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The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
WARM WATER.
A CiaIn That u Causes . Marked Iaeresss
In the MILK Yield.

Experiments conducted a, the Agri
| cultural College. Manhattan. Kan.
with warm drinking water for cattle.
leads the professor of agriculture to
say:
while this experiment. from its
brevity. and the peculiar circumstance,
surrounding il. is far from conclusive
upon the poin, under examination. it
c c~rtainly is suggestive Of great value.
The fac; that At every day except one
when warm water WAS the drink OF the
cows. a marked increase in tie flow Of
milk wa, rccoried-ihis increase
amounting To fourteen and even eight.
cen per Ccnt.-shows conclUs.ycly. -
j; seems 10 me. that the warm water
was always beneficial. | am conf
i mt. however. that this beneficial in
iiucnce i, shown here at the minimum
for the reason before >tated-;hdt the
influence OF the warm and Of the cod
drink extend, beyond the two mi.A.ngs
following.
Prof. Shelton then reviews the differ
ence between stock kept warm and
with warm water II drink. and Others
left 10 themselves. and their behavior
after they had been learned 10 dr.nE
warm water: and saws even tho voun-
sucaling calves. which ordinarily took
water with great reluctance. If al al.
rapidly acquired a taste for the warm
drink. slipped -hyiy at first, but soon
took il in full dr1ughts.'
Where fuel i, scarce the proposition
i mad. that vast, straw. corn stalks
etc. NAV be used to warm drinking
water. The suggestion from expert
worthless woody fiber. when in
4 suitable condition to burn.
MAJ b. made. in a sens. a va!u-
able food. supplying. directly TO TN.
animal, heat which otherwise mus.
comc from the more expensive digest.
bic foods. The heat thus obt,inc,!
Ilust Nv OH tu W Inv tIIlIiifi III ii'
water he drinks. because the iar..
amount Of water consumed daily makes
i, tac necessary vehicle for conveying
the largeS. possible amount of heat 10
tho animal organism. That this j. Il
simple and inexpensive process may BE-
shown by a single fact gathered from
general exp .%ricncn: Il bu>hcl of bitum,-
nous coal burncd in IN economical
boiler We have found to be ample fuel
for heating the daily drinking water
required by twenty-five COWS.
In conclusion he adds: Il am un-
able to think Of one of the leaks of III"
farm that may be 80 easily and with
such profitable results stopped Is this
waste of animal heat. The general
proposition that warm. comfortable
GuartcrS-not mere .shcltcr'-supplr-
mrntrd with warm food and drink.
are advantageous to the domcstica,ri
animals. Is rarely questioned. | 90 4
step further. and assert that the heat
and comfort of animals may DC con
served, in the WAY indicated. to the
great financial advantage of their
owners.'-Furm. FIcid dnd StOckNndn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
THE OlO.TlME FARM,

In vivid fancy ] can view cen now
Full many . scene upon the old-time farm.
Tho honest sweat upon my fathers brow,
The upright scyths beneath his strong right
arm:
The smooth, green meadow in the silent
glade,
The spotted TILES and the scented hay.
And near at hand the cool. inviting shade.
From which how Oft we watched the diving
day:
The thresbing foor, the beasts that went
their round.
The flying chat. the winOwin2 of the grain.
The wooden scoop that raised II from the
The nail that never shall descend again;
The welcome echo Of the old tin horn
That called from toll a hungry little elf.
The glad. bright sunshine OF the Sabbath
morn,
Tho pies and cakes upon the upper shelf:
The lofty sweep above tine wood bound we'll.
The swayIny buckle, ON the slender pole.
The gurgling fountain In the shady dell,
The yellow gourd with wide aud ample
bowl:
The grand old fire place. hug logs of wood,
by sturdy arms rolled to their resting
place.
The lcaping flames round which we musing
STOOL,
Aud saw weird phantons in their hot en-
brace:
The bright reflector On the broad stone
hearth,
The hackIc and the fiax-brakc. and the
loom.
The good old spinning wheel OF countless
worth,
Singing its gIcc song In the outer room.
The sun OF life may seek the shadowy west,
Yet these past scenes with US fade not
away:
The good old home where we were once 50
blcst
Is a sun-bright emblem of n better day.
Il. L.. Hurst. IN OHIO Farmer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
EATING NEW 0REAO.
4 Food Which Tss~s the Dig vsfive OrSsn'
BSyosi Enauroae>

