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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
cARE 81 WEAKNESSES.
How to wash Wooden Blankets Before
Putting Them Away.

How to Wash Wooden Blankets Before
Putting Them Away
The feather-bed Is, of course, thing
of the past. 1t is probably not lament
ed in many quarters, as IL is certainly
unhealthy, difficult to care for, and not
pleasant to sleep on. Mattresses,
blankets, pillows and other articles OF
bedding, however, require much care
to keep odorless and clean.
The main enemies to mattresses are
dust, damp and moth, and frequent
brushing must be given them, for in an
incredibly short time they will harbor
dust all along the edges and where the
button is fixed. A loose cotton cover
over the mattress, made to button neat
ly at one end, also goes long way to-
ward keeping 1t clean. This can pe
washed and changed as often as need
be without much trouble or expense
It is very important to air all the bed
ding thoroughly. Every article should
be daily taken OF and laid separately
over u chair, and strong current OF ar
should be allowed to circulate through
the room before the clothes are re-
placed. The mattress should be turned
daily from end to end, as this insures 1t
being worn more evenly, and not SINK
ing in the middle.
Blankets are difficulty TO many peo-
pie, mostly because they cannot make
up their minds as to how often they
should be washed nor how they should
be treated. In many houses tney
are only washed once a year; but some-
how this does seem rather too rare
proceeding. On the other hand, IL Is
really not necessary to have them
washed more than twice year; but
they must have proper care in the inter-
val in the shape of airing, shaking etc
A washing machine is very good for the
purpose, especially as they should never
be rubbed by the hand. The water
should be only lukewarm, and little
soap well lathered in the water is all
that will be required. Wiring the
blankets very dry through a wringer
shake them out, and wash again in the
same way, wringing each time, unit
they are quite clean. Do not rinse
them. but pull them into shape anc
hang them out in the sun, which is
great help to preserving a good color
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
THREW GAMBLER OVERHEARD.
Sequel of Poker Game In the old Days
on the Mississippi.

SEQUEL of a Poker Game In the old Days
on the Mississippi.
A stiff game of poker was going On
one night on Mississippi river steam
boat in the good old days of the COS.
Two men sat all night, but luck was
against one and toward the other frcm
the first The lucky man was watched
closely by more than one in the room,
who knew him for professional gam
bier.
The other man was youngster. lie
tried to keep from showing his excite
ment, but couldn't hide it altogether.
He lost over IS 900 before he came to the
end of his money, but after time he
called for show, putting $500 bill on
the table, and saying: That's all l
| have"
The young fellow had played his last
stake, got up and turned to go. Pale as
he was. lie turned paler when he faced
the man who stood behind his chair.
This was a stern-looking gentleman
of 50.
why, father" exclaimed the younger
man; II didn't know you were on
board"
Don't go away" said the father stern
", taking the vacant chair with polite
question to the other players as to
whether he was welcome in the game.
The game went on, but rot in the old
way. The gambler was more cautions,
and vet he began to lose. The play
grew higher when all the Others had
dropped out except the gambler and the
stern old father. Suddenly the climax
came.
Don't move, Jim Baisley, or I'll blow
your brains out"
The gambler was pale TO the teeth.
The elder man reached over with his left
hand and snatched the five cards the
> gambler had dealt to himself. There
were three aces among them. With an
other quick motion he spread out the
? pack and three more aces were shown
Take that money, Harry"
| The son did so, and everybody waited
, breathlessly. just as the gambler made
S a lurch at the older mans heart, Thu
V latter caught his right hand with Lii
!, own left and seized him by the throa
q with his right. There was a short strug
n gle, but without shifting his hold tn
n planter lifted the gambler as if he wer'
i a child, carried him out of the salool
= and threw him over the low guardrai
r into the river.
n Nothing was ever done TO the planter
} 1t was "A fair fight, and they didn'
r bother n gentleman for anything liiI
i that in those days.-St. Louis Republic
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
HoNIToN LACE DOLLY.

shades of Asiatic folio floss, the silvery
greens. Buttonhole the honitOn lace
down with the Asiatic lace silk. white.
These doilies are very useful for cake
plates or water bottles. Cut the linen
away from under the lace.
To wash embroidery make a suds OF
tepid water and ivory soap. Swish the
article about in the water. Rinse in
clear tepid water. Then iron while wet.
Place a clean handkerchief over several
thicknesses of flannel, lay the article
face down and press on the back with
hot iron till dry.-Eva M. Niles, in
Roston Globe.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
Z THE EXAMINATION OF A BANK BOOK

