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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-19

The processes commonly resorted to for
imparting waterproof quality to cotton
cloth have proved only measurably success
full, besides being somewhat complicated
and troublesome. The latest and most ef
fective method, as recently described. il
claimed to he free from the objections here
tofore encountered and consists mainly in
first drying the fabric thoroughly in dry
heat and then spreading it lightly over
smooth surface. With IA brush this Is paint
ed over with a thin coat of boiled oil,
which, after having become perfectly dry, is
treated to 6. second coat, and third il nee
essary, pleii.y Of time being allowed be
tween each for the effect Of the operation
on the fabric to become perfect. After the
last coat ha: been applied, If the surface re-
tnains sticky, a mixture of one-fourth pound
Of shellac to n pint Of water gently heated
until near tie boiling point. adding to this
small quantity Of liquid ammonia. Is
painted over the surface. For yellow wa.
terproof yellow ochre is employed, and for
black lan,pblack is found serviceable.
The coloring matter, it Is said, can be used
in MIXTURE with the sbellac.-New York
Sun.
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Iablache's Humor.

An incident showing the spontaneity Of
Lablache's humor occurred on the occasion
of his having been sent for by the king of
Naples. Awaiting in the anteroom his
turn to be admitted into the royal pres
ence, he perceived a draft in the room, and
fearing the consequences begged to be al
lowed to remain covered. A moment or
two after he was beckoned by the usher
and forgetting that he wore his hat, took
up one he found near him, and with one
hat on his head and another in his hand,
entered the room in which was his majesty.
The king at once perceived the mistake
and was SO nightly amused at it that he
received the great basso with hearty
laugh, which SO startled the object of it
that he soon discovered what had hap
pened, and with his prompt wit exclaimed,
''Sire, your majesty is quite right, one hat
would be already too much for fellow
who has no head. New York Mail and
Express
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aus'c ~ me BAND
On 9rass Iassrumssis AIways Delights ~
Uheis csssty.

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-"How many brass
hands are there in the Cnited 6tatesg' l
asked . few evenings since OF the leader Of
the best known band in this city.
The musician reflected for momen { and
then said: Il should roughly estimate the
number to be upward of 10000. have
never been In town which had q popula-
ton OF 600 but what found a band there.
The towns with 10000 inhabitants usually
have either two or three bands. A remark
able impetus was given to the formation Of
brass bands in the United States by the war
OF the rebellion. In order to recruit the
bands in the army it was necessary to call
upon the various regiments for volunteers
to act as musicians. In this manner thou
sands Of men with good ears for music be-
came passable players. After the war was
over these men scattered to their various
homes all over the country and took with
them the liking for brass music which they
had gained upon the field.
Tribute to the Late Mr. Gilmore.
During the occupation of New Orleans
by Benjamin F. Butler the late Patrick
Sarsfield Gilmore held jubilee in New
Orleans in which some 40 military bands
participated. This jubilee had a great ef.
feet on the spirit Of culture in this line OF
music, which was deepened still further by
the mammoth jubilee after the war in Bos-
ton. To Gilmore is due, more than to any
other bandmaster, the credit for the intro
duction into band music of the various BIZ
zarre effects which go SO far at the present
time to enhance the music of brass bands. :"
How many men," said /, usually con-
stitute o country baEds"
1.-THE lowest number constituting full
band is Is men," was the reply. I'm the
larger towns from % to 25 men can fire.
qucntly he found in a village band. These
are supported in great measure by the
citizens of the towns and villages 1t is
quite common custom in the country dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-19

L
ma county, IA ana .here she ea.nereu nel
mock aoou, ner' ana 'ney pesan nie az" 1:,',
anna tne mis-. Ihe MS. year 1nsn Nv
stock consisted OF YOKE Oh oxen anu ""
only, and put a re" acres were Pioweu' ua.
lusha driving the oxen anu HIS oio'ne'
walking IN the iurrow.
Corn ana wheat were .Ie oii'y cfops pu'
tn' ana they were .hrea.eheu ~ 1nI "a
gecns, whlcn were numerous anu very uun
CRY. !oyoans uai"sna' wuo vas nv .on.
sidered ola enough 10 DE ih'rus1eu WIN d
gun, was ASSIGNED the TASK Oh pro'ec',ns
the crops aEts~ he ana IL oy si.,ihe Oh Ile
roof OF the barn ana rittiihe on the shihs'es
with stick Inc act thac .he pigeons gov y,
up early IN the morning anu coh.in"eu AL
lay at their depredations mace 10 necessary
Tor the boy 10 cilmp 10 MS eAaiteu perch at
daylight, carry ms dinner WIN nun anu re-
main till dark daiiy an.ii tne crops were
too well grown 10 ne III danger iro" Tue
winged thieves
The spring ne was 10 young orow was
Delighted . nave the opportunity VI max
ing u trip down inc 'ous4uenahna river OH
a raft from Iunkhahnock TO MARIETTA
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MAKING kINoLiNG WOOD.
Guiliord's New industry Is Proving Very
successiul.

