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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
The Severe Northern winter.

Experienced for the past few wears ana
with such changeable climate. have a
tendency to raise havoc with the Throat
and Lungs, subjecting people to attacks
OF Asthma. Bronchitis and acute and
chronic Coughs. at first a harmless colo
or cough which was allowed to take IT'S
course. Always keep Cleveland's Lung
Healer on hand. Call on Jas. e. Deyine,
200 Water Street, and get trial bottle
free. Large size, 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Mr. Samuel Ross of New Bedford,
secretary of the National Mule Spin
ners' Association of America, was in
the city, yesterday. Mr.. Ross is on his
annual inspection tour, and will leave,
this morning. for Lewiston. where he
will inspect the lodge, Friday night.
will then return home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

lerce d9) was not spending his
.''he IN New York lately without profit.
o'n 70 himself and the public. His
'ons experience enabled him to search
around and select class Of goods and
o''din bargains many would have Sc
eu Tor themselves could they have
zen there. His window displays give
iuea OF how well he succeeded as
eards the style of goods and prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

George Manchester, who has been in
the city visiting his uncle, Captain
Thomas Clark, returned to his home in
Northeast Harbor, upon the afternoon
train. Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

at the Maine Farmer office, accom-
panied her parents, Wednesday, upon
a trip to Roslindale, Mass, where they
will pass Thanksgiving with their
daughter Mrs. Welch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

BY unanimous vote Charles Nc
Graw has been elected captain of the
Cony High school foot ball team, and
James B. Stone manager. Both are in
the class of $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Come to the sociable at the Baptist
vestry. on Thanksgiving evening. En-
tertainment by the JUNO" Christian
Endeavor Society. .-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Hichborn went to
Hyde Park. Mass. Wednesday. to mar.
take of the delicacies offered by the
thanksgiving repast at the home of Z,
relative
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

warren Slanborn of Brown Univel =
shy arrived home, Tuesday evening,
10 ca. the festive turkey with his
parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Inc accounts of the Augusta Loan
ana Building Association received
Hear regular official examination by
assistant Bank Examiner G. w. Ellis,
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Druggist F. r. Partridge will go to
Portland December 8, to attend the
meeting of the Maine Board of Phar-
macy, of which he is the secretary A
large number of applicants will be ex-
amined at this session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

One of the dry houses HOO feet long,
at the box mill at Robinson's mills,
Blaine, has been taken down and
moved to the north side of the mill.
Preparations are being made for a
larger amount Of business another sea-
son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

george Curtis, the popular hardware
salesman, accompanied by Mrs. Curtis
arrived in the city, Wednesday, to pass
thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. p. S.
Mooney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Penobscot.
NEWPORT.

Mrs. Cailie Sargent of Boston. is visit
ing her old friends in Newport.-E. r.
Dow is at home for a few days.-Charles
Osborne of Lincoln, has been at Mr.. r.
H. Libby's.-Mrs. Moses Stuart went to
Bangor. Tuesday. to spend Thanksgiving
with her daughter. Mrs. Pinkham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Grand Principal Conductor j. E.
blanchard Ct the Grand Council of
Maine, r. and S. M. paid an cfhclai
visit Of inspection to Maine Council at
Saco, Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

harry H. Pierce Of the Boston Journal.
anu Miss Louise Pierce are in the city
10 attend the Thanksgiving meeting of
the family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

The college boys were very much ir
evidence, Wednesday, while on theil
way to their homes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

The blacksmiths are reaping a gold
en- harvest now that the country roads
are frozen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

St. Mary's choir is hard at work up
on their Christmas music. under the
capable leadership of Miss Julia Buck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

f. H. johnson, clerk at Mrs. Leigh
tons will spend today in Belfast. He
went there, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Miss Jessie Jaquith of Palermo. is in
the city visiting her sister, Miss
Blanche Jaquith
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

=. w. Frederick, a prominent mer-
enant Ct Belfast, made Augusta q
business CALL Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

w. e. Vigue Of the Business College
went to Oakland on the afternoo,
train, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

The trains were loaded, Wednesday,
with people going to their homes to
pass THANKSGIVING
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Prof H. B. Cole left, yesterday. for
MS home in Cumberland. to spend
Thanksgiving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

{. A. Knight of Heath & Andrews
law office, is passing Thanksgiving Al
MS home in Brunswick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

G. F. Terry of Waterville, was
among Wednesdays visitors in the
Capital city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

CHARLES Bailey of Sidney, is in tbs
cry to cat TIE festive turkey with his
mctte:', Mrs. E. +. Pinkham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Wilfred r. Tolman is at home from
the University of Maine to spend a few
days with his parents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Fred G. Doe went to his home in
Fairfield to pass Thanksgiving with
his parents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

