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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
FAMOUS MAGICIAN COMING.
Eugene Laurant With His Company
to be One of the Four Great Attrac-
tons of This Seasons Entertainment
Course.

Not for many years has Augusta
been visited by so a noted a magician
as Laurant Acknowledged by all to
be the successor of the great Herman.
he is undoubtedly the peer of all il
lusionists.
The performance is promised to diff
er from that of any magician ever seen
in Augusta from the ract that all of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

the following corporations nave
fled their certificates of organization
ut the office of the secretary OF state:
Robert ". Lysle & Co. organized at
Augusta. for the purpose Of construct
ing. oueratinS and maintaining wa
ter work. etc. With Sl.500.noo capital
stock. of which nothing is paid in.
officers, President and Treasurer.
|. :. kearpey of Augusta. tertlticate
filed Oct. Is. 1910.
American Tcurmaline Co. organ
lied at Portland. for the purpose OF
mining business and
for other purposes, with $2.5OO,OOo
capital stock. of which nothing is
Maid in. Officers: President, John j..
Goody of Portland. Treasurer. Harry
l.. cram of Portland. Certificate filed
Oct. 10, 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

Work on the new state House
is going steadily forward and the
interior of the building begins to look
rs il viii when completed. The ma
sons are doing Well with the plaster
ing and it is expected that with the
execution of the work to be done on
The fifth and sixth rUOrS. which are
in the tower. the plastering of the
building will b. completed witnln a
few DAYS. Men are also working on
the outside of the tower and dome.
pajnting and sanding the former to
match the granite work of the build
ing itself The electricians are also
working on the tower ana nave
nIacad a row of inrandes. ent lights
around il above the balcony, also
,ro,od In, base and to-, Of the Ian
form which supports the bronze fig
,ce .hov, the dome. 1t is understood
tbot rho conner of the dome itself
will he left for the present as II IL.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Art of Papermnking.

In the matter of making and using paper we. are not in line with the Chi nese and other Asiatics, who not only make the finest paper in the world but apply it to all sorts of uses. mak ing window panes, fans, umbrellas sandals, and even cloaks and other garments of it. The art of making pa per from mulberry bast is said to have been invented in China in the second century, B. c. Afterward bamboo shoots. straw. grass and other materi. als were also used. The manufacture spread to the adjacent countries. Th' Arabs learned it in Samerkard. and their learned men carefully kept Sc cret the process by which they made paper for their own uee. The crusade made Europe acquainted with the art and the first paper mill in Germany dates from the twelfth century.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Mailing It Fast.

Once when I was a little schoolgirl, visitor said something in a speech he made to us which I shall never fo-- get.
 Suppose" said he, "you were build ing house, and instead of putting the shingles and weatherboards on with nails, you fastened them in place with Jacks. It would be a foolish way to work would it not? For the first high wind would send them off in all direc- tions.
 None of you would do so silly a thing as that, am sure. But how are you doing your school work day by day? Are you just tacking the lessons on so they will stay long enough for the recitation and then drop off your memory, or are you mailing them fast. so that they will stay on for life and become a good, sound part of your ed ucation? ?"-King's Own.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

for the woman .motorist. Neither sex needs extraordinary muscular develop ment in automobiling. and also any woman not an invalid can master it's mysteries quite as well as man, pro- vided she has the w.ll and the 3a- tience to acquire the know-how. Ger tainly in the sphere of patience woman by nature is equipped to give man a long handicap. The woman motorist is not half 50 likely as man is 10 swear and call loudly for a tow when anything goes wrong with the car. She will more probably set quietly to work to find the trouble and remedy it quite as thoroughly as if she were cleaning out the kitchen range.
 Remember, nevertheless. that though sex and slight physique are in no sense disabilities to the woman who wants to do her own motoring. and though her feminine patience and intuition stand her in good stead, she must not expect to succeed by intui tion alone"
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
women,a Clothing.

