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Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05
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s,lss essssni.e 1Ais Ola 80 Assahss
FESTIVAL
he festival Of the resurrection Of Chris
probably derives its Teufonic name nom
the festival Of the Goddess OsxarA-in An
gioSAxon. Eazt@r-whieh the SAxons OF old
were wont 70 celebrate about the same seat
sou q which the Christian festival Of Easter
scrurA In the second century \ dispute
arose - To the proper time for celebrating
Easter between the eastern and western
ehurcheA The great mass Of eastern Chrfs-
tizns celebrated Easter On the 18th day Of
the first month or moon, considering It 70
be equivalent to the Jewish passover, when
Christ was crueified The western Chris
tinns celebrated it on the Sunday after the
i4th. holding that it was the commemorA
tion Of the resurrection Of JesuA The
council Of Nice, A. ID. as. decided In favor
Of the western usage.
At the time Of the introduction OF the
Gregorian calendar 1t was debated whether
Easter should continue a movable feast %
whether a fixed Sunday after the 2lst OF
March should NOT be adopted In ndeference
to the ancient custom the ecciesiastscai an
thorities decided to adhere to the method OF
determining the day by the moon 1t must
be understood, however, that it Is not the
actual moon in the heavens. nor even the
mean moon of the astronomers that regu
lates the time Of Easter, but an altogether
imaginary moon, whose periods are so con
triyed that the new tcaiendar} moon always
follows the real new moon-sometimes by
two or even three days. The effect of this is
that the fourteenth of the calendar moon
which bad frouD the time Of Moses teen con
sidered full moon for ecclesiastical pur-
poses-falls geassaIly on the fifteenth OF
sixteenth Of the real moon, and thus after
the real full moon, which is generally on
the fourteenth or fifteenth day With this
explanation, then, Of What is meant by full
moon''-viz, that it is the fourteenth day
of the calendar moon-the rule is that Faster
day is always the first Sunday after the pas
chal full moon-i. e., the full moon which
happens upon or next after the 2lss OF
March, and If the full moon happens on .
Sunday. Easter day is the Sunday after
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

One sometimes hears very ineIegant
phrases on the lips of those whose iutellt
gence would seem . warrant for elegance.
Such superfluities as "got," Il have got, -
when Il have" Is sufficient; such corrupr
tions as ''ain'tn for aren't" such hiun-
ders as you was and I'VE was" for you
were" and I'VE were:" such slipshod forms
as John invited Lewis and l to dinner
such lamentable vulgarisms as hadn't
ought" and '.he don't know nothing" in
stead Of simply ought not and ..he
doesn't know anything" occasionally
amaze us in the usage of people who have
had excellent advantages, perhaps have
been graduated from good schools.
The only explanation, says Harper's Ba-
Rar, il the obvious one that habits Of speech
antedate classroom discipline. Children
assimilats rapidly. They are marvels Of
imitation. Insensibly to themselves they
take on the accent, the modulaticns. the
modes Of those about them, and insecure
eies are as readily adopted as correct forms
The only safety il in exacting correct
speech At home. Parents should be rigid
in maintaining watch upon themselves,
knowing that the least bIunder. slang OF
vulgaKism will be repeated in their chill
dren, and they cannot too vigilantly guard
the little ones nor too strenuonsiy insist
upon correct and eiegantspeech in the life
Of the home. Nothing il more difficult To
guard against in mature life than the fa-
miliar words thss alp % easily from sns
tongue.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Here is an ingeniousif not II strictly his
torical story of how the name eur" origi
mated: A cur is dog Of low degree and
mean extraction, such cheap animal as
the villeins in feudal England could afford
to keep. very different from the biooded
dogs of the gentry But when the gentry
went hunting with their hounds, etc, the
villeins went along with their dogs to dc
the dirty work, and in the chase the dogs
mixed in democratic fashion. The bioods
wanted their quality dogs to have the
credit of bagging the game, but at dis
tance the dogs could not be distinguished
So the gentry ordered the villeins TO cut oil
the tails of their dogs, and they were called
''cur-tails." This was too long u word, and
in talk, they cut across lots and said ''curs. ,
That is. the men dropped the word tails,
and the dogs also dropped their tails.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Great AZ has been the achievements OF
the pneumatic tire. indications point to the
possibility Of its being oyershadowed by the
air wheel. recent invention patented by
ondon company. Of which The Industrial
World says The new wheel consists Of n
large chamber Of compressed air, no rims or
-poke~ being required IL looks like cir
ruiar rubber bag, with hole in the center
through which the axle runs. Two fiat cir
cuiar plates. with outwardly curved edges.
are fitted to the axle When the bag is in
hatesi ii buiges out at the edges and is com
pressed in the middle by the circular plate
II IL claimed that this invention will mark
u revolution in wheel construction, and that
the speed to he attained will astonish those
who are surprissd by the accomplishments
uf the pueumatic tire"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

