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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

MISS e. ELBE has passed success.
full examination in entistry in Sweden.
Mrs. JEANETTE THuRBER. herself
good business woman, has offered
five hundred dollars toward the estab-
lishment of a school for the business
training of women
Mrs. MERRILL E. GATES wrote the
centennial hymn for the New Bruins
wick On. J.) Historical Club. At its
meeting in commemoration Of the rat
ification of the constitution Of New
Jersey. held in December 16. in But
gers College.
MRS EMMA p. EwNe. professor Of
domestic economy in Purdue Univer.
sity. Indiana. has been engaged BY the
regents Of Kenyon College. Ohio. &c
deliver course Of lectures ON house.
hold science. during February. to the
young ladies attending that institu-
ton.
AUGUSTA EVANS WILSON. the authol
of .Beulah" and other novels, 10 be.
loved in the South for the help she gave
the sick and wounded during the war
Soon after the beginning OF the strug.
gle. Augusta Evans rented . house and
established . private hospital and
there with her own hands nursed thu
sick Of tho nighboring camp. whicl
was called in her honor Camp Ben
lab"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
AMERICAN WOMEN ABROAD.
some OF tho Diniculties They Encounter
with Foreign Customs.

Some OF tho Difficulties They Encounter
with Foreign Customs.
a year ago the women of the Ameri-
can colony in Berlin formed LA
r. dies Union" Its object is the social
and spiritual welfare of the Americans
! ia sasat city. They are raising funds
: TO build union church. intended to
furnish religious home for the hum
deeds OF students who annually fock
10 Berlin from America
. Las, wear the ladies undertook to
have Thanksgiving dinner. with the
customary American dishes. Mrs. S.
s Ecssentlen. in the Journal of Ednca-
zion. gives laughable account of the
difficulties they found in the way:
The kitchen stoves in Germany
arc made of porcelain. and most of
them have only one hole for pots and
Kettles. The oven could in no way
Ic persuaded to take in an American
turkey; large-sized chicken feels
.crampcd for room in it A perplex-
ias question was: How shall we cook
the turkeyss Three ladies finally
volunteered to stuff and bake nine
turkeys each. Pies are an unknown
institution in Germany. In order to Sc
cure these. the tins must be made to
order. and the mince-meat prepared in
private houses or boarding houses
The celery for the salad must be
brought from Hamburg; the cram
berries from Dresden. whittier they
were imported from America BY
this time it became evident that the
Thanksgiving supper was quite a
formidable undertaking. and incident
ally that German cooking differed
from American in many particulars.
Ono yestaurateur. whose and was so
Melted. after listening to the details.
remarked: You might as well ask me
for slices of the moon!' Another char.
Systematically replied: mo. I can't
make them. and IL could they would
Mt be ct to eat" The supper. how.
ever. was . grand success. and every
ono present was enthusiastic in ex.
pressions Of appreciation This en-
oertainment proved q strong bond,
.aad during the winter the Ladies
Union gained steadily in numbers and
poWct."
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26

learned from books aud in the school
Of experience thst success in vegetable
gardening depends almost entirely ON
giving very close attention to little
things.
A 7armer ia often tempted when he
obtains a new variety Of potatoes q
corn ut . high price to test what virtue
there il in doing every thing as well IS
he knows how to do it Tho result is
generally most extraordinary yield.
Still he is likely to attribute his success
to the improved seed and not to the
improved culture. Subsequently he
learns that some very old varieties
will produce quite As literally as the
new ones if As much care is taken In
their culture. In the West we have
too much machine farming We
trust too much to the work done
by implements drawn by horses.
We pay too little attention to de-
tails. We have too frequent fail
ures in producing field and garden
crops Many of the failures were pre-
vehtable. The neglect to do some
little necessary thing at the right time
prevented the production of IN ex-
cellent crop Heavy yields will be the
rule and not the exception when farm
ers pay as much attention to details as
manufacturers florists and market
gardeners are obliged to pay in order
to meet with success. Chicaqo Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
A NOTABLE SUCCESS.

