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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
Broken engagements Today

A girl recently stated in court that
she broke off her engagement by
sending her fiance a pawn ticket for
her engagement ring, says the Lon
don Tit-Bits, in a short sketch on
tine proper etiquette of notifying -
sweetheart that he isn't wanted any
more.
A hint" that was not quite so
broad was the action Of a girl who.
while engaged to one young man,
married another. Her way Of an
nouncing the news was to send a
piece of wedding cake to the Tilted
lover. with an intimation that she
was prepared to buy the, furniture he
had purchased for their prospective
home, provided he would let it 60
cheap. ~.
Most lovers who change their
mind shirk the task of breaking the
news to the Tilted one. A girl who
transferred her affection persuaded
her second choice to acquaint her
first sweetheart with the change.
The result, however. was far from
what she expected.
Both men had been friends in boy
hood days and comrades during the
war, but had since lost sight of
each other. The girls latest choice
from him, and the latter confessed
that he was rather relieved at being
free. In the end the girl lost them
both. =
Two young men fell in love with
the same girl. Both were foreigners,
and the girl. an athletic English lass,
received their attention impartially.
treating each as though she were en-
gagged to him. At length the youths
decided to settle the matter by fight
ing = duel with knives. The girl
heard of 1t and appeared in the
meadow where the fight was to take
place.
She watched the antagonists circle
round each other for some time.
Each seemed afraid to strike a blow.
Remarking: This tomfoolery has
gone far enough" the girl picked up
a tree branch and belabored the
rivals SO heartily that they took TO
their heels. She was not troubled by
them again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
Grapes A Panacea

A diet of grapes has taken It's
place among the treatments recon-
mended for various ailments. The
grape treatment is recommended for
obesity, various stomach troubles.
chronic bronchitis and some chest
affections.
There are several places in Europe
to which patients go during the
grape season for treatment. At first
sight the treatment would appear
to be an exceedingly attractive one.
since it consists merely in living
largely on these luscious fruits.
In practice, however, most people
md the reverse the case, for after a
time a constant diet of grapes pals
on the appetite. and people taking
the cure are frequently heard to say
that they come to hate the very
sight of them.
The patients generally begin with
few large, luscious grapes by way
of dessert at the end of their meal.
But during the four to six weeks,
which is the general length of the
cure, the weight of grapes Is gradu-
ally increased until the individual
may be eating as much as eight
pounds a day, with little or no other
food.
In the more ordinary cases. how
ever, when In full swing, the treat
ment is generally pound or a little
more of grapes three times day.
from half to one hour before meals.
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Wants Plush knicker Day

DR.. Darlington, former president
CT the New York City Health De-
partment let it be known. that he is
no friend of the modern disciples
of style and furthermore that the
handsome gentlemen who pose for
advertising are to him ideals of what
we'll dressed men should not be.
He exhibited purple surgeons
smock before the National Demo-
cratic. Club recently. says the Yale
Daily News, which buttoned across
the chest and around the collar. as
the ideal substitute for the modern
mans coat.
He then urged the abolition Of
shirts, collars, hats and short length
underwear. Tight shirts and collars.
he said impede the circulation, tight
hats cause badness and belts pro-
duce abdominal troubles.
He was equally emphatic in his
condemnation of knee-length and
sleeveless underwear. "Only a man
whose trousers are washed at least
once week can justify the wearing
OF underwear which leaves the lower
limbs bare"
did not approve of any modern
article Of mems wear and sighed for
the good old bright colored days of
silks and satns. plush and lace.
Although the major portion OF his
talk was devoted to the men, who. he
said, wear too much clothing. the
speaker also asserted that women
wear too little. He disapproved es-
pecially of the prevailing fashion in
light feminine footwear as injurious
to health
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
COLBY STAR GOES
|. TO new YORK
FOR 4. A. GAMES
Especial to Kennebec JournaN