Rsyesi Enlursoc>
II bread il made by the us~ OF Yeast
i. is n necessary ,o have il LATHAM accr-
tain age-twelve hour, in the saa1rnef
and iw~eniy-four in the winter; 4 We
would have the most nourishinc and
yaluablc-a, il j. - have our iroi:s
snd vegetables ripe befor. wc.ai them.
and 1 will here remark iha; the idea 4"
cooling such new bread before eating.
Ia AVOID ~unfavorAb1e effects. D, simply
absurd IL i the age and chemical
! condition which i, ,o be taken into ac-
count. and not it, temperature. n II
may be- desirable To have j; warm. or
no; objectionable. |, require. more
I time for the digestion Of new bread
than for the old. besides taxing the Ill
| cestivc organs very much morr- ihe
dy,pcp;ic early learns that ne can not
eat hot biscuit, particularly ai niSh'.
without great suffering. lille al should
learn tina, II eat them =: any time. un-
der any circumstances, whatever may
be The condition of the digestive or
gan>. will be- To produce dysprl -.
more or less severe. ~ some time. >-nce
! digestion i, weakened by the Use II
,uch food. Prevention : easier. >a:ct
and more economical than cur.
The difficulty Of the digestion # new
bread MAY be- wei, Illustrated by itk-
ing 4 small piece IF new bread. To hing
il IN the form Of a ball. dropping j;
into a glass IF water AMI observing the
: eject. IL will be- observed that il still
retains the form OF q bullet, a word
often u>-G 10 express the sensation
produced in the stomach - alter
such bread i eaten. Then take a SIM
liar piece OF the same Kind III Biscuit
baked the day before. putting Il into
water. whcr. il will be seen that It
soon crumblc, AMI becomes perfectly
soft. seeking the general level SINH
lar results will follow eating tn" two
kinds of bread. The new. long resist
ing the action of the digestive juices.
long continues it, solid form, wbic
the other i, readily ~permca,ed by
these juices. easily digc>ird. prov
ing much more nuuri>hin: and
less taxing To the stomach. In
deed. it is possible 10 have our food ~
difficult IF digestion that the process
Will exhaust ~ much. or nearly a.
much. vital force q, the fool VII fur
ni,h. which will account for the fact
that some persons do - rcc,.." ~
much advantage from the food eaten.
some eating so much that but = small
fraction Of II can be- di-c>tcd.
While true that the vast majority %!
people NAV with safety eat their bread
cold. il i not objectionable to have q
toasted, or IN some way warmed.
(Thcs: who suppose that cold food l.
hurtful, will do well TO remember that
ice water. ice creams and the liz, ar
far more dangerous and hur,ful) All
that j. claimed for the bread i that il
may remain y sufficient time Il toe
chemically changed. 10 lose most "f is
adhcsiyenc>s, that the digestive juice
may have their legitimate effects.
Bread j. the '.staf OF life anl shouii
constitute the most prominent articles
of food. -Fresiic. Fact0rg dad fdrAa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

