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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-29

Miss Bertha McClonch of Boston arriy-
ed On the evening train yesterday for a
brief visit home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-29

Tic city schools closed last night for
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
EYES AND
EYEBROWS

able and radiant with the light of hui
man kindness.
No argument is needed to prove the
Importance CT beautiful eyes. Look
into the eyes of your friend and read
the message they give out. Gaze into
the eyes Of wondering little child.
and what do you see there?
Beautiful eyes will glorify the plain.
est face. Without beauty Of thesa
soul windows. tie face cannot be per.
feet.
The physical beauty of the eye de-
pends more upon its size and elonga-
tion than upon the color. If it Is not
well set in the head or if the eye IL
small and cold, no color can make it
beautiful. The white of the eye, the
sclerotic, should be quite clear and
of violetwhite rather than blush.
The cornea is sometimes spoken Of
as the white of the eye" but it Is
tough, celorless. highly polished sur.
face. as transparent as crystal.
through which the iris and pupil are
seen. 1t is inserted in the sclerotic
as watch crystal is inserted into ts
case. The brightness of the eye de.
pends upon the perfection of the cor
meas essential qualities. and perfect
vision upon its normal curvature
Nothing in the world can change or
alter the color of the eyes. The color
is deepened or intensified by emotions,
and joyous frame of mind is the
greatest thing in the world to make
soul window shine up and be
sparkling. Ths use OF belladonna to
brighten the eyes cannot be too
strongly condemned, and feminine
vanity should never take one to such
extreme methods of beautifying.
The practice Is Invariably followed by
injury to the most delicate organ OF
the human body.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Antrrtfatt 5atlnrH
atth Uhrtr Rtghta
BY WILLIAM A. FRAZIER,
international Secretary of Seaman's Union.

wages than the sailor government while his food
is correspondingly OF better quality
1t possible, OF for youths the naval service of
the United States and become trained when their
much better but these expert young there little
chance OF advancement beyond the limit OF
nssoned officer
believe that the American sailor ought better
ought be treated with consideration and ought
chance o rise beyond the rank OF petty officer
In the old days the who made the American flag glorious
graduates OF naval academies They
high rank they attained they permitted
rise
1t that the solution OF the problem concerning
sailor day lies i'll the direction of opporun
vt to the enlisted
stads the sailor has little beyond
certain strictly limited field OF advancemcnt The sailor in the
merchant service however, has first
his second mates position,
then on and then II
masters, and il he have the right stuff .Zu IN
him his efforts for promotion will be NDTG19@
awarded. ~
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
How to Prepare and the Beneficial
Effects-A Word About Daily
Beautifying.

Wise women wonder why their SIS
ters do not more generally use the a
valuable bath bag. They are ma lie by
filling thick muslin or tnin calico
bag with two-thirds OF bran or oat-
meal. bits of soap, and orris root, just
to give sweet SAVIOR. Let this soak
in the water before entering the bath.
and make a splendid latner all over
the skin; if you use this only two or
three times a week it will make the
body smooth.
But each bag is good for only twice
using; once sour it does more harm
than good. 1t is a great secret in most
toilet preparations to use them while
fresh. There is a most delightful
cream which works veritable wonders
if employed as soon as it is made and
never after it has been mixed more
than weeK or so. Blanch for the pur-
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
A Portrait Contest.

A hostess noted for her originality
sent out invitations on red cardboard,
written up and down the page "a la
Chinese" having the usual date and
hour and also portrait contest in ore
corner. When the guests arrived each
one was presented with the figure OF
man in conventional dress. but with
no face. On the back was written the
name of a man whose features were to
be portrayed. Pencils were furnished
and half hour was allotted for the
task. Each artist was to keep his SUD-
ject secret.
When time was called the creations
were pinned up for the edification OF
the company, who were to guess the
originals and put them down in their
catalogues Then the hostess read the
list of people who were supposed to
have been drawn and the result was
most amusing. The artist VINO had
made the best ILLNESSES of the subject
was awarded a prize, and to the one
who rightly guessed the most portraits
a second prize was given.
A chafing dish supper was served.
and for place cards there were tiny
palettes with little brush. The
whole affair afforded the keenest
amusement.
MADAME MERRI
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
USE THE BATH BAG.

