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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Murdered Mans
Body Reaches St.
Johnsbury, Vermont

st. Johnsbury, VT, Feb. Mrs.
George 6. Miles arrived here from
Auburn, Me, this afternoon with the
body of her son, David Cheney, who
was found under a bridge at Durham.
Me-, last week with a bullet hole
through his body, and under circum
stances which strongly pointed to
murder. The onl identification
about the body was tag on the
collar of his overcoat. which bore
the name of st. Johnsbury cloth
ing store. 1t was this tag which en-
abled the Androscoggin county police
to identify the body as that of Mrs.
NJ les son, who left here last spring,
Nothing has been seen or heard of
Cheney's companion, with whom he
was last Seen alive, and with whom
he left the Savage lumber camp. The
two savings bank books and quite a
sum of money which it has been
found that Cheney had when he lett
camp We're missing when the body
was found hidden beneath the snow
under the Durham bridge. Cheney
was unmarried. He leaves a mother
and two brothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
HIDE THE AMATEUR RADIO
BEHIND A PRETTY SCREEN

room. be easily made by the use Of small
wooden wire frame which suitable fabric -
stretched, fastened by the best quality liquid glue.
To assure neat and permanent joining let the glue
become almost dry before applying it to the fabric
II you find it problem to make the frame for
the screen, 1t is entirely possible that you get
just about the size frame you want at the store.
Failing in this for you may require unique size
that is not obtainable why not enlist the services
of the man who made your family radio? To make
a suitable frame will be chld's play for him. Think
Of the mechanical difficulties he has already
come making his radio set.
Express Yourself
When a heavy wire frame is used, wind the wire
with seam binding of appropriate color, fastened
with touch of liquid glue. before covering.
The size Of your radio screen would depend on
OF you will select colors to blend with the
other room decorations. Free rein is given you for
sefexpression and that touch Of your own person
atty delightful in ones home. You will find the
making OF the screen interesting. and that there
many possible varieties of appropriate cover
ings, that the spirit will doubt move you to
cover your screen quite frequently, thus adding a
touch of freshness to your room with surprisingly
little effort
BY use Of this screen the multitude Of tubes, as
sorted batteries and tangled wires be heard at
will, but need not be an eyesore when not in use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

In refe. ence to muskrat farming ]
can say that there is successfully
operated farm on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland just out of Cambridge,
Md. This, is conducted by a man
who manufacturers muskrat traps.
He leased several hundred acres in
the swamp-lands of Maryland to use
in experimenting with his traps and
found the proposition so profitable
that he extended the lease to cover
several thousands of acres, and it is
reported that he made fabulous sums
from the venture during the peak
price period.
There have been several attempts
made in that section to commercial
ize the muskrat possibilities, and the
business appears to have a sound
basis. The swamps are fenced with
small net wire screen set well down
in the muddy bottom land, but the
rats so through it when they feel in
clined. This man, it is stated. based
his success on an abundance of fresh
water and systematic ezIermina-
ton Of SeSmin that prey on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Tells of Hardships In Mexico

Norfolk, Na.-Deprived of their
ranch and property accumulated IN
10 years of hard work and forced by
the Mexican revolution to flee PEN
niless and without food, Wilhelm
Won Waldenfels and his family OF
four have arrived here en- route to
Germany.
They brought a narrowing tale of
flight from their home in the interior
of Tabasco, a 4S-hour trip down the
Grijalva river to Frontera In a dll-
apidSted sailboat steered by a Next
can girl: of lost direction and the
piling of the craft. on the rocks and
the fight against drowning and,
finally, of the long journey atoot
from Frontera to Vera Cruz.
At Vera Cruz the refugees, hungry
and sick, had their first bit of good
luck in the presence in the harbor
of a steamer. They had no money,
but Captain Grashoff. fellow
countryman, waved aside the ques-
ton Of passage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
ANSoN
GAS BUGGIES

