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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06
Purchase of Cuba In ,ContenDlation.
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here Is rumOr aHOat IN OmcSeA c1Se
cles that, II true. Is most important.
This Is nothing less than that this gov
eminent is about to make overtures TO
ever this may be: it has long been known
to the world at large that the value OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ~ remedy
Tor constipation, malaria, dyspopetas
rheumatism. kidney complaint and hcf-
glassful before meals imparts Z hearty
relish for the food. and a corresponding
dose before retiring contribute to sound
repose. No medicinal stimulant on the
market ever received such strong profess
sional Endorsement as the bitterA It - .
most genial tonic, afforiing strength to
all who use 1t. Not only in this country.
but in many foreign lands, It ID an adj
mitted specific and preventive. A .
safeguard against all disease Of q ma1a.
rial type 1t is particularly valuable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Warren wants village improvement;
system and a popular man to lead off
in securing the improvements. War
ren's wants are not little here below.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Senator Lodge says he looks upon
the annexation of Hawaii as practical
1y accomplished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

The nestor of the BridSton corn fac
tory huskers was SO years old and stuck
to his task in all weathers. He was
one of the first men to plant sweet corn
in that vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Several of the local weekly papers are
running series of historical articles
on local subjects. In this way interest
ing matter and valuable material is be-
ing collected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Anyhow Boston is getting pure food
in full measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

The insurgent in the Philippine is
lands are just now trying to divide
honors with the Cubans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

General Miles did not return from
his investigation of the armies of the
world impressed with any sense of
nearness of the approach of the mil
lennium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Think Of a jury of men giving the
male claimant for $4,000. on account Of
breach Of promise, only $17ss. How
long before we can have women in the
jury box?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

The Red Beach Granite Company Of
Calais, has contract on band to supply
rough stone for a large museum IN Cen
trail park. 1t will keep the present crew
busy for three years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Low has resigned but not with
drawn. 81,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

A little girl in Warren propounded
the following question on her return
from church: Mama, why do people
put their letters in those corn peppers
which they pass around in church,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

A Lewiston gardeners pumpkin vine
grew AZ feet in length, but unlike most
of that rank variety bore two large
pumpkins 4. r - - ~
1t is said of a man in Winslow's mills
that when his pet kitten was caught in
the machinery of the mill and killed he
refused to be comforted and partQ0k of
no nourishment for the remainder Of
the day. s..s ~.t
This bit of startling news is all the
way from Sebago lake.: Quite a sensa--
ton was caused by the marriage of
Julia Littlefield of this place to Stephen
Maxfield Of Casco. Her father and tw }
brothers are looking for someone to
keep house for them.
Estimating from the registration list
Bangor assumes she has a population
of about $4,000.
The Star-Herald sounds a note of
warning to the potato growers to save
| enough good potatoes for seed and not
yield to the temptation to keep back
only the little ones.
The cold snap brought the Winthrop
Budget to terms and the editor re-
marks: IF some of our delinquent
subscribers should feel inclined to pay
up in cord wood, we won't kick" All,
but the pitiless cold in this cold world
is no respecter of persons
Not until another year can Bangor
take her water clear, is the report of
the water board on the slow progress
made in the improvements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

requested to return the napkins, al
they are heirlooms, s-r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Taken as a whole the replies to the
Lewiston Journals queries of leading
business men in different parts of the
State Enthusiastically show that even
where better times have not been felt
in a particular line preparations are be-
ing made soon to receive them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

Estimating from the registration list
Bangor assumes she has a population
of about 5000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

The party who stole an East Jeffer.
son girls butter exhibit at the fair is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06

A Biddeford family is "out' a new
cook stove. The man of whom they
purchased their wood split it by using
gun powder One charge was neglected
but the opportunity came when it was
put under the Biddeford wash boiler.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
Animals Hours of Sleep.

