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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

hc should call Time" and the game
must cease.
lie then reads out the correct list.
giving both the titles of the books and
the names Of the wearers. All then
hand him their own lists. and the one
who has the greatest number of cor
rect titles wins the prize.
prize may also be given to the
wearer OF the cleverest device. which
must. of course. be decided by vote.
Light refreshments follow: and music
ard games bring The evening to Z
close. The following are a few sugges-
tons for the titles Of books:
A hurnt-out match-The Light that
Failed.
\ piece of Extraordinarily Right the
Wrong
The word Yesterday. written down a
great many timcs-Rose rows) Of Yes
tcrdaY.
Portrait Of oneself-The one Knew
the Best Of All.
A huge card. with minute in on
connective tWpel Two.
Sketch Of horse trying 70 reach q
pail Of watcr-Beyond the Pale.
A dolls face. painted red-Rcd as a
/ Rose is She.
\ steel ring. tied with red bow-Scar-
y necklace Of little baby combs with
the price marks left on.-rhe Newcomes
,neW Combs.)
Two flags stuck in the hair-Under Two
Flags.
Two large imitation five cent pieces
tnickolS) with the head Of i donkey on
one and a bee on the other-Nicholas
Nickleby.
Love me. written twice. once very small
and once very long-Lovc Me Little Love
Me Long.
In answer TO an enquirer regarding the
getting. up Of library party Tor the pur-
pose of raising money for library. the
editor Of McCall's SAYS:
IL may be dancing party or 4 con
NerSaZlone, as the taste of the persons to
be Included suggests. Invitations are sent
out to as many young persons pos
sible. and the suggestion is added To
bring full purse. \ number of young
men and young women dress each in a
costume which indicates the title of some
well-knOwn book
The catalogue may be printed on slips
or posted on 4 blacllbo2 I'd. that all may
read TWO or more librarians are in
charge. VINO should if possible. be
dressed in college gown and mortar
board. with powdered hair. this will
lend an extra touch of picturesqueness.
Rows of seats on either side of the H..
brarians desk make place for the
books to rest when not i'll use. When
an applicant chooses his book he is given
a card on which the number of his choice
and the time are wri tten. They go away
for five minutes of )nverSation or dane
ing. the fee being 10 cents. or double price
for overtime.
The supper-table may be made rev.
enue-producing par of the evenings fun,
books does rot Wa rrant him in even a
ive-minute conver 'ation or the subject
may then while away the time most
with his partner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
DRUGS IN SODA.

Many Persons Doctor at Fountains.
There's man who doctors regularly
at the soda-foUnts in" said the drug clerk
TO a reporter as a dyspetic looking indi-
vidual left the Sto re after having imbibed
glass of foamir & bromo-seltZer; there
are lots of them who come here regularly
for relief, most of them have little out
in their digestion or imagine they have
some sort of a stomach trouble. Its get
ting to be common thing. this soda
fountain doctpring and its increasing all
the time.
II remember. he continued as he gave
an egg lemonade which the newspaper
man had ordered final shake. II re-
member when there was such thing
as doctorine. in drugstore. that is over
the soda fountain and I'm not so very Old
either OF course certain stock remedies
like cough Syrups have been sold with
out prescriptions for years but it's only
within comparatively short time that
all these new tangled medicines have
come into use.
Some people think that only young
men and some older ones too who have
been having a good time the night before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
a LIBRARY PARTY.
outline for a Pretty Home Entertain
ment for the Winter Evenings.

