complete satisfaction. Free
delivery"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Books At Library
For Month November

Following are the accessions of the
Waterville public library for the
month of November:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Room, Camp;
Amazing Guest, Watson; Anthony
Dare's Progress, Marshall; Carson of
Red River, Bindioss: Clouded Pearl,
Onions; Devonshirs, wilIsie; Dust
to Dust, Ostrander: Eight Strokes
OF the Clock. LIE Blanc; Enchanted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
CHURCH, NOTICES
sIpMEY RAPTrsr CHuRcH

S4ONEx Baptist CAU ACA: IL
the weather conditions are favorable.
services will be held tomorrow az
usual. Sunday school at 10 o'clock;
preaching service at IL. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
E A. Pollard Jones minister: Morn
ing worship at 1880; sermon. AN An
by the unanimous request of the Off
cial board of the church. Church
school at IL noon; Junior League at
3.36; Epworth League at $50; eve
ming service at go; sermon. Three
Loaves:' mid-Week service Thursday
mas sale Friday afternoon and eve
ST.. xAnx,s cxuxcH: Morning
service at 1915 conducted by Hon.
Harold 4. Cook of Gardiner: Sunday
school at > noon. The Girls Friendly
the Parish house. The annual Tair Of
the parish viii be held in the Parish
house Wednesday. Dec. 10.
oETCKExL IT. CHURCH, Rev.
Benjamin Beatty pastor: 1880 A. NJ.
preaching service; topic. THE Miracles
Of Jesus" 11.45 a. III. Bible school
hour; p. ST.. junior meeting tMiss
Idora Beatty has charge of this de-
partment): sac P. NJ, Christian En-
deavor. Sam J.. Brown president: $50
T.. NJ, eyangelistic service: topic. "Will
the Golden Rule Save Man." Reeep-
tion of new members and the ordinance
of the Lords supper will follow.
strangers, students and non-church
members especially invited to attend
any or all the services of this home
like church.
FIRST COKE Z Z q ArIoNAL
CxUBcH, Temple street. William Ab-
botSmith minister: Morning worship
at 1890 with sermon by the pastor.
subject, 1.-THE Continuation Of Christ's
work church school at noon. Wom-
ems Federation fair Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

The annual fair of the First Bap-
fist church this afternoon promises
TO be one of the best of the season.
supper viii be served at d instead
Of $50 AZ previously announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
1I1sr COKE RI q ArIoNAL

There will be a special meeting
Of Joan of Arc, No. IS, w. Il. A..
this evening at Pomerleau hall for
the Initiation of candidates and
election of officers. Guards should
wear uniforms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

DE prmpt = seIect. the aplumsy you
Own ind IN tits isGne ef the Journals
sParcd POST ads. They are real money
and time savers" desirable for Christmas
presents. .WatervilIe merchants are alive
and enterprisfns, 80 much %, they fully real
+. lie the necessity Of satisfying customers in
order to keep them. Everything they sell
they fully guarantee to give satisfaction and
Free Delivery"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
ALFALFA HELPS FARMERS
KILL CANADA THISTLE

Alfalfa has added Canada thistle
control to its already long list of
services to Wisconsin farmers.
MANY farmers have successfully
used alfalfa in graduating large
patches of the thistles," declares A.
l.. Stone of the Wisconsin College of
Agriculture. "a good stand lasting
three or more years is needed to get
this result. Sometimes heavy sod
OF Kentucky blue grass or other
grass will do the work, but the stand
must be nearly perfect and the land
stay in grass for number of years.
To kill out thistles with alfalfa,
Stone recommends that the land be
heavily MANFRED and plowed as early
in the summer or fail as possible.
This should be followed by regular
cultivation until the following June
when the seeded is prepared anJ
alfalfa seed sown at the rate of 90
pounds to the acre.
The blowing and cultivation will
have weakened the thistles. The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
"JIM" is "HOME"

News Item-"Jim" Frear is back
from Washington. We presume he
learned that he was to have opposi-
ton and figured it'd be good politi-
cal trick to don his old clothes and
make folks think he really lived n
Wisconsin, when the truth of the
matter is "Jim" spends about as
much of his time in this district as
we'd care to spend in hades. The
present generation has never seen the
man who represents us in Congress
and man who is responsible Tor
was) for several ton of garden seed
the government allowed him for po-
litical ammunition. And how kind
it is of "Jim' to work for US so hard
and never ask for vacation.-Boyce-
vile Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24