pr Haig Ferguson in a lecture at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary the other day had some severe things 10 say about the clothing of an adult woman It was hampered by fashion and superstition and nothing could be a greater tribute to the strong nerves and powerful muscles of women than the fact that their health had survived for centuries their habits of cloth ing.
 woman's clothing was the despair Of the hygienist Children and girls were more sensibly clad. but when girls grew up they were often clothed in a way which made them unable 10 walk. run or breathe Weighty skirts. low-necked gowns, pneumonia blouses.'' the modern hat, the high heeled shoe with it's pointed toe. were all condemned. But. then, women will have 1t so and so it will remain
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

White is never used in costuming save
 in the mems evening dress. It does not photograph properly. therefore some more decisive color, such as gray or cream, must be worn. Every picture Is made twice to be sure of satisfac- tory product, and never more than seven or eight rehearsals are held be- fore the film is exposed. By working agreement between the manufacturing companies the releasing of films is limited so that only two pictures of 1000 feet each are sent out weekly by each factory This means that thirty reels are released weekly by American producers and about the same number by European makers. The rental price of these pictures de bends upon their importance and their newness. The first film of the Wright brothers during aviation week at Rheims brought $1.00O for the week. The next week 100 duplicates were re- leased at greatly reduced rentals, and two months later any manager could secure the film for $50.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
The order Pleased the Cook.

The following story is told on mis- sionary of the China inland mission. a bachelor keeping house for himself in the southern part of China: One morning in ordering his dinner he wished to tell his cook to buy chick en. Instead of saying Eye" for chicken he aspirated the word, saying, Buy me a che" His cook thought that was an eminently proper command and went about his marketing in high good humor At noon the missionary found no chicken cooked-in fact. no dinner at all. for his cook had not re- turned. About dark the man came back, saying: This was not a good day for buying wives, and have been all day looking for one. but at last I found one for you. She is rather old and not pretty, but you can have her cheap. I have promised $40 for horn
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
A World Upside Down.

Another announcement was latel
 made of the perennial discovery that women are alike the world o"er-that gentle birth, training. envir jnment dc not of themselves create a new fem mine type. The fact is as old as the race. The beggar maid, we have been assured for generations, proved an excellent queen for King Cophetua. Maud Muller would have quickly learned to adorn the station to which the judge might have called her.
 So the recent scheme of so-called social leader" had not even the ex. cuse of being novel demonstration. Madam took two girls from ordinary boarding houses to her house. dressed them in her clothes. loaded them with her jewels. and introduced them to her millionaire friends. The next day she told the newspaper of her successful trick. exulted over the enthusiasm with which society had accepted her victims, and thus demonstrated that wealth and false pride form the bar riers between the classes"
 The contriver of the scheme said to the reporters. CuCe uISoSSu up hiS cook in one of my gowns. and she mingled with my guests. Her figure was beautiful, and she made stun ming appearance But she did not feel at her ease, GAI stayed cnly a short time Back to the kitchen she went"
 It is to be hoped that the girls in her latest experiment. nay that the boS4aSS herself may show as good sense as did Mary. the cook But the
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Effect of Hent.

When one stands before a hot fire the face becomes red, as we all know This result is the effect of the action of radiated heat on the nerves con trolling the small blood vessels of the skin. These tiny vessels are normally in a state of moderate contraction Under exposure to heat they relax and become distended with blood. The same process, under the mysterious connection of the vasomotor nerve sys tenn with mental impressions, pro duces ordinary blushing.
 In regard to exposure to direct heat the reckoning of the skin, together with the uncomfortably warm feeling accompanying it. may be lookes upon as enc of the useful little danger signals" with which we are surround ed. Persons who from any cause have lost their susceptibility, as is the case in some forms of paralysis, may ex. pose a limb to heat until serious in jury results.
 The reason that the face chiefly fiushes is that in the ordinary posi- tion near a fire it is most directly ex. posed to the rays of heat, while most of the body is shielded by clothing; that the nerves of the face are partic ularly sensitive in this respect and that the skin there is more abundant ly furnished with blood vessels. .-Lou don Standard.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
wELL-PA1D STAGE MANAGERS.

