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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-13

1t is the medicine above
all others for catarrh, an
worth its weight in gold
l can use Ely's Cream
Balm with safety and it
does all that is claimed
Tor it, b. W. Sperrv,
Hartford, Conn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
An Object Lesson.

People living in the vicinity OF
Fostoria, Ohio, have had an uncom.
Portable reminder of the power of
earth's hidden forces. A gas well
had been drilled to the depth OF
three hundred and fifty feet and the
well had just been cased. The
drillers heard the roar of gas as the
drill tapped the reservoir, and ran
for their lives from the derrick, but
none too soon, as the ponderous drill
was hurled like shot from gun to
height OF nearly one hundred feet
above the tree tops. The casing
quickly followed, and was scattered
and bent in tangled mass. No
sooner had the poDderous volume of
gas given vent to its strength than 1t
ignited from the fires of the boiler
near by and steady volume OF fire
shot up over one hundred and fifty
feet high. Enough oil was thrown
out with the gas to make lake Of
fire about the well. The surround
ing land is Doggy, and for quarter
OF a mile around the well in many
places the gas is coming up through
the earth with such force that
ground and water are thrown to a
height of ten feet or more, and these
patches resemble boiling springs.
The water gurgles and dances from
the escape of the gas fully quarter
of a mile away from the well. The
entire woods is filed with the gas
coming through the ground, and
people have left the place, fearing at
any time that the entire vicinity may
spring into a mass OF seetbing flames.
The roar OF the gas can be heard for
nearly ten miles. Nothing like 1t
has ever been known. 1t is in en-
tirely new territory, and Is supposed
to be crevice or pocket which will
soon blow itself out
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

latter has little to recommend 1t as far
as appearances go, but its revival Is
sufficiently recent to give to 1t the
value of newness. 1t Is generally made
in a straw that is very rough and still
extremely light. They come usually
with their high crown fitted with a
velvet or MORE band, bunch OF curled
ccck's feathers, a high bow or two or
three very short curled tips at the
side, this trimming beiug ali bl ok on
either natural cOlored or black straw.
Both white and black straws in the
same walking shape come with Sc
we're mans band of black or white
ribbon, with no other trimming. Black
straw trimmed with white ribbon and
natural color trimmed with white are
both popular in the English shapes
These hats are to be worn with any
gown suitable for the city. street, or
for travelling. CT with the severer
styles at summer resort.
The second simple sort of headgear,
the sailor, j. often so deliberately trim
med as to take it altogether out of the
class of plain hats. The initial pict-
ure shows how highly wrought the
sailor has become. This model is of
white straw trimmed with peasant
bow of cream-coiored lace and several
loops of black gros-grain ribbon. A
cluster of long stemmed roses is place
near the back, and punches of grasses
are put here and there. The corner is
encftcled by lace, the two ends meeting
in the back, where they are fastened
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

ming on the hat seen in the last pic
ture possesses, in q mild degree, this
quality of self-assertiop. 1t is not as
marked as in many fashionable ex-
amples, and the notion may be easily
overdone This hat is of fancy rice
straw with a pleated and waved brim
and low crown. Spreading punches Of
wild roses with (, liage and big loops of
black velvet ribbon trim it and its tie
strings are of narrow black velvet rib
bon.
Quaint little eight-cornered scarlet
caps are picturesque. They are made
OF cashmere somewhat after the plan
OF the discarded tam-o' -shanter, the
band that fits the cap to the head be-
ing supplied with a gold strap and
buckle so that 81 may be regulated.
The top OF these caps does not tip and
slant As used the top of the tam, but is
ever level. The pretty tam-o'-shanter
is gone by. Although 1t wa, once very
becoming, such a style of head rig now
makes woman look perfect sight.
The only trace of the late departed is
o trig little affair which fits close about
the head, we'll down in the back. and
which hangs over in front in baggy
ia hion. The girl with short hair
looks we'll in this, but she looks even
better in an admiral's visor cap, so the
relic of the tam is not really popular
Yachting caps are of one general sort
visor affair which can be had for
next to nothing in the stores, but there
are others which will keep their shape
and are not inexpensive. The latest
material is very rough and dark
linen. White duck Is rather too COM
mon, but blue Is as good form rs ever.
Copyright 1894.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

