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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
THE CARE OF BLANKETS
The Usual Ways Condemned. and Improved
Ones Suggested.

''But few housekeepers know how to take
care of their Blankets" is he opinion OF
writer in Good Housekeeping. who gives
her views on this subject az follows: To
have woman in, once in six months or once
year, to get every blanket in the house
washed, to return them to the beds, hard,
shrunken, discolored coverings. with half
the good taken OUT of thenI-that is the
usual way.
Don't wash your blankets. Air them fire.
quently. When a guest leaves the CUES.
chamber and before the next arrives, let
the blankets hang i'll sun ard air for at
least "a hours. While Tommy aud Johnny
are on their vacation, see that the micro
organisms collected in their beds are
scattered to the four winds of heaven. Then
when the time comes that the blankets he
gin to SLOW symptoms of wanting wash
send them to he cleaned Once year OF
even less will be sufficient for this. 1t Will
not cost more than the soap and fire, to say
nothing of the gossip, temper and general
arrangement which Mrs. Finn would bring
into your unoffending household.
In large hospital, celebrated for its
management, the five year old blankets
were placed beside the new ones. and the
writer was unable to tell the difference, and
remember the wear and tear of hospital is
very many times that of private house.
Among some tidy housekeepers habit pre-
walls of carefully folding the coverlet each
night and leaving the blankets exposed to
the air. This is decidedly wrong. The sur
face of the coverlet is generally composed
of some closely woven, shiny material,
which will not prove a convenient resting
place for dust. A blanket is exactly the
opposite and should therefore be we'll pro
tected by being tucked snugly in between
sheet and coverlet, well out of sight-a
blessing in disguise by night and day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
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el a.me pistol, which l vas enabled 10
take from her before she could shoot me.
When took the ri stcl from her fhe broke
into food Of hyftrrical teags, ard said she
real v dill not have the LeIrt 10 Kill
me, and I ssii trusted that she
wouli not DO anything Of tie lini
again as I was affail q Revision OF fetf-
ing might take place after she fhot me.
she said she wouli have killed herself II
she had killed me, bat ! said If it was just
the same TO her | woelj prefer to reverse
the process.
..Sbe said if would 20. marry her she
would be glad 10 have our rel4tions re-
snmed. Sne sail she intended, if1 oi not
marry her. that shouli not b. the hus-
band Of an, b,dy else. Thxt night she
csme to MY hsuse with young man. and
placed in my hands note Expressing re-
gret fnr tbi. occurrence
.sWhe.e i, that note asked Ju 'ge VII
sen.
II DESTROYED it, sail the defendant.
s.She came to me then with several cat :
lozues Of educational institutions in New
York, ard said that she had decided Z,
leave Washinaton and wanted TO 60 to OF G
Of these places if I would ray the expenses
v hich ,aid would"
Col Breckinridge said he told Mrs.
Blackburn that he had offered the plaintiff
the protection OF his name. aud {! at he
agreed with the plaintiff that they wonM
pretend there was an engagement.
If ske would break up relations
with him, but he told the plain
tiff It was impossible for him to
marry her, IS he could not respect her be-
cause he did not seducs her. Witness en-
pha,icaly denied the plaintiffs statement
that he spoke disrespectfully of bi, wife
and msligned her.
He told of the visit to the office of Major
Moore, chief Of police. After they left the
office plaintiff asked him to marry her. He
replied that he would have nothing more to
do with her and was ready to stand e1-
posure.
Plaintiff claimed that she was pregnant,
but the witness refused to believe this
until they called on DR.. Lincoln. and he
confirmed her statement. Witness prom
ised under the circumstances to take care
care of the plsln.iff. Court adjourned
until Mocdy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
NEW ENGLAND'S SHARE
OF The Money Appropriated For Improvement o.
Rivers aud Hzrbors.

