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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Meat Markets
Getting Much
Purebred Stock

Washington, April q CA. P.) -
/ Much of the purebred livestock OF
the country is finding its way to the
| dinner table, instead of being kept
on farms for breeding purposes only,
| the bureau of animal industry has
| found in survey which reached 653
| farmers in A. states. Answers to
| missionaries sent out by the bu-
| reau developed also that the dairy
industry is drawing many purebred
! cattle.
Analysis Of tho replies. the burea II
announced today, has shown that
about g. percent of purebred live
purposes. swine being slaughtered at
the rate of 75.1 percent; sheep G2.G
percent, and cattle AIS percent.
The consensus of opinion of the
farmers was that purehred meat ami
mails cost slightly less than scrubs to
raise to maturity. while dairy cattle
cost slightly moro. Purebred ami
mails We're declared much more pro-
htable to raise than scrubs, and
somewhat more so than graded stock
the degree depending on the proper
ton of pure blood possessed by the
grades
About 96 percent of the farmers
who had given the use of purebred
sireS a trial were found to adhere to
the general principle of using them
for all classes OF stock. Improve
ment of the quality of purebred live
stock by rigid culling and by selling
only worthy animals for breeding
purposes was urged by a number of
farmers
me bureau learned that only one
half of the purebred animals in the
country eligible to registration are
actually registered. Principal rea-
sons given for not registering ami
mails We're intention to sell for
slaughter, poor individuality. little
demand for registration papers when
stock is sold, and carelessness in at
tending to registration.
The missionaries produced a yir-
tually unanimous opinion that pure
pred livestock was more profitable
IMAM grade or scrub animals, with
Weii-bred grades "a close second. A
Nebraska Stockman declared he had
found that purebreds ARE of more
UNIFORM type. feed out better and
more quickly and therefore put on
more gain with the same or less feed
and in less time" Others told of
nigh prices. ready sale on slow mar
ket days. ability to fatten on grass
with minimum of grain feed and
lnlshlng for profitable early markets.
The Importance of color as a GER
tlhcatlon that cattle are of the meat
breeds was emphasized by a western
stockman.
Whiteface. red roam, and black
cattle" he said. always attract The
buyers. but a brindle. yellow. or
black and white spotted steer. even
OF good conformati ton. finds a less
ready sale. The buyers know from
experience that such stock will not
dress out so WELL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
DISlLLUSlONEO AND
DEPRESSED

Man, disillusioned and detected,
once was adjured to consider:
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour"
but now is informed by scientific OBJ
servation:
No greater loafer may one see
Than bee within the bower.
Poor man whom Watts advised to
keep his eye on the bee and SO avoid
idleness is now left chart without
a compass. ship without sail!
Unfeeling, ruthless science, intent
on observation rather than rumina-
ton, having made much study of the
bee now announces that the honey
bee is not busy. but simply looks
busy! Whew, how human!
And then they go on to tell us that
! individually the bee is of small i'm
portance. spends most of its time in
the hive. during it's entire lifetime
| making only 31.65 trips abroad and
gathering all told but eight -tenths
Of a gram Of nectar.
Verify the sluggard will yet be
seeking the ant for companionship,
SO recognizing a fellow in loafing.
,, Marvellous what scientific observa-
ton occasionally does to our trite
sayings and unwarranted conclu-
SiOnS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
HAVE COURTS ENOUGH

The New York World condemns
the Nolstead law editorially, de-
claring it cannot be enforced. But
on its news pages it features the
story of how the English baronet,
Sir Broderick Hartwell, is fin
ancially ruined by his bootlegging
ventures. being unable to deliver his
wet goods here. Its cartoonist
pictures the social moths of the
metropolis all dressed up and stand
ing before the padlocked cafe in
mute despair of place to go.
The World, however, appears to be
near the facts when it claims that
courts are congested with cases aris-
ing from the law, that sufficiently
ample provision for handling these
cases has not been made. Other
observers are in agreement respect
ing this feature of existing con-
ditions. The nature Of it makes de-
lay suited to the convenience of the
boo@e interests. 1t should not be
tolerated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Editors Letter Box
Let's Keep SmiIino
Augusta, April 20, -;

