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The herald., 1898-01-16

c, to be moved forward or backward
according to tie distance of lantern
from screen or sheet, and at the same
time to prevent any escape of light out
side it's direct line through the lenses.
The chimney will be the next and
last part to be made. Several ma
terlals can be employed of which
to make 1t, but perhaps the best
will be some heavy asbestos paper, II
it can be had; but if not, 1t may be
constructed of stove pipe iron, and
should be fifteen inches high, two
inches in diameter at the top, and large
enough at the bottom to fit snugly over
the collar attached to the box.
At the top hood will prevent the
light from showing above the chimney
and making a round bright spot In the
ceiling. The entire inside of the box,
also, should be lined with asbestos pa
per, tackled fast with fine curtain tacks.
This will prevent the heat of the lamp
from splitting the wood and at the
same time overheating the woodwork.
From a maker of optical goods or q
dealer in camera and lantern supplies,
purchase a short focus pair of conden-
ser lenses four inches and a half in
diameter, and quarter size four-inch
focus double lens without amy dia-
phragm, and if possible, with rack
and pinion, for the objective. At lamp
store obtain a glass mercury reflector
about six inches in diameter, and
lamp fount with a central draught or
duplex burner.
Mount the condenser lenses In the
wood frame, SO that the back edge OF
the case rests on the wood front of the
box, and the front edge ON the board
The herald., 1898-01-16

ing the need of increased caution, Mag
gle passed on and soon stopped at sew
eral houses, Where she easily disposed
of portion of her burden. Declining
to part with them all, for each pur-
chaser desired to gain the contents of
the basket, she pushed on until she en-
tered the street where Mistress Jones
lived. No one was in sight and she ran
quickly up the steps, and lifted the
heavy knocker.
She had hardly given the summons,
when she saw red coated soldier ap-
pear ON the corner of the street, and
stop and gaze curiously at her as she
stood before the door. She was in a
flutter of excitement when the servant
admitted her, and she said:
II would see Mistress Jones. I have
some eggs for sale and perhaps she will
buy
Doubtless she will that" replied the
maid, "but it will not be necessary for
you to see her. I can pay you," and
she started from the hall as IL to get
her money
May, nay" said Maggie quickly, 81
would deal with Mistress Jones her.
self"
The servant made no response as she
turned to seek the mistress, and in a
few minutes Mrs. Jones herself ap-
peared.
"Was it to me you desired to speak?"
Eyes, I have fresh eggs to SELL"
you are sure they are fresh?"
"They are, that. fresh and prime,
too"
Mistress Jones looked keenly at Mag
gle as she heard the combination of
words which was we'll understood by
her, and she quickly replied, You have
brought your wares to the right mar
ket, I see." She then took the basket
from Maggfe's hand and in few mo-
ments returned with a loaf Of bread.
She did not inform her that within the
loaf there was a note concealed, but
Maggie understood 1T was all as she
had been informed it would be.
eff you lose the bread, or find it ne
cessary to destroy it, you may simply
say to your friend, Not yet Do you
understand"
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almost skin tight. The waist is trimmed
in front with diagonal bands of lace
and fur. There is swathed belt Of red
velvet, which is drawn up on the left
side and finished with a large rosette
With this dress Mrs. Whitney wore a
large grey velvet hat, edged with fur
and with a grey owl covering the
crown.
An Englishwoman of title who has
made some stir in New York of late
wore at a morning concert one day this
week dress of smoke-colored CLOTH
trimmed with five ruff1es set ON half
way between waist and hem. These
ruffies made deep VS. in front and
sloped up behind. They were very
scant, for good dressmakers recognize
that fulness in heavy cloth is awk-
ward. The bodice was tucked perpen-
dicularly and turned back from the
front in revers of feliotrope silk over a
plastron of heliotrope chiffon, strapped
across with lace. The bodice bloused
a little and was held at the waist by
a sash of heliotrope silk with broad
ends embroidered with jet and hanging
to the ground. The Tight sleeves were
without epau1ettes and were tucked at
intervals. The throat was finished with
plain band. A hat was worn of hello
trope velvet with black feathers.
A novel dress of military blue silk
| appeared at the afternoon tea with
which this disquisition began. The
clfnging skirt was tighter than usual
about the hips and was covered to
within half a yard of the hem by mar
row, thick-set ruff1es. A deep f1ounce
of navy blue cloth then assumed re-
sponsibility. This was faced with silk
and beaded with a band of Persian
lamb. Like most flounces of this day,
| it sloped up on the sides, thus accent
uating the flare of the skirt bottom.
The bodice of this costume was coat
blouse of Persian lamb, finished with
high collar, square revers and a huge
white lace tie.
| More curious combinations than this
of silk and wool are becoming custom
airy. have seen Within few days a
number of handsome silk dresses
trimmed with milliners' folds of cloth
of the heavier kinds.
| The blouse of one of the pretty tea
pourers was free from eccentricites
1t was of white silk gauze over pale
yellow silk; the gauze was arranged in
lattice work of puffs. front, back and
sleeves. ELLEN OSBORN.
Copyright, 1898. by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-01-16