A great many library parties have
taken place this season and still there
| IS no decline in their popularity. And
the hostess DESTROYS of giving one of
these entertainments may feel sure
that her guests will get a good deal of
amusement and pleasure during the
evening. The guests should be re-
quested in the invitation to wear a
sketch or device representing the title
of a book
Lists are made of the expected
guests, with a number against each
name. One of these lists and his or
her number is presented 20 each
guest on arrival. They must wear
their numbers in some conspicuous
place. BY this means guests not well
known TO each other are enabled Ia fill
up their lists against the correspond
ing numbers.
When all have arrived. the badges
are donned. and the guessing COM
mences. 1t now becomes Very amusing
TO watch the intense and puzzled ex-
pfesslons of the guests, staring fixedly
at some sketch. and passing on with a
hopeless look to another. which. per
faps, proves more difficult still So
many curious and clever titles are
represented. that the task at first
seems endless, but the quicker ones
soon show by their delighted faces
mat they have made correct guess.
This they cohfirm by asking the
owner in whisper if their surmse is
right. The wearer must only answer,
Yes or No In the event Of it be-
ing Yes the successful guesser
writes down the title opposite the num-
Der worn blythe ,wearer. The judge.
who is usually the host or hostess. has
been told ~ each one the; title of the
book. SO is'fdfnished with a complete
list. The limit to the times allowed for
guessing may be left to the discretion
OF the judge. After. about 40 minutes,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

drink bromo-SeltZers and the other prs
ar2tonS of this sort but there's whs
they're way off. Some Of the most seds
citizens in town take these remedy-be
craSes regularly. Yes, and we often s
them to women who come down shoplt
with headache or wind up their tour
the stores with pain in the head.
Perhaps when these brain tones a
nerve GuietiveS first came into use Ii
We're used mostly " men who had, as
boys say, a big head. but things he
changed since then and you're giyl
neighbCr ii YOU think it's suspicious I
cry time ne comes here for one of tha
foaming glasses.
There are all sorts of preparations \
UP expressly for this fountain busin4
now. There's bromo-seltzer, bromo-c.
feline, citrate of magnesia and a d0a
and one other proprietary powders So
people like one and some another but
general effect Of them all is about
same.
Its wonderful the sale which he'd
ache powders have now. People are 81
ting 50 they can't have the least 81
piciun Of pain unless they take one
these. They're all the same sort OF THU
that is the basis of most of them
cuIl-tar We sell them in powders 4
capsules ana besides those we sell oTi
The fountain-counter all mixed, a 81
many go 10 the customers in boxes 4
home use.
IF the preparation of these sort
remedies continue. it won't be long 4
fore every sort OF trouble will have
soda-fountain remedy. one reason of Il
popularity of these preparations is I'd
it S more inviting 10 take dose in 4
da-glaSS and at the counter than il Is |
go home ana have to mix ii up Yours
The preparation OF the medicine by
person who has to take it often lin /
make il more repulSiVe.
Yes these headache things sh0ulr
be used too much. because. and *
the clerk hustled to the telephone 10 ~
a prescription off the wire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS,

ON trolley car on the l.. r. ana Il
road on which one Bath mutorman is on
duty. S33iS have been collected the past
eleven months.
During the month Of December there
was sold from the old Town Maine Cen
tf'ti station $3.50 return tickets to Bangor
ana 2lat one way tickets. a total Of over
Goo tickets
ohe 81 Inc latest orders on the Boston
ana Maine requires that gate tenders
snail. when raising their gates. carry
th' m NJ 70 the full perpendicular position
ana must not under any circumstances
allow the gates To remain at an angie.
Commencing this week two shifters
Will be employed in the Maine Central
yard old Town, as one cannot 30 the in
creased work. The additional shiftcr is
IN charge Of Conductor Osgood The
large amount of pulp wood that is being
received neceSsitatcS the extra shifting
force from 2 TO - ears Of pulp wood be
ing received each day at the Old Town
yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08
Books for Children.

You will find that the famous st0
are the best after all. King AriH
will hold the attention for \
period. The love for stories of adv
ture will become more pronoan'
after this is read. and then may ~
Robinson CruSoe" and Chura
Stories from Virgil and Homer
connection with these last two III
should be some reading of myth4sl
beginning with Esop's Fables n
HawthorneS Wonder Book.
simplitied forms of the "NibeE
Lied" may follow these, and the "
from Morse folklore. There WIFI
tainly be a call for stories about n
ing, or rather more fighting. al n
point,and the mother in gratifylA
may quietly introduce little hiseI
The tales of the Crusades and the
OF Robin Hood and his ''merrie mj
will give it glimpse OF England
der Richard Occur de Lion and VI
and explain Magma Charta. After Y
the story of Raleigh and his adv
lures in South America Will interes'j
in the beginnings of our own hisusl
Nothing could be more fascinau1l
than the exploits Of Drake, or
Sale, and of Marquette. and the u
periences of the early colonists. h
French and Indian War is iun
incident. and so is the re-,
luton from the Boston tea-party 10 y
treason of Arnold and the surrenu.,
There are any hui'loe' !
delightful books for children ="
these subiects.-Iarper's baza'f'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

