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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10

.DIDYOU
Ever Stop to Think
How much very little change may do to
make your home cheerful and beautiful? 1t
is we'll worth some study. Take for in
stance the old familiar pictures. How
much can be done to beautify them by Just
changing their old faded and stained mats
by nice new ones. These can be secured
at Quimby's Art Rooms at q trifling
cost and will do wonders in
Frightening up the home. If you feel
disposed to do more. and make your annual
house cleaning a. complete ~ possible why
not have fewof the old dingy ,dust-gimmed
frames replaced with new oness This
need not be expensive. Some very beauti-
full and dainty frames can now be made
from the many artistic mouldings that now
come in the low priced grades. The Art of
moulding manufacture has progressed won
derfully in recent years and among the va
riety of late styles that may be seen at
Quimby's art rooms-the largest assortment
ever carried in the Kennebec Valley-afe
beautiful mouldings which can be made up
at wonderfully low prices, and at the same
time make handsome and stylish frames.
Don't 90 elsewhere to have pictures framed
| until you see his mouldings and get his
prices. Perhaps you think Of having s new
frame for family portrait. The iashy frame
| that you bought from 8 giib-tongued agent,
and thought was such splendid bargain,
has begun to show ite real quality. Its
joints are sprung, If looks old and warped
and dingy, and you feel that it was poor
economy ever to have invested in such
fraud. At Quimby's art rooms the
same amount of money viii buy you q
beautiful portrait frame that will not fade.
or warp, or spring at the joints or grow
dingy with wear They are stylish and in
good taste, and if you take your portrait
on. of its old frame and place it in one OF
these you viii add much to the attractive
ness of your home and never have
| cause to regret your action. Those who re-
side outside the city should hunt up these
art rooms. Don't think that because you
desire moderate priced frame you canno;
| find It there. Mr.. Quimby has . very vide
range of ruoudlngs at varying prices and
can give you tasty frame At any figure you
I feel able to pay.
Don't Forget the Place,
~Meonian Hall Building;
Up One FgjgAt.-W
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10

Samples Of these books can be seen 1t the JOun.
NAL counting room or at any Of the stated aSea.
cisR,
The books are not for sale and viii only b gives
out TO holders Of coupons. The list printed else.
where IN this issue will give NIL nm Idea Of the
books; Owing to lack of space the list will BE-
Published In our daily on Mondays only.l
In ordering by mall several books should b.
na,ned unless you are willing TO wait until the
exhausted numbers can be supplied.
JOURNAL patrons can secure these books II the
JOURNAL counting room.
Our readers can samples OF theAe works 81
any time by calling at any one Of the above named
places Orders for books 10 be sent by mall shOuid,
In all cases. be addressed to
hURLxIoH d FLyRT,
Augusta. naine.
Our friends Will please vomom.
bcv that urdOv no consideration
will an exchange Of books bo
permitted after any book has len
tho ONCE. u 10 not tho purpose 81
this oiylco to institute q circulating
library.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10
SUMMIT HOUSE.

Rutherfords ISLAND. SO. Bristol. Me. new sum
hotel opened for its fret season June Is. 1893.
Board 90. 90 to So on per week $3.50 10
81 90 BY the day, Send for circulars.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10

WVkTN'9 oeGt, mon Z WINE 10
Examine this list and compare the prices With
those that you have been payisa for the sans
article.
All Electric Cars pass our door, asd The fare
from Augusta Or 0aFdineT Ii only oents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10

GE-Prices: 10, 20 and 30 cents.-rga
Sale of seats will open Friday, June 2nd.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10

WANrED--Geod cook for the seashore, July
w and Aug. Snail family. Wages 81 per
week, Cal =, % Pleasant street, a,tes O'clock
Z. NJ jaasSdiW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