Directors of Motion Picture COmpa-
 nies with Large Incomes.
 The stage directors of motion-picture companies are the highest salaried stage directors in existence, says Sue cess. There are four in this country who receive salaries from $10,000 to $15,000 a year and commissions on every foot of exposed film turned out. These men direct the work of the actors through megaphones. They do not suggest words or lines to their people, but suggest the business" which is just about to come, always keeping in mind that a photographic result is the only thing to be gained. The actors do not make up" as they would to withstand the glare of the footlights. but, instead, accentuate the eyes to an alarming degree because so much depends on their expression.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
SIeep and the Brain.

When tie brain is at work marshal ing ideas. producing mental pictures and calling into action stored-up mem ories and impressions. the cells of its mysteriously potent gray matter" un dergo change of form. Cavities are formed in them, which, as the brain becomes wearied by long-continued ac tion, fill with a watery fluid. Part of the substance of the cells appear to have been consumed in the process of thinking. but in the hours of sleep the exhausted cells regain their orig inal form, the supply of recuperative material coming from the blood. and on awakening. the mind finds it's in- strument restored and prepared again for action
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
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Bordered materials make many sum mer gowns.
 Plumes to match the gown are used on black hats.
 In Paris short-skirted evening gowns are fashionable
 New combing jackets are made of lowered cretonne.
 Some of the cotton foulards are as beautiful as the silks.
 Hats of black straw are seen trim med with silver braid.
 Crochet lace is smart on gowns, ja- bots. blouses and even on hats.
 Cornf1ower yellow is one of the new est shades for evening gowns.
 There is a craze for brown and many new shades have been shown
 Many of the new turbans are trim med with huge bows of changeable ribbon at the back
 The black hat is probably most dur able from its power to withstand dust
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

has been on intimate terms for all b ,I eventful life. She often wishes thai she had been borned a boy" but as that desire cannot be accomplished she participates in their joys and sor- rows, in their pleasures and their toll, as much as circumstances will permit. And she has a thorough understanding of a boys character.
 The other day her brothers came nome from school with a problem ia
 rithmetic which had caused good .!eal of discussion among their play mates, and submitted it, for the edifi- .:ation of the family at the lunch table:
 If a boy draws his sled to the top of hill nine times and slides down eight times, where is he?"
 The wise young woman from the depths of her experience answered. without hesitation:
 'T dess he has gone home for his mudder to mend his pants. Washing ton Star.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
RARE PAINTING D1scovEREp
Picture Declared to Be Work of Feti, Sixteenth Century Artist.

Picture Declared to Be Work of
 Feti, Sixteenth Century Artist.
 A rare and very valuable painting of David" said by experts to be the work of the famous sixteenth century Italian artist, Domenico F'eti, has been discovered in Philadelphia, the Public Ledger of that city says. It has been Tn the possession of a well known man who, however, is not an authority on art, fer some years, and while he and his friends always admired it for its beauty and the mellowness of its col loring, it has been only in the past week that it came to the notice of ex- perts, who enthusiastically pronounced it genuine Feti, and worth probably s25.0OO.
 The picture is vigorous in treatment and remarkably strong in color, tech nique and the general handling of the subject. The figure of the Biblical hero is youthful and beautiful. In the dark shadows Of the lower foreground is dimly seen the severed head of the be one of the few large ones done by Feti. It is about four feet by six feet. The painting is on exhibition in a window at 1884 Chestnut street and has attracted much attention.
 Domenico Feti was born in Rome in 1889 and died at Venice in 1924. He became a follower of Ludovico Cigoli and afterward went to Mantua, where he obtained the patronage of Cardinal Gonzaga, who, on coming to the duke dom, appointed him his court painter Unfortunately, however, Feti gave way to intemperance, and this shortened his days. He adopted the style Of Guilio Romano without. however, be ing mere imitator. His coloring is forcible and the expression of his fig ures animated. His works, though chiefly of small size, are very scarce. There are four of them in the Corsini palace of Florence and one in the Man tua Academy, while others are in Dresden. Munich and Vienna. Feti was a great favorite of the celebrated picture collector, NJ. Crozat.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
should Eliminate Drudgery.