with ribbon knot and hang over the
brim. The result is a handsome hat,
and one safely beyond criticism on the
score OF looks, but the sailor has 50 long
been associated with natty simplicity
that these models are sometimes
startling. In general. the sailors brim
is rather wider than last year, but not
exaggerated, and the crown is a little
higher. 1t often appears with a mer-
curry wing on each side, spreading
bow or some other frivolity in front.
but, on the whole. is more popular
with just ribbon band, or, to speak
more correctly, with a dozen inter-
changeable ones to each hat. These
bands are nearly as wide as the crown
will allow, and are of all colors and
combinations. Cne of the latest wrin-
kles is a hat band of very heavy
plaided ribbon, with the lining of the
light cape to be worn at the same time
of silk to match. There is no excuse
for fretting il the sailor has only a
plain white band. 1t will do, and If
the wearer is prettier than the other
girl she shouldn't care: if she isn't,
the plaid won't help much. These
buckle, or they are cunningly arranged
hat was made with that particular
band on 1t.
An occasional dainty assumption of
the modes Of fifty years ago Is met
with, and If skillfully done the maid
whose attire ruggests styles a half
century old will be the foreground of
the picture and put in the background
her up-to-date companions. A youth
full face and figure are requisite of
success, and the maiden of Thu second
sketch has both. Her gown is SIM
plicity it elf, its chief adornment
being a fichu OF quaint look, whose
ends cross in front, again in back. and
tie at left ide in a large bow. An
equally important feature of the effect
desired is attained in the hat, which
is pale blue null over wired form,
and trimmed with big loops of the
null. Hat and fichu in the next illus
tration are Enthusiastically OF the sum-
mer of 1894, and simplicity is not con-
sidered. The hat is a picturesque one,
Of white straw covered with tiny frills
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Firepro Of Wood.

Almost contempt ,aneously with the
invention of bullet-proof cloth comes a
report of the discovery of fire-proof
and steel-proof wood. Several species
of iron wood have been known for a
long time and have been widely used,
on account of their extraordinary
weight and ha dness, in the manu-
facture of such articles as axles and
plcws. These, however, appear to be
excelled by certain tree found in the
Northern Transvaal, regarding which
M. Basiaux, at present travelling in
South Africa, has transmitted note
to the Geographical Society OF France.
The wood is a sort Of ebony, and Is so
exceedingly hard that it cannot be cut
or worked in the ordinary manner, ex-
cept when green. When mature and
dry, it resists every known tool, and
either blunts or breaks the finest
tempered steel. II Is. apparently, al
most impregnable against fire, as 1t re-
quired fortnight's constant burning
to reduce, the trunk OF one Of these
trees to ashes. The wood, although
heavy, is considerably lighter than
iron or steel. II it should be found to
exist in any quantity, and satisfactory
means of working it can be discovered,
it is thought that it may find an ex-
tensive applicat on in the arts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
i'm. This is a newer
beneath the brim.
idea than the other.

