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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Mr.. Charles S. Cook has been engaged
to lead the chorus choir at the Winter
street Free Baptist church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Saturday the Juniors defeated the
Hustlers in Randolph, by a score of so
to q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Miss Edith Larrabee of Waterville spent
Sunday with her parents, Judge Larrabee
and wife.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Mrs. Albert Webster of Boston is visiting
her ulster, Mrs. Benz. johnson on Neal
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Uriel Worthing went TO his home II
China, Saturday, for a short vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Daniel Herrin of Watervile spent Sun
day with friends in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

with results. when compared with an I'd
vertlsed foot ball game Ia this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Mr. Fred johnson of Everett, Mass, is
Wishing bis brother, Benz. johnson, on
Neal street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

C. F. Trask returned, Sunday, from
Prince Edwards Island with a car load of
horses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
Temperance.

Oc.- 1924 Session Grand Division Sons OF j en-
perance, Bangor.
OF "A -25-Anaual Correction State Non Parti-
san W. C. T. L., Skowhegan.
NV. 2-WalGo District Lodge Good Tempiars.
Sorthport.
N5v. Ii-York District Lodge Good Templars, W est
kennebunk.
Nov. 29-Frankln District Lodge Good Templar',
Fairbanks.
Dee. North Aroostook Lodge Good Templars.
New Sweden,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

F. |. Friend, with his son Albert, left,
Sunday on business trip to New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Judge Turner Boswell of Skowhsg gan
was 10 the city, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Hoods Pills cure nausea. sickness, indi.
gestion and biliousness. 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

About so from here attended the celebra
ton at Skowhegan, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

DR.. and Mrs. f. II. Ellis of Marlboro,
Mass, were at the Evans house, Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
WATERViLLE.

+. f. Plaisted of Augusta was in the
city, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

The scientific rain makers are not in it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

The Wilder Manufacturing Company of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22

Miss Josie Smith of Skowhegan, was in
the city, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
Grange.

Oct 27-Penobscot Pomona Grange, Hampden.
Oct. 3'-Sagadahoc Pomona Grange, RIchmond
Corner.
Nov. 7-Androscoggin Pomona Grange, Center
YIinOt.
Nov. l6-Knox Pomona Grange, North Warren.
Dc. 1S-20-Maine State Grange, Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
Daily 4ennebee 9ollrnal.
CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.


Oct. 22-24-Auglsta District NJ. E. Ministerial
Association, North Arson.
Nov. s-Ministerial Association of the Church
of God, .earsport.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
CORN con Arm.

Among the superstitious it created
feeling of alarm, just as did the al
legged Handwriting of the Lordssome
weeks since.
The "Corncob ARM" as this
phenomenon of nature is known, is,
however, a genuine article. After
being shown about the county 1t was
finally presented to the present
owner, Mr.. Cundiff. He has had 1t
measured and photographed for
future reference, and prizes it most
highly.
The cob weighs At ounces and is
8 SIZE inches in length. From the
butt to the palm of the hand is 81
inches. Its thickness at the butt Is
5 lie inches and at the wrist inch
es. The thumbs IL inches in length,
the first finger II, the second IL, the
third IL and the fourth IL. It will
be seen by looking at the accompany
ing cut that the arm, so called, is
symmetrical, resembling the gloved
forearm OF woman extended as IL
in the act Of reaching for something.
A curious thing presented by the
fingers is the mark, or crease, upon
the inner surface usually made by
the joint in the human.
1t is known that the Indians set a
great store by some Of the gnarled
and twisted ears that were discovered
in their harvest. The peculiar form
alton of the ear is due to the pro-
duction of double celled blossoms,
such as occur in almost every form Of
plant life. Pumpkins and squashes
have been known to take on the like
ness Of the human face, and the root
of the mandrake assumes the form OF
man with startling fidelity. This
is the first time on record that the
useful and nourishing corn plant ever
tried anything in that direction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20


