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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
He Is a Wonder.

All who yae Mr. &. f. Collier of Chpr-
okee, Iowa, rs he is now, cheerful.
erect. vigorous. without an ache, could
hardly believe he is the same man.
who 4 short time ago. had to sit in d
chair. rropped up by cushions. suffer-
ing intensely from an aching back. in
aSony if he tried To stoop--all caused
hv chronic kidney trouble. that no
medicine helped till ne used Electric
Bitters ana vas wholly cured by three
bottles. Positively cures Backache,
Nervousness, Loss of Appetite. all KID
ncy troubles. Only zoe. at Eowditch &
Webstcr's. Augusta; &. H. Ecane's,
GardAer: s. 5. Lightbcdy's. Water
VILE. drug stores.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
New Corporations Formed.

The following corpora tons habe tbe Office
certificates OF incorporation -
~ ,,,o secretary ot state: . com
- The Worcester Mannfae9trtrr,n'Sih ihe nrIr
many, organi2,d az Portland. a;,,,irs XXI, ani
lose of dealing in patent spcoli' t,',s,,rcss,
doing q general manufacturing ~, ~ s,5n Opo
with slio0c0 capital stock o. W''lpl praSi,1ent
;s naid in The officers are: Moss
Jerome ONE Marble Of Worcester, rry,arGasfer. Na..ei
treasurer George NJ. Rice 90 OF
certificate approved, April 30 I'll ~
american Last COMPANY. orga1iizrHt act,ir. a.
sanford for the E. pTpqS;e m ;rds Hf Whha wi,n si5sol
lnt, ~, ai stock of which s5G0 is paid in. II n
oaicers are; President, ETnGv! EfWn :" L. COD
,1t ina of sanford. Certificate api':o ="
May l. ,-, or.
Enuine Dental Mariline C"'npamea Of
ganized at Kitterv for the piinne pti; l an
manufacturing veterinary machittoct hltoct o,
supplies. with $l0,@0 carltaI ci,crs arc,
which nothing is naid in. The o',I.'ii o',nI.oni,iine
President. John s. Miles Of fporTn o,
Mass; treasurer. Warren 1n.,nTovcd. r.; May l.
ynn Mass. Certificate approNt''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
A CARD.

U-o the undersigned, do hereby agree
20 refund the money a 20 cent bort'.
a1 ~ Greenc's Warranted Syrup of Tar if IL
coils to cure your cough or cold. W.
aIso suarantee 25-cent bottle to provt
az a,a,,isfactorv or money refunded.
Eowdi'ch < Webster Kinsmln Pharmac,
EZ Ccurtemanche. e. X. Partridge
Arth IT Tctran!t. Temple Pharmacy.
ITnhn C,cushlin, Augusta
r Hutchinson. Ilallowci
HHo,,ins IN & Co. Cha,. Ward 4 Co.
- IT Reane Gardiner
noylO.d tWkyGnlos
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

Calanthe Lodge. *. of p. worked
the second degree on two Candidates
last evening. The endowment branch Of
the order in Augusta has made great
strides this spring, and now numbers
in the vicinity of 40 members.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
PROPOSALS for Rebuilding Bridge Wall.
Treasurer's Office.

EdstC!T 1T-T-1l. y. ~ ~ y. ).
Tosus, Me. April 2i. 1871.
Scaled proposals will he received at this
Office until eleven o'clock \. Nj. May =.
1871. for rebuilding bridge wall or abut-
ment. wish stone. at Eastern Branch, n.
II. u. Y. :.
Instructions and specifications can he
examined at this office and blank pro-
rosals viii be sIpplied on application.
proposals or to waive any inlormalit.es
therein.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be addressed to the undersigned.
A. l.. SMITH. Treasurer.
Approved: 5. II. ALLEN. Governor.
anr,nN N-mnN2
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