BOTH MEN WERE DEEP IN THE
Bridge, the handmade of the estab-
lishment, brought in materials for
punch. and il was only when the tum-
blers were half emptied that Mr.. Lani-
gan preached the subject which occu-
pied the thoughts of all.
"Now Phelim McCaul," ne said, rising,
these are my three girls. the same l
was tellin' We about. That's the eldest,
Kitty; I'll give her 500, dry money,
and there's the second eldest, Cissy, and
| she has $500 10 her name; an here's
Peggy, the youngest, an the man who
takes her now will have 200. So there
YOU are, me bouchal, an which of EN-
| will YOU choose"
Mr.. McCaul rapidly worked little
sum in mental arithmetic; naturally
he decided on the 500 damsel, then he
glanced carelessly at her face
81 think, sir" he remarked, deferen-
tally. Nrli take the eldest young lady
if she'll have me. The other two are
very nice indeed, an it's not the first
time | heard of EN-" Che was only dim
w conscious Of their existence until that
evening" "but think it's only proper
to give her the refusin of me-"
There was Il brief silence, cinder Eel
from the glowing mass between The
crate bars, Cissy Uttered turtlVeiy
Peggy leaned forward, her elbow upoI
the table. her dimpled chin crushed il
the palm of her hand, watching III
, episode with the pitiless eyes OF Is
Kitty sa- perfectly still, but her demur'
mouth was lifted az the corners, aN'
there was a light under her half-closc'
lids like the CLEAN of knife loosened i
/ its sheath.
, The disinterested Phelim rose and AZ
preached her.
> "Will you have me, miss?' he asket
| gently-perhaps at that exact instan
; ne forgot the & 500; hope he did.
: Kittys head sank lower; there cam
a spot of scarlet on her cheeks.
"Oh, yes, indeed" she whispered.
= .'Begor, that settles it," cried Ian
a gan, drawing a quick breath, shes m
+ own favorite child. the first of III
+ clutch, Phelim, an say ii without an
> shame 70 the others, you've got IN
!" nick of the bunch. Sure, don't kno'
u what we'll do at oil, at all, without heI
Il but, anyway I'm glad she's settled, an
= has a good husband, an since she was
Q 90. there isn't wan I'd rather have h
T. before your own self Take her, a
God bless We. an MAJ the first boy be
= bishop! Cissy, girl, run an get up Il
~ tea; help your sister, Peggy, avic
y. while Phelim an mesself settle a lit
bit O business here, as our heads a
&C cool"
j, And overriding . very faint pr9t'
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25

over commoner kinds Of wrapping, or
the use of glove fingers. 1t also WORKS
very we'll in the case of a crushed
finger, or a large wound for which plas-
ter would be out of the question. This
bandage remains so firmly on the fin
ger, even while the hand is in use, that
it enables the patient TO return at once
to his work or play, even after receiv-
ing rather serious injury.
The bandage is made by measuring
off piece of cloth, preferably soft
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
Mouoy Displaced.

Mr.. Greathead local and ice dealer)--
T didn't sell as much coal last winter as
usual.
Mrs. Greathead--ToO badl Your Gus
toners must have some money left
which you would have II the weather
had been cooler.
ayes, they have; but shall raise the
price Of Ice and get Il away from them
before fall."--N. Y. Weekly.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25

Every attempt TO make Others happy,
every sin left behind, every tempta-
ton trampled under foot, every step
forward in the cause OF what Is good,
IL a step nearer 10 Heaven.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
WOMAN AND HOME.
sANDAcINo A FINGER.
simple operation. hut Few Know How
20 DO It Successfully.

20 DO It Successfully.
Bandaging a cut finger is probably
the simplest of surgical operations, yet
not one in hundred can do it success
fully. The bandage ordinarily put on
a finger is very unsatisfactory. 1t is
either very CLUMSY, through the use of a
superabundance of material, OF II gets
loose and slips off. Court plaster Is
always u ore or less dangerous; many
serious cases of blood poisoning have
been produced by its use.
a very simple and effective bandage
has been devised by DIR. S. George Her
nance, which enables everyone to be his
own surgeon. 1t has many advantages
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25
HoNIToN LACE DOLLY.
A Very Pretty Thing When Carefully and
Tastefully Made.

