davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-25

Mrs. Charles Longman and son Ar
-.-~ -,'siting relatives in Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-25
S. F. Brann, Jr., left Friday for
Moore's Siding, where he has secured a
nosition as teacher.

C. E. B. Walker of the Walker Cloth
ing Co has returned from business
trim to New York and Boston.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
Edible Flowers Of india.

Many edible flowers, 1t appears. are
to be found in India. One Of the most
appreciated grows on a tree about
which we have very little information.
but which in the country itself is.
named the "mhowad" The natives
consume an enormous number Of these
lowers. whose pale yellow corollae are
PUPPY aud thick, and they prepare
them IN various ways.
When they are fresh they are put In
cakes, 10 which they give a sweet
iavor. but they are more especially
used for making bread after they have
been dried and reduced to fiour. BY
allowing them to ferment a kind Of
wine Is produced, and by distilling
them brandy Is obtained Of which
the Hlndoos are very fond.-vulgarisa.
tion ScientifQue.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
SCIENTIFIC FEEDING.
Health AZ . Primary Factor IN intsIII.
gent Living.

Heslth 40 . Primary Factor IN intelII.
gent Living.
Health and success are so largely
dependent upon balance, upon sym
metry Of development, physical and
mental harmony, that we should do
everything possible to secure that
physical poIse which also means men,
tai and moral poise. large part of
our Ills come from one sided develop
ment caused by overst1muiating some
tissue cells and starving others-over-
feeding and undertaking. Scientific
feeding. therefore. is Of vast impor-
lance.
Overeatlng and improper eating are
among the curses OF the world. Think
Of the people who put all sorts Of In
eompatibles into their stomachs at the
same time and then use all sorts Of
nostrums to get rid Of their bad eff
tects.
One Of the most pathetic sights in
the world Is that OF a human being
struggling hard to carry out his am
bition. yet handicapping himself by
NAA A8A0ANhNA Va Hu9StNW laws
What a pathetic figure Carlyle cut
II the worlds one sided giant who
might have been a symmetrical power.
pOssessor Of a colossal brain largely
controlled by a dyspeptic stomach. He
was cross and Grabbed and did just
the things that he did not want to do,
things that he knew II would be bet
ter not to do. but he was the victim
Of starved nerves. Of exhausted brain
cells largely for want OF common sense
feeling. -orison SWEET Marden in Sue
eeaB Magazine.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
THE COOKS FAULT.
No Wonder tho Bird Was Not Tender
When Served.

No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
When Served.
One OF the most annoying things
about swans Is that they live to al
extremely great age and that 1t Is
impossible for the ordinary observer
to guess what their years may be.
President Grover Cleveland once had
an amusing experience with some
swans. according to writer In the
American Magazine He had been In
the south shooting and brought home
number of Wild swans. one OF which
he sent TO each member Of his cabi
net and 10 some other associates, \
"All the boys" said MFR. Cleveland.
thanked me politely for having re-
memberPd them, but none Of them
seemed TO have much to say about
how they enjoyed the birds.
Carlisle. ! found, had his cooked
ON a night when he was dining out
Another. when asked him, said he
hoped ] wouldn't mind. but he had
sent his home TO his old mother. Thur
Der didn't mention his bird at all for
two days. Finally ! asked him about
IT,
'rhurhcr. did you get that swan
all rightY
Yes. sir--oh. yes. got the swan
all right. thank you. and he bent over
his desk and seemed very busy.
"'Flne bird said.
"'Yes, sir, fine bird, and he went on
working.
Enjoy eating him, Thurberr
HE waited minute. and then he
said; Well. sir. guess they didn't
cook him right at my house They
cooked him only two days, And he
went on working without cracking a
smila"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

Bismarck had an intense aversion 10
IS but a veneratIOn for the num-
Der 3. His reasons for bis pre-
ELECTION were that be served three
masters; be was responsible for aud
fought in three great wars: he sIgned
three treaties OF peace: be arranged
the meeting Of three emperors: he es.
tablished the triple alliance: In the
Franco Prussian war three horses we're
killed under him; be had three names
bismarck. Schoenhausen aud I.aueu.
burg; he acquired three titles tcount.
prince. dukel; the ancient arms of Ills
family are a leaf OF clover and three
oak leaves His family motto, "In
trinitate robur" tStrrngth 10 Irln-
lty"L was surely In itself suficIent to
give n leaning In this particular direc.
ten. So closely were bis feelings as.
sociated with the triple number that
the caricaturists represented him with
three hairs on his head. He had three
children.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