~ We0aa saRrsee Baxar Recently
Held In Booe0a.
The Woman Suffrage Bazaar Was
larger and finer this year than last.
There were nearly twice the number
of tables. moro goods and more
beautifully decorated hall
Tho blue and gold banner Of Kansas
occupied tho place Of honor in the
middle Of the platform. flanked on the
left BY the great crimson banner Of
Michigan. with it, motto '.Neither d.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
In1brmatieu Obtasnsd 0ndsP TSying 49,
Unheord.of CiFoumstaAeea

mo. SIR" said . pompeus little
merchant, III can't b. trined with. I
know TIE world; I've been through it "
"Yes. l suppose -" said tho trax-
cling man to whom thess remarks
wero addressed.
I'm . seh-made man; entirely SOL
maAa What do Jon think Of thah
sirf"
at strikes mo that you might lass
done good deal better to let OF tho
contract "-kerehaas 1f0celer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26

Halt . leaf says the pFsvsrS =
halter than no hread and an ordinary
lazy, luxusloua leaf too long pretraee-
I'd h equivalent to no ereaA-s~
eb0nk Traveller
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26

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one of his bushes every week. supplies
them with proper fertilizers, keeps the
air of the greenhouse at the right tenn
perature, and is able to supply orders
for roses with as great certainty as the
manufacturer is the articles he makes.
Close attention to details enables .
florist to have q crop Of flowers to dis
pose of every week in the year.
Market gardeners seldom fail in
raising good crops Of vegetables.
though farmers fail in producing them
about as often as they succeed. The
former are painstaking in all their
gardening operations They use the
best fertilizers and employ them very
literally. Tkey use tho spade and
rake As well as the plow and harrow
in preparing their ground. They sow
each kind of seed at the proper time.
They thin the plants by hand and use
the hoe among them while they are
small They resort to transportation
when it becomes necessary. and ordi-
narily have no ground that is not 90
cupied by growing plants. Farmers
often fail in producing q supply Of gar
den vegetables for their own families
Only in very favorable seasons do they
have q liberal quantity Of the more
common vegetables. The market
gardener expresses no surprise at this.
He notices how careless the average
farmer is in preparing his soil to pro-
duce plants that are somewhat deli
cate; how he plants the seed Of onions.
beets and cucumbers At the same time,
and how he il likely to neglect his gar
den for weeks in succession. He has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-21
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE
Proceedings OF the Fourth Days 6es-
sion.

RocKLASD, April 20.
The conference met this afternoon at two
O'Clock. The lay electoral conference con-
yentOn elected the following lay delegates to
the general conference j. Eben Tibbetts
Dexter; Thos. A. Wentworte, Bradford; re-
serve, Nelson j. Hall, Machias.
A memorial service was held, the devo-
tional exercises being led by D. II. Beale.
b. b. Byne. by w. l.. Brown; memoir of
b. F. Stinson. by o. II. Fernald.
The educational report was then presented
by Prof. A F. Chase of Bucksport seminary.
rhe following visitors were appointed: To
Eastern Maine conference, seminary, {. A.
Plummer A. A. Lewis, w. w. Baldwin,
b. c. Wentworth; school of theology, II. f.
Frolock Boston Wesleyan Association, W.
L. Jewell; Lassell seminary, w. II. Craw-
ford; fraternal delegate to the Maine Bap-
tist Missionary Association, &. ID. Lindsey
fraternal delegate to- the Free Baptist yearly
meeting, John Finlng; fraternal delegate to
Maine Congregational churches, +. { Rog-
ers trustee of the Wesleyan University, o.
II. Fernald.
Resolved. That the trustees of the East
Maine Conference be instructed at the
lest opportunity TO put financial agent into
the field to secure money for q new build
ing and for increase of the endowment fund
and for the support of the conference.
c. c. Whidden was continued on trial the
first year.
A. Prince presented the report of the com
mittee on evangelical alliance, which was
accepted.
This evening a song service was held led
by the conference quartette. followed by F..
c. Rogers.
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CAMDEN REPUBLICANS
Hold Their Caucus and Elect Del
egates to the Conventions.

