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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
COIN UNDER MAiNMAST.
Ancient Custom Responsible
Valuable Finds in Old Ships.

| Custom DEGREES that a gold coin. or at
| the very least silver. shall be put under
the mainmast of each new ship launched.
| The coin bears the date of the year when
| the vessel is completed, a fact well known
! to collectors. who keep an eye on ships
that are likely to be the depository of
lnumismatic prizes.
Thus at Liverpool some years back a
derelict Yankee schooner bought for a
song, yielded an 1904 dollar. the rarest and
most eagerly sought after of all American
coins. 1t sold readily for G.. 5000 (S6OOO.
and would be worth today at least double
that sum. for it was in perfect preserva-
beneath the hollow stepping" of the
mast since the day it was first placed
in position.
Its recovery was the result of foresight
and business enterprise. combined, of
course. with special knowledge. A man
passing the worthless huIk on the day of
the sale noticed the date 1904. on the stern
and rightly guessed that she might likely
be the bearer of a dollar of that year.
In the same way have been preserved
and recovered many of the ancient silver
Scottish pennies known as dots. which
were so tiny that twelve of them were
barely equal in value to the penny sterl-
ing. The old Scottish shipbuilders of the
days when these coins were in circulation
used. with characteristic national thrift
ness. to put one of them beneath each
mast they stepped in preference to the
more valuable groat.
Owing to their small size. however, COM
bined with their wel-nigh infinitesmal
value regarded simply as money. most
lily lost. leaving those that had been
placed beneath the masts to become.
from the collectors point of view, of cX-
IRENE value.-Pearson's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
A New Cement Curb.

A patent on q machine for making
cement curping has been granted to a
resident of Long Branch, N. T., says
C@.ncnt Age of New York. The curb
ing stone + oblong, with wider base
than tor. tho actual measurements
H"ir" 2 feet inches b~ 16 inches. with
the top four inches wide and the base
tx. si.uNing the beVel all on one side.
Ttis IS the regulation size. required by
tie city. Long Branch has given an
official endorsement of the new curb in
an ordnance recently issued sane
ito ting it's use on all streets.
In addition to being an eXcellently
prCportiGned block. this new stone is so
constructed that there is a patent in
ter,ocring end. which will prevent the
lirc of stones from sageinS, rs the
coi'1non ones do through settling
earth. In order for one stone to fall
out OF place all must go down for each
is pound to the others by cement-filled
grooves and dcweis, placed in after the
stones are laid. This also prevents alb
soiutely the growing of grass and
weeds betW eel the stones
The machine which turns out these
blocks is capable of moltling fifty day
IT is sirtple in construction and built
entirely for convenience. wheeled
?1latform supports tho rloid, which is,
on high legs. AS the cement for the
facing is poured in ard pounded down
thu material for tie body of the block
is added. When this is i'm the sub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
F.ARMlNGDALE.

Miss I.eona Fish is visiting relative
in Litchfield
Invitations have been issued to tfs
marriage of Miss Annie jones and MI
Harold Banks on Wednesday evening
Sept. y at the home ct Mr.. and Mn
Edward Jones on North street
Mrs. Hannah McC;usland has nj
turned from vacation of four weks
spent with Gardiner friends and III
Richmond campground.
Mrs. Alfred McCausland spent Tnes|
day i" Lewiston calling on friends, se'
ing from there to Phillips where sh
will visit relatives for two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hodgdon, az
ccmpanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fra
Carleton of Randolph, recently passd
a very pleasant day n1dChelsea d
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin ,McCaus
land who formerly resided In this VI
cicity 4
T.. J. Hodgdon fell from an appt
tree Wednesday afternoon. breakins
his cellar bone and injuring his side
He was standing at the top Of lad.
der reaching with large pole whel
he lost his balance. Mrs. Hodgdol
with the assistance of a neighbor re
moved Mr.. HodGfon to his house A
physician attended to his injuries On
of MS sons was called home flom Mas.
saclusetts to aid in caring for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
FORESTS OF BAMBOO.
Japanese Find It Thrives on Parts of
Pacific Coast.

