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The Washington times., 1913-01-22

The funeral of William E. Grady was
held at o'clock this afternoon and was
conducted by the Rev. L. F. Kelly. In
terment was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1913-01-22

The monthly meeting of the Retail
Merchants Association was held last
night in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce Routine business was trans
acted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03

IF we knew where all the oddities
in feathers come from we would
be amazed at the resourcefulness of
feather manufacturers They take
the plumage of all our barnyard ihhab-
ltants and manipulate it into new and
strange and beautiful forms. They
dye and trim and paste and bleach un-
Ill we cannot even guess the origin
Of the feathers which charm us with
their queer shapes and markings.
This is the day Of triumph for fancy
feathers, and no wonder. They de-
serve their popularity.
Two lovely hats pictured here show
how effectively these odd, new orna-
ments in feathers trim the pretty,
demi-dress hats which make up the
most useful of our millinery belong
ings. The first model with soft crown
Of velvet and small rolling brim, is a
draped affair in taupe color The
crown is managed so that two points
Or loops Of velvet are a part of it.
It is clever bit Of draping, too, man
aging to convert the small, plain tur-
ban shape into a little Rembrandt hat
Of excellent style.
Along one side, and extending into
the back, small ragged chrysanthe-
NUNS Of grayish pink shadings out
line the upward lift Of the velvet.
Springing from the back Eve spright-
" feathers complete an elegant con-
ception in millinery. These dashing
feathers come from the guinea hen
or perhaps from the woodduck. At
any rate they are all in the natural
colors, gray, with white dots laid on,
In the incompatible beauty which ma
ture accomplishes. But they have
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03

soft little hat made of brocaded
crepe and chiffon in mole color, and
mum of the same fabrics having
narrow bands of moleskin. A touch
of lace on the hat and muff is often
added A single bright flower in silk
or velvet or cloth OF gold finishes the
hat most effectively.
These neck pieces, with hat and
muir made to be worn with them,
make up a set that is quite as ex-
pensive as the better fur sets. unless
they can be made at home. Muffs are
not difficult to make, and the simpler
hats can be successfully managed by
the amateurs.
Ready-made beds" filled with down
are to be had in several sizes and are
not expensive. The velvet or bro
cade or other fabric is draped on the
bed and shirred lining of satin mes
saline provided, which should match
the outside in color In order to
make muff successfully it Is best to
examine one at the furrier's and be
guided by 1t. Milliners usually are
prepared to make the NUTS to match
hats and will help one who buys ma
terial of them, with suggestions The
value Of these pretty pieces lies as
much in the making as in the goods.
Among the furs available for trim.
ming, none is better than civet. A
small neck piece of civet with hat
and muir Of black velvet trimmed
with narrow bands of the same fur
and finished with "a little good lace,
leaves nothing to be desired. The
white of the civet fur Is yellowish
and goes unusually we'll with creamy
laces.
Very satisfactory beds for muffs
are easily made of wool batting. Two
or three rolls OF it will be enough
for nun. Such bed keeps its
shape well and is very warm. The
bed should be covered with thin
muslin first, tackled on at the top and
bottom. Two puffs of velvet and two
bands of fur make the outside cover
ing, with cascade of lace at the
front. In place of lace. limp rufIles
Of crepe chiffon are often used. A
mum is among the most graceful Of
dress accessories and comfortable be-
yond expression.
The possessor of a fur cape or coat
that has become shabby may cut the
good portions and make bands for
trimming a set made of velvet. The
small collar is lined with a thin wad
ding under soft satin. The mum is
made as already described A turban
shape with soft crown of velvet is
finished with a band of fur A little
touch of color in flower or ornament
is the last word in this little poem Of
comfort. 1t is in such combinations
that civet fur shows to best advsn-
tage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
FEMALE" MAKES THE TROUBLE
Certainly in the Case Of the Mosquito
They Are "More Deadly Than
the Male"

