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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-25

candy. Never before had he seen
enough candy. Here, however, Were
boxes and boXes-the infantle imagin-
alton could not get to the end of those
boxes tied with gay ribbons which his
mother was taking out. Bobby danced
because his emotions overcame him
and sought expression. y party was
not such a bad thing after all, if ii
brought such an avalanche of sweets
as this, Mrs. Garlock was gratitied.
81 am glad my little boy is gencr-
Gus" she said. "And that he loves to
make other people happy. All the lit
tic boys and girls who come to his
PARTY are to have one of these boxes
to carry home to remember him by.'
"Wiv candy in the boxcs?' qucricd
Bobby, in horror.
"Of course said his mother sweet
ly.
She was appalled, when Bobby i'm
nediately cast himself on the floor at
her feet and Wept in hcartbrcak. The
blow was entirely too bitter for him to
stand-to have Eel Dorado within your
grasp and then be required and ex-
pactcd t. present it to thcm-to Arm
old, for example. He beat q desperate
tattoo with his toes and howlcd. Then
he was spanked. His mother said she
thought he must be going to be i'll or
else that the excitement of the party
was too much for his nerves.
Bobby was rather fcvcrish as to
checks and pouting rs to mouth when
he came downstairs to greet his guests
after the struggle about the Starched
white linen. When he thought of the
brown string with the nails. ignomini-
ouSly tossed into the waste basket q
sob made him choke, and when he saw
Arnold coming in he Slid up the back
stairs and rescued the string and thus
escaped shaking hands with his enemy.
His mother Sternly had insisted that
lie must shake hands with everybody.
With the string in his pocket he went
down again. feeling a little cheered,
although the nails when punched to-
gether were rather uncomfortable
against his side.
Under his mothers eye he behaved
very we'll for boy of G. The white
dresses and ribbons We're all that could
be desired and Mrs. Garlock was de-
lighted.
"Thc dears!" she murmured, just as
one small girl calmly appropriated an
others plate of ice cream and got her
hair pulled in consequence.
Little occurrences such as these kept
Mrs. Garlock busy, and when break
ing up time came she lost track of
Bobby. AS each of the tiny guests
went upstairs after his or her hat Mrs
Garlock handed out one of the gay
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Laundry Lore.

Drive a hook or staple in small enc
of ironing board and hang in closet OF
inside Of door.
A faint scent of violets is impaired
to handkerchiefs by adding a small
piece of orris root to the water ir
which they are boiled.
When a garment is scorched but not
burned the stain may be removed by
hanging in the sun or in front of d
blazing fire.
If you unexpectedly find your wire
clothesline hopelessly rusted lay
strips of newspaper on it and pir
clothes over them, then the first bright
day give your line two good coats OF
gray paint.
In ironing handkerchiefs 1t is we'll to
begin at the center; if one irons the
hem first the middle will have ten
dency to bulge or full"
Flannel will not harden or shrink if
when new it is put into clean, cold
water and left for a week. changing
the water frequently. Wash well in
warm water, using little soap to re-
move the soil. Flannel thus washed
never hardens.
If gloss is desired on linen. add a
teaspoonful of salt to starch when
making.
Hang woolens out on the line drip
ping wet, without wringing them at
all. If dried in this way they will
not shrink.
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BOBBYS
PARTY

