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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
A LUCKY STONE.
! Maybe the Part II Played Was Mersly
rh.s of caineidence

Maybe the Part Il Played Was Merely
That Of Coincidence.
In his book, 1.-THE Magic Of Jewels
and Charms George F. Kunz relates
this little story Of lucky stone and
the adventures of its owners:
Some years ago a meteorite was
given to Edward Heron Allen, the IA
nous writer on palmistry and the VIC
lin, and this gifted man always wore 1t
about him. One morning he awakened
to find that the entire roof above him
had fallen in, except just that portion
over his bed.
HE told the story to one Of the best
known Indies in Boston. one who is
known for her public spirit, her love OF
art and her faultless manner Of enter.
tanning. This lady successfully urged
Allen to give her the meteorite.
"A few days later, while out driving
a great truck with two runaway horses
attached to it struck her carriage. In
stinctively she raised her muff to pro-
tect her face. The muff was almost
cut in two, but the lady was not hurt
A few days later. while she was walk
ing under some scaffolding, 1t fell, and
the open part where the hoists went
up proved to be just where she stood
Although surrounded by ruin. she re
mained unframed"
Whether the stone was a factor In
averting disaster to its owners in theil
moments Of peril is. however. a matter
apart from the facts in the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
How IN Quit SMOKING.

Do not light the first cigar less than
half an hour after breakfast. The more
difficult this delay may be the more
need there Is for a cure. The remain
der Of the day smoke >the same as
usual. 1t is only tho first cigar with
which we are dealing. Keep this up
for week. then lengthen the interval
to an hour for another week, then
make it one and a half hours, two,
two and q half. and so on. If you
have an "al gone" sensation. a long
ing for something, eat an orange or
apple or almost any kind Of fruit. but
don't smoke until the time is up. The
nerves, being deprived Of their morning
stimulant, are crying for nourishmcnt
which nature is Fastening to supply
through increased appetite to supply
digestion. BY the time the first cigar
Is entirely eliminated the cure is >ef
fected with no serious arrangement o:
the heart or digestive apparatus.-Ex
change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
VIRTUE OF. A GOOD LAUGH.
A Tonic That Stimulates the Body
and All It's Organs.


There is not the remotest corner or
little inlet Of the minute blood vessels
Of the human body that does not feel
some wavelet from the CONFUSION &C.
casioned by good hearty laughter.
The life principle, or the central
man, is shaken to the innermost
depths, sending new tides Of life and
strength to the surface, thus mate
rally tending to insure good health to
the persons who indulge therein.
The blood moves more rapidly and
conveys a different impression to oil
the organs of the body as it visits
them on that particular mystic jour-
ney when the man is laughing from
what it does at other times.
For this reason every good, hearty
laugh in which a person INDUCES
lengthens his life. conveying, as 1t
does. new and distinct stimulus to the
vital forces.
Doubtless the time will come when
physicians, conceding more Importance
than they now do to the influence OF
the mind upon the vital forces OF the
body, will make up their prescriptions
more with reference to the mind and
less to drugs for them and will, IN SO
doing, find the best and most effective
method of producing the required ef-
feet upon the patient. .....
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

Novv Prussia was Heto'
Thor. was no need of celebrating AT
,,or day IS Prussia in the days wnen
sS-,.drich Wilhelm 7. was king, Tor tnat
monarcn had 4 pisa all his own oy
which he repDnished the forests ana
kent the country well supplied WIN
fruit trees. . Al. +,o
According to Das Buch fur Alle' tne
ring having observed that there; was
. creat dearth Of fruit and oak trees
r. Prussia and not being willing 70
undertake the tremendous expense o.
reforesting the country himself issued
an order to all. ;clergymen that, AFTER
June q, 1870, they should refuse 70
perform any marriage ceremony unless
the groom could produce evidence tnat
he had Just planted six fruit trees ana
an equal number Of oaks. II 1t was IN
winter or in the middle Of dry sum
mer, when plants would not grow the
groom had - produce and lay aside a
sum Of money sufficient to cover the
cost of the trees and promise to plant
the required number when 1al OF
f. spring came.
The edict worked wonders. The next
generation in Prussia had no lack OF
| fruit and oak trees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
Lost His BEARINGS.

