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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-12

IT'S EASY TO DYE with DIAMOND
DYES. Take no other.
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the lead of early spring blossoms admir-
ing subjects have insisted upon their wear
ing as coronets. Then. later in the season
when four-o clocks bloom, what beautiful
crowns they make when strung in varie-
gated patterns of bright color upon a long.
tough wisp of grass
Then where is the child who has not
made larkspur wreaths for bookmarks?
How beautifully they hit into each other
and curve into circle. And what ele-
CANT necklaces they make when put to-
gether as a chain, each alternate link Of
q different color!
And again, what a fierce contest is the
annual battle of the "Johnny-jump-ups
In this sweet-scented warfare one child is
al the head of the white violet contingent
and the other at the head of the blues.
BY hooking the violet heads together and
jerking quickly one or the other is sure
10 come off and to be numbered with the
winner or loser of the opposite side At
The end of a given time the holder of the
most heads wins the battle
In the days gone by what wonderful
thing was dogfennel! What kite was ever
successfully flown on high without a proper
amount of dOgfennel as ballast No other
plant would answer the purpose at all, It
must be dogfennel. But now that we have
the taiIless kite and the occupation of
dogfennel is gone children could see no
other reason for its existence). ii is rapidly
disappearing and becoming a thing Of the
past.
Then there is natures perfect bubble pipe,
the "jimson" weed. And the snap dragon.
whose facial contortions are a constant de-
light. And the overripe seed pods of the
touch me-not whose contortions when ham
died are a pleasure only to be equaled by
that derived from wearing them as ear
rings after they are thus curled UP.
Now, in addition to being most charm
ing playthings. the flowers are the foun-
dation upon which much later knowledge
and accomplishment are built. The love of
them instills in the childs mind and heart
a desire for the study of botany And
many an artist has begun successful ca
reer by rudely tinting pictures with color
from the pigments that nature provides in
the leaves and petals Of her plants.
Then. how interestingly flowers and
plants foreter Juvenile fortunes, Who has
not popped rose leaves on the hand in or
der TO learn if certain persons named at
the time. loved the pepper? Or blown dan
delion pufs 10 see If he or she was wanted
at home? Or picked the petals OF a daisy
To foretell the kind OF sweetheart the fu-
ture had in store? or swallowed four-leaf
clovers with a wish?
When we think about it. 1t is quite fit
ting that children and flowers should be
so closely united, for what could be more
similar in delicacy. frailty or beauty than
they? HARVEY PEAKE.
New Albany. Ind
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heve. created the picture OF the man that
saw with my physical eye.
The how is a question, which exact
science VIII solve sooner or later. Certain
it is that mind and brain worked perfect
unison TO conjure up what did See
For the rest 1 can only repeat: There are
no ghosts. yet we see them, at least some
of US do. 1 know many people who claim
TO have seen ghosts. or what looked like
ghosts. All Of them, like myself, were OF a
nervous DISPOSITION and all possessed an
imaginative mind. In addition, they were
mostly religious men and women, who be-
lieved in life after death, in heaven and
hell, in eternal joy and the opposite. Their
religious views seemed to emphasize their
belief in ghosts, indeed many assumed
that ghosts had a legitimate business here,
that of carrying news from the other world
10 their friends on this. Ghosts warned and
encouraged them, prophesied evil and
brought good tidings.
Such, of course, are the sort Of ghost
stories, that freethinkers laugh to scorn,
but TO characterize them simply as lies
and superstitions will not do; for, if not all.
certainly a great many ghost stories are
founded on fact as my own experience
abundantly shows.
KARL Won THALER
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that the students look forward TO with a
great deal of pleasure is the one given
every year by the Society of American
Fakirs, which is composed of students. This
society is a take-off on the Society of
American Artists. The dance programme
is printed on a piece of cardboard a foot
square. On the bottom of the card is print
ed rule that any one failing to carry the
programme while dancing will be made TO
leave the floor Any one appearing in even
ing dress is made to pay IS cents more
than the others. Each dancer strives to be
the most ridiculous in act and dress. On
the same night pictures that the members
of the Society of American Artists have
made are burlesqued The money made by
selling these pictures is put into the treas
ury of the society to pay the expenses the
following year. A king is elected before
the dance. He has charge of the dance and
the sale. Hungarian orchestra from one
of the restaurants furnishes the music.
