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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-22
Night Sessions Likely

The tenacious fight against the river
and harbors measure has at last begun
to wear on the patience of Senate man.
ayers who are anxious to get to other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-22
May Not Rebuild

Twelve business houses, a two-story
hotel and so residences were demol-
lshed IN Kemp City. This is the second
time in recent years that the little
town of 800 inhabitants has been Wis
tied by a tornado Merchants said that
the town probably would not be re-
built.
Eight we're killed In the town. while
the other victim, a child, was killed in
the collapse of it's fathers home just
across the Red river in Texas
Most of those injured were caught In
the collapse of buildings while trying to
reach storm cellars.
Bodies Carried Far
The bodies of the dead in several In
stances were found hundreds of yards
from where their homes had stood. The
two-year- child of DIR. and Mrs. Brin-
son, who were killed, was hurled 200 feet
with flying debris when their residence
was desire yed, but the child suffered only
minor injuries.
After the storm passed emergency treat
ment was given the injured in darkness
with rain falling in torrents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-22
Russians Meet the
British on the Tigris

Adventurous Ride" Results in Joining Forces
Germans Take New Territory about Verdun
While French Make Gains Beyond Esnes and
Northeast of Fortress-New Successes for the
Austrians
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-22

At a large and very enthusiastic
meeting held Friday night in the coun-
ty court house. $500 was raised from
those present as a neucluS for Il base
ball fund. for the support of profess
SIGNAL team this season. Never was
there a more enthusiastic meeting and
Belfast bids fair to have the fastest
team in its history.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
MASKING the Guns.

Against air craft observation one of
the first precautions taken Is to splash
guns, limbers and ammunition wagons
with different neutral tints so that they
will blend with the ground about
them. Any earthworks, pits, ETC., that
are erected or dug are strewn with
leaves and branches and the earth dis
turbed generally, so that from above
nothing unusual shall be spotted by
keen eyed air men.
A battery Of guns is seldom placed
along the sky line, for there it Is an
easy mark. Generally the guns are
concealed some distance down the in
cline in front Of the sky line, unless
the guns are howitzers, In which case
they can be best served from behind
the ridge. The idea Of placing the
guns In front Of the ridge Is that the
rising ground behind them serves as
an effectual screen, as the guns them
selves are painted to represent earth
and foliage.-London Standard.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Beino the Vice President,

isn't it easy to be vice PRESIDENT
remarked a young woman who had
been sitting in one Of the galleries for
some time watching the senate work.
"Cinch," colloquially responded her es-
cort-
But senators know differently, for
they are fully aware of what it means
to sit hour by hour and pilot their
august body through the parliamentary
jungles which frequently are confront
ed. The rules for legislative procedure
in the United States senate are prac-
tcally no rules at all, paradoIical as
1t may seem. The course Of the upper
house is guided largely upon precedent
and past rulings Of vice presidents,
and as a consequence the presiding Of
ficer must be thoroughly conversant
with what his predecessors have done
from the time the nation was born.
This means long hours of study
and extensive reading.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Gothic Architecturs.

The styles called Gothic, springing
from a common source in Romanesque
architecture and developing through,
out western Europe on differing lines,
are in general characterized by the
following features, although not all OF
these will be found in all examples:
Ribbed yaulting, pointed arches, the
flying arch and pinnacled buttress,
clustered shafting, traceried windows
In all but the earliest phases, stained
glass, a progressive tendency toward
loftiness, Hghtness of supports and
suppression of wall surfaces, sys-
tenn Of decoration Of which one ele-
ment was the emphasis and adornment
Of structural features and another the
use Of sculpture and carving Of human,
animal, vegetable and grotesque forms,
controlled by definite didactic pur-
pose and significance, and finally the
use Of available materials according to
their nature upon principles in part of
structural logic and in part Of decora-
tive effect-A. d. f. Hamlin in Archi-
tectural Record
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
National Elads.