1t was an English skipper of the old.
en- time who. having knowledge be-
yond the seeming needs, as he. could
read and use the charts, was dis
patched to Rotterdam. The skipper
had never been to Rotterdam before, 50
after getting over the bar and well
away to the east he produced bis
charts and made learned inspection
but the charts had been long time
in the locker and circumstances com.
bined to alarm him extremely. He
went up on deck and called to his
mate, Put her about; the rats have
eaten Holland!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
And All This Was Polite.

Royal banquets in France at any
era between the reign of Francis l..
and Louis XIV would show the Ouch
ess. her napkin tied securely around
her neck, nibbling bone, the noble
marquis surreptitiously scratching him.
self, the belle marquise withdrawing
her spoon from her lips to help a
neighbor to sauce with it, another fair
creature securing her plate with her
bread. a gallant courtier using his dou-
blet or the tablecloth as towel for his
fingers and two footmen holding a
yard of damask under q lady's chin
while she emptied her goblet ut a
draft. All of these at one era or an
other were the usages of polite society.
During a feast of inordinate length 1t
was sometimes necessary to substitute
a clean cloth for the one which the
carelessness or bad manners of the
guests reduced to a deplorable condi-
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
FORM Of THE EARTH.
:. ia. Changed but vsry Little u"
Many Millions ef>Ysars.

Many Millions ofSYsars.
The earth's form is that which It's
CITATION period demands. Undoubtedly
4 the period has changed the form mas
changed. Given lstle time, sonos
Under great pressure flow quite reao'
!Iy into new forms.
Now, any great slowing down OF the
.arth's rotation period within geologi-
.al times would be expected TO sno"
IN the surface features. The strain
should have wrinkled, so to speak, IN
the equatorial regions and stretched
n the polar regions If the earth
changed from a spheroid: that was con-
,iderabIy fatter than. it now Is to Its
present form. Mountains, as evidence
Of the folding ..of the rock strata.
should exist in profusion In the torrao
zone and be scarce in or absent from
the higher ATTITUDES Of the earth.
such differential effects do not exist,
and it seems to follow that changes IN
the earth's rotation period and in Its
form could have been only slight while
the qualification Of our rocks was In
progress. Biologists estimate from the
deposition of denudation and sedimen-
tation that the formation Of the rock
strata has consumed from 6O,O0O'OOo
to 1OO,OOOO0O years.
II the earth had substantially its
present form 100000 years ago we
are safe in saying that the period OF
time represented In the building up OF
the earth from a small nucleus to its
present dimensions has been vastly
longer, probably reckoned in the thou
sands Of millions Of years.-W. W.
Campbell In Scientific Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
Only ons Athans Now.

There is and has been for many CEN
turies only one Athens. But antiquity
knew no fewer than nine cities or
towns of that name in various parts OF
Greece, and even in the time Of Plau-
tus it was sometimes felt necessary to
distinguish the great one rs Attic
Athens" 1t was natural that Greek
cities should take their name from
Athena. the goddess Of wisdom, war
like prowess and skill in the arts OF
life, who. according to some legends,
herself founded the City of the Violent
Crown. Others ascribed the naming
Of the city to Theseus or other myth
cal kings. The IS" of the termination
Is real plural, for the city was given
q plural name (AthenaD. as being made
up of several Constituent parts.-Lon
don Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
No Eye For Color.

Apropos Of the amusing comments
academic costume that so often nvs|
popular ignorance Of the symbolism
hoods and gowns is the following seF
told by q contributor to the LiverN|
Post:
A friend Of mine, says he. IS co
rate In a local suburban parish. Some
little time back he went up to O1iOrl
to take his master Of arts degree an
the following Sunday appeared In b
pulpit Respondent in his new miss
Of arts hood. A few nights later }
was dining in the house of promisl
parishiOner and was amazed to M
his hostess pleasantly remark:
Mr.. K, that new hood Of you
doesn't suit you at all. I can't Inns
inc why you. with your complies
chose red of all colors In the wet
A myrtle green or an old gold won
have suited you much better and won
have been far more effective You m
never know how to dress yourselves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
courtino In Spain.