Haace Potter Of K!ngman enter
hmed fifteen OF his childhood
fisnds ut a chicken supper Wednes-
az evening, at the home OF Mr.. and
! xrl William Mitchell. After supper
Tie evening was passed In a social
manner Interpreted with songs and
ethef music.-A crew Of men are
busy cutting down sever al large trees
near the Buxton house On Oak street.
--The ". c. T. U. held their regular
neetins Thursday with Mrs. Keturah
ny8. After the meeting was
elo1ed mystery boxes were on sale
which netted sum OF money to be
usA IN local work.-Mrs. John Con
Aon Who has been receiving treat
nent 10 Bangor hospital, returned
Aene Wednesday evening. - Leon
ioung cut MS foot Thur sday noon
WIS cutting wood.--Miss Idel-
Z Brown still remains critically
v It her home.-Phil'p Stewart re-
9fned. Tuesday from Bangor where
3 went for surgical ueatment.-
H. Edna Harmon was visiting
I'enda In town recentiy.-Frank Co
urn H Pennington was business
nator IN town Wednesday.-Mrs.
dadu Moody and son of Scion are
visiting relatives here for a few
seeka Mr.. Moody beirg a patient in
Me Collins hospital for a case OF
appeudicitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Water Depth Important in Trolling

Water depth is something that de-
mands particular attention by the
one who aims to be successful at
Il rolling, and the deeper the water
the more eXacting must be TINS
study. 1t is, believe. quite obvious
to most fishermen, even amateurs,
that the deeper down you so i'll the
water the less light is TO be had on
the subject. But it is a provision Of
nature that those fish which are in
cliEed to spend a great deal of their
time in very deep water, often at Il
depth of two hundred or more feet,
are provided with eyes that are fit
ted for discerning things in a semi
dark medium with apparent ease,
else they would be unable to cope
with life in those far down retreats.
They have adapted themselves to
their environment and are probably
as much at nome in that half dark
ness down there as the bass is in the
very light medium or the more shall
low water which receives the full
benefit of the sun-rays.
1t is my belief that. in deep troll
ing the spoon should be not toe
large nor yet too small. Expert
ments will prove that for average
depths or mid-depths the Number 6
size is about right; the Number 5
size being the best all around spoon
for trolling in the inshore waters or
in any depth up to twenty feet. For
the greater depth the Number Il
size can De used without fear of its
being too sizeable. CAS- I have stat
ed it is the common thing for fisher
men to use one spoon as to size for
all manner of trolling. If this selec-
ton is the Number at once they
use that for trolling q hundred feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Fishermen!-H Something about
Spoons

/ The qualifications as regards size
of spoon are many and various, de-
pending upon the state of the water
and not Il little upon the depth OF
water that is being fished. l believe
that while the spoonhooR is the lure
most commonly in use, 1t is, never
theless, the one that is given the
least consideration and serious
thought. We hear great deal about
selecting this sort of a IninnoW Tor
this type of water, and this time OF
the day or this time of the year, but
rarely do we select more than one
type of spoon, and we let that do us
for all our fishing, i'll all depths and
all water conditions.
Again there is no type of lure that
is more apt TO be let lay around UNI
cared for than the Spoonhook. This
l believe is why more of those who
use ii do not have more success with
it. We shall, however, first consider
the question Of size of spoon. for
spinning on a large scale demands
attention to these little Details At
the time of the invention of the
spoon they all ran about the size of
a number or s. In and around
that size they remained for years
before they We're increased. Then
liley NSiS SIduudIiy lICltdoSi up
to Number 10 and II, and even
larger.
They remained stationary for a
long time and then, as is always in
evitablc i'll the study of extremes,
they started to go down below the
Number size. Thus was produced
the Number 5, the size AZ. and the
size 3. This was getting down quite
far, so it was held at that level for
a time.
Still later on they crept down in
size until they got to the bird'seye
type to be used with flies; but at the
same time (within the last five
years or so) one company has pro-
duced some spoons that are as large
as the hand, fully five by three in
size. These tremendous spoons
would better go for ocean fishing,
but it is a fact that they are now
being used on the Great Lakes and
many other waters of the North in
deep trolling for lake trout. ] do not
know what success is being had
with 1t, but those who have used it
claim for 1t that 1t has taken lake
trout that otherwise cannot be
reached or Interested with spoon.
Robert Page Lincoln, in Outing
Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Dry Law Operation
Pleases Its Father

