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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

OF preventing the grippe. colds, headaches
and fevers is to use til liquid laxative rem
edy Syrup of Figs. whenever the system
reeds gentle, yet effective cleansing. Il
be benefited one mus get the true remedy
manufactured by theCalifornia Fig SyrnI'
60. only. For sale b all druggists in soc
and 81 bottles. d&w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30
Warden Allen

presents a very comprehensive report. In
regard to the expenses for the steam heat.
ing buildings and repairs and sewerage il
appears shat the expenditures for these
three purposes were in total Sll 1852, a
sum in excess of the appropriation of
st75.72. The appropriation for the steam
heating was found totally inadequate. An
appropriation is recommended to put the
steam heat into other parts of the plant.
The statement made by the warden showing
the transactions of the several departments
for the year ls in detail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

Diseases of the air passages, assuming
malignant form and threatening life itself,
were il the beginning nothing more than
an irritation of these air passages, which
could have been easily cured in twenty-fonr
hours by the soothing influence OF that
great specific for all such ailments, Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

- - 60 i-5-s .
i De nsthod ard results when
ey,ap Of Fig i taken; it i pleasant
and refreahtng p the taste, and acts
gently Jet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Boweh. cleanses the sys
TEN edectually, dispeb colds, head
achse and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs il the
only remedy Of it, kind ever pro
duced pleasing TO the taste and 40
cephhle to the stomach, prompt in
itf action and truly beneficial IN its
sHec4 prepared only from the meet
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to al and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gisA Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
Substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
sAs FRANCISCO. CAL.
toa3ratE. ~. ssw s0ax. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30
union Wlni,i aalina.

The annual winter MA 4 Of the Maine
State Pathological So "a and the STATE
Board of Agriculture ,'iH held in this
city, Jan. 18th and lst 3 ong the paper
and addresses already " rid are "The
Culture of Cranberriea Rev. n. II.
Chamberlain of Monu - l'each, Mass.
Horticulture in the set OILS by Miss II
NJ. Merrill of the "a NJ igton Norma
School The Apple pkery,' by Mis-
Anna Barrows, princi ii Il the School o.
Domestic Economy, 81 IN; "Floricni-
ture,' by Mrs. Alonz' b lie of Freedom,
N. II. Papers and . slnns upon other
topics are also in ? "a sttion. There j.
promise of the most 40 lite exhibition OF
winter fruit ever sho yRi the State. AR
exhibition of greenh Ne hants and flowers
will he made by John Su of Freeport and
Calvin 5. Goddard & 10 of Woodfords.
other attractions are tlg promised which.
will be announced Al ii n date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30
Card Of Thanks.

r., fasa,f AZ ,t.e fire department Of the city OF
.,,s,s Ma, 10 axtea.. thanks to Mrs. II. H.
ard of,,eis for the bsmnfifui supply OF hot
- ssr,,ished a the fire oil n. H. Haryeys tool
49, ~. .i,;s morai,,e. MT. MORSE.
sn'i' '''s- Chief Engineer.
.uy,,s.a Me- Die. 80 i~.ss.a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

In foot note the inspectors say; 1--WE
have carefully examined the items of oil
accounts and old notes receivable. and in
our judgment, the old accounts are worth
$40 and the old notes not over 800, con
seguently the prison assets should be re-
dueed S3,9h6.76. These notes and &C
counts are all the legacy from former ad-
ministrations and should no longer be car
ried as assets"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

May blessings be upon the
head of Cadmus, the Pheni-
clans. or whoever it was that
invented books.-CARLyLK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-30