In sunny Spain etiquette is so very
restrictive in the matter Of courtship
that it is a wonder that young people
ever manage tot get, married at all.
Even when, after many difficulties, the
engagement is accomplished, the par
ents have deciding voice in fixing
the date, and, as they prefer long en-
gagements, the wedding day is usually
fixed somewhere in the dim future.
The best man and maid of honor are
expected not only to fulfill the usual
duties. but to contribute-sometim
very substantially-to the expenses OF
the wedding feast. Wedding cake is
unknown. but instead packets Of sugar.
ed almonds are distributed among the
guests and sent by post to those who
are unable to be present.-Kansas City
Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
llTNTER CONVENTION KENNEbEC
fe0uNTX CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R
RkT WINTHROP ST. BAPTIST CHURCH
Installed Notable Addresses Heard-Supper Served
Fly Ladies the Church-Evenng Meeting Has Large At
tendance-Gardiner Baptists Awarded Banner

President, d. S. Patterson Of Augusta;
vice president Charles Wilson of Albion
second vice president, Miss Hazel Merrill
of Waterville; third vice president. Miss
Florence Libby of 1itchfield: fourth vice
president. E. c. Longley of East Win
throp; fifth vice president, Lester Glacier
of Fairfield; recording secretary. Miss
Grace Littlefield of Waterville: CORE
spending secretary, Miss Lena Kerr OF
Oakland; treasurer. w. B. Bailey OF Chi
ma; evangelistic committee. Rev. Z. NJ.
Holman, L. A. Farrar and Rev. John
Thurston of Waterville. The junior COM
mittee, Miss Hazel Barney of Waterville
and the missionary committee, Mrs Fred
Conant of Winslow.
After the election of officers a few
hymns were sung, the two speakers OF
the evening, Rev. Geo c. Sauer OF Ban
eor and A. G. Shartle of Boston. were
introduced, and the convention was clos
ed with two fine addresses by these two
fine speakers. Mr.. Sauer in the course OF
his address spoke feelingly of our mistake
in sending arms and ammunition to Eu'
rope. and said that the production Oh
such deadly things was not our norma
work, that we should strive TO pulld up
not to destroy. that all good and lasting
work is done by good men in righteous
ness. He spoke of the necessity for uni
yersal self-mastery. and told story en-
titled 1.-THE Four Feathers" which made
deep impression on his audience
Mr.. Shartle made an impressive ad
dress at the close of the meeting. telling
of the practical side of the c. E. work
giving personal and interesting accounts
of the work being done in Boston ano
other cities and closed with prayer
for the success of the society for chs
coming year.
The banner awarded for the greatest
attendance was given to the Gardiner
First Baptist church. 1t will be theil
property for the next six months. A
beautiful vocal solo was rendered by
Miss Hazel Lyford during the devotional
exercises and was much appreciated by
all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
Naming . Novel.

.The thing to do" said the literary
man, lis to call your novel after the
name Of the leading character"
"Whyf" asked the youngest novel
list.
Because the best and the most sue
cessful novels always have such
Names. the other replied. Take the
great novelists. The greatest book OF
each gets its title from the leading
characters name.
Instances are easy to give. What
is the best novel Of Dickens? 1t Is
David Copperfield.' What is the best
novel of Thackeray? It is Henry Es-
mond.' What is the best novel OF
Scott? 1t is 'Ivanhoe.' What Is the
best novel Of Thomas Hardy? Tess
of the D'Urbervilles.' OF George Mere
dith? The Ordeal Of Richard Feverel.'
OF Rider Haggard? Allan Quater-
main OF Tolstoy? Anna Karenina.'"
New York Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
When the PLAQUE RACED.

Sir Walter Besant in one Of y
books says Of the author Of Robins
Crusoe" and journal of the Plague
de Foe was born in the year laa
His father lived in Cripplegate. when
as we know, he had shop. II
child, therefore, was four years Of d
in the plague year. A child of f'
observes a great deal and may rers'
Der a great deal. De Foe says: WE
any one bought a joint of meat
would not take it out Of the butcEs
hand, but took 1t Off the hooks Do
self. On the other hand. the buteO
would not touch the money, but put
into q pot full Of vinegar which
kept for the purpose This must su
~ have been seen by the child q
remembered. 1t happened in bis
Tiers shop before his eyes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
INVESTING MONEY!
Choose Between Speculative R;,.
Safe Securities,

