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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
TO A LADY.

l have a healthy
rubber plant or tree
branches aft. high,
Boston price, $40.
WHICH will sell for
So: for library orr
parlor it is most de-
sirab.c. S m aller
rubber plants and
palms for 81 to So.
winter Towering
bulbs now for sale.
Chas. K. Partridge,
opp. P.o., Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
"PADEREWSKl"

Uity Hall, Portland. Thursday evening Nov.
a., s' riday matinee, Nov I'D. Evening tick
O ~, LOO and 81; matinee, $3.50, 81 % and 81.
~ sale or mailed at Stockbridge Music Store
sno 1nu after Oct. 81. Mail orders with money
snclosed, flled 10 the order which they are
;n c.eived. Half fare on NJ. c. II. R. to all hold
mss;,o faderewski" tickets. Prospectus
ieu' octl5dlm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

The young ladies of Keut's Hill who
were In attendance a The foot ball game,
Saturday, were most enthusiasts parti-
sans, and knew when and how to give
most encouraging applause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

The many friends of Miss Margaret
will be glad to know that she is
recovering from tho severe attack of
typhoid fever from which she has been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
On the Maine CentYaI SpeCaI Trains viii Be Ri

leave l A Arioow noCoA. NJ
grant flare mngt m NOV
f t to November from ond watrHek
Islam Pond
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

Mrs. Geo +. HusSey ami son arrive Il
home Saturday afternoon ca the Pull
man. after months visit in Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
A TIE GAME.
Rents Hill and Portland High
Dig Up the Gridiron.
Second Game in Senior InterschoI-
astic Foot Ball Series.
A Holly Contested Match at tie suausta
Driving Park. Saturday.
A TIE GAME.

The 500 spectators who
gathered at the Driving
park, Saturday afternoon,
to witness the foot ball
game between the Kent's
Hill and Portland High
School elevens, were re-
warded by one of the best
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

This engagement Of Mr.. Samuel Boyn-
ton and MisS Rosa L. Smith, is an
noUnccd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

f. NJ. Brown of Gardiner, was in Au-
gusta, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28

All We riders of the unwearied stgcd
may be interested to know that +. l.
good care OF it for small amount. No
frost reaches it and DO possibility Of rust
or accident, will also put it in good repair
If needed
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-10
TALES OF THE TIMES.
A BashfuI Tenor Who Gives Long Dis
lance Concerts.

A romantic little story comes from De-
troit. In the Detroit Electrical Works
there is night Waterman who possesses
an exceptionally fine tenor voice, and when
he has nothing else to do he sings to keep
himself awake. Up in the big telephone
exchange dozen girls are told off for
night duty. They are, like the tenor, fond
of the songs of the day; but, unlike him,
they are not allowed to sing and they
grow lonely after the calls begin to be few
and far between and the murmur of the
street traffic below has ceased. Some
months ago, it is related one of the girls
who had answered call from the cleo
trical works overheard the Waterman sing
ing his favorite song. She listened as long
as she could without arousing the ire of
the unmusical individual at the other end
of the line and then confdcd her discovery
to the rest of the girls. There was short
but eager council of war, and the girl who
made the discovery was dcputcd to call up
the harmonious Waterman and ask him
for song. The Waterman, who must be
quite phenomenon in that he is tenor
and also ian extremely baShful young
man, " required little coaxing, but even
tually complied with the request. All the
other girls "cut i'm on the line, and the
Waterman was GncOred so often that his
throat was sore when the concert was fin
ishcd. But this unique tenor is as fastidi-
GUS as he is shy. 1t is said that there is
only one girl at the central" who can in
duce him to sing, and she is the maiden
who made the original long distance CON
cert discovery. When the other girls begin
to grow tired at night she calls up the
electrical works. and the Waterman sings
for her, unconscious Of the fact that all the
girls have "cut in" on the line, and that
he is singing to the entire night force Of
the exchange. The others hint that there
is romance in it, but that is a matter
which concerns only the young Waterman
and the girl at the central. New York
Times
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Politeness In an Emergency.