We are now showing large and
choice collection of Ladies' Misses.
and Chiidren's fine tailored Suits and
Garments. Don't miss seeing them if
you want a Suit. The largest variety
in the city to select from.
Ladies fine tailored Suits in all the
most desifa1ie weavcs and colorinrs
flOm
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

TIE weather report for April as kept
bv Al. Pedder. janitor AT the post Of
fee. shows that il rained Il days in the
month and was fair 13 days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

\ crew wer" employed with read
machine, yesterday. leveling rp the
road from tn state House to the
IInIlnNau line
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
ACHALLE: NCE=


for II III Is
RESOLVED breeding Belgian legitimate well
esab h the
capital invested than agricultural pursuit n r.
is he
save the o ng
why
to
Kindly show meeting
made on As hour addres ing,
E. f. Pres Maine State
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

The mosquitoes are beginning u So
in their work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02

Rest, He attn and Comfort to Mother and
Child.
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING lRUP. for
chi;,ircn teethin.-, softers the gums, reduces
Inflammation, ai!ays all pain. and cures VINE
COG Perte, tly safe III all cases We "octi
saw to every mother wEo has q sIfferinS cnitd !;
% not let your pr ejud!ce, nor the prcIndicc5
nj r,bera stand be; wecn yOli Id yo"r suffer-
ne child ana the II lief tllat Will be sare-yes,
ai;soutely sure-t> follow the use OF this
naeItcine. If timely used. Prtce 2oc' oottle
The times., 1901-06-16

and habits differ. each should respect the
peculiarities Of the other, and the guest
should have the enviable privilege Of
spending the day as she pleases; she need
not talk unless she chooses to do so, she
may take book and wander off under the
trees in summer or in winter seek the
SeclusiOn Of the library; she may pass a
quiet morning in her own room writing
letters or nursing an early headache. Even
the best of friends give up the pleasure Of
social intercourse for an hour OF solitude,
and find il most refreshing.
There are many little cOurtesies which
the thoughtful hostess Will not omit, and
which viii add materially to the comfort
ara enjoyment Of her friend. Few con-
Veniences add more to the comfort Of
guest than those for letter writing. In
the English guest chamber small writ
ing desk is as essential a part Of the fur
niture as the bed. and is always abun-
dainty supplied with paper and stamps.
and a printed card showing the time of
the arrival and closing Of the mails, and
the latest novels and magazines are al
ways at hand
So much for the hostess. On the other
hand. there are certain little points which
should be observed by the guest She
should never follow her hostess about, in
truding upon her valuable time. She
should be most careful not to infringe
upon the rights of the master Of the
house-spoiling his dinner or his drive by
being late Let her avoid topics Of con-
versation disagreeable to him. and be es-
pecially careful to refrain from abusing
his friends or the family dog.
The times., 1901-06-16
About Growing Old.

A writer on feminine subjects has been
kindly advising women how TO grow, not
old. but middle-aged. with grace and dig
nifty. Is it so difficult? The married wO-
man takes up with her changed position
IN the world q self-asSurance, an i'm
pOrtance that in themselves mark the
quitting Of the fOllies of youth. The
spinister who does not grow uiddIe-aged
herself be taught the process. ! fancy. It
is quite possible. too, for woman to
cling 50 obviously and innocently to her
remnant Of youth that the very weakness
makes her charming.
At worst, trying TO be young is a sign
Of a desire TO please. Was there not some
thing pathetically lovable about MOnna
Brigida, in 'ROmOla," when. her soul
touched by a call to highest hopes. she
parted with her little false Time-coutra-
dictors. the rouge. braids. and embrOid-
cred red velvet biretta2" Though Ro-
mOla assured her she looked better less
adorned. is not our sympathy with her
as she cries out, What an old scare-crOw
l am?"
When sorrow drives the yOuthfuIness
out OF our hearts We grow middIe-aged
quite easily; the dear triviaIities of life
are precious no longer, SO We let them
pass away unregTetted, but when a wo-
man is still baSking IN the sunshine Of
love, plenty, and peace, l, for one would
have her be young. look as young as pos
sible, wear young clothes even. dimple
when she smiles, blush at compliments.
a get excited over buying new dainties
of headgedr. The yOUthfUlness that isn't
mere imitation is never unsuitable, not
even to a great-great-grandm
The times., 1901-06-16