No one knows where whisky was first
made, but, according to an English writer
1t was hardly known in Great Britain un
til the time of the Pretender. being drink
strictly of the highlanQers:
"There is tradition Of certain St. Thor
wald who had q cell In the side Of hill
looking upon the Esk. He is said to have
possessed n wonderful elixir, famous for
curing all diseases, and consequently be
was resorted to by pilgrims far and near
Could it be that he had a whisky still, /,
We know not, but to this day q spring on
the site of his hermitage helps to supply
the Langholm distillery."
The highland risings, Mr.. Ashton says.
made the lowlanders familiar with thin
spirit, but it was n long time before the
drink became general. Prince Charlie 20,
too fond of it. George ~ on his visit to
Scotland thought the best way to popular
ize himself on his arrival was to call for a
glass of whisky, and even the good queen
has tasted "atholbrose."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05
WET cElLAaa

nn0p csSnpss H1ean Zeal - Ns11oae Al
- Ass . PssaaAs Csnss =, paseasa.
Scarcely anything = moEs prsiudicial =
euod health than uvt cellazx Rheumafism,
bronchitis. pneumoniA and maiarial azRec.
eions. including neuralgia and sciasica. An
some of the dangers TO Be- apprehended.
Draintilins laid outssde and . foos below
the hnss cf The foandakion and running di
agonally acroa the eellar and connecting
with the outside drains. and thencs leading
to the sfssee drain o. some low ground. b
recomme0ded By The Iowa state board q
health - the bess and perhaps the only safe
way TO drain nos only the cealar for . foot
below its surface, but the outlying ground
for several fees In all directions from the
hoaxs
The drain. while having . free outlet,
should furnish no opportunity 70 put into
Il anything hut what IL extracted from thu
sol. II should never on any conditions
have any connection with sewage, nor 10
ceiye any kitchen slops or surface water,
and should be well below the frost line. II
possible the cellar door and the sides of the
walls ~ high ~ the ground outside should
be well cemented 1t ID we'll. owing TO the
great porosity Of brick II used for foundA
tion walls. to have intervening layers oi
cement, 30 N to prevent as far ~ possible
the upward passage Of the water BY ab
sorption-
This drain should b laid a far ~ possible
from tbs well. lest in some way its contents
should be emf tied inso the well and contain
inase the drinking water. The expense OF
such drainage and wise precaution would
be but . trifie, especially il, by its neglect
q protrActed sickness. with its doctor and
trng and nurse bills and eventually . fu-
neral. should be prevented
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05
E&9YE:1E5E~
WHERE TO TAKE LEAVE.
Say Goodby and Give the Parting Han
Clasp In the Drawing Room.

Say Goodby and Give the Parting Hand
Clasp In the Drawing Room.
It was once thought kind and friendly to
accompany guest to the outer door Of the
house and TO take leave Of her there, linser
ing often for last fragments Of gossip and
last affectionnte adieu. A gentlewoman Of
.the old school confessed the other day that
the sensible custom now In vogue which
gives the parting hand clasp and says the
parting word Of good will in the drawing
room, seemed to her cold and formal
It has its basis In common sense, Dotwith.
standing its apparent air Of ceremony, says
Harper's Bazar Halls through which
current Of cold from the street Is sent drift
ing keenly as often ~ the outer doors are
opened are usually a little, sometimes
great deal. lower In temperature than are
the living and entertaining rooms OF
house. Portieres. curtains, screens. shut
out the chill Of the world, into which one
goes with wraps and overcoats. The indoor
dress Is thin; often. In warm house. Of
summer material and fashioning
Many = cold, many an attack Of pneti-
mOnia, had In the old time its origin In the
mistaken hospitality which to speed the
parting guest detained him on the thresh
old. Take leave In the drawing room. Say
goodby there Good form and good sense
will be alike satisfied with this
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