WARRINGTON. March 30.-The river and
hnrbor committee Of the house has prac-
tica,ly completed the r.ver and harbor
bill for this congress. though there may
be some minor changes therein when the
bill is finally passed on by the committee.
The bill makes a total appropriation ap-
preximaiing -, 800. .000.
Among the items of appropriation in
the bill are the following, no mention he
ing mnae OF points where the amount iu-
VOWED is less than $4,000. The appropria-
ions for harbors are rs follows: Maine
TTarbor OF Camden. 12,o0O; Rockland
S25, ,0l0 Back Cove $4,000; construction oil
breakwater from Nit. Desert to Porcupine
island $4,000
New mpshire-IIarbor of Reftige at
Lult Uarbor. $4,000; Burlington, $40 oj0.
Massachusetts - Continuing improve
mants of harbor Mt Boston, sl50000, OF
which ai00)l may BE- used in the work in
Nantasket beach channel; Nantucket
Harbor, 1900: New hnryport 10000;
Harior of Refuge Mt Sandy Bay, Caps
Ann. $50. .0N: Gloucester, s15. 900.
Connctticrt-Br bridgeport, $4,000 New
Haven. $4,000; Duck Island, $4,000;
Stamford $4,000.
Appropriations for rivers and creeks are
rs follows;
Maine kennebec. s2O. 900; Slco. $l0,0 900
New ampshire-Cocheco, $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures and Maiden.
ki0.Cn0.
Rhode lsland-Pawtucket,S S22, 800; Prov
ileuce and Narragansett bay, 1900.
nnecticut--Connecticu below Hart
ford, so, ,09N; liousatonic, so, 900; Thames.
SlONON
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by Inc Wires from the North. East
South and West.

The remains of Kossuth arrived at Buda
P4sth, Fri lay. Thousands will attend the
funeral.
The Lsidlaw-Sage jury at New York,
brought in verdict or S25 900 for the
plaintiff.
Judge Sutherland, justice of the peace,
and a f,i'nd of John Y. McKane, has
turned up in Montreal.
Trouble is reported at Samoa, over fines
imposed by Judge Ide. Troops and ma
tives have had several conflicts.
At2 o'clock Saturday morning mob en-
tered the state dispensary at Florence, s.
c., and destroyed the entire stock of liquor.
Ala meeting of the board of director, of
the Central Pacific Rsiltosd Company at
s IN Francisco. Thursday. G. l.. Prequa
WA elected to till the position nf president,
made vacant ty the resignation Of Mr..
Huntington.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
10 THE WORLD OF WOMEN.
For kolher.' and Daughters Health.

Weak, n rvors delicate, ,overworked women
are the ones that need . strength builder
q tonic for their nerves, and cure for thai
awful internal troable that is wearing ou,
their lives. Thousands of women have
found such in DIR. kennedy's Favorite
Remedy. Mrs. Christiana Beal, of Jones.
port, Maine. writes that her daughter
had been a great sufferer from female
trouble, and after repeated trials Of docto &.
prescriptions sn1 other .o-called cures. al
Of which gave no relief. she used DR.. Ken
nedy's FAvorite X. medy and it permanently
cured her.
If you have headache. uterine catarrh
irregular naenstTus,ion, leucnrrhni, OF II.
regular monthly periods, sickness incident.
Al to change OF life, or any Of the attending
evils that are present in female complaints,
use Favorite Remedy: it will build up
quickly the run down constitution and
bring refreshing sleep. 1t viii dispcl those
tired looks and feelings. restore the nervous
system ard permanently cure ycu. Our
daughters gror up weak and delicate
mothers can avoid snch conditions hy Civ
ing them DIR. Dasii Kennedy's Fayorite
Remedy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
E.nts For the Table.

A host should not stand while carving.
The napkin is not folded, but is simply
crusht and lait. beside the plate on rising
CoEec may lie served at any time during
breakfast, but should come at the end OF
dinner.
Where wine is served at dinner it may be
declined without breach OF courtesy and
should no more than any other article be
pressed upon the guest.
Do not overload the plate of guest OF
press upon aay one that which they have
once declined.
Remember the maxim of Confucius.
Eat at your own table as you would eat
at the IL bic of the king"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

A student at a medical college was un-
der examination. The instructor asked
him:
''Of what cause. specifically, did the
people die who lost their lives at the de-
struction OF IIercnlaneum and Pompeii."
Il think they died of an eruption, sir, :"
answered rae student.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

head there is more potency in Ely's Cream
Balm 'han in an, thing else j. 10 possible :.
presc,ibe. This preparation has for years
past been making a brilliant sue. ess - .
remedy for c,ld in the head, catarih ard
hay fever. Ussd 10 the initial st-ges O,
these complaiats Cresm Balm prevents any
serious development of the symptoms. while
almost rumbsrlsss cases are on record o;
"a iical cures of chronic cltarIh and hal
fever sitter all other treatments have PROVED
OF 10 avail. muo6 o5&w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
A STRANGE SHARK.