thorn-ooyerod branches ~ - 4onoe
thar it y imponoible - >pocR = w hand
70 tI{o center d the plant 10 rooom-
bloo the tumble weed n eppoRranc0s
butts much loxROr ana No. ~ COM
paotly knit tog8ther Tho color -
dark green approaching blue, striped
with red, giving the entire thistle q
crimson tint. A singleS small green.
stemless flower grows In q cup haped
depression formed BY the bases OF the
leaves. The leaves are small, but each
of the numerous branches bears .
multitude Of them and each one OF the
multitude u pointed WITH sharp.
stinRing barb. A. single plant OF
average size and Weighing two or three
pounds 1t maturity, when dry, - es-
timatod TO bear from 2O,UOO to 3O,OO0
seeds. Single plants have been found
six feet In diameter, Weighing about
twenty pounds when thoroughly dry
and estimated TO bear 1OO,OOOseeds. Al
maturity the heaviest ana strongest
parts OF tho plant are tho seeo-bearing
twigs. The inner branches receive
little OF the wear incident TO tumpiing
about ana are only sunciently STRONG
to hold the plant together.
With the first touches. of autumn
frost the plant, all except the seed,
dies and breaks of from the root.
Then the round mass of fiber, seed,
and barb starts ont wild whirligig, fly
ing before the prairie winds, rolling,
jumping and tumbling like q sensate
and maddened creature, and unless
held captive In some cornneloA or fence
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

hardly spoke to him again. So you
seo that match was spoiled, Then
there was Maud Anterior. A young
man who had been devoted to her for
some months invited her to join
yachting party. She determined not
to run the risk Uf being seasick, so as
q preventive measure, took any
amount OF smelling salts, lemons and
other things with her, and to crown
all, wore several mustard plasters.
She was not seasick, but presently
she began to suffer agonies from the
plasters, and though she smiled ant
tried to look natural she squirmed and
twitched In manner fearful to be-
hold. OF course her companion
noticed her apparent restlessness.
He said nothing, but after that day
she knew him no more. He after
wards declared that she was the
most nervous girl he ever saw
just twitching all the time-and he
had no intention of marrying
woman on the verge of nervous pros
tration. So you see what trifles will
break young loves slender thread.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
but a slender Thread.

Many a love affair which promised
to 20 on smoothly to the end has been
broken off by a mere trifie, said Mrs.
Botherwell. An unbecoming gown
may wreck a girls hopes, a hasty
word or act ruin a mans chances Of
success. You remember Fred Clark?
He is a good fellow, though perhaps
not the bravest in the world. Last
summer ] introduced him to one Of
my guests, and he took a great fancy
to her. or course l did everything
in my power to throw them together,
and among other things gave a buck
board party. They sat together on
the back seat and were getting along
finely He had reached the point
where he told her he could not live
without her, when the read took an
abrupt turn, and the whistle of an
approaching train sounded. 1t seemed
right upon us, though 1t really was
on the other side Of the hill. Well,
he few out on one side of the wagon
and she out on the other, and when
we turned around to look for then.
they had disappeared. One of the
boys jumped out and helped her back
into the wagon, and some one res
cued him, but she was so indignant
to think that he had jumped without
caring what became of her that she
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

but the bodice itself is made with
sleeves which look as though they
had been designed for any other
bodice than the one to which they
are attached.
A new model for a dinner bodice
illustrates this idea. 1t is made of
white crepe de Chine, cut low and
gathered slightly toward the waist
line. The large revers, which fold
back from the low-cut neck, are Of
white MORE, outlined with two rows
of the finest gilt braid. These rerers
are fastened to the corsage with
small gilt buttons. The sleeves con-
sist of a huge puff to the elbow.
They are of black silk, striped with
gay lines Of geranium-pink. Gaunt-
let cuffs Of the white MORE, edged
gilt braid, make unique finish to
these conspicuous sleeves. A narrow
band of geranium-pink velvet out
lines the waist Of the bodice, and
from q rosette at each side two loops
of the velvet are caught,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