1t seems that Bohemian life does a stu
improvement in their work Coleman was
given second honors in the illustration
class. He had to compete with students
that had studied a number of years longer
than he. Coleman says that their expenses
individually were from IS to IS a week.
Both of the boys will return to the school
next fall.
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is described having radically different re-
suits. In many of the cases there is evil
dence of careless writing and yet more
careless revision and mechanical work, one
remarkable instance being the following:
1875, April Z; Paris-The metre is made
the legal unit of length and the base Of the
metric system. 1t is the ten-millionth part
of the distance between the poles. and equal
to S.2S0S English feet
If this were true, the circumference of the
earth would be only 1927 miles approx
imately). instead of twice that many. So
much for the central factor unfact. More
over, the exact measure of a metre is one
ten-millionth part of the northern quadrant
Of the meridian of Paris No other meridian
was used in the original calculation, oonse-
quently the metre must be based on that
meridian and that alone.
When | went to school we were taught
that the metre is 1897 (plus) inches long
and that is the standard promulgated by
the Encyclopedia Britannica The other
authority puts it at S.2SOS feet Reduce this
to inches and make the necessary subtrac-
ton, and the result is a difference of four
ten-thousandths of an inch (plus) in the
length OF the metre This Is a very insig-
nihcant item, but il amounts TO 1888 feet 4
inches on the polar circumference OF the
earth. plus much more the plus on
the 1881 inches in the metre. multiplied by
100000 metres. the length Of the polar cir
cUmference.
So the question naturally arises: Where
are We TO go for the exact truth when our
standard works of reference fail US?
THE GOSSIP.
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the twelve occasions mentioned 1 was fully
awake-no deception possible, upon my
word as a man.
Here is another ghost story founded on
facts: Some little time ago there died in
Vienna an old friend OF mine, Madame Won
Maytner. better known under her nom de
plume, Marguerite Hahn" She was an
eccentric woman, full OF DEMONSTRATING
ideas. her mind freighted with thoughts
for which she didn't always find clear and
concise expression according to accepted
notions. However, 1 understood her and
appreciated her as a brave, intellectual and
good-hearted woman.
One day I'm the summer of 1900 1 hap
pened 70 pass through Graz, where she was
then living, and not having seen her for
some time, made an unceremonious call. 1
found her in a state bordering on col
lapse; she had aged ten years since our
last meeting. Her youngest son. her IA
vOrite, was dead-that explained every
thing.
When I said goodbye she begged me to
come again before leaving Graz. But not
between and g." she cried quickly. that
is my sons visiting hour"
Which of the boys is living in Graz?"
None is living here-it is my favorite
whom I expect, my youngest"
l looked up in establishment. A ghost
in broad daylight.
Don't think that 1 am mad" pleaded
Madame Won Maytner. Il know that there
is no such thing as rising from the dead,
but. nevertheless, 1 see my son daily. 1
must see him, / do see him, and talk with
him. 1t is such a consolation to me"
Well. / understood my poor friend, but
her neighbors did not. Her physician, par
ticularly, instead Of putting himself in a
grievins mothers place. let cold reasoning
get the better Of his power of diagnosis.
Stirred up by the neighbors, he committed
Madame Won Maytner to an insane asylum
from which her eldest son rescued her with
difficulty after prolonged struggle.
Saw a Dead Friend.-Here is another
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From their infancy children admire the
bright hues Of the flowers. When they
become old enough to toddle. nothing gives
them such unbounded delight as the ruth
less gathering of the choicest. blossoms of
the garden. Then when they become old
enough to play, what variety of pastimes
do the flowers provide!