for the heavy work but as the heaviest
order / ever heard given there was Tor
cold ham and chicken. which / had to slip
QUE for TO the nearest cooKshop, | must
have been chiefly useful from an orna-
mental point OF view"
The times., 1901-06-16
Concerning Camphor.

The price of camphOr has not been SO
high in years as at present. Housewives,
desirous of keeping the destructive moths
and other insects from the winter clothes
now being laid aside for the summer and
merchants, even who purchase it in guam
titles. learn this at many apothecary
shops.
The retail price at present is in some
instances as high as 60 cents pound, and
the wholesale price IS seldom below %
or 80 cents for the same quantity There
has been a steady advance in the price
during the last decade. In 1890 camphor
could be bought readily for 20 cents a
pound
This steady rise in the price of the pop
ular and useful drug is attributed TO sew
eral causes. One of the chief is supposed
to be its extended use in. manufactures.
In addition to the large quantities now
used in the making of cellulOid the recent
invention of smOkeless powder has drawn
largely upon the stock in hand. The Gov
ernments of England. France. and Ger
many have immense quantities of the ar
ticle stored in their magazines.
However. it is said that Germany is
seeking diligently for a proper substitute
to use a. the principal ingredient Of the
smokeless powder as its extreme V0Ia-
tility makes its use expensive and some
what uncertain. Nothing. however has
been found yet which can take its place.
There have also been rumOrs that SpecU-
latiOn in London and Japan has had con-
siderable influence upon the price. This
however, is denied by well-knOwn drug
gists Of this city, who believe the price
due to the short crop last year and the
small impOrtations to this country, owing
to the Chinese imbroglio.
The high price of camphor-and drug
gists do not expect TO see it much lower
in the near futuTe-has led TO the use of
a substitute for the purpose of killing
moths. 1t is called naphtralin. and is a
coal tar product white in color. which
be purchased in the form Of hall ~
fakes. 1t is said to be effective in the
preservation OF clothes.
The greater part of the camphor of
commerce is the product of the camphor
The times., 1901-06-16

many evenings at the library. looking ike
tramp on wet nights, and lost in some
good book She is not afraid of the dark
SO she comes cheerfully trudging home
alone II her roommate is not there.
Pleasant afternoons find her sitting on a
camp stool sketching some sailors down
at the wharf or one Of the queer little
streets OF the West End. She never tires
OF the old cemeteries
She IS often at the matinees-not down
IN the parquet rattling the paper in "a
box of candy, and telling her companion
how perfectly dear Faversham is as
Henri Beauclerc,' but you win find her
away upstairs in the top balcony at the
best plays. She il very quiet both in dress
and manner ana you can see that she is
enjoying every breath of some fine work.
She is the hest Chaperoned girl | know,
because she chaperons herself and she
Is in the way Of doing things well. The
students life may not always be an easy
one. and a poor girl has little pleasure
outside of that which she makes for her
self, but her life is certainly never lack
ing IN interest.
One girl summed up things pretty well
when she remarked that a students life
is made up of dark streaks and bright
spots.
The times., 1901-06-16
Hostess md Gncst.