The attention of many of our citi-
zens who hitherto have taken little in
terest in chronological investigation,
has been attracted to what they be-
lieve Is new variety of mosquito, a
mosquito which in the course of evolu-
ton has lost its bark, but not its bite;
that comes upon one unawares, with
out musical accompaniment. What
ever may be said against the insect it
should be set down to its credit that
it takes it's nourishment without fnu-
sic, declining to give that additional
smart to ones misery. This active,
but diminutive specimen of the genus
Culex, now at the close of summer, is
beginning work that will continue
until the first sharp frost. AS matter
Of fact these mosquitoes that have had
no difficulty in pushing their way
through the smallest meshed wire
screens are all females, and for that
reason we hear no song. The males
are larger, perhaps cannot make their
way through the screens, and remain
outside. where they sing solos or join
in numbers and give hallelujah Choir
uses, and encourage the suffragette
sisters at their work inside. The sis
tiers have an Unsuitable thirst for blood,
while the mouth Of the male mosquito
is not equipped for biting and he does
not come into our houses. While the
sisters are inside drinking blood the
more temperate fathers of the family
are outside slipping rainwater
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03

been retrimmed and reshaped by the
artist in fancy feathers. A small
"eye'' in irridescent plumage, with
marking of white, has been pasted
on. These add a sparkle to the 9th
erwise grave coloring.
From the pheasant, probably, the
beautiful, notified feathers shown in
the other hat, were taken. The stand
ing quilts are not changed, except that
they are shortened. The band about
the crown is of small feathers sewed
tosa foundation.
Often long, soft quill takes the
place of a feather band, and Is laid
about the brim in the same way as a
band. Among the shapes which turn
up at the side or back the mounting
of these quilts and bands is accom-
plished by making a slit in the brim
and thrusting the quill through this.
Nothing else is needed on soft, vel
eur or velvet or beaver hat for trim
ming, although ribbon in the color
of the hat is often used with the feath-
er band
With world of lovely fancy feath-
ers to choose from, there is no good
reason to lament ones inability to buy
more expensive but not more beauti-
full trimmings. And all those feath-
ers which involve the practice of cru
city to obtain them, or those which
threaten the extinction Of species of
beautiful birds. cannot possibly be in
good taste on the heads of women.
For they bespeak an indifference
which is unkind, and therefore I'M
womanly. The responsibility rests
upon women.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
How He Felt.

Sergeant Barker was in bad tenn.
per. consequently the recruits under
instruction were having a hard time
of it.
The squad had to bout turn SO
many times In a few seconds that it
was no wonder the recruits got dizzy,
and Smudger Sniff finished up by
turning about the wrong way.
Sergeant Barker got in towering
rage, and. striding up to the Smudger.
roared:
Where the dickens do you reckon
yourself to be. Ell? On parade, or
what?"
We'll, sergeant" replied Smudger,
meekly. Il began to think / was at a
fancy-dress ball dressed up as a
bloomin' leg o. mutton. and twisting
round and round on a meat-jack."-
Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
warnino.

The minister was coming to dinner.
and the lady Of the house killed a
rooster in his honor. Her little boy
was very much annoyed, and thought
it cruel
Some time after this the lad saw the
minister coming up the road. He ran
into the yard and began putting all
then hens and chickens into the roost-
ingplace, saying all the time.
Shoe, shoe! Here comes the man
that ate yer father!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
Real Excitenent.

Yves" said the meek-looking man.
I've no doubt you've had some great
hunting experiences in your travels
abroad"
Il have, indeed"
Buffalo hunting
"Yes."
And bear hunting"
s'Of course
well, you just come around and
let my wife take you house hunting
and bargain hunting with her. Then
you'll begin to know what real excite.
ment is.s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
CIvET FUR TO
BE FEATURE OF
COMING SEASON

NIvET cat gives us the very dark
u fur with striking markings in
white which is SO much In demand for
the coming season. The markings
are managed by the furriers with re-
markable resourcefulness. for it
seems one hardly sees two pieces that
are alike.
A mum and scarf are shown here
that are more ample than, the average
sets of this fur. In fact. such strik-
ing fur Is better used in smaller guam
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
Mad All Through.