beneath the brim. This is newer
idea than the other.
Another kinl of bow is made by
binding together as many as five loops
of ribbon. These loops are all OF
length. and are made into sort of
sheaf, the binding being done by rib
bon to match. Below the binding the
loops lie close for an inch or so; above
it each loop is spread wide, and all are
bent apart from each other, the effect
being something like a very gorgeous
flower in full bloom. Such bow is
set upright on the close end. and what
ever other trimming is added is not
allowed to interfere with the indiyidu-
atty OF the loops and their arrange
meiit.
ployed on the fourth pictured hat.
faced with old red silk. 1t is trimmed
with two upright ostrich tips, q pleated
spresdiag Black satin bow. A much.
liked Arrangement of flowers, feath-
ers, Or bows has them as close, small.
and narrow as possible at the point of
contact with the hat and separated as
nearly as possible in effect from the
lines of. the hat itself. Then the trim
mings spread tremendously. This is
one OF the secrets that oftentimes
make the milliner's Rat look so
different from the hat trimmed at
home. To attain the effect, bind the
flowers firmly together before they are
adjusted to the nat. Wrap the base of
the ribbon loops round and round, that
its own individuality may be assured
before it i, made part of the hat.
1t used to be the ia ,hion to mass
trimming, now the tendency is to have
the different points OF hats orna-
mentation seem to be as If not on
speaking terms with each other or
with the hat itself. The feather stands
on tip-toe and in proud isolation from
the flower, the flower proudly rears
stately head in another part of the
hat, as far from the hat as it can be,
and as for the bow. every separate loop
gets as far as possible from every other
one, and the whole bow barely rests
single point on the hat brim which
supports it. This is the essence OF
that style which sticks out all over"
many fashionable hats. The trim
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

a exquisite finish for plain bodices o
blouees.
Bows are ever an important feature
of hat trimming and there are current
several new devices OF this sort. OF
course, the steady Sunday beau keeps
In fashion all the time. With that
joke cleared away, the field i left clear
for attending to important hat bows.
The east and-west bow still prevails.
Sometimes 1t Is merely . pair Of &C
cordion-pleated wide ends held down
tight in the middle and spread to full
width at the edges. This is really the
favorite shape just now. 1t Is cal ried
out In lace and frequently adjusted by
being passed through couple OF Sits
In the hat, the middle part Of the bow
being thus on the under side. Often
that portion OF the bow which Is on
the under side OF the brim is eabo-
rated to show against the hair. Some
times the plan Is reverse and the
elaboration appears as pompon on
the top of the hat, while the ends
spread on the under side of the, hair
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Uudaunted.

A lively desire is q great sharpener
of the wits, and it is likely enough that
the boy OF whom the following story
is told in an exchange 10 no brighter
than other boys when 1t comes to gram
mar and arithmetic
He was cleaning hi, skates and
whistling merrily when his mother re-
marked:
The paper this morning has an ac-
count OF little boy. who was drowned
while skating on thin ice."
The boy ceased whistling, but kept
on rubbing the skate iron.
"Too bad" said he. II wonder il he
was any relation to the poor little by
who was killed the other day bv an
electric while on his way to school,"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Il do not see," said business man
who travels around q good deal, why
Cincinnati can not have something
like there Is in st. Louis. mean .
concern I at will supply cool, pure wa
ter at q nominal cost to the people
Over In st. Louis there is water com
pany that was started in small way,
but is now capitalized Mt, believe,
800, 900. Drinking water is supplied
for family use In any quantity desired
It is supplied in large bottles, which
are returned. They are delivered by
menin wagons, just as milk Is supplied
for family use. The water Is first dis
titled, all the impurities removed, ana
then charged with something which
makes the water sparkle like noun
tain spring water. 1t Is delicious
drink, and Is used In large quantities
by families. The water is taken from
the river. Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette f
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

ID not spook. but reality. II II neither .
boyle nor -kelpie.- nor any other Of those
spirits which the oredulous have supposed TO
haunt the banks OF .rivers' and streams after
dusk. It's name IL malaria. and though fnvisi-
bile. IL IL very terrible and tenacious when IL
seizes you. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
drives II away. nor viii II attack those whose
systems are fortified with the great medicinal
defensive agent The miasmatic mists Of early
morning. the vapors exhAled at eventide may
be safely breathed by those protected by the
Bitters. In the tropics where every form Of
Inslarial disease threatens the sojourner. and
10 particularly virulent when developed. tho
Bitters Is the best reliance Of the tnhabitant.
For dyspepsia. liver complaint lack OF viRor,
appetite and sleep: for rheumatism and perv-
BUSINESS the Bftters are = sure and safe rem
edV.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
The Dog Has No Mechanics.