- shle . eeoyrol A. although }hey
ecknoyledGs y brings CERTAIN rnan =
There L - present 10 organised
effort TO wipe the pest out Of existence.
Farmers who succeed In keeping them
from their fields permit them to grow
st will on the edges OF plowed land and
in the roads. They I'LL up the fresh
breaking, the fence corners, and the
fire-breaks. Along the railroad grades
they are encroaching with rapidity
that implies full possession for the
thistles and neglect of the weed law
by the railroad corporations. Both
North and South Dakota have enacted
laws to prevent the spread of the
Russian thistle, but 1t appears to be.
long to the class of evils that cannot be
legislated out of existence. When q
landowner fails to destroy the weed on
his property the oversecr Of highways
Is instructed to have the task per-
formed and to levy tax upon the land
to reimburse the county. The only
effective manner in which TO oppose
the thistle seems to be to hoe 1t down
before it natures. To pillow 1t under
useless, as the farmer only perpetuates
the curse in his own soil. If raked
with h1rse-rake or cut by q reaper
some seed will be left to continue the
work. Even burning over the soil does
not effect a complete eradication.
Farmers, are advised to kill the pest
on sight, and keep up the good work
without ceasing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

noble memorials of the past. but a
few still remain, venerable in their
age and sublime in their growth.
The largest and one of the oldest
trees In England, country that pos
sesses many historical trees, is the
great Salcey oak near Northampton.
Its circumference at its base, where
there are no projecting spurs, is
As feet 10 inches. One yard from
the ground 1t is 80 feet 10 inches,
and at three yards 1T Is 35 feet. The
trunk is hollow, and near the ground
the circumference of the cavity is 20
feet. Naturalists believe the tree Is
1000 years old.
Near London Is Fishers oak. the
trunk of which is over four. fathoms
in compass. When King James made
journey In that neighborhood, the
schoolmaster and all his pupils came
out OF this tree and entertained the
King with an grafton. In Sherwood
Forest and in other places are his
torical oak trees dating back to an
early period in the life of England.
In the burial ground of Allonville,
France, there is an oak tree measur-
ing thirty-fve feet in circumference
near the base. The lower part Of
the hollow trunk has been trans
formed into chapel six or seven feet
in diameter, carefully wainscoted
and paved. and with an iron gate to
guard the humble sanctuary. Above
and close to the chapel is small
chamber containing bed, and lead
ing to 1t there Is staircase, which
twists round the trunk Of the tree.
At certain seasons of the year divine
service is performed at this chapel.
The summit has been broken off
many years, but there is surface at
the top of the trunk Of the diameter
Of a very large tree, and from it rises
a pointed roof covered with states, in
the form Of steeple. which is sur
mounted by an iron cross that raises
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
Mostly a Native.

~Are you a native OF this parish?"
asked Scotch Sheriff OF a witness
who was summoned to testify in a
case of Illicit distilllng.
"Maistly, yer honor" was the re-
ply.
II mean were you born in the
parish?"
INA. / wasna born In this par
ish, but Pm maist native for a.
that"
"You came here when you were a
child, suppose you mean?" said the
Sheriff.
INA, sir, I'm here about sax years
noo."
"Then how do you come to be near
ly a native OF the parish?"
"Weel, We see, when l cam here sax
years sim l jist weighed eight stane,
an I'm seventeen stane moo, sac We
see that about niue stane o. me be-
longs to this parish an the ither
eight comes from Camlockie."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
Poultry Raising Mortgages.