The sleeping hours of the animals out
at the Zoo vary as greatly according TO
the families to which they belong as do
their other characteristics and habits.
Cnief Titan, the big ourangoutang. goes
to bed at shutdown, draping his head in
blanket and refusing to see visitors
after dusk. He is also an early riser. With
the lions, tigers, and other members of
the cat tribe, the night finds them at
their liveliest. and they do most of their
sleeping between the midday meal and
supper time. The eagles go to sleep
just about the time their neighbors in
the owl cage are waking up, while the
bears, during the winter months, appar-
emily sleep all day and night too. The
residents of the monkey house object
seriously to being disturbed after dark,
and il one of the keepers happens to take
light into their quarters, they scold
him numerically, On the other hand,
it would probably take dynamite bomb
to arouse the rhinocerous. and it is not
uncommon, the keepers say. to find the
rats biting holes in his thick hide with
impunity.-P Philadelphia Record.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
AN EAST INDIAN HEROINE.

Once in a while the dullness and
heaviness of official reports are varied
by stories which have something of hu-
man interest and which give one bet
ter opinion of the human race. In
recent leader the London Daily News
gave an incident of the plague which
occurred in India 20 years ago, Danuli,
the little heroine. having been immor-
talized in the pages of no less import
ant record than the sacred blue book.
The News says
The blue bouk just issued on the To-
dian plague shows that the government
of Bombay was more iudicious than the
government of India in consulting the
religious and social instinct of the ma
tives. 1t was Lord Sandhurst. and not
Lord Elgin who insisted upon the dang
er of producing "a calamity more serious
and more widespread than the very ter
rible one that has now to be dealt with"
A story in the blue book illustrating the
nature of the plague has no connection
with the present epidemic. but was
worth rescuing from a record of 90 years
ago to revive the memory of heroic
child, as well as to give vivid impress
sion of the horrors of the pestilence.
The tale can never be read without SYM
pathy and admiration. A native. an
Ashotmap, fell i'll of the plague and
died. His wife nureed him and buried
him.
A week after his death she died, but
there was no one to bury her. There
we're five children, of whom four we're
boys and one was girl They fled to
neighboring hut, where the eldest, a
boy of IA, provided food for the rest.
This boy. feeling i'll, went back to the
house where his mothers body was and
died there alone. Next to him in age
was girl of 9.
This girl, Danuli by name, was one of
the most marvellous little heroines that
ever lived. She worked for the remain
ing children and fed them until first her
OiOtAOA VI 5OfOus anu tuOu tu0 DdOy,
aged one year and six months, persisted
of this terrible disease. The body of
the elder boy was carried away in the
night by jackals, but she buried the
baby, putting the body in basket and
digging trench for it with pick"
One brother was left. She cooked
rice for herself and him every day She
led him down to the stream to drink and
slept with her arms around him every
night. No native would come near
them, and so they lived until the Brit
ish inspector found them. They were
washed, their clothing was burned, and
they were reclothed and handed over
to their grandfather. The horrors of
the plague cannot be exaggerated, but
this bright-eyed little girl and the
brother she saved are touching cpl.
sode in the grim history of Indian
epidemics.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
For Ingenious Fingers.

The woman who knows how to use
Ell her oil paints or water colors can
make any number of pretty gifts for
Christmas at small expense. The use
of shade cloth as background for
paints has proven it to be almost as good
for the purpose as canvas. and as it is
cheap and takes oil and water colors
equally well, many dainty articles can
be made from it. Screens, paperholders,
picture frames and book covers can be
evolved from shade cloth. 1t comes in
so many colors suitable for backgrounds
for flowers, scenes, etc. The dull greens,
grays and terra cottas lend themselves
nicely to any decoration. White shade
cloth is extremely pretty when used for
picture frames and decorated with pale
blue or pink blossoms. Yellow flowers
on the pale gray, lavender or purple on
the ecru and pink and red on the green
make sweet combinations.
Pretty little cornucopias can be made
from shade cloth. and used as receivers
for combings, etc. Decorated in some
suitable way and tied with narrow rib.
bons they are useful to have near the
dressing table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30