pose four ounces of sweet almonds
and pound them till they are quite
smooth, add the yolks Of three eggs,
and mix with fresh milk or cream;
boil as you would custari, stirring
all the time, and remove as soon as 1t
thickens; then add the perfume YOU
prefer. Seal while hot.
Every night before retiring Is the
best time for devoting JUS. a little
while to the care of the complexion
and hands. Ten minutes can be spared
and no more should be taken 1t would
else be time wasted. We canno, give
our energy and hours to beauty work
when so many more useful pursuits in
vite attention. Apply any inexpensive,
harmless cold cream to the face and
neck to remove the CRIME OF the day,
wipe with soft old cloth, and wash
with pure unscented soap, using the
hands instead OF a wash cloth. Rinse
with an abundance of wan water and
dash of cold water, ant apply fine
white cream for the night.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
THE LARGE FARM.
An Argument Against Their Being
Maintained in the Thickly
Settled States.

Large farms in our thickly settled
states are not benefit to any COM
munity. The farms comprising ten
and twelve thousand acres of land
result in dwarfing the social life of
the people living on them. We know
Of one city located between two such
farms. Citizens there say that these
two great farms are cause of detri
ment to the whole township. The
people living upon them are practical
ly all transients. The owner Of one
lives in large city hundreds of
miles away. and his employees are
people that have no particular in
terest in the prosperity of that part
OF the country. 1t Is practically i'm
possible to build up a proper COM
munity spirit where every man feels
that his position is only temporary,
and that tomorrow he may move on.
1t is fact. too, that many of these
large farms have been financia, fail
ures during large part of their exist
ence.
The man that tries to manage a 10,-
O00-acre farm on high-priced land has
very difficult task on his hands. He
cannot expect his employees to have
the same interest in things that they
would have if they were the owaers.
One farm is divided up into 23 sub
farms. and in each of the 23 farm
houses is tenant and his family. and
he Is supposed to look after the inter
est of 320 acres of land. But he is
hired man and thinks all that he can
get from 1t is his salary and the few
things he can raise around his house.
Is there any reason to suppose that he
will bend every energy to make the
piece of land bloom and blossom. as
he would If it were his own? Being
only a transient. there is no induce
ment for him to improve the looks of
the property There is the eternal
presence of the idea Of the lack of per.
manency in his position. This passes
to his wife and to his children He
can in the main regard his position
only as stepping stone to something
else. What We need. urges the Farm
er's Review, is medium-sized farms
not vast farms.
The writer has in mind another
farm of 10000 acres existing in the
state of Illinois. The man who Great
ed that farm is wealthy and seems to
have mania for adding farm to farm.
Some years ago the writer rode over
this farm, and the effect made upon
him was very disagreeabe. The land
was hardly half-tilled. The pastures
were producing only meager growths
Of wild grasses. The tenants houses
were small and occupied mostly by
men. The owner did not care to en-
ploy men with large families, as the
state law would compel him to sup
port schoohouse and teacher. This
Is always the tendency of these large
farms. The owners wish to employ
on them only men with small fami.
lies, or men with no families, or men
that have children that have grown
beyond the school age Their whole
financial interests lie in a direction
contrary to that of the well-euuipped
schoolhouse. The great farm in our
thickly settled states Is un-American
in its makeup and its tendency.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

square silo. The latter has walls that
cannot be sprung out and. it has no
corners, while the octasonal silo has.
The corner is always a place lot the
air to get in, and the presence OF air
means the spelling Of the silage.
The location In the corner OF the
ing OF beef cattle or other animals
than milk cows the location seems to
be n good one. But for cows giving
milk it is different, as the odor from
the silage will taini the milk in spite
OF all the care tina. can be exercised
by the mixers An odor once in the
milk cannot be entirely dissipated by
any kind OF aeration yet devised.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Yield of Silare Corn

The yield of silage varies consider
ably with the distance of planting.
Close planting gives the largest yield,
bur tends to produ2e u weak stalk,
which makes the crop difficult to cul-
ably the most desirable distance to
plant sorghum. corn, and corn and
sorghum. If planted more than two
feet apart, the yield will be decreased;
whereas, il planted in two-foot rows,
the cost of cultivation Will be greater
Tennessee Station
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
AN IDEAL CATTLE BARN.
Plan of Structure Which Will Accom-
modate Twelve Head of
Live Stock.