II think it would be perfectly lovely
said young Mrs. Garock. "All those
little people in their white dresses and
ribbons and curls grouped about under
the lights eating ice cream and cake!
1t would be a beautiful picture!"
''Do you suppose the artistic side of
it would appeal to Bobby" inquired
her husband. 81 thought the projected
party was primarily for his amusement
and diversion. A child of g.
''Of course. I'm giving it for him."
said Mrs. Garlock. Indignantly. I'm
sure my child's happiness is always
first with me! He'd love a party"
"Give him two parties" said Bobby's
father, genially. by all mears"'
1t was very exciting getting ready
for the party. Bobby began a week
ahead of time collecting the various
articles of attire he thought best fit
ted to honor SO. great an occasion.
There was an old bicycle cap which he
dearly loved, his heavy winter sailor
suit which had real pockets, the brown
string with the nails tied on it at in
tervals that he liked to wear as a
ilSChidIt anu HIS DdtHlIS SdIiIdlS. IL
was frightful tragedy when he found
he was to be dressed in starched white
linen and could wear no hat at all
That was the last straw.
There had been several straws before
the day of the party itself. One had
been Bobby's discovery that Arnold,
who lived across the street, was among
those invited.
'I'll slap him!" declared Bobby
violently, because he hated Arnold
He went to bed without any dessert
as penalty. He fell asleep still NUT
tarng threats.
Mrs. Garlock was shocked at her
sons violent disposition. She pointed
out to him, in abiding to the matter
the following day, that it was not
every small boy who could have a par
ty. and that he should be properly
grateful. Bobby did not pay much
attention to the latter part of her re-
marks, for he was watching with
round eyes that grew bigger and big
ger the contents of the huge box his
mother was undoing.
Candy" he cried raptuously.
Never in his life had he seen so much
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Shower Of White Moths.

The white moths that descended
upon New York city suddenly, some
time ago. looked like the flakes or
| snow in a storm. They were the elm
span or measurement moth. Each
OF the millions of little white-wlnged.
butterfly creatures represents the
! chrysalis of a caterpillar. Each fe-
male moth will in due time hatch
groups of from $50 to $50 eggs, each Of
| which will represent a caterpillar.
These caterpillars will have an ex-
| istence of from five to six weeks and
during that time will eat daily ten
| times their own weight The cater
| pillars which the moths will produce
will turn again into moths In their
cycle of life. 1t is not likely that the
| moths will return again for period of
| twenty years, but next year the cater
pillars will appear in myriad numbers
| to produce widespread devastation
amongst the trees and plants, unless
there shall be found some method for
| their determination. The first and
| only other time New York has suf-
| fered from this plague of the measure
worm moth was in 1862. The English
| sparrow was then imported to destroy
| them and the caterpillars, but the
l
| sparrows themselves became such a
pest in their war upon song birds and
other devastations, that society looked
very coldly upon them and has by
| law. in many places, encouraged their
destruction. 1t is for the sparrow,
however, to redeem himself and kill
the caterpillars that shall appear next
year. They did splendid service in
devouring as many of the moths as
they could, the other day A storage
| warehouse that had recently been
painted red and had attracted the
moths by its glowing color, was COW
cred with these white creatures and
the sDarrOws stayed around all day
picking off the moths and devouring
them. In 1862 the damage by the
moths was so great that citizens
banded themselves together to devise
some efficient method of' putting an
end to the cause. After forty-siX
years of disappointment, it is to be
hoped that the sparrows will give a
good account of themselves next year
ard save our beautiful trees and plants
from injury.
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS
Never Trouble Trouble.

There's a CHEEKY little proverb
1t is very we'll to heed,
In world where pain and sorrow
Are quite plentiful indeed.
| II you would not have them double,
Then keep this we'll in view,
| To never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Don't think when storm-clouds gather
You are certain to be drowned;
| The very darkest tempest
May quickly blow around.
And up above the blackness
Shines evermore the blue;
| So never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Outlines a gloomy morning
Precedes sunny day:
So. withoI,t word of warning
Our trials slip away.
What pangs we oft have suffered
From the ills we never knew!
So never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Quit counting all the bridges
You may never have to cross.
Quit climbing all the ridges
OF future pain and loss.
Trudge on and do your duty,
To God and conscience true,
Ard never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
-Leslie's Weekly.
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Violet custard.