The habit OF eating mutton seems to
be one which must be acquired, not be-
cause people really have prejudice
against the taste of good mutton, but
because they do not know what it is;
but good chops and roasts are being
called for more and more.
With good management of sheep there
need be no deterioration of the fertility
of the soil on any farm where they are
kept.
If the old ewes are weeded out from
the flock and put in field by themselves
where the pasture is fairly good. and fed
a little bran and grain, they can be fat
tened and sold for dollar or two head.
They are too often wholly sacrificed.
A grade or full blood eve of the NUT.
ton type can raise pair Of twins, each
OF which is fully equal in value to the
lamb getting the entire nourishment of
the mother. 1t is possible to increase
the fecundity of the sheep very much
by employing rams noted for their twin
and triplet getting propensities.
There are several ailments which are
pretty effectuslly forestaled by dipping
shesp before going into feeding quarters.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
HORTKCULTURE.

La packing fruit, if all the smaller
samples are put into the bottom of the
package. the larger fruit on top will
have crushing effect upon the amaller,
and the trick has like effect upon your
reputation as an honest fruiterer. 1t is
likewise impolitie to try to get a quart
of berries into pint and half basket,
or half bushel of peaches in II quart
crate. Such packer soon gets as small
as his measures.
Best plants of the blackberry and red
raspberry are obtained by cutting strong
vigorous roots in pieces four or five
inches long and planting about eight
inches apart in drills. Good plants will
thus be made in one season. Sucker
plants will also make good settings. The
black raspberry is best propagated by
covering tips of branches with moist
earth and leaving them until spring.
The best protector for trees against
rodents is shield of wire and lath, the
wire being used to hold the lath togeth-
En- Inc cost Is small and the benefit
great. A tree is the work of years, but
it may be destroyed in single night by
rabbit. Better forestall the danger.
Nasturtium plants, taken from cut
tings in the open ground and rooted
before cold weather sets in. make nice
plants for indoor Towering during the
dreary months of winter.
Berry plants should now be nicely
tucked up close to the bosom of mother
earth. Do not delay this too long. II
you have doubt as to the value of this
protection. even in mild climates. give
it test. AS for the Strawberries, cover
them first with clean straw. aud this can
be placed between the rows for sum
mer mulch.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
&UYINE.

Pigs naturally pile up in their beds.
and it is not best to have their quarters
too close. When their bedding is not
changed reasonably often it is certain to
become too foul for health.
Hogs can not be fed economically on
a straw pile, and the better plan is to
have the feeding place and sleeping
quarters together, with proper arrange
ments for their comfort and convenience.
The straw pile is liable to get wet, and
is almost certain to induce more or less
disease among hogs which sleep there.
See that they are kept dry, even at the
trouble OF pulling out fresh straw from
elsewhere and filling in.
The greatest drawback to swine breed
ing is the liability to losses from epide-
mic diseases, yet the great proli6cacy
aud rapid growth of hogs render it
possible to soon recover from these
losses and still come out ahead of even
the fast horse men.
Charcoal and soft coal, in any form, is
relished by the hogs. The corn cobs, 80
abundant in the feed lot. may be raked
together and burned to charcoal, and
they will be devoured with avidity.
There is as great call for charcoal as
for salt by the porkers.
We will get better development and
better meat if we will feed our hogs
more roots. grasses and green food and
less corn. Every farm should produce
turnips. carrots. parsnips. potatoes and
beets for the stock, and especially to the
pigs should these be fed along with the
grain.
The growing of pigs for roasters is
rather neglected branch of the pork
industry, and it often happens that a
fall pig can be fed up for winter rooster
and be sold so as to give more profit
than if he is fed on. He will bring more
a pound, and the feeding stops.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
A Pathetic Incident.