and at the first meeting held i'll De
oember make Il beneficiary members
added To the roll OF membership. With
the members just added to the court.
II now has a beneficiary membership
OF 80 and social membership of five.
for 90 members. The outlook is es-
pecially good for considerable work
in the future and il is probable that
before the winter is over at least II
more will be added to the already long
list
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He Objected. He-"l doh : -
idea of using so much secular i,'u ole
our church. Did you notice lne ~
ton the organist played las. us.
She-"No. What was H. -. 4
don't know the name of it, oa, "a
something l have frequeiity
sacred concerts. "-Harlem LIZ
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
lnOculatins the Soil.

The principles OF the microbe inoc-
ulation Of the soil for the purpose OF
forcing the growth of certain OF the
legumes. or bean family, has been car.
ried out in Kansas on the largest
scale yet reported. Leguminous
plants assimilate free nitrogen for the
air through the intermediary of
tubercles on the roots, which are
due to low forms Of organic life. The
Kansas soil, it was found, contained
none OF the organisms necessary for
this absorption of nitrogen. Accord
ingly the Kansas experiments station
introduced soil from Maine in which
the soy bean was known to thrive.
Crops were successfully grown and
this soil used for further incubation
of other plats. The experiments have
now been continued over several sea-
sons, demonstrating that the soil can
be inoculatcd in wholesale manner
by this method. As a result the soy
bean can be grown on Kansas soil
over a large area. The value of the
plant lies not only in the forage crop
it produces, but in its ability to ex-
tract nitrogen from the air, which is
utilized to enrich the soil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

No. 367, by Ingraham, appropriat.
ing money for publishing State Food
Commissioners report.
No. 36S, by Stocking, relative to the
pay OF county commissioners.
No. 1863, by Sims, to amend the law
relative to dentistry.
Memorial to Congress, by Ingra-
ham petitioning for protection of nor.
ticultural interests, was passed.
No. "a, by Sims, providing for the
removal of prisoners awaiting trial to
the State penitentiary to avoid more
violence, was taken up on third read
ing and passed. The bill carries an
emergency clause.
No. 175, by Ingraham, to promote
horticultural interests, increasing sal.
ary OF State Horticultural Commission.
er from 81 900 to $1,000 a year, allow.
ing him $500 for expenses instead ol
$500 as present, and $400 for cleric
al hire, was read third time and
passed.
No. 136, by Raine, to provide for the
appointment of boards of county
grammar school examiners, was
passed.
No. 63, by Bush, prohibiting fish.
traps in the waters of Gray's Harbol
after November Is, 1902, passed.
No. 2OS, by Stocking, providing fol
the construction of bitches for drain
age purposes, passed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
DOBBlN'S BACK HAIR.
Most Of the Material for Violin Bows is made
in Germany" and Russia.

in Germany" and Russia.
"TheTe is vast amount of horse
hair annually used in the United
States for making and repairing vio-
lin, violoncello and bass viol bows"
said a wholesale dealer in such mate
rials in New York to Washington
Star reporter recently. "All of the
hair comes from Germany and Russia,
in which countries the tails of horses
are generally allowed to grow much
longer than here. The foreign hair is
also coarser in texture and tougher
than that which grows on the Ameri-
can horse, and these qualities make
the imported article more valuable
than the domestic product is for the
purpose.
"There are only two kinds of horse.
hair suitable for making bows, and
they are of the white and black varie-
ties. The former is used for violin
bows, and the latter, which is heavier
and stronger, is the best material for
making bows for cello and bass viols,
because it bites the larger strings bet
ter. The imported hair is put Up in
hanks thirty-six inches long, which is
five or six inches longer than the
standard violin bow. A hank is suf.
ticient for one violin bow, while two
hanks are required to hair a cello or
bass viol bow. There are about one
and one-half ounces of hair in hank,
which is worth from 20 to 80 cents.
according to the quality of the hair"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

