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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28
SKIN SCALP and a,} H;,E Rssu so%p BY

by the unforgiving employers of the
pretty governess and she was obliged
to pack her trunk and depart at one"
for London The young German is
planning on trip to England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Whatever runor may say Jerry
Simpson and Speaker Reed will not
ride a tandem at Grand Beach this
SIMMER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The Maine Division. Sons of Veterans,
has new recruit that is host in it.
self. 1t is called The Recruit. is Z,
tractive publication of four pages de-
voted to the interests of the order. II
is published at Belfast by Orrin J.
Dickey & Co. and is edited by MI
Dickey. We wish for it the successful
fulfilmcnt of its purpose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The fragrance of the new mown hay
the sun shines upon is exhilarating.
Nature has no sweeter perfume for the
haymaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

OF the hard things said of the tariff
measure no one has declared 1t to be
a bill "of perfidy and dishonor.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Maranacook assumes greenish
tinge today. 1t is A. o. Ii. day beside
the beautiful lake
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The free silver men, if no one else
will see to it that the currency question
is kept alive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The only tariff uncertainty now is
relative to the exhaustibility of the i'm
ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Anyhow they can't attribute the
double duty on plums to desire to
protect the Plum trust.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The Maine potato grower and lum-
herman are convinced the trainers of
the Dingley law weren't selections sole
ly for Canada's welfare
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Washington has seen the last of Pop
concerts for the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Mr.. Oshi says Japan's protest is a
great advance in diplomacy. o pshaw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Airships and dying machines are no
where in comparison with the tough
yarn the Bangor Commercial asks us t.
swallow about the New Brunswick boy
and his pet eagles. He has them
trained like horses and they bear him
far aloft on exciting aerial excursions
of many leagues and then return with
him safely to earth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Tho :, ~ - ~, - HI ~ cuttOa
and place ii In the ear. The pain 49,
stop in a few moments. Simple enous~
isn't 1t?
mon. wed, fri&wky
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Bryan should keep an eye on Debs
who just now is the cinder in the pub
lie eye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The Bowdoin Paper Company OF ICY.
nam, broke all previous records IN ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The market ratio of silver to gold is
now little more than "a to l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

one of West Minots most estimable
young ladies disappeared recently, and
there were wild rumors of foul play
and suicide. The search parties at last
gave up i'll despair, and now it appears
it was just the old. old story. She
loved and eloped, and is living happily
ever after in New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The porgies are forerunners of good
times for the Maine fishermen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Pedestrians have still few rights
left. In Bangor bicyclists must now
carry lanterns after dark, and in
Waterville the awnings are to be raised
so the sidewalks may be passable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28
JOllSolS hlOlYle Lilinent

have nsed your Anodyne Liniment with much
satisfaction. Baseball players should all use It, In
fact after any lively squirt it will prevent
Giles and stiff Joints. WM. EWING,
Manager and Captain New York Ball Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

They are not taking any chances over
at Bangor with that beautiful silver
championship cup Of the M. |. $. A. a.
which the high school athletes have
won. While the manager of the team
is on his vacation the cup is deposited
in the safe of the city treasurer. Prob
ably they are afraid the defeated
athletes from Portland will cross the
State on foraging tour, some dark
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

campus and alone and unobserved
drove of In the mellow light Of the
summer afternoon to his humble home
beside the sea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Speaking of deer-there is a Piscata-
quis farmer who advertises to sell his
farm because he has no insurance on
is afraid of being kicked to death by
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Visitors to Winthrop are agreeably
good taste which mark its six Gene
teries. Nothing, perhaps. better re-
fleets the character of a people than its
way of caring for the last resting
place of loved ones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The great Alliance meeting will begin
at Old Orchard, today, and for tw,
wecsk DR.. Simpson will hold the mul-
titudes spellhound and at the end
gather in his usual 100000 or more fQf
missions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Watervile is alive to the railroad
opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Brewer is shocked at the actions u
naughty boys and girls at the merry
go-round. and polite society does moi
patronize the institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The promoters Of the new Saco river
line think they will give compressed ali
"a trial as the motive power OF thai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

on the Boston 4 Maine they used to
make fun OF the Maine Central custom
of having its hrakemcn caution the
passengers not to forget their umbrei-
las or packages, but now the Boston &.
Maine has adopted the same plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The spectacle of the staid and peace
full Shaker in court Is most uncommon,
but in York county they are in trouble
on account of dehorning cattle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28
Boat ROWers
Bicycle Riders
Baseball Runners

The great muscle nervine produces an increase u
vital activity In the parts and by its electric energy
gives them the power to throw off all soreness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Bar Harbor's chief excitement thus
far this season has been a love affair
between young English governess
and local caterer of German extrac
ton. The clandestine rides and walks
OF the enamored couple We're discovered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