YfG. I-ESrERrArNrNG E1PERfNESTs.
burg" which Is said TO have been n.st
performed in 1850. The apparatus for this
consists Of two hollow hemispberes Of cop
per. With their edges accurately pianed.
one Of them being furnished with a stop
cock. The edges being creased, the two
hemispheres are placed in conjunction. and
the ineiosed air il exhausted through the
stopcock. The pressure Of the atmosphere
then holds the hemispheres together with
immense force, pair one foot in diameter
requiring force Of nearly a ton to sepa-
rate them.
Without an airpump only a partial
vacuum can be produced, but this will
suffice In the cases here illustrated.
Suspend drinking glass mouth down
ward from the ceiling, and Immediately
beneath it burn piece Of paper. The air
will expand under the influence Of the
heat, producing as it coois again partial
vacuum within the glass. This partial
vacuum will be sufficient to hold tight to
the glass tby atmospheric pressure) a china
plate, which, before the cooling Of the air
within the glass, you have pressed closely
against its mouth. To prevent the external
air from finding its way between glass and
and plate you should slightly grease with
suet the edge OF the former.
The mouth OF the bottle, Offering but a
very small superficial area. makes the first
Of the bottle and plate experiments a mat.
ter Of some difficulty. To insure success
you must make the vacuum in the bott Y
- persec. AS possible. To effect this hold
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

According 10 Professor Z. 7. Cox. the
beds Of phosphate are not continuous. but
Are interrupted by protruding masses Of
underlying eocene rocks The Florida
phoSphates exist in two forms-first. what
Is called the rock phosphate, which exists
in i'etis or layers and is mined like ordinary
stone. and. second, pebble phosphate, con
slsting of pebbles or phosphate materials
which havebeen disintegrated by the action
Of water and are found lying in the beds Of
streams This stratum of pebble forma
ton. where it has teen cut by the streams.
Is said to he from to 30 feet in thickness
In some localities the pebbles form fully 50
per cent Of the whole mass, and the soft
clay matrix in which they are imbedded
contains high percentage Of phosphoric
ncid
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05
WEDDING CARDS,
Good Form In Church Wedding and An
uounce mept CAr(la.

Good Form In Church Wedding and An
nouncement Cards.
Late Invitations from Tiffany's for a
church wedding consists of note sheet
engraved according to the following form
ula:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morton Walter
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Florence
Mr.. James Lincoln Howard
on Thursday evening, December the eighth,
at eight O'Clock,
Trinity Chapel.
West Twenty-fifth Street.
New York.
Announcement cards from the sRme
source are also ON a note sheet and read
thus: "Mr. and Mrs. David DeloDg an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter
Frances Margaret to Mr.. Stephen Van Al
styne on Thursday, December the first.
eighteen hundred and ninety-two, at Is
Blank street. New York"
1t is noticeable that the honour (spelled
English fashion, with = VI Of your pres
ence il requested, and that all dates are
spelled out in full. Names are also given
in full, the employment Of initials, nick
names or Authorizations, such as Fannie OF
Flo, in place Of Frances and Florence, be-
ing distinctly bad form. These note sheets
fold once and are placed in perfectly plai,
envelopes with square flaps. which in turn
are inclosed in ordinary square envelopes
when they are to be sent by mail
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

The air under the bed covers Immediately
surrounding tie body Of the sleeper il ex-
cecdingly i'm lire, becoming more and more
insPregnated with poisopous substances -
Gaping throu b the excfetory glands Of the
skin from tie moment the person retfrss
until he arises. The odor Of the beticloth-
ing. after has ing tren occupied for night,
is often positively offensive to the noe9rils
Of . person with an unimpaired ~enss Of
smell. especi;. .lly one who has Just come in
from outdoors. whore the fresh, pure air
has been bres. he'd, says = sanitary journal,
The poisonous character Of this under the
bedclothes sif would be somewhat more
likely to affszt the susceptible constitutioo
Of child tl-n that Of an adult when siesp-
ing together. In elderly persons tie
amount Of tie impurities In the air sur.
rounding the sleeper mus b greater than
in young perons; Consequently. while both
persons would be more or leas injured, the
proportion Of harm would douhkleas Be
GREATER to the young pefsnn than 70 ths
pernon Of more advanced years. Mr.. Treves,
Of the London hospital, has called aetenfion
TO the, faet thst wounds, especially Of the
lower limbs, bed much sooner when keue
exposed TO the open air instead Of being
covered By bedcIothing. He remarks thst
the air unde the beiiclothing ID foul and
ilmoss bot, and hsnce likely 70 b very
harmful 70 wounds with which Il msy
come b enotnel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