unguarded minute spoke up & says.
Well you shuddent ought to wirry
you got a mother 1 or 2 to fall back
on neverless. AS fur as l was con-
cirned third of the family spent a
unpleasant evening. Ma is very
delikate on the Subject.
Saterday-Ma and pa has made up
all rite agen and they was even both
laffing because MIR. Gillem calls his
wife Moth and when they asst him
how cum he sed. Because of the way
she goes threw my close. A speshully
ON pay day.
Sunday-Well a ole skool mate of
ma was here on call today and
when pa cum home and was inter-
duced to her she sed to him. And
what do you do for liveing. Pa
sed beg pardon. She smiles and
sed. well does that pay pritty well.
And he dussent understand yet why
ma and me smiled behind are back.
Monday CESS they must be |
club meeting this afternoon. / over
herd ma ordering cheese and sar-
deems and rye bread. So pa and me
will be are own hostess if that is the
Case.
Tuesday-Ant Emmy cum back to-
day and rite away she started trub-
BILE in the family. Pa was wipeing off
the ford and she picks up the Bible
from under pile of magasines and
sed. 1t mite be a good idea if Pa
wood bring the rag in he's useing and
spend little time on the Bible.
Wensday-well can see that the
mex few months is a going to be full
of fun on acct. of the campane. Ma
and pa differs in there politick |
0pinians. But ma seldom hears about
it. she RELY expecks pa will vote the
way she does. & the chances are he
will.
Thirsday-Pa says that in a short
time it will not be Safe to go out on
the road the lizzies is getting so
Vulnerable and multiply so fast to.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Valuable Man

His son was a graduate OF q finan'
cial school in the Middle West, he was
In New York on other business and he
dropped into a bucketshop a few
months ago to see about getting the
young man a position.
81 think he could write those mar
ket letters that you mail me-" said
the father rather doubtfully, after ex'
planning the scope Of the young mans
accomplishments.
"Yes?" inquired the office manager
hopefully.
Further encouraged, the father con
tinued: 'Tm sure he could. There's
Just one thing you'd have to watch
him for. He's likely to change his
mind every few minutes"
Every few minutesl" exclaimed the
Office manager. IAN invaluable man
Tell him to cali on he r-Wall Street
Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Heroic Struggle for
Education He Coueted

The story is told Of Kamba, full
blooded African of the Ndau tribe,
who has progressed from absolute IL
literacy to a Columbia university de-
gree The first printing that he ever
saw was on pack of playing cards
that came from the coast, and by
studying these he taught himself the
figures from one to ten. Later he
went South to work, and an American
missionary there who taught native
boys in spite of the opposition of the
Portuguese, whose policy is to keep
the people ignorant, took him into his
home as a house boy.
There the idea of that cultivated
missionary, and especially his wife,
going to live in that fever-stricken
area for the sake of the black boys,
gave him a new vision. He knew they
must have some secret that made
them different from all other white
people he had ever seen.
When the American missionary left
for home, he told his boys of mis-
sion in Rhodesia, and Kamba walked
$50 miles to reach there. His capac-
ity and ambition for more education
led the missionary to secure work for
the boy by which he earned enough
to 90 to Hampton institute, Virginia.
Earning his living all the time, he
took a course Of carpentry and then
went to Columbia, where he secured
the coveted education. His whole
ideal In seeking this education has
been to go back and develop his own
people, but not necessarily on western
lines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Hog Prices Still Climb
Local Hog Markets Average 25 to
SOC Up-Top $S.OO-Cattle Market
Slow, Spots Csc Off-Lambs Drop
Csc.

(By U. S. Bureau of Agriculture
Economics and Minnesota Dept. of
Agricultural.
South St. Paul, Mimi, July 81,
1924: Hog prices continue to soar.
Lighter receipts both here and at
other markets proved the chief bull
lish factor, serving to bring about a
25 to 35c advance on all classes. Top
hogs reached $500, for the first
time since last September, the bulk
of the butcher and bacon grades sell
ling from this price down to SITS.
Mixed loads carrying part of their
weight in packing sows sold from
$7.40 to $7.65 depending on the pro-
portion of sows in their makeup,
while straight lots of sows cashed
from $500 to $7.40, the bulk at $7.25
and up. Pigs were boosted somewhat,
sales at $500 to $6.25 averaging
steady to 25c higher.
Liberal cattle receipts brought
about a steady to 25c lower market,
declines centering on the inbetween
sorts of grassy cows and heifers and
stockers and feeders which predom-
mated in the run.
Fed steers and yearlings sold with
in a spread of $500 to 5000, the lat
ter price taking the top end of an
eight-load string of yearlings, the
balance of which cashed at $3.50.
Common quality grassy killing steers
sold mostly from $500 to $500.
Fat she stock at $3.50 to 5000
largely, Gamers and cutters from
1925 to $500 and bologna bulls at
$3.75 to $425. Veal calves dropped
Csc, packers getting most of their
top sorts. at $3.50. Stockers and
feeders on sale were largely of
weight and quality to sell at $500 to
S5.75, being mainly of Dakota origin
Fat lambs slumped 25c today while
sheep held steady. Bulk of the ma.
tive lambs cashed at SLIPS to $13.25
untrimmed sorts selling largely al
the lower price. Light and handy
weight fat ewes earned from $3.50 tC
$500 with heavies sortede off at $3.7
to $500, few lots of breeding ewes
also going at this price.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24