A Maine woman tells how she
lifted $500 mortgage from her
home by gardening and poultry rails
ing. She had common chickens, and
sold eggs and market poultry. She
had five 500 notes to meet, pay
ing off one note each year with
interest. At the end of five years
she had her home cleared and money
in the bank. Besides she had made
various improvements during this
time, schooled and clothed her chill
dren, paid taxes and insurance, etc.
She said she made up her mind to
succeed, and she did, although her
friends advised her at the start to
"let her home 60 for what she could
get for it," as she would never be
able to pay off shat big mortgage. :"
This is but one OF many instance
where fowls have proved themselves
mortgage lifters. OF course this
woman had the advantage Of gar
den; besides, she did sewing and
other work. But it goes to show
that poultry culture, rightly under
stood and followed, is great help in
replenishing ones purse in time of
need. What this woman did can be
done by anybody who has the will.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
MAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE RUSSIAN THISTLE

Minnesota, and four in Northeastern
Nebraska are thoroughly infested.
Altogether this makes one almo t con-
tinuous area of about $4,000 square
miles more or less covered with
the Russian thistle in the compare
lively brief period of twenty years.
In addition it has made its appearance
in many isolated localities along the
railroads as far west as Denver, Colo,
south to Kansas and the southern bOr-
der of Nebraska east as far as Madi-
son aud Whitewater, Wis, Hammond,
Ind, and at two points in Illinois, Polo
and st. Charles. The Secretary OF
Agriculture reports that the rapidity
with which the Russian thistle has
spread, both in infesting new territory
and in thoroughly covering that al
ready infested. far exceeds that OF any
other weed known in America. Few
cultivated plants even, which are in
tentionally introduced and intention
ally disseminated. have record for
rapidity OF distribution equal to that
of this weed. 1t already has caused
damage to the estimated amount of
several million dollars.
Known as a Cactus.
The plant is known in North Dakota
as the Russian cactus. It is neither a
thistle nor cactus, and Is not even
closely related to either of these
groups OF plants. The technical name
by which 1t Is known to scientists of
all countries is salso!a kali tragus.
The popular title, Russian thistle, Is
known and accepted, however, by all
who are familiar with the plant.
When the first specime were re-
l~., he o,.f
ment OF Agriculture they were sup
posed TO be the common saltwart sal-
sola kali of the Atlantic coast, and
were so described in several botanical
publications. More careful examina-
tion soon showed this to be an error,
as the salsola kali has teen known
along the eastern coast from Massa-
chusetts to Georgia for nearly CEN
fury and has never developed into a
troublesome weed. In May and June
the seeds germinate, each sending up
on q slender red stem two narrow
green leaves anout an inch long
and qui similar to shoots OF
grass. Between these seed leaves
a short stein soon appears bearing
slender spine tipped leaves which
later produce branches in their axis.
These young shoots are tender and
Juicy, and are accepted as food by all
classes OF farm cattle, hogs, in partic-
ular, eating them greedily. But after
the plant becomes tough no animal
will touch il. 1t blossoms in July or
August, the seeds maturing in Septem-
Der and October.
An average specimen reaches a
height OF twenty inches or two feet.
The width Is much greater, being four
or five feet across. The shape Is that
OF sphere much nattened on the up
per and lower sides. 1t forms dense,
prickly mass usually capable OF filing
Q space four or five feet square. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

bracing the Dakotas, Nebraska, Min
nesota, Iowa, Kansas, and Eastern Col
orado. 1t is one of the southern tier of
counties, being separated from Nebras-
ka by the Missouri River, and is the
third tier west from the Big Sioux
River, the boundary line etween South
Dakota and Minnesota. The land in
this section is rather billy: corn is the
chief crop raised, consequently owing
to the wooded ravines and standing
corn stalks the thistle was at first
somewhat slow in spreading. In five
years it had taken root in the counties
north, east, and west of Bonhomme;
by 1888 1t had infested the southern
tier of counties in North Dakota, had
entered Minnesota, and proceeded
west to the Missouri River. In 1850 it
jumped south across the wide stretch
of the Missouri. and the following sea-
son traversed the fields of Northeast
ern Nebraska. sowing disaster in its
path. Since that time the weed has
been steadily spreading until now all
of the counties of South Dakota east of
the Missouri River, twenty counties in
North Dakota, two counties in Western
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
Glucose.