For a lavender luncheon try a
custard favored and tinted with grape
juice, making sure that the latter is
absolutely unfermented. Heat a
quart Of milk in a double boiler. add
half a cup of sugar. When dis
solved. stir in two tablespoons of grape
juice and directly after this two
tablespoons of rennet extract, which
you can buy at any f1rst-class grocery
Turn into a large glass bowl. which
has been wet with hot water and is
sitting in hot water. This will pre-
vent the cracking Of the bowl. AS
soon as the bowl is cold enough to
handle lift out of the water, wipe and
set away in icebox. Serve with
whipped cream. in which candied vio-
lets, minced nuts and pulverized sugar
have been beaten. Or you can turn
the rennet into a mold with a tube
center. turn it out very gently and fill
the hole left by the tube with whipped
cream. As rennet is very difficult to
handle it Is safer to pour 1t directly
into the glass dish from which it is to
he served
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An English Lady Packing.

Now, by the way, what am taking
| had better know what l am taking
Let me see-I shall have the black one
and then if / take the alpaca and the
good silk. Yes, my dear, am going
to take that good silk. You know
dear, when 1 got it, hardly wore it, it
was so nice-and then they said it
was getting old-fashioned, and so
had it done up, and then it was as
good as new, SO have rather kept it.
But now l am determined to get the
wear out Of it.
Now / expect you are tired, dear
Wi -" will keep on until it's done.
l think l will just try to find the
train now, while you keep on, because
that is so difficult, and then it will be
over
Now. where is that Bradshaw? l
think you had it, my. dear.-Oh, so l
did! Here it is. Now then-Hillside,
5.42. Oh, dear! It's got star! You
know that one we took to go to Brigh-
ton the other day had a star, and we
had such ifficulty.-Hillside-. Now
there's no star here! They really
ought to stick to one thing or the
other Now let me see Charing
| Cross = Waterloo - Canaan Street H.
London Bridge!-How can it go from
all those at once! -What?-Oh, see
But it doesn't say which one is best
for me-Which ?-Charng Cross?
Oh! All right. dear. VT makes no diff
ference to me, those big stations are
all just as mudding.-F'rom "Mono-
logues," by Beatrice Herford. Just
published by Charles Scribner's Sons
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Rooms Damp in Summer.

The humid summer atmosphere plays
havoc with closed rooms, or apart
ments over damp cellars, for the walls
become damp, furniture has a blush
cast and an odor of mustiness is very
much in evidence. Often such rooms
cannot be thoroughly dried by opening
windows or doors, for it requires arti-
fetal heat to dry the walls, destroy
the musty odor and make the room
habitable. BY all means start a fire in
the room, or burn lamps in there.
Fumigating the room with wood al
cohol may destroy odor, though not
make any perceptible change in other
conditions. After thoroughly cleaning
a room and washing the floor around
the rugs and the window stills, never
close 1t until the woodwork is dry. The
moisture will naturally penetrate the
articles in the room. Curtains are a
good weather barometer for any room.
In a clean. dry room lace curtains will
look fresh and feel perfectly dry; If
dampness Is in the room, curtains fall
together. fold upon fold and they are
musty too. Rooms Of northern and
western exposure are more liable to
become this way than all others, also
those directly over a damp cellar.
Purify the cellar with unslacked lime
thrown over the floor. Put newspapers
over it to walk upon, then sweep the
lime up at the end of the week. 1t
will make the cellar sweet smelling
and dry. Again, never keep cut flow
ers in vase of water more than a day
The rank odor from flower water will
charge the air with very disagreeable
odor. Put charcoal into vases of water
containing flowers to keep the water
sweet. Clean the bottle with ammonia
water.
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{ ERUNA|
GOOD BLOOD,
STRONG NERVES.
ROBUST HEALTH.

boxes of bonbons which was taken
with round-eyed wonder. She bcamed
as the children trooped up the stairs
clutching their unexpected treasures.
How they will enjoy that candy"
she murmured.
There was such a rush of thirty
children at the door that she could not
get away to find her missing son, who
was not in his place to bid his guests
good-hy. There came guests who wore
strangely flushed faces, as if they had
been in 4 heated argument, but they
departed with their nurses. candy
boxes under arms, decorously in the
main.
Mrs. Garlock went upstairs calling
her son. Her subconscious brain be-
gan to insist that during the time she
had been speeding the departing guests
she had heard shrill disturbances from
tie upper regions. Still calling, she
searched.
In a recess of the big upper hall,
near the door of the room that
hau held the childrens hats, sat her
son. BESIDE him, on a sprcad-out
newspaper, was Il huge heap of BON
hons. There had been thirty children
and a pound of candy for each All
of the thirty pounds, with the eXcep-
ton of what Bobby had eaten already
WAS i'll that pile.
He had waylaid his guests and emp
tied their boxes as they went down
stairs. His party had been success
-(hicaSO Daily News
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DELICIOUS RECIPES.
Potato Croquettes.