The inspectors say they find no very ma
terial change in the condition of the jails of
the State during the past year with the ex-
eeption Of new jail in Knox county. There
has on the Whole. they think, been many
Improvements ia the discipline of the jaiIs,
and in several of them arrangements have
been made for the better classification of
prisoners. There have been an
unusually large number of es-
eapes during the year, which have been in
a great measure due TO the very insecure
condition of some of the jails and a lack of
care on the part OF some of the jailers and
ths men under them. In all of the jails
There il could be done, we have ordered
he prisoners kept locked in their cells at
Hass y hours out of each "a, with most
esasfactory results. The inspectors re-
so0mena convict suits to be worn in the
iNn. These suits are manufactured at the
Ao y. Jail AMI are sold for $3.50 suit.
iuey Recommend law making the pro-
snloa 81 such suits compulsory. In speak
ns u the different jaiIs they say the An
sssseossin Jail has been kept in very good
oodi''on. The workshop Is very Insecure
should BE-. eAs =
ans Aroossook jail. although new one
AZ ~. soiaczent for the present needs of
NJ y. asse and rapidly growing county. On
ssss svn, there were thirty-five prisoners
e0aaned IN sixteen cells. The iaii Is very
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Augusta, Me. pse. . isss',-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

ETY. was not at its full height, and she
had more leisure to twist and coil the
shining locks; but at any rate, was
charmed with some of the pretty colt
fures / saw. One had tight twist in
the middle of the head, and then four
little soft finger puffs laid around it,
and tiny curls clustering in and out
among them. Another had three long
puffs taking up the whole back of the
head, each perfect, not hair out of
place; and still another had three mar
row short puffs running across, not
down the head.
also saw there what surprised me
somewhat, namely, departure in
blazer suit It was positively refresh
ing to see one that looked little diff
ferent from the several hundred one
sees daily. The waist was made after
the style of Russian blouse, although
cut quite differently. There was first,
a tight-ftting yoke, cut round, and on
it was fastened the bodice proper,
which was laid in loose plaits, and
gathered into wide belt. From under
the wide belt came the full skirt of the
blouse. Where the yoke and the bod
ice joined were i've narrow 1oWs of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25
Chinese EruraIity.

DR.. Gustave Schlegel has called atten-
tlon to the necessity of merchants
studying the customs and prejudices of
the Chinese in reference to commercial
undertakings, and relates the following
incident. which shows the strong prac-
teal sense and frugality which pervade
the Chinese. The native pots are very
thin and burn through quickly, and
some English firms thought it would be
a very good thing to make boilers in
England and send them to China. Ac-
cordingly, shipload was sent to Hong
Kong. They were cheaper and stronger
than the native boilers, and few hun
dred were sold; but the natives would
buy no more, though they admitted
that the boilers were cheaper than their
own. but Ia make them boil they had 70
use much more fuel, because they were
so thick. They spent much more in the
way of fuel before they could get their
rice boiled than it would cost TO renew
the boilers every two or three months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

white soutache, put on in rounding
scallops, and the edge of the blouse,
and likewise the cuffs, were trimmed
in the same manner.
1 noted with pleasure girl that
wore pale yellow cotton Bedford cord
of fine quality, striped with crinkled
rows of white. It was made very SIM
ply, but the material was SO pretty that
it didn't need any adjoining.
They say that this fall coats are go
ing to be longer, and jacket fronts
shorter, and from suit l have seen
that has just come over should say it
was true. The bodice was all of lace,
plain, and mounted by a high standing
collar of the same material Over it
went a wide, full belt of white foulard-
A jacket of fine passementerie came
only to the top of this broad sash, ex-
cept just at the front, where the long,
narrow points fell little further.
Another pretty one is of green silk,
and has three broad rows of Irish point
around the bodice, running up from
under the arms to points in 'front.'
forming a corselet. The lowest band is
cut to fit in for a belt, and is pointed at
the bottom.
A new seashore gowns of dull pale
pink wool with feecy spots all over OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

falling into the maids hands before she
steps into the surf than she is when she
comes out of it dripping.
There are no bathing suits that re-
motely approach the indecent That
talk is all poppycock, made up to sell in
the silly season. There are women who
wear silk into the water, thin silk and
even white silk, but the universal prac-
tice of having an attendant ready with
something to fling over the shoulders
even before stepping out of the break
ers, sets a fine example to the young
men in not quite all-protecting jerseys
who lie about the beach wet from the
embrace OF Father Neptune, Women
don't like the messiness of wet clothes:
they hide them and hurry to get out of
them
The two tallest summer debutantes
battle together in white serge One is
all white, the other has a blue sash and
two blue iounces The fairest blonde
wears navy blue jersey stuff with baby
blue fixingS She keeps herself fair, the
veracious chrouicler regrets to say. by
tying up her head. even in the water,
with white veil
There Is one woman who stays in the
water long time but makes up for il
by never venturing much beyond her
knees 1t IS one OF the sights OF the
bathing hour TO see her Just in the
wash OF the spent breakers in her red
suit, with a broad white belt and. carry
ing red parasoL- Il is only fair to TIE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25
THE HOMELY GIRL.
What tho Term Means Here and Across
the Water.