men were engaged in such desperate
struggle.
The girl trudged on with her basket
on her arm, thinking far more of the
peril before her than she did of the
muddy road along which she was walk
ing or of the biting air of that winter
day. Occasionally she met men who
looked keenly at her, but no one spoke
till she was near the city. A band OF
a half dozen red coated men were
standing by the roadside and as she
approached her heart almost stood
still. as she heard one of them say:
Here's another one of the produce
dealers. What have you for sale, my
wench?" he added, as Maggie came
nearer.
"Only eggs" replied Maggie boldly,
although her face was almost as white
as the snow by the roadside.
"Only eggs, is 1t? Well, my mess
wants eggs, and I'll buy them ALL"
Indeed sir, cannot sell you ALL
replied Maggie, "for a portion are
promised"
Doubtless promised to Mistress
Jones'" laughed the man brutally
Somehow all the pumpkins sell to her
eiipoSh i hoNC Ahy dOuOCo eo " WIld'
she buys"
"I can let you have two Dozen" re-
piled Maggie. boldly, placing her basket
on the ground and beginning to count
out the eggs as she spoke. 1t was bet
ter to appear willing to deal with the
men, than to, increase their suspicious
by striving to pass.
May. nay, wench. I want not thy
eggs. I spoke in jest, for I was afraid
that you, too, might be one of those
country people whom the rebel Tall
madge sends into the city with strange
wares for sale. You may pass in safety,
and I doubt not that you will readily
find purchasers, for fresh eggs are not
overplentiful at present"
Maggie again took up her basket and
resumed her journey, not daring for
several minutes to glance behind her:
but when she did look back her fears
were not allayed when she saw that
they were all watching, and apparently
talking of her and her errand. Realiz-
The herald., 1898-01-16

The boy who is handy with tools and
careful in the way he uses them, can
make very substantial lantern that
Is really no toy, and one that will be
equal to any twenty-five or fifty dollar
lantern. The lenses are what will cost
the most money.
When building this stereopticon,
strict attention must be paid to the in
structions and sizes, as otherwise fail
ure instead of success may follow, and
the boy who spends the time and money
necessary to the completion of the Ian
tern, will be rewarded by the perfect
result If he follows closely these dia-
grams and the explanation.
To begin with, obtain some well dried
pine or cedar that is free from knots
and sappy places, and have 1T planed
on both sides to a thickness of three
eighths of an inch.
At hardware store purchase five or
six dozen round headed brass screws
No S, one inch long, a small pair or
brass hinges, and screws, two dozen nat
headed brass screws No. 5, three-quar-
ters of an inch long, and small can or
liquid glue.
Make a ba.e or bottom board six
inches wide and eighteen inches long,
and to one end Of it build box ten
inches high, nine inches long. and a
top with a hole in the middle OF II
measuring four inches IN diameter.
The hole can be cut with compass
saw after first drawing perfect circle
with a lead pencil compass. With an
anvil. make small holes for the screws
tn nass through so as not to split the
wood. and between each joint lay some
Of the glue to assist the screws in hold
The herald., 1898-01-16
ELLEN OSBORN'S FASHION LETTER.