With its new shoe factory to start NJ
in a week or two and the largest say
mill in Maine, that Of the Berlin Mill
Company, to start up next Monday
Gardiner pats herself on the back am
says good times are no longer a din
vision of the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The breezy little Hallowell News now
greets its readers in eight page form
and with its other improvements show,
unmistakable signs of deserved pros
perity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The worldfamed author of the Ding
ley law enjoys at Squirrel Island the
ocean breeZes that he has harnessed to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Railroad schemes of all kinds are in
the air these days. They show good
times and better times. and the bes;
times that are to come
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

The new propeller Lincoln is waking
the echoes of the Maine coast for the
first time with her whistle, this week
May she ever be crowded with Maine
bound tourists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

Influenced by the hot weather, a
hankering for Frenchy escapades and
cargo of Bath fire water citizen OF
the shipping city attempted to do the
town on recent evening. clad in an
"all-toSethcr" attire. He was coralled
after an exciting race and the blushins
buds continued their shopping in
peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28

A wise old York county fisherman
cate Democratic success in this fall s
elections. They are a lean. half
starved worthless kind Of mackerel.
not the fat, prosperous looking fish
that always mean Republican success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
A DARNING SCREEN.

top, hung on a wire just below the fin
ishing rail is a sort of valence of fig
ured stuff, hiding another wire. on
which stockings may be hung to air
when first brought up from the laundry.
On each panel is a bag, one being full
and gathered top and bottom, a strong
elastic being run through the casing.
This will hold miscellaneous work,
bits for patching. etc. The other pock-
ct is square and fat like portfolio, and
the things which one likes to have
handy can slip in here, for they are
easily obtained when needed.-Ameri-
can Queen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
Making Soups from Fruit.

Fruit soups are made from sweet
ened and thickened fruit juices, and
can be made from currants. oranges,
cranberries and a mixture of currants
and raspberries. Press sufficient
fruit to make one pint of juice. Moisten
tablespoonful of arrowroot in lit
tie cold water, add to it gradually a
pint of boiling water; add sugar 'ac-
cording to the nature of the fruit used.
Let this PURGE stand a moment, then
take from the fire and add the fruit
juice. At servi>g time fill a punch
bowl half full of cracked ice, pour in
the fruit soup and it is ready to serve.
These fruit soups are usually served
at the beginning Of q company lunch
eon.-Mrs. S. I. Rorer. in Ladies' Home
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
BEST OISINFECTANT.
Pure Air Is More EficaciOus Than the
Most Costly Drugs.


After all that is said of disinfectants
in the drug line, the best is pure air
and in large volume. At least all other
t!isinfectants are very inefficient, I'M
less plenty of pure air accompanies
them.
All rooms that are to be disinfected
should have plenty of air admitted to
them as the first requisite of beginning
operations. Often it will be found
quite sufficient in itself to disarm mild
contagion.
The majority of people are too sensi-
tive on the subject of letting pure air
into sick-rooms, where an abundance
of it will prove not only of immense
benefit to the sick one, but be the safe
guard of the whole household. Direct
drafts of air upon the patient are al
ways to be avoided, unless, perchance-
it is a case of suffocation when air in
quite vigorous motion about the pa
tient is what he most needs. But there
are ways to keep the best OF air in
sick-room without putting the patient
in any peril, and ways that viii prove
the means of getting him out of peril
from confined. unaerated contagion-
Certainly if the rest of the house Is
filed with good air, it may enter from
this source and do much to purify and
disinfect the sick-room, point never &c
be neglected
As for the sick-room itself, and hope
it has more than one window, would
advise that board the exact length of
the width of the window be placed IN
der the lower sash. This board should
be about six or eight inches wide, and
be good fit. After two windows are
raised upon such boards, you will have
a good supply of air coming constantly
into the room-a fine Interchange
never striking the patient direct
Fires may be run and regulated so
that the patient undergoes no risk of
getting cold, and a room is warmed
easier when it contains a goodly por-
ton Of oxygen within its Hmits.-A. P.
Reed, II. D.. IN Ladies' World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
THE DAYS IN THE YEAR.
The Year of 800 Days Had to Give
Way In Favor of One OF 365.