The design is for barn 90 fee,
wide, 80 feet long. and IA feet to the
caves, which will accommodate -
head OF cattle and also give room tor
necessary hay. Through the center of
the barn is an entrance driveway
which is closed with double doors six
feet wide and seven feet high, which
allows wagon to enter for hauling
manure and straw. A feedway eX-
tending from this entrance to the rear
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

she admired and esteemed them all,
that she loved no one, and that she in
tended to marry the one of them that
built the prettiest and best home for
her. She stated that on May /, 1906,
she would inspect the home offered to
her by her lovers, and If satisfied with
the arrangements, tine decorations, the
general surroundings, and the archi-
tectural beauties of one house above
the others she would accept it-and
ite owner.
G,!t Busy at Once.
She wanted home, and she stipu-
lated that the cost of the nome, ex-
elusive of the lot and furnishings.
total cost should be less than $4,000,
and that not more than half of the
cost price should be secured by mort
gage.
Building operations In Brooklyn i'm
msdiately doomed. Shaw purchased a
lot on Utica avenue, near Eastern
parkway; Ryder bought land in Pros
pect park south; and Pettingill, who
owned lot near Bedford park, at
once broke ground.
The three young architects burned
midnight electric lights drawing the
plans and specifications, creating ideal
homes, and each pushed the work on
There was much figuring of costs,
much planning for convenience, beau
ty and utility to create harmonious
whole-for each hoped that the girl
would fall in love with his house.
Pettingill elected to build an eight
room brick and stone house, with a
wide stone front porch facing the
lawn, and harmonizing with the quiet,
shaded street. His entire i'd was
for comfort and utility without waste
of space He devoted more time to
the kitchen than to anything else, and
it was ideal, with an inserted Ice box,
capable of being filled from the out
The depth of his walls gave oppor-
tunity for cozy window seats in the
bedrooms.
AS for Ryder, he erected a cottagy
looking house, half of cement, with
wide porches and many hooks and
angles. 1t was set down among the
trees and was surrounded by large
grounds, and at the rear was a tiny
building for an automobile 1t had a
wide open fireplace in the library
The library, reception hall, stairway
and the dining room were done in
dark oak, the dining room having
loaded windows, opening out upon a
trellised veranda overlooking the
lawn. He furnished 1t in mission
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

end OF the barn las six stalls on
either side.
The hangers are built under the
outer wall with chute, ], made OF
strips four inches wide and one inch
thick from the feed room, k, down to
the manger. Hay racks are arranged
room above, where hay can be put
down. In the feed room number of
bins for bran, etc, are built. Where
more stalls are needed, explains the
Farm and Home, the barn can be built
longer and of the same width as de-
scribed, and the number of stalls in
creased by making them slightly mar
rover, or less than four feet wido.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
FOR NOVEL AND
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS.
Appropriate oiotat.ons for a Fare
well DinIer-At Bride Shower
A Character Party-Por-
trait Contest.

Quotations for a Farewell Dinner.
Here are some appropriate quota
lions for use at dinner given IN honor
OF guest WHO is about to depart upcn
a long journey:
Though lost to sight, to memory
dear"
Absence breaks slender ties, but nv
cts strong ones"
Il count myself in nothing else SO
happy.
AS in a soul remembering my good
friends
Where c'er | roam, whatever realms
to see,
My heart, untrave!ed, fondly turns to
thee"
Farewell; word that must be. and
hath been;
A sound that makes us linger; yet
farewell"
though lHe ueep between us rolls,
Friendship shall unite our souls;
Still in fancy's rich domain
Often we shall meet again"
What shall l do with all the days
and hours
That must be counted ere l see thy
face?"
The place cards may be painted with
a bunch of for-get-me- e-nots, or tie a
spray of artificial ones onto it with a
bit of true blue ribbon.
A correspondent asks for an enter
tainment for linen shower" and a
luncheon menu.
Make cards in shape of heart ont
of pink cardboard, punch hole and
tie pink pencils on them. Next write
the transposed letters of the words of
the articles in brides trousseau like
this: "hseos," rskit," etc. Transposed
these letters become "shoes" and
skirt" Allow 20 minutes for this con-
test. Then for the shower" l should
hide the packages all over the rooms
and make the bride-elect hunt for them
to music, played loud" and soft
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