There are the daisy chains plated and
twisted together until they resemble huge
cables of white and gold. Then many e
fiery steed dmpersonated by small boy)
has been driven a most terrific pace with
a set Of harness made of intertwined clover
blossoms. Then think of the diminutive
queens of May who have tottered under
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experience of my own: Michael Etienne,
the great editor of the Neue Freie Presse
was dead A wise, kindly, generous and
jovial man he had been, for. though siren
uOuS and even terrible in his anger, his dis
position was that of child.
AS one of his nearest friends l sat up
with the body the night before the funeral
until l o'clock in the morning when mem
bers of the editorial stan relieved me- The
body was lying in state. in large hall
appropriately draped and lighted l sat
at the foot end gazing upon my dead
friends characteristic face which bore the
usual aspect of jovial satisfaction Indeed.
it looked as if Etienne had lain down to
sleep after a days hard work. and as if
this sleep gave him no end of pleasure.
After being relieved l went to the
Presse Office to fetch away a roll of man
uscript from Etienne's desk. his wife had
asked me to do her that service. 1t was
las o'clock a. m. when l entered the late
EDITORS room holding a lighted candle in
my hand. which, of course. lit up only
certain portions of the vast apartment
AS l walked in with care TO avoid coming
in contact with the furniture, l saw my
friend sitting in the great fauteuil behind
his writing desk that stood between the
two windows.
He looked life-like ever in his best
days-the type of a healthy. prosperous.
good-natured. blonde Teuton. Hundreds OF
times 1 had seen him there, his ample
limbs generously disposed. his head thrown
back, his chest out, left hand resting on
the arm of the chair. the right grasping the
inevitable blue pencil. And the good
natured smile that made so many friends
for him was in evidence, too. 1t seemed
10 invite me TO come nearer.
l should interpOlate here that l am
somewhat short-sighted-if the editor had
really been in his chair might have been
physically debarred from making the mi
mute observations above recorded. As it
was noticed every feature. every wrinkle
and line in that grand face
l stopped in my tracks. the surprise was
too much. but after moment or two ap-
preached fearlessly: l had had some ex-
perience. you know.
Michael continued TO regard me smiling
". complacently; if this was a ghost ne
was Of a most pleasant sort Another
step and yet another When l was near
enough to touch the figure off it was one)
Il vanished.
PROBABLE EXPLANATION
/ think this typical case Remember,
had been alone with the dead tor several
hours and the peaceful and pleasant aspect
Of his face was still vivid in my mind
when I entered the editorial rooms. More
over, on my way to the Presse Office
had thought only of Etienne. rejecting
on the many happy hours and days and
years we spent together.
These thoughts and recollections, L be-
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Condolences.
PHILADELPHIA Record.


A train Of condolences so extraordinary
as to seem incredible lately happened in
Well-known Overlook family. The men,
breakfast one DAY last month when the
mother read aloud a newspaper item 10
the effect that d young man had fallen III
with typhoid fever az the residence of his
fiancee, and would be nursed by her there
for several weeks TO come. The son and
daughter, who are both betrothed. laughed
heartily at this, and their mother, 10 re-
Duke them. said: Look out. Something
similar az happen TO you some day
The daughter went the next week 10 visit
the parents of her intended husband in
New Jersey village. She sprained her ankle
on the Gay Of her arrival and was kept
under the same roof with her fiance
fortnight. The son went the following
week 10 Germantown 10 call on his In
tended wife. He was conversing with her
in. the parlor when bang-the drum Of his
ear burst. and he still lies in Germantown.
looked after tenderly by the young girl.
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names of 4 large number of phenomenal
sellers, but evidently it not one of
them.
Il have it, said the young man; lit is
Wait a Bit "
The clerk didn't know book of that
name, but the young man insisted that
was it. The manager was called, and ne,
too, disclaimed knowledge of a book called
wait a Bit" Finally he asked the in
quirer if he would know the book if he saw
it.
Yes" was the reply; 1T is a large,
bright-red book, with lot of gliding on
it,"
The manager went to a shelf and took
down a copy of DR.. Crolys 'Tarry Thou
Till L Come" 1t was the book wanted.
