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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Greatest Difficulty in
Ensiling Shocked Corn

The greatest difficulty in the ensil-
ing of shocked corn or corn slower is
the large amount of water required to
bring the corn to the proper moisture
content so that 1t will pack well and
will go through the proper fermenta-
-tion When a convenient supply of
water is not available, it would be
questionable practice to attempt
this method.
1t requires great deal more water
than is ordinarily thought to produce
the best results. With corn fodder or
corn slower of the usual moisture con-
tent. it is well to use equal quantities
by weight of water and fodder. Dur
ing wet weather less water may be
necessary. but taken all in all, it is
best to use the maximum amount of
water as it will do little harm, par
ticularly If there is some provision
to take off the surplus water at the
bottom of the silo.
1t is believed by many men that it
is sufficient to run a stream of water
into the silage blower, but this will
hardly give sufficient moisture to pro-
duce the best results. The better
method is to run hose to the top Of
the silo and sprinkle the cut fodder as
it comes in or after each load Is
leveled off.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
JOINED IN PICKING
SICK MANS COTTON

The question OF a certain lawyer,
"And who is my neighbour" was an
swered with the parable of the Good
Samaritan. That was about 1000
years ago, says the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal.
1t was answered again few days
ago by some good people in Carroll
county. Tennessee. Addiction had laid
Its hand Eeavily on the family of a
poor farmer in Carroll For six weeks
the man, his wife and two children had
been down with typhoid fever.
The sick man had a little cotton
crop 1t doesn't matter how much
'otton farmer plants and grows, nor
how gooG the cotton, 1t isn't worth
anything unless 1t is picked.
There Is q big demand for cotton
pickers at this time. They are being
imported by the hundreds. This sick
man couldn't pick his cotton and he
was in a fair way to lose it. His
neighbors had their own cotton 70
pick and other farm duties to attend
to. but
Eighty Of them went into the field
o. this sicA man and gathered his crop
for him. They saved the cotton ard
the cost Of picking 1t.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Soy Bean Seed Threshed
With Grain Separator

Soy beans can be threshed more eff
fciently with pea and bean separa-
tor than by any other means With
this machine there will be a minimum
of unthreshed and split seed How
ever. an ordinary grain separator
properly adjusted. will thresh the crop
very we'll. BY the use of two special
pulleys. the speed Of the cylinder
should be reduced to 300 or 400 rcvo-
buttons per minute. and the fan. shak-
err and screens run at normal speed
In addition, about half the cylinder
teeth and all the concaves should be
removed, substituting boards for the
latter. Each of these adjustments
should vary somewhat with the varie-
ty and the condition of the beans.
When the whole crop is of the same
variety and is well cured. the grain
separator can be adjusted 10 do a very
satisfactory job. The oats screens
should be used for all varieties. A
machine with Slated straw carrier
is more satisfactory for this purpose
than one with wind stacker.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
WE AMERICANS
81 THOMAS ARKLE CLARK


6 A MOTHER American couple has
"A come to the hotel this after
noon" the proprietor of the Ferry said
to Nancy and me. land perhaps you
would like to meet them"
We had been the only Americans at
the hotel so far and were glad to know
that there would be someone else now
to appeal to the interest and the Curl
osity of the English guests.
"Thank you," l replied II should
very much like to meet them, but l
think / could without difficulty recog-
nize them shortly after they come into
the dining room"
"How is that?" he inquired. Does
an American look different from an
Englishman?"
tits not that" answered. but we
all give ourselves away"
you'll recognize them, of course,
by their dialect" Nancy said to me.
"That would be quite easy" | re-
piled
We were little late to dinner that
evening, and the tables were well filed
when we entered. There were five
strange couples scattered about, no
one of which had been in the dining
room before during our stay, and no
one of them near enough for us to
catch their accent, or to get look
at their shoes, so those two methods
of Identification were eliminated A
sixth couple came In after we were
seated, but he entered first and she
followed, so that eliminated them from
the running. The American man al
ways trails along behind his wife.
"We1l solve the problem by a
process of elimination" / said to
Nancy, 'and you can help"
We eliminated the next couple be
cause, though we could not hear what
he was saying, 1t was apparent that
the man was giving to the waiter the
order for the various courses without
consulting his wife as to her especial
desires.
The next woman went because her
dress was so long ago out of style that
Nancy was sure no American woman
who had money enough to go to Eu-
rope would ever wear gown, no mat
ter how well preserved it was, If ii
were ten years behind the styles.
There were three left from which to
pick the winner. OF these three
couples the woman at one table was
smoking. the woman at another table
was drinking beer, and the third Won
an had brought dog into the dining
room with her.
"The dog means English" l said
for every other woman you meet in
England is being led about by dog
usually Scotch terrier. So she
iropped out.
"svell some American women drink
md not a few smoke Nancy re
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Honesty Not Extinct