misery to him. while tender glance
would open up the gates of paradise.
woman's heart shines forth in a
look. Lips may frame false words.
but the eye can never deceive, writes
Nine. Qui Viye. If anger and hatred
Ind revenge are a p1rt of ones char
icter the eyes are hard and steely.
II one has tenderness in ones soul.
affection and sympathy In ones
thoughts, then the eyes are soft, low
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
BEAVTIFYING THE CAPITAL.

Gradually Washington is evolving
into city of architectural splendors
such as have never been arrayed in
any other city of the world. 1t Is to
be city not of one or two palatial
structures but there will be before the
end of the decade a score or so of great
buildings at the American capital
which it will be worth journey
around the world to view. Many cities
have one and sometimes two buildings
World famed for their architectural
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

impressiveness. washington will have
so many grand edifces that the i'm
pressiveness of any one in particular
will be lost in the groupings-in the
collective magnificence of the whole.
The stately temporary buildings erect
ed for the Chicago fair in 1903 were
very aptly termed in their collective
harmony and beapty "a dream city"
Washington also is to be dream city
and dream that will not vanish at
the end of year.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
THE;$JDE](A{fRY E;$JDE](A{
7HEsSYIga
!: III Nzz{5slz!:-z L 81
THE CcTAGONAL SllO.
P:of. Fraser of the Opinion That l.
Is Not the Most Approved
Type.

The accompanying cut shows an
oc;agonal silo located in one corner
OF barn. The illustration is from
bulletin 102 Of the illinois experiment
station. Prof. Fraser, after long expe-
ricnce. says that this Is not a shape
to be approved. 1t is better than the
square silo, because its walls can be
made more rigid than the walls OF the
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Eye Is Dependent and Upon What
the Physical Beauty.

If you think there is no power in
a woman's eye, ask any husband and
he will tell you that there's more
meaning in quick glance of disap-
proval than in all the works of the
philosophers. Ask the lover and he
will tell you that woman's eye holds
in its depths mysterious and sweet
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Be Cautious.

Be little cautious about giving
testimonials Of any new machine, fer.
tiliZer, feed, buggy or whatever it
may be. says the Rural New Yorker
1t will pay to summer and winter some
of them before giving too much praise
in their behalf, and many man would
give dollars to recall testimonial
that was given before thorough sea.
sonable trial of the article had been
made.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Of Aid to the Hostess

This will make no end OF fun and as
each package is opened when found, it
will take some time and provide ample
entertainment Ii the donors write N
appropriate quotation it will AID much
10 the enjoyment If all.
Here is seasOnable menu: Stray
berries served with hulis arould a
mound of powdered sugar. fried chick
en-, new potatoes in cream. sp.!nkled
with parsley; asparagus on toast, to-
mato and shrimp salad with cheese
waters, cherry ice ana small cakes.
with the usual accompaniment of o.
ives, nuts and bon-bOnS.
A reader who signs herself AN Old
Subscriber" requests some form of
amusement for large evening porty
OF young people.
Personally. l think there is no form
of amusement equal to costume PAR
ty. whether dancing is INDUCED in OF
not. Anything that all can participate
In is sure to be successful. Make it
character party and award prizes .or
the two best costumes. II each person
keeps secret what they are to repre-
sent the affair will be much more in
teresting.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Silage Acid.

Silage in its fermentation produces
an acid that is powerful in its effects
on the cement used in silos. If the
silage is made from too green corn
the amount of acid is large and its
effects on the silagc very noticeable.
One way to Offset this Is to apply a
coat of thin cement each season, put
tag 1t on with a brush. This requires
little labor and time.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
The Best Mixer.