Although the mental Qualities of our
highly d0mesticated dogs are singu-
larry like those of their masters, the
likeness going to the point that tho
household pet is apt to have acquired
something OF tae general character OF
the people with whom he dwells, there
are many sugge ,tive differences aris-
ing II ON failures Of development which
are in the highest measure interesting
to those who study the species. We
note, In the first place, that although
for ages in contact with the construc-
tive work which occupies his masters
the dog shows no tendency whatever
to essay any undertakings OF this ma.
ture. He Is quite alive TO considers
tion5 of personal comfort and Is par
ticularly fond of warm bed, yet ex-
cept for a few unverified stories we
may say that there is no evidence
whatever to show that they ever
by deliberately providing themselves
attested case has dog shown any
sense as to the nature OF any mechanical
contrivance. They will learn which
way door opens, and rarely ii ever do
they undiscerningly close it when it is
slightly aiar when they wish to pass
through the opening, but have never
been able to observe or obta n evidence
to show that they would pull down a
latch in the way in which cat readily
learns to do. Much as dogs have had
to do with guns, they display no kiad
OF interest IN the arms except so far as
they are tokens OF sport to come. They
connect the explosion with the capture
of game and with search for it in the
direc ton toward which the barrel was
pointed. / have not, howe err, been
able to find that they know, as they
might readily do, and as a crow would
surely do, when the weapon was loaded
and when empty. They show no in
terest in it, such as monkeys readily
display toward any mechanical cen
trivance to which their attention has
been directed. All these negati' 9 fea-
lures indicate that the mechanical side
of the canine mind is entirely unde-
veloped.-Chicago News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12


exploits was the theft of his wife's
diamonds. Investigation disclosed
the fact that he had pawned them,
but the discovery did not seem to
particularly annoy the blue-blooded
Don Carlos, who treated the whole
matter as one of the pardonable
pecadillos of gentleman of leisure.
Russia's Royal Nobodies.
The Grand Dukes of Russia and
other members OF the imperial fam
lily, with the exception Of Grand
Dukes Alexis and Vladimir, amount
to very little. The Czarowitz, Mich
olas, has up to date given no evidence
of his capacityfor properly admins
tering the great power which will
one day be his, and but for the acct
dent Of birth would be nobody.
Scandals In which the names of his
imperial relatives were mixed up
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Carnot Distinguished Dagger

have been Of frequent occurrence at
the court Of st. Petersburg, and at
no court in Europe is there wilder
dissipation.
The imperial family of Austria is
not much better off than that of Rus
STA, intellectually or morally. There
are scores Of archdukes and arch
duchesses. but with the single excep-
tion Of the Archdukc Albrecht none
Of them amounts to anything. AL
brecht, who is nearly 80 years old,
achieved undoubted fame as com.
mander-in chief In the war of 1865.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement md
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet-
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting tho worlds best products 70
theineeds of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In tho
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feverS
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig1
and being we'll informed, you win not
accept any substitute if offered
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Telegraph Is Universal.

The most widely separated points
between which a telegram can be
sent are British Columbia and New
Zealand. The telegram would cross
North America, Newfoundland, the
Atlantic, England, Germany, Russia
european anc .Asiaticl China,
Japan, Java and Australia 1t
would make nearly a circuit of the
globe, and would traverse over TO-
900 miles In doing so. So
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
a Crazy, Kingiy Crown.

A Crazy, kingiy Crown.
The mental weakness of the ruling
family OF Bavaria is matter of in
ternational knowledge. King Lud-
wig drowned himself, his brother and
successor, King Otto, is supposed to
be unbalanced the Empress OF
Austria, Otto's cousin, is scarcely
better off, and of all the family only
Leopold. the regent, is altogether
free from the family faint.
The princes of Saxony are far from
being great men-in fact. are very
little men in comparison with their
predecessors The Duke of SAKE
Meiningen is the exception to the
rule, he having interested himself in
theatrical matters and carved out a
name for himself as one OF the great
est theatrical directors and advisers
In Europe.
Ex-King Milan, Of Servia, is po-
litlcal and moral nonentity. He has
a mania for gambling and other dis
sipation, and that is practically all
that can be said about him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