r. F. Prince, farmer, of Wilbur, Neb
inadvertently placed package con
tanning $4,000 worth of bonds under a
rear seat in an automobile he tho ght
was his own recently. Coming hack
later he discovered his mistake. hut
was not perturbed. Everybody around
here is honest he said. Il will get
them back"
He advertised the lost bonds III the
county paper and they were promptly
returned to him by Joe Savaro. who
found them in his car remarks mp
per's Weekly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

Fd:|l..r!!I.'I,!:n...E:II1tr..

The feeding value of grain does not
decrease when put in a silo.
Take the imp out Of impossible by
putting fertility into the soil.
Another way to Increase farm In
come is to study market news and con-
ditions.
There is no other time that seed
corn can properly be selected for next
spring except right now
Don't take your sick chickens to
market. They soon die in the fatten-
ing crates after exposing hundreds Of
others to disease.
Kill all sick chickens and bury them
at home. safe rule 10 60 by is moi
to sell anything you would not eat
yourself.
BARLEY Is good hog feed. hut Is q
tritie bulky for the best fattening re-
suits when used aione.. Fed half and
half with corn and : per cent tank
age ration. splendid results have been
d tained with barley as a pork pro
s"rer.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Cor1pIerifiea

William Lyon Phelps, the eminent
critic, was discussing the new French
school of writer's.
Marcel Proust," he said, sis prob
ably the leader of this school, His
work is complex beyond belief. The
complexities of Henry James later
manner are as simple as A B c be-
side Proust.
IF Marcel Proust were writing an
ordinary love scene he would make
the girl talk like this:
"'Bill, darling, am l the first girl
who ever asked you if she was the
first girl who ever asked you If she
was the first girl you ever kissedY"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

marked, $50 you can't decide it on that
basis"
Il have 1t solved" said ITS the
woman who is smoking. She doesn't
look like an American, but she's had
two glasses of water since I've been
watching her, ard she hold her fork
in her right hand and eats from the
front of it."
There was no doubt of 1t. An Eng
lishman almost never drinks water.
and when eating he uses both knife
and fork piling his food on the back
of his fork with his knife as a sort of
"pusher"
found afterwards that I had
guessed correctly.
Co. 1925. Western Newspaper Union)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Balanced Ration Is Big
Essential for Pullets

Pullets that are confined In the
house should receive well-balanced
ration of dry mash. scratch grain.
green feed. oyster shell. milk or water
A good mash can be prepared by grind
ing together equal parts of corn and
oats by weight, and using so pounds
of this mixture to 20 pounds Of high
grade tankage. This should be fed in
hopper available at all times. and
in addition the pullets should receive
scratch grain-either corn, wheat.
katir or barley-twice daily at the
rate of IL pounds per 100 hens.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Too Much Caution

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., said in
Y. M. C. A. address:
''In business we should be cautious,
but there is such thing as too much
caution"
Mr.. Rockefeller smiled and added:
"a farmer refused I'd buy very
l0w-priced flock of sheep the other
day because he was afraid there
might be cotton in them"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Rodents Eat Much Feed

Some owners Of swine pay little at
tention to the rats that run riot in the
hog house, especially in the feed room
and about the. hog yards and feeding
places. They have become accustomed
10 them. regard them as a nuisance
hut scarcely worth lighting. ms they
lIways come hack. They recognize
that there Is some loss Of feed from
uts and mice hui do moi. as Il rule
,erhaps remember Or understand The
other nis,hiA'' iIAv make,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