Augusta, April 20, %.
Ed. kenne5ec journal.
Dear Sir:
After hanging up the snow shovel
in back chamber, letting fire go out
In furnace, and feasting your WIN
ter frozen soul' on green grass and
budding trees, to look out next
morning on all buried in snow. the
10th Of April, seems an unheard of
thing, but not at all
We wonder how many remember.
Eve do the last Sunday of April
1874. the Goth. l think. when there
was such 4 heavy snowfall the
right before. and was still falling,
that not a church was open in Au-
gusta.
Being in Fitchburg, Mass. on
that day, horse and sleigh came to
certain house after the organist of
a church, but a short distance away,
but the worshippers present con-
sisted largely of th> organst. Many
birds were found frozen and dead on
Eoston Common. and on May Day"
the streets in Boston were a mass of
snowy slush.
This may have been the record
April snow storm. but april
showers" all along the line ever
since, have not SO very infreuuentlv
been frozen ones. and nobody knows
for how long before.-However, let's
keep smiling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
PROTECT THE INMATES

Among those occupying the ma
tional Soldiers Home are many en-
feebled by the years, many who are
in some way crippled, hard of hear
ing and dim of sight. They should
enjoy walks about the grounds of
the institution without their lives
being put in peril by passing motor
lists.
Governor Ryan is resolved that
this shall be done. He will insist
that the regulations governing travel
through these grounds shall be rig
idly enforced. He is right and there
should be none to question it. In
deed there is none other than the
Federal Government to question it.
The Governor has properly brought
this situation to the public's atten-
ton by making a test case of party
driving a truck through the grounds
at an excess rate of speed. This is
ample warning. The posted regula-
tons at the entrances of the Home
should be sufficient. but always there
are those who disregard such signs,
who will not feel SO free in being
needless respecting the court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

n distinguished citizen. honored
politically and professionally, DR.. r.
v. Fierce, whose picture appears
above. made u success few have
equalied. His pure herbal remedies
winch have stood the test for fifty
years are still among the best sell
lerS.' DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery is n blood medicine and
stomach Alternative 1t clears the skin,
beautlfies it, increases the blood sup
ply and the circulation, and pimples
and eruptions vanish quickly. Beauty
is but skin deep and good blood is be-
meath both. For your blood to be
good, your stomach must be in conii-
tin, your liver active. This Discov-
cry of Doctor Pierce's puts you in
fine condition, with all the organs ac-
tive. Ask Your nearest druggist for
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverN. in tablet or liquid form. or
send 10 cents for trial package Of
tablets to DIR. Pierces Invalids Hotel
in Buffalo, n. y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

you ask what I'm going to give him
So YOU won't send the same thing
well, I've gone and bought his
present already" answered Uncle
john Hare. OF course l could
change it if you have the same thing
in mind. Have you?"
We'll, it's out of my mind and
row in the closet" replied Uncle
Lucky, with a chuckle. DO You
want to know what it is?
Yes, give me description" an
swered Uncle John Hare, with
chuckle almost as loud as Uncle
Lucky's.
Gracious goodness me- thought
Uncle Lucky, on hearing this, some
low I'm beginning to feel that Uncle
John Hare has really bought the
same kind of presents and the
dear old gentleman rabbit scratched
lis ear with his left hind foot before
he again spoke.
Hurry up" shouted Uncle John
Hare over the phone. Did you
lave to look in the closet to make
sure what you had bought"
Il bought u bicycle" answered
Uncle Lucky. almost in a whisper.
hoping all the time that Uncle John
Hare hadn't gone and bought one,
also. for their bunny nephew.
so have L." shouted back Uncle
John Hare. What shall we do?"
He can't ride two bicycles" an
swercd Uncle Lucky.
He can't ride one as yet" replied
funny Uncle John Hare. But,
which shall he ride? Yours or
nine"
Dear. dear. this is perplexing. =
sighed poor Uncle Lucky. Il don't
know what to think. 1t took me a
long time to decide, and now, maybe
and perhaps. I'll have to do it all
over again."
Don't let that worry you," an
swered Uncle John Hare. I'll
change mine for something else. |
learned only today that three weeks
| ago YOU had bought bicycle for
cur little bunny nephew" And in
the next story YOU shall hear what
happened after that
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Railroads and Steamboat
NAME CEN. tS.ai RAilHu1
Eastern STANDARD Time
TRAINS CEAv6 AUGUSTA FM

