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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
Second Hand Oranae Skins

IN
~" ana then one sees in the Eng
,.on papers advertisements announcing
9o-aha so has large stock Of orange
ssihs TOR sale. AS q matter Of recon-,
ihehdation as to quality the advertise
ment concludes with the statement that
hall. sa F7-1s3ss l9''
In certain portions OF the theaters
and music halls of London and other
large British cities the seats are nos
reserved Admittanoei 10 the pit is us.
aaiiy sixpenee- Once person leaves
ms seat it is immediately grabbed by
someone else. In order TO get a good
seat one must come early. Que grows
hungry as the hours go by before the
performance ends. The favorite sus-
tenance of those who sit in these cheap
seats is oranges. sfi
They consume them in large auanti-
ties and throw the skins on tie floor.
After each performance the skins are
carefully gathered up and sold to deai-
ers.-From the New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
WORTH KNOWING.

An aluminium crater Is oval in shape
and provided with firm handle so
that the Crater may be easily manip-
ulated.
In purchasing washboards, whether
large or small, it Is we'll to consider
the merits of the glass article Surely
ihe glass washboards cannot rust nor.
warp, nor do they wear out as
Extremely plain and handsome are
me dressing table pin cushions of
"hite celluioid. Round and oval ones
are to be had
unique travelling bag is the So
called two story" or combination one
The lower part is entirely separate
ana is provided with lock and key.
leather novelty is case for hold
ing slzable bottles; it comes untitled,
SO that one may make an Individual
selection of es.-Newark, News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
When SchIeY Mas Scarab.

The late Admiral Schley admitted in
conversation with me one afternoon,
sitting on the Veranda of an Atlantic
City hotel, that the first time he was
under fire he was frightened almost IL
death, remarked Victor Murdoch, a
member of the House from Kansas.
when Admiral Farragut at Mobile
Pay boarded my ship | was q young
officer,' said Admiral Schley and in
the height of the battle the captain of
my vessel was killed. suddenly found
myself face to face with situation
which for he moment seemed to take
away all of my nerve.
81 was i'm a moment elevated to the
command of 4 battleship in actual en-
gagcmcnt. If had been nnnerved by
the shot and shell before / was almost
terrified at that instant. In the midst
OF y-predicament-for that is what
it amounted to - Admiral Farragut
boarded the ship. do no. know
what thought came to him when he
saw me for nay face must have be-
trayed my fear.
.Just at that moment shell whiz-
zed across the deck, cutting a line as
cicanly as if it had been done by
chisel Farraeut turned around TO me
and said: Lieutcnaptant. let's take
our stand on this line. They say that
lightning never strikes twice IN the
same place | was mighty glad TO
follow" said Admiral Schley. @Farra-
gut stood there with the shells burst
ire ali around and | shah never forget
how big ard grand he appeared. -
W Chi ~ on Post
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CURES FOR INSOMNIA,
Methods Of Getting Sleep That Have
Been Found Effective.