Granite Falls, Mimi, Feb S-(By
A. P)-Prohibition has reduced the
prison population of this country and
greatly increased the church mem
bership, according to Andrew J. VOL
stead, former Minnesota congress-
man and father Of the prohibition en-
forcement act.
Under the old rule of affairs" Mr..
VolStead recently wrote a persona.
friend, the saloon never obeyed any
law, while now, despite our increased
population, there are fewer prison.
ers by several thousands in our jails
"There has been a decided increase
in the church membership since the
eighteenth amendment became law.
The average length of life has been
increased by three years: people are
saving money and buying homes;
slums in the cities are no more; gone
are the ribald songs and foul stories.
There is no constant violation of
the prohibition law, generally known,
which goes unpublished. 1t is unfor-
tunate that certain large newspapers
la Dor to encourage resistance to law
enforcement. Nothing is perhaps bet
ter calculated to effect that purpose
than to extol the alleged high char
acter Of those who are breaking the
law
THAT prohibition cannot be en-
forced; that the difficulties are fun
damental and inherent in the charac-
ter of the legislation and the nature
Of the people, is not only clearly dis
proved by our experience in the pro-
hibition states, but by what We have
accomplished under national prohibi-
ton.
public opinion, reflected in more
drastic and adequate punishments, is
growing stronger and the organiza-
ton for enforcement is steadily i'm
proving and becoming more effec-
tive"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Testing Gold

To test gold, dig the point OF a
knife into it, and if it powders it is
not gold. Gold is richly yellow, but
10 tell it from pyrites when in very
minute necks, turn it So that the
light catches it from various direc-
lions. Gold will not alter in shade,
but pyrite does. A drop of nitric
acid will cause Tuning Oh pyrites,
but does not affect gold.
You must pan creek sands and
gravels to find gold. 1t may be near
surface, but generally the heaviest
deposits of placer gold are on and
close to bed rock, which may be a
few feet or many feet deep. Gold
placers are best found in a big bend
in a creek which allows it to be de-
posted, orr on the upper side of a
reef or ledge crossing the stream.
Sometimes it is dry deposit. up
where the stream formerly flowed,
and is called bench" placer.
Gold is worth a little more than
$50 per troy ounce and is paid for
at minis or smelters at the rate of
about that price after refining.-By
Mr.. Victor Shaw in Adventure Maya
zine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

IF that complicated amateur radio set mars the APP
pearance Of your living room here's way to
hide it and keep everyone happy.
Many tidy home-maker knows to her sorrow that
knowledge OF interior decorating is not require
ment for success as radio enthusiast Even the
most selectiye of amateur super-what-you maycal-
them radio hook-ups is far from decorative in coy
living room or dainty dining room. Yet nine times
;out of ten the family radio fan plants his formida-
bic looking electrical research laboratory right in
the most conspicuous place in the home.
Radio Wdowhood
His wife can't vrry we'll Danish this array OF tech.
meal hardware. To do SO would be to court state
of radio widowhood golf widow may see her hus
band after shutdown. whereas radio enthusiast
knows no hours.
Then, too. to dismiss the radio from the room in
which the family naturally congregates would de-
,priye you of many enjoyable entertainment. For
after ALL radio programs are intensely interesting
and varied; they have much OF merit for everyone
in the family. Unattractiye to the eye many
radio contraption may be, not to have the advan-
tage of the radio programs would be positive hard
ship, even so than tbs constant necessity of
seeing an unsghtly continuance in place where
You would prefer something more ornamental.
Don't think of touching anything by way OF tidy
ing up! You would be almost certain to disturb
some delicate adjustment.
Make a Screen
very attractive screen covered and decorated
TO harmonic with the general color scheme Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Make Auto Cooler In Hot Weather