few years ago our ancestors would
hive scoffed at the idea of buying their
kin5ling wood all prepared for the stove,
and have thought man crazy who would
establish a factory to turn out kindling
wood. All is changed nov and at Guilford
are the works of the Pine Tree State
Bundle Kindling Wood Company, con-
Quoted by Mr.. William C. Huntley, for
merly of Boston, in full running order.
The operation is carried on at the plant
Of the Novelty Works as is well known.
Good machinery Is put in and everything is
running smoothly. Twenty hands, young
men and girls, are finding employment on
the pr ,mises, and in short time Mr.. Hunt
ley expects to double his present working
force. Edgings and refuse wood from the
saw mill are converted into valuable COM
mercial commodity, for which there is
constant demand and ready sale. The
coarse material from the mill yard is first
plSced in apartments for drying above
hot air pipes, where after laying for four
or five days it i, ready to be cut up and
pressed into bundles for shipment. The
wood three feet in |, myth, is placed by hand
ia kind of hopper and is taken up BY
separator, which conducts it to eighteen
saws attached to a cyliIder, and cutting the
stick iato eighteen pieces, each two inches
long. This is done rapidly, twenty-five
cords being cut per day. These pieces as
they leave the saws are carried by double
endless chain with transverse bars to COM
mon receptacle. From this they are re-
moved by hand to tables on each side, and
thence to the presses and press I'd into COM
pact bundles and then tied with strings.
Fourteen presses are now in use, all pro-
PEELED by the steam power and belts attached.
Although the Mill aud machinery have been
in operation only short time, three car
loads have been forwarded to fll orders
from Massachusetts. For this class of man
ufactures there 10 constant demand, As
cnmmption is always kept we'll up with
production. Where coal fires are relied up
on for heating pup ,ses kindlings are indis-
pensable.
Mr.. Huntley is the pioneer in this Maine
Industry, having first established the busi-
ness at South Gardner in come ction with
Lawrence Bros. s Co., mill prcprietors, snd
later at W;scass.t and Brewer. He thor
oughly understands the ms and outs OF the
business, though for thirty years he has not
looked upon the face of man, is acquainted
with dealers in nearly every city east OF
New York. aud is well posted as to the
m .rkets. "a
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RACK AND srasls sossIp.

u
The manager Of large stable says: I'VE
enforce kindness BY stringent discipline.
When We hire . man We tell him that
horses can be managed batter BY kindness
than BY harsh methods, and that striking,
kicking OF any abuse of horse, viii insure
bis prompt discharge. Horses are anxious
to obey, and it is better to convey our
wishcs BY words or gestures than by blows"
G. B. Ingraham, proprietor of the West
Rociport driving park. and one Of the most
level headed horsemen Of the State. has =
stud Of some 10 or IL horses and colts
which are way up" in trottins lines. At
the head of the stud 10 the pacing stallion
Cashier, which 70 easily won 6rst money in
the nve-year-oA races It the State fairs
last fall. Another very fine looking colt,
and . very promising che, 10 the two-year-
old stallion Quad, BY Edgemazk. He has
three high bred brood mares, one by Mel
son and come young colts BY Cashier. tina:
Mr.. Ingraham 10 confident will do honor to
their sire when the right time comes.
Let there be the coming year . renewal
of the walking matches for horses, and let
us have this important quality developed in
stead of neglected, ~ it now 10 says the
Maine Farmer. A free, fast walker is a.
ways good roadster. The walking gait 10
too important to be neglected.
An exchange has the following excellent
advice:
Two vows should be made BY every
breeder whether large or email and when
made riaidly adhered to.
/. Not to breed mare unless her Of
spring. - good ~ herself, would be satis-
factory.
2. Not to patropixe stallion unless he
10 Individually and by breeding what you
want to perpetuate. The man who makes
q study Of dams and sires before breeding
will not trouble himself about service fees,
but will occupy his mind about the quality
of the goods.
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A. PICTURESQUE FIGURE.
Non Calusha A. Grow Achieved Success from
aSmali Beginning.