An irate old lady, the wife of a.
prosperous farmer on the outskirts OF
Philadelphia, stepped off a train in
Broad street station the other day
with {. face like thunder cloud Any.
one could see in that scowling coun,
tenance the smoldering fire that might
break forth at any minute. Stamping
excitedly on the platform, she CRASHED
her teeth in struggle to keep back
her tears.
Finally she buttonholed the first
person that would listen to her tale
of woe.
Whats all this here talk of edu.
eating young men to be civil engi
neers?" she screeched Indignantly.
What we need in this country is
more civil conductors and less sassy
brakemen."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
interested.

Husband Cat the police station)-
They say you have caught the fellow
who robbed our house night before
last.
Sergeant Do you want to see
him?
Husband-Sure I'd like to talk to
him. l want to know how he got in
without waking my wife. I've been
trying to do that for the last twenty
years.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
which Proves q

"They say that unions raise the
price of labor"
Quite right! Two Of my clerks got
married last week and struck me for
more salary"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
Their Place.

who are those broilers you hear Of
in the chorus?"
Il suppose they are the ones they
use in the hot weather shows
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
Man Of Experiences.

so you claim the world is round"
sneered the skeptic. How do you
know that it Is not square?"
Because have had too many deal
ings with it, grimly replied Column
bus,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
One Kind.

"T love the noises of the woods"
"Then suppose you like the bark
of the dogwood?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03

Hay is the chief agricultural crop of
Switzerland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03

titles and as a trimming for other
furs. or for neck pieces and muir
made of velvet or other fabrics. This
scarf and neck piece show the size
and shape Of many similar sets in
other furs. The scarf is plain and
the mum rather large and fiat. 1t is
curved on the lower edges at the cor
ners. The handsomest and the most
expensive furs are made up along
their lines.
There Is great vogue of small
neck pieces of fur to be worn with
hats and muffs made Of velvet or 9TH
Or fabrics, trimmed with fur like that
In the neck piece. For instance, a
neck piece OF moleskin is worn with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Eskimo Seal Huntinq.

When once he has gone to the trouble
of splicing Il fine spear handle the Es-
kmo does not wish to b,eak it, SO the
point is put on with toggle OF joint
When a seal or wairu's is harpooned
the sudden struggle OF the animal does
rot break the spear hut merely UNI
joints the point, and The more the ami
NAL struggles the more the point turns
crosswise in the wound and the firmer
The barbs take hold But the animal
cannot escape, for with thongs of skin
the point is connected with the spear
shaft The animal merely swinas away
or dives deep into the sea, carrying
with him the spear. The long leather
thing which is attached to it uneoils
from The deck of the kyack and plays
out. 1t carries With ii Il drag like Il
kite. which retards the animal and eX-
hausts him, but does not pull hard
enough To break the line Even TINS
drag is made of skin stretched over n
spliced framework. When the line is
all played out it is seen to be attached
TO a float which is also Carried on the
deck of the boat This is made of an
inflated skin. 1t has plugs and attach
ments cleverly carved from ivory Tor
wood is far too precious tD be used IN
This land of ivory so far from the
forests. The float serves as a buoy so
that the Eskimo can follow the amman
and find il after it gives mp its strus-
Gle and dies. Then, too. the float keeps
the catch from sinking and being lost
sn tbe oceans depths.-Southern Work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
AN EXTRA DIVIDEND
OF 2 Per Cent, with Semi Annual 4,
BY the kennebec Trust Co.