From an English newspaper printed
In the year l7TT Is the following de-
scriptlon Of dandy; "A few days ago
a macanoui made his appearance In
the assembly rooms at Whltehaven.
dressed IN mixed silk coat. pink satin
walsteOat aud breeehes covered with
an elegant silk net. white silk stock
ings with pink clocks. pink satin shoes
and large pearl buttons. a mushroom
eolored stock covered with fne point
lace, hair dressed remarkably high and
stuck full Of pearl pins"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

The diflculties experienced by out
fOFefathars In trying 10 reckon money
10 very small proportions appear in
tho various values given to a unite"
n the sixteenth and seventeenth cen.
fury books Of commercial arithmetic.
The original unite" seems to have
been third OF a Flemish penny. but
the use OF the word for the Widows
coin Of tho New Testament made its
regular English meaning half a far,
thing. and some old people may re-
member applying the name to the
short lived nineteenth century coins
OF that value. In those old arithmetic
books mite" stands for various val
ues not represented by actual coins.
but obviously used In reckoning. A
work OF 1TO0 makes Il one-twelfth Of
penny, two sixteenth century books
one-slxth OF faFthlng. and In 1914
Jeake'u arithmetic made It as little
a. one slxty-fourth OF a nny.--Lon-
don Chronicle.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
THE RAccOoN.
IN Us Habits This Animal Greatly ne.
semhlss the Bear.

In lts Habits This Animal Greatly Re.
semblss the Bear.
A coon seems 10 be composite AMI.
mal. made up Of parts Of bear. Usher
and monkey. with considerable devil
thrown in for luck. says a writer in
Forest aud Stream. He can use his
fore paws as handiIy an q monkey. and
what be cannot undo With bis hands
he can gnaw on With his teeth. As
Miss MuEfres- Charles Egbert Craddock
says In one Of her stories. be has "a
great deal Of head stuEing." Any one
who dlsbelleves In original MIN had bet
Ter keep raccoon for a pet or try
trapping one.
In captivity raccoons are very clean
", often washing their hands and at.
ways washing every kind OF food ex.
rept eggs before eating. They know
~ about eggs without any teach
lng, One will take q hens egg and.
lying on bis back. will toss 1t up aud
catch Il a. n II were ball until. be-
eOming tired OF this amusement, he
VIII hold II In the left hand aud by
tapping Il lightly with one nail viii
grill small hole In one end aud then
suck the contents. Its holding ca.
pacity Ia considerable, aa have known
q tame one which got loose to Kill d
sitting hen aud suck thirteen eggs. In
this case thirteen was an unlucky
number for the owner Of the hen.
Raccoons love the vicinity % water.
where they catch frogs aud pick up
some dead lsh. In their habits they
greatly resemble bears, and. like bears.
they eat any kind OF flesh or Dish and
most sorts OF berries. nuts and grain:
but. unlike beaFa. they do not remain
steadily IN their dena, but often, at
any time In winter when there h a
warm spell or thaw, they will come
out and travel for miles. sometimes go
ING into open water % dig for frogs.
A number Of times when there were
several feet o. snow I have caught
them In traps set for otter both In
springs and 10 water too swift to
freeze Although never trapped eOons
purposely. because they are not worth
Z, | have caught them IN traps set
for nearly everything else. One u the
most comlcal slghss ever saw was a
large coon caught ~ both fore feet IN a
beaver trap. He was standing on his
hind feet. turning the trap trst one
way and then another. seeming 60 be
studying what u was that had caught
him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
YOUNG DUCKS.
They Have No Instructive impulse 70
Enter the Water.