.RocKPoRT, April 20.
The Camden republican caucus met in G..
II. NJ. Barrett's office Friday evening with
J. S. Cleveland, chairman. and NJ. T. Craw
ford secretary. The following delegates
were chosen to the Bangor State convention,
Z. G. S. Ingraham, J. W. Bowers, Peleg
Wiley, S. j. Treat; Delegates to the State
convention at Portland, June 2s II. L. Shep-
perd, q. +. Burgess, Frank Anderson, 7.
r. Simonton, W. A. Merriam, Ruel Robin
son; District convention at Lewiston, April
% Alden Miller, Jr., j. S. Cleveland, w.
p. Simonton, J. S. Foster and II. j. Tib-
belts. The following resolution was present
ed by Hon. II. l.. Shepperd, and on motion
Of Hon. T. X. Simonton, was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That we again reaffirm and en-
phasize our devotion to the republican prin-
clples and our loyalty to the old soldiers of
the Union by earnestly declaring in favor of
the nomination of Henry B. Cleaves as
the republican candidate for Governor.
boihS i'oui 'ue AIN ~ enii-t III wv aiuy as
a private, brave soldier in time of war. and
danger, faithful public officer. who la
bored for the interest of the people and tax
payers in sustaining the rights of taxation
against the railroad corporations of the State.
and in the enforcement of all laws, always
an earnest republican from the time he cast
his first vote in the army for Abraham Lin
coin, devoted to the interests Of the people
and his native State, we commend him as
strong and popular candidate and worthy
of the confidence Of the republicans of
Maine.
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- -
An EXPLANATION.

What is this s'Dervous trouble" with which
so many seem now to be sffiictedf If yoD
will remember few years ago the word
Malaria was comparatively unknown--to-day
it is as common as any word in the English
language, vet this word covers only the mean
ing of another word used by our fore-fathers
in times past. So il is with nervous diseases,
az they and Malaria are intended TO cover
what our grandfathers called Biliousness. and
all are caused by troubles that arise from a
diseased condition OF the Liver which in per-
forming its functions finding it cannot dispose
of the bile through the ordinary channel j,
compelled to pass it OFF through the system,
causing nervous troubles, Malaria, Billion.
Fever. etc. You who are suffering can well
appreciate cure. We recommend Green's
August Flower. Its cures are marvellous.
deod8sw chwky
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GARDINER.

Great was the sensation caused here on
hearing the sad end of the life of Mrs. Ida
Ladd Stevens daughter of Ex-Mayor Ladd of
this city. Chase formerly worked in this
city for Moore, Brown & Co., and was here
in the fall Mrs. Stevens rem4ins were
brought TO Gardiner, yesterday afternoon.
The republican caucus at Cny Hall to-
night nominated delegates to the State con-
vention.
Hand organ appeared on the scene Thurs
day.
Fast Day was very quiet one. There
did not seem to be as many people as usual
enjoying the pleasure of driving, though
there was a good number of eQuestrians ON
the streets.
Thursday brought down the awnings.
At the Johnson House Thursday, we no.
ticed the names of U, S Marshal C. b. Har-
mon of Portland, and Mr.. j. f. Garrity of
Bangor.
VIM Rowse and wife of Skowhegau, are
visiting friends in this city.
1t was amusing to see those young ladies'
climbing out of the shoe factory window in
Randolph Thursday noon, because they had
been locked in through mistake. An eye
witness said they did not climb as though
they had always been used To shining" in
their girlhood days
We had the pleasure of welcoming the
Della Collins last night. Her crew have APP
parently forgotten the narrow escape they
had last fall at Brown island. and are ready
for new adventures with merry faces. We
shall probably hear the Stars whistle again
this morning.
Why not melt that ice and sprinkle the
other side of WATER streptp II needs il fo,
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PURIFY YOUR BLOOD.

- Impurities in the blood produce dlseaseA.
Bodily and mental health depend upon .
healthy condition OF tho blood. The blood.
particularly in the spring and during the hot
summer months. becomes closgcd with i'm.
purities. which poison it and generate dis
ease. harmless blood purifier. without .
particle Of mineral poison In II. such - msr-
curry or potash. Is necessary to remove these
impurities and TO restore the healthy tone Of
mind and body. The best purifier and tonic
known to the world Il Swift's Specific lSSal
In regard TO Its