The growing of bamboo for CONNER
cial purposes has been demonstrated
in Washington to such degree that
it is now positively known that til y
plant so useful in the orient will
flourish in the temperate climate Of
the pacific northwest.
Five years ago a Japanese company,
headed by M. Furuya, leased Balm
bridge island, in Puget sound, to
experiment with native bamboo.
Several thousand roots and shoots
were transplanted and native
Japanese farmer engaged to care for
the test. In the five years the bamboo
has grown to be trees 80 feet high
with uniform thickness of six inches.
The Japanese farmer says that by
crossing the acclimated bamboo with
the giant ba,lboo of the far east trees
of commercial size can easily be OBJ
tanned
The tract on cambridge island is
immune from zero weather and
tempered by the ocean current so that
as far as the experiment goes it has
been a success. Large acreage will be
set out to bamboo trees. which will be
utilized for the manufacture of light
furniture, while the larger trees will
be used in making lumber.
Another experiment is the growin,,
If the udo plant. which is used IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
Railway Systems.

America stin continues, by a wide
margin, to lead the world in the ex-
tent of its railway system. Out of a
total of h94, S67 miles of railroad in the
whole world, 26S,05S miles are located
IN North America. This is but little
less than the total for the three CONT
nents of Europe. Asia and Africa:
Europe having 1885 miles, Asia So
2% miles and Africa 1888 miles,
total of 274,19S miles for the old world.
South America has a total of 349l1
miles, and Australasia of 1900 miles
of railroad, which added to the figures
for North America. make grand total
for the new world of 800, $50 miles.
The above figures form part of re-
port compiled by the Prussian ministry
of public works, for the year 1907.
which shows that, compared with the
previous year, the largest percentage
of increase is that of 99S miles or 81
per cent. in Africa. followed by 1881
miles. an increase of per cent in
North America. and 2,917 miles. repre-
sentinG an increase of IL per cent. i'm
Europe The greatest amount of con-
struction in European countries was
that in Russia, where 1926 miles of
new track were built; France was next
with 431 miles. and Germany built All
miles. The largest addition in Asia
were made in British India. where 900
miles were built. China coming next
With 464 miles. In South Africa. the
largest addition was in British South
Africa. where the mileage was in
creased oA per cent. by the addition of
352 miles.
During the decade from 1897 to 1907
there was extraordinary activity in the
building of railroads throughout the
world. 140137 miles of new railroad be-
ing built in that time. representing an
increase of 22R per cent. The largest
gain was in North America. The sta
tistics of So per cent. of the railroads
owning the total mileage given above
show that there is q total capital in
vested of nearly $42.0OO0OO.00O. If the
same rate of cost has obtained in the
railroads of which statistics were not
available, the total outlay on railroads.
from their inception to the present
time. must be nearly $4,000 00O, 600. This
would represent an investment of about
s31.50 for each inhabtant of the globe
at the present timc.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
Artificial Respiration.

DR.. Schafer, in the Berliner Klinische
Wochenschrift, gives the following di-
rectiOnS for artificial respiration in
cases of apparent drowning:
The movements of artificial respira-
ton should be begun at once as soon
as tie patient has been removed from
the water, and no time should be lost
in removing or iooscning the clothing
AS soon as taken from the water lay
the patient on his stomach with out
stretched arms, the face turned to one
side. the operator kncciing astride, or
to one side of the patient
place the hands on the small of the
back of the patient, one on each side,
with the thumbs parallel Bend for
ward with "utstretchcd arms, SO that
the weight of the operator will rest on
his. wrist joints, and SO make even,
strong downward pressure upon the
lower ribs ard lOins of the patient, and
remain so while counting slowly IL
). The operator then swings back,
taking away the pressure on his hands,
which are kept in the same position,
and remains so While counting slowly
1-2--3.
iii1 Iva VAIN tdCkWdTu move
mrnt, producing and relieving the
pressure on the loins, is to be main
tanned without noticeable intermssion
at the rate of about twelve times a
minute. The pressure drives the air
IRON the lungs, the removal of the
pressure draws the air in again Tho
movements are to be continued until
natural respiration begins New
York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
DIRECTIVE SENSE OF BEES.
Fly for Long Distance From Hive in
Quest of Nectar.