The Curious Friendship Between It and
Some Small Fishes.
The hammer headed shark has received
it's name on account of the extraordinary
structure of it's head, the eyes being placed
at each end of the hammerlike form, giving
to this creature most singular appear
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
The LlTHGOW LIBRARY.

Scal-d proposals. will be received for the erec
ion of Library Building for the Lithgow Ii
,rary aud EestliDg Room on The lot ut the corner
# Sta'e and Winthrop street, pto two 0slock
Z. NJ April I'd. ls9i, addie-sed 10 the Building
,ommiit e, al the Granite National Bank.
/. To make the necessarv excavations for walls
yea piers, steps, &c and fill work with coocrett
Is per Plan; and build the foundation walls
ners, &C. 10 a poiui siN inches below grade liui
IS shown on III. Plan Top OF the walls to be left
.vei to re :eiyc the walls above, ant prepare
,undation for the ST. ps
=. T,,tart ( ON the foundation a. shove and
,uiid the bu hing compl te according 10 Masons
~ C ications. iropos-! invited FOR either gre,
rr,d granite.
g. To PROV dc for and do all the carpenter work
4 the hu,i,,ing complete according to the plan,
nd .pecihca,i,ns. not including the Alcoves, noI
nv furnituic.
4. 10 construct the building complete with mp
,urtenaBces rs sb We.
A s.parate bid will be received for the lower
Ter of slcoyes.
i'lans ani Specifications may be seen at thu
;ransfe National Bank.
The right IL reserved to reject any or ali bids.
Augu-ia. March II. 1921,
b. order of the Building Committee,
CHAs. T.. NASH, secretary.
mar l:tOd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
An Artistic Bookcase.

This bookcase, originally illustrated and
described by Art Amateur, is fitted into a
corner of the parlor. 1t is of oak, but little
of the wood appears. The height is well
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

@~tAsrs MoeAsesSt Mothsrs isg
u Nas. WrssLow's sooxHua SYHUP Aas bess
us.d for over FIFTY TEARS by NILLlQiaS a
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN while TEETH-
tao CHILD, SOFrENs the GUMS, ALLAY0 II
pAIy; CURES WIND CQLIC and ts ths besi
remedy Tor DlAkkHEA. Sold By druGxists u
rvssy part of the void. Ee sure aod ask FL
.Mr.. v insic,S . Scothirg Syrsp." and taxa nc
o.nes nnd. Twenty -nve Ssnis : bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

~ "A NT0 put in these columns secu
&A4v = - more answers than those who
lsv. not tried it are aware
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31
AUGUSTA IOST0FFIcE.
OFFICE sepRs,

Aasreens pasfnaseev. fsui,days sxeepcedl.
q. m. 8 D. m. Ho8sy Order Dspe1tmeni
and Registry Division . . =. - ! p. n
stamp window . m. TO Y p. m. -
= nj 10 = n M ssnSays lis 70 lo.lb . N.
Cdrrie,ss DeiiverJ. Sundays excepeedl. z:
m. and p. m. In the business sections q ono
more fhickiv eettled r06idence occttoue, lo1s
= m and 2 8. m in addition 70 other deliver
les. sunday delivery q the postomee wa
d0N q Is tn 10. is 4. m
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised 70 provide letter
boxes at place OF business OF private fesi-
dences, thereby saving much delay in the de-
livery OF mail matter.
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-31