Boil one-half dozen potatoes, rub
them through a colander or whip them
light with two forks; work in, while
hot, a tablespoonful of butter, half a
cupful of hot milk, a little salt and
pepper; stir in a saucepan until smok-
ing hot, beat in two eggs and continue
to beat until you have a smooth mass,
boiling hot turn out on a dish and let
it get cold; flour your hands, make the
mixture into croquettes and roll in
beaten egg, then in cracker crumbs;
fry in plenty of hot lard. Drain off
the fat and serve.
Spanish Macaroni.
Heat slowly one-half cupful Of olive
OIL frying in 1t a Glove of garlic and
one sliced onion until golden brown,
add one pound of cold roast beef,
diced. and brown again Stir in one
quart of chopped tomatoes with one
sweet red pepper. seeded and minced.
Simmer. covered, for half an hour,
then add one-half pound Of prepared
macaroni with quarter Of a pound of
mushrooms, season to taste and
simmer for twenty minutes longer.
Turn into a heated dish and sprinkle
thickly with grated Parmesan cheese.
Tomato Salad.
Dip the tomatoes in boiling water
for a second, so that the skin can be
easily removed, and when this has
been slipped off with the fingers chill
the tomatoes thoroughly. Many
cooks slice tomatoes for salads without
removing the skin. but to many per-
sons the flavor is unpleasant, and it
seems better to remove it, Slice the
tomatoes very evenly, place on bed
of lettuce leaves, cover with a thick
mayonnaise and sprinkle over this
some minced green pepper and finely
chopped English walnut meats.
Garnish with halved pimentos
MarshmaIIow Cream.
Whip a half-pint of cream, sweeten
and set away on the ice. Cut in small
pieces one orange, two bananas. five
cents worth of marshmallows and a
half-cup of walnut meats. If desired,
add two tablespoons of preserved pine
apple Beat the chopped fruit and
candy lightly into the cream, put in
sherbet glasses, add cherry for
ornamentation and serve at once.
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These are not good days for fad foods. Hot
weather is the time for whole wheat.
Wheat is the food of G,e ages. The time will
never come when other cereals can take the
place of wheat.
1t IS doubly important now, because it pro-
duces the minimum heat. And it gives the max
imum nourismnent.
Heat-producmg foods, in summer, should be
sparingiy employed At least rneal day
should be Mapl-F1ake and fruit. Comfort
and health demand it.
But wheat knocked wohld be indigestibe.
And wheat half-cooked would only half digest.
The particles must be separated by fierce
heat so the digestive juices can get to them.
Else part Of the wheat goes to waste. Worse
than that. Il fer1nents and causes digestive dis
orders
Even mere economy requires that the wheat
be prepared in the proper way.
So we spend 90 hours to make Map1-F1ake
1t could be prepared, as some flakes are, in 18 or
20 hours.
We steam-cook the wheat for six hours. Then
we cure it for days-a partial digestive process
Then we flake each separate berry so thin
that the full heat Of our ovens can attack every
particle.
Then those thin fakes are toasted 80 minutes
n a heat Of 400 degrees.
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Do You Open Your Mouth