Colonel William Navo's chivalry and
politCncss are household words out west.
One day the colonel was a passenger on q
western train which was held up by train
robbers. While the robbers were going
through the passengers it was whispered
around that the leader was none other
than the notorious Jesse James. When it
came to Colonel Nave's turn to empty his
pockets he said to the leader, Am l cor
rectly informed sir, that 1 have the honor
of being robbed by the celebrated Jesse
JamCs2"
That's my name, sir" was the reply
"Thon, sir, tender you my regrets and
apologies" said Colonel Nave. Il am
mortified to say that have only $3.50 in
my clothes. If had anticipated this dis
tinguished privilege, 1 assure you that
would have been better supplied with CT =
rcncy. However, happen to have blank
check, and if you will allow me 1 will
take a great deal of pleasure in filling it
out, payable to your order"
"Wcll, I'll be blessedl You're a cool
one, " said the robber chief But I'll he
hanged if you shall Guido me in polite
ness. You can keep your $3.50 and your
check too"
but insist, STRIP
ooh, you DO hanged" said James, and
he went on and lifted the next passengers
watch.-Cor Chicago Inter Ocean.
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British Characters.

The pluck and dash of British chariot
GERS greatly impressed the Roman general
They began by driving at full speed along
the cncmy's line, hurting their weapons
and frequently throwing the ranks into
disorder by the fear which their horses
and the rattle of their wheels inspired, and
when they had edged their way in among
tho troops of cavalry they leaped down
from the chariots and fought on foot The
drivers meanwhile fell back little to the
rear, and so posted their chariots that if
tho warriors were hard pressed by superior
numbers of the enemy they might have
ready retreat to their own lines.
So in battle they combined the mobility
of cavalry with the stability of infantry
and became so expert by daily practice and
exercise that when on doclivity or steep
incline it was their habit to pull up their
horses at full gallop, bring them to a
standstill, turn them in an instant, run
out along tho POLE stand on the yoke
and then get back with all speed into tho
chariot Some of the British cars had
scythcs attached to the aXlotrecs and were
called by the natives covini-that is, the
Celtic word cOwain, which means a cart
or wagon. The Romans may have pre-
yiOusly seen similar chariots used in the
Gallo armies, but the wild antics of tf
painted Brtons must have disconnected
them not little.-Gentleman S Magazine.
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Better Than libraries.

Dr. William T. Harris, United States
commissioner of education, in his annual
report, says; But far surprising libraries
in their cducatiye influence are the daily
newspapers and magazines. We are gov
orncd by public opinion, as asCertainod
and expressed by the newspapers, to such
a degree that cur civilization is justly to
be called a newspaper civilization. This
fact is becoming more recognized by the
educational expert and the student alike
as time passes. There u.s. therefore, great
need that the daily press be kept free from
matter of an Objectionable character. The
home newspaper, which refuses to cater to
the dcpraved tastes of the minority of
leaders, loses its prestige the moment it
faltcrs in its determination to improve in
moral tone and debar from its columns
everything which tends to lead to a thirst,
among the younger of its readers, for news
or strictly literary matter of an immoral
or low sensational type.
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HALF TONE ENGRAVINGS.
How the illustrations of the Magazines
and Papers Are Made.