A correspondent of the New York
World in the Philippines has inter.
viewed Aguinaldo, who is quoted as
saying that he will continue TO fight
and that he has no confidence in
American promises. Aguinaldo's own
words we're:
al have not forgotten their profes.
sions of friendship and of support
given me by Dewey and Otis and all
of them, and especially by Wildman
My army fought with and for them
to defeat the Spanish, and promises
most solemnly given, that we were to
have independence, were made. All
these solemn promises have been re-
pudiated by them all. No; amnesty
means American slavery, and obed
ience to the will of Mckinley. To
accept amnesty means shame, infamy
slavery, degradation. Personally i,
means imprisonment for me. Until
the Filipino nation shall have a gov
ernment OF its own this war will &c
on"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
Snapped the Rubber"
Alemphis Scimitar.

A young man of Memphis, Tenn,
rang up lady acquaintance OF his on
Court street some days ago, but in
stead OF her answering the phone her.
self her elder sister did so. The young
man recognized the difference at once
and said, in a suave, mellow voice:
"Won't you please deliver message
to Miss Claras"
Delighted at the prospect of carry
ing q message that might RESULT in
giving her some insight into the rela-
ton that existed between her sister
and the young man at the other end
Of the line, she answered:
"Why, certainly, with the greatest
OF pleasure"
"Well, tell her to come to the
phone"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

A late London dispatch states that
King Edward is victim of cancer ol
the throat. There is absolutely nc
doubt of this, and the best specialists
in the kingdom agree that his days
are numbered. His case is exactly
similar to that of the late Emperor
Frederick OF Germany, and also that
Of the Duke OF Edinburgh.
Sir Felix Semon, vino is in regular
attendance upon the Majesty and
sprays his throat at frequent inter.
walls, is authority for the statement
that the dread disease runs in the
family of the King and there is nc
hope OF his recovery. The story is
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

QUEEN Wilhelmina of Holland was
born August 81, 1880, and is the
youngest sovereign in Europe. AL.
fonzo XIII of Spain is but Is years
old, and he is still in his minority,
the government OF Spain being in
trusted to his mother, the Queen
Regent. The Oldest sovereign in
Europe is the present King of Den
mark, who is SO; King Oscar OF Sweden
is y; the Emperor of Austria is II;
the King of Saxony 73; the King of
Belgium &c; the Car of Russia is 33;
the Emperor of Germany is 42; the
King of Italy is %; the King of
Bavaria is So; the King of Greece is
Sc; the Sultan OF Turkey is so; the
King OF Portugal is 3S, and the King
of Servia is %.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
THEIR FAvORITE READING
The Book Lover,

Bancroit's speciality was the early
history of the United States, and for
many years all he read had a bearing
on that subject.
Mrs. Hermans was lover of the
Spanish romances, and often enter
tanned small domestic audience with
one of these tales.
Alexander the Great always slept
with copy of Homer under his
pillow. His life was modelled after
that of Achilles.
Lord Bacon was diligent student
of Aristotle. He said that Aristotle
had the mightiest intellect the world
ever knew.
Balzac was passionately fond Of
fairy tales, and the wilder and more
extravagant they were, the better he
likes them.
Henry VIII, OF England, was fond
of the controversial works that were
common in his day and wrote book
against Luther.
Napoleon III, was a student of mill
tary history and particularly OF the
history of the Roman state about the
time of Caesar.
Bryon was Bible reader in his
youth and later in life retained and
used many passages from the Scrip
lures in his poems.
Berlioz read everything he could
find that had any bearing on the
theory of music. He was a born
theorist, but had so little of the prac-
tical in his composition that he could
play no instrument save the guitar
and that very badly.
Shakespeare must have been an
omnivorous reader, for his plays show
odds and ends of learning gathered
from every quarter.
Locke gave most of his attention to
works OF philosophy. He said: 81
stand amazed at the profundity OF
thought shown by Aristotle"
Hume said that Tacitus was the
ablest writer that ever lived, and him.
self tried to model his style on that of
the Roman historian.
Meissionier was devoted to Cor
nellie. He said: "Corneille sketches
character as paint, with the most
scrupulous regard to detail"
Wesley's principal reading was the
Bible. He once declared that a
Christian should be "a man of one
book, and that book the Bible"
Charles Sumner was q classical
scholar of rare attainments. Up to
the close of his life he preserved a
habit of classical reading.
Lamb was a Shakespearean reader
and fond of investigating the sources
whence the plots and tales utilized by
the bard of Avon were obtained.
Kant, the German philosopher, was
a master OF philosophical and mathe'
matical information. His reading
rarely went beyond these lines.
Jenny Lind was fond OF history, but
preferred it when diluted with fiction
She said that a historical romance
suited her ideas exactly.
Isaac Watts thought the world con.
tanned no finer reading than the
Psalms of David. He paraphrased
many if not most of them in English
verse.
Gregory the Great said that the
world did not elsewhere contain such
wisdom as was to be found in the
epistles OF Paul.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