Tastefully Made.
Honiton lace has lost none of its popu-
larity, and in combination with silk
embroidery is very beautiful. The de-
sign here shown is wreath of maiden
hair ferns with single leaves dropped
here and there; honiton lace is basted
on the edge all round, having for a
foundation round thread white linen.
For the ferns and stems use the natural
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25

Teacher-what Is a Pedestrian
Johnny---A person who dossnt RIDE
a bike. odds and Ends.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-25

caterplllars foot loug are common
IN parts Of Australia,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
Anxious to Finish.

There was a meeting of the stock
holders of the Kennebec Valley Base
Ball Association at the office of Will
hanson & Burleigh, last evening, to
see what steps could be taken to en-
able the home club to finish the season.
The feeling was generally expressed
that local pride and the future of the
game in the Kennebec valley called for
special effort to bring this about. 1t
was felt that this wish was shared by
all lovers Of the game, and that none
of them, If they could be seen, would
refuse to contribute something for this
purpose. Several of those present
promised to do some work in this
direction at once, and there can be
little doubt but what their efforts Will
meet with a prompt and generous sup
port.
One thing is certain, if base pail is
to continue here we must have the CO.
operation of every lover of the game.
The crisis is now. Let every one DO n
little lifting. and it will be safely
passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
BOILER EXPLODES.
errlble Accident to Boston & Maine
Engine at Charleston, Mass.
Both Engineer and Fireman Lose Both Lens
Engineer Will Die.

Boston. Aug, 27-At 1115 this morning
dItef a freight train had pulled from the
lnaitl track into the yard on the Eastern
utNisIoh OF the Boston Il Maine Railroad
- ?oihefFllle crossing, Charlestown, the
3"tsch was left open and a passenger
ram inward bound from Lynn. crashed
mo me STANDING freight. A scene of wild
piILsi9h Followed. in the midst of which
.He oollef OF the freight engine exploded
s'nNIHe lorth a large amount of steam
- was thought at first that several neo-
Pc we're either killed or injured hiit uno,
investigation, 1t was found that ,be Dr.
man and engineer of the freipbt train
we're the only ones seriously hurt Tra a.
on the road was stopped. but for a ebnr,
tiine The fire department was called on
ana helped to clear away the debris rrhe
pGople on the passenger train escannJ
with but "A slight shaking up.
Engineer r. Fl. Tucker of Somerville ana
Flfciman William Noyes had both legs cut
OH. tucker is not expected TO live. The
passenger engine is firmly imbedded in
ne iocomotive of the freight train. IL be-
ing. ahcad on collision. The passenger
ram Was going at the rate of o miles AN
lour when the accident occurred and The
Ioret OF the collision pushed the entire
lrelsht train back q distance Of 40 feet.
"hen II struck a signal pole. throwine The
ars of the track. The baggage car Of the
passenger train was demolished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28

fast; then that bearing-down feeling.
Her doctor says, "cheer up, you have
dyspepsia; you'll be all right SOON"
But she doesn't get "all right" She
grows worse day by day, till all at once
she realizes that a distressing female
complaint is established.
Her doctor has made a mistake.
She has lost faith in him hope van
iShes; then comes the b%rooding, NOR
bid, melancholy, everlasting
told her and cured her, but he did not,
and she was allowed to suffer. BY
chance she came across one of Mrs.
Pinkham's books, and in it she found
her very symptoms described and an
explanation of what they meant. Then
she wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice, feeling that she was
telling her troubles to a
Speedy relief followed, and vigorous
health returned.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts its curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments
of m 1t has been the standby
of intelligent American women for
twenty years, and the story recited
above is the true experience of hun
dreds Of women, whose letters OF
gratitude are to be found on file In
Mrs. Pinkham's library.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
The American Soldier and the Claims o.
Patriotism and True Reliqion.