the city and the Rock Creek road, which
starts at Boundary and 18th street. This latter
road has the right to build line from its
present terminus along street to 9TH street
and thence along Florida avenue or Boundary
street to North Capitol street. 1t could not
pass the limits Of the city with the trolley, and
SO 1t has been hanging on the border with its
line incomplete until now. Within the limits
Of the city workmen have been engaged in put
ting under the ground electric wires for the pro-
pulsion Of street cars and it is the completion of
this portion Of the line that is now soon expected
The building of this section of street car line
is watched with peculiar interest. The entire
distance from 18th street and Florida avenue to
It'll street where for the present the road will end
is not more than a mile and three-quarters. For
this short road there is a separate power house.
which is located on the hill at the head of 18th
street, nearly quarter of a mile away from the
tracks. The current is brought down from the
power house to the conductors under tina tracks
by insulated wires laid in terra Gotta pipes.
AN INDEPENDENT PLANT.
The fact that there is a separate power house
for this piece Of line, when, as experts say, the
power could just as well be taken from the wire
that runs from the power house at the other
end Of the line. where the trolley portion of
the road obtains the electric current, is only
one Of several facts that go to show that
| the road holds a prominent place in the
interest Of everybody that pays any
attention to the subject of modern street
car motors. The general manager Of the COM
pany owning the patent which is being used on
this road, Mr.. Albert G. Wheeler, an active
and energetic Chicago man, told a STAR
man who went over the line in his
company the other day that the only reason
why power house was erected for this section
of the road was to show the opponents of the
| system exactly how much coal consumed
| in operating a road by the underground sys-
| tenn. Otherwise Mr.. Wheeler said that il
all the coal that is used at the
main power house to run this sec
| ton. Mr.. Wheeler recognizes the fac.
that the underground system is looked upon as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
Written for The Evening Star.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

1 LWAYS BRUSH A CARPET OR RUG
: n with the grain-in other words, never
brush it against the pile. Brushing it the
wrong way makes the rug look rough and. /
think, wears it out sooner. Dipping a broom
in water before using brightens the rugs and
keeps down the dust. If you use a damp cloth
Zone wrung out in water) in busting the wood
work, window stills, &c, Of your room YOU will
find that it will look and keep much cleaner
than if busted with dry dust cloth. Even the
wooden chairs and tables and almost all wooden
furniture look fresher and brighter after being
wiped in this way with a wet cloth
Apropos of rugs. does every one know that
common kerosene oil sprinkled over rug or
carpet after il has been well beaten or cleaned
is not only sure preventive of moth but will
actually destroy any moth eggs, worms or living
insects that may have been left in the article?
l know this from actual experience. Two
rugs made of Brussels carpeting had been put
away for some time. Upon opening and ex-
amining them it was found that the moth were
there in every stage from egg to butterfly. We
brushed and shook well we could. but it
was impossible to be sure that all the pests were
gone.
So following somebody's advice 1 poured on
the coal oil. thinking that in any case the rug
would be ruined either with the moth or the
oil.
Three months later the rugs were again ex-
amined, having been put away in the mean
while. To our delight and surprise there were
no living. moth to be seen. few dead ones
lay about and the rugs seemed brighter than
before their coal oil shower bath
Now every year | put away not only Turkish
rugs and curtains, but dresses, furs and hats
all with the kerosene. In the fall everything is
whole and sound, only requiring little airing
to dissipate the slight odor of kerosene remain
irU ne no finn or rlnra4 S,,.,-
contraire- seems brighter and
cleaner than before.
To those who will try this specific against the
moth that corrupts | would suggest that with
gowns, furs. coats. hats and other articles OF
wearing apparel the kerosene oil may be poured
on newspapers. which can then be laid between
the clothing, the whole pinned or sewed up in a
cotton sheet or bag. L. II. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

Riding Hood make their appearance. fine young
women, tricked out as Wattssu shepherdesses;
and We see that their history is to be entsngled
with the adventures Of the abandoned Thumb
children
Here in the Arcadian dance we also make &C.
qusintance with Miss Mufit, Jack Horner, Tom
the Piper's Son and Dame Mary Quite Contrary
leading toy lamb by . string. Yes" she ex-
claims, 81 started in life as a Vatican shep-
herdess. i thought I might marry, but alas!
Where Is my little crook? It's only good for
handing down shoulders Of mutton on Satur-
dsy nights
1t is a scene OF great magnifcencs, this Area
dian village. Whatever may be the faults and
virtues of the hbretto, and whatever may be
the wrong headedness Of this idea of fun for
children, the Drury Lane management has gone
to enormous cost of money in costumes and
scenery. and has assembled together hundreds
OF the prettiest faces and figures on the Lon
don boards to make it attractive. In all that
lavish expense can do 1t is nearly perfect, and
there is no let up throughout fourteen elaborate
scenes to the transformation at the end But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