In view of the fact that glucose en-
tiers largely into the adDlteratiOn Of
sweets, it is consoling to know the
product is not harmful. Common
molasses is glucose, mixed with a
little cane sugar, which falls to the
bottom of the cask after long stand
ing. The part of the sugar derived
from cane which will not crystalline
is glucose. It's non-crystallizability
is a characteristic of glucose. Com
mercial glucose is made from corn,
but it may be made from almost any
sort of vegetable stuff. 1t Is OBJ
tanned from cotton rags by mixing
with the rags small quantity OF sui
phuric acid. Ordinary blotting- paper
treated in the same way will yield
glucose. Cotton rags and blotting-
paper are cellulose, and cellulose
is the same thing chemically as
sugar, save that it contains more
water in each of it's molecules. The
sulphuric acid takes away the extra
water, and the residue is glucose.
Glucose is not quite so sweet as cane
sugar, but it costs only three cents a
pound. So it makes very suitable
adulterant, and for this purpose 1t is
widely employed in the manufacture
of candies, jellies and syrups. 1t Is
produced in enormous quantities from
maize. Cheap jellies are as rule
purely artificial products, composed
of glucose, gelatine, cochineal and
fiavOring extracts. Much of the
liquid honey on the market is merely
glucose favored. Sometimes pieces
of real honey-comb are placed In the
jars of ALLEGED liquid honey to give it
a genuine look. 1t may usually be
taken for granted that honey offered
for sale In this shape is counterfeit.
Samples OF honey which claim to be
of the greatest purity are most apt to
be false. What an immense fraud
this is may be judged when 1t is con-
sidered that honey costs twenty cents
pound and glucose three cents a
pound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20

they grow up In enormous punches and
crowd out the wheat, oats, flax, or
whatever has been sown. Patches Of
thistles ten feet square may be seen
scattered all through wheat field: in
harvesting horses will not walk
through these thickets unless their
legs are protected in some manner.
The thistle is particularly ruinous to
crops planted late in the spring, or
checked by early drought; the thistle,
growing at its best in dry weather,
crowds or starves out many of the
weakened plants, and the grade Of
those that survive is seriously lowered.
The crops Of '93 in many flax fields and
some wheat land was left standing as
not worth harvesting. This year the
injury is much more severe.
The smallest amount Of damage is
done to corn and potatoes for two rea-
sons; one Is that the thistles can be
plowed up in cultivating these prod
ucts, and the other that these plants
are nearly mature before the thistles
attain large size. They cause great
difficulty in running harvesting ma
chinery. In many places binders can
not be operated at all, and even head
ers are used with extreme trouble.
The large, rigid weeds interfere with
blowing and continually clog harrows
and cultivators. ~ ,yg
1t was hoped for some years by per-
sons in authority that the Russian
thistle might die out naturally. but
the facts Indicate no such possibility.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20
No Beans for Egyptians.

We can no longer wonder at the
prohibition of these beans (Cyamus
nelumbo) to the Egyptian priests and
disciples Of Pythagoras. A plant
cOnsecrated to religious yeneration as
an emblem of reproduction and fer
tility would be very improper for the
food, or even the consideration, Of
persons dedicated to peculiar purity.
The Egyptian priests we're not even
allowed to look upon it. Authors
scarcely explain sufficiently whether
Pythagoras avoided 1t from respect
or adherence. However that may
be, we need not, In order to ascertain
his motives, have recourse to any of
the five reasons supposed by Aristotle
nor to the conjectures Of Cicero.
Neither can there be any doubt
that the prohibition given by Pythag-
oras was literal, and not merely al
legorical, as forbidding his followers
to eat this kind Of pulse, because the
magistrates in some places were
chosen by a ballot with black and
white beans, thereby giving them to
understand that they should not
NEEDLE with public affairs. Such far
fetched explanations show the in
genuity of commentators rather than
their knowledge. AS the Pythagore-
an prohibitions are now obsolete,
perhaps these beans, Imported from
India, might not be unwelcome at
our tables. Smiths Exotic Botany.