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f4.05 p ~, II II o. m. $40 Asp N
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Boston 1921 a N t6. 10 4 N. tSAiI
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iii o. n. ITO IS o N. 81
HARMONY "A As :. N. t2.R D. q,
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a. N. C4.45 m. 1899 a. N. tl2&nA
o. m.. 50 II D IN. II 40 o. m
Daily. Z Except Sunday ana y,
4 Daily. except Monday. I Daily. er:epiS
A Discontinued after October H. fSun
d. C. DOUGLASS, M. I. HAkkHS
a-2S-o4 V. p. 8: Ceul Mgr. Ger1faA
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!. bv David Cory

Gracious me. boys and girls, l
haven't written word about dear
Uncle Lucky, the nice old gentleman
bunny, for more than umpty-leven
stories. Were you wondering what
lad become of him, or whether he
lad touch Of rheumatism in his
left hind toe? Nothing of the sort
No. indeed. lie was as well as well
could be for a rabbit man of SO.
Hello, hello" he shouted one
morning. Oh so early, as the tinkle
tinkle bell of the telephone awoke
him with n little jingle yell.
This is Uncle John Hare talking
came the answer over the wire.
what. is that YOU, my dear
cousin" answered kind Uncle Lucky,
smiling al, over on hearing Uncle
Johns voice. What can ! do for
your
when is Little Jack Rabbits
birthday? | can't remember whether
it comes on May LIST, or the 4th of
July"
"Ha. ha" laughed Uncle Lucky.
knowing only too we'll that Uncle
John Hare was joking. why don't
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Husical Musings of a Scre. Head

Husieal Musings of a Sore. Head
Editor kcnnebec Journal
Everyone is probably familiar with
the story of the Prince Edward Is
lander who when asked where he
nailed from replied: The Island.
When asked what island. he said:
trlnce Edward Island. of course,
what other islands are there"
i can imagine some American in n
foreign country perhaps 90 years
hence. on being asked. What kind
Of music have you in America" re-
plying Fox Trots". and in what
KIND of tempo is a fox trot written ."
four-four. of course, what other
tempo is there?"
like jazz music eXcent for its
monotony. A little dose of if ISM
so bad. but hour by hour. day bv
gay. and year by year, not so good
am a so-called violin PLAYER and
was out all last season with ,
rep company playing week stands
one ma tinee. We had a little orches-
IRA OF I'VE people. Did we play any
oNertures. selections. waltzes. or in
lerinezzos? We did not BY special
REQUEST OF the manager, our reper-
, ,one consisted of-130--count EN-
- ooieu loI trotS per week, AMI
Wv iAiiL VI Tue measures
oars OF every one of them Went tb;s
way: Rump-ta te- tllm-t,, W. di1
use a march each night for a cboso,.
out we mad to select marches in a.
Tempo as by that time in the evening
we couidnt understand anvtbinr
cise' one night late in the season
"ti Try 10 render a waltz b,t We
.'uu an forgotten about IA move
ihents. The saXophonist seen,ed RI.
.,'nest OIL any of us and held ont far
.lree counts in measure THO ~
.iilSt SAID four, which was alco ~,
Iuea OF II, but the drummer insistel
VI I'VE quick bcais and a slow re-.
,UNer3. so eventually we gave il IN
we survived until November 1st
wen l became i'll. My sickness WINS
n,dshosed by physician as "norvous
was "Trotitis''. ~
however | recovered and am ma,
aging dance orchestr, NV. 'i i'i''ii-
see haven't given up Vet ~. ~
.'iI never be a jazz PLAYER. m al
mt mat | have tried. + have n,a
,iseu untll by sliding my first finger
a"piulS from + natural to G sham
anu pack on the Z string, | get some
uprising effects. but | can't "sbake
l"s MP or "waggle' my head in the
"pproEed manner. l was not yo,nc
enough When this new school of mn
nic came IN. | also came of a sturdy
,edithy race and did not inberit
Mhat lmpresses ME as being tba
artist. VI Jazz
IL seems to be the concensus Of
oplillon that the most necessar,.
physical equipment of a wouId ho
Jazz performer is a congenital ami
aioh OF either shaking palsy or fever
ana ague, altho some authorities
strongly incline toward st, Wins,
uance or ricketts,. Personally I am
preJudiced in favor of st. Vitus 7
nave young pupil on whom IN,
1aslng great hopes. He is a dirant
descendant on his mothers side of
' .nlee generations all afflicted with
tickets, while his father and prond'
latner We're both prominent discinIes
of st. Vitus. ''N pies
am getting him we'll grounded in
the sliding scale on the e string
which as far as my observation of
Jazz violinists goes. is all that is
necessary. He has some beautiful
eccentric motions and if I can hut
hold him down" to practice for a
While longer, / intend to have him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
COMING EVENTS