II the question were asked which
country's national flag had. been long
est in use the answer would be either
the dragon banner of China or the
chrysanthemum flag Of Japan. The
former has been used from a very
early period, and the latter is as old
as the present dynasty in Japan, which
Is the most ancient in the world.
Among European national flags that
Of Denmark, a white St Georges cross
on a red ground, is the most ancient,
having been in use since 1913. No
other flag has existed without change
for anything like the same period as
q national emblem, although there are
royal standards that are older.
The Spanish colors date only from
1855, and Great Britain's flag in its
present form was first flown after the
union with Ireland in 1901. The stars
and stripes Of the United States was
first planned and ordered by Washing
ton Of an upholsterer in Philadelphia
and formally adopted on June II, 1777.
London Spectator.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
legqinqs of the Marines,

The stout leggings worn by members
of the United States marine corps are
not a purely decorative adjunct to
their very natty uniforms, as popularity
supposed by civilians, but are a pro-
lection for the men against tropical
diseases while in foreign service, naval
surgeons say. Many of the most dan
gerous tropical diseases are transmit
ted by the bites of insects. Among
these are malaria. yellow fever, bu-
bonic plague, hookworm. elephantiasis
and tropical ulcer. Fleas and mosqui-
toes are the prime carriers. and they
make their first attack upon the ankles,
thence working their way over the
whole body. The lcggings worn by the
United States marines afford splendid
protection to the ankles against fleas,
mosquitoes and infected dirt.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Antiquity of the Ballet.

Strictly defined. the ballet is proper
~ theatrical exhibition of the art of
dancing in its highest perfection, COM
plying generally with the rules Of the
drama as to its composition and form.
1t was in existence in Italy as far back
as A D. 1900, the court of Turin in
that day making especial use of it and
the royal family and mobiles taking
part in It The ballet was first intro
duced in France In the reign of Louis
XIII, and both that monarch and
Louis XIV. occasionally took part in
its dances. About the year 100 wom-
en- made their first appearance in the
ballet, which up to that time had been
performed exclusively by men, as was
the case also with plays and operas,
but no woman ballet dancer of any
note appeared until 100.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Akissinu thu Book.S

When did kissing the book" come
to be recognized as part Of the Eng
Iish oath? Master William Thorpe, q
priest, who was tried for heresy be-
fore the archbishop Of Canterbury in
14O7, has in an account Of his own
trial related a conversation between
a man Of law" and master Of di-
vinity" on the subject Of oaths. The
man of law spoke of witness merely
laying his hand on the book, where
upon the master of divinity said, HE
that chargeth him to lay his hand thus
upon the book, touching it and swear
ing by it, and KISSING it, promising in
this form to do this thing, will say and
witness that he that toucheth thus a
book and kiSseth it hath sworn upon
that book" So the practice is at least
500 years old.
kissing the book" must have been
a familiar practice in Shakespeare's
day, for in 1.-THE Tempest there is
more than one jocular reference to it.
Swear by this bottle how thou earnest
hither," says Stephano to Trinculo.
"Here, kiss the book" Offering him his
bottle of sack. There is also legal
proof that the practice was well
known in the seventeenth century,
London Opinion.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
DRIVEN INSANE BY 100
CIGARETTES A DAY
Sent to an Asylum Upon Saloon.
keepers Complaint and Doc
tors Testimony.

Detroit, Mich.-Frank Winters, the
man who smoked hundred cigarettes
q day, was committed to the Pontiac
asylum by Judge Hubert recently In
the probate court.
The incessant use Of the cigarettes
was declared by DR.. S. L. Layton, who
examined Winters, to have affected his
mind. Frequenting a saloon at the cor
ner Of Chamberlain and Lawndale ave
nues, Winters smoked until his supply
gave out and his money too. After
that he begged smokes from the Gus
toners Of the saloon, according to Jo-
seph Berman. the proprietor Of the
place
Berman petitioned the court to have
winters taken to an asylum. A Ger
man by birth, Winters was getting
along well In this country until the
cigarette habit got the upper hand
Given jobs by Berman, Winters even
lost his power Of application to simple
work.
mo more work for me-" he would
say as he would sit down on the job,
Berman told investigators.
The nicotine undoubtedly had q de-
teriorating effect on his mentality, DR..
layton declared
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Iippina In constantinopIe.

The tipping evil Is no joke even In
this country. But it has hardly reach
ed the degree of insidiousness marked
by this tale from the near east:
ION the morning Of my departure
from Constantinople 1 gave the letter
carrier who had brought my letters
during my sojourn here half a med
shid as a tip.
"In the afternoon a man came up to
me and said: My lord, am stranger
to you. You never received telegram.
But may it please you to know that 1
am the telegraph messenger. May 1t
please you to know that it was up to
me to deliver kilograms to you If such
had been received for you In our Of
fee. I surely would have brought
them to you most quickly. know
you viii be just and you will not harm
q man who has always been ready to
serve you. cannot be blamed that /
have never been called upon to be OF
service to you 1, too, deserve half
medshid.' "-Bruno's Weekly
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
SHAVING on One Side.