What the Term Means Here and Across
the Water.
When we say girl is homely we
mean that she is the reverse of beauti-
full, Enthusiastically plain and sometimes
painfully so. Everyone understands
that when one says: Miss A Is
very homely," that we mean that Miss
A. would never do to pose in the pro-
fessional capacity of a Mrs. Langrry or
a Lady Brooke.
In England, however, the term is in
measure complimentary, says cor
respondent. The homely girl is the one
endowed with all domestic virtues. She
Is one that man would desire for q
wife. A quiet little creature, delighting
in the control of servants, the intrica-
cies Of household marketing, and the
mild designations belonging to quiet
neighborhood. She is home body in
every sense of the word; one of those
coy little women with soft, plump
cheeks, smooth hair, and rounded out
lines that man always imagines as sit
ting opposite him at the table or bend
ing over bit of sewing in the mellow
lamplight.
If we want to tell Britisher that a
girl is not good-looking we must not
say that she is homely, but plain or
ugly. The English language means
very different things in different places,
and homely is only one of the terms
that our cousins across the Atlantic do
not understand when they issue from
American lipS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25
AESTHETIC BIRDS.
Some of Them Build PIayhouses and
Adorn Them.

Somo of Them Build PIayhouses and
Adorn Them.
The most remarkable instance of
estheticism among birds, in the opinion
of Chambers Journal, is that exhibited
by the Australian bower birds, who
build long galleries in which to play,
adorMing them with shells, feathers,
leaves, bones, or any colorsd or glittering
object which comes in their way. Capt.
Stokes described one of these bower
birds as taking shell alternately from
each side of the bower and carrying it
Through in its beak.
Lumholtz describes several Of these
playhouses of the bower birds; he says
they are always to be found sin small
an their immediate vicinity the bird
collects a mass of different kinds of OBJ
fleets, especially small shells, which are
laid in two heaps, one at each entrance
the one being always much larger
than the other. There are frequently
hundreds of shells, about three hun
dred in one heap and thirty in the
hS4O 10 AAoGebl1N IL VI
green berries partly inside and partly
outside the bower"
In his interesting book, among Can
nibals." Lumholtz describes a play
ground of what would appear to be diff
ferent species of this bird, showing
even greater esthetic taste. He says:
''On the top of the mountain / heard
In the dense scrubs the loud and I'M
ceasing voice of bird. | carefully ap-
preached it, sat on the ground and shot
1T. 1t was one of the bower birds, with
"a gray and very modest plumage, of the
size of thrush AS picked up the bird
my attention was drawn to fresh COW
ering of green leaves on the black soil.
This was the birds place of amusement,
which beneath the dense scrubs formed
a square about yard each way, the
ground having been cleared of leaves
and rubbish.
''On this neatly-cleared spot the bird
had laid large, fresh leaves, one by the
side of the other, with considerable reg
ularity, and close by he sat singing, APP
paremtly extremely happy over his
work. AS soon as the leaves decay they
are replaced by new ones. On this ex-
cursson l saw three such places of
amusement.an near each other, and all
fresh leaves from the same kind of
trees, while large heap of dry, with
cred leaves was lying close by. 1t
seems that the bird scrapes away the
mold every time it changes the leaves,
SO as to have a dark background,
against which the green leaves make a
better appearance. Can anyone doubt
that this bird has the sense of beautv?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25
SCALE BOOKS!
THREE FORMS
STANDARD,
HOWE AND
FAIRBANKS!
When ordering state WHAT form u
wanted,
No Soap In Spain.