They Have No Instructive Impulse 70
Enter the Water.
1t has turned out, under the search
ing experimentation of recent years,
that much that we have supposed to
be instinct In animals is not instinct
at all. For example. the young duck
proves to have no instructive impulse
70 enter the water. does not recognize
the element By sight and Is, 10 short.
In precisely the same situation as a
chick until. by happy chance. 1t gets
Its legs wet. Wet legs. however. and
the lift OF the water on the body at
once start up the swimming reaction.
and away sails the duckling, as chick
ems and children do not.
The chick. on its part. has a definite
instinct to peck at any small object
that catches Its eye. That takes care
Of its feeding. But the chick has no
corresponding instinct to drink and
would die of thirst before it would
recognize water by sight alone. Drink
ing 1t has to learn for Itself BY peck
ing at dewdrops or spots Of light on
the surface Of the water or particles
at the bottom Of its cup. Even the
hen. contrary to general belief. proves
to have no instructive fear OF the wa.
ter for her offspring. A hen that has
raised few broods OF ducks and seen
them take to the water becomes highly
distressed when subsequent hatch OF
chickens do not swim In fact. hens
have been reported under these cir
cumstances to lead their chicks to the
waterside and push them ln.-Mc.
Cures Magazine.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

la Guiana II child n slow in its
movements the parents apply an ant
to the child Instead Of a whip to make
u move faster. This little ant bites
more cruelty than a mosquito. and It's
bite h apt TO be troublesome after.
ward. A. you can Imagine. this treat
ment does not make the child kind to
othara and the children OF Guiana are
said 10 be particularly cruel TO AMI
mala The little boys IN Guiana do not
reckon their age by years. but By their
ability 10 endure pain. Until he gets
10 the point where be can let the Hucu
ant bite him without winclng be h
considered merely q baby.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

Smuggling By dogs b greatly In
vogue on the froRtleg between Italy
and Switzerland n0twithagAnding All
the efforts o. the preventive men sta
tioned along the billy country north %
Como The dogs ara trained Ger SNUG.
Cling By aFzt incalcatinR within then
q mortal terror q the customs ouacera
Thls b done b. dressing Up q man
IN the custom house uniform, who
thEaShss the doe severely whsnsver he
seea him. and the animal hRVlng thus
acquired wholesale dread o. the AMI.
form. win ay Ter hls life az the sight
o. = douanier. The smuggler on the
Italian aide. who owns the dog pets
& ana treats q well. and When the dor
~ taken 10 the Swiss amugglef. whose
tobacco h to BE- takea across TIE fron.
tier. n II hFst kept chained np without
food fOF some days. thea packed ronnd
the body with . belt containing the
eOntrahand goods and hunted or with
blows and cries Needless 30 say. the
dogs miraculous instinct makes Aim
head straight for home. He ruahes 90
at fun speed. and once across the iron
tier be ands bis beloved master and
warm welcome awaiting him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
tn. Ye.no Id...

The following are specimens OF some
absurd and amusing answers made by
achOolboyn and schoolgirls In examina-
ton papers;
Iron n grown In large quantities for
manufacturing purposes 10 southern
France.
Y. define the tirat person. A. Adam.
A parallel straight line Ii one that
when produced 10 mees itself must not
meet,
Blood consists of two sorts ~ cork.
screws, rcd corkserews and white cork.
screws
Asked 10 explain what a buttresa h.
que boy replied. a woman who makes
hatter."
Teachers dlctatioR: Ellis eholer rose
70 such height that passion well nigh
choked him." Pupils reproduction.
Ellis collar rose to such height that
fashion well nigh choksd him"
Gravity was discovered by Isaac
Walton Il b chiaay noticeable In the
autumn, when the apples are falling
from the treea.
The dist q Worms b the grub that
blaekbirda ana thFunhss feed CA
HaFper's Weekly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
rHE PRICE OF GENUS.
What II Means to Man 70 % Pioneer
In Thought.

Whist ls Msans 70 Man 10 % PionOsF
In Thought.
To be a pioneer 10 thought is to
stand alone with nature. not for few
minutes. but for life The isoIateness
u the few great minds Of each gen.
GRAFTON Of men Is utterly undFeamed
OF, for want Of understanding. by
those about them. Yet think what
II Is to pass ones days In a thought
world where the thinker roams alone:
to grapple with problems the very
terms Of which ARE beyond ordinary
comprehension and the solution appre.
ciated only 10 years TO come; to con-
template In lonely ecstasy. after still
loneller despair. the revelation that
comes with months aud more Of pom
dering. When some one asked New
ton how he came TO make his wonder
fuI discoveries he replied. simply by
always thinking about them" Consid.
er Kepler toillng year after year fruit
iesslyN for some ratio that should link
the planets motions by general law.
calculating assiduously and putting
hypothesis after hypothesis aside as be
found 1t would not work until at last,
after almost inconceivable toll. he hit
upon the one that would,
As II this loneliness by nature were
not enough. II must needs be accen.
tuated by man. for he rises in such
cases in chorus to condemn. Consider
Darwin. In patient study. testing the
working out OF natural selection and
adding fact to fact. only to have the
whole denounced as ridiculously alb
surd Think you the denunciations Of
the master while living are wholly
compensated by the plaudits after he
Is dead? The loneliness OF greatness
~ the price men make the genius
pay for posthumous renown. = Percival
Lowell In Atlantic.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
SPARED BY THE ENEMY.
A Dramatic Incident In the Career Of
General de oallifst.