Approximately. the rate on . letter 10 two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States, Canada. and Mexico. and
countries. A single newspaper Is trans
mitted in the domestic mail At the rate of
four ounces sor one cent. Books are sent at
the rate Of two ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
cific Information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

and the fire reached its crimson arms
toward Heaven, rs though 1t had been
the fire from q consecrated altar in
stead of an accursed hell
1T was q long time that we stood
there, while the people grew still -
death. for they had given up hope. And
then, when we thought 1t was all over,
the priest cane out burned. cholked.
scarred-but still alive. And he had
found and comforted the dying soul
with the last sacred rites of his faith. .
The Old Beau paused, and pushed
the bottle toward him. But he waved
it aside, and took . deep draught OF
pure water
.'This to his honor" he said: II care
not what his church or creed-there
was . man"
! Then he told me the rest Of the
story.
Letting no one know his name. OF
where he belonged. the priest hurried
away. They would have carried him
in their armA They would have thrown
themselves down and let hiin walk
upon their prostrate bodsea But he
waved the people aside and went on
his way alone, though sorely in need
of aid. But followed, ana learned
who he was. And the bset night
came here and told this story to the
club. And without the formality of z
ballot, we made him . member. The
club knows neither church nor creed.
but Il knows . man. Come, let me in
troduce you Il il IN honor to touch
hia hand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
THOUGHT HE'D WAIT.

a Narrowing Tale, In Which Dlscretioo
Was the Better Part Of valor.
Bingo-We had a terrible scare around
at my house the other night.
Kingley-You don't say. What was it?
"Well. my wife woke me up in the
middle Of the night and said: 'Iohn.
there's someone walking around down
cellar l listened, and sure enough
there was sound just like quick sue
cession Of footsteps. l can tel you, old
man, it made my flesh creep"
Il can imagine so. But Of course you
didn't let your wife know
''Oh, no. i tried to reassurc her.
laughed it off-said she was dreaming;
but pretty soon, thump, thump. thump.
came that noise;''
WAS it burglar?'
''Say, you might guess all day and
you wouldn't hit it. so Ill tell you. II
seems that we had tomatoes for dinner
and the can was left down cellar. Well,
sir, our cat was prowling around down
there, and of course she stuck her nose
in that can. Then she found she
couldn't get it out, so she went bump
ing around"
well, that was singular. And yor
found her there when you went down,
lid your
''Oh, yes. But can tell you, old fell
low, we didn't sleep much the rest Of
that night"
why, should have thought after
you had found ont what it was you
wouldn't have had any trouble"
True. But didn't go down there
until next morning. Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

productiveness Of scils already in good,
o. even in fair condition, there is nd
other plant rs valuable as rcd clover
1t requires . better soil. and one which
is in . better mechanical condition,
than either of the other restorative
crops named, but as it gives us our
most valuable hay crop in addition tc
its action as restorative crop, it is the
best plant we have. for maintaining ths
fertility of lands which have never be-
come exhausted. or which have been
renovated by the use OF Lcspedeza. cow
peas or melelotus. Having secured
good mechanical condition in the soil,
together with an abundant supply OF
humus by means of green crops. but
little additional fertilizer will b.
needed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
MORE NEATNESs.
Idueating the Young In the Sense I
Beauty and Esthetic Fitness.

Bducating the Y00ng In the Sense -
Beauty and Ksthetie Fitness.
We must have more of the sense OF
beauty and esthetic fitness entering
into our domestic, civic and national
life. The present municipal officers Of
our different American cities care but
little about it. The condition of our
American streets was the occasion OF
the most caustic comment from for
eigners during the Worlds fair period.
Between elegant blocks of buildings,
on finely paved streets, they saw oceans
Of mud, old, discolored papers blowing
about. piles of garbage and store
sweepings, and crushed cats and other
matters fostering in the sun. How are
we to get rid of these things in our
civic life? First, get rid Of them in
your homes and school rooms. Letters
in the newspapers do not prick the skin
of the lazy, vcnal officials whose duty
it is to clean . city, but who are only
mindful to bring ont the hoe brigade
just before elections, semi-annually.
You must 60 deeper for reform in these
things. You must train . new genera
tion. The boys and girls in your
schools will make up the new city
boards and mayors and street commits
sioners. You must train in them .
higher sense of home and municipal
patriotism, based upon . stronger love
Of fitness, order and beauty. This re-
form il coming in home and school and
city. think we shall see some of it in
our rday.-Educational Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Ibid the man seem to exhibit lack
Of courtesy?" inquired an Austin bust
ness man Of book agent who had
failed to negotiate with . neighboring
trade6mau.
20, 1 don't know but what he's got
courtesy enough and presume he keeps
plenty Of it in stock. He threw chair
1t me the minute entered his Office.
and just Is successfully lodged the
chair he caught me on the nose with .
tin cuspidor, and that was followed by
Q paper-weight. two tack-hammers and
. loose. door-knob. He seemed to be
shooting all the furniture ont of .
Gatling gun, though he may have been
throwing them, and it is my impression
he was loaded for book-agents. But
he didn't seem to lack anything, and
presume if l hadn't withdrawn just rs
l did. the next thing would have been
q shower of canned courtesy."-Texaa
SiftinGs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Fruit is 20 largely used on our break.
fast tables that it is an exception to
find one without the daintily-piled dish
in the center, and the plates and finger
bowls arranged for the first course in
the days refreshment- It is important
that fruit should Be very cold when it
comes to the table. Oranges and
bananas should Be set in the ice-box
the evening before, and should be %
placed in their beautiful dishes of Rlass
or baskets Of silver as to be % decora-
tive - Aowers Strawberries for break
fast are best served whole, with their
stems intact, 50 that they may be dip
ped into the sugar and eaten one BY
ona Cherries and currants are %
pis Auresque that they need only to b
heaped high on . platter, while apples
must Be wiped dry and polished tin
they shine. Pears and grapes in their
appointed season are delicious hseak-
fast fruit, but they must Be served In
such way that they tempt the palate.
-HAzper's Basnr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
Savage Stations.