New York, Jan. 7.-When the tea be-
gan to flow freely yesterday afternoon
] saw that I might ais we'll abandon
hope OF getting the word wanted with
the handsome young matron who was
pouring. She is popular person and
two-thirds of the guests came to her
side of the table, leaving two pretty
but shy girls at the other end almost
unoccupied. SO possessed myself OF
patience and a chair, and wondered
while I waited why so many of the
women who were slipping their tea or
absent rndndedly crumbling cake on the
edge of the table as they chatted ap
peared to have something extreme. in
some cases almost ouitre, about them.
The ladies in question are usually most
conventionally correct i'm attire and
could find mo other explanation than
the time of year.
ANYa season when nothing decidedly
new is to be expected for weeks, the
conscientious dressmaker does her
duty, as she sees it, to her clients by
running the gamut of possible varia-
tious of established styles. Some of her
experiments have happy results; the
Issue of Others is more picturesquely
weird than are any of the fashion fail
ures that twice a year are tried on
the dog" by exhibition at openings or in
shop windows. These latter bloom for
day and are forgotten in the bril-
fancy of successful fashions; but who
is to protect us from the dominant style
which, as 1T approaches decadence, goes
off into vagaries?
Verify. nobody. And so 1T happened
that, peering around one side or the
other Of the great bowl of whdte Japan
ese chrysanthemums, that filled the
middle of the tea table, I could watch
the approach Of Gainsborough hats
with such tremendous tits that they
looked likely to come sliding down like
avalanches, and of Victorian hats with
the side flare turned 50 far over as to
becor.e a middle flare, cutting the hat
deftly in two. The plain swathed
neck band, which might be called
"still young" seeing that the time ds
short since lace and neck frills were
The herald., 1898-01-16

at top and bottom betwt IN the upright
boards, and when completed this will
act as the carrier holder and should fit
closely to the front of the condenser
lenses, where it's position can be seen
in Fig. 5, F.
The third board, G, is to be mounted
on a similar block of wood with bev-
elled ends, and in the center of it a
hole is to be cut the same size as the
diameter of the objective lenses.
Between the boards F and G., bel
lows arrangement is to be made of
gossamer cloth, heavy flannel or black
velvet, and its position can be seen in
Fig. s, E, and also in the illustration of
the finished stereopticon. The object of
this bellows is to allow the lense board,
The herald., 1898-01-16
MAGIC LANTERN FOR EVERY BOY.
This TeS just How 10 Make One THAT WIFI Be Exactly
As Good As the One for Which a
BiQ Price is Asked.

Around the hole cut in the top of the
box a collar two inches high is to be
made of thin sheet iron, tackled fast to
the inner edge of the hole, and over
this the chimney will fit and can be
held in place.
Having completed the wood work so
far. cut three pieces of wood six inches
wide and six inches and half high.
In one of these cut round hole large
enough for the condenser lenses to slip
through, and in another, cut a hole
three inches square. Mount these
boards in an upright position three
quarters of an inch apart on block of
wood half an inch high, two inches
wide and long enough to fit In between
the tracks. The ends are to be bevelled
as shown in Fig. 4, F, and the entire
frame should move freely bc tween
tracks on the deck.
Little blocks of wood can be screwed
The herald., 1898-01-16

There, Maggie, I've explained every
thing to you, and If you are afraid you
need not CO.,
II am afraid, Major Tallmadge, but
I'm ready to go. I'll do my best for
you"
Very well then. Remember the
words have given you. and don't fail
to hasten back to this inn. shall be
here and wait for you."
Maggie Hickok lifted the basket of
eggs. and carrying it upon her arm at
once left the tavern and started on her
walk to Philadelphia, five miles away.
Her step was light and an air of deter
minatfon was so manifest in her bear
ing that the Major nodded his head in
approval as she disappeared up the
road. and said to himself as he re-en-
tered the house. She'll do"
Major Ta1lmadge had done his best
and had gained much information.
which was of value to Washington; but
there had been special warnings sent
him of late that the boys he had sent
into the city were suspected. These
boys had gone apparently with produce
TO sell, but somehow they always con-
tinued to enter certain houses before
all their wares were disposed of, and a
: few peculiar words never failed to
bring a strange response from the pur-
cf1asers, a response which was borne
10 the waiting Major and quickly for
werded to Valley Forge.
The rumors which had come that his
produce dealers were suspected had
troubled him of late, but he was very
desirous of gaining some information
that day in the winter of 1777, for
strange reports of the contemplated do
ings of the enemy had been scattered,
and Major Tallmadge was eager to
verify them before he reported to the
commander. His fear of sending some
boys or men disguised as countrymen
with produce had prevailed. however,
and at last he had persuaded the moth
er Of Maggie Hicnok to consent to her
making the attempt. And Maggie was
willing to try. for her own father and
brother were at Valley Forge, and She
could see no good reason for girl OF
sixteen to be entirely idle when the
The herald., 1898-01-16