NO One 10 Safe From the EytI Edscss OF
These Constant Change" he sav.-why
inc Death Rate 10 80 Besvy-Peopis
should Exsrcise Great Care-som. sound
Advice.
Inss a very trying season Of the year No one
uouos H. every one admits Il. every one feels r.
re'p,s are continually telling that they feel
'0o' OF sorss," or under the weather and srs-
ness Is more common now than a an, o,nsr ,,u,,
No one Is safe from the evil eject Of the unhealthy
changes Of Temperature that are CONSTANTLY taxing
place
Now listen TO wha; we are about 10 saw and ,oa
may ma IL useful IN many wa,.
one OF the greatest physicians IN America ten.
Us mere Is but one Way 20 act IN order To escape
many dangerous diseases that are ALWAYS AZ hama
ready 20 leap upon Us ike tigers whenever break
4 made IN the system. This Is whH; he SAYS
"Io preserve the health and strength see tnsf
the liver and Kidneys act properly NJ all times.
IL tAeir action Is checked through indiCrsfioa
overwork, worry or exposure. you viii nad a pea-
son in this condition grooming with pain There /.
ssicsness at the stomach, the tongue coated the
eyes are infismed with 4 constant headache fur
ness after eating and inability 10 work. 10 YOU
see what this fact signifies: IL means shat nobody
need be in a bad state OF health iT onls the liver
and Kidneys are Kept In good working order
That l. good advice" you say. but how shall e
be done" The answer g this Important question
is given oy some we-Snown people whose words
are beyond question They sPeak from cNperieaos
Or. A. {. CLARK, a well-known New YORK pav.i-
clan, SAYS; al have never known n case 81 drhiiiv
or any u the troubles which arise during THIS
son, which has not been promptly ard permanently
cured by the Of Warmers safe cure and War
ners safe Pills lts power at THIS time Of the year
Is wonderful have seen women run down bT
care and overWorN ana whose Vitality a. eA-
hausicd and puny children. Restored 20 hea "A
through its use"
EguAly Important aud Interesting Is the fcla~-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

songs from which the overture is cleverly
patched together, and night after night the cur
tain rises on the maltreated nursery legend cf
Little Bo-peep," Little Red Riding Hood
and Hop o. My Thumb" The first scene Is
In the hut Of Daddy Thumb and witnesses
conspiracy.
1t viii beremsmbered that Hop o. NY Thumb
was a child Of great scuteness. When his
wicked parents tried to lose him along with his
Six brothers IN the woods the boys were en-
sbled to track their way home again by means
of white pebbles which he had dropped along
the route Later in the evening his mother
sings, in explanation:
Our boys are dead. understand
Is-rsrs- booIn-de-ay,
The finest boys in all the land.
They haunt = night and day.
We le our chicks 20 starve. doubt,
When TO the wood We took 'em out.
watched the little creatures play;
They sang Ia-ra-ra-booIn-de-ay!
This putting together OF classical incident
and English fn-de-siecle verse strikes the kew
note Of the modern children's pantomime at
Drury Lane. Throughout you have the an
Client nursery characters. and throughout they
are packed and sailed down in modern London
slang.
In the hut, "a the curtain rises, Daddy
Thumb, who Is drinking man, arranges with
his wife to lose the children over again. This
time Hop D Ny Thumb has only bread crumbs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
The New School of journalism.