II have heard and read more pathetic
stories," said Senator Hoar the other
day, but none of them ever awoke SO
much sad sympathy as one which Prof.
Gallaudet related. The professor has a
favorite pupil, "a little deaf-poute boy,
exceptionally bright. Gallaudet asked
him il he knew the story of George
Washington and the cherry-tree. With
his nimble fingers the little ore said he
did, and then proceeded to repeat it.
The noiseless gesticulations continued
until the boy had informed the pro-
lessor of the elder Westinghouse dis
covery of the mutilated tree and of his
quest for the mutilator. when
Georges father asked him who hacked
his favorite cherry-tree,' signalled the
voiceless child, George put his Ratchet
in his left hand Stop interrupted
the professor. Where did you get your
authority for saying he took the Ratchet
in his left hand?' Why responded the
boy. he needed his right hand to tell his
father that he cut the tree "-Nev
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
KEEPING A SECRET.

II was when Molly was getting
over the measles that mamma told
her about Toms birthday party. 1t
was to be bicycle party, and the
boys were all to bring their bicycles;
and Toms father was going to give
him one for birthday present.
"Oh, goody!" cried Molly, jumping
up and down. "Won't Tom be just
too happified for anything?"
"Now, Molly" said mamma, you
must be very careful not to tell Tom
anything about it. You mustn't
even look as if you knew about it"
"Can't l tell anybodyi Not even
Arabella Msria7" asked Molly.
Cause l shall surely burst if
don't"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
THE QUEENS PLAISANCE.

John Benefits serial in st. Nicholas.
Master Skylark," is story of the time
of Shakespeare. and contains many
quaint pictures of old English life. In
the July number the hero, and his fell
low-scholars of st. Paul's are commanded
to sing before the queen. and there is the
following account OF their reception:
A smoking dinner was waiting them,
of whitehall with red pepper, and a yell.
low juice so sour that Nick's mouth
drew up in knot; but it was very good.
There were besides silver dishes full of
sugared red currsnts, and heaps of com
fits and sweetmeats, which Master Gyles
would not allow them even to touch,
and saffron cakes with raisins in them,
and spiced hot cordial out of tiny silver
cups. Bareheaded pages clad in silk
and silver lace waited upon them as il
they we're hedgling kings; but the boys
were too hungry to care for that or to
try to put on airs. and wsded into the
meat and drink as if they had been
starved for fortnight. But when they
were done Nick saw that the table off
which they had eaten was inlaid with
pearl and silver filigree. and that the
table-cloth was of silk with woven metal
work and gems set in it worth more than
a thousand crowns. He was very glad
he had eaten fret, for such wonderful
service would have taken away bis ap-
detite. And truly wonderful palace,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
PRAISE TO THE FACE.

Behind the back, approval is extreme.
ly valuable. more so than before the
face, of course, but somehow it lie never
go sweet.
Flattery? 1t is not fiattery to speak
of true admiration. 1t is rather a duty
to do so than to refrain. The use of
clean, honest praise is not its abuse. 1t
costs more effort to speak pleasant
thoughts aloud than to think them in
silence and when one feels irritable or
tired the effort is greater to thus make
oneself very pleasant; but there is no
doubt whatever about the duty in the
case.
l once saw father walk up to map
his little boy had made and pin ned on
the wall. He stood before it a long
time in silence, and in silence walked
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30