The druggists are agitating the ques-
tion of closing at o'clock every even
ing but Saturdays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

H. E. Bean went to Bangor, WedneS-
day. where he is the guest of his
uncle. Mr.. George Fox
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25


Just now Thanksgiving stories are in
order, and one was told, Tuesday, Of an
Augusta man that deserves retellins
1t seems that Jones, WHO was a bach
elcr and lived with a maiden sister,
started out one evening before Thanks
giving, few years ago, to purchase
a turkey for the Thanksgiving dinner.
He bought a pretty bird and started
home Upon the way he met few Of
1.-The boys" and they invited him into
place to take social glass. While
he was in at the bar, a party Of his
friends took the turkey from the paper
in which 1T was wrapped, and, cutting
off both legs from the turkey, pro-
ceeded to fill the paper with pair Of
oyeralls and rubber, and doing up
the package they fixed both of the
legs so that they would show. Jones
took the parcel and started for home
unconscious Of the joke that had been
played upon him. The parcel was left
upon the kitchen table unopened I'M
til the next morning, when the sister
opened it, ard to her surprise found
the overllls, rubber ard two turkey
legs. She at once called Jones, and in
her motherly way said: William, Is
that the turkey tina. you bought last
| NIGHT ?" and as Jones started upon a
s::amrnering explanation, she con-
tinued: You needa't explain. These
| overalls tell the story. They are the
| cnes worn by L. aro---d his saloon,
| and ven were t-.cra l1ea- ns,t." Later
| in tie day, meSaeI.se. LoJ oioueH'
! up to the house tie missing BODY cl
the turkey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

A tile floor has been laid in the
Augusta Safe Deposit and Trust Cos.
banking rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Hon. George e. Minot of Belgrade,
was in the city, Wednesday, the guest
VI MS son, j. Clair Minot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Hon. D. G. Bean of East Wilton,
was in the city, Wednesday, upon a
matter of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
f.S.Sn1ith &C.,,
Gardiner.
3 Days Sale.
4 Rich Treat Promised.

At the urgent solicitations of citi-
zens of Augusta, Rev. c. A. Hayden
has consented to give his popular lee
ture "A Sunday in London" on
Thursday evening, December, 9. at the
Universalist church. Those who know
the power of graphic description and
eloquent word painting possessed by
this popular preacher, will await with
interest this rich intellectual treat.
The church should be filled to the door.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hesoock are in
Vassalboro, over Thanksgiving.

Miss Florence Murphy is passing 3
rev days with relatives in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

and Mrs. Frank L. Staples are
ssing a few days with relatives in
.ath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

mas w. Porter, Esq, of Burling
as a business visitor, Wednes-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

uncilor L. Dudley Freeman of
aouth. was in the city, Wednes-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Miss Hattie r. oliver and Miss Morse
went to Woolwich, Wednesday after
noon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
3aily Eeunshsf aOuraak
D AUGUSTA LOCALS.

W Sanford of Foxcroft, was a
& tor in the city, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Died.
PENOBsCo.

PENOBsCOT.
Newport-Nov. q, Daniel Corey. aged
about q years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25

Lung Kuro win prevent pneumonia.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
v,,cn No,b,rc I. Ever Sold.

In cambridge, Geauga County
Ohio. not far from Cleveland, is the
aueerest country general store L ever
ran across. cambridge is a small
hamlet, but the store is as large and as
well stocked as the average SUBURBAN
store, It is kept-that is preciseiy
the word for it-by an old widower.
who has no relatives in that section OF
the country and is practically a her-
NIT. When the Civil War began he
was running a fourishing general store
in cambridge, and made money rapidly
during the succeeding four years
When peace was declared, prices whicn
had been greatly inflated, tool a SUD,
den drop. The old fellow believed
that this would be followed
by a boom which would send
prices skyward again, n re-
fused to sell his goods for less than he
paid for them. Down went the prices
down, down-and finally he was
forced TO close his store for want OF
purchasers.
To-day his store stands almost ex-
sctly as it did thirty years ago. 1t IS
stocked with such goods as are usually
found in country stores, but, OF course,
the stock is now practically worthless
Every day the old man opens up the
place to give it an airing. He is there
too, for business, il any n chooses to
buy what he has to sell, and is willing
to pay what he asks.
"Why, sir" he said to me, "some
of the calico I've got here cost me SIX
ty-fve cents n yard in 1867. Wouldn't
I be a fool to sell it for five cents?'--
Chicago Times-Herald
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07