When child is born it Is proper to send
letters Of congratulation and suitable pres
ents A child is ,Nnally christened between
the ages Of three and six months Invite
tions for christening are engraved on cards
II reception or tea follows after the
christening the mother receives her guests
assisted by u sister OF other relative or very
near friend Guests usually appear in street
costumes. hut the mother and friends re-
ceiving may appear in demitoilet or in full
dress. according to the number Of guests
invited and the Importance Of the recep
ton. The godmothers are nowadays often
quite young. and are expected to retain =
life interest in their godchild and give sub
stantial proof Of remembrance On birth
davs and holidavu
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

A beautiful and instructive lecture ex
pertinent. originally given in u French work
~ illustrative Of the conditions Of the heat
Ell atmosphere which give rise TO the mi
rage is described by Popular Science News.
Water is poured into long rectangular
trough with glass sides and covered with a
layer of alcohol about two centimetersthick.
containing trace Of fuoressence After q
few hours, during which the alcohol diff
fuses slowly through the water. II fiat beam
Of light is sent through the mixture at a
very slight inclination Of the horizon Tn.
der these conditions kind of garland Of
light is seen to traverse the liquid. due tn
n series of curvilinear deflections or mi
raxes' in the less highly retroactive water
ueiow and total reflections at the upper sur
lace OF the alcohol
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

depicted in the accompanying cut and In
trosinc..i for the rrcent holiday trnde under
the suggestive nan,- .Emhniderrr'~ Com
paniou."
II is Of <teriing -iiver and consists Of .
sand on which arr grouped Ave hollow
spindles. four OF which arr mounted with
-fiuted tops. the fifth and central QUE termi
mating with cap ON which 10 fit thimble.
Thess spiudis- have a twofoid ure. being At
oue ard the same time needle cares and
spool ho,ders When fitted out with spnois
Of cok,rrsi silks, which sre In pleasing con-
trast with the silver mounting. the embruid-
errr'> c,m,ssniou appeals irreSistibly y 10 the
fenaininr taste. With such a conveniencs
the u,sAsing Of buttonhoie> becoms . rse
rrmtiou and snbeuidxy . positive daliGAA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Several varieties Of precious stones are
found in New Hampshire, but the ones at
tracing the most attention are the beryIs
found at Acworth. Acworth. says The
Jewellers Circular, has become famous on
sccount of the many large and valuable
specimens which have been sold to go into
cabinets in all parts of the world There il
one inches in diameter in the royal cabi
net in Vienna, represented ~ coming from
Acworth, and its description tallies with
the one reported to have been sold in New
York for $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Few geographers mention the district in
the south known as the Poor Mans Belt y
1t is tract of country generally very sandy
and producing little .imber save the long
leafed pine. 1t begins not far south Of Rich
mond and extends along the Atlantic and
gulf coasts into Texas Its length is not far
from |, 500 miles, while it is from 80 to i5O
miles in width. The soil is poor. but the
forests produce not only lumber in abun
dance. but also large quantities of pitch. tar
and turpentine. 1t got a bad name during
slavery days because no cotton was raised
in it, but since the south is beginning to
look elsewhere than to the cotton field for
its wealth the Poor Mans Belt" il looking
up little
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05
GREETINGS on THE ROAD.