The Year of 300 Days Had to Give
Way In Favor of One of 365.
There is story in Plutarch which
must convince every reader that one
myth at least relates to an alteration
made in the Egyptian calendar to ex-
tend the length of the year from 800
days to 365. A year of 800 days existed
in Egypt, at an early period. and may
possibly have been arrived at in the wayl
suggested by Mr.. f. L. Griffith. The
lunar month, from new moon to new
moon, being 2s% days in length, the
convenient round number of 80 days
was taken as standard, and II months
of so days each made up the year. The
solar year is more difficult to observe
than the lunar month, the intervals
being longer, and year of 800 days
was very convenient and reasonable
approximation to it. At any rate, the
year of $50 days came into use. and a
curious custom at Acanthae, near Mem
phis, seems to allude to it. A perfor-
ated vessel was filed with water by $50
priests on each day of the year. In the,
island of Philae, again, 300 pitchers
were placed around the tomb of Osiris,
for making funeral libations, and were
filled every day by the priests with
milk. With 800 days in the year, the
7 ecliptic circles of the heavens, as rep
resented in the charts, would be divided
into $50 equal parts; and we must re-
gard it as a relic of this time that the
circle is still made to consist of $50 de-
grees. But so erroneous an estimate
of the length of the year would soon
be corrected by experience.
1t is evident that in about ~ years
cycle would be accomplished in which
the New Years day would sweep
through all the months, remaining only
six years in each. The same month,
so farast the name was concerned, would
now be in the inundation time, now
in the season of sowing, and anon in
the time of reaping, and the agricu1-
turist must have been perp1eXed. A
text in the papyrus Anastasi makes ref
erence to such perpleXity, and may re-
ceive its explanation here. Goodwin
translated it: MAY Amen deliver me
from the cold season, when the sun does
not shine, the winter comes instead OF
the summer. the month is stormy, the
hours shortened" Similar confusion
would overtake the religious festivals,
the New Year, for example, coming
five days before its proper time, and
then ten days before, and so on; and it
might be thought that its observance
at the wrong season would displease
the gods. The year of 800 days had to
give way and ultimately did so in favor
of one of 365 days. The precise date
| of the change is not known, but it is re-
ferred to in inscriptions of the time of
Amenemha I. lcirca 2400 b. c., and
| may, of course, have been introduced
much earlier. When this was done, the
| original months were not altered, but
| a little month" of five days was in
terpolated at the end of the year, be-
tween the month Mesori of one year
| and the Thoth of the Notwithstanding
Ster Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
x,.=1=.<z H. a Ecerocior1s No.

Meets a Gentle Hearted Woman
Backed by Ferocfous Dog
AT the foot OF the stairs in the front
hall OF a farmhouse one night" said the
retired burglar, Il stumbled over some
thing soft, that turned out to be a
feather bed If 1 had had a grain of
sense at all should have suspicioned
something from that, but didn't. It
looked as though ii had been just tuIn-
bled downstairs and left there TO be
carried off in the morning. and let
it 60 at that and stepped into it and
over 1T to the first step of the stairs and
on up.
stepping up on the fourth step
kicked against string stretched across
the stairs and broke it. That made me
suspicious, but I never connected the
feather bed at the foot of the stairs
with it. 1 looked up. I expected it to
be connected with something there,
And it was; and it was coming down
the stairs at me and filling up the whole
stairway. 1t was a big feather bed.
Even then I didn't see that the one
coming down had anything to doawith
the one down on the floor, and at the
same time I couldn't understand why
anybody should roll anything ike
feather bed down on anybody; bulky,
to be sure, but so light that it was an
easy thing to stop. 7
II put up my hands to stop this! one,
but might just as well have tried to
stop a mountain. It was soft and
squashy on the outside. but it weighed a
ton. 1t just bowled me right over back
ward, and I fell on the other feather
bed at the foot of the stairs. Then
began 10 understand what that one was
for. 1t was to save the bones of the
man that was tumbled over by the av-
alanche bed.
Il lay there nearly smothered by the
bed on top, and working out from under
it gradually.
II hope you are not hurt heard
somebody say from over the railing
along the hall upstairs, and said: No,
ma'am.' because it was a female voice,
and 1 am always polite TO the ladies';
but would you mind telling me what's
inside the one that came DOWN.
"'Oh,' she said, its the summer
range. with the fiatirons inside. Can
YOU lift it off? Or shall let the dog
come down and help your
And with that heard dog scratch
ing upstairs. supposed it started him
up to hear himself spoken OF, and
| Judged from the sound of his claws on
the carpet that he must have been about
the size of tiger and of about the same
kind of disposition.
mo I says, 4 can get clear of it.
| and did, and stood up in the hall.
"'You won't carry off the other one
will you?' She said
And. hearing the dog stillscratching
upstairs. Issaid: No, Iwould1't;' and
didn't The lady appeared TO be gentle
hearted enough, but L knew you
couldn't trust the dog."-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