1.-THE first night in Barcelona" says
an American artist, IT went to a sort of
posada in one of the by-streets, and
managed to get room by paying in ad-
vance one peseta, which was rung on
the table with an evident suspicion of
its genuineness. Having two days rail-
road CRIME upon me, thought it COM
paratively small favor to be allowed to
wash my hands. On timidly inquiring
of one of the servants, / was led to a
little toy tin affair containing water,
and was furnished with towel about
large enough to dry the hands of a
medium-sized clock. But when l asked
for soap was stared at in a manner
that made me very uncomfortable.
have not asked for soap since in Spain,
for do not wish to lose my life by vio-
lence, having voted for slow death by
starvation in the cause of American
nrt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

dark brown braid and plain brown pas
sementerie. The coat sleeves are dark
also.
What pretty underwear one sees all
over on hotel piazzas! Surely it is the
place for dainty lingerie, and the saints
forbid that petticoat with single
speck on it should ever be worn here;
for the waves of the sea will find it out
speedily, when a daring one comes in
too far. and the summer girl picks up
her skirts all in furry and runs. Woe
be unto her then if they are not fresh
and dainty! ! saw one yesterday that
was nothing but silk ruf1es and lace in
sertion. I regret to say that its fair
owner, as she leaned back in the piazza
rocker with crossed knees, displayed
much more of it, possibly, than she was
aware. 1t was delicate pink, thu
shade of the stripe in the silk tea-gown,
which tea-gown was of dull, dark blue
with full bodice of pink, all draped n
black net that hung in loose, big
folds. The gown had a magnificent
well, that trailed over the piazza for a
long way from where she sat, SO that it
touched the feet of a lady in a pale fawn
cheviot, with an elaborate silk front of
pink with little puffs of cream lace
sticking out here and there among the
folds. The lady in fawn evidently
didn't like the black vatican, for she
pushed it contemptuously away with
her foot. Perhaps the girl that stood
next her suited her better, for when
she looked at her she smiled. The girl
looked cool in white batiste covered
with a big silk plaid in pale colors.
Her tight-ftting bodice, buttoned down
the front, opened in revers SO large that
they fell away over the sleeves. A pref
ty lace yoke was thus displayed, match
ing the lace belt that came far up I'M
der the arms. Her broad, fat hat had
a wide bow set straight on the front
rim.
The pale felts are being more and
more worn. White and gray are of
course the popular colors, and one sees
them all over at present, trimmed quite
high on one side with soft folds of white
or gray chiffon, and numerous wings to
shines out.
A perfect gem of hat has just ar
rived safely from Paris. 1t is designed
specially for clear blonde. The straw
is very soft and fine, and is pale preen.
The brim is very wide, particularly in
front, the crown long and narrow and
rounded. All around on the brim is
laid ruffie of black lace, wired so that
it can be placed with perfect precision.
In the front are three black plumes,
some pretty knots of pale green ribbon,
two cleaning, sparkling pins and a
"Mephisto" aigrette. Then the ribbon
twines itself among the lace at the
side and disposes itself at the back in .
cluster of little loops.
EVA A. SCHUBERT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

woman, though fatal to the effect Of the
paragraph, to say that presumably the
reason why she fights SO shy Of the
doctrine of immersion is that she has
always a pretty, four-year-old child
with her splashing about in the shallow
water and enjoying things nightly.
The women who battle dogs take
them out farther. There's no sin IL dog
bathing, but it's not an inspiring sight
to see half dozen matrons coming
down the beach at once, each with
pug or spaniel or terrier, tied up with
ribbons to match her bathing colors, in
her arms. The brutes yelp in the
water. Whatever their natural tastes,
they don't take to bathing under I'M
natural conditions. A young southern
girl enjoys her plunge with an enor-
nous st. Bernard that could more easily
carry her than be carried. The beast Is
tawny, and she wears tawny brown
with cream colored sash and stockings.
At her belt is a bunch Of golden rod
and the flowers take their ducking
bravely.
It's not at the bathing hour that
you see the shrimping gowns You
don't see them at all unless you get
away from the bathing beach and
apart from general observations. Down
along the rocky coast, towards Point
Judith, you may some morning, If you
are lucky, come upon a girl in blue
linen skirt just covering her knees.
Blue suspenders go up over her white
bodice and over her white collarette
that doubles down over her shoulders.
She has big fat white linen hat, with
blue ribbons, elbow sleeves and long
topped wading boots, with soft, plia-
BILE tops, bound about the legs like
bathing stockings with blue ribbons.
She has fishing pouch on one hip and
a shrimping net over her shoulder. I've
seen her two or three times and don't
know yet whether sheu shrimps for
shrimp or only to make a picture. To
make the thing complete, according to
the French style, she should be bare
footed.
The beach gowns and the carriage
frocks and the afternoon dress on cot
tage piazzas are much the same as you
see at Newport but with less, perhaps,
of money and more, sometimes, of orig
inality and daring. A woman, who is
seen usually with Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
wore yesterday striking costume of
water-green silk striped with black.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25