HARRISBURG, Jan. Is The domination
Of Hon. Galusha A. Grow to the Office of
congressman ut large from the state Of
Pennsylvania brings again before the pub
lie eye one of the most picturesque figures
in the history of American politics. The
story of his public life. which has been re-
told SO many times in the newspapers dur
ing the past few days, is full of interest, but
not more so, fancy, than that of his early
years--the years during which he was form.
ing the character that enabled him to make
his mark in after life.
lie was born in Ashford, Conn, in 1924.
When he was but II child, his father died,
leaving Mrs Grow with a large family of
boys and girls on her hands For time
they were obliged to separate, Galusha, the
youngest of four brothers, going to live
with his maternal grandfather. When the
boy was about 10 years of age, his mother
was enabled to buy farm in Susquehan.
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Self praise is no rec )mmendation, but
there are times when one must permit .
person 10 tell the truth about himseIf.
When what he says 10 supported BY the
t. imony Of others no reasonable man WIN
doubt his word. Now, e. say that ALI
COCKS poRous PLAsrERs are the on,y
genuine and reliable porous plaftefs msae
IL not relf praise in tie slightest degree.
They have stool The test fur ever tnir,y
years, and il p-oof Of their merits It 70 on'y
necessary to al att nti to the cuees tnty
have effected AMI to the '. luntary tesumon'
ials Of tho e Who have used them.
Beware Of limitations, and do not Oe de-
c lived BY Misrepresentation. Ask for ALI
e,ck's, AMI let NO solicitation OF explana-
li,n induce you II accept substitute. I
j,nl5eod&wfolrm
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J.pane.e INVITATION to Dinner.

An invitation to dinner among the mid
die or upper classes OF Japan frequently
commences as follows: II beg pardon for
thus insulting you in begging your compa-
ny at my house to dinner. The house is
small and very dirty. Our habits are rude.
and you may not get anything fit to eat.
and yet hope that you will condescend
to be present with us ut O'Clock on Dec.
g." Upon arriving at the house you find
it spotlessly clean, tasty in arrangement
and the host and hostess affable indeed.
The bill Of fare consists Of 10 or Is courses.
the best the market can afford. All the
self humiliation Of the host IL the method
adopted to pay you honor.-New York
World,
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One angel met another on the jasper
street taking earthly observations.
what are you looking att"
Men," said the other.
And what do you sees"
~ see wise men living under laws made
by fools and knavcs and submitting OF
their own wills"
Strange said the other. "And how
do they justify such a system'"
They don't justify it. They say it's all
wrong"
And why do they submit"
THAT cannot tell"
And wha: do they call such strange
anomaly"
aPolitics Kate Fields Washington.
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Preservation Of Pictures.

The preservation Of pictures has now b.
come in London, 1t would seem. an the m
suit of some very ingenious experiments, n
regular scientific proceeding, II the ac-
counts given are to be relied upon. It is
simply placing the surface OF the picture,
be It of canvas or paper, in . vacuum, thus
protecting it from the usual atmospheric
action which Is 10 deteriorating. In carry
ing out this plan the picture il inclosed in
a metal frame or vase. covering the back
and sides, and projecting from the sides
like an ordinary fame. In the edges Of this
case plate Of glass is inserted, just as in
an ordinary frame, and Theoretically sealed
to the metal. The air Is then withdrawn
from between the surface Of the picture
and the glass. and thus the picture is in a
vacuum. It IS asserted that the effect Of
this plan in to completely protect pic
lures from the action Of dampness, air,
gases and other causes that operate to de-
stroy paintings exposed or framed In the
ordinary way.-New. York Sun.
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CABLE RATES AND RULES