That is pretty good, but it was par
alleled the other day in indianapolis. a
young man went into one of the leading
book stores ana asked for novel called
THE Scarlet Feather" The clerk assured
the querist that the house did not have it,
but the visitor insisted he had seen it ad-
vertised or shown in the window. One Of
the firm was called. and he also declared
there was not such a book in the store
Again the young man expressed his GER
tainty OF being right. The dealer looked
over his shelves and seeing a book that
he thought might be the one wanted,
showed it 10 the customer, who took it and
departed. 1t was Crimson Wing
Warren H. Colson, of the New England
Stamp Company, whose visit to Indian
mill Ne i
by local philatelists, writes me cheerful
letter from Frankfo-t-am-M Main. Germany.
Business in stamps has been good, and he
and DIR. Batchelder have been having a
good tine between trades. Concerning the
stamp raTxet in Paris he writes
I'VE arrived in Paris on Sunday. and in
the afternoon I went to the Bourse The
Stamp Bourse' is held on the corner of the
Rue Marigny and Rue St. Gabriel in the
open air. There must have been fully 200
to 80 men. women and children there, buy
ing and selling stamps. The Bourse has
greatly deteriorated. however. and other
than one fairly good lot OF stamps that a
regular dealer had there l didn't see any
thing decent at all. The very cheapest
sort Of stun formed the bulk"
Xxx
She is a passing pretty girl, and during
the recent cold spell her trim little figure
was set off b. a fetching red jacket She
frequently rides on an East Washington
street car. and one cold afternoon when the
car was badly crowded, as it usually is
about home-going time. she stood for lit
tie while just inside the front entrance.
Then woman across the way went out
the front door and the girl with the tip
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IN THE GOssIP'S CORNER.

About the time. last year, that there was
a revival of a certain historical tale of
biblical times it was related that a we'll
dressed and scholarly-looking young man
went into a Chicago book store and told the
clerk who came forward that he was very
anxious to obtain a new book, the name of
which he could not remember, but it was
just out and was having a great run, and
it had been recommended TO him very
highly. The obliging clerk repeated the
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tilted nose moved over to be with her chum,
giving her seat 10 the Tuxedo miss. The
conductor had not yet taken UP the fares.
and the woman who went out left two
transfer slips on the window ledge inside
the door. A husky young machinist got
aboard-face and hands and clothes black
with the CRIME of the shops-and stood be
side the red jacket The conductor was
slowly making his way toward the front Of
the car when the machinist saw the trans
fers. He calmly picked them up and as
calmly put his ticket back in his pocket.
The girl was taking a green ticket from
her pocketbook The machinist showed a
transfer into ner hand with a brief eN-
PLANTATION of its presence. She laughed and
blushed and looked hesitatingly from the
ticket in one hand TO the transfer In the
other. Then, when the conductor was al
most at hand, she put the ticket away and
rendered the yellow paper for her fare with
an effort TO keep her face straight that was
a laughable failure. The machinist gave IN
the other without a pang. and the Indian
apolis Street-railway was out eight-and-a-
third cents. He got of at Noble street with
an encouraging Might as well. y'know,
and she alternately laughed and blushed all
the way to Tuxedo Park.
Having had occasion. recently, to look
through a number of statistical books for
information desired, have been much i'm
pressed by the inaccuracies and incon-
sistencies of recognized standard works. l
found not only that they did not agree with
each other in dates assigned or statements
Of fact but Ofttiues they did not agree
with themselves For instance, in one book
1 found two separate dates assigned, sew
eral times, TO the same occurrence, in one
case the dates being a full year apart. In
other instances the same act is ascribed 10
different persons. time and place being the
same In yet other cases the identical fact
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CHILDREN AND FLOWERS.

KARL Won THALER.
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A starter.

Baltimore American.
Chicago publishing house announces
book OF Indiana poetry which will present
samples of the work of about two hundred
authors This will be a start. anyway.
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Church Chimes.

Presbyterian church services tomor.
row: 10s.m., Sunday school; $50 pm.
Christian Endeavor. Preaching MORN
ing and evening by the pastor, ]. y
Weir.