Waterville. Feb. 13.-George T..
Mittlesdorf. % of West Orange. N.
j.. star sprintman at Colby College
left Waterville this afternoon in
company With Coach Mike Ryan for
New York where the Blue and Gray
dash sensation has been entered in
the New York A. A. games in the
short distance sprint.
Mittlesdorf has just returned from
weeks trip to New York, Boston
and Portland where he showed up
very well in all of the events in
which Coach Ryan entered him.
The Portland meet was the only
one in which the sprint star failed
to gain a place, but there has teen
considerable comment on the large
ness of the handicap which was
given to the other sprinters over
Mittlesdorf.
There is possibility that the Blue
7 and Gray relay team may go to Bos-
ton in a week to take part in the
American Legion meet which is to
be held at the Armory in Boston
While nothing definite has been an.
nounced by the athletic authorities
it is thought that the fast Colby re-
lay team may make the trip to fill
in before the spring meet IN Phila.
delphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
Canary Sinuinu Teachinn

wi louS profession is that Of the
man who teaches canaries to sing.
Sucll schools are found in various
parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire
ana are well patronized. for. con-
trafy 10 general belief. the untra incd
canary IS rarely a good songster.
me fault with unframed birds is
that they attempt to initiate every
sound they hear and so frequently
spoil their natural song. At school
they are taught to reproduce per-
lectly certain notes produced by a
blrd organ'-a contrivance some
thIng like barrel orGan-and one
note must be mastered before anoth-
er is learned.
The preliminary course may cover
four or five weeks and then the
promising pupils are separated from
the backward ones and exceptionally
talented birds are given special
tutor. who whistles to them or
plays tunes on the flute or fiageolet.
The ideal training gives the bird
four distinct notes; the water note,
which. as the name implies. is a rip
ping gurgle like the murmuring of a
rill: the whistlinc note. the flute
note and the rolling note, which is Il
continuous melody. splendidly rising
and falling. -Manchcstcr Guardian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
PROFESSIONAL BASKE7
BALL IN BELFAST
FEB. 18TH AND 18TH

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Feb. 13-Basketball fans
in Belfast are looking forward with
great interest to the two big games
to be played here when the famous
Elton A. A. will meet an all Maine
team here two nights, Wednesday
and Thursday. the 25th and 26th.
The games will be played in the OPP
era House where so many hard
fought battles have been waged in
years past and should draw large
houses. Skip" Darby. one of the
most enthusiastic fans in Belfast,
with half a dozen other sportsmen
are backing the games and announce
the All-Maine players as follows:
White, Soper, Heal. Enholm and
Gallagher. These men are all favor
ties In Belfast, especially White, So
per and Heal who have played with
or against Belfast on many occas-
ions.
1t has been some time since Belfast
has seen any professional basketball
and there is a great deal of enthusi-
asm over these games which will in
crease as the time draws near.
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DRESDEN

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Pushard of Randolph were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Siegars.-Mrs. Fred Carleton re-
turned to her home Wednesday.
after passing the week end with
friends in Portland.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Carleton of Wiscasset were
calling on relatives in town Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Pushard has re-
turned to her home. after passing
week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Harrington Of Randolph
Mrs. Frank McCObb and son Harlan,
were the guests Of Mrs. Horace AL
len of Woolwich, Tuesday.-Irving
Lilly is reported on the sick list
Mrs. Harry Hatch, who is quite sick
with pneumonia, is reported some
better at this writing.-Sam Nc
Donald was calling on relatives in
town Friday.-Mrs. G. A. Coombs of
Bath was called to town owing. to
the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry ;Hatch.-Dan McCobb OF
Boothbay was the guest Of his son,
Frank Monday.
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WEST GARDINER

The Dewitt Club" met Feb. II.
at Miss Viola Wentworth's. Sewing
and refreshments followed and later
an enter tainment. Those enter
tanning were Mrs. Francis. Mrs. II.
Goodwin, Mrs. Fred Edgecombe and
the Misses Viola Wentworth and
Sadie Dorr. Other members are
Mrs. Merle Shepherd, Mrs. Louis
Mason. Mrs. Merle Dorr, and Miss
Wilma Shepherd.
The next meeting will be held Feb.
%. at the residence of Mrs. Louis Ma
son.
The Selectmen are in session at
the town house.
Cobbosseecontee Grange will OBJ.
serve its 50th, anniversary, Tues
day, Feb. 17.-Seven from this
place attended Quarterly meeting at
the Friends Church at Winthrop,
Sunday.-Robert Braley is improv-
ing after long illness.-Will Emery
of Gardiner was in town for q short
time Sunday.-Mrs. Edna Allen is
having her goods moved to Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Collins were
Sunday guests of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kilbreth at Winth-
rop.-Raymond Hopkins of Somer-
vile, Mass, passed Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hop
kins.-Miss Edith Small of Itch
field is taking care of Mrs. Marilla
Hopkins, who has been an invalid
for some time.-Mr. and Mrs. F. 8.
Collins attended Pomona at Mon
mouth. Wednesday.
WEST-Carl Crane Of Bangor was
called home by the illness Of his
father, l. E. Crane.-E. l.. Norton and
Clifford Hilbert were In Augusta,
Wednesday.-Miss Opal LaPlant of
Pittston was the weekend guest of
Miss Lillian Norton.-Mrs. Maynard
Cole. who is employed in Augusta.
passed Sunday with her parents
Miss Gene Knox of Gar diner was the
guest, Wednesday,, of Mrs. w. H.
Nowo11
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COny Girls Lose on
Fouls Although
Play Even from Floor