How Thsy Nay Ne Utilizsd to TransfsE
Cash nc s0all Cost.
It is possible to take advantage Of the
rules Of the cable companies regarding PIE
payment Of messages to transfer small
amounts Of money by wire. Cablegrams
will not be sent collect, neither may the
sender guarantee the payment Of tolls upon
4 reply to . message. but he can prepay
such reply to the extent Of 50 words by de.
posting cash to that amount at the origi.
mating ONCE and stating in his c4blegram,
Reply, 10 words prepaid." or whatever
number Of words he may mention within
the limit.
For this phrase he pays usual tolls.
When the message is delivered to the per
son addressed, the cable company at the
same time hands him in cash the amount
Of prepayment. The party getting the mon
ey can use Il to send the reply wanted OF
otherwise as he sees fit The smallness 81
the amount involved prevents any undue
advantage being taken Of this system,
which has been found of great convenience
in legitimate way, as even the shortest
cablegram is expensive, while prepayment
reasonably guarantees reply.
NOuSlucIluk INC 1dCt kAlde NCl Lew S0o1C'
grams are ineligible to the operators, the
mistakes made are surprisingly few, and
such as do occur are quite as often due to
the poor penmanship of the writer as to
carelessness on the part of cable employees.
When mistakes do creep in, however. the
result may be serious if not detected, rs an
error in single letter may radically alter
the meaning of message.
For example, cheaper" may be used to
signify, "Send 5000 bags of coffee to our
careat Boston, while cheaper" may stand
for the same phrase, except the substitu-
ton of Philadelphia for Boston.
A careless writer or negligent operator
would here have an excellent opportunity
to make a costly blunder. The codes are
arranged so far as possible to preclude mis-
takes Of this kind arising through similari-
ty of cipher words. but risks cannot be en-
tirely eliminated.
1t costs nothing to register an address
with the telegraph and cable companies in
America and Great Britain, whereby one
word will stand for the full name of the
firm, and thus reduce the cost of cable
grams, but on the continents the various
governments impose yearly tax for the
privilege, small as it is.
The average citizen has no doubt often
speculated how the cable people handle
messages written in foreign languages
that is, how native operator at, say, st.
Petersburg or Mecca can intelligently trans
NIT kilograms written in English. The ex-
PLANTATION is exceedingly simple.
The only requirement Of the cable lines
is that all messages must be written in
ruyvs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-19

Il has been we'll said that no man ever
sank under the burden of the day. Il is
when tomorrow's burden is added TO the
burden of today that the weight is more
than man can hear. Never load your
selves no, my friends. II you find your
selves 10 loaded. mt least remember this:
It is your own do;ngs, Lot Gods. He begs
you to leave the future to him and mind
the present.. George Macdonald.
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What was . narrow etcare from . seri-
on, accident and only proved amusing. hap
pened to three women driving on Water
street in pung Tbursdsy. The pupg was
loaded too heavily forward and struck
p 'ow on against an uneven place in the
street. The stern Of the craft came up,
vehemently pitching the women out, and
the horfe started to run. but one of the
mail carriers passing along stopped him be-
fore any damage was done.
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might literally be said stos be the music
which eoothes the savage breast, but It
certainly doesn't ravish the earl
'sWhAt are the finest amateur bands you
evef heard in American said l.
Il think that the Fort Wayne City band
and the Thirteenth Battalion band Of Ham
ilton. Ont, easily bear of the palm. Both
Of these organizations play the highest class
music in y capable manner. OF course they
do not compare with the better class bands
In the larger cities, but as comparative
amateur performers I have never heard
them excelled."
What Is the greatest brass band in the
world, in your opinion!" said l.
The Finest on Earth.
1T is generally recognized throughout
the civilized world that the Garde Republic
aine of Paris is the most finished and su-
perb Of all the bands in Europe. It has a
membership Of 20 performers Curiously
enough, the name of its leader is Paris. He
was recently appointed to the position after
passing an examination at the Paris con.
servatoire, which includes among its board
OF examiners such eminent musicians as
Saint Saens and Massenet
"The Garde Republicaine band attend.
ed Gilmore's jubilee in Boston, and many
of the novel effects which are used in
American bands were borrowed from these
Incompatible musicians. To the Partisan
band is due more than to any other cause
the finish and execution now attained by
bands in America. The Band Of the Guides
of Brussels is propably the closest competi.
tor of the Garde, excepting perhaps a few
OF the higher class bands of America. The
Grenadier Guards band of London also &C.
cupies very high position. There are two
bands of the higher class in Berlin and sew
eral in Vienna which have international
fame among musicians.
Next in order among the foreign bands
comes that of the car of Russia at St. Pc
tersburg. 1t was my good fortune to hear
nearly all Of these great bands during my
sojourn in Europe as trombone soloist.
The sultan of Turkey has very good band.
and now and then we hear whisper in
musical circles of the semibarbaric music
produced by the band of the ameer of AZ
ghanistan. According to American ideas,
the band of the Chinese emperor would not
rank high from a musical standpoint. Still
it seems to please the humor of his high
ness the emperor" ERNEST JARROLD.
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The First Blackboard.