was the Queens Plaisance, as Green
wich House was called. Elizabeth was
born in it. and so loved it most of all.
There she pleased oftenest to receive
and grant audiences to ENJOYS from for
eign courts. And there, on that account,
as was always her proud. jealous way,
she made binding show of glory and
Of wealth, of science, art, and power,
that England, to the eyes which saw her
there, might stand in second place to no
dominion in the world, however rich or
great. 1t was a very house of gold.
Over the door where the lads marched
in was the Queens device, golden rose.
with motto set below in letters of
gold. "Dieu ct mon droit;" aud upon the
walls we're blazoned coats of noble arms
on branching golden trees, of pure gold
and finest silk, costly beyond compare.
The royal presence chamber shone with
tapestries of gold, of silver, and of ORR
entail silks, OF as many shifting colors as
the birds of paradise, and wrought in
exquisite design. The throne was set
with diamonds. with rubies, garnets, and
sapphires, glittering like pastry-crust
of stars, and garnished with gold-lace
work, pearls, and ornaments; and under
the velvet canopy which hung above
the throne was embroidered 10 seed
pearls, "Vivat Regina Elizabetha!" There
was no door without gorgeous usher
there, no room without page, no CORR
dor without guard, no post without
man of noble birth to fill it. On the
walls of the great gallery we're mastery
paintings of great folk, globes showing
all the stars fast in the sky, and draw
ings of the world and all its parts, so real
that one could see the eavages in the
New World hanging to the underside by
their feet. like flies upon the ceiling
How they stuck was more than Nick
could make out; and where they landed
if they CHANGED to slip and fall troubled
him a deal, until in the sheer multiplied
ton of wonders he could not wonder any
more
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30

away. The little fellow was sitting in
the room, and his father knew he was
there. He was watching with his eager
child's eyes. waiting anxiously for q
word of approval. AS none came. his
poor little face fell unhappiy. Straight
into the next room walked the father.
and said carelessly:
Robert has drawn a very clever little
map in there. Look at it when you go
in"
ibid you tell him it was clever?"
asked a judicial listener. following from
the room where little Robert still sat.
"Why. no. ought to have done So.
l never thought to mention it,"
"Well, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself" was the deserved reply. go
back now and tell him."
We ought all of US to be asham ed Of
ourselves dozen times a day for like
sins of commission. 1t costs so little to
say nice things. and the result in an
others pleasure is out of all proper tion
to our trouble.
''Praise to the face, open disgrace"
mo such thing. The proverb is wrong,
Praise to the face is one of the sweetest
things on earth, and there is no disgrace
in it, unless untruth enters, or unless
the praise is undeserved. 1t is the more
grateful because no one may ask for
open praise and receive by asking. When
it comes thus at call it is not praise; its
fine flavor is quite gone, and it is but
fiattery.
I'VE may have died for praise, but
never asked it, All we need to do to
give proper praise to the face is to think
aloud little more when thinking pleas
antly of those with whom we live. In
word, as spoken by an old French lady
of fiction: ut costs so little to be pleas
ant, and it does so grease the wheels of
life's chariot."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
POULTRY.

There is no good reason why the fam
lily flock OF poultry on every farm in the
land should not be graded up to high
quality by crossing with pure bred
males; at this season of the year thou
sands of pure bred cockerels are for sale
at reasonable figures.
All that farmer has to do to inaugu-
rate system of improvement in his
poultry is to kill off every scrub cock
and replace them with thoroughbreds;
next season they will all be half breeds,
long step ahead.
Half breed chickens, where Plymouth
males are used, will grow faster and
reach the broiler size sooner than dung
hills. They will also be larger and
finer fowls at maturity.
Lime will kill lice; it is good disin
fectant; it will purify the air. 1t will
make the poultry house clean and free
from vermin of all kinds.
When oats are fed to fowls they
neither enervate nor fatten. They make
a good ration to feed to overfat hens
too fat to lay well.
In raising poultry for market, the.
profit lies in Matching early, pushing
the chickens forward as fast as possible
and marketing early.
Geese cost very little if allowed the
liberty of the fields, with access to
pond or stream with it's usual vegeta-
ton. To attempt to make them profit
able otherwise the result will be ques-
tiouable.
Cholera never bothers ducks, neither
do roup nor gapes. Hawke do not
modest them. They lay more eggs and
will hatch better than hens. With good
feeding they can be made to weigh five
pounds in ten weeks after Matching.