Perhaps we shall have patent milk
ing machines in their perfection, by
and by. In the meantime. a man who
can milk COW quietly, eXpeditiously
and gently, is still preferred by the
COW herself and by 'he GARNER as
Well.--L'arm jour- al.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

The chief reason for
desertion from the
navy OF the United
States is, in my opin-
ion, the poor remuner-
alton that the enlisted
men receive. The sail
or in the coastwise
trade receives nearly
50 per cent better
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

Lights Out.
She-But thought it was match
between them!
He-Well, 1t was-a resusee.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

style. And all the five bedrooms up
stairs were in white woodwork, the
floors hardwood, and the walls in the
favorite colors of his bride to be-for
when he looked over the house he
considered her as good as won. He
did not see how any girl could resist
it.
Shaw adapted his house to the
neighborhood, and erected Il preten-
tious place of the modified colonial
style His dining room and library
arrangements were much like those
Of Ryder. He added den for him
self, and, with much forethought, set
aside one OF the large upstairs rooms
as a nursery. He built big inclosed
porch at the second story rear, sur
rounded by FIVE foot wall, wired in,
use, and he put the servants rooms in
the garret.
Outsider Won Bride.
The houses were finished and fur
nished early in April, and Shaw, Pet
for the test. Each called on Miss
Strain and arranged to drive her to
what each hoped would be ner new
home. Ryder was to call at ten a. M,
Shaw at two p. M, and Pettingill at
five p. m.
They called They grew impatient
They called again.
4 lo
they learned that Miss Straia had
gone to New York early in the morn
ing and married Give Stevenson, a
handsome young electrical engineer
just out of scientific school. Then they
were angry. Also Benz. Strain was
angry. He was SO angry he told the
young couple to shift for themselves
when they sought his blessing, and he
was angrier when Stevenson took him
at his word and departed with his
bride. And he grew still angrier when,
after waiting a week, he discovered
that his daughter and his son-in-!aw
were keeping house in three rooms in
Flatbush.
He sought them, asked them to for
give him, and offered to buy anyone
Of the three houses that Mrs. Steven
son would select, but Stevenson told
him he could support his wife.
So the young couple are living in a
three room fiat, while the three
beautiful new homes constructed spe-
cially for honeymoons are vacant.
Lights Out.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-09-27
Pain from a Burn Promptly Relieved BY
ChamherIaIn's Pain Balm.

A little child Of Micheal Strauss,
Of Vernon. Conn, was recently in
great pain from burn on the hand,
and as cold applications only increas-
ed the Inflammation, Mr.. Strauss
came to Mr.. James n. Nichols, To-
cal merchant, for something to stop
the pain. Mr.. Nichols says 81 ad-
vised HIM to use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and the first application drew
out the Inflammation and gave imme-
date relief. l have used this lini-
ment myself and recommend it very
often for cuts, burns, strains and
lame back, and have never known it
to disappoint.' For sale by Woods
& Orme. The leading drug store in
western Kentucky.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-09-27
New Coal Mine.

own 1875 acres of coal out three
miles north of Princeton, and have
it well opened into, and have a four
foot vein, of as good coal as can be
found in Ky. And sell at 6 Il I cts
per bushel at the mines for all that
can be gotten out, and 10 cts. deliv-
cred at Princeton, three loads a day
can be easily made to Princeton. |
am not coal miner, and want some
one who is to take charge of this
mine and pay me royalty. For
particulars they can come or write
me here. Respectfully,
NJ. c. O'Hara,
O'Hara. Ky.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-09-27
Torture By SayageS.

Speaking of the torture to which
some savage tribes in the Philippines
subject their captives, reminds me of
the intense suffering endured for
three months from Inflammation of
the Kidneys says W. NJ, Sherman,
of Gushing, Me-, "Nothieg helped
me until / tried Electric Bitters,
three bottles of which completely
cured me. Cures Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia, Blood disorders and Ma
lara; and restores the weak and ner.
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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-09-27
Rescue Of a Merchant.

A prominent merchant of Shongo,
y. Y, J. \. johnson, says: Sever
al years ago | contracted a cough
which grew worse and worse, until
| was hardly able to move around.
| coughed constantly and nothing re-
heved my terrible suffering until |
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Before | had taken half a bottle my
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short time | was entirely cured. |
surely believe it saved my life. 1t
will always be my family remedy for
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