manure will give the alfalfa a good
start and promote rapid growth so
that it will soon shade the ground
enough to keep the thistles down.
This, with the frequent cutting over
number of years gets rid of them
completely.
Laws have been passed against
allowing Canada thistles and certain
other weeds to seed, but they have
continued to spread. Some parts of
the state are now so badly infested
with weeds" says Stone, chat the
loss to the farmers is very heavy"
Special efforts to kill new weeds in
the community before they become
widely spread is urged by Stone. A
few scattered plants of Canada
thistles and other weeds which have
deep roots and live year after year
are best treated individually.
One treatment is to cut them off
just below the surface of the ground
and apply handful of salt, or bet
ter yet, half pint Of strong brine to
the root. Gasoline may be used in
place of salt. This treatment is too
expensive for use on large patches,
however.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24

socks ISIS guing to. Also some off de
beeg-bugs can vent Kissing OPP har in
desc Stat off Tousan Lakes, and cd
GERS can play golluf, and odders can
wacate in some plass we're dey sharg
es dirty cents for a cup off coffee and
8 dollar for ham sandwich vitout
amy botter between ct yust because
ct ISIS a sommer resort. Still odders
off US can got down to de bissness
off makeing a leeving, such ass cul-
tiwating corn, mending shoes, milk
ing cows, making hay vile de sun
shines and making somteng else vile
de moon shines, selling prunes and
collins, driving nails, blowing roads
skinning de Widows and orphans and
raising cane. On fact ct ISIS planta
III du tills elaction tam ISIS har.
But ct ISIS Won teng vich We should
all off us got bissy at, and dat ISIS
saving de poor, prosecuted farmers.
Decent jou knew dat dey iss de back
bone and spare-ribs off desc country
Decent jou knew dat dey Won de
vawr? Decent jou knew dat vitout
&C farmer We deent got angenteng tn
eat, drenk and got married Wit
Aye want tn said rieght har dat Aye
ban on flavor off saving him befoor
ct ISIS too soon. furthermore Aye ha
ban in flavor off saving him long be-
foor ct becam guide politicks for
Mester La Toilette and Mester
Cool-edge, and Dam et-tu-hal Dawes,
and Mester Davis, and de Govners
off Wisconsin and Mansota, and Mort
and Sout Dakota, and few odder
plasses tn promise tn say him. And
now Wit Won eye on a possibly seat in
de Legislature, or shairman off de
comfy board, or someteng Aye ban
more in flavor off ct ass Aye ever
var. Vat ISIS more Aye ha a pro-
gram for saving him, and dat ISIS
more dan de Junited Stats Congress
tn date ha gievn us. For lack off
room in desc weeks issue Aye skal
geeve jou only de first two tengs in
ct. De first number on my program
ISIS tn hurry op or de farmer Wit de
halp off Mama Nature will say him
salt, and de second Won ISIS tn tax
look at de way de Republicans on de
board off trade on Chicago and New
Jork ISIS already boosting de price off
corn and veat vich issn't in sight yet.
De only teng vich ISIS in sight ISIS Bob
Lafollette, and de boardofftrade Re-
publicans knowce van and Wy to
boost.
More naxt week. Yust wait. She
ISIS dandy.
Yours trooly,
Axel Peterson.
P. Est: Eft issnt amy desc week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
"PIofonic Year"

The term "platonlc year" is used In
astronomy to denote the period Of time
required for the equlnoxes to COM
plete their revolution. The duration
of this period is estimated at about
10000 years, at the expiration Of
which time the various stars and con-
stellations occupy the same positions,
relative to the equinoxes, that they
did at the beginning. Tycho Braha
computed the length Of the platonic
year at 25,816 years; Ricciolus at 25,-
020 years. 1t is also called the great
year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Worse to Come