ION ruff1es and flouncng by covering
heavy cloth skirts with an ornamental
tion of tiny frills that until this season
was unthinkable.
Barring the extremes Of the mid sea-
son, fashions stand at the present mo-
ment somewhat as follows:
| The Russian blouse is more popular
than ever, but it has been abandoned
by many of the fashion leaders, who
favor, instead of it, a bodice of cuirass
shape, tight-fftting and with as few
seams showing as possible.
The most popular skirt fits tightly
around the hips and over a small bus
| tie: below the knees it flares into a
deep f1ounce. The tight-fittipg piece
MAY be laid in tucks from the waist
down, or 1T may be covered with mar
row ruff1es. 1t looks best braided or left
plain.
The skirt which has the mark of more
exclusive fashion has three f1ounces
around the back and sides running up
/ to the waist line in front and working
after redingote impression.
1t is correct to have the skirt lie on
the ground, but this degree of recti-
Itude is and bids fair to continue some
what unusual.
The hustle has grown large enough
to be seen. 1t has existed in the form
lof small and obscure pads, neither USE
lful nor Objectionable, for some months;
1T is emerging from this innocuous
sloth, to what violence of activity 1T
is not yet possible to say The hustle
lis inevitable with the short French cor
lsets now worn, which produce a small
waist at the expense of abnormally
large hips. In it's present stage of de-
velopment it continues the hips well
laround.
A dress recently worn by young Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney illustrates sew
eral facts in current fashions. This Co.'S
tune has an under-skirt of red velvet
with a grey cloth overskirt of equal
Ilength forming redingote which opens
I'm front and rounds away gradually
towards the hem. The overskirt is
faced down the front with red satin and
Is trimmed with bands of sable edged
with narrow heavy lace. These bands
are put on to simulate a second and
third overskirt shaped like the first
The bodice is tlght-fittirg, with no
blouse suggestion. 1t is cut with a
guimpe of lace over red velvet, and has
a high velvet collar band unrelieved
except by little outstanding triangles
of velvet at the sides. The sleeves are
The herald., 1898-01-16
Mendelssohn's MSS.

Mendelssohn began TO compose in his
twelfth year. and so methodical were
his habits even then that the manu-
script volumes containing his own
scores of his works are in am unbroken
series until his death. There are forty
four of these great volumes, all written
by his own hand and now preserved in
the Imperial Library at Berlin.
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Caste in Cuba.


from the Chautau1uan.)
\ Spaniard was born in Spain. His
son, who was born in Cuba. is not Il
Slaniard, but a Cuban. If cuban
should go to Madrid when he is two
weeks old, and spend all his life in the
Palace, he would still be a Cuban, ana
not quite as good as Il Spanard. II It
Spaniard should so to Havana when
he is two weeks Old and spend all his
life in that City or upon a plantation
he would still be a Spaniard. and en-
JOY the distinction and social position
which Cuban can never attain. Tar
sons and daughters of a Spaniard arr
Cu3ans if they are born in Cuba; but
the sons and grandsons and great
@rand-sons of a Cuban must always be
Cubans. no matter if they were born in
Madrid and spend fneir whole lives IN
that city. No Cuban can ever become
a Snaniard, no matter what happens
to him, and from the Spanish point #
View he is a degenerate.
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Producing a Saltwater Ereed OF loads.
Pacific Commercial Aduerlisnrl

tPacific Commercial Advertiser.)
Just to do something extra and out
OF the ordinary before he departs for
Europe. Mr.. j. Marsden, the agricui-
tural commissioner will develop a sea
toad, for the use Gf certain island dis
trlcts, where standing fresh water is
scarce. Mr. Marsden is firm believer
IN evolution, and Will follow lines suS-
Sested by Darwin. Already toads have
been produced in brackish waters
Thls tells the commissioner that he
cannot fail. For the next culture he
Will make the water still more SALTY.
and at about the fourth or fifth breed
ing VIII try pure sea water. He is con-
hdent that the plan will work out cor
rectly. In the undertaking Mr.. Mars
den has received much announcement
from Prof. Koebele. the government
entomologist, and from other friends.
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Local Notice.
Couldn't Tell the Difference.