The first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Kennebec Trust
Co. was held at the rooms, Wednes-
day morning. followed by meeting
of the board of directors A semi
declared, also an extra dividend of 9
per cent. payable, April l, to all stock
holders on record, March 81.
Among the out-of-town men pres
ent at the meeting were w. G. Atkins
of Gardiner, Herbert +. Foster and E.
II. Jones, Winthrop; James McDou-
gal, North Vassalboro; and Leon o.
Tibbets of Augusta
Officers We're elected as follows:
President. Carroll N. Perkins; vice
president. James l.. Dean, treasurer,
Hascall S. Hall; assistant treasurer,
Charles w yigue; executive board,
Fred j. Arnold, Nat H. Barrows, Ar
thur Daviau, Edward r. Jones, Ed
mund d. Noyes; board of directors,
Fred j. Arnold, George w. Bates,
James l.. Dean, Hascall S. Hall. Ed
ward r. Jones, Luther II. Soper,
Reuel J. Moves, Charles M. Richard
son. Everett c. Wardwell, VIII c.
Atkins, Arthur Daviau, Herbert r.
Foster, Herbert G. Hodgkins, Cornell
ius B. kelleher, James McDougall
Carroll n. Perkins. Leon O. Tebbetts
Nat Ii. BarroWs, John O. Day, Vim
A. Hager, Charles +. Johnson, Martin
L. Reyes. Edmund d. Noyes, Robert
Il. Proctor, Sumner Rowe. Joseph
Williamson, John Ill. McIiroy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
TESTING NATIONS STANDARDS.
Legal Yard and Pound Walled Up In
Houses of Parliament.

Sixty years ago a curious scene took
place in the House of Commons. A
hole was solemnlY made in the mason
ry by the side of the staircase leading
to the committee rooms of the House,
and in the cavity was placed stand
ard yard and a standard pound
Since then. about every 10 years the
standard yard and standard pound in
official use have been tested by the
weight and measure placed in the hole
in tae House of Commons, and at, the
moment of writing the Speaker, the
President of the Board of Trade and
the chief Commissioner of Works are
arranging to make a further weights
and measures test.
Subsidiary standards for other
weights and measures, 1t might be
mentioned. are deposited in a building
near tine House known as the Jewel
Tower
For fear the heat or cold should cause
expansion or contraction of the official
yard, the temperature in the room is
Kept eqnablc by means of delicate
mechanism. Should it rise a lamp is
automatically lit as g warning, and
even the bodily heat of a person enter
ing the room causes the signal to fash
out
But, in spite of these precautions,
there is a fear that somehow the Off
cial measures in use might vary, so
every few years they are taken with
great care to be compared with the
standards in the House.
II is the duty of the Chief Commits
sioner Of Works To roll away the stone,
while the president of the Board of
Trade compares the standards, the
Speaker attending to see that the stone
is duly laid again and that the struc-
ture of the House suffers no damage.
Straw Stories
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Banking in Ancient China.

There was notable shipment OF
Chinese antiquities from the collection
of \. w. Bahr in Shanghi to an arr
gallery on Fifth avenue. New YORK.
for an exhibition, says the Christian
Herald. The shipment included about
200 paintings dating from the seventh
10 the fifteenth centuries, many pieces
of Chinese stone and marble sculpture.
bronzes, porcelains and specimens OF
pottery. OF peculiar interest in the
exhibit are 200 COINS dating from 100
wears before Christ To 400 A. D., and a
collection of banknotes of the Tang
dynasty in the sixth century. These
banknotes are made of peculiar kind
of paper that crumples like silk. yet
showes no creases.
The system of currency was exactly
the same as that of our American
banknotes of today. They represented
the promise to pay of private banks,
and were guaranteed by the govern
ment. Each bill is dated and has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