The directive sense which is pos
sessed by bees is the object of re-
searches made by M. Castor Bomber
of Paris, and he seems to prove that
bees possess a special sense like that
Of carrier pigeons Bees can fly for two
miles from the hive and are then able
to return after gathering their supply
of honey. Langstroth and others sup
pose that vision comes into play and
that bees can see for a great distance
and can also note objects on the way
so as to find their path. Others, with
Dadant, suppose thar the bees arc
guided by the sense of smell. and that
they can smell flowers at distances of
one\ and half miles. The author
makes experiments to prove that bees
can return to the hive without using
either sight or odor AS to sight. he
takes bees to q distance of IL miles
from the hive in closed box They
always fly back to the hive when re-
leased The same is true when their
eyes arc covered, SO that sight is not
essential
AS regards Odor experiments seem to
provo that bees perceive odors at only
short distances. When needle dipped
in ether is brought near the head of
the bee it shows signs of perceiving the
odor, but not so when the needle is
placed back of him or near other or
Cans. Besides. when the organs Of
smell (antennae) are removed entirely,
the bees will return to the hive. NJ.
BONNER makes the following expert
mcnt: At GOO feet from the hive he
places supply of strip, and the bees
soon find it, proceeding to and fro to
the hike. Such bees he marks with
green colored powder He then places
second supply of sirup at the same
distance from the hive, but spaced at
twenty feet from the former. Other
bees are now engaged in the to and fro
to this point, but these are
not the same individuals as the green
marked ones, who are still working on
the first supply, and he marks these in
red. We thus have two distinct sets
of bees, and we see that they can dis
tinguish two directions which form a
very acute angle. We seem to have
here a special directive sense which
does not reside in the antennae. but
in the cerebroid ganglia.
Other facts may be cited in evidence of
the directive sense of bees.-Scientific
American.
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Death Thursday After
noonof Frank E. Morse.
Methodist Ladies' Aid Plan a
Concert for Sept. "a.
Items Of Business and Personal
Nature Gathered About Town.

Miss Floy Gould of Saco is Visiting
Mrs T.. K. MaXcey. Miss Gould's faith
,r. Gilman Gould of Saco, formerly of
this town, is /; guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
2. w Buxton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Milliken of Saco
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Weeks.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
Thursday perfected plans for the con-
.crt 70 be given in Union hall, Sept.
4. under the direction of Mrs. F. b.
Scllconovcr ana the auspices of the
sOcict- Mrs SchoonOver, who Will be
soprano soloist for the evening, has
Engaged her sister. Miss Helena Raw
of Boston contralto, and Miss ENerlne
Flood. clocutionist. a feature of the
", ming will ne the presentation OF
Tie Sleeping Beauty in living pic
lures.
Mrs Jesse Fragg of Harmony was
in town Thursday calling on friends.
leaving later in the day for Newport,
where she visited over night with Mrs.
c. o. Allen. Mrs. Bragg will go from
Newport to GouldsborougH, where she
will visit her old home.
Rev. j. j. tiull OF Lewiston fnanclal
agent of NJ. c. l.. is in towS. the guest
OF Rev. and Mrs. +. *. Jordan.
q. f. Stevens has accepted posi-
ton with the II. F. Bailey Co.
Mrs. e. X. WinSate, delegate OF
the local W. c. T. T.. went to Bangor
Thursday to attend the State con-
vantiOn.
oliver Grover, who sold his ice bust
ness to Henry Whitman, has resumed
the management. L. d. Getchell, who
holds lease of the ice business, will
continue in the business.
Mrs Allie Atwel and son, Bert Al
well. are in DiNmont for a weeks visit
with Mr. AtwelIs relatives.
The death of Frank E. Moses. sor
| of Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Moses, occurred
early Thursday afternoon at the home
of his parents, where nc had been sick
about year. His age was about q
years Besides the parents, two broth
crs. Warren II. and Walter E., and g
sister, Miss Alma Moses, all of this
town, survive.
Mrs. l.. T. Dahne of Camden. for
mcr resident here is visiting friends
here COR a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
FARMING FOR ENGLISH WOMEN
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Martin Re
forming British Life in England.

Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Martin is now
engaged in making over English village
life. The scene of her activities is Bre-
don's Norton. in the parish of Bredon.
1t may be further localized by saying
that It's in Worcestershire, near the Dor
der line of Worcestershire. Ands if that
isn't enough. it's just off the main road
from Cheltenham to lexington. There
the American widow of the English banker
help of her daughter Zula Woodruff, she
is trying to win the English folks back to
the land.
Some time ago Mrs. Martin established
Bredon's Norton College where women
may learn agriculture and horticulture
and she set aside a large tract of land
for practical demonstration. More re-
Gently she has taken a fresh step by
dividing one of the large farms on her es-
tate into small holdings, some only a frac-
ton of an acre, others of sixteen or eight
cen acres. AS yet these small holdings
are let to women only, but as other of the
men may have the privilege of renting
An instance of the use to which these
little farms are put is found in the case of
a Scotch woman who has eighteen acres.
Ten of these are devoted to cereals of
all kinds and an acre to Strawberries and
the rest is under grass Whether such a
holding will pay is as yet uncertain.
Most of the small plots are devoted to
some one crop. tomatoes having been
chosen by one woman who leases an acre.
! Mrs Martin has not stopped with pro-
for the social Welfare of her tenants.
The old manor house has been turned in
to club. while an old farmhouse has
been fitted over for the use of the men.
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"A Stubborn Cinderella"

Money Talks" is an old saying and
orc of the most true aXioms ever ut
tered. and as a consequence some of
the hSureS which are a part of the
performance of "A Stubborn Cinder-
ella" the quality musical play by the
authors of The Time, the Place and
the Girl" which will be seen here at
the Coliseum, Gardiner. on Thursday.
Sept. %, are not only interesting. but
startling in Their magnitude.
F1.ty-two chorus girls are in the
production, most of whom make d COM
plete change of costumes five times
though some do only four times and
others seven. 1t averages, however.
five and fourth time for every girl.
which means that the wardrobe mis-
tresS and her assistant must keep in
perfect condition les dresses With tho
hurried packing and the other wear
ana tear Wh'cE falls to the lot of thu
theatrical costume. the task confront
ing the wardrobe mistress is appalling
Although each dress does not contain
he same amount of material, it will
average very close to six yards, which
when multiplied by 16S dresses, means
that CV"r 800 yards of material were
used in their construction
by means OF pedometer worn by
ore of the girls the other night. il
was ascertained that each one takes
an average of t75 steps in each of the
musical numbers. There are eleven OF
these. which II cans that 5225 steps per
evening. Will" each girl from the To-
cation of her dressing room in tn.
theatre will average to run up ana
down at least % flights of stairs each
performance. 200 weekly. or 5000 dur-
ing the average theatrical season. The
attraction is under the direction of
Mort, H. Singer. "A Stubborn Cinder-
ella will not be seen in Augusta.
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stance is still wet, thus insuring a

stance is still wet, thus insuring a
dense mixture.
This block, being poured into the
mold lnt pounded tho! oughly, is stiff
enough in a few minutes to retain
shape without support and then the
throwing of lever turns the entire
mOld over, so that it hangs just an
eighth of an inch from the wheeled
platform. On this the mold is run up
beside tie row of drying blocks and the
fresh one is slipped out after the turn
ing of thumh-Screw has let the whole
structure down the additional eighth
of an inch. to allow It to rest on the
drying board. The inventor has set
about 5000 feet Of the new curbing,
which is solid and uniform.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
A Meal in Western Mexico,