From the Journalist
For some time the reporter on the Dailv
Prize Package had felt that $40 a week was but
a miserable pittance for the amount of work he
was doing.
And when at late hour he tapped on the
sold mans" door, he had called to mind some
good, strong. convincing arguments and these,
backed up by rare persuasiveness and energy
characteristics acquired by long noyitiate in
journalism-led him to hope for a successful
issue in his try for q raise.
He found the editor seated at his desk in
tently reading a list OF expenses. As he sat
down in a canvas-covered camp chair he caught
sight of the heading. Fat Womans Bill"
When the editor had ceased to glance at the
bill and laid it down the reporter said: "I think
sir, that nv salary is out of all proportion 10
my value to your paper, and want a raise"
Expenses are heavy just now" the editor
said, every heavy. You have probably no
ticed the fat woman in our window and the
coupon in our paper that tells all who wish to
send in an estimate OF her weight, with the
senders correct name and address upon il. 10
do So The one who comes nearest TO her
weight will be sent TO Alaska and supported
there for three years. These things cost money
and"
s'But my stories-the recent breach OF prom
Use case story, my scoop on the. High street
to the paper"
mo doubt, no doubt" the editor YEARLY ad-
mitted, but there's our bicycle tour round
the world by way Of the poles-it's expensive.
Then, too, look at this bill for soap. lO7 600
cakes Of soap-a cake given away to every pur-
chaser Of our paper Monday morning. Here's
another bill for tic, 900 pictures of .Ajack De-
fying the hhinoceros. We have to keep nm
with the procession" the editor said, scovline
at the impecunious reporter.
"But look at the good points bring out in
the Bystander's column; lis the life Of the pa
per, and yet owe my landlsdy for four weeks
board, moaned the reporter
"Weu. can't raise your salary. We have
had to engage doctor IT e100 Q week 10 treat
patients who come to him with our coupons
These expenses are necessarily heavy. I must
II anything, retrench in the reportorial depart
ment. Good nightr' And the editor began
scanning long list Of expenses headed s'Cou-
pom Excursions," while the reporter stols D.
lently out into The night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
New interpretations.
STERLING HELLO.

From the Albany Journal.
In one Of the Utica schools the other day,
says the Observer, the teacher gave out some
for the children Of . class to
write. Among them were NJ. D.. B. c., and B.
A. When she looked over the papers Of one Of
the pupils she found that NJ d. was properly
scheduled Physician" B. G. referred to the
period Before Christ" and b A. indicated
Before Adam" This, though quite funny,
was equaled by the experience Of an Albany
teacher not long since. A school girl wss read
ing an account OF Julius Cesar, who was born
20 many years B. G. The teacher explained
that B. G. meant before Christ, remarking
incidentally ''before the birth Of Christ !"
The pupil kept ON reading. and In the next
paragraph there was something about one Of
the old Romans, who hourished so many years
"A. D." Taking the cue given by the explains
tory remark Of her teacher the girl read: 'sMar-
Gus Aurslius, who nourished lao years after
death"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18


Prince-"What, no! Bring on the fizz''
In the eleventh scene, which is really the
eleventh act and is only reached a long time
after midnight Daddy Thumb stands outside
the princes palace, and the plot must also
stand still until he finishes music hall act that
has to do with socialism and recent midnight
demonstration Of the unemployed.
At the cottage of Red Riding Hoods grand
mother the old lady is complaining because her
supper beer has not arrived. The wolves enter
and do away with her. Riding Hood makes
her appearance with bottle Of cholera mix
ture in a flower basket. She is rescued by Boy
Blue and they start off with the captured
wolves for the Geological Garden. Events now
move rapidly. Scene changes after scene until
we come to the one entitled "Home, Sweet
Home and the winding up of all things.
The squire agrees to marry Dame Mary and
make m honest woman of her. Hop o. NV
Thumb comes along with a rope around the
giants neck. Granny, who has been tempered
with by the wolves. makes her appearance with
one arm in a sling, one leg in a rest and COW
cred with strips of courtplaster. The Thumb
parents embrace their children and Little Bo-
peep declares she is glad the sheep are lost, be-
cause she is tired of them.
Boy Blue-''Your saying that spoils all the
poetry, Bo-peepr'
Bo-peep-"Oh, poetry! why, half the time
that's spool (humbug)''
What l go in for, my boys, not poetry, but
"oof." The word ''oof' is modern London
slang for money. This is perhaps the main
lesson OF the pantomime. Its slang and timely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
A DralAatic Event.

The long promised homo rule bill Of Mr..
Gladstone has at last been presented to parlia-
ment Tho dramatic circumstances Of its pre-
sentation by an old man Of eishty-four, who
has seen three-score years Of public service.
with all the fire Of his earlier days, With the
accuracy Of treasury clerk and with the earn
estness and showing Of authority that belong
TO four score and four, made the presentation
Of the measure an event in the history Of par
lament not lees distinguished than was that
earlier presentation Of the same proposition
whom his government went down 70 dsfsat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
WIRES UNDER GROUND
Electric Cars to Be Run Without
Overhead Trolleys.
WORK NEARLY COMPLETED.
Description of the System to Be Employed
In Running the Rock Creek Railroad City
Extension An Ingenious Conduit - The
Crossing the 18th Street Cable Line.