AFTER nip and tuck game for the
first half. the Skowhegan High school
feminine basketeers forged slowly
into the lead in the second half and
took their game with Cony. Friday
night at Assembly hall, by a IS to
"a score. The game was decided on
FOULS as each team shot II goals from
the floor. The score at the end of
the first half was IA to IA and at
the end of the next quarter 30 to 20
in favor of Skowhegan.
The Cony High forwards lost sew
eral heart-breaking shots which
seemed sure to slide through the
hoop. but after rolling around until
everyone was tense with expectancy
they fell off the wrong side of the
rim. Chabot the Skowhegan forward.
kept the Cony guards busy every min
ute. Several different combinations
We're tried out by Coach Comedian in
an effort to break up her shooting
streak but nothing seemed to work
and she scored 23 of her teams IS
points.
The Skowhegan team showed fine
passing game and once they got the
ball the Cony players had difficult
time to get it again. Moulton and
kinsman, the Cony forwards, played
good game but they were up against
good guards and they could not get
free to shoot. They split the Cony
points evenly. each getting six bas-
kets from the floor.
A dance followed the game. with
music by Eastman's orchestra.
The summary:
SKOWHEGAN CONY
Chabot. IF . ID, Priest. Thomas.
Herr:ck, Jackson
McQuade. IL ........... RIB, N1oiette
Stinchfield, C ........... c. Getchel.
Corvette. sc sc. Leuchter, RopihsoH
Groder. rb ............ II. hlhsmaii
Ames. Id ........ IF. Mouiton' Hunt
Score: Skowhegan 2S. Cony -.
Goals from floor, Kinsman 6. Moul-
ton 6, Chabot 10. McQuade .. Goals
from fouls: Chabot 8. McQuade ]. Ref
cree. Millett. Scorer, Poor. Timer,
Adams. Time, IS.
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Church Notices

Bethany Baptist-Rev. George Mer-
riam, pastor: Sunday services 1880;
DR.. T.. c. Whittemore of Waterville
Will speak on recent Foreign Mission
airy Conference at Washington, d.
c.. music by choir; II noon Sunday
school; 6 z. NJ, Young Peoples
meeting; Z p. NJ. evening service.
Notre Dame de Lourdes-Rev. FIR
]. Louis ~ Renaud, pastor: S A. NJ,
low mass with sermon in English !;
music by children's choir; 10 A. NJ,
high mass with sermon in French,
music by ST. Marys choir: $50 p.
NJ. Sunday school; $3.50 rosary and
benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment; Sunday will be Sexra gesima
Sunday.
Federated-Rev. George l.. Thur
low. pastor: Sunday services 1890;
Drifts of History" kindergarten di-
rectcd by Mrs. Il. +. Merrill; IL noon.
church school; s Z. NJ. meeting of
Young People; Z. NJ. "Why be So
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
u. of NJ. HoOpmen
Lose to n. H., 29-lO

Especial to the Kenncbec JournaD
Orono. Feb. 13-Universitv of Name
struck q tarter in Their Granite state
rivals this evening in Alumni nan.
New Hampshire States much touted
crew of basketball artists with Met,
calf and Mckinley, all New England
choice last year, in the lineup. topped
the Pale Blue basketeers 90 to 10.
Maine was materially weakened by
the loss of Capt. Lake. who was IN
iured in last weeks game and Solder
berg was not in any too good shape
For the contest. Lake got in the game
late in the second half but again was
hurt and had to be removed. Nc
kinley was high scorer Of the even
in,~, tossingfive field goals, while Met
calf received n bad sprained ankle
and had to be reliered. Soderher@
was the leading scorer on Cdddy
MurphyS outfit
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What general cautions
should a player take about
dribbling?
By JOHN SCHOONER
basketball Coach. Armour Institute,
Former l.. of c. Star