many dolls, until she had family of
1872 of them. The name of each she en-
tered in book and wrote out its entire
history, where it came from, how it
lost its nose, how its dress was torn
and finally, how its sawdust blood ran
out and left it \only a bunch of rags.
With these dolls the little princess
performed many ceremonies of state.
Their feet were so fixed in the long
board that they could stand upstraight
and she marched them around in many
wonderful ways.
One of her other sports was riding
out on her white donkey, whose head
was adorned with blue ribbons. An
old soldier led it by the bride. Some
times she took drive in a small pony
chaise, led by page. One day dog
ran between the pony's legs; itswerved
and upset the little carriage. The
princess would surely have been in
jured or killed. if a soldier who was
passing had not caught her in his arms,
His name was Maloney, and he was
warmly thanked and generously re-
warCfed by the duchess of Kent, her
mother.
Victoria had to study much harder
Iudil SIAASs LII ShC was ~
be fitted for a most important work.
She began to learn from books~when
she was five years old. Later she was
trained to speak French and German.
as well as English, and, by the time she
had reached her eleventh year, Ital-
ian. Latin, Greek, mathematics, music
and drawing were added to her studies.
The princess was very fond oNdraw-
ings, and early began to sketch from
nature. She was much interested in
natural history. and was delighted with
her first visit to the British museum,
and asked that she might often be
taken there. She also took much
pleasure in learning simple botany,
which she studied with her uncle Leo
pold in the woods.
Another pastime she found in visit
ing her Uncle King" as she called
George ", then king of Englnd.
At Is years of age, before she was
really grown to womanhood, she was
crowned queen of England. When it
was time for her to marry she didn't
have to wait until some nice young
man asked her. She had to do the asking
herself, because the queen of England
is so great that no one she could marry
could presume TO ask her. She con-
fessed to her dearest friend that pro-
posing to Prince Albert was the most
trying ordeal she had ever expert.
enced.-Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
wen-Trained BUTTERFLIES.

Two Partisan ladies have taken to
tanning butterflies. A gentleman. re-
turned from Asia, brought the young
ladies rare specimens, as souvenirs of
his trip. and then they set to collect
ing these little creatures. Each lady
has about so in her collection, and it is
marvellous how tame they are. Upon
the entrance of their mistress, they
fly to greet her, perching upon her
shoulders, head and hands. The way
they were trained was by feeding them
with honey from the finger tips. They
have been serviceable as studies for all
kinds of art work, and they have shown
themselves very susceptible to the
charm of music. This opens a new
avenue for those who like pets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
TRAMPvILLE, THE REsTFUL
once a Deserted Village, Now PeO-
pied by Men Who Don't Pay Rent.

Once a Deserted Village, Now Peo-
pied by Men who DOn't Pay Rent
Trampville, Wis. cannot be found in
the postal guide, nor is it shown on
any railroad map, but it exists, never
theless, with an average population OF
not less than 200 souls.
Trampvine is situated in Douglass
county, on clearing cut out of dense
pine forest where the river Brule gives
up its ripping waters into Lake SUI
perior 1t is called TramPville because
it is the home of tramps exclusively
and has been for nearly three years
Previous to that time its name was
known as Clevedon, but that name is
seldom heard now.
CIevedon was founded about Is years
ago, by syndicate of English capitalists
whose scheme was to build up a lake
port town to rival Duluth and Superior
Neat little cottages, handsome store
buildings, boarding houses, and hotel
and a woodworking mill equipped with
expensive machinery for the manufac-
tlIre of hardwood products were con-
structed in a remarkably short time.
The town was built, however, beforea
tide of migration had been turned to-
ward it, and it seemed difficult to in
duce people with more or less capital
to believe that in Clevedon they would
find their fortunes. Nevertheless, DOC
or 1000 persons settled there. But these
persons discovered after few months
that the bubble was no more; that the
great resources Of the town had failed
of Development They left the place,
and Clevedon, the magic city, dropped
into the lethargy Of d deserted village
The tramp discovered TraInpville
about three years ago. He took pos
session of it in the name OF his tribe
and the revival of the village from that
time on has been healthy, though per
haps not very clean.
They lived there 800 strong last win
ter and no cases OF starvation have
been reported They saysthey lived upon
fish taken out of Lake Superior and deer
that abound in the region. Others say
they robbed the henhouses of the farm
ers thereabout.
The big frame building once used as d
hotel now is the principal roosting
place Of the inhabitants of the town
Its lobby, a great old-fashioned fire
place, serves the purposes of kitchen.
sInoking-roon, and every night during
the winter great rolls of smoke come
from the chimney, while dozens OF
seedy individuals huddle0 about the
blazing log, some smoking, some chew
ing, some telling stories, others listen
ing and still others sleeping-N. Z.
Sun