N THE COURSE OF
a week or so, if the
weather permits, peo-
pie who want to 60
out to the Zoo OF far
Their out along the line
of Connecticut avenue
extended can go by
street car the entire
distance. At present
the traveller is obliged
to make such connec-
tiors as fortune favors
with the car lines in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

HOP Ny IHTMB- 70 the Iheater hOyaI,
Hrury Lane, in the fourteenth year of Sir
Aug Istus Harris.
The piece has been running full month
Night after night there continue TO arrive bevys
Of dainty children, golden-haired misses in high
wasted gowns and black silk stockings, and
manly little boys with refined faces. clear-cut
Is the profile on an antique cameo. They co me
with their parents, the father, tall. square
shouldered. In his fsultless evening clothes. the
mother, with her ample neck and shoulders,
showing the rosy flesh Of English beef. Nightly
there stand outside around the portico crowds
of the miserable poor, who are philosophical
enough to take pleasure from this glimpse Of
fresh toilets. Night after hight the gods in the
top gallery sing out the choruses Of music bali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

illusions are certainly more directed to people
who know the world than to innocent children.
1t is not very wicked, but 1t leaves bad taste
in the mouth. The pantomime of other days
may have been as stupid as 1t was childish, and
the spectacular display was certainly not SO
dazzling. but We cannot help believing that
the world went better then.
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
Millennium Ode.
Ice that through Ta-ra-ra,s hall

The voice that through Ta-ra-ra's hall
Has boom-de-ayed so long,
Has gone to see where Annie calls,
And Joined McGintys thronE
There by long lost cord they're bound,
Itpulled Pat Duny's cart,
In cradles Of the deep-focked sound,
Asleep, never to part.
Only pansy to bedeck
The graves all kept sea-green,
Where Willie wanders mid the wreck.
And thinks what might have been.
"Whatl such doom my song befallsf
well believe Il, for
The voice that through Ta-ra-ra's halls
Now boom-de-ayes no more"
Harvard Lanpoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

Then We are treated to the further amours
Of Bo-peep and the prince, while Squire Offless
makes love to Dame Mary by mistake. He de-
sires to elope with Bo-peep. Come with me
don't hesitate. Once on board my YACHT he
exclaims The dame replies with broad ref
Wells): ''No, thanks. No yachts for me. I've
heard Of you Monte Carlo swells" When he
discovers he is talking to the mother instead of
the daughter he cries: "Why you boss-syed,
duck-footed kangaroo 1t Is like this through
out the piece. The characters are ostensibly
the traditional childish heroines and the panto-
mime is professedly for children, but the Lam
guage il the language of the Gayety bar, the
race track and the life Of chorus girls. Every
now and then there is an attempt to get back
to some real children's scene
THE AUDIENCE.
By tnis time it Is after II o'clock at night
Scene after scene has passed with never an in
PERMISSION. The children, who compose more
than half the audience, sit enraptured. Among
them, on the evening was present were some
youngsters Of the royal family in box. The
grown people begin to yawn little but they
are kept awake by the horse play of the actors
and by local political and other illusions quite
above the children's heads. The orchestra is q
fine one, and the music is of a character to ap-
peal to ordinary Londoners. rich and poor
shke-that is to say it is the music of the variety
stage and the Lottie Collins genre. There are
yet five scenes more. in which the plot scarcely
advances a single step.
In the Hall of Million Mirrors there is q
Procession Of Weil-knovn Nursery Rhymes
and Fairy Tales, very splendid. OF these fairy
tale professions there are no less than thirty.
all done with the greatest magnifcence. At the
end, whether for the edifcation of the children
or their parents, there is the following CONVEX
sation:
Prince-"Well. what do you think Of it?''
Boy Blue-"oh, not bad
Squire-''There is only one thing missing"
Bo-peep-"What ia it?"
re-"Refreshments There is q lack of
LIQUOR"