A Cooler Motorcar in Hot Weather
may be had, according to DIR. w. w.
Coblentz of the Bureau Of Standards.
by applying aluminium paint to the
under side of the top and white
rejecting paint to the upperside.
The ordinary black automobile top
ahsorbs about 80 per cent OF the
solar heat which reaches 1t and q
large part of this heat re-radiated
on the under side. The effect lis
about the same as that which would
be reproduced by having a hot water
radiator in the top. The application
of the two kinds of paints named
should reduce the temperature in
side Of the car to that of natural
shade such as is had under a tree.
1t was found that white paint Is a
better reflector and a poorer abb
sorber of sunlight than aluminium
paint, but the latter is far better for
preventing the passage of long heat
waves OF at lower temperatures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
bare skin they attach themselves to

bare skin they attach themselves to
it. Persons who go barefooted are
likely to contract the disease.
Once the larvae have attached
themselves to the skin they soon
penetrate it and find their way into
the lymphatics, whence they are
carried into the heart. From the
heart they pass into the lungs.
There they penetrate the little air
sacs and are breathed up into the
throat and then swallowed Finally
they find their way into the small
intestine, where they lodge them
selves by means of hooks in their
mouths. hence the name hook
worm" These parasites. feed from
sucking blood from the intestine.
thus impoverishhhg their victim and
gradually producing anaemia.-Dr.
Victor G. Heiser in The Mentor
MAGAZINE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

The continent of Asia, ACCORDING
to DR.. Sven Hedin, writing in
Popular Mechanics Magazine. is
like the roof of house, irregular IN
shape, falling off gently in the var
ioas directions. From its crown
rain water is pouring down in ali
directions. NO matter where the
watercOurses arise they are still, as
they sweep onward, crossed here
ana there and again by almost in
Vulnerable paths. and countless like
wise are the bridges" The railway
bridges, Doctor l4edin says, are
built everywhere on the same prin-
ciple, but the primitive bridges
with which Asia abounds are of the
most diverse character. He en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

numerates bridges of stones of tile,
of iron and cement, Of chains, ropes
and cables, of wood, posts, plants
and branches, and the natural rocks
which in the course Of time have
broken asunder- from a mountain
and tumbled down into some wild
ravine where they now serve as
spans for the natives"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
HARTLAND

The date for the next Ladies
Farm Bureau meeting has been
changed to Feb. II. There will be a
joint meeting with the Mems Farm
Bureau. and will be held at the
Methodist church, with Mrs. c.. NJ.
Lancey, hostess. Mr.. Day and Miss
Anterior will be present, also a
speaker, Mr.. Talbot. dairy feed
specialist. The subject for the
ladies will be cook book receipts,
and for the men the demonstration
of mixing of grains.
Please remember to bring pastry
for the dinner unless you have been
solicited
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
What Are HookWorms?

1IookWorms are small worms
about one Inch long and of about the
thickness of a coarse thread; in fact,
they look like short pieces of thread.
They are Incapable of reproducing
themselves in the human body.
They do. however. lay eggs which
are discharged with the intestinal
contents and when these eggs fan
upon moist, shady, warm ground
they soon develop into small larvae.
When they come in contact with the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
down. believing that il dat does moi

down, believing that if that does not
get them then none other Wild.
Now | have mentioned Number IL
as being an agreeable size. All
companies do not list their sizes the
same. SO it may be said that a spoon
that is three to three and one half
inches in length would be about
right for such deep trolling as you
would desire to carry on-Robert
Page Lincoln, in Outing Magazine"
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CLINTON
Prize Speaking Contest

The Besse Prize Speaking Contest
which was held in the Town Hall
Thursday evening. was largely at
tended. Much praise Is due to all
taking part in the Program. in the
fine manner they rendered their
pieces. The prizes were awarded by
Manley Chase of Colby College.
Lenora Galusha was presented with
the IS gold piece for first prize, and
Margaret Adams $3.50 gold piece for
second prize. For the boys Everett
Runnels was presented with the IS
gofd piece for first prize and Max
Well Ward $3.50 gold piece for Sec
ond prize. The High School orches-
ira and Girls Glee Club deserve
much credit and also their leaders,
Principal Fred Moulton and Miss
Hazel Hopkins. After the speaking
a social was enjoyed by all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

sasSsa mas discovered the worlds
sssss -cnild-a boy aged four
s,.s..a,nn ten months who has the
~ OF fully grown man but
d. entai faculties of a child. He
r.. oeep base voice and a fully
bor "ustache and beard. He was
bshs q EiadivOstock as normal
~ q normal parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