The shaving on one side only Of the
heads and boards of prisoners Of war
was obviously done to prevent any at
tempt at escape. But there have been
other motives for such half shaving,
which occurs at all sorts Of points in
history. Sometimes the act has been
pure insult, as when Hanun, king of
the children Of Ammon, shaved of
half Of the boards of David's servants.
In these days the victims would have
mended matters by shaving the other
half. But Jewish reverence for the
beard forbade that, and David told the
men to "tarry at Jericho until your
boards be grown" Demosthenes, when
he shut himself up for months in a
subterranean chamber to practice ora
tory, shaved half Of his head to cut
off all temptation to 60 abroad.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Raised pecoration. on EssshsIIs.

It Is easy to work out a design IN
relief on an eggshell. whether the con-
tents of the egg have been removed or
not. The first step Is to draw with
pencil the design or the lettering that
you wish to appear on the egg. Make
only an outline and the leading points
of the design. Then melt a small
quantity of candle wax in q shallow
tin and let it set a little, but while 1t
Is still soft take it out Of the tin and
spread it over the design on the egg.
If there is any difficulty in getting the
wax to hold touch it here and there
with the heated blade of penknife-
Take vinegar enough to cover the
egg completely and soak the egg In 1t
for a period that may be half an hour
or may be an hour and a half, accord
ing to the strength of the vinegar. At
the end Of that period take the egg
out and peel off the wax. The design
will then stand up in relief against
the rest Of the shell, for the acid OF
the vinegar will have eaten away the
uncovered part and left untouched only
that part which the wax protected
Youths Companion
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
He Manted To Know.

The late E. II. Hartman, says the
Wall Street Journal, was a stickler for
facts. He cared little for an approx
mate statement. When he asked his
employees for information he wanted
it definite.
While travelling through Nevada one
day with a number of the officials of
the Union Pacific the train passed a
little station with much platform, q
bleak background of sagebrush and
jumpers and no. habitation within
sight
What Is that station there for?'
asked Mr.. Hartman Of one Of the
railway officials with the party.
They ship few cattle and two or
three cars of WOOL"
(Which is it, two or threeT" snapped
Mr.. Hartman. (which is it? There
is difference of SO Is per cent"
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
JUST BLOUSES.
Latest Notes About This
Pet Hobby of All Women.

This is the season for blouses. They
are needed for a multitude Of reasons.
The one piece frock has not vanished
into the warm summer air because the
separate blouse has come into fashion
again. 1t appears to be necessary to
have both even in the average ward
robe. There is always struggle in the
mind Of the woman who is not plenti-
fully endowed with clothes money as
to how she should choose between a
suit and a one piece frock for constant
service, and probably the married man
put 1t correctly for all women when he
said that his wife brought the subject
up to him semiannually every day for
a fortnight, invariably decided In the
end according to her own desires and
was dissatisfied about her choice, no
matter what it was, for the rest Of the
season.
One Of the advantages Of blouse buy
ing is that the average woman can get
half a dozen to suit her different needs
and moods. This season they are un-
rolled before her like brilliant, never
ending carpet The design and the col
or constantly change. They have reach
ed a degree Of variety and gayety that
has not been touched in several sea-
sons.
Fine colored muslins, solid and strip
ed, are in the forefront of fashion, and
white and colored organizes, which
have been so extensively used for neck
wear, have been cordially taken up by
the makers Of blouses.
The plain white organdie waists are
embroidered with one or more colors,
sometimes in the simple and ever pleas
ing design of scallOps, again in polka
dots and triangles of brilliant red and
blue, green, black and yellow.
Because polka dot frocks are in fash
ion we will be able to wear separate
blouses of polka dot fabrics with the
pleased feeling that we are quite in the
middle Of the picture. Taffeta and sat-
In are not looked upon with any de-
gree of warmth, but taffeta is applied
to chiffon and then embroidered in gold
and silver to build up an ornate blouse.
Every one knows by this time that
the smartest of French blouses drops
over the skirt instead Of going under
1t after the manner of a miniature Rus
sian blouse. Cheruit sent this out In
white organdie, with sash of colored
silk, and it has led the way for doz-
en- other conceptions by our own dress
makers.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
EARRINGS Denote Widowhood.