d'Orleans has re- DUKE p'AuMALE
peatedly dragged the family name in
the mire, one OF his escapades being
his notorious pursuit of an opera
singer in Vienna. The OTleanists
are pretty we'll fixed financially. in
fact, are wealthy. They are exceed
ingly avaricious, however, and have
repeatedly evicted tenants from the
miserable tenement houses owned by
them, and cast them out into the
street to live or die, as the case
might be.
A Dissolute Ex-Queen.
Paris Is the Mecca Of deposed mon
archs and worthless princes, the most
notable member OF its royal colony,
perhaps, being ex-Queen Isabella Of
Spain. She is probably the most dis
solute woman of royal blood in Eu-
repeat least has borne that unenvia-
BILE reputation for many years.
Though well advanced in years, she
still clings to her old associations and
her unsavory character has made her
a marked woman even In the French
capital. In every respect she is the
opposite Of her daughter, the Infanta
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12


something to turn up.
Take the descendants Of the Bona
parties, for instance. None of them
has so far amounted to anything,
nor Is it probable that any Of them
will distinguish himself. Prince Vic
tor Napoleon, at 81, and Prince
Louis Napoleon at 20, are about as
useless young men as one could i'm
agine. They are Of very slender in
tellectual capacity, have no serious
occupation whatever, and are simply
living on their names, with the aid
Of pension subscribed by the re-
naming adherents of the Bonaparte
family. The Empress Eugene has
wearied of supporting them and has
cut off their supplies, leaving them a
charge upon other Bonapartists
The Oralenist Princes.
The Orieanist princes are not much
better. though the head of the
family, and the once possible sue
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

HENRY A. SALZER, manager Of the John
A. salzer Seed Company, La Crosse, Wis.
is In Europe looking up rare novelties In
vegetables and ne W things in the farm seed
line He will visit the celebrated farming
districts of France Germany, England.
Belgium. Russia and Bohemia. and the
customers of this wide awake firm can
congra ulate themselves upon his bringing
along the cream OF farm and vegetable
seedss that those foreign count tries offer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
HATS FOR SUMMER,
STYLES RUN TO sHOWlNEss
THIS SEASON.
There Are but Two Sorts of simple Hats
and These Are Worn with Tsilor-Made
Dresses-An Occasional Assumption Of
the Modes of Fifty Years Ago.
simplicity Not Considered.
New York correspondence:

URING the sum
mer months hat
styles generally
run to sh0winess,
and this Is es-
pecially true this
season. The pl ev-
alency of tailor
dresses necessi'
tates a good many
simple hats, but
there are only two
sorts-the sailor
and the English
walking nat. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Elorida's Lakes.

Florida is one OF the greatest of lake
States, il the number OF its lakes and
lakelets entitle it to be so. classed. 1t
has half score OF considerable lakes,
including Okachobee. with more than
600 square miles, and many score, OF
small lakes and ponds scattered over
an a"ea forty or fifty miles wide and
several hundred mi @, long.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

LEAVES OF the TALBOT palm In Cey.
Ion sometimes attain the length OF
twenty feet, with a width of eighteen
feet. They are ed by the natives in
making tents. The leaves of the
double cocoanut palm are often thirty
feet long, while those of the Inaja
palm Oh the banks of the rivers OF B a.
I'll are som.ti mes fifty feet long and
ten - twelve feet wide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

Eulalia, who capti-
waited the hearts Of
the American peo-
pie during her visit
to this country.
Don Carlos, the
representative o I
the Carlist party In
; Spain, is a gentle
man whose fame Is
J chiefly of an unde-
SRA b. e k ! n d.
IL ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

cessor to the French
throne, the Comte de
Paris, did cast off
his inertia and come
over to this country
to aid in the strugg e
for the maintenance
OF the Union. The
Due d'Aumale is,
perhaps, the best Of
the lot, but the Due