The Eangor (Me.) Commercial de-
scribes the largest potato farm in New
England. 1t is located neal Fort Fair
field in Aroostook County, and is a
mile or more back from the Aroostook
River. The farm consists Of 500 acres,
of which 425 are in cultivation and 200
acres were in potatoes last year. The
crop was about II, 1000 bushels of
marketable potatoes, all but 5000 of
which have been sold, mainly coming
to Boston and being sent South and
West for seed. The yield of sixty
bushels per acre was not a large one,
and at potato prices this year could
not have paid. But much of it was on
newly cleared land, and the work of
removing stumps and stones continued
while the crop was being cultivated.
Thirty-five more acres will be cleared
this year, and the acreage planted will
be 200 acres, all cleared from stumps
and stones. Three tons of potato
fertilizer were used to make the crop.
The farm is owned by the L. H. Weeks
Company, consisting of Mr.. Weeks, W.
H. Poole and Edward s. Houghton, OF
Bangor. About two carloads of phos'
phate will be used this year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
non no CHOW MrsupooMs

Yielding to a demand that has been
continuous for a long period, Score.
tsry of Agriculture Wilson has had
issuel q bulletin on Glow TO Grow
Mushrooms" Tho report goes into
detail as to cultivation, and con-
cludos that it is easy enough to grow
mushrooms, but TINT the difficulty is
in creating n greater demand for them.
The supply has now increased, and
prices accordingly nre much lower
than a few years ago, when the crop
WIS limited. 1t is pointed out TINT
tue demand "a be stimulated. by
cleaner handling. gathering the mush-
rooms Younger than is now custom
arv, more careful selection, sorting
and packing, and by spreading a
knowledge of the industry anil Great
ing a liking for the mushrooms among
tue middle classes. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
The Peruvian Potter.

A long slim neck is a distinguishing
feature of much Of the Peruvian pot
terry, and nearly every vessel is orna-
mented with q figure of some sort, hav-
ing holes to represent eyes and other
openings. These afford a passage for
the air forced out by the liquid when
poured into the vessel. By an ingeni-
GUS continuance the air in escaping pro-
duces a sound similar to the cry of the
creature represented. Thus a utensil
decorated with two monkeys embrace
ing each other on having water poured
into or from it would give a sound like
the screeching of those animals. One
decorated with q bird would emit bird
like notes, while a mountain cat On one
jar would nav; snakes coiled around
another would hiss. The most curious
that we have seen was the figure OF an
aged WOMAN. When the jar was in use,
her sobs became audiblaa andAARars.
trickled down her cheeks. The manu-
facturers seem to have known all about
atmospheric pressure. De LIE Plon-
geon had in his W collection a piece
that demonstrated this. 1t represented
q double-headed bird. The vessel had
to be filed through a hole in the bot
tom, and yet in turning it over not a
drop would spill, but the liquid would
readily flow out when the jar was
simply inclined. Popular Science
Monthly,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
HOME SURGERY.

Many a good animal has been lost
thfongh neglect which a little ntten-
ton at the proper time would have
saved. Neglect, very often simply be-
aus one does not consider himself a
doctor, or because he disllkes to fuss
with sick or wounded animals. A few
stitches and some attention, even in a
rough way, may save q wounded aui-
mails life, or at least prevent an un-
slightly scar. Even a fowl is some
times worthy Of n surgical operation.
II n chicken or young turkey is crop
bound, it is almost sure to die except
treatment be given. A few Jumps of
lard poked down its throat may u
the removal of the grain, but it is
quite safe TO open tue crop and re-
move the obstruction, then sew it up
carefully with silk thread. and keep
the subject quiet for a few dnys upon
n soft and nonrishinS diet, when ii
will go on and thrive as if nothing
had happened.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
Grea. Even at Fowl Culture.

The biggest of everything in the
world is across the Atlantic, and poul-.
Try farms are no exception. The very
largest establishment of the kind be-,
longs 10 Mr.. Isaac Wilbur, of Little
Compton, r. l. Mr.. Wilbur ships,
about $50, coo dozen of eggs a year.
He keeps his fowls on the colony plan,
housing about forty in a house eight
feet by ten feet, or eight feet by twelve
feet in size, these houses being about
$50 feet apart, set out in long rows
over the gently sloping fields. He
has n hundred of these houses,
scattered over three or four fields.
The food is loaded into a low wagon,
which is driven about to each house
in turn, an attendant feeding as he
goes. At the afternoon feeding the
eggs are collected. The fowls are fed
twice a day. The morning food is a
mash of cooked vegetables and mixed
meals. The afternoon feed is whole
corn the year round. - Westminster
(London) Budget.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07