That India is a land Of curious GUS
toms is confirmed by the Popular Sci.
ence Monthly. A widow, instead of
wearing black Grape, dons ponderous
earrings made of solid brass. Since
her widowhoOd is perpetual she is
obliged to wear them the rest of her
life. Each year another ring is added.
The constantly increasing weight OF
metal stretches the lobe of the ear, to
which it is attached, in an ektraor-
binary manner. 1t is safe to say that
no widow ever forgets the fact of
her widowhood when wearing such a
clumsy weight.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
MINERALS IN FOODS.
A Discourse on ingredients Needed For
Pure, Red Blood.

Pure, Red Blood.
There are a large number of people
who have some indefinite notion about
iron in foods, thinking it is in amounts
big enough to see with the naked
eye If they but know how. 1t is not
Prospective mothers begin to learn
about their mineral needs when the
doctor prescribes lime tablets, which
contain the inorganic mineral, known
to be far less absorbable than when
organic, as in plants. The plants take
the inorganic minerals of the soil and
make them over into live stuff for him.
He cannot seem to get them so well
in any other way.
Not only anaemia, but many other ILL
nesses come because not enough foods
containing minerals are eaten, or If
eaten are made ineffective because the
strong acids taken go after them for
their own use. If we could talk baby
talk to them we might say, THE acids
will catch you if you don't watch out. I"
Now, just to get little bit of a no.
ton about how very slight in guam
tity, though so wondrous in quality,
these vitalizing minerals are, any cook
and any eater should study some re-
liable book on the matter. You will
learn that there is nothing quite so
heavy in lime as turnip tops, which
also means the tops of the kohlrabi
How much lime? Oh, about one-half
Of 1 per cent, but that is lot COM
pared with what is in the valuable
spinach. which has only 90 per cent
Sherman calls these minerals lash con-
stituents,' which is bit old fashion
ed. Others call them nutrient Salts"
and common everyday people say min
eral matter. How great are little things
is what We need to realize in this con-
nection. They are almost comparable
with radium in this respect
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Shakespeare Altered.

A portable theater had been pitched
In an out of the way spot where the
prospective theatrical patrons were
unsophisticated in matters dramatic.
The players possessed the costumes
for Hamlet" and Shakespeare's trag-
edy was selected for representation.
1t then occurred to the proprietors of
the show that the name might not at
tract, so they altered the title to How
the Stepfather Was Paid Outr'-Lon-
don Mail.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
WOULDN'T SPOIL HIS FINGERS
Artistic Hands, Out of q Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal.

Artistic Hands, Out of q Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal.
Montclair, n. J.-If a man has ~plano
fingers" and Is offered q job On Q coal
wagon should he accept the job to
support his wife and six children, or
should a philanthropic society place
him In some position where his dtgital
refinement would not b affected BY
manual labor?
This Is one OF the Questions pro
pounded In the annual report Of Ms.
Nettie e Patterson, superintendent Of
ths Atruist society. Mrs Patterson
mentions the case In referring b the
difficulties that confront the society.
She said that . man when offered O
place ON the coal wagon refused, say
ing be had been told be had .piano
fingers" and did not wish 10 spoil
thsm-
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Birds as Lamps,

The natives Of Trinidad make use of
the young guacharo in an unusual man
ner. The young are very fat and are
frequently found to weigh more than
the full grown birds. Their fat is used
by the natives to produce an oil which
Is a substitute for butter. Also It Is
frequently the custom Of the natives
to draw wick through the body of a
young guacharo and use it as a lamp
or candle. Thus the guacharo is some
times called the oil bird.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
FEWER KANSAS FARMERS.
There Are Not So Many Now a Ten
Years AGO,

Abilene, Kan.-Fewer people arc en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits In Kan
sas now than ten years ago, according
to ]. G. Mohler, secretary Of the state
board Of agriculture.
"In 1895 Of those engaged in al &C.
equations 55 per cent were In agricul-
ture," he declared, land in 1905 30 per
cent and in 1915 46 per cent II n
very discouraging sign In a state Ike
Kansas, where agriculture IS the over
shadowing industry, that fewer instead
Of more people are engaging In It"
Some Of the serious problems that
must be solved in Kansas are those Of
the home seeker, the ownership Of
lands, employment Of capital, better
farming and the improvement Of CON
ditions Of rural life, Mr.. Mohler g.
serted.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Ptomaine Poison,