The English woman is said 10 be the
best hostess in the world because she IS
mistress of the art Of letting alone. Il
costs little time and no money to iind out
what ones guest wishes 10 do with her
day, and TO permit her to be happy in
her own way. This surely is the truest
lc.2 atty. 4 hostess who invites people
to = ST. ! er has two very important duties
to pc. m. two serious extremes 10 avoid
ore rot to neglect her guests. and an
oIs.z---auite as impOrtant-not 10 weary
them too much with constant attention.
Never give "a guest the impression Of
being entertained. which Is more than
sufficient 20 reduce Il sensitive woman
10 the very depths Of misery Just fol
low the daily routine Of your household
taking care that yCu- guest is neither
neglected nor treated with discOurtesy.
The hostess who allows q guest 10 feel
that she is the cause Of Inconvenience
violates the first law Of hospitality.
Of course. the pleasure Of two friends
Is generally mutual; but occasionally il
Is quite the reverse, ana where tastes
The times., 1901-06-16

does paint pictures on the dainty tracery
of spiders film. And tedious task it
is, too.
When Mrs. Gamewen wants to make
one Of her queer pictures she must first
hunt until she finds a cobweb The kind
| that accummulates in the corner of the
ceiling in the homes where the house
maids can't see anything higher than the
mantlepiece is hest for the purpose When
she 1nds a web she takes ii down very
carefully and spreads it in the bottom OF
pasteboard box. Sometimes it is neces-
sary to gather several cobwebs to pro-
vide sufficient fairy canvas for one pic
ture.
When the web has been spread over the
bottom Of the box, il is ready to be paint
ed on. Mrs. Gamewell uses brushes and
oil paints. but she cannot WELD the brush
like the ordinary painter who puts his
colors or a big, coarse canvas. One
stroke Of the brush would transform her
medium into the "baseless fabric of a
vision. There wouldn't be anything left
to paint on.
She dips her brush in the paints very
carefully, so that she gets only a tiny
drop on it each time The ordinary artist
draws a line with a sweep Of his hand
She builds the line drop by drop without
The times., 1901-06-16

The III-Fntcd French Queen and Her
Faithful Princess Furnish the
Latest Effects i'm Smart Dress-Fhe
stnrchIcSs stock - About Lifts
The times., 1901-06-16
4 Unique Watch.

At an auction sale in New York some
time ago there turned up curio that may
be unique in this country, though many Of
its fellows are preserved in the museums
Of Euroue. This was q watch fashioned
in the shape of a skull. In size and shape
il was very similar to the famous watch
naw preserved in HOlyrood, which belong
I'd 70 Mary. Queen Of Scots. and was pre-
ssnt.d 10 her by Mary Seaton, one OF her
-four Marics." Mary Seat0n. by the way,
was a member Of the famous family
whose American representative is Mgr.
Robert Seton, Of Jersey City. This strange
keepsake was ornamented with various
figures. each having a particular meaning,
and had a good deal Of open work at the
bottom in order 70 allow the sounding Of
the passing hours 10 be heard as struck
upon a silver bell in the interior
The times., 1901-06-16
Pictures From Cobyyebs.

Making pictures and decorations out of
cobwebs, peanut shells and postage
stamps is an art created by Mrs. Belle
Cooper Gamewell, of St. Louis. Taker up
as fad the art has developed into bust
ness, and Mrs. GamewelI is making
money, although she is well to do in the
world Many st. Louis nurseries are en-
bellished with samples of her handicraft
in the shape of pictures, mural decora-
tions, portieres, pillows, and fragile brio
a-bTac.
Mrs. Gamewell has the knack of making
her creations interesting tC children not
only because of their form, but because of
the material out of which they are fash
toned. Take a cobweb picture for in
stance. Any child would open it's eyes at
the mere suggestion of such a thing. II
sounds so fairylike. Yet Mrs. Gamewell,
though she is fairy godmother actually
The times., 1901-06-16

ever actually touching the web with her
brush. In this way she makes landscapes
and flower designs that are greatly ad-
mred by her little friends. When all the
paint has been deposited drop by drop on
the web ii is permitted to dry Then Mrs
Gamcwell covers il with a piece OF thin
glass or mica and the picture is complete
Besides her cobweb pictures Mrs. Game
well fashions scenes In relief with hollow
corks painted with b.ickdust for flower
pots peanuts in tissue paper costume for
men and women, toothpicks for fences
and bits of eggshelI. for apple blossoms.
In making postage staTnp pictures she
uses no paint Al of the color and shad-
ing are accomplished by pasting stamps Of
various tints together. In this way she
makes many articles Of decoration
through the exercise of considerable skill
and great patience.
The times., 1901-06-16
The Rnmic Plant.