A Dramatic incident In the Career Of
General de oalllfet.
u was on that fatal day. Sept. /.
1870. that General de GallIfet distin.
guished himself by commanding the
cavalry charges intended TO clear the
elevation at lily. with the view Of
opening q passage toward Floing.
where Il was hoped the army might re-
treat. The llrst charge overthrow the
Eighty.third regiment Of the Prussians
and penetrated among the German
troops. hmt the latter formed again
rapidly after the retirement OF the
French cavalry.
Generai Ducrot then asked II they
could renew the charge with what re-
manned or the light cavalry aud hus-
saFs, and then GalIifet answered In
the words that have become historic.
"As often as you wish. general. as
long rs a man remains" The second
charge was not 50 successful as the
first. Only a few men. with their gen.
eFal at their head. succeeded In pene-
trating the tlTst ranks OF the enemy
II Is known that the king OF Prussia.
who was watching the battle from the
top OF the hill OF Marfee. exclaimed
with admiration, "oh, Len braves gensF'
Just at this moment an astonishing
event occurred In the midst Of the bat
tie. As Gallifet was returning with
q few survivors. their horses for the
most part wounded or fouDdered. he
passed before the Nassau regiment
The PruAsian officers ordered their
men 70 cease Ore and even struck up
some OF their guns. The French sa-
futed and shouted. "vive l'empereur"'
and the German officers acknowledged
the salute. some OF them applaudIng.--
Westminster Gazette.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
NESTS IN GUILE WEED.
Breeding Place of the Flying Fish In
the Sargasso Sea.


Breeding Place of the Flying Fish In
the Sargasso Sea.
In the middle of the north Atlantic
there Is an area OF comparatively still
water almost equal TO continental
Europe in extent and more or less
covered with floating sea weed. II was
known as the Mar de Sargaco to Co
lumbus and the early navIgators aud
Is the Sargasso sea Of modern geog
raphers.
The coating seaweed was formerly
supposed to have grown near the Ba.
hama and Florida shores and 10 have
drifted 70 its present position. Ii Is
now, however. known to grow aud
propagate itself where 1t Is found. In
It are found globular masses OF weed
containing Dish eggs and known as tish
aests.
Investigations show that the floating
weed OF the Sargasso sea Is the chosen
breeding place of species of Tying iish.
The eggs found In the nests were at.
tributed 10 certain species OF fish found
resting on them. but careful exAmina.
ton Of the eggs shows thai they really
belong to flying fish,
Apparently, however. the flying tish
DO not make the nests themselves.
Each END of the egg of these tish Is
furnished with punches Of very long
Elementary tendrils. aud by means Of
these the finely divided branches of
the Sargassum weed have been caught
together In globular masses, The eggs
may be said to have made their own
0est.-London Field.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

"And what are you here for, my
friendT' asked the visiting parson OF
an inmate of a reformatory.
"'cause can't get out. thank you"
replied the victim.-Ladles' Home Jour.
nal
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

He-It was frlghtful moment when
] received your letter telling me Of
the insuIprabis obstacle TO our mar.
Fiage, would have shot myself. but
had ~ maney 10 buy q revolver.
she-near-St. u only you had let me
know -Simpllcisslmua
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

Stranger You must fnd Il very
lonely on these bills. Shepherd Lone
lyl No. ! don't Why. there was a
man an 'Uss passed yesterday. an
there's yeu today. London Punch.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
Al IN. p,e.r.nss.

''Ay wife Is very bad. said a man
ai he bloomsbury county court.
you mean she b very H. hope
she = not bad" replied the magistrate
WmpathsticAlly.-LOndOn TslegEaph
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16
A Mean Friand.