Especially is the woman of today changing in the scope of her mental development, states Judge Willard McEwen. of Chicago. She has much better understanding of what is going on in the world and her interest is more vital in the things outside her own particular sphere than it formerly was. Woman is waking up to a desire for Individuality which is just as natural an impulse as the desire for immortality. It is in a consciousness of Individuality that people get their real happiness.
 Under past conditions man has been the individual and woman an impress sionable creature. whose religion, training and sex instincts made her satisfied with children, and home, and working for a man. who is most Of the time fals, ideal
 She is modifying that condition In my judgment the real question of womans independence as a factor in the partnershop is a question of sex. Taxation without representation, i'm pavement in government through woman's participation are idle argn- ments so fareas being of any effect is concerned Woman has been loGg in a condition of subserviency and is coming to realize it Man might as well recognize this and figure that it is going to cost him something that he ought to pay. An economic ques- tion must be considered with reference to present conditions. If tested by the days of our grandfathers. woman's present attitude and manner of look ing at life is to be deplored. but tested by our times womans situation and change in her relationship to man have injected new element into the conditions which should be charged up to the account as legitimate expense The drudgery Tn woman's life should be eliminated as far as is consistent with the family purse. It is not in cumbent on a woman to get tired out and overloaded baking bread when a few nickels invested at the corner bak-
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
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undeniable that there are splendid op- portunities for women lawyers, and the 10000 of today promises to be largely increased in the coming years, one of the most authoritative legal publications declaring that women are needed to analyze, digest and classify the quarter million decisions of Fed eral and State courts handed down in the ten years ending with 1910 The fact that out of 10000 admitted law. yers only 40 appear before the gowned justices at Washington does not imply that the remainder are engaged in housekeeping or other pursuits These women lawyers are representing their clients and appearing before the courts in their own states, doing valuable and remunerative legal work
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
The Thread Game.

Some rainy day when you are shut up in the house try what is called the thread game.
 The thread used is piece of red worsted or cotton, twelve or fourteen inches long, the ends fastened together with as small knot as possible. Then saturate it with water, place 1t on a damp slate, and with pencil you can push the moist thread into all sorts of forms, and make pictures of leaves, fruits, flowers, stars, furniture, and so forth.
 For instance, place the wet thread on the slate so that it forms a circle; then if you push the top of the circle in toward the middle. you have a heart-shaped cooky. If you push the ton down little farther toward the middle. you will have a bean, and by pushing the lower half of the circle up- ward to the middle, papa's eyeglasses will appear. Then by pushing in the right and left sides similarly, you get a pretty four-petaled flower.
 There is no end to the figures thus made, for the slightest push of the pencil changes the shape, and we have a soldier cap. a Christmas stocking, knife, fork or spoon. As you grow more skilful and observe moro closely the outline of objects about you, you may he able to make thread picture of your dog, CT the kitty as she sits on .he rug-Youth's Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
COrnc-ia's CurIs.

Cornelia hasn't many toys,
 Although she's very good No toys to lend to others, though
 She'd like to if she could The other children come to school
 With little things to show, With candies. which they give away To children that they know. Cornelia hasn't anything
 Like other little girls EXcept-and. oh, she's glad of this The sweetest golden curIs! ta rings and twists and twines and
 twirls
 They fall, soft cascade, A sight to thrill the little girls
 Who only have a braid. The children love Cornelia. and They love her golden hair, And she has found that here at last Is something she can share. For when 2 child is sad at school Cornelia whispers There, Don't cry, and I will let you play A minute with my hair" She throws her hair back on the desk And, oh. what fun to play With those soft, twisting golden curls That drive the tears awayi Cornelia hasn't many toys
 Like other little girls, But that will never trouble her While she can lend her curls. Philadelphia Record.
 A Little Maid's Guess. A certain wise little woman years old has two brothers, with whom she
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
-Gotter go to a funeral"
Exchange of courtesies.