player must keep in mind that
constant and incessant dribbling is
me surest way in the world of
,mashing teamwork. There are two
times when a player must dribble.
One--he may dribble directly toward
an opponent to suck him in" and
leave a man uncovered (when this is
dome the dribbler should pass to an
uncovered man immediately Two
4 man may dribble away from a
guarding player in order to get n
shot at the basket. Some men are
eo EXPERT in dribbling that cXcer-
,;ons NAV be made and they may be
.lloved to dribble the ball the fun
,sneth of the court. However. this
q = very dangerous exception to
make unless the player is indeed an
sr+raordinary dribbler. Remember
ss.,n. YOU must shoot baskets and
not dribble to win basketball games.
downright. 1925. Associated Editors.
Inc.)
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hALLOWELL!
Miss Verna luce n visiting Mrs.
Karl Woodcock in Lewiston.
CHURCH NOTICES

Old South Congregational church.
Rev. W. p. Bradford. pastor: Morn
ing worship at 1880: S. 8. at 1i.Ao:
at z with moving picture, "Timothy's
Quest" AL are Invited to attend this
service.
First Baptist church, Rev. c. E.
Young, pastor: 1880. sermon by Rev.
z; f. Young: 1l,45. session Of S. s;
$50, meeting of Juniors; Z. praise
service and address by the pastor. A
cordial welcome to all to attend this
church.
Saint Matthews church. Rev. Rush
n. D. Smith, rector: (Sexagesimal
holy communion, 8 A. NJ; litany holy
eucharist and sermon. 1890 A. M;
church school, 11.45 A. M.
Middle Street Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. Henry Otto Megert, min
lister: Worship 1880 A. M; subject
Of sermon, 1.-The Place Of Reason in
Christian Life" Anthem by chorus
choir. Church school. 11.45 A. NJ; Ep-
worth League els p. NJ. Evening
service at o'clock; praise service and
sermon on THE Dictates of Con-
science" Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7.3O o'clock.
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.444 466 437 1874
LEAGUE STANDING
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Feb. 10


Tn one of the widest markets ever
witnessed here wheat today jumped
up cents a bushel. tumbled back sew
en- cents, and finished l to cents net
higher. Big export business appeared
to be chiefly responsible for the up
turns. Wheat closed unsettled. May
lisa to 1.S2 and July 1884 to 1..533,
with corn to 1sc off. oats showing
2s to 3sc decline and provisions vary,
ing from &c lower to a rise OF =
cents.
day was said to aggregate 100000
bushels Of wheat, 100000 bushels or
rye and 100000 barrels OF flour. rms
total was in addition to huge amount
which exporters bought before the
Lincoln Holiday and which were then
regarded in many quarters as more or
less myth. Under such circum-
stances. the wheat market here show
ed excitement from the outset. espe-
cially as the Liverpool market was 90
vancing instead of reflecting the de,
moralized conditions which prevailed
Wedne sday on this side of the Attain
tic. A further stimulus was found
in a statement from the United states
department of agriculture that world
Shipments of wheat at the beginning
Of the harvest of this years crop
Heavy selling Of corn and oats
broke out when the wheat market
SCARED in the early trading. The re-
suit was to give a sudden check to
wheat buying. and to send the wheat
market Keeling backward to succh an
extent that all the gains were tenn
porarily wiped out. and in some cases
there were losses Of nearly 8 cents.
Subsequently the magnitude Of export
business became better understood ana
hejped to bring about sharp rallies.
Selling Of corn and oats appeared
to be based largely on assertions that
ELEVATORS here are over-crowded with
low-grade corn for which the owners
are unable to find buyers. An over
sunnIy Of feedstuffs in the southwest
Provisions were depressed by the
ueak nass of feed grain.
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Men SrainY Then