Australian papers say that the Rame
plant Boehmaria niyea- thrives so well
in that part of the world that cultivators
are about to try It for iiore for lacemak
ing purposes, says ''MeShans Monthly
That it viii grow and produce delicate
fibre from which articles as fine as cam
brio can be produced, is well known in
America.
The times., 1901-06-16

tree. native Of China, Japan. Formosa,
and Cochir China 1t has also been in
troduced into Java and the West Indies.
although with but partial success The
tree is of considerable height with ever
green leaves and yellOwish white flowers
II is imported TO this country in a crude
state in large leaden lined tubs. tightly
sealed, and is refined by sublimadOn.
There are only three rehneTies in the
United States, all of which are in the
Fast
The times., 1901-06-16

on the inside OF the box,
: from which hung cups.
The saucers and plates
stood against the back
and the sugar and things
she had in neat little tin
boxes. On top Of the
kitchen with all the
modern improvements
stood two oil stoves, and
above them hung the
dishpan and a few cook
ing utensils. This SRI
tells me she gets very
tired of boarding house
fare and that she has
decided to get one or
two meals a day for
herself to break the mo-
notony. / stayed to
lun 1on with her and
we ..ad the contest sort
of a time. She cooked
in the storeroom and
served a meal on a
cutting table which she
covered with a dainty
cloth"
But if there is much
that is dreary in the life
of the struggling stu
dent, there is much that
is bright and satisfac-
tory, and a well-bal-
anced girl manages u
have many good times
in a small way. She is
absolutely free. She
makes no effort to keep
up with anyone's code
but her own. which is
an excellent one, by the
way. If she goes to the
opera she and her
chums put on their
bicycle skirts and 90
rush without the
slightest care for what
their fashionable ac-
quaintances may say.
She lunches at Parker's
when she feels like it
or. TO be more exact,
when she can afford il.
] SrieVe to say that she
sometimes carries a Bos-
ton bag. although when
she first came to town
she declared she would
die first, She often
sketches people in the
cars regardless of their
comfort or discomfort.
and | have known her
to walk blocks and
blocks down the street.
humping into some one
occasionally, to get an
outline picture of some
soldier or Chinaman, or
an eccentric character,
and if she meets a
friend who is thought
ful enough To tell her
that the action in the
sketches is simply
great, she is quite hap
nv She iG a.t ., -r,-,,yt
The times., 1901-06-16

last resource. Henry, OF
Henri. describes the
London version Of our
palm rooms thus: "One
Of those amateur shows
run by a lot OF women
who know nothing about
the business and spend
the whole day gossip
ing and firting-Iove
shops / call EN-. There
was a yellow-haired lady
manageress who never
heard you when you
spoke TO her cause she
was always trying TO
hear what some secdy
old fool would be whis-
pering 20 her across the
counter. Then there
were mattresses. and
their notion of waiting
was to spend an hour
talking 10 a twO-penny
cup Of coffee, and to
look naughty and in
suited whenever any
body as really wanted
something yentured TO
ask for 1t. A frizzled-
haired cashier used TO
make love all day out
of her pigeonhole.
Sometimes she d leave
on to take a customer s
money and sometimes
she wouldn't. I've been
to some rummy places
in my time, and a
waiter amt the blind
owl as he's supposed TO
be. But never in my life
have seen so much
love making, not all at
once, as used to go on in
that place. 1t was "A
dismal, gloomy sort Of
hole. and, spoony cOu-
pies seemed to scent il
out by instinct, and
would spend hours there
over Il pot of tea and
assorted pastry. Idyl-
lie, some folks would
have thought so. l used
TO get the fair dismals
watching il. There was
one giTl-a weird-look-
ing creature with red
eyes and long. thin
hands. that gave you
the creeps to look at.
Shed come regular with
her young man, a pale
faced, nervous sort of
chap. at 3 o'clock every
afternoon. Theirs was
the funniest love max
ing ] ever seen. Shed
pinch him under the ta-
bic, and run pins into
him, and he'd sit with
his eyes glued on her as
II she'd been q steam
ing dish of steak. and he
a starving beggar the
other side of the window.
Ia been engaged
for the heavy work, bu
order / ever heard given
cold ham and chicken. wi
QUE for 10 the nearest c,
have been chiefly useful
mental point OF view. "
The times., 1901-06-16
THE woMAN's TEA ROOM.
And what Mere Man Has to Say
About 1t.