Horizontal.
1-PubIishes 5-shams
"a noun suAix equivalent TO seer"
IO--A kind of ribbed fabric
la proposition
I3--Certain ropes used by cowboys
IA parent
ia climbing species of pepper
Is--A person afflicted with particu-
Iarly infectious disease
2O--Organs of hearing
21-Part of the verb "tO be"
23-IdenticaI 24-Not moist
25--A title OF the Abyssinian church
PA fox 2S-AIlurfng
29-A flying mammal
3I--An aquatic mammal
32-A latter S5-TO aid
37-A prefix siEnifying "Over''
3S--An entrance
s0-A piece of metal given as reward
or recognition
41--A view, as through trees
42-BOught (abbr0
"A short outer waist garment worn
by women (pI.)
46-A measure of area
47--A falsehOOd
4S-A Siamese pewter coin
49-Queerest 5O-Tried
Vertical.
1-Searched with n probe
"a city in Michigan
"A kind of river duck
4-SeniOrs (abbr.l
5-A word used with "tO and
0-TO stagger
7--Parts of churches
S-Frightened 1&-Ttm1d1ty
IA building
IA memorandum (slang nbbr)
I7-ARreed to meet at a certain place
and time
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Outdoor Cellar
for Vegetables
Site for Structure Should Be
Convenient, Preferably
a Hillside.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
A permanent outdoor cellar for stor-
ing surplus vegetables may be built
Of concrete in most localities at a mod
crate cost. by using concrete 1t Is
possible to make the roof self-support-
ing, thus lessening the cost of con-
struction. The site for the structure
should be a convenient, well-drained
location. preferably a hillside, into
which the cellar may be built. The
excavation should be just large enough
for the dirt walls to serve as the out
side form for the concrete. For that
portion of the wall which is above the
surface of the ground an outer and
inner board form must be used. The
inside form usually is made of boards
held in place by scantling spaced about
eighteen inches apart. Temporary sup
ports should be placed across the top
to carry the form. so that it will be of
the size and shape desired.
Walls and Roof.
The side walls and roof should be so
constructed that there will be no joints
to weaken the structure. The form
for the ceiling may be slightly arched
by setting a temporary line of posts
through the middle of the excavation.
A plate placed on these posts few
inches higher than the height of the
side walls will allow the form boards
to be laid crosswise of the cellar,
springing the ends down and securing
them to the forms for the inside of the
walls. An arch few inches high
makes strong roof and helps in ven
tilating the cellar The roof and the
walls should be respectively 10 inches
and inches thick. Both roof and
walls should be reinforced with 5s-inch
iron rods.
In the colder sections of the coun-
try, the exposed portions of the struc
ture, with the exception Of the door
located at the outside end. should be
covered with two or three-foot layer
of earth to prevent freezing. A sup
covering of straw. fodder
VI dIdAuTe VIII dllOIQ dOQiAlOhdi RiN7
lection from the cold An earth floor
is desirable, as this permits good mois
ture conditions for the storage of
many vegetables. A framework of
Stats or removable slat flooring on
which to set containers holding vege-
tables should be placed on the dirt
floor, as such an arrangement affords
a better circulation of air in the bot
tom OF the cellar. AS means of adj
hitting cool air from the outside.
pipe or duct of suitable size should be
run just below the level of the floor
from a point outside the cellar to the
center of the floor A yentilating fue
for. the escape of warm air should be
placed in the roof During extremely
cold weather both ventilator and air
inlet should be closed to prevent freez-
ing Of the vegetables. The outside end
of the air duct should be covered with
wire screen to prevent the entrance of
small animals
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Task of Maenitude

To illustrate the infinitesimal size
OF an atom. Prof Niels Bohr told a
meeting of Scandinavian mathema-
ticians at Copenhagen thats to count
the atoms contained in one cubic cen
timeter of air. all the peoples of the
earth. white and negro, would have to
count for more than 1000 years and
then their task would not be finished.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
capaeItx Of cellar

cellar 10 feet wide. u feet long
and feet high will contain the prod
ucts Of an acre garden A cellar
longer than this will require more
than one ventilator The products
of the average small home garden.
built in the same manner as the one
outlined above can he stored in a
cellar 6 feet wide. feet long and Z
feet high.
Farmers Bulletin $40. Home Storage
Of Vegetables, which contains instruc-
lions and plans for constructing sew
eral types of storage cellars, and
Farmers Bulletin 1879. Plain Concrete
for Farm Use, giving information rela-
tive to the mixing and use of con-
crete. may be obtained free upon re-
quest, while the supply lasts, by writ
ing the United States Department of
Agriculture. Washington
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

Chimpanzees under observation show
a sense of humor, enjoy joke, en-
hibit affection and even show obedi-
ence.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Mnnv Wnter Reeflea

There are 800 varieties Of waite
beetles to be found In the fresh waite
lakes and rivers Of this country.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

''What for yaIl call dat mule Mil
lionaire? Cause he is critter of
a million bucks
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Rep AID THIS MAN
A DOZEN TIMES