| that would give itanother trial. This was
not given until the successful bird was
also ready for another dive. and both
birds went down together. This time
the n that failed before was the sue
ccsstul bird. and the other n passed
in under the ban.
..In this way the old Chinaman con-
tinued fishing with his birds fOr hours.
| Sometimes q cormOrant would bring
to the surface a fish too large for it to
successfully handle, and then another
| bird would be sent TO its aid. When
| the Chinaman ceased fishing he had
nearly a bushel Of fish. all alive. in his
baskets. They were a species Of carp.
beautifully marked in many colored
stripes. Once in while | noticed that
| the bird brought in a fish that reused
the ire of the old Chinaman. These he
battered against the raft. and then
chopped them in pieces and threw
them into the water. These fish. l
aftcrward learned, were . worthless
kind Of 4 pike.
The best and most intelligent fish
Ing cormorants come from the province
: Of Chc-kiang. The eggs Of the bird are
collected after the first laying Of spring.
which is in February, and are placed
under domestic hens TO be hatched. -
the maternal love and care OF the cor
morant is SO feebly developed that the
young find no protection from them.
extremely weak and delicate, and very
prone to succumb to the slightest chill.
are put i'll softly padded or wadd.d
bamboo baskets. where they can he
kept AZ a uniform temperature. They
are fci with pellets of ground beans and
finely chopped ecls until they are a
with feathers and are fed on the cei>
alone. When the young cormoranis
are two months old they are worth
from - to 81 a pair and live on
young live fish. No effort j. mace to
train them until they are five months
old. by which time they have their
growth. They are first tetliered by a
string around one foot on the bank of
a stream or pond, the trainer stirring
the water with a pole, and after Il time
the birds learn from words and mo-
tionS of his. after throwing some small
fish in the water. that such is the signal
for them To take To the water.
The cOrmorants are kept %scan:ily
fed while being trained. and they at
tack the fish with avidity. They are
taught by other words and signs the
si"nal for leaving the water. pulling
IF the string on their foot emphasize
ing the signal. These lessons are
given for three months. and then the
practice is given the birds from boat,
and RATS. 4 month Of this, and the
cords are removed. The birds that
have been too stupid to learn their les
sons are killed. The male birds are
the most intelligent. and. after being
trained. command SD Il pair. \ cor
morant only lasts fonr years ut the
outside. passing then into helpless de-
cr%epitudc.
'.It would take 4 flock IF cOrmorants
to land a fish like that. though" said
the narrator as successfully con-
qucrcd and landed in the BOAT a stub
born six-pound pickerrl.-N. \. Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

A Impovtsss Caessies viewed fre0 Q
Fhilosophsc stasdpespt


Wealth can not ~ asy msr., snm n.
money. Money has no sc;,Iri valuc
In n place. among certain conii
tiors. YOU can 70; for . mere ,rih'
VIVA; you can mo-, hny with = thousand
pounds -omew here else. Whx. vii
purchase pure air AMI clear sky in No
ycmt~rs MilIionair-s CRY out for ih~m
in vain. .Y-; -on- poor oma -as N
shetland. who never sccs MONEY. eaI
exchanges her Knitting worn for A-'
irif'- IL tea and cloth. can gv; tie
bracin- wind AMI the hrich; ssy Tot
nothing. We all know how >criousl,
TIN. confederation ,h-sili enter .n.o out
+ estimate 81 the real Improvement - b.
T looked for in ans Chang. ot oar place
7 or prospects. What .-';icr oil ar ~
IA going somewhere IN earn double
wages !. all thu commoiitis- ii if'
there cost ,hrrc times ~ nIach ~ where
W. ar npw? People ri~h oil tn tho
capital cities to ''b.isrr' themselves.
~ 'SRNAf- -" '"''' -
week or i lew hundreds morr per var.
A. the cas- may br ihr. generally
tnl that the things ,hes mus; ha'c al
serb all the apparrn; surplus. while
many thing which thy hAt hg:orr.
and ought 10 have. they have In rc>.@n
I altogether.
Wealth docs not consist "i possession
OF anx Kind lake an Illustration y
man u wrecked ga dr>' ~ Island iHc
snip runs aground and b" h"i> hum
SET the "wncr ~ ba-~ oi bullion and
precious stones. at rtr' h""~N aud uch
fabrics. Eut he can ct n"irr,h ai"r
Presently ne dies q! ih'r~' p'"'T'r
man than the br-=tr Nh" WINS a hum
bic meal ~ sweeping a doorstep 90
wedding a garden. Ind 81 Their, 8, M
poverty - terrible n tn pos ~>lo1 "t
every thing except What Ne Lnt tn
Persian poet >aii has a story ON To-,
point. H. saws.
Il SAW an Arab sitting in a circle of
weller, Of Bl,rah. aui relating ~ fol
lows: Once Oh q time. having missed
my WAY in the ir,cr: aud ha.ing uu
provision, left. | gave mv~-l. Gp tor
lost. when | happened - ini a bag ful!
If pearls. | shall never f,r.,; the rel
ish and delight that | fc!t ON ~uppuSng
it To- u, f1rd wheat. nor the bitterness,
and despair whi.h | suffered nn dt>cp,-
! crinc that Tin, bay confined prar.' 70"
Still ic,, doe, wealth cpn>i-, i'm NOR,
! accumulation: We really ,lo not have
what We do not u>c. \. mlSrr bal y
store IT buried gold. over which IA
used secretly - glott. Athirl stole 1t
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
OuSh: TO Know.