sufferer from insomnia retails a
number of counsels he has received. of
which the first comes from the poet
NJ. Leconte, who says:
Open your window wide. Lie with
your head as low as possible and you
will sleep like Il post"
Another very well known man
writes.
@Accustom yourself to take an hour
or tWo's rest in a deck chair after
every meal. Take down from your
shelves some old fashioned novel OF
which you have an affec tionate remem-
trance as one of the joys of your
youth and read it while you are on
your deck chair. The more you are
Wearied by it the better you will
sleep. The secret or a good night is
not to tire yourself out in the evening
but to idle away the time, to get com
fertably bored until the time comes
for going to bed. The more your brain
is dulled the better night you will have
An important point, though diff
cult one, is to avoid any dread of in
semnia. Personally ! derive benefit
though it may have just the opposite
effect on another person. from ealcu-
lating the multiples of or as far as
| can go; thus 2-4-S-16-32 etc Or
else 7 count elephants; one elephant
and one elephant make two elephants,
two elephants and one elephant make
three elephants; three elephants and
one elephant, make four elephants, etc
Finally, knock off your black coffee,
even your morning cup on rising. and
toll ~, h. IL,
cat nothing but fruit, stewed for pre-
ference, and for dinner vegetable
soup. vermicelli, mashed potatoes and
one OF two biscuits.
IF this does not do the trick, as
last heroic remedy put a damp napkin
round your head at night covered with
a piece of oilslin and tied on with a
handage. Sleep should come in ten
mip1tes But I look upon this device
as calculated in the long run to i'm
pede the natural action OF the organs
Of the body
Another of my fellow sufferers rec
emmcnds magnetism, which he says
has cured him after ten applications.
Another writes: No drug should be
used except in the case of very obsu-
nate insomnia, when it is necessary at
all costs, to get three good nights. No
other person should be in the room.
The sound of their sleeping is irrtat-
ing. Smoke very little in the evening
and abstain from all stimulant, tea,
coffee, grog, etc Don't read in bed.
If slcep refuses to come get up for a
few minutes and occupy yourself with
some trifling duties, such rs arranging
pape $. folding up your clothes, wash
ing your hands Don't let business
come into your head. Don't mind
slight feeling of chill and get into
bed again at the end OF ten or twelve
minutes
If in spite of all this sleep refuses
to come try reading. But don't read
anything lively or interesting. In my
own case it is very rare that insomnia
does not succumb to two or three pages
of Platos "Phaedo.
AN eminent doctor of Lyons says
much the same thing. Another sug-
gests: Count slowly from l upward. II
is very rare one gets up to 200 without
going oft to sleep. 1t is on record
however, that one victim got up to To-
9S7, and then it was time for MIN to
get uUn lie Temps.
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QUEER CLOTHES.
Made Out of Glass, Iron, Paper and
Other Materials.

1t has remained for the twentieth
century to show us the advantages Of
garments made of minerals. Incredible
as it may seem, stone, iron and even
glass are now being manufactured into
clothes. Some of these strange gar
mcnts are described by writer in the
Inventive Age. The latest novelty in
women'S dresses, he Informs Us. is rep
resented by robes Of spun glass. The
cloth comes in shades of white, green,
lilac, pink and yellow. The inventor
is an Australian. and the goods are as
bright and flexible as silk.
The first lady to wear q glass dress
was of royal rank, which insures the
popularity Of the material. Ii was of
81 delicate shade of lavender. shot with
pink, and its peculiar sheen reminded
observers of the sparkle of diamond
dust.
The Russians are manufacturing a
fabric from the fiber of filamentous
stone from the Siberian mines, which is
said to be of so durable q nature that
it is practically indestructitle. The
material is soft to the touch and phi
able in the extreme, and when soied
has only to be placed in d fire to be
made absolutely clean.
Iron cloth is largely used today by
tailors everywhere for the purpose of
making the collars of coats set proper4
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THE EXTINCT OODO.

In the whole range of natural his
tory few animals of any class, whether
existing or extinct, have attracted
more attention and interest than the
dodo. This extinct bird vas native
eff the island Of Mauritius in the In
dian ocean. From its size, which was
about that of swan, as well as us
strange appearance, il seems to nave
been at all times an object of much
interest and curiosity to travellers
visiting Mauritius. In the year 1928
an Englishman named Altham. in
writing to his brother at home, says:
You shall receive strange fowle
which | had at the Island Nautilus
called by yc Portugalls a Do Do
which, of the rarenes thereof, | hope
WILDE welcome to you if it live"
About the same time. Il Mr.. Her
bert, writing also from Mauritus. says;
The dodo COMES first for des-
cription: here and in Dygarrois tand
nowhere else that / ever could see
or heare of is generated the dodo ut
Portuguize name ii Is, and has refer
ence to her simpleness) u bird, which
for shape and rareness, might be
called a phoenex. overt in Arabia),"
In a catalogue of rarities preserved
in South Lambeth, London. and pub
Iished in 1866. the following entry APP
pcared under the heading of whole
Birds \ dodre from the island of
Nautilus 1t is not able to fly. being
so big" The last evidence as TO the
dodo's existence is furnished by a
journal kept by a Mr.. Harry, and is
now in the British Museum. This
shows that the bird had not become
extinct up to the year 1881 But all the
writer had To say about il was that
Its flesh is very hard"
II was only after the discovery of
large quantities of the remains of The
dodo, by Mr. Clark, in the year 1865,
that biologists were able to trace its
close relationship to the pigeon fam
lily (Columbidae) and there appears
to be sufficient evidence to justify the
belief that the dodo was a huge pigeon
OF remarkable specialization in many
respects. The wings, owing TO gradual
diSuse, had become rudimentary and
consequently it had lost the power OF
flight This, together with its reputed
good edible qualities, no debut led To
its extinction soon after the COLOMBIA
ton of Mauritius nearly 300 years ago.
Following the usual tendency of very
large animals to produce few at
birth, it is said that the dodo laid only
one egg fer each hatching-W ].
Murray in Forest and Stream.
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BOX TABLE.