Methodist church services tomorrow:
10 am, Sunday school; II am, preach.
ing, subject: prayer; $3.50 pm., up.
worth League; 1880 Pm, preaching, sub
ject selected. Good music. Male quar-.
tet will sing in the evening.
Baptist church services tomorrow: II
am, Sabbath school; II am, review oI
work, roll call and L1ord's Supper; . pm.
Junior B, Y. P. u; $50 pm B. u.
1880 pm, sermon, subject: Lacking Ont
Thing" Strangers made welcome.
Congregational church services tomor
row: 10 am. Sunday school; II am.
service OF the Lords Supper; 4 pm, pas
tors bible class; $3.50 p.m., Christian En-
deavor meeting; 1880 PM. evening wor
ship with preaching by the pastor, sub
ject: "The Only Way"
Christian church services tomorrow
10 sn., Sunday school; IL s.m., preach
ing by Rev. Leonard G. Thompson, stats
evangelist, OF Denver; s pm, Junior En-
deavor; $50 p.m.t Senior Endeavor; 7:8(
pm., services with sermon. All services
at the court house. All are invited.
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Death of TheIma Smith.

Little Thelma Smith, the youngest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Smith. resid.
ing on Pitkin avenue, between Second
and Third streets, died about II o'clock
last night from the injuries received
Thursday morning by falling into . tub
OF boiling water.
The accident was indeed = most de-
plorable ono aud waa an awful shock to
the family and friends. Ever since the
accident occurred tho child has endured
the utmost agony, until relieved Of it,
pain by death. The parents and friends
have watched continually by its bedside,
ready to administer to its slightest wants,
and soothing lotions were applied by
DR.. Bull, who was in almost constant at
tendance, to ease the pain and suffering
While death may be looked upon as .
blessing to the afflicted baby. yet it robs
home OF all the sunshine which q
bright-eyed, sunny. haired child Of four
years has made, and the acheing hearts
and empty arms OF the parents alone can
tell how dear was each sound OF the
swset voice and every touch of the little
fingers.
In their sad loss, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
have the deepest sympathy OF the entire
community.
The funeral will occur tomorrow after
noon from tho house at 1870 o'clock.
Undertaken Gourley has charge OF the
funeral arrangements.
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Mr.. aud Mrs. A. D. Arthur and Miss
Kathyrn Arthur, father, mother and sis-
ter Of 9. b. Arthur, will leave this even.
ing for their homo in lows. They will
spend some time in Denver before going
on east. They have been visiting In the
city for several weeks.
Tho Nontrose papers this week record
the marriage in that city Of Miss Lillian
Blythe and James W. Galloway. The
bride was formerly city clerk Of Mont
rose, and at ono time maid OF honor from
that county to the queen Of the Festival
Of Mountain and PLAIN at Denver. She
10 charming young woman and has
host Of friends.
For the benefit Of those who do not
know what constitutes . fancy drees
ball, and there are great many OF them.
il may bo said that fancy dress ball ID
simply . masquerade ball, without mssks.
It 10 . costume dance whore those pas-
ticipatipg represent some character,
either historical or novel, or in fact any
dress OF ancient style. Ono Of thsee
grand balls will be given At the opefa
house on Tuesday. the 3lst Of January.
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Whist Party.

A large number Of the young people,
married and unmarried, were most de-
lightfully entertained last night by. Mr. =.
and Mrs. Ed Wadsworth at their charm
ing little home on the corner Of Seventh
and White avenue.
Whist was the game of the evening,
and everyone played with right good
will, = most interesting contest being
made by the guests for the favors which
were offered. The result OF the game
gave the fret ladies' favor to Miss Bes-
sic Jones. and that for the gentlemen to
Mr.. George Nattinger. The BOBBY priz
90 were given to Miss Lou Snyder and
DR.. X. Hanson.
At the conclusion OF the game doll
cious refreshments we're served by the
hostess, assisted by her sister. Miss
Phosbe Roberts.
The party was declared to be one OF
the most enjoyable of the kind held this
season.