Choose Between Speculative Ri,l.
Safe Securities.
A famous capitalist, writing II
M. Tarbell in the American Mac.
says:
There is no man in the world
can honestly say that he can IN,
money and be certain of perm,,
large returns. The big dividends
from speculative ventures, and nos
should make them unless he il with
and able to lose all he puts in.
II had a thousand dollars Son.
today from a woman who want, j
per cent. I cannot place it 80 tb,.3
can be sure she will permanent, !
s per cent. It is all she has i, y
world. l have no right to lose II y
I shall not do 1t. I shall return y
money. If she could afford to lo,. /
: that would be another thing.
There is only one safe way 70, =.
pie to invest, and that is to chs'
sound, conservative bonds or s,o,I
and that after consultation with ~
worthy brokers or bankers. In 4
long run it will be worth much ~
to them than the uncertain large \.
dend, but nobody believes me. n.
! all think that If I would 1 could mi
a fortune for them. When send h
thousand dollars back the last m,
this woman will do will be to TN,
me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
KING OF URBAN TREES.
Qualities That Adopt tho Elm to A.
chjteeturaI Surroundings.

Qualities That Adopt tho Elm to A.
ehitecturaI Surroundings.
The elm is essentially self sufficient
tree. It does not thrive in groves. It
has a standard type Of its own, ana Il
either attains this type or Is host to
view. The .elm which comes to ma
turity is usually the one which has
lodged in a favored spot where there
Is no competition, such as river
meadow, where the spring .freshets
have dfopped the Seed on fertile soil
and the roots can get down to water.
We all know the type, the noble trunk
Of massive girth tapering very grad
ually upward to the first spring OF
branches and then dissolving into those
branches as a water jet might dissolve
In many upward and out curving
streams till the whole Is lost In the
spray of the foliage. Like many other
trees that grow alone, it develops an
exquisite symmetry. But with the elm
this symmetry is not only one Of gen
eral contour, but Of individual limbs.
Not only is the silhouette symmetrical,
but the skeleton also, branch balanc-
ing branch.
That is what gives It its remarkable
fitness to comport with architectural
lines, with geometrically designed Wis
tas. 1t has a formal structure and
consequent dignity which make 1t the
logical shade for a village street, a
chapel, library. the scholarly process
sion in cap and gown. Add to that dig
nifty its arched and airy lightness and
its splendid size and you have the king
Of urban trees.-Walter Prichard Ea'
ton in Century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

Instead of the annual class basketball
games at Chizzle-Wizzle this year. a Sc
ries of track events between the four
classes will be held at City hall and a
cup will probably be awarded the win
ming class team. The captains for three
of the classes are as follows: Senior,
Fred Best; Junior, Dwight Turner; Soph-
omore, Gerald Cram The field work will
be under the direction of Coac-- Thomp-
son. who is himself a crack track man,
and some good work will probably be
displayed at the indoor meet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
A Queer Thina About July.

How we came to pronounce July as
We do now with the accent on the Sec
ond syllable is one Of the unsolved
mysteries Of speech. Named, of course,
after julius Caesar, it should really be
pronounced to rime with duly" and
so our forefathers actually did pro-
nounce it. Spenser, for instance, has
the line, Then came hot July boyling
like to fire." and even so late as John
sons time the accent was still on the
"Ju." 1t is one of many words which
would startle those ancestors Of ours,
spoken as we speak them now.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
A Iiaer Story.

There is story current at Kuloang
central China. about tiger which gave
trouble in that quarter. A missionary
and his wife had been worried by the
tiger providing nightly around theft
home. They determined to be rid OF
it and one night tied COW up in the
back yard and dog at the front OF
the house. Then they armed them.
selves with guns and kept watch. The
tiger appeared. The missionary fired
and killed the COW. The wife rushed
to see what had happened. and in bel
absence the tiger ate the dog.-Ex.
change. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
DRY CLEANING AT HOME
A Mixture That Is Said to Do thu W.
Easily and Harmlesssy.