. "Ptomaine is a scientific name
. for food poison" says a physi-
. clan In Farm and Fireside, "and,
. although all ptomaines are not
. dangerous to health, there Is no
. simple test for telling the dam
. gerous ones from the others.
. DR.. Charles K. Francis. q noted
. chemist, gives the advice. When
3 doubtful about a food do not eat
, it. This applies especially to
B meat which has a peculiar odor
B or taste, canned goods, especial
, ~ when they have been opened
, for some time, and other foods
D which do not seem Just right
, Taking chance may be taking
, your health OF life Safety frstr
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Menu For One Week,

Sunday.-Roast beef, Franconia po-
tatoes, crsamed cauliflower, orange
salad. steamed apple pudding with va
nilla sauce.
Monday.-Cold roast beef, hot gravy,
scalloped potatoes, peas. pineapple and
cake.
Tuesday.-Cottage pie Chopped roast
beef. mashed potatoes and gravy, kid
ney beans, fruit salad, peach tapioca
with cream and cake.
Wednesday.-Beef croquettes with
stewed mushrooms, peas, mince pie
and cheese.
Thursday.-Veal outlets, baked pota-
toes, macaroni and cheese and apple
pie.
Friday.-Creamed fish on toast, ba-
mana salad, prune whip and cake.
Saturday.-Baked beans and brown
bread, mustard pickles, Dutch apple
cake with lemon sauce.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
a Silent Civ.

No industry brings the village of
Gilthoorn, Holland, into touch with
the world. 1t is almost wholly mac
cessible except by water, and the in
habitants are shy and keep within
doors, betraying not the slightest in
terest in visitors. Indeed, Gilthoorn
has been likened, empty and silent in
its green picturesqueness, to a place
visited in a acknowledgement
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Pound Cake.

Take one pound two ounces Of sugar,
a pound of butter, a pound Of flour, ten
eggs, vanilla to taste. Cream the sugar
and eggs together and the flour and
butter. Mix both OF these together,
add vanilla and beat until light and
creamy. 1t is best to use ones hand,
as 1t makes the cake much lighter.
Bake in moderate oven one hour. This
makes four pounds.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17

Farmer Has essa Searching Stxsssn
Years, but So Far Has Failed
Bridgeport. Cenn-Joseph Crunaa-
farnsr Of Derby, announced that he
lad searched fortytvo states and I've
eoontries Of Europe and that, whns N
Q receptive mood, b had not found
gan suitable to Be his spouse.
Z am strictly temperate, q hsaffay
and strong farmer, and I have been
searching sixteen years for the light
kind OF a wife," be declared. Il have
Jet to ind the woman, and I wish the
Aswspapers would help me-"
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Way of Woman With an Old Shirt

Mems shirts are usually made Of
such good materials that 1t seems q
shame to discard them because the
fronts and cuffs are worn. One woman
makes good looking aprons Of them
BY using the back OF the shirt for the
front Of the apron. finishing with q
bias and cut from the worn fronts
and getting strings from the sleeves.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
A Shampoo Scheme.

The possibilities of the hot water bot
tie as an adjunct I'm drying the hair
after a shampoo have just been discov-
cred by one woman. Half filled with
hot water and applied to the scalp and
hair it dries both rapidly and pleas
antly. With second bottle applied
to the length Of the hair it is possible
to recline luxuriously with a book
while ones hair is almost drying itself.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
New Veraion

Mother was hacking at the fatted
calf when the prodigal dumped into
the kitchen.
Jaw, say, maw," he grumbled, LAY
or the veal and give US a little spring
lamb. These occasions don't happen
every day."-Buffalo Express.
The broad ax., 1916-06-17
Attractive Chains

The new bead necklaces show COM
einations Of jade and jet, coral and
jet or jade, pearls and Jet, with imita.
tion pierced gold or silver nligree beads
used at effective intervals for orna.
mentation. One chain, In which Jade
is used most attractively. has the pisrc.
ed gold beads, with antique finish, and
q piece Of Chinese money used an q
pendant