''I have been repaid dozen times over
IN improved health for every dollar I spent
for Tanlac, and the medicine is still build
ing me up every day, is the striking state-
ment OF Joseph DeSarne.
'sTanlac has driven pains from my body
that had troubled me for ten years. Be
sides backache. which almost killed me at
times, / had rheumatic pain and swelling
in my hands and legs. my circulation was
poor, feet always cold. nerves undone. my
stomach didn't feel right. / had regular
headaches and I was q discouraged man.
II have never seen the equal OF Tanlac
in my life. 1t has more than doubled my
appetite. my stomach feels great and my
general health Is SO improved that / can
not praise Tanlac enough for what it has
done and is still doing for me-
What Tanlac has done for others. 1t can
do for you.
Tanlac Is for sale by all good druggists.
Accept no substitute Over 40 millions Of
bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable pills for consti-
patton made and recommended by the
manufacturers nf Tnula,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
HOW ro soLvE A CROSSWORD PUzzLE

HOW 70 SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
N
deanes next
No
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Fortunes Made IN Florida

The eyes of then world are on Florida, where
real estate values are booming. Read Florida
News, q weekly illustrated magazine OF Florids
Developments, resorts, beaches, real estate
eases, commercial and agricultural news. Sold
on leading news stands, or send for sample
copy. FLORIDA NEWS. $50 lafayette ST.. NEW YORK
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

TXTAKE up your sleeping youth!
wv Look younger! Be younger!
Age has little to do with your looks
or your feelings. It's the condition OF
your blood that counts!
And blood win tell! It tells In
hundred ways. II your system is starv-
ing for rich, red blood, you may look
and feel old at thirty. But IL you build
up the red-blood-cells with s. 8. 8.
you'll quickly see the wrinkles fade
away-the sagging pouches give way
20 firm, solid fiesh-and the fresh,
glowing beauty Of youth take the place
OF a skin sallow ana disfgured with
blernishes,
Rich, red blood means youth, vim
and energy! 8. S. S. helps Nature
build red-bIood-cells by the millions.
For generations S. S. S. has been
keeping people looking and feeling
young.
Fresh, cleansing, purifying, rich, red
blood that S. s. 8. helps Nature
build. nOurishes every MUSCLE organ
ana tissue OF the body
PImpIes, blotches and
blackheads disappear.I
RofIs. eczema and rashe5\ AN1
dry M. Your face
YOUR body - your whole
being takes on the look
and power Of youth.
Wake up your system with 8. 9. 9.
Build red blood and you rebuild youth
Get 8. s. s. from any druggist. the
larger bottle Is more economical.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

ONCE YOU begin reading classified
ads you will realize they pay a
steady return on all time spent with
picking business deal for you.
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Maie

GET PAY EVERY DAY-Distribute
$50 necessary products to establish
ed users. Extracts, soaps, food pro-
ducts, etc. Worlds largest company
will back you with surprising plan.
Write The j. r. Watkins Company,
Boston, Mass.
INGERSOLL-Who made the dollar
watch famous wants live men and
women to sell his famous guaranteed
dollar fountain pen for Christmas.
Complete outfit of samples, instruc-
tions and SO forth upon receipt of one
dollar deposit Ito save time writing
= references). Liberal commissions.
Permanent connections for successful
agents. Act quickly--every day
counts now. Ingersoll Dollar Pen
Co, Newark. N. ].
MEN-To cut wood. Camp near lot.
Linwood Choate, Hallowell. TeL9S6M
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SALESNIEN-Could you hire men and
show them how to sell a high profit
specially? If so, this offer is for you.
We need few state managers. Write
at once for choice of territory. Inc
American Oil & Paint Co., Cleveland,
Ohio
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SHOP AGENTS-Or general agents to
sell new large cans of Pays Hand
Soap. Fine profit, quick sales. Write
Conn.
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GEESE Emden, early Matched, good
size, both sexes: SIS for the lot. 3.
f. Fairbanks, r. 2S, Readfield Depot.
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PULLETS-W. Wyandotte and Barred
Rocks, 500 to select from. $50 to
$2.25. Free of vermin or disease. j.
Doubleday, No. Whitefield.
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Poultry and Supplies

BARRED ROCK--Pullets. May Matched
from tested stock. Perley Farm, Vas
SalborO Maine.
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Solicitors, canvassers, Agent. I

Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents 35
AGENTS WRITE FOR FREE SAM
PLE-Sell Madison Better Made"
shirts for large manufacturer direct
to wearer No capital or expert
ence required. Many earn 500
weekly and bonus. Madison Mills, SCI
Broadway, New York. ~
AGENTS-s91.50 weekly in advance.
(Sworn Proof, also liberal bonus.
Writing advance orders for Guaran-
teed Hosiery, 81 styles, SO colors.
Christmas and Early 1926 line now
ready. Premiums to Customers Make
Sales Easy. We deliver and collect.
No capital or experience necessary.
Samples furnished! Mac-O-Chee Tex
tile Co., A 1850, Cincinnati. o.
BANKRUPT-And Rummage Sales.
Make $4,000 daily. We start you, fur
nishing everything. Wholesalers,
Desk 1913. 500 Division, Chicago.
EVERYBODY NEEDS FOOD-Our
plan gives customer better quality
and lower prices. Representatives
wanted. 800 a week and free auto
mobile. Write quick. American
Products Co, 311S American Bldg,
Cincinnati o.
$4,000 TO $4,000 YEARLY-spare or
full time. Sell guaranteed trees.
shrubs, roses. Pay weekly. Brown
Bros. Co., Dept. 4, Rochester, n. Y.
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EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents IS

a Solicitors, Canvassers, agents 80
II YOU THINK-In terms Of $4,000
next year write me now. Strong line
for retail stores. Nationally adver-
tised Established concern. Best sea-
son now starting. Liberal weekly ad-
vance to producer. Geo. r. Williams,
Mgr, 1922 Euclid, Cleveland, o.,
Dept. 3O57.
SALESMEN-$2 daily selling new pa
ented auto radiator shutter. Real
winter proposition. Fastest seller
ever invented. Retails $1.5o. Jones
Speciality, S04 N. Clark, Chicago.
SALESMEN-Write for free sample
Brownf1int cooking ware, large COM
missions; easy sales; exclusive ter
ritory. New England Enameling Co.,
$50 Fifth Ave, n. Y.
Statesmen : Nationally advertised
quality clothing formerly retailing
everywhere at $4,000 and up, now
sold exclusively direct-to-wearer at
the phenominal price $23.S5. Fit-to-'
measure. Pure Virgin Wool. Guaran-
teen. Prompt deliveries. Increased
commission now largest offered. Few
choice openings left. Dept. 12l3,
Crane-Kent Clothes, Inc. Cincinnati.
SALESMEN-We will have a vacancy
in this territory January list for a
man to handle our large line OF ad-
vertising calendars and specialties;
line where hard, conscientious effort
will bring results and build up a per-
manent and profitable trade; pre-
vious experience in this line not es-
teresting all year round work. Write
today for full particulars. Geiger
Brothers, 1894 Nesbitt Street,
Newark, n. j.
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usLD CARS
NASH 1925 SEDAN, DOOR WITH
EXTRA EQUIPMENT. s1o5o. 4
MsH 1924 90 TOURING. $500.
NASH 1924 ~ TOURING. $500.
DODGE 1924 TOURING. $3.50.
cHzyRoLET 1924 SEDAN. $3.50.
sruDEBAKER 1922 TOURING. 1926.
EARL 1872 TOURING, 1925.
LEXINGTON SEDAN. $3.50.
FORD TON TRUCK LIKE NEW.
i;sS
fORD TON TRUCK, 500.
w DOWN. BALANCE IN SMALL
MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
EADouARTERs FOR WILLARD
Batteries. SERVICE ON BAT
tERIEs OF ALL MAKES.
GARDINER NASH CO..
GARDINER. MAINE
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x - -.
USED CARS
NASH-4-passenger Coupe. fine condi-
ton, new paint, Fleng-Je shock alb
sorbers and bumpers.
HUDSON-1se5 coach, bumpers spare
tire and tire cover, trunk, windshield
wiper and rear view mirror.
FORD-192S sedan, new tires. new
paint, extra good condition.
HAYNES-5-p touring new
paint, new tires, car in fine condi-
ton.
STUDEBAKER-19 Special Six
touring, new Duco paint, new tires,
STUDEBAKER-1se2 light six tour
ing. balloon tires.
FoRD-1ss4. touring.
FoRD-1se2 touring.
II will pay you to visit our sales
rooms to see our large assortment Of
used cars. Let us explain to you our
fair and liberal budget payment plan.
wATERvILLE MOTOR co.
AUGUSTA GARDINER
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USED CARS
wILLYs-KNIGHT-lse4 coupe-sedan,
9a75.
EssEX-1s21 4 cyl. touring. SITS.
JEwETT-1ses sport touring. Make
US an offer.
FORDS-Two touring.
DoDGE-1s2s coupe, $3.50.
MAxwELL-Club sedan 1924. $77o.
HUDsoN-coach, 1924, $7oo.
These prices are the lowest in the
State.
Open evenings until . o'clock.
THE MOTOR MART
cHRYsLER SALES AND SERVICE
COR. BRIDGE AND STATE SITS.
TEL. 1873 AUGUSTA
WE HAVE-A large line of used cars
priced from SIS to $1,000. Terms to
suit your convenience. HUDSON Essex
Sales Co, Augusta