and Papers Are Made.
Pictures for the illustration of maya
zines and some newspapers are now made
direct from photographs. A glass screen
with diamond scratched lines ruled at
right angles so closely together that the
spaces can hardly be distinguished is
placed one-cighth of an inch in front Of
the sensitive plate in the Photographic
camera. Looked through, the effect is
much the same as gazing through a sieve.
These lines rcappcar in the half tone en-
craving when printed.
The photograph or wash drawing from
which the phOto-engraving is taken is
photographed in the usual way and with
the usual sensitive plate, with the pre-
viOusly described screen in the camera be-
tween the plato and the picture. This
produces negative of the picture, show
ing the fine cross lines represented by
clear glass. Now, in order to have the same
position Of the object Of the engraving as
in the original the film of the negative is
treated to one or two coats of collodion,
which gives it sufficient consistency to
permit of its being removed. This film is
transposed to the opposite side of another
glass. After careful mounting this new
negative is ready to be used rs a medium
for printing on the zinc plate.
The face of the plate is bufTcd to the
highest degree of polish, then coated with
a solution Of albumen and gelatin then
scnsitizcd with bichromate of ammonia.
1t is then dried and placed in the printing
frame, the coated side next to the mega
tive film. The case is then exposed to tho
sun or light three to five minutes or to an
electric light for 10 to 20 minutes. The
light passes through the heavy inch thick
glass of the printing frame, then through
and docomposing the chemicals wherever
it may fall. Where the plate is protected
by tho shadows and half tones of Che mega,
tive the sunlight has less effect, and where
the shadows are dense it has no effect
This plate is then removed from the
frame in dark room and carefully wash
ed under running water for several min
utes, then dried and heated until the pic
turo appears of IA dark brown color. The
back of the plate is rubbed with wax while
hot to protect it from the etching solution,
which is made from pcrchloride of iron.
The picture on the plate is acid proof, and
the etching solution eats only whore the
plate is unprotected, that part which is
blank in the finished engraving. The
plate is allowed to remain in the acid bath
for about Is minutes, or until sufficient
depth is obtained. 1t is then washed and
is ready for the reuter- and the printer
New York Recorder.
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Annlnudinr IN Enemy.

The Countess Brownlow, in her "Slight
"Reminiscences, tells a story of the Duke
of Wellington which is less commonly re-
peated than many connected with him.
While he was still Marquis of Wellington
he went to Paris from Toulouse, where he
had fought and won the last battle Of the
peninsular war.
He went to the opera that first evening,
and though he wore plain clothes and sat
In the back of the box he was almost i'm
mediately recognized by some one in the
pit, who cried out, "Vellingtonp'
The name was taken up by others, and
at last the entire pit rose, turned to tho
box and called, "Vive Vellingtonp
Nor would the people be satisfied until
he had stood up and bowed to them, when
he was cheerod and applauded again. At
the end of the performance the passage
from the box was found to be crowded
with people. The ladies of the party drew
back nervously, but the duke said, Come
alongl' in his brusque way, and conducted
them on. While they were still in the cor
ridor man in tho crowd was heard to say
to his companions:
But why are you applauding so much?
He has always beaten us!'
This was very true, and the question
seemed natural one, but the answer was
charming:
Eyes, but he has always beaten us like
gentlemanP'
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Cards and Chips as Eyangellsts.

The Rev. Sharrard Beatty of the Cincin-
natl Rescue mission has adopted n unique
method of placing religious appeals in the
hands of gamblers. The Rev. Mr.. Beatty
was once dcyotce Of the poker table. He
has lot of cards, the back Of which re
scmble the regulation playing cards. As a
companion to these he carries pockctful
Of chips resembling those used in poker
game. On entering a saloon the Rev. Mr..
Beatty will pull out bunch Of cards, be
gin shutlling them in a manner that shows
experiences in handling, and when he has
the eyes Of all those in the saloon upon
him he asks:
"Gcntlemen, will you take hand with
me?'
He then begins to deal the cards around,
one to each person. When they turn the
face of the card toward them, instead Of
finding spots they behold these words:
boycott the devil; he doesn't pay liv.
ing wages. The wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord"
On the chips which the Rev. Mr.. Beat.
ty gives out with these cards is printed;
"Scek We the Lord. Life is short; death
is sure; sin is the cause; Christ the cure.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Getting Ready to Vote.