"All the dust dies up my nose"
"Well chelly. maybe the city will
pay you tO parade tue streets. Per
hapS Instead ~ sweeping. n would be
better to elean them By a vacuum proc
sas"-KansaS City Journal
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

Il s'pose you wouldn't marry me II
were the only man on earthr'
II wouldn't even be engaged to you"
responded the glri. M you were the
only man at a summer resort. Louis
willie Courler-JOOrnal.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-16

Greatness Is the ability % meet H.
unexpected. -stoWsn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
THE EDELwElss.
National Flower Of Switzerland 4
Protected by 4 Hood,


SwitZerland's national flower is Le>
culiarly appropriate. Its name, mean
ing noble whiteness, or purity, is EN-.
blematic OF the snow covered noun
tains where it dwells. The Swiss poo
pie call it a symbol Of Immortality,
and on Ascension day wreaths Of edel.
weiss are suspended over the windows
and porchcs.
1t is Il member of the group of plants
which we call ev~erlastings. Each little
cluster of flower heads is surrounded
by Il star IL soft white rays. a warm
woolly hood to protect it from the VIC.
lent storms which sweep over its
haunts. 1t loves best to grow in the
crevices Of the most dangerous noun
tain crags. Where a bit Of soil can
lodge there the edelweiss hugs the
rough gray walls. So perilous is the
climb to secure this coveted blossom
that the mountain maiden considers it
almost sacred when presented to her
by an ardent lover who has risked his
life to ecure 1t.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
Floating corks Trick.

The requirements for this trick are
seven corks mot tapering, but of cylin.
drical form and a basin Of water. The
object is to make the seven corks float
upright In the water without weight.
ing them in any way.
If the corks be taken singly the trick
Is impossible, but If they be gathered
into a bundle and in that position
grasped with both hands, held under
water for a moment, so as to get well
Tetted, and then brought slowly back
to the surface the bundle will float
upright. the several corks which com
pose it being held together by a sort
Of capillary attraction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
Uncle SANS Human Hinges.

In other cities the doors Of public
buildings are set on springs and slap
to and fro as the visitor wills, but in
Washington it appears necessary to
have a special man to open and close
the doors-human hinges, as it were
no undigniGed banging of doors there.
This custom has died out in other
places, but ther" are many veteran me-
groes in Washington who have seen
years of such service for the govern
ment. They have a stately way of
performing this Office. which gives q
door an official and unofficial swing
Joe Mitchell Chapple in National Mag.
aZine
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
MYsTEalEs OF BAKING.
Some Valuable Hint. on This inter.
esting Culinary Subject.

Some Valuable Hints on This inter.
esting Culinary Subject.
Some hints on the mysteries Of bak-
Ing will be welcomed by many u cook
who beats up a splendid light batter
only to have it -nined in the bak.
ing.
There are no hard and fast rules laid
down for cake baking. The stereo-
typed cooking school rule Is helpful.
1t divides the time into quarters. First
quarter the batter rises; second quar-
ter it continues to rise and begins to
brown; third quarter continues brown.
ing; fourth quarter finishes baking and
the cake shrinks from the pan.
II the ovcn is too hot the back COW
ers may be raised. 1t is safer to put a
pan of cold water into the oven rather
than put a paper over the cake, as Is
commonly done to prevent burning.
As ooc as heated refill with cold wa
ter II necessary.
% not o a cake until 1t has
risen to its full height. After that
there is no danger Of its falling. Open
the oven door as often as necessary.
provided 1t be done carefully and slow.
~. 1t is TIE rush Of cold air into the
oven which causes the cake to fall
Fruit cake and pound cake are done
when they are firm and springy to tho
touch.
With other cakes the best lest II
the shrinking from the pans. Keep
The oven heat uniform, and do not at.
tempt to use the over for anything
save the cakes. A slow oven causes
a coarse textured cake, while too hot
an oven Will make the cake crack IN
the center.
1nvert the cake after baking on u
wire cake rest. If it sticks loosen
around the edges with a knife and
leave 1t inverted to be helped out by
its W weight, says an authority.
II boiled frosting is made the cake
may be hot or cold when 1t ID frosted.
but put an upcooked frostins ~
. cold cake