Howellet's Queer Facts and Curious
Fancies" says that 1.-The first blackboard
was made ct London in the year 1875 and
was used at n small educational institution
near Paddington Green. H. A. Wood. an
authoritative investigator, says: THE first
blackboard ever used for the purpose OF in
struction was made by Colonel Claudius
Crozet, one of Napoleon's officers. and after
ward teacher of mathematics at West
Point. The board was made in 1915"
Which is right'-St. Louis Republic.
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The remains Of Mr.. Ezekiel Psge who're
funeral occurred in this city Wednesday
afternoon have been taken to Waterv.lle for
interment. He leaves . widow and six
children. Mr.. Page was respected citizen
of Waterville for over 4G years. His death
occurred at bis residence in Augusta, Jan.
"A, at the age of 20. He served in the Civil
War in the l4th Msine Volunteers, receiving
q severe wound in the battle of Winchester,
from which he has been a patient and
constant sufferer to the enl.
DIG. c. George W. Martin installed the
officers Of Cushnoc Council, No. 1856, O..
U.F., at the last meeting. The officers
for the ensuing year are: PC. Co. John
Coughlip; c. c.. Seth Gay; U. c., NJ.
y. Hanks; r. and f., p. G. Sexton; tres,
Charles Bryant; pre-, Alice M. Davis; NJ,
T.. M. Libby G., George A. Parks; s.,
Mary +. IIennessey; representative TO
grand lodge, Seth Cry; alternate, Charles
Bryant; trustees, Mrs. M. I. Gould, Mis-
M. M. Davis and Miss Melissa f. Frain.
Brother Martin made some very encoursg-
ing remarks and presented the name Of one
applicant for membership.
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.YnailAMti."

have seen it stated that the name
"Ypsilanti," applied to Michigan town,
b of Indian origin and that it should be
"Hipslanti,"a combination of two Algon-
quin words, meaning water hip deep"
am also Of the opinion that the genius who
constructed such an odd definition II
badly OF " The town was unquestionably
named for General Ypsilanti, q Greek, who
was born In Constantinopie In I760.-Sk
Louis Republic.
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The car while ut Copenhagen makes no
secret Of his profound dislike to the Ger
man language, which he knows, but per
sistently declines to speak or listen to. This
often causes considerable embarrassment,
and only the other day, while attending q
meeting Of Danish firemeu, he refused to
answer one Of the officers who addressed
him in German until the query was repeat
"a in English. Berlin Letter.
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A Malden's Sarcasm.

81 came to see, Miss Sprite, II you would
look more favorably upon my suit today"
Miss Sprite (adjusting her monocle and
scrutinizing him from head to foot)--Yes,
sir, I do. think 1t looks better than the
old one you wore the last time you were
here.-New York Tribune.
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The Ire for use At the insane hospital 10
being cut and stored. Mr.. s. C. Webster
is cutting the ice above the dam and about
30 teams are engaged in hauling it to the
b jspital.
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Hon. o. ID. Baker, Col. Elias Milliken,
Oscar IIolway, Egg, and Joseph Bodwell
OF Hallowell went to Old Town Thursday
afternoon 10 attend = meeting Of the Old
Town Wooden Co.
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Blinks-Have you read that article q
how to tell bad egg9
Winks-No. I have not, but my advice
would be, II you have anything impor-
tant to tell bad egg, break It eentIy-
Brooklyn Life.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS.

Mr.. s. s. Brooks il improving in health
after his quite severe illness.
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Miss Florence Brooks went 70 Portland
on the afternoon tssin Thursday.

Mrs. Horace North gave : ca:d party
Thursdsy evening, in honor Of Miss Weeks
of Bath.