A handy place to keep doilies, en-
broideries and crochet material, pat
terms. etc, can be made of four cheese
boxes. well washed and dried and
lined with any suitable material, ae-
cording to a writer in the Modern
Priscilla. Use cord at the top edge
of the box to cover the edge of lining
The legs are made of eight pieces OF.
half round molding, each two feet
long. Two strips of the. nolding are
used side by side for each leg and are
attached to the boxes with screws.
One leg is hinged so that the case can
be opened, one half of the leg being
sawed open between first and second
boxes, the next leg sawed completely
off at the same point. and the next one
half way. You can stain, paint or
.varnish it when complete, A nice
finish for the top would be one of the,
box lids. Make a cushion to fit onto
it. To Use the other lids get material
for four legs and nail the lids Ave
inches apart to the legs. This Is
handy for setting things to cool, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
SMILED AND WfNKED,
Oynamiter ReideIbach Takes 20-Year
Sentence with Laugh

Los Angeles Jan. 29.-Carl Reidel-
bach of Salt Lake City, the man who
terrorized The central police station.
Nov. 10 last, with an internal machine,
was sentenced, Tuesday 10 30 years in
the penitentiary. The sentence was
imposed after Reidelbath had declared
he believed dynamite was a good
means of righting some social wrongs.
RcIdelbaeh's good humor withstood
even, this shock and he smiled and
Winked at the detectives who ended
his short tenure as sole master of the
police station by knocking him uneon-
scious and demelishing his Internal
machine after the fuse had been light
ed.
The three officers were officially dec
GRATED with medals for their bravery
and Geidelbach joked them about it as
he was taken back to the Jail after a
motion for third trial had been de-
MED
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
BELFAST.
Board of Trade Holds Banquet, Tues
day Evening, in Memorial Hall.

Belfast, Ne, Jan. 9-(SpecaD. The
Board of Trade banquet, Tuesday even
ing, in Memorial hall was one OF the most
successful yet held by the board, and
showed the splendid spirit of unity and
progress which has been made This ban
qpet was held at this time primarily to
boost the Belfast Food Fair. which will
open, Feb. II, lasting the entire week
The ladies of the Methodist Society pro-
vided the food and they also served. Dr.
W.. l.. West, president of the board, acted
as POSTMASTER to the great satisfaction
of everybody. About 200 representative
citizens attended, and the fire department
attended in a body, filling one entire ta-
Bile. Rev. II. Il. Dunnack of Augusta
was the principal speaker, his subject be-
ing "The Challenge of Tomorrow" Mayor
Edgar f. Hanson was a special guest of
the evening, and when called upon to
speak made one of his characteristics
bright speeches, dwelling at length on the
needs of the city. Orlando T. Frost the
boards former president. made some in
teresting remarks. also S. Augustus Par
ker, Rev. d. b. Phelan and Elon B. Gill
christ. Patterson's Orchestra furnished
music
The Hit or Miss Club was entertained.
Tuesday evening. by Mrs. A. c. Hopkins
at her home on Congress street, the af-
fair being given in honor Of the 10th an
niversary of the marriage of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Isaac S. Hills, and also being in the
nature of a surprise to them
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of penetrating doors and even thin parti-
walls of brick. This piece of pocket
siege artillery weighs barely q pounds,
and can be handled without difficulty by
a single man.
And yet no detailed description of the
weapon is forthcoming According to the
Journal des Debats, it is attached to the
polceman's right side. When he has
taken aim from behind the movable
shield all that he has to do to discharge
an asphyxiating grenade is to press the
palm of his right hand lightly upon u
percussion spring. Such d description
leaves considerable scope for imagination
We are, however, assured that the tesls
OF the hand cannon proved emirentlg
satisfactory under cover. and that much
is expected from the Forthcoming open
air test.-Westminster Gazette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
MAY ECHO WILSON.
Senator O'Gorman Tells Democrats
Probable Policy Relative to Panama
Canal