The first Of six Hunter lectures
on Recent Discoveries of Forest
Man" was given at the Royal College
of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn-fields. on
Monday, bv Sir Arthur Keith, Con-
servator Of the Museum. Sir j.
Bland Sutton, president of the COL
lege. was in the chair.
Sir Arthur Keith said that ten
years aso lie made n similar survey
in which the discoveries with which
he had to deal were almost entirely
made in Europe. while those which
had taken place since had been al
most entirely outside Europe. In
South Africa, which he proposed to
zeal with first. there had been two
important diScoveries-the Doskon
skull and the discovery at Broken
Hills.
Tracking ancient man southwards.
they found types which they might
call living fossils. The Eushman
might at first glance be thought to
be negro, but he differed from the
Eesfo IN many ways; and the big
form corresponding TO this dwarf
race was to be found in the Hotten-
tot. Sir Arthur Keith described
hnds OF ancient implements which
mad been found in South Africa.
somewhat of the same type as those
lound IN this part of the world, and
sad one could not help thinking that
IL European culture had not spread
TO South Africa or South Africa
culture TO Europe there was a COM
mon source from which culture
spread towards both.
me Boskop skull belonged to the
ia'ef part of our Ice Age. The brain
was IL or IL per cent larger than in
.le average European male. 1t might
be said. How extraordinary that e.
many Of these ancient peoples had
brains. But the brain had more TO
90 than really intellectual work. and
the more one got to know about the
human brain the more one realized
that Its intellectual side was the
smallest. VIZ
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Science Studies Prince

Science busies itself very much
with heredity. 1t would like to search
the pedigrees Of every bride and
bridegroom before allowing them to
sign a marriage register. But the
search is complicated by the vast
ness Of the number of everybody's
ancestors, as we'll as by the scanti-
ness of records. .-.
If YOU went back "a generations.
say to the days of Magma Char.a,
you would have to reckon with 49,
the whole present population of Eng
land, and any one Of them might
have left a trace on your character,
sanity, strength or features.
Thus the ancestors of the Prince OF
Wales are known only for three gen.
erations. because one of his great
grandfathers made n love match with
lady who had no family records.
And there were other intruders OF
unknown ancestry in the seventh.
10th. 18th and 18th centuries, with
the result that we can find no trace
of about one-fifth of the Princes
forbears during the last $50 years.
Still. his pedigree is probably as
complete as any other to be found in
the world, and it is interesting to see
what it tells science about him.
If heredity counts for anything. the
Prince may be described as singu-
larIy fortunate young man. There is
an extraordinary scarcity Of degen-
eracy among his direct ancestors, al
though in many cases degenerates
were present in the family.
Gustavus Vasa, that tremendously
energetic man who liberated Sweden
cro,,, tho DapoS had five ahnOrma ,
children out Of nine, and although
four of these figure in the PrincVs
pedigree only one created any scam
dial. George III. became insane in his
liter years, but the Duke Of Kent, the
Princes great, great grandfather
was certainly the most reputable OF
his cons
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Hebron-COburn Ice
Game Postponed
Hoop Team Clashes

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Hebron. Feb. 13-The Hebron CO.
bm hockey game which was to have
been played Saturday afternoon on
the Hebron surface has been post
poned until the weather man hands
out Z cold spell. The Hebron rink
in its present condition would make
an ideal place to hold a swimming
meet and the puck chasers are chat
fling 1t the forced retirement fob oc-
key from the days routine.
saturday night will find the CO.
bun, and Hebron quintets fighting
f0 the championship of the state
IN the Hebron gymnasium. Coburn
Is "a slight favorite to cap the honors
as Shanahan and Druehl are pictur-
ed a. tumbling blocks for the Big
Green.
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COBURN SECONDS
DEFEAT ANSON
QUINTET, 1925
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec JournaO
Waterville, Feb. 13-Coburn Sec
ords defeated the fast Arson acad-
envy team to the tune Of 1925 last
evening at the Coburn gym. 1t was
a hard fought battle from the first
whistle until the final period when
the Coburn substitutes broke loose
and fairly ran rings around their
mere experienced opponents.
Simmons and Mason were Coburn's
offensive stars. and Moulton and
Jackson put up a fine brand of bas-
ketball for the losers. Perry, who
was forced to replace Mason in the
last period. put up a fine defensive
game. and Captain Simmons feels
satisfied that he has found a good
substitute center. Perry has been
playing regular back position all
season and he is rather new at the
center post.
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Maine Freshies Win

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Orono, Feb. 1.-THE U. of New
Hampshire freshmen hoopsters gave
the fast Maine yearlings a tough run
for honors IN the preliminary game
tonight. The New Hampshire and
Maine varsity game in Alumni hall.
Maine freshmen pulled out on top
% to %. The New Hampshire crew
played good ball the first half lead
ing Maine by Ia to IL score. Fitz-
highland Branscom showed we'll for
the pale Blue, while Bridge and
starred for New Hampshire.