1t is pleasant to be once more on
these tented heights. here under the
flag to meet the old comrades and to
greet new ones as well.
There could be no better time and
place 10 speak of the Importance of tn
American soldier, and of the claims of
patriotism and of true religion than
here within gunshot of The State House
with its patriotic memories. and on
this holy day and with such an audi
enc as this.
Let us take for a starting point the
words of the apostle Paul to the young
man, his disciple Timothy: Thou.
therefore, endure hardness as a good
soldier Of the Lord Jesus Christ" ?
Tim. 2:3.
There are NJ illustrations used more
frequently by st. Paul than those per
tanning to soldiers and military duty.
He was never long out of sight of the
Roman ~legionaries. for long periods
was closely associated With them. and
when he wrote these words to Timothy.
his young comrade of the Cross. h.
was bound by a "coupling-chain" to 4
Roman soldier, wrist to wrist. and con
tined. either in the barracks attached
to the palace of the Caesars, or in the
great camp of the Pretorian guard to
the northeast of the imperial city.
Here among soldiers, he wrote to
Timothy to: Endure hardness as II
good soldier" This exhortation has
special force when we recollect the
l~iardships of the soldiers by whom he
was surrounded. how on the march
they carried a oad that seems to us
almost incredible; fought their battles
with tremendous power; and when in
camp. being drilled in the art of war.
they were practiced so severely in the
manual OF arms. in carrying heavy
burdens, in swimming rivers, in run
nlng and leaping. in sham battles. and
much else. that it is prettily remarked
by an ancient historian who had fought
against them, that the effusion of
blood was the only circumstance which
distinguished a field of battle from a
field of exercise"
Your drill, my comrades, may not be
50 arduous, but you have drilled long
hours faithfully, throughout the year.
in cold and heat, after hard work all
day, and perhaps a ride or walk of
miles at night. Officers and men alike
oheerfully do all this, besides in some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION.
Programme Taking Formulas Chances for
Nomination are Improving.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 27.-The pro-
'ramme for the convention is taking
-cTm. 1t has been announced that the
mass meeting will be held, Wednesday
evening, in Tomlinson hall. The adj
mission viii be by ticket, and stran-
gers in the city will be favored first.
The preliminary session of the con
,ention will be held, Wednesday. be-
inning at noon. and the HE business
ession. Thursday. beginning at 10
\. Nj.
The important thing. Wednesday.
Will be the speech of the temporary
hartman. The executive committee
-anndt yet announce the name of the
temporary presiding officer. 1t looks
loW as if the selection will not be def
Aitely made until Monday. 1t seems
pretty certain that Senator Caffery OF
Louisiana. Will be permanent chair
man.
The sentiment in favor of Senator
Villas for President is growing stead
lily at headquarters here. and it now
ooks as if the influence of Indiana in
The convention would be eXerted in ia
For Of his nomination. The letters re-
eeiVed at headquarters indicate tina
three men are under consideration by
The leading sound money men of the
country, Senator Villas, Henry Waiter
ion and William l.. Wilson, postmaster
general. Wilson appears to be the
ehoice of a large number of Democrats
throughout the country and those who
are in touch with the movement say
they Will not be surprised if his boom
lakes on a rapid growth.
But the Tip" has gone out for Villas.
and Villas and Buckner it will be, it is
believed. Some of those who have
been inclined TO favor Watterson have
been reminded that he opposed the re-
nomination of President Cleveland.
Ae has not been able to endorse all the
acts of the administration. il is said.
and this fact will prevent his nominal
ton.
The convention tickets We're turned
ever to Chairman Bynum of the eXecu-
tive committee, yesterday. The tick
cts will be delivered to the committee.
mkt Wednesday. II this committee
viii make the distribution by states.
Application Tor tickets for honest
money Democrats among the veterans
of the a has been received with the
understanding that the tickets for
these men will be set aside, but the APP
plication. like all others has to go be-
core the national committee.
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most out of you, is your best friend
Christ is that Friend. AS we trust in
Him. and look to Him, lie makes US Ia
be like himself. Receive Him and YOU
are saved; obey Him and you have
the truest manhood possible. He wants
no cant. no pretense, no mock humility;
but in the New Testament He shows
His love for men of a right ambition
men without guile. pure-minded men.
young men full Of life and vigor. OF
His three most eminent disciples, one,
Peter, is the synonym for vehement
energy; and the other two, the brothers
John and James, were surnamed
Boanerges, the sons of thunder" A
true conception. and an ardent recep-
ton of the religion Of Jesus, awake
the brightest hopes, arouses to honor
able exertion, leads to the highest aims
and the nobIest lives.
Brothers, yours is an honorable call
ing. For this encampment let our
w~atchword be Excelsior. higherl We
are told that when the peasant or
mechanic enlisted in the Roman legions
"lmbibed the useful prejudice that
he was advanced to the more dignifed
profession of arms, in which his rank
and reputation would depend on his
own valor: and that although the
pfoWess Of a private soldier must often
escape the notice Of fame, his own be
havior might sometimes confer glory
n disgrace on the company, the legion.
)r even the army to whose honors he
associated" Eagerness to adj
'ance is a right ambition. In this ser
wee there are 0nnGrtIniti.c IN r;.-
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JUMPED The IRON.
Express Train Deraiied al Concord. n. 4.
Several Passengers Injured.