Washington, Jan. 29.--In view of the
friendship existing between President
Elect Wilson and Senator O'Gorman
of New York, some Significance is be-
ing attached to the Senator's state
ment,, Tuesday, when asked as to a re-
port that the incoming administration
would recommend a repeal of the
Tree tolls provision of the Panama act
1T seems to me-" Senator O'Gor-
man said, that Democrats who fav-
or repeal of the free tolls provision,
must wait for the declaration of an
other national convention. The last
national convention adopted unani-
mously a declaration in favor of free
tolls. That is Democratic doctrine now
and l think it will stand for four
years"
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A.R. Vets Make Grand Fight
To Protect Our Stars and
Stripes from 'Desecration."

Agitator' Edward @. SHELTON. patriotic
instructor of the g. \. r., insisted tina;
the red banner was regarded as the flag
of anarchy. The Southern people. he said,
laid down the Confederate flag when.
after the war, it became question of the
Stars and Stripes or the Confederate col
ors, for they said that this country mas
only one flag.
Mayor Scanlon and Director of Public
Safety Lynch of Lawrence, supported by
committee of citizens, said the time had
come to uphold the American flag aud
compel respect for it.
John Weaver Sherman, speaking as
counsel for the Socialist party, declared
that the previous speakers did not know
what they were talking about, because
nobody OH earth stood as truly for law
and order as did the Socialists, and the
red dag was their emblem. Prof Ellen
Hayes addressed the committee as lay
defender of the red flag. "The red nag
is the flag of humanity ard the nag of
peace she said
At the night hearing, 70 prominent So
cialists expressed their opposition to the
proposed legislation. Daniel \. White
of Bfockton, a former candidate of the
party for Governor. said that red stood
for the laboring man and it was because
1t has stood for the advancement of the
common people that Socialists had ADOPT
ed it as their party emblem. Chairman
Hilton suggested that it is not so much
what the Socialists think of the flag as it
is a question of whether it incites others
to acts of violence
After several other speakers were
heard. the hearing was closed.
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ly. This cloth is manufactured from
steel wool and has the Appearance Of
having been woven from horse iIair.
Wool not the product OF sheep is be-
ing utilized abroad for mems clothing.
This is known as limestone woel and is
made in an electric furnace Pow
dcred limestone, mixed with certain
chemicals, is thrown into tlie furnace
and after passing through a furious
airblast, il is tossed out as fluffy white
wool. When it comes from the furnace
the wool IS dyed and made into length.
like cloth. A pair of trousers or a coat
made of this material cannot, 1t is
claimed, be burned or damaged by
grease, and Is as flexible as cloth made
of sleeps wool.
Other novelties in clothing incindo
those made from paper and cordage.
An English manufacturer has succeed
cd ID making fabric from old ropes.
He obtained a quantity of old re pc anu
cordage, unraveled 1t, and wove IL by
a secret process into a kind OF cloth.
II is said to be so dura BILE that lai &c
trade has grown UP in this line, espe-
ciaHy in the British colonies.
Paoer clothes were worn by the Jap
anesc troops during the war with Rus
STA, and they were found to be very
serviceable and much warmer tnan
those of cloth. Paper dresstng-gowns,
bathrobes and similar articles Of attire
are how being turned out by the cart
load in England. France. Germany anu
other European countries. The paper
of which they are made is Of the blot
ter variety, and after being treated by
a new process is eyed in various colors
or printed with pretty floral design.
Even gloves are made of paper, the
prin ipal claim to advantage being that
they are susceptible of being cleaned
many times. r.
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Boston, Jan. 29.-A little party Of
Grand Army veterans climbed Bea
con hill, today, and made One more
stand for the old hag"-this time to
prevent what they described as its
Dissertation"
Two bills providing that only the
Stars and Stripes except in cases of
international courtesy, might be dis
played in the streets of Massachusetts,
and one guarding against the misuse
of the emblem were before a Iegisla-
tive committee.
All the measures, however, were di-
rected toward the suppression of the
red banner, th@ appearance of which
in the streets OF Lawrence during the
recent strike, of mill operatives pro-
voked an agitation that has spread
throughout the state.
Prominent Socialists defended the
exhibition Of a h.g OF red because that
color happens to be The symbol adopt
ed by their political party. but wish
ed it understood that their organiza
ton did no, approve the methods Of
the Industrial Workers, of the World.
who conducted the Laurence strike.
Words of solemn warning and words of
derisive retaliation Were frequently in
terrupted by misses and applause. The
discussion lasted, throughout the after
noon, and was resumed, tonight.
Assistant Adjutant General Wilrred A..
Weatherbee of the Massachusetts Grand
Army of the Republic put his argument
IN the brief term Our grand object is to
eliminate the red flag"
George \. Hosley, department comman-
der of the G. a. r.. attacked eThe Labor
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ELECTION BY PEOPLE.
State of North Carolina Approves Oi-
rect Senatorial Election.