evil you loan me your knife, Alfredo"
she asked as he settled down in his easy
chair and picked up his evening paper
He took his knife from his pocket,
opened it and handed it to her without
word.
There was q silence a. she took a seat at
her dainty little writing desk and drew II
sheet of paper from one of the drawers.
Then the silence was broken by steady
scraping as the edge of the knife blade was
moved back and forth over the paper. 1t
was annoying, and her husband finally
looked up with the remark:
II hope you will get that rubbed out in
time"
"I'm rot trying to rub anything out,
she exclaimed pleasantly. I'm merely
practicing."
"For WHAT" he asked. "For an imita-
ton of a sawmillY'
ooh, dear, no, " she said in surprise.
"You see, it's this way, Alfred; All the
ladies of our sewing circle have registered,
and we have all agreed to vote. But none
of us is going to vote the straight ticket.
We have agreed on that among ourselves,
you know We think it shows too much
party dictation when any one votes the
straight ticket, and we propose to show
our independence"
"But what has that got to do with this
knife cxcrcisc?"
"Why, Alfredo she exclaimed in sur
prise, didn't you ever hear of a scratched
ticket"
"Cortainly, he replied.
"Wcll, I'm learning to scratch a ticket
without taking too much time over it, We
all agreed to do that, you know. Chi
cago Post.
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Pr. ENOMENAL SLEEPERS.
The Mythical Legends of Early Civilization
That Are Still Mysteries.


The mythical sleep legends of early civ
;lization are mysteries that have never been
explained. Every country and every ma
ton on the globe has or had some myth
concerning an enchanted sleeper or Sleep
ers The Roman legend of the seven
sleepers" is perhaps the best known, but
its origin can be traced back to the early
days of semihistorical Egypt In the early
Egyptian version of the myth Osiris, the
lord of the earth, was outwitted by Typhon,
who finally induced the lord" to enter
q chest, the lid of which was then nailed
down. Hot pitch was next poured into all
the cracks, so as to exclude both air and
water, and then thrown into the sea. AS
soon as Isis, the wife of Osiris, heard Of
this she dispatched men in all directions
in search nf the chest and it's precious bur
den. They, after many months, found it
on the coast of Babylos 1t was taken to
Egypt and opened, wheroupon Osiris leaped
out alive, having been miraCulously pre-
served during the wilhelm blissful slum-
bor.
The Roman legend referred to in tho
opening dates from 439 A. d. and is too
well known to warrant its reproduction
here.
In the Grecian version the sleeper is
Endymion, who slept in grotto for more
than 100 years and then awole bright and
youthful, as though awakening from a
nap of but n few hours duration.
In the japanese version a young fisher
man visits the goddess of tho sea and re-
turns to earth after a stay of what was to
him but three days At homo he found
everything changed and the graves of his
parents hundreds of years old. On loav-
ing the palace of the sea goddess she had
presented him with a casket. After visit
ing his parents graves he opened the lid
of the gift and from it there arose a mist
which instantly whitened his hair and re-
duced his flesh and bones to dust.
In Wales the sleeper was Tatfy ap Sion;
in Denmark he was Oyer, the Dane; in
Scandinavia proper he was Siogfricd, he
of the enchanted sleeper" COrtez found
a similar tradition among the early McXi-
cans, who believed that their "palefaccd
god," Quetzalcoatl, had gone east for a
season of deep sleep.-St. Louis Republic.
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DR.. Miles Heart Cure
A Simple Method.

To Claude Nautin, a London inventor,
is credited simple method Of obtaining
some of tho rare metals in any desired
quality in an absolutely pure state-that
is, he finds that aluminium will take
away the oxygen from the oxide of almost
any other metal, leaving the latter pure.
Metals like chromium, cobalt, nickel,
tungsten, uranium and manganese are
easily obtained in the oxide form, the
trouble being to reduce the oxide and get
the pure metal Nautin's device, it APP
pears, causes the materials to produce
their own heat for the purpose. Thus the
process may be: Oxide of chromium taken
in powdered form, u certain quantity of
lime mixed with it, to this mixture being
added portion of aluminium reduced to
minute separate granules, the whole COM
pound being then placed inc crucible with
a magnesia lining which is placed in
furnace. AT "a certain moderate tempcra-
ture the reaction takes place.-New York
Sun.
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smimminr snred IIer Chl1dren.