1t has been noticed by those 'lookers-on
in Vienna" who frequent the palm rooms
and the Fifth Avenue hotels at luncheon
hour and afternoon tea time that the fair
women and brave men who lager and
sigh over the fiower-strewn tables are not
always hungry and thirsty for the viands
and beverages of this material world, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser" "
The palm rooms hold metal more attrac-
tive than supreme de volatile or iced hook
with cherries floating in it. or pink ices
and Russian tea The walters point Of
view would be interesting-possibly in
structive-could we obtain it, Jerome X.
Jerome in his observations of Henry
twho prefers TO be called HenrD gives a
London walters idea Of the fashionable
Bond Sueet teashop, which seems to
share with the millinery emporium the
honor Of being the reduced fashionable 5
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-05
CANDIDATES FoR GOVERNOR.

There viii be quite a number OF a
didates for the position OF governor of
New Mexico, at the expiration OF the
term OF the present incumbent, says
the Santa Fe Capital.
In addition to the application OF Gov
ernor otero, whom we presume viii be
"A candidate TO succeed himself. we hear
of h following others from New Mex
leo.
Hon. George H., Wallace, who was
a prominent candidate for the position
o u years ago and who was the first
choice OF Mr.. Mckinley at that time,
will be a strong applicant for the po-
sition. Mr.. Wallace has a large fol-
lowing In the territory who are de
slrous OF seeing him appointed 10 the
office. besides many eastern parties Of
large influence with the president.
Hon. Quincy Vance, a personal and
lifelong friend of the president, will
also be a candidate, Mr.. Vance has
strong backing both In Now Mexico and
In the east. especially in the congress
sional district formerly represented by
Mr.. Mckinley in congress.
Hon, Frank A, Hubbell. the present
efficient chairman OF the republican
central committee. whose labors during
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-05
THE STEAM ~

Wiedeman's big show in '.The Steam
an entirely new theme is the attraction
NJ the Neher opera house for one night,
Tuesday, March 3.
The average farce comedy Of to-day
has no plot and is a mass Of nonsense,
but in this case the story Is one Of alb
sorbing interest, and holds the atten-
tion OF the play-goer from the rise to
the fall of the curtain. ChOruses, med
legs and seyen unique specialties are
introduced In the play and the solo or
chestra under the direction Of Professor
Mcdonald, Is u feature that will please
lovers Of classical music. The average
theater-goer Is averse / attractions
shat carry a band and orchestra "a they
say, 1.-THE whole show ON the street,
With this company the musicians are
carried for musical purposes alone and
the u 5 is made up OF clever people
selected for their fitness In their re-
spective roles. The parade Is some
thing new in the history of amusement
annals, and is headed by the Red HUI
ears in gorgeous uniform Of the Prus-
sian cavalry. The second band Is the
laughing hit, ''The Laundryman's Out
ing" u Chinese band with native in
struments. The concert in front Of the
theater each evening at 7:l5 is worth
coming out to hear. Professor Melon
aid and twenty solo musicians will in
troduce "a concert Of classical and mod
ern music.