Washington. Jan. 29-Of deep sig
nificance because of its bearing upon
the probable fate of the proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing for
the direct election of senators by tbs
people is the fact reported to the
state department officially, Tuesday,
that the Legislature of North Carolina
had given it's approval to the PROPOSE
ton.
1t had been freely predicted that
the Southern states UNANIMOUSLY
would reject the proposed amendment
because of it's implied extension OF
federal authority over the state cleo
lions. The adhesion of North Carolina
makes list of six states SO far raw
orably recorded on the proposltioh' the
other five being Minnesota, Massa-
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Plans for Bettering Condition of
Children Before WOnlen's Clubs

Portland. Me, Jan 2e.--Child labor.
the drama, public morals, clean school
houses, pure milk supply and recrea-
tons for children We're among the sub
Jeets discussed at todays session of
the New England Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. The entire forenoon was
devoted to child labor Mrs George H.
Fowler Of Rhode Island said that the
oppositionsSof certain interests made
it diiiiduiesto secure suitable legisla-
ton intthat state on account of the
opposition of the textile interests; Mrs.
Anna II. Hawkes. said that conditions
IN Vermont were unsatisfactory and
Mrs. Henry c. MuIlagan of Naticll.
Mass, said the Lawrence strike had
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initiated against any further beneff-
cial legislation in that state.
Vocational training WAS also taken
up. In the afternoon. Mrs. George
+. French declared that the drama
should have a censor as moving pic
lures did; Mrs. j. Palmer Merrill of
Skowhegan said that there would be
fewer crimes if people went. to bed
earlier. Mrs. Lillian Folger of Med
ford, Mass. presided at the meeting of
the public health department and told
of the plan in her state of having
items concerning health published dali
ly in the papers.
A luncheon was given at a local
hotel by the Portland clubwomen to
the visiting delegates This evening
was devoted to discussion of Means
of Improving the Milk Supply.
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AT U. OF MAINE.
Numbers of Relay Team Picked fer 8.
A. A. Meet-eM" Club Elects.


ofono, Me-. Jan. 2s.-tspeelaD Coach
La .s9s4 $ = II
Smith has picked the members OF the re-
lay team, which will run against Bowaoin
in the Boston a. a. meet and the teaIu Is
hard at work in preparation for the
event. Tie men. who made the team are.
MacAlars. 10; Littlefeld. 10: Donnaliue.
rs; Rogers, 10; and St onge. n as alter
nate. Coach Smith will also enter Pow
ers. '1s, in the tlyee-mile and Bell, ls,
and Towner. H. in the mile race.
The M Club has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year. Pres.
Sawyer, IA; Vice. res, Cobb. II; Sec.
Burnheisel. Is; Twas, Prof. f. r. Win
gard. The executive committee will in
clude the captains OF the Varsity teams
of the three major sports.
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Four Miles Up In the Air.

Mr.. Harmon and ! made the Amer
lean duration record, AZ hours and 26
minutes, or more than two days in the
air. must turn aside to speak of this
trip. for on this occasion we had sailed
all over the central West, Arkansas.
Indian territory and the "Houn Dawg''
state, as anyone would recognize who
has had occasion to learn how far the
real animafs voice can penetrate es-
pecially upward to balloon high
above the clouds. During this trip Mr..
Harmon and | reached very great al
6tudes. We established the American
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A suit for $4,000 has been brought
by Frank NJ. Jones of Lewiston. for
merly OF Oakland, against Walter
Hutchinson of Oakland, Jones charg-
Ing the alienation of his wife's affec-
A1s. The papers We're served upon
Hutchinson, Tuesday, by Deputy Sher-
lift David Ellis. The writ is returnable
az the October term of the Kennebec
supreme judicial court