Customcr-Thc invitations you dm
for us were engraved. We can't amor"
to pay for so large an order OF en-
graved work.
Kennebec Journal Foreman-My dear
madam, Your order was surely printed
our types and methods of printing az
such that we can so closely fesell'''
engraving you cannot tell the diii9'
ence and you save a large eXpendltui'
Customer-We are perfectly satishe'
with our invitations, also pleaseu ~
have saved 50 much in cost. we cei
tainly thought the work was cngraVeo
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Daily kelncpcc 3ournal
csrd. Of tssnks, obituary notices -.

Cards Of fsanks. obituary notices. rsse-
Iutions Q. respect, etc, win be char9eA
at the rate Of ten cents per line. No
charges less than seventy-five cents.
All advertising announcements az
entertainments. whose object is the
raising OF money will be charged at the
rate of fifteen cents . line. ~
Advertising notices. news form. win
be excluded from our local columns, ey.
cept such as refer to advertisers oced-
plying space In our advertising columns
and will be run under separate hesa
on one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
JOURNAL promptly will confer 4 favo,
by notifying the ONCE Immediately.
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Frank Gardiner has returned to his
duties as one Of the night conductors
u the Maine Central Railroad, after
len days vacation passed at Lily Bay
Moosehead lake, fishing with Mrs. Gar
diner. Mrs. Gardiner took the largest
squarc-tailed trout that was ever
taken from the lake, it weighing eight
pounds. While away they saw So deer
and three moose, and got all the hsa
the law allows.
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SPANS FIGHTING MEN.
Paw 20 Cents Day-Every Man Must Take
Up Arms at 10.

The army of Spain is divided into these
classes: A permanent army oil 95l3 OIL
GERS and 7os2a men. an active reserve OF
| 1S3 g12 men, and Il second or scdentafy re
serve which on Jan. !, 1885, was estimated
at 10S3,595 men.
| All Spanards between the ages OF ~
and As are numbered in the second re-
serve. and are liable to be called upon Tor
active service at any time they may be.
needed. All of them are supposed TO nave
served at least three years i'll the first,
or active reserve, which corresponds TO
our militia. Every boy. upon ATTAINING
the age of 10, must enter either the per
manent army or the first reserve ana
serve three years. About lWi.ooo come
within the provisions of that law annual
~, so that there is constant change
from the permanent army to the iifst re
serve. Then. after six years, when the
citizen has reached the age OF - ne goes
into the second reserve, and is subject to
military duty only in time OF war ana
after CONSUMPTION. 1t Eiay be said. there
fore. that COCO men are constantly uh-
der arms in Spain ard its colonies. The
first reserves are used for coast guards.
customs inspectors. ana for police duty IN
the rural districts, and are likely to be
detailed for service in the guarda civil;
which corresponds to our city police ana
the gendarmeS of France.
Voluntary service is accepted at Is
Years of age. but the pay is so small, only
20 cents day, that very few Spanlards
ever think of enlistlng until they are
compelled to do so. BY the payment OF
$500 any person may purchase exemption
from military duty
The 20.000 soldiers who have been sent
TO Cuba during the last three years have
been drawn mostly from the first reserve,
although the permanent army nas fur
nished the larger part of the skilled artil-
lerists who have been handling the big
guns upon the fortitcations
While it is Impossible to get accurate
statistics the military Journals Ma
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John j. Turner will be at Forcslei
hall. Gardiner. Thursday, June y, ai''i
II NJ. and Friday A. NJ, June TO- to III
range for lessons. n limited HUM"
will be taken as Mr.. Turner Will deNo''
only one day and even each week. Ap
plication made at once to 5 Park stree
Boston. will receive prompt attent'o'''
may21dtd
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The most dramatic feature of the fan
OF spain is that her present Queen
Regent, under whose sway the last
colonies are being lost, is direct de-.
scendant of that William the Silenr
VINO struck one of the first and dead
lest blows at Spain when she was n
the height of her power.
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Tho University Of Maine students
who take part in the intercollegiate
field day at Brunswick. today. passed
through the city ON the afternoon
train. yesterday.
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Mr.. II, Keteham Of I9kc City Cal,
says: During my brothers late sickness
from sciatic rhcumati:m Chamberlain $
Pain Balm was the only remedy that
gave him any relief" Many others have
testified 10 tie prompt re!icf from pain
which this llnimcnt affords. For sale by
John Coughlin. Water Street.
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T. Il. Thompson, inspector of public
buildings. was in The city on business,
yesterday.