Concord, y. H, Aug. 27.-The down
express, No. TAO, on Concord division
of Boston 4 Maine Railroad. due here
AT rs. left iron, IN account OF defective
switch. near Ferry street. throwing
several cars from the track and killing
three or four persons and injuring
9thers. An ambulance with a corps of
physicians have gone to the scene Of
the wreck.
The train was heavily loaded. many
If the passengers on their way from
the veterans reunion at The Weirs.
The speed Of the train was moderate
ana the first intimation the passengers
had Of anything wrong was when the
cars began to sway and then left the
IRON.
The passengers who We're unlnjured
walked down town and TOOK the after
room trains south. None Of the pas
sengers We're killed. but some fifteen
we're seriously hurt.
Mr.. Watson Of Hillsborough had an
arm broken and ne was injured in
ternally. Mr.. Longley Of Hudson was
injured internally and his son aged Is.
Who sat with him in the smoking car.
rad his leg broken The baggage mas
.ar escaped with severe bruises.
The injured are being cared for at the
wreck ana where there are many will
ling helpers. a large crowd gathered
AZ the scene. AS soon as those hurt
@ere attended by they were
arried to the hospital.
The latest from the scene Of the
wreck is that the locomotive and bag
cage and smoking cars are badly
wrecked and that two passenger
coaches are off the iron.
The fireman is seriously injured. but
the engineer is only slightly hurt. 1t
IS said that at least three will die,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
MiD-AlR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Nr. Eddy Gets Several Views OF Boston By
His Kite Cameras.

Boston. Aug. 27.-The mid-air kite
photographs of Boston taken by VIM.
\. Eddy of Bayonne. y. j.. were de-
Neloped, today. OF the first u films
eXposed, seven We're successful. giving
distinct views at a great height of diff
terent portions of the city and outly-
ing districts. 1t is estimated that in
one of the views the camera was at the
moment of exposure fully 1900 feet
above the pavement. The kites used
We're SIX and even feet in diameter.
and during the experiment from four
Ia eight kites We're required to sup
port tho camera.
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The last ball game or the week VIII
be played at the Driving Park, this
afternoon. Tomorrow the team will go
to Bangor.
Tom McDermott was. Wednesday night.
relieved of the captaincy of the Fan
River team and BristoW, the new pitcher,
appointed to act instead.
People who miss the game today
will not have a nance to see another
team from the Western end of the
circuit. Brockton is the attraction,
and the game this afternoon VIII be
played for blood"
Brockton Enterprise: The Bangors
have probably accomplished a feat
without parallel this season. In four
games they have BANKED their oppo-
nents three times and in the other
game but II run was scored. In the
our games they made but three errors.
In 1883 Portland. which was so far
outclassed that it was unable to win
more than one game out of a dozen
gave UP the ghost before the Fourth of
July. When Portland is getting some
good bah players cheap its sporting
blood is great. When it has to pay it
is different.-Bangor Commercial.
The Fall River Herald has this
pretty notice of Bobby Moore n the
best of it is it is all deserved: Moore
makes a fine captain; he acts intelli-
gently and handles his men in fine
shape. He makes his kicks when they
are called for and does it in a manner
that shows that he knows what he is
talking about.
The Pawtucket Posi- thinks that it
takes nerve for the Portland Express
to intimate that Portland will be rep
resented in the league again next year
and that Bangor and Augusta will be
out of it. No. nerve isn't just the term
by which to describe it. 1t calls foI
further and more vivid description
Lewiston Sun.
The attendance at the last few games