POl1teness m AfmoP 0e Proof which
Keeps OF Masy . Wound.
1.-THE gently bred household h distin-
guished from its opposite by the usual style
Of its greetings on the road" says Harper's
Bazaar. THE good morning. and good nights,
the kisses from parents to children and
from children TO parents, the sunny man
ner. the bright, glad, free intercourse Of the
day, the air Of sympathetic interest, are
found in the home Of good breeding. Polite
ness Is IN Armor Of proof which Keeps Of
many wound and wards of many quar-
rel. On the road Of life. often rough, often
steep. often hard TO the feet, II the greet,
ings are those Of good comradeship, II the
hands be warmly shaken and the eyes look
love, the way will not seem so long
THAT English classic, the Pilgrim Prog
ress.' gives some fine examples Of greetings
on the road There are Mr. Honest and
Mr.. Valiant for Truth, and Mr.. Greatheart,
robust characters Of q sturdy. fearless tenn
per, the type of man that hews his way
with the sword and cuts down all opposers.
But how genial are these brave men; how
hearty; with what pleasantness Of speech
and mien they salute one another! Even
Mr.. Dependency and Miss Much Afraid,
poor, thin blooded creatures whom we pity,
are people Of fine manners and have tks
charm born Of habitual courtesy.
Our greetings on the road may be bluff,
but must not be rude. A certain degree oi
ceremony, Of formality, imparts an agree.
able favor to everyday intercourse. The
true gentleman. the real gentlewoman,
cannot afford to Be brusqus and mat,
tentive to small acts Of politeneas. whether
greeting on the road an inferior or an equal
A pretty story In told Of Robert Browning
who on one occasion was showing his aon's
pictures TO . group Of friends-the pictures
being on exhibition in house adjoining
the poets. A plain looking woman stood
hesitating In the doorway, and when Mr.
Browning approached to welcome her drew
back, saying:
III you please, sir, lam the cook. cam,
up TO look ~ the picturea M. Barrett
mid might
~ am very glad TO re ycu.' aid Mr.
Browning. let me show you around
1T is = sign Of imperfect training and o.
some personal lack when . man h poIit.
on occasion only. The strong sweet char
actef is that which cannot help dispensing
cordial greetiDgS always on the read"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Every one for himself. and the devil catch
the hindmost." This proverb. wuicn ts
widely diffused over Europe. some suppose
hal its origin in An ancient Spanish legend
concerning the devil. who had y schoo, OF
magic at Toledo, At the close Of the tern,
the graduating class were made To run
through subterranean hall the venerable
president being entitled to the hindmost II
be could catch him. 1t Was added that ~
the hindmost had the benefit OF post grad
uate connse he turned out the bs.~t magician
but his souI WAS hope,e-sly forfeit In
Cervantes, however. and in Haywood. the
provrrb appears, Every man for himsrit,
and God for us ALL The earliest appear
anee in English literature Of the now com
mon form seems to be, says Walsh in his
handbook Of literary curiosities. in Burton :
Anatomy Of Melancholy Every man
for himself. his own ends: the devil for all ,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

Oh, hurries and turries and worries!
Oh. seedlings and snlkings and smears!
Oh. jumhlings and tumblihss and grumbiings
Oh. tempers and tantrums and iearsi
Would you cheat them meet them and beat
them,
As merry as linnets at primer
Then grasp. implore you. the duties before
you
One. one at time.
"One sack AT u time" says the porter
III carry each sack in the stack;
Though all in heap might seem shorter
Alack for the crack in my back
Now. one at time" says the " restier;
TO shrink were a shame and crime.
Make ready and nerve you: I'm ready TO serve
yOu-
But one AT time"
Then gaze not far out on the distance.
Look down al the land where you stand:
Begin with a CHEEKY persistence
The duty that's next to your hand.
One stone at Q time rose the steeple
That shines in the sunlight sublime,
And tasks are surmounted and conQuests are
counted
One, one at time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

The taste for olives is an acquired one.
On first acquaintance the taste il decidedly
disagreeable to most people, but the palate
soon gets over the squeamishness, and In
little time and with little practice learns
u take them wish. intense relish, says The
Confectionery Journal It Is an undoubt-
ed fact that olives are uncommonly whole
some and materially help to spur the digest
i've machinery whenever it is inclined to be
anywise sluggish. A proof of their splen.
did digestive qualities, In the south of Eu
rope. where the olive is extensively used az
an article Of food, indigestion is scarcely ever
heard Of; in fact, 20 little known, that the
word itself has no comprehensive meaning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-05

The practice of calling the United States
government Uncle Sam" is believed to
have originated in the following manner
During the Revolutionary war a man
named Samuel Wilson was beef inspector
at Troy, n. Y. and was very popular with
the men in his employ, who always called
him Uncle Sam After the inspection oil
the beef it was shipped by him to con
tractor named Elbert Anderson. and was
always marked IF. A. U. s." A joking
workman, being asked what those letters
were the authorizations Of, replied that he
did not know unless they were for Elbert
Anderson and Uncle Sam" The joke
was kept up and spread. until it became
common to refer to all packages marked
u s." IA belonging to Uncle Sam"