We entered Topic at two O'Clock in
the afternoon, rode slowly through the
quaint outskirts, down the Gale dc
Mexico. the chief street, to the plaza
and into the patio of the Hotel della
Bola de ORC. which was to be our domi-
cile while we looked over the first real
Mexican city we had seen.
The hotel della Bola dc ORC is on a
corner. and on one side faces the
beautiful plaza of Topic. The build
ing is of massive masonry two stories
high. In the center is patio half a
hundred feet square. in which palms
and flowers luXuriantly grow to lure
one to its cool and delightful retreat
Completely surrounding tn" patio is a
wide balcony, upon which all the rooms
of tho upper story open. The two
rooms assigned to our party were on
this floor, on the street side, and with
the windows extending from ceiling to
floor. the balmy delicious air circulated
through the apartment without OBJ
struCtion. The floors were of we'll
worn tile, uncarpeted; the furniture
consisted of washstands and chairs,
which were OF the plainest, and con-
Ventional canvas cots unprotected by
the usual cheesecloth mosquito bars,
for there were said to be no mos
quitoes here. The hotel was electric
lighted throughout
We found the dining room on the
opposite side of the patio frcm our
rooms and on the same floor, and here
proceeded at once to enjoy what
proved really excellent dinner for a
Mexican hotel. The menu included sopa
Tice boiled rather dry, with tomatoes
and chilli peppers: caldo (soup, hot
with pepper); carne (meat-this was
roasted. and favored with peppers).
picadillo (minced meat, with pepper):
chiliaCuile Oortillas. chopped and
spiccd); mole turkey. in red, dark
gravy. highly favored with peppers
and things); blanguillas fritos Gried
eggs. sauce of chill peppers to pour
over thcm0: frejcles of course; dulce
"a sweet connection OF some sort. black
coffee and Mexican cheese. There was
no nntter. for one never gets that i'm
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any but American hotels, and the
bread vas poor, but the tortillas very
good. This is the characteristic din
ner served in truly Mexican hotels. of
the better class, and if one has
good stomach, and good digestive
oOw4rs, one can stand 1t for quite
while without being driven to the doc
tor. Everything tastes well enough
excellent, ] may say, after ones palate
las become accustomed TO the chill
peppers and high fayorins used; but
human intestines were never intended
for such abuse as "A continuous diet of
this sort subjects them to, and it Will
ruin ones digestion as sure as fate, il
one gives it half chance.-The Out
ing Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-17
Electric Window Washer.

Window washing by machinery is the
latest. Just little electricity, steel
aluminium and canton flannel properly
combined and directed will probably save
good many lives in the futur'.
Thomas Johnson, negro. for %
years confidential man to A. L. Erlanger.
, thought of it. and |. Fl1gelman, me-
chanical inventor, perfected the device,
which is expected TO do away with wash
ing windows by hand.
a company capitalized at $50 0G0 has
been formed to push the invention and
members of the Klaw & ErIanger theatre
cal company are back of it. Charles OS-
good is President: f. Richard Anderson.
Vice-President: Hollis Cooley. Secretary,
and Meyer Livingston Treasurer. The
new device has been patented in America.
England, France, Germany and Canada
and within a short time it will be on the
market
1t consists of metal base about a
inches long, mounted on little wheels,
which are to travel along the window
ledge laterally. From the outer end of
this base rises brass tube of any desired
height to fit the window. and alongside
it is a rubber tube. The tube is
nectCd with brass cup which contains
sprayed on the glass just above the rotary
cleaner. The latter. in two sections, is
attached to the upper extremity of the
upright tube.
In operation the water is sprayed on
the glass. the wet rotary cleaner is set in
motion by a motor on the inside of the
base and the window is washed. Then
the dry rotary cleaner is switched on and
completes the work. The window is
practically closed all the time. only a
space of about six inches being open.
The operator does not have to go out
use of belts and chains. New York
Herald.