A Mixture That Is Said to Do the W,
Easily and HarmIesssy.
Make a stock solution Of a,
ounces strong ammonia, half an ON,
of chloroform and half an ounce
ether. Cork tightly and keen a,,|
from the face, says the Scieptl
American. Dissolve a bar Of naphsl
soap In three gallons Of hot water n
half a teaspoonful each Of tatl
soda, salt and alum and three tail
spoonfuls of the chlorotor]
ether mixture. -
To clean oriental or other rus
their original brightness make a lat1
and dip a scrub brush in it, shall
out superfluous water. Go over \
rug with this brush, and the lat,
dries out almost Immediately.
harm whatever is done to the best h
entail rug.
To sponge spots from clothing, e.
delicate silk and upholstery, dip a ID
sponge in the lather. wiring as dry,
possible and sponge of the spot.
To wash sweaters, blankets or ca
flannels let the mixture become nes.
cold, soak the garments in it halt
hour or less, squeeze dry, rinse in ds
water, squeeze dry again and hang y
| The various ingredients used D
only remove grease and dirt, but
and brighten colOrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

A mushroom weighing more than 80
pounds and measuring three and one
half feet in diameter, was found in Bev-
erly by Mrs. Alice Wool, of Boston, ac-
cording to the Transcript. 1t was like
two great roses of a cream, ,fawn color,
waxy white and full of irregular holes
on the underside. A litter of boughs and
pasteboard boxes had to be made, two
men carried it 10 the station and placed
it in a baggage car on a Boston bound
train. 1t could not be taken into a street
car or taxi. and Mrs Wool hired an
automobile for it's transportation to Hor-
ticultural hall for the Theological Club
exhibition The members tasted it and
pronounced it good. Four years ago at
this time Mrs. Wool found a smaller
specimen in the same spot on the north
shore. She has gone there every season
since, but failed to see anything which
looked like a .polygorus. This leads her
to conclude that it takes four seasons
for the spawn to form a plant growth
and produce a flower.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
GEORGE R. TRACY.
ARRESTED THURSDAY
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
OF Funds Belonging to the Au-
gusta Lodge of Moose - Is
Now Confined at the Augusta
Police Station-May Be Ar
raigned Monday

George r. Tracy, a former collector
for the Augusta Lodge Of Moose and
at one time last year a manager OF
the Cony House, was arrested Thurs
day at that house and locked up at
the police station where he now is.
Tracy had been away from Augusta
for a number of months and is UNDER
stood to have returned to the city
about a week ago.
The charge on which the man was
arrested was the ENLIGHTENMENT Of the
sum Of 1897 belonging to the Augusta
Lodge Of Moose, the funds being taken
at different periods last season. Tracy
was to have been arraigned Friday
morning but by arrangement the case
was continued until Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
Horny Viii. and Puddinss.

Bluff King Hal, otherwise hen,
VIII. of England. was exceedingly la'
of puddings. At one time he gave
certain Mrs. CORVALLIS a house ID A'
gate for herself and her heirs fore''
Tin reward of fine puddings.' In NV
Henry Wills private accounts oes.
again and again entries Of his rewa..
to different housewives for brings
him puddings. A typical instance ~.
thus: Item. The same day pau
the wife that made the king podlnss
Hampton corte, Wis. viijd." This Won,
be about $1.75, but its value was m''
greater when the entry was MADE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

1reves' which the French airmen
nave oeen visiting. is probably the old
est city in Germany, and contains more
i>o'an antiquities than any other CITY
IN northern Europe, but it's most fam.
Gus possession is the holy coat" pre-
served IN the cathedral. According to
tradition this is the identical seam
'ess ROBE worn by Jesus Christ and
samoled. for by the Roman soldier. At
the foot Of the. cross.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15
Y. M. C.. A. NOTES

The speaker at the boys meeting at
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the as
sembly hall of the ~" building will
be Harry Rowe. secretary of the Y
NJ. c. A. at Bates College.
The High School Discussion Clah
will hold it's regular meeting at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Bankers and the State House
teams will roll a postponed bowling
match of the "Y' City League at
O'Clock this afternoon on the Y. M. c.
A. alleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

Kiev, sometimes called kien' -
Of the oldest cities in Russia.
called the Mother Of Russian CIV"
Enthusiastically and intellectualiy' -
is one Of the most important. "
founded before the Christian el"'
has nearly 100 magnificent chui''
many of them with gilded dofne' :.
pinnacles which viewed from
lance. give the city a striking" !"
tifnl anpaaranca.