Mrs. Mildred de Wagner, n lady living
at Spuyten Duyvil, when one Of her two
little daughters fell overheard from n row
boat into the Hudson river, sprang after
her. The boat being upset, this admirable
mother placed the unconscious form Of
S-ycar-old Maude on the bottom of the up
turned craft and dived after and brought
to the surface 6-year-old Alice, when all
were rescued by some boatmen from the
shore.
Whatever may be thought of the adop-
ton of the bicycle by American women,
there can be but one opinion as to the de-
STABILITY of women learning to swim. The
seasons texts for the preaching of this
gospel are coming in early.-New York
Telegram.
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Misplaced,

The final G presents as many difficulties
to some residents of New England, to say
nothing of other parts of the country, as
the initial does to some residents of old
England.
Good morning, Uncle Ephraimp' said
a passerby ono cool morning in early
spring to Il good old man who was pulling
up the weeds in his wife's flower garden.
Good morninp' responded Uncle
Ephraim in his quavering treble. It's
a poorly cold mOrnin, now amt it? was
in the house lXin one of our cuttings that
had fell down till most O'Clock, an l
hadn't any idee how cold it was, though l
might have told by lookin at the mount
ings. But when I'd been out here workin
in my garding awhile declare my fingers
got to feelin so cold l had to go in an get
my mittings!''- Companion.
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Happy Retrospect.

Ministers have quite as many touching
incidents as funny ones in their duty of
performing the marriage ceremony for
"all sorts and conditions of men," One
such is told by clergyman who lived at
some distance from the populous part of
the town, and who was therefore accus-
toned to suggest some conveyance to those
couples who did not come in a carriage.
A middle aged man and woman who
looked as if life might have been rather
hard for them came one night to be mar
ried The ceremony over, the minister
said to them:
Now, I'll tell you where to take car.
You know we are a long distance from
everywhere"
The man turned to his bride with a
look of sudden sweetness.
"Oh, no" aid he gently, IT guess we
won't ridel zen just walk along q spell
and talk it over. youths Companion.
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John Bright went into an agricultural
district one day and had to walk from the
station long sway into the village. n
clergy man whob'as driving in a dogcart
overlook him, aSl learning his destination
offered to drive him there. Have you
seen the papers today" the parson asked
when Mr.. Bright had accepted a scat
Yes. What is in them'" why, that
rascal John Bright has been making an
other speech. " And what was it about?"
asked Mr.. Bright The clergyman ex-
planned. WELL, " said the stranger per
haps Mr.. Bright was only expressing his
honest convictions Perhaps even he may
be right" "Oh, no, " said the iratc clergy
man. If had him here, would feel
like shooting him."
Before they separated Mr.. Bright had
promised to go to his new acquaintance
church next morning. The theme of the
sermon was Bright's speech, and at the
conclusion Mr.. Bright thanked him for
his able sermon. As the rector was going
home to dinner friend met him and
said, You have been preaching under
distinguished patronage this morning"
Mop said the parson. "Oh, yes, you
have" replied the friend. "You had John
Bright among the congregation. Didn't
you notice him in front, in the middle
pew" "Why," said the rector, II drove
him to the village yesterday in my dog
cart and called him a rascal and excoriated
him in all the moods and lenses, and he
never said a word. 1 must go and apollo
gize at once. Nv. S. Walsh in Lippin-
colts.
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The Literal Butler In Washington.

"Now, remember" said charming
woman to her new butler, who had but u
faint conception of business for which
he demanded the highest wages, "remem-
ber in announcing meals, you are to say,
Breakfast is ready Lunch is ready
Dinner is served. " "All right, mum, ="
replied the proud butler. Not long Sftor
this charming woman vcntured to expert
mcnt on dinner to few intimate friends.
Fancy the expression of her countenaEce
when, on appearing at the drawing room
door to announce dinner, this literal but
Ter exclaimed in clarion tones, Breakfast
is ready, lunch is rcadysdinner is served"
This is true story of the capital.-Kato
Fields Washington.
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