apr. % IN z. churches OF Maine
ahhua conference. Augusta
apr; 23-24-fIotary spring conference,
APR a,s 2!,s7-M. E. Boys conference.
Apr 27-May s-"American Fores,
APT: SO-May l-Y. ~. c, a. plppy-
urome. Augusta
May educational Music week.
May 4-9-New England Health Insti.
tute third annual meeting. Portland
May 10. The 200th anniversary OF
Lovewelfs Battle. Fryeburg.
May 26-Annual convention Kennebec
county Sunday School Association
Cohsre tinnal church. Halloween. :
June 2-4-Maine United Baptist an.
hual convention. Lewiston.
June 6-Y. NJ. c. A Industrial Work.
erS Conference. State ~ Camp
Winthrop. 'P'
June S-22-B ates Commencement
June 20-27-Lcaders' Open Conference,
Y. NJ. G. A. camp. Winthrop,
Aug l1-29-Annuai school of Methods
,. +. Baptist Conference, Ocean
Aug. 29-Sept. 12-Methodist Ministers
school of Religious Education, Y.
NJ. c: a. Camp, Winthrop.
sept. lS-20-Students Fall Seting-up
Conference. Y. NJ. C. A. Camp, Win
throp.
Sept. 21-Employed Officers Confer
ence, y. NJ. c. a. Camp, Winthrop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Waldo County Supreme n,
Court

The April term of the w.I
county supreme judicial com,
vened in Belfast at 10 o'cIoct y
day morning, Associate Justic. \
A. Mosrill of Auburn presidins N
W. f. Skerrye of the First MI
Federated was the chaplain an
following other officials W..
court at the opening: Sheriff ~
A. I.ittlefleld; County Attornsv N
r. Chapman, Clerk James u III
Cricr Silas A. Bowler. Mese,,
Charles Robbins, Exporter Inn
HAYDEN. Portland.
The morning was spept oss,..1
cases for trial on the civil 4,
and the grand jury went in,a }
sion shortly after the openlr.
court. While the January fern
one of the shortest on record !,
to many of the ATTORNEYS and
county attorney being busy 4
legislature, it is predicted ihst \
term will not be long eithe,
though forecast Is hard 70 n.
as frequently an unimportan, }
will run longer that expected 4
do county "hosS" cases and M
tons over property boundafis
often longer drawn out than I'M
trials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
BELFAST
Albert Nickcrso,,.

Albert Nickerson, an ays.
war veteran, died late yesta,S. u
ernoon at the home Of sh,s
son. Albert T. Nickerson.s a. ~
He was born on April 20 ana y
but a week of being ~ ~
age. Mr.. Nickerson enlis,ssss ~
a lad IN the 18th Maine, Volun,.!
Co. h, and was a membe, 1870 !.
Waldo County Veterans As.o.Ms
His wife died in 1917 and -. !
Everett of Belfast, together y,
brother, John. who is OF yeos. ~
survive him. For some tina - \
made his home with his v,as ~
ana funeral services win ~ Y
there Thursday at 9 o'clocs
George G. Sauer of Belfast ,nS
inc. WIZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
DAWES VS. SENATE