The historical student is considerably
bothered by the details of the battle o
Waterloo. Starting with the one thing
certain, that Napoleon was defeated, il
is not yet satisfactorily determined
whether it was the English OIL the Prus-
SLAMS that won the fight. 1t is also not
known with certainty whether Yelling
ton surprised his enemy or overcame
him by superior strategy; whether he
and Butcher met at La Belle Alliance
or some miles away; whether Grouchy
disobeyed orders, or carried them out
too literally. 1t is ever not settled
that Wellington said, Cup, guards,
and at them," or that Cambronne cried
1.-THE old guard dies, but lever sur
renders" or where the famous ball Of
the Duchess of Richmond was actually
held.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07

A builder in a small town was walk
ing down a street in which he was hav-
ing some buildings erected, when he
observed one of the men standing on
the scaffolding with his hands in his
pockets, smoking a pipe. He went
gently up the ladder and, stepping IN
front of him said:
Now I've caught you. Wen have
no more of this. Here's your foul
days pay III being Friday and you car
consider yourself discharged"
The man pocketed the money anf
went away rather quickly. just ther
the foreman came up and the builder
told him what he had done.
"Why," said the foreman, "tha
man wasn't working for us; he was onl,,
asking for a job."-Tit-Bits.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
How Fast wiId Geese Ely.

During the three days ending March
% numerous fiocks of geese were seen
migrating northward, or, rather, north
eastward, since they were following the
general trend of the coast line, which,
in New England, is nearly northeast
ward north Of Cape Cod. On the MORN
ing of March %, while A. E. Sweetland
ana Iwere measuring clouds at the
ends of a base line 1178.4 metres in
length, extending from the Blue Hill
Meteorological Observatory to the base
of Blue Hill, we succeeded in measur-
ing, with our cloud theodolites, the
height and the velocity of flight of one
of these 1ocks of geese. So rapid is
the velocity Of flight that the flock was
visible to observers only about two
minutes, but during that time two sets
of measurements were taken with the
theodolites on the leader of the flock.
The first measurements, at $40 a.
M, were accurately taken at the OBJ
servatory station, but were only ap-
proximate at the other station. The
second measurements, at $50 a. M,
were accurate and simultaneous at both
stations. Using the second set of OBJ
seryations at both stations for the
height and the two sets of observations
at the observatory station for the
velocity, the calculations gave the
height as 905 feet above the Neponset
River Valley, Of $50 feet above sea
level, and the velocity of flight as A.
miles an hour. The direction of flight
was from southwest to northeast.
On a previous occasion, as described
in Science of January l, we found
flock of ducks flying from the northeast
al a height Of 95S feet, with q velocity
of AL miles an hour.-H. Helm Clay
ton, in Science.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07

The SO, 900, 600 people who comprise
the population of the United Kingdom
are the greatest butter eaters in the
world. In addition to what they make
for themselves, they have imported
during the last six years IN average
of 269, S43, $40 pounds of pure butter
annually, for which they have paid an
average of S62, 3O2, TIT. In 1896 they
ran their total up to $40, $50, O64
pounds, and paid $74, 671 $50 for it.
In addition to this, they have i'm
ported an average of 131, 94l, 443
pounds of bogus butter, for which
they have paid annually the average
price of $16, 0S7, 102. In 1896 the i'm
ports of ol~eomargarine into England
fell off considerably, and amounted to
only 100, 7O4, Cos pounds, valued at
S12, 1853, 5S5.
The increased consumption of but
ter in Great Britain has been remark
able. It has more than doubled dur
ing the last ten years. In 1886 the
Britons imported 500, $40, 30S in but
ter, and in 1896, as has already been
stated, the total was ove $74, OO0, 900.
The high tide in the importation of
oleomargarine was reached in 1892,
when the total was LAG, 1919, 200 pounds,
valued at q little more than S1S, 0O0,-
O~OO.-Washington despatch to the
Chicago Record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07
New Helme. for the German Army.

A new helmet has been served out,
by way of experiment, to several regi-
ments of the German Army. 1t is
very light, being made of aluminium,
and is bronzed in order to obyiate the
drawbacks which might arise from a
bright metal head-dress. Germany has
already tried aluminium horse-shoes,
buckles, and accoutrements, with q
view To tightening the weight which
the soldier must carry. For horse
shoes il has been found too soft, but
in other respects 1t has answered well,
IsS-Nis one drawback which has not
been f~orssesn, namely, that when ex-
Ie6sed % the influence Of the sun alu-
jminum will store up heat to a remark
able degree, eventually becoming so hot
as To blister the skin. Whether bronz-
ing will obyiata this defect remains TO
he seen. hut the German experiment
is n which is Mell worth the atten-
on Of ali mi ry men@British Army
fhDts