Like young bird and gulp down what.
ever food or medicine may be offered you?
Or, do you want to know something OF the
composition and character of that which
You take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine?
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DR.. Pierce believes they have perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. So he
publishes; BROADCAST and on each bottle.
wrapper, what GiS medicines are made Of
and vexi6es itdhder This he feels
he can we4Afford to do because The more
the Ingredients Of which his medicines
are made are studied and understood the
more viii their s1perior curative Virtues
Be al6reciated
For the cure Of woman's peculiar weak
neSSes, Irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise to frequent headaches, back
ache, draggng-down pain or distress in
lower abdominal or pelvic region. accom-
panied, ofttimeS, with facilitating,
pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms of weakness, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is a most efficient remedy.
1t is equally effective in curing painful
mothers and in preparing the system OF
the expectant mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and COM
parativcly painless. The rFavorite Pre-
scription is a most potent. Strengthening
tonic to the general system and to the
organs distinctly. feminine, in particular.
1t is also a soothing and invigorating
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria,
spasms. chorea or St. Vitus'S dance. and
tendant upon functional and organic dis
eases of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host of medical authorities of all the
several schools of practice, recommend
each Of the several ingredients of which
"Favorite Prescription is made for the
cure of the diseases for which it is claimed
to be cure. You may read what they
say for yourself by sending postal card
request for q free booklet Of extracts
from the leading authorities. to Doctor
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, Buffalo, N. Y, and it will come
TO you by return post
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syr.p

Gas been Used for over eIXTY-FIvE YEARS BY Mi.
LIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILD REN WHllI
TEETIIING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHEs
the CHILD, SOF'TENS the GUNS, ALLAYS all PAIN
CURES WIND COEIC and is the best remedy fer DlAR-
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wnsows Soothing syrup
and take other kind Twenty-Five cents bottle SGuar
sneed under the Food and Drugs Act June som 1878 sers
Number l09e. IN ora AND WELL TRIED REMEpt
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That the health Of the czaritza gives
rise to the greatest cause for anxiety in
her family is, unfortunately, an open Sc
cret. Nothing lifts the cloud of depres-
the beautiful young consort of the czar.
hut it. was much hoped that a beneficial
erect would be produced by the recent
visit Of Queen Alexandra. whose powers
never fail. Her visit. however was too
brief to produce, any lasting impression. so
1t is believed that. as soon as possible,
arrangements will be made for the CART
"a to make an extended tour, during
which she will visit some of her relatives.
The difficulty of getting her away is that
she will not leave her children and it is
not easy for her to travel incognita with
SO large an encourage as is necessitated
where five imperial children are con-
lcerned.
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broled baked; should
FOR there are nut
make
pin
half until and lift
cute a hot
point parsley
the
-Four slices will be sufficient and may toasted if preferred
An
pounds rich because OF the on distributed through
find trouble
fish April to October
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-25

Mrs. w. S. Peabody of Denver has been
called Mother of the Mesa Verde Nat,
iorll park This park contains the most
interesting remains of the Cliti jewellers
that have been discovered, and Mrs fed.
body is largely instrumental in IT'S b'lhs
made q national park. Before her nla li
rage to Mai. w. 5. Peabody, rctftu
army officer. she lived in washington;
where she held Il place in the bureau Vi
q h1lnlnU1
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Piazza Ladies.

(Turns SUDDENLY Oh, good morn
ing! We MISUNDERSTANDING about
you. What lovely day it is! Have
you been in today?-Was it?-Now,
that's what I told Gladys. the water
was cold! I didn't want she should
go in, but she would do it. 1 think
that's the cutest bathing suit of yours!
1 don't see how you thought Of it!
I'll tell you who has a pretty suit,
that's that Miss-what is her name?
No. she doesn't go into the water.
How honesty that gray suit is!-Your
sister?-Qh. no. l know your sister,
oh, / didn't mean that one-that
brownish- gray-Oh. 1 wish I could!
I used to bathe but since I've had this
heart trouble-and then 1 have these
etrrible headaches. Now, the other
afternoon-you see I can't plan for
anythingI wanted to go with that
party tol the Golden Cascade-they
say it's elegant-but my head was
splitting. it's twenty feet wide COW
cred with golden moss. SO you can
imagine didn't feel much like It,
Why don't you bring up chair and
join us? Oh, don't go; must your
Oh, are you? Well you've got treat
before you. Good-by!-From "Mono-
logues." by Beatrice Herford Just
published by Charles Scribner's Sons.