There will be no occasion to mis-
Judge the purposes behind the cru
SADIE which vice-President Dawes
has started in the matter Of Senate
filibustering. He has made it plain
that this is a non-partisan question,
that it appeals to our patriotism. He
recognizes and asks that people
recognize how this has come about
by slow crystalization of custom
into rules for which no political
party and no Senator may be held
responsible.
That here is a wrong to be cor
rected the General evidently has con-
cluded and he would not let 1t rest
until it may be corrected. Some
think he will undergo a long period
of restlessness. His methods OF pub
licity are anathema to the would
be august Senate, though doubtless
not a few of them recognize the
need of improvement on present con-
ditions.
They arc fond of saying that new
members in that body learn after
experience to respect the Senate'a
customs. As though that necessarily
meant any more than to say that
the newcomer gets accustomed to
luxurious upholstery in the club
room, although this nowise helps the
fellow on the outside. They will ad-
here to their resolution to permit no
cloture in the Senate. Southern
Democrats wish to be in position to
filibuster a force bill to death If nee
essary and they are by no means the
only ones who would resort to that
device when unable to defeat 1t by
constitutional methods and these
will be unwilling to forego that
privilege, although for Appearances
sake they may acquiesce in some al
legend improvement on the existing
method.
Hearing their futile arguments
against the Dawes proposal one Is
reminded of what was said when
Thomas B. Reed-they called hin,
the GEAR" for doing it-put an end
to the ability of contentious mi
rority in the House to prevent any
legislation which it suited their pur-
poses to prevent We should not
lave forgotten the value Of that
change. ....--.. cd
What II once in a while 1t might
check bad legislation If it be incon-
sistent with the principles of rep
resentative government? asks the
General. And what is the answer
Do minorities know better what we
reed than do majorities? If so we
are laboring along under the wrong
system of government. We should
GO back to the monarchical and
done with it.
There seems to be no general con-
f1dence that the vice-President will
be able to secure any radical change
in Senate procedure. Nevertheless
at this time, when perhaps the
United States Senate is held in
lower esteem than for many years. II
will be placed before public atten-
ton in an unfavorable light. And
nowadays Senators are chosen for
their states by popular vote. ARGUS
ed public opinion rightly applied
really now means something. And
we are Of the opinion that Genera!
Dawes rather enjoys the opportunity
that is afforded him. We doubt If
the Senate does enjoy it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

Orman Young went Tuesday
morning to Togus. where he expects
to undergo a surgical operation at
the Soldiers hospital. - George
Brown returned Monday night from
Portland. where he went to accom-
pany Mrs. Brown from Lewiston hos
pital.-Rev. Glen r. Asplin left town
Tuesday forenoon for Augusta. to
attend the annual conference of the
Methodist denomination. There will
be no preaching services at the To-
cal Methodist next Sunday owing to
Mr.. Asplin's absence.
Patriots day passed very quietly
in Madison. there being no special
observance of the day except the
closing of places of business.
1t is reported that William Welch
has purchcs ed what is known as the
old Mitchell house on Maple street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
FROM GlHL!ICOD TO M01Hi
HOOD

Through all these periods Il N
existence thousands OF women Id,
often suffering with backache =
in side. headaches and nervous
all telltale symptoms OF some
arrangement. Lydia E. Pinkh}
Vegetable Compound is the one n
remedy that will overcome such
ments. All over America womea
telling other women how this v
derful medicine has restored Aa|
health ard the joy of living. fmj
counts for the tremendous u
for this popular medicine for y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

The parts were very wen ..,s,a]
the whole case was one os I
amusement to the large ana u
alive audience. A fine ann, prs|
allied from the sale Of tic.. va
the social which follewsS
was furnished by Rosie R.,.as
for dancing, Ice cream w,s tntl1
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Editorial Comment
Won't Dare Pass 1t

(BlddefOrd JournaD
There is now before the Ohio leg
islature resolution requiring legis-
lators and newsDapermen to memo
riZe the Ten Commandments. If
this becomes law. We'll bet the news
papermen will be letter perfect be-
tore the legislators get well under
NaN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

Those who don't like having the
government interfere with their af-
fairs are advised by President Cool
idge to attend to them SO that
the Government won't have any ex-
cuse for meddling. Good advice.
But even the best of advice meets
with little demand,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

Probably General Dawes put in as
strenuous a day on the 15Oth ami
Versary of his ancestors ride arous-
ing the country side, this although
the General rode in a luxurious lin
CUISINE over boulevards. Possibly he
would have been better suited
astride steed galloping madly.
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Helping Maine

To encourage greater use OF Maine-made and
Maine articles, movement is IN progress whose
slogan is "Know Maine Products"
Members of Statewide committee are, without
COMPENSATION giving time and effort to the movement.
with view to better acquaintng with the products OF
Maine factories and farms the people of Maine as we'll
as tourists within the State
Are you interested in such an endeavor? Are you
willing to enroll as believer in Maine its resources and
opportunities for development and who will aid
in it's progress by favoring use of Maine products?
If you are, sign the pledges and send them to the
secretary of your organization or to A. L. T. Cummings
Room 49, City Hall, Portland.