M. why are you wearing 30
n, soats on a hot day like this,
Is Warrying paint CAM: Why,
~ olG ter paint me garage, be-
~ - It says on the can here
lIn,S get the best results, a fellow
Mrd~ put ON three coats.-GoOd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
SMITHFIELD

Funeral Of Ralph NJ. Clement
!, f1neral service for the late Ralph
:. Nement. who passed away SUM-
nv amer an Illness of a week, were
Ssiq rom his late home Tuesday at
= Seiock. The Rev. c. Miller of
~ ~ iosewock officiating. Interment
sas ~ The family lot in Smithfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

sfsnee Boone and family are
OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Bige-
81. II. Littlefield has gone to
W. WE where he will pass the winter.
~. and Mrs. +. H. Mace have re-
$3.50 $3.50 to their home after being
1890 In Oakland for several
Rss.-Mrs. Leon Richardson of
20. Clement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

Mrs. John W. Croker of Portland
is visiting her daughter and hus-
band of Railroad street.-Mrs. D. d.
Pratt was a business caller in
Waterville recently.
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by Beck

young kits No feeding is neces-
sary, I'm told.-By Mr.. shannon, in
Adventure Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
The Straight Road

There's no use wandering and hunting
around for something you need - when
there's straight road leading to fright
from your front door!
You just naturally wouldn't walk mile
or two out of your way when you start out
for work every morning You wouldn't hunt
all over the house for your dinner when you
could get it by stepping into the diningroom.
1t won't take you three minutes to read the
offers that would interest you that are being
made by the people of Augusta in todays
A-B-C Classified Section. Just turn to the
heading that describes the sort of thing you
want--and go to it!
If you don't see an ad that fits your case
you can be pretty sure of getting what you
want from one of the many readers of the
Kennebec Journals classified section.
Call 1876 and ask for an ad-taker.
The A-b-c Classified Ads
Always the Same-In Service
Always Dfferent-in Opportunity
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You the Orderly Arrangement of Classified Offers This
EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents S.

LLlABLE-Energetic man to rep
resent us in your district. Unusual
opportunity with future for right
man. Experience unnecessary Write
sfully-Syncro, 81 Haymarket Square,
Boston.
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| THERE is one place where all the
| opportunities are listed--the classified
| saCtinp of ccurSai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

DON'T use unnecessary words and
don't leave out necessary words when
you write a classified ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

LOOKING through the classified
section Is like looking into a store
window,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09

DON'T NEGLECT the opportunities
which are all around you. Read the
cla SSifiad ado
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SALESMEN-An unquestionably at
tractive opportunity, experience I'M
necessary. We Will teach you. P. o.
Box 2o2 Biddeford, Me-
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S 10, 600. 000-Company wants man to
sell Watkins Home Necessities in Au-
gusta. More than $50 used daily. In
come s35-S50 weekly. Experience I'M
necessary. Write Dept. b 6, THE J.
r. WATKINS COMPANY, "a N
Washington ST, Boston. Mass
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1 WANT 100 MEN Commission,
room, board, cooperative con-
tracts" learning barbering, linotyp-
ing. machinists, tailoring. S48 Wash
ington St.. Boston. Adds owen Hail.
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SALESMAN--Collect TO cover Au-
gusta and Winthrop; commission
proposition. Apply Box II, Water
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Radios-Suppiies 5

$l.65-Buys first class detector tube.
amplfiers in stock. See our one
tube set for $3.50 Iiillman's, 1893
Water St, Augusta.
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Situations Wante-Male 81
CHANCE-To do light work; widow S
place preferred. Box k-2, Journal