field guns, and varying numbers of
field gun cartridges, FORCES, fuses,
ARTILLERY harnesses. etc.
1t was computed that to kill each
Yankee" 80 pounds of lead and 35t
pounds of iron-had been required dur
ing the war. For every man disabled,
200 rounds had been fired.
The advertisements include one by
the Confederate secretary of the treas
ury asking for subscriptions to
S2,000, 900 loan. A military COM
mander advertises in French. German
and English. that there are many for
eigners entrapped by artifice and
fraud into the military and naval ser
vice of the United States. who wodla
gladly withdraw from further partici-
patton in an inhuman warfare against
the people OF the Confederate States"
These foreigners were invited to come
to the Confederate States. and they
would he aided on their way to their
native land.
A news item states that "a batch of
Sheridan's thieves were brought TO
this city yesterday, and one of them
had the affrontery to object to being
searched"
When Capt. Adams recently visited
the Jefferson Davis home in Virginia,
the custodfans, when informed that he
had this paper in their possession,
were extremely anxious TO obtain it.
Capt. Adams values it because of its
associations as much as its historical
value. however. lie swapped il on the
picket line with a Confederate sol
der. giving a New York paper in re-
turn.
For the Confederate ladies'. there are
reprinted from the New York Herald
Fashion Notes from the United
States
Another old paper owned by Capt.
Adams is the Evening Wing of March
80, 1865, published in Richmond. That
newspapers were dear in those days
may be judged from the fact that
readers were urged not to pay any
newsboy more than so cents for a copy
of the Wing, as they We're supplied TO
the newsboys for 80 cents apiece, and
20 cents profit was considered enough.
Petersburg paper in Capt. Adams
collection. printed after the Union
Nippf'S iidb tiNtli po09N99ioll vi liit
tawn, issued an advertisement to the
negroes of the town. in which it was
stated that the negroes must get ril
of some of their mistaken ideas. II
appears that some of the negroes, inn
mediately after the fall of the South,
believed that as they were free they
had the right To take a portion of their
former masters property, or else live
on his estate to be supported by him
without working. The advertisement
sought to disillusion them, and con-
tains the admonition that they must
work fully as hard as they did before
the emancipation, and possibly harder.
The only difference was that they
would get the fun reward for their
labor. Negroes who refused to work
would not be given any of the dest-
tute rations that We're supplied by the
Union soldiers.
Capt Adams has also in his Civil
War collection napkin taken from
Jefferson Davis house after the eyacu-
alton of Richmond. bullets picked up
on many battletields, pieces of shells,
and other interesting relies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Salt Makes the Sea Rlus.

The -blueness of sea water Is in con-
slant ratio to its saltpess In the tro-
pics the tremendous evaporation Undue
ed by the blazing sun causes the water
to be much saltier than it is in higher
attitudes. For about so degrees north
and south of the equator the waters
are of an exquisite azure. Beyond these
latitudes the blue changes to green,
and in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans
the greens are almost as vivid as the
tropical blues.
The extraordinary blueness of the
Mediterranean has two causes. Few
large rivers Of fresh water run into
this sea, and. moreover. the Meditorra-
mean is virtually landlocked and expos
ed to powerful sun. SO that eNapora-
ton is rapid. by actual test the wat
ers of the Mediterranean are heavier
and saltier than those of the Atlantic
Ocean. But blue and green are not the
only colors observed in the sea In
January, 1909, a river of yellow water
three miles wide was observed running
parallel with the Gulf Stream. 1t
stretched from Cape Florida to Cape
Hatteras, and its color was undouhted-
ly due to some tremendous submarine
upiledNal, PROBABLY Solc3fllc.
Again, nine years ago, the sea turned
almost black Oft a large part of the
California coast. The whole of Santa
Cruz Bay assumed this extraordinary
inky hue, and fishing came abruptly
to an end. The darkness seemed To
have been caused by millions of the
tiny animalcules known as whale food,
The duh reddish tint that has given
the Red Sea it's name has a similar
cause The water becomes fuli of mi
croscopic algae-tiny weeds The yell
low Sea of China is usually supposed
to owe it's color to the food OF muddy
water that its great river peurs into it.
But there again living organisms are
responsible for the peculiar tint. Oc-
casonally. for some cause yet undis-
covered, great areas of the ocean turn
milk white. In March. l94, Japanese
merchant vessel. steamIng at night be-
tween Hong Kong and Yokohama, ran
into a snow-whte sea. 1t was not an
opaque phosphoreseent surface. but an
expanse of pure snow white that daz-
zled the eyes. The phenomenon lasted
six hours.