An Arksn.aw justice Of the i~acs.
who ha,i ju,; married 4 couple. ulTned
10 a man ard >alI:
Il don't i-Eev" iha. the woman viii
!oye. ,er.c and obsy HIM
Il doa't know. ~.sn. one Replied.
..,he scnls 20 u, Ven ami=ke wo-ai-
IN.
L don, tbink sac j.. tie justice r.
pls,L
"Whv ~S9
.B~agS- she u~ci 10 be uly viii
jrLJzGr lrgrsi,r-
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
LACK OF TACT.
Hos ussy ashsr-ss~ ssecs r-seis usss
vh~.ss~fsrs q ~.ps.y.tsr sca I,ississg.

ys-"s-fsrs r.r-veisr sss pss,sseJ.
The pry'crb. Some peoples fingers
-. all thumbs describes those Who
hex that delicate moral ;nsch wAieh -
csst. tact. The word eDmrs fr,n .
LaGa wori m.aning to ,coeh. AMI de-
no,ss. tn power Of quiskl, p~rrsiving
and readily de- NJ what il nr4sirri ~
circumstances ht. prompted by the
ds.r. to b. kind IN 4 kiadly sAy it
makes rs,optr comfortable by hursorinS
them. 80 TIA: thy fevl a, ihs.S sss~
and are Inclined to Pvt ,hsir bs she
upr~rmo-t
III. most nris ,;in< shorns IN sNa u
h.c arr The Joe fEin;s. whe Mart
! Oh, Offensive rrm1rk. With the apo
S.Ce olaue You know { alwnss av
MIA; think -ds,rrs Az dsecit ab.t
mc.
>oloIsou -cnt Nc slu-sasl - tl~
art :, am industry. We Wuuli ~rpst
the Biunl> Ia = w~llA,v~i cas- g.
lcars the pnob;uls.ps tact yhArh Is
have. i;~,f u company \ at VIII
washes gutAk. her va~@N aldo e 50 gUtr,-
j. and gracefully tn, nni > Ell
IN the ~c.~h.lci IA Az va y t.-
iurbcl
\ rrcen; wuirr. in CARING s,-ai a.
distractions & tbs lack oftsc.. ;s4l< f.
adv. who. b~ing . guest cns,rrcI aer
r,fl.si ,o AXE lr,ilcsi ham p, gAr cv-
mark: II jp,t think p.SA itt-~I
i,r any humun stomach
Another lady. beins q a dinner
party. wlcr- he c,uscrsasau gufu,-l
upon the authorship IL >Aakv-peao.
PLAYS. sad. WITH brusluru~s> whcis
compelled .ilrnrc. Il think the tito
cs,rs Of ta~ ,hcn-y thar su'ue other
person than Shakespeare wrote ,hr
plays attributed to him. simply t~trsy
their ignorance and .hAllownv~~ y
two oi the hest iucairi person. pm
cut believed iha. -"nc one c!s~ than
>haA,srcarr wrut" ,hr plaN'. tn ,alss
blum, ASSERTION Iou~r,l ihrtr ansar"u-
i'm. AMI the comfort 4 the -,ic-t, So.
disturbed.
ARE YOU The wifeu 81 IA Mr. C"
askcd a lads. ON t~ins introduced -
another lady. who had married a man
much older than herself The b.unt
question embarrassed both ihc Wit sni
the company lct the iasis guilt, ot
th., social bigndsF "a. the pSinslPalvf
y high school
w hat Mr H. has jos, said Is act
true" remarked Mr.. 4. al a literary
~.ociris. a. n lady male a Statement
The members were indignant % IA"
blunt assertion. anil listened w.'h aver
SION a. Mr.. \ proceeded +, show thst
Mr. II was mistaken IN ing Ia uai'tn
formation. Yet Mrs y. Who b. (,
woman If culture. compla IA that she
has lew fficni-. and can net b, mi,i~
IT, see tina, her lack of tact ant hrT
blnni way "f putting things sepsrst"
her from those who's. feeling sls'
wound.
A>oun. lady who l.. a~nViouu "a rsln
social success mus, acquire Tbs at 81
tnuchin: people gently. A good ''l~.
man i. compelled b, hi. b,,.lpss- &.
%Ac4sir" tact IL" pridss himself ia
bis ability {" haoilr carefully "a, m,'t
ycrvcr.~ Of buyers.
The best rule for acquiring tat -
.. Nhat~orycr y. would ,ha, mon
should Il" unto you. even 50 lie ye als'
nto them. lohh toHuT~fps0a.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