One of the keenest of journalists and wits. Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, had the better of the irate stranger agairsr whom he ran by accident at the corner of street in Munich. Beast" criec the offended person without waiting for an apology. Thank you" said the and mine is Saphir'
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
A DIsappointment.

Artists, poets and writers generally conspire to represent woman as being beautiful, gentle, self-sacrificing and the embodiment of love. With this extravagant ideal of woman formed for them in their youth, is it surpris- ing that many men are doomed to dis pointment?-Truth.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
A Mntfcr of Time.

You ought not to gulp your lunch ike that
 But say. five minutes each day"
 Five minutes, eh? Wait until yc,i get to waiting two hours each day in ,ome dyspepsia specialists snteroom" Louisville Courier Journal
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Bankruptcy Deaned.

Father. what is meant by bank. ruptcy?"
 Bankruptcy is when you put you. money in your hip pocket. and let your creditors take your ccat"- E7iegende Biatter.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

cry will provide the table with bread that no doubt will prove much more palatable. The day of the woman drudge is fast nearing its close, and we are not going to turn back to the good old days of the matched roof and the dirt floor.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

Summery frocks are absorbing most women now, and the pretty girls who are making ready for commencement are especially busy with the dainty summer fabrics. A pretty pink linen model is shown here, a braided tunic of the linen dropping over plaited skirt and extending up to meet a deep yoke of pin tucked pink batiste The sleeves are of the tucked batiste, straps of the linen extending down the length of the arm. On these straps and all. through the braided pattern are worked coiP dots with pink linen floss. The hat is a Gage legnorn model faced with pink satin and trimmed with pink roses and yhite tulle.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
An.niInnt That Ran

"When rose to speak," related b. martyred statesman, "some one hurled a base, cowardly egg at me, and it struck me in the chest"
 And what kind of an egg might that be?" asked fresh young man.
 "A base, cowardly egg" explained the statesman, Ifs one that hits you and then runs."
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

task of the two young women is not an easy one. Will they go back to simplicity and industry and honesty and womanliness? Or will they plot to force their way, by hook or crook. in the not too genuine world Of which they have caught a glimpse?-Youth's Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

trIous ant builds it's nests in straight lines directly north and south and ena- bles one to easily determine the direc- tion without the aid of instruments or watching the sum-
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
The Prodiral Scholar.

Teacher. may 1 be absent to-mor row?"
 What for?"
 -Gotter go to a funeral"
 You ought to be saving these fun erals. Johnny. the baseball season vii! open pretty soon and you will need all the funerals you can get."-Hous ton Post.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
To Soften Faint Brushe..

To soften an old paint brush i.- which the paint has been allowed to dry. heat some vinegar to the boiling point, and allow the brush to simmer in it few minutes Remove and wash we'll in strong soap suds. and the brush will be like new.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
woman and the Motor Car,

Can a woman drive a motor car? Robert Slass says she can, and in the Outing Magazine tells why. In one place he says:
 Unusual physique is not necessary
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
PeSsfniisffc.

What a pessiniist Brown is!"
 What's the matter now?"
 He even bewails the fact that be oan't live to collect his life insurance. @DetrOit Free Press.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Many Women i'm the Law.

Few people realize that fully 10000 American women of today have quail flied for the law. says the New Idea Magazine. Nearer the average con- ception is the number who have be- come advocates before the United States Supreme Court-40 Yet it is
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

When father objects to the object of his daughters affections his objec- tions are about as effective as the bite of Q toothless dog
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Explained at Last.

cause they do not have women to tempt them-S.nart S.