Mrs. Sadie Crandall, of Michigan,
after marrying Rev. Mr.. Crandau nine
separate and distinct times without
ever having divorce, now wants one
Her husband is a matrimonial crank
and insists on being united in the bliss
full state by every new UNCONVENTIONAL
rite he can hear OF.
"A practical joke caused the reform
alton OF topper in Peoria When he
was in drunken slumber, his partner
entered his room and filed the bed and
his pockets with living horned toads-
Half an hour later he saw the topper on
his knees, praying, and vowing that he
would never touch intoNicants again.
The cid William said Prince Bis
marca recently, was not, it is true, a
great statesman, but he was a man OF
mature and sound Judgment He would
never act without consulting one or
more of his counselors Then he was
a perfect gentleman / was deeply at
tached 10 him The Emperor Frederick
was noble man He was not perhaps
a man OF great strength vet he was one
OF considerable perception. discretion
and tact He was sharp sword with
a short blade"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-25
StN asm>s 4
REMARKABLE OLD ATHLETES.
Tradition Tells of Wonderful Men Who
Lived in the Grand Canary.

Tradition Tells of Wonderful Men Who
Lived in the Grand Canary.
After the Spanish occupation of the
Grand Canary. a certain enormous stone
WAS for long pointed out as one of the
instruments of the Gaunche athletic
courses The natives had been able to
lift it, set it on their shoulders. and
even throw it over their heads. Their
degenerate posterity and the Spaniards,
could not raise it from the ground.
Tradition has immortalized one Adar-
Fona. of Grand Canary, who could
rwrestle for two successive hours, and
having been thrown undermost in
certain contest, got his antagonist be-
tween his legs and arms, and squeezed
him so that his bones began to crack.
The native was subsequently sent as
b prisoner to Spain, where he astound-
sed the people by his performances, &C
lcording to the National Review. One
hay, in Seville, he was visited by a
Fbrawny youth of La Mancha, who was
Ianxious TO try bout with him. ''My
lgood friend" said Adargoma, ''as we
are going to wrestle together, it is only
reasonable that we should begin by
drinking something" A large bowl of
wine having been brought, he took this
in one hand and continued to address
his challenger: eff with both your
Iarms you can overpower one of mine,
$50 as to hinder me from drinking every
drop of this wine, we will try our
strength together. If not, you may re-
turn to your own home" The struggle
took place, and Adargoma by degrees
drained the bowl in the coolest manner
without spilling a drop of the wine.
His one hand was more than match
for the other two.
It was reckoned nothing out of the
common for man to take an I'M
bothered OK by the horn with one hand
and slay it with the other A certain
native born priest Of Grand Canary in
the seventeenth century showed that
he inherited some of his ancestors
vigor. He could not only kill an OK in
this way, but one day, hearing that an
enraged bull had broken loose and was
jim the street, he ran out, and, grasping
it by the leg, threw it down and SO
held it until it's owner was able to Sc
cure it. This doughty son of the
church before his death CHANGED to
have one of his legs amputated for
"a cancer 1t was then found that his
thigh bone was solid, with no trace of
marrow. 1t must be confessed, how
ever, that the relics of the Canarians
now found in their burying places do
mot bear out the inference that this
was national Characteristic, though
their dimensions are certainly a testi-
mony of the strength and size of their
late proprietors.