Having been served with wedge OF
some yellow substance the husband
poked at it cautiously with his fork
and finally turned 1t over heavily on
his plate, asking "What is this2"
"Pound cake What Of it?" the wife
replied.
Nothing" said the husband. II
thought my section weighed more than
a pound. What are you going to make
next2"
marble cake" said the wife, defiant
ly-Pittsburgh Chronlcle-Telegraph.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Worlds Rulers Who
Were Labeled "Great"

Lord Bryce, in an essay on Great
Men and Greatness" gives list OF IA
names to which the adjective great rs
invariably, or at least, usually at
tached by the world at large" Ma
tional appreciation runs on more gen.
erOus lines.
Spain alone has labeled four OF
her kings "the great" while France
pays the same tribute to as many as
six sovereigns, says the Detroit News.
Russia, Germany, Austria, Denmark,
Sweden, Portugal and even Hawaii
have attached the adjectives to one or
other of their rulers Ethelred the I'm
ready. king of England, seems to have
been the only monarch branded with
this adjective.
Some royal epithets refer merely to
physical peculiarities, like William
Rufus, and the large group OF plump
monarchs known to posterity as the
fat" Charles the Bold, Pepin the
Short, and Olaf the Hungry, are also
of this company.
Others have a warlike connotation:
Brave, valiant, victorious, hardy,
strong, all appear in the list; also ter
rlble, though Ivan of that memory was
not so formidable to his foes as to his
fellow countrymen. Sulyman l was
"The Magnificent" John II (of Portu-
gaD 1.-THE Perfect" Louis V "The
Well Beloved" and Peter Nv (of Ar
ragon), "The Ceremonious." The
names of the monarchs acclaimed
wise" 'just" or "great" would I'LL a
large space.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Wise Old Owl

The young hopeful Of the family was
lust entering the age Of late nights
and notions.
One morning, after late hours the
night before, the youth announced:
"Paw, I've a notion to raise chick
ems"
Paw drew his eyebrows together
and gruffiy commented:
"Better try owls. Their hours
would suit you better"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
twenty-five Years Ago
From The River Falls Journal
Julv 81 1890
July ~, 1899

Albert Currier has moved into his
fine new residence on the corner Of
Cedar and Third streets.
80
Farmers in this vicinity are COM
planning of a pestilence of skunks.
%
Leon Barney and Robert Smith
left Tuesday on their bicycles for La
Crosse to visit DR.. J. A. Bradfeld and
family.
Miss Lucy Peckham and Miss
Cymbra Daniels are in summer
school kindergarten work at Mari
nette.
-25-
Mrs. E. B. Armstrong was guest
of honor last week at reception
given at Eau Claire by Mrs. Withers,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24

per IOillJe ny
make:ng a queer
remark or as the
french people
says sum times
a Fox Pass. Ma
was picking a
Pimple on her
chin and pa
brushed by her
and bumped into
her arm. she
turns around Il
sed. Now looky
what you went &
done. You made
me scratch my
chin. Pa in a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
"AXEL" is BITTEN
BY POLITICAL BUG
Glover Wisconsin
den 22de Yuly, 1924
Yohn shot a skunk.

Dere Readers:-
Now dat We ha all de candidates
for President dat We can uce for de
naxt four jears, ct ISIS tam dat We
turns our attention tn de bissness off
DUNG someteng. On course We can
yoin de arglement about whu ISIS gu
ing to vim de world series BASEBALL
tournament, bot ct ISIS yet too soon
for annyvon to tai vich Won off de
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24

Louis Oakley has the job of get
ting out six cars of lime rock for
the smelter at Spring Valley.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
Post Department President, W. R. C.

New Richmond is rising from its
ruins and ere long will present the
appearance of new city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
STATS DIARY
By Ross Farquhar

Friday--Pa cum very near get
ting he and l into eating a cold Sup
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

l was to get half of what ! made from
the farm.
MY earnings at that time represent
the capital with which | have built my
own independent business. Ny husband
has quit dentistry, having decided that
there is more money to be made out Of
trees and cotton but our business in
terests are divided. This gives each an
opportunity to try their experiments
without disturbing the other"
The first orchard planted by the
Carriers was dug up and replanted. when
the trees proved to be Of inferior stock.
The second planting was from a famous
nursery Of California, Of trees with q
pedigree of 40 years. And these trees
are the ones which have made Mrs.
Carter famous in the Valley. and thrust
her into the nursery business. Her
neighbors seeing them asked her to
order similar trees for them. She did.
and helped plant them personally.
Orders began to pile up. To meet the
demand she began to expand. This
season she will have $4,000 trees to sell,
all Carter grown and Carter budded.
Her $4,000 home, a Swiss Chalet, is
her dearest possession; her thriving
young orchard is the pride of her heart,
while her baby trees are envy Of all
nursery men.