Most pa ssss. @igSe > 49, ssf
co4u~ xA~a ~ .aa ~E r3fAA1s ~ a
les heat than "a Aa. tarsah~~ii - s%rfa
sacs ,se he r~roa 80 so
-n 4! iaia !. ira. sal Eew srs
mAmy good rss~bas fos t~~ - ssss
!, IA a .irze ~.l al=o essS sas
asno<a. o! IA; rEsstst - @aE-e
ANAL "a, snlT lss~ % ,ss As~s -
nafdse.. i0gzss e&E - s&HSa es Y
Garth =
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

Papa. can't / 20 10 the store api
&c, me a new dr-Sss' WHY. chIld.
yoy hive got plenty OF good dresses
''l~,. papa. bu; they src out o.: s;ss-"
..N.,nsense. giri, the tree always c,ms
OF in the same style every ssrn-.
DON, ,liey?'' ..Yes. papa but 'Rey al
WAYS look green. too All -iEai -
to the store and get . x dEes- =
laicu2o Lc,i1cr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
-..Can Won Tell NE in. Difference he

Gan q tell ne the difference he
tween a hen with three legs and a
very youn- baby?" asked Il~icronynu-
Tuck O: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Suippi:- II
don; think | can" replied Snippi::
..wha: is !i?" One is A lite strange
and the ether is little stranger
Pit:S5argi CkroRicic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
FOR IN. beneh, 0. the man 81

For ;h- bcseni o. the man sbo
allows ~, the gas il should b. gel-
e-a.ig knuSa that ihe administration
vi a lex drops ~ $oeae her
on 4 iaap Il sr-a. ~Il usually
.srivc people sso Ease become
irsasin,c from rhe ELECTS q. ga
Hotel clerk. .Aoas, paste tins q n
their ha;.-czHsy, I.sse-
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
=. Bromley. do Won know that 10

=. Bromley. do You know that joe
Byer> has taken the Mansion Horcl?'
GOOD gracious. Darringer. Wig
he'll never pail through. Who j.
backing him. Nobody" Why,
he's nothing TN; a poor pho.Hc-
rapher." And that i jus; what en-
abled him 10 take IL He took i: witb
his camera."-Ih,iddeip a Gail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

VD-An communications for mis- rsn~
yhOuld b. accompanied b .:hs came Of
author: not necessarily for publication. 49,
"a an evidence OF good IN. n on the par. .
the writer. Write onlv or ore side OF Ia
paper. Be particularly csrefui In g:v.ni
names and dates to hare too letters md NJ
n-cs L;air and distinct
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

-EaEiant say. sl&=S-rs 90, q.
III ~G..zs worth .: 49, eAesa 81
export: 81 azsn. .1sJ.7<1 ~urh oss
Of ,he sI.=l.rs. nsa-y TAI. Il -,
=s.s-- 81 roTk zaa .Sozi 0Ees1..
u car .uEplas AL
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

California is 30 miles lon-. Il
creates; width is $50 miles. aud il con
,ains lSs.aSl ~euaw mills, OK i2..ss1.-
So ac-u, of Lind
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