Angela Ito whom Edward has been
proposing)-Tell me, Edgar, did you
ever say anything like this to any
woman before?
Edgar Gn burst of honesty)-My
dear girl, do you think that it could
be done like that the first time?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
Love an Appetite.

"But, Della, we should not let your
fathers prejudice stand in the way
of our marriage. What is money to
true lover"
al know. Alfred, that money is not
all, but hunger is something. Last
night you walked past three restaur.
ants on the way from the theater and
never said oysters once. But papa
had something for me to eat when ]
got home"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, FEB o. 1901

told throughout London, and Sir
Felix, who is the greatest throat spec
ialist of the empire. keeps constant
watch upon his royal patient.
On Monday before the Queens
death, the Kings throat was very bad,
and it was with difficulty that he
could articulate. When it becomes
necessary for him to make a speech,
however short, the physician treats
the throat for some time, spraying it
with astringents and medicines.
At a meeting of the Privy Council
some days ago it was almost impos-
sible for King Edward to speak at all,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that he got through the trying session.
His Majesty knows he is doomed,
but looks forward to his fate with
superb courage and bears up bravely.
Teslas Predictions.
In the current number OF Success,
Nikola Tesla dips into the future as
to what science has in store for man.
kind. Some of his predictions are as
follows:
A system of wireless telegraphy
by which message can be sent clear
around the world.
Electrical production Of ozone for
sterilizing water, TO rid it of its many
impurities.
The manufacture of artificial food
by oxidized hydrogen.
The flying machine will be a fact
II will not bring universal peace, as
some suppose. Some nation will rule
the air as well as the sea.
Future developments will tend to
diminish the number of individuals
engaged IN battle. This will bring
into use a machine which can be
operated by the fewest possible indi-
viduals.
Perfection of the telautomaton, a
machine having all its bodily move
ments controlled from a distance,
without wires. Telautomatics are ap-
plicable to any machine that moves on
the land, in water or in the air.
The transmission OF electrical energy
through the earth without wire.
A system to draw energy from the
sun.
The electrolytic process Of extract.
ing iron from ore, and molding it into
required forms without fuel consump-
ton.
The electrolytic manufacture OF
aluminium and its gradual extermina-
tion of copper and, possibly iron.
A self-acting engine capable OF de-
riving energy from its own motion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

Lincoln's favorite hymn has been
determined by Secretary John Hay
who as his private Secretary might
know, and who says that "there wa.
one which he particularly liked" The
hymn which remains in Mr.. Hays
memory is Anne Steele's, and is al
ways sung to Lowell Mason's tune
"Naomi," a pathetic expression oil
patience, and we'll fitting the subdued
tore Of the verses, which are but a
small part of the whole hymn as Miss
Steele wrote it:
Father. whateer of earthly bliss
Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at Thy throne, let this,
Ny humble prayer, arise.
Give me calm. a thankful heat,
From every murmur free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And let me live to Thee.
Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine
My life and death attend:
Thy presence through my journey shine.
And crown my journeys end.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

CAUSE and Effect" No wonder
Gilsey is good natured. Everything
comes his way" Perhaps every
thing comes his way simply because
lie is good natured."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

He" Ya-as; it's so twying; some
people are born freaks"
She" And others have freaks
thrust upon them"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

The love of woman is moro dan
gerous thon the enmity OF a man.