Stallion fights arc not uncommon on
the pastures Of Chincoteague island,
where some hundreds of ponies run
wild. Each full-grown stallion leads q
band of mares and colts. As the
younger stallicns approach full growth
they are the objects Of jealousy on the
part of their elders, and SO frequent and
savage ere the fights that the older
stations must, after a fess years, be re-
moved from the pasture The stations
Of the Chincotesguc breed are consider
ably heavier than the mares, and very
sturdy. They are excellent swimmers,
and they sometimes swim narrow arms
of Chincoteague sound to islcts where
the marsh grass is especially rich and
vivid.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

their fright and-i In the suddenness OF
the alarm, had become hemmed in.
and the firemen rushed into that
seething hell to save them Women
and children were carried out. fainting
and suffocated Men staggered into
the outer air as though heavy with
drink. Prayers. screams and cries
for help rose above the roar of tho
flames and the steady boom of the en-
ginea Husbands were searching fran
tically for their wives, women for their
babes. At last. the chief gave orders
for all to come out. forbade his men to
risk their lives further, for floors and
walls were falling, and 1t vas almost
certain death to enter the building
now.
Just as his order was given, . man
hurled himself out from the snarlina
fire-a man choked by the smoke and
SCARED where the burning fingers Of
the fame had touched him. yet with
some power of speech still left to him.
"A priest he gasped; . priest my
brother And he pointed into the ge'
henna out of which he had come. Hia
words were taken up and carried for
ward by the unthinking crowd: "A
priest, a priest Tho cry Was heard
above all that horrible bable of sound.
Then out from the throng came q
man, his huge shoulders breasting and
pushing aside the human sea that now
would have stopped him. He paused
only while you could count one. look.
ing to see whittier he pointed who had
Just come out from the fire. And then.
drawing the sleeve of his gown across
his face to keep from breathing the
fiery death, he strobe forward.
"You may talk about the courage Of
the six hundred. That was the courage
Of numbers. And they knew . nation
would sing their death song. This man
was alone. Remember that
"We waited, and held our beath,
while the man who had come out told
us his brother lay there, pinned BE-
meath a great timber, and the fire all
about him. And knowing that he must
die, with the instinct OF faith he had
called for priest And the priest had
heard-and had gone. So we waited,
while the flames roared and timbers fell
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
Health-GivinG Vegetables.

It has been said that carrots promote
digestion, and that the tomato. SO long
appreciated. is an excellent aid to the
liver and is invaluable in the work of
purifying the blood. Nor are these the
only green things that improve tho
general health. The onion is great
stimulant to the circulatory system.
and the seakale andwater-cress correct
scrofulous tendency, while the turnip
~ nearly rs nutritious os corn-meal.
Lettuce and celery supply craving o.
the nerves. and early spinach rouses
the inert kidney. Everyone who can
should have a garden. no matter how
small. for really fresh vegetables will
save many doctors bill.-Farm and
E;reside