Aerial railway in Geoggs." : IA
English editor. translation Q! 80
s'1coryia Al. Line"
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27

uir'iS III oitCc- Ahese scciiSu " Spptt-
ciate his carcsscs. and rs they were to
be worked together. to feel that the
competition would result in greater or
less reward. As they waited for the
signal they eyed each other jealousy.
When the Chinaman waved his hand
both birds cut the water 1T C and
disappeared together. In ten seconds
one OF them came up. 1t had a fish.
1t looked eagerly around on all sides.
Its rival had not vet appeared. The
cormorant hasteacd toward the raft.
1t WAS within two feet Of il before the
other bird had come to the surface.
and then the second one appeared i'm.
mediately in front of the first one. and
with a large fish in its bill. Both birds
mounted the raft together. and neither
had any advantage of the other in de-
livcring their catches to the unintcr.
cstcd Chinaman. The two cormorant.
were careSscl and sent back into the
water. The second time both bird.
came IL the surface close together.
Oac had a fish aud the other had failed
to catch oac. When this n SAW it,
! successful rival il became wild. 1;
! thrashed abcn: in the water. seized til,
other birI's fish and endeayorcd "a
take i, away. A shout and signal from
| the Chinaman caused the unsuccessful
fisher TO release its hold on the right
iul owners fish. The successful birJ
SWAN to the raft with lis catch ant
| proudly placed it in its masters hands
While it was be:ng caressed the Other
cormorant SWAN iranticaily abou. wai,
Ing for the sigail from the Ch rSma,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18
Obituary.

As the holy Sabbath was drawing TO close,
Miss Katie Dufiee, one of our beautiful young
ladies, was called TO join the Heavenly choir.
She was one who was loved by all who knew
her. Well might 1t be said OF her,
TO see her was but TO love her,
To know but 10 adore
She was member Of ST. Joseph's choir, al
Of the Young Women'> sodality Of
which every member loved her with as much
depth, as if she was really their sister by every
tie Her parents. sister and brothers have
the sympathy of large number of friends and
scquaintauecs.
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream,
For the soul Is dead that SAUNDERS,
And things are not what they seem.
Life i, real. life j. earnest
And the grave Is no, It's goal;
Dust thou art, TO dust rcturneth.
Was not spoken of the soul
ONE or THE SOCIALISTS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18
Resolutions of Respect.

At a regular meeting of James NJ. Parker
Post, No. los, G. A. r., held January 8, 1886,
the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, II has pleased the Great Com
mander Of the universe 10 remove from our
midst our late :. V. Commander, Nathaniel
league, Jr., and
Whereas. II is but just that fitting recog-
milton OF his many virtues should be had.
Therefore belt
Rssotred. By James NJ. Parker Post. No.
l05, G. A. r., that while we bow with humble
submission TO the win Of the Most High we do
not the less mourn for our eomrade who has
been taken from us.
Resolred, That in the death Of S. V. Com
mander league, this Post laments the loss of
a comrade who was ever ready to prefer the
hand Of aid and the voice OF sympathy to the
needy and distressed of the &. A. r.. an ac-
tive officer Of this Post, whose utmost endeav-
ors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity;
friend and companion who was dear TO US
all; citizen whose upright and noble life was
u standard of emulation TO his fellows.
Resoired. That the heartfelt sympathy of
this Post be extended TO his family In their af-
fiction.
Resoired, That the flag, altar and hall be
draped in mourning for thirty days, and that
these resolutions be spread upon the records
Of the Post, and a copy thereof be transmitted
TO the family of our deceased comrade and to
the Mount Desert Herald and ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN.
THOMAS CLARK,
J. b. MASON.
STEPHEN SMALLAGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18
T.. f.. BRADY,
City Clerk.

Dedham.
Willie Hurd is sick with typhoid fever
and attended by DR.. Merrill of Holden.
The many friends Of Ambrose and Joshua
Saunders are panied TO learn that they died
in California within one week Of each other.
The District Lodge oil. 0. G. T. met
with Crescent Lodge in this town on the
18th inst. Owing TO the stormy weather
only four lodges from abroad were repre-
sented. viz: Seaside of Brooksvile !;
Meal Dow, Of Ellsworth; Pleasant
Home" of Hancock and Pine Tree" of
Surry. The attendance however was quite
good. Dinner and supper were served at
the hail, and i, was pleasant occasion.
Mrs Harvey NJ. Thompson is again suffer
ing from a severe illness. She is a most es-
timable lady and has the heartfelt sympathy
OF wide circle of friends.
Mr.. Alfred Condor of Brooksville, del
ega,e TO the Dis'ric, Lodge Of i. o. G. r..
has been visiting friends and relatives in
this vicinity Mr.. Condor served with your
correspondent in Maine regiment during
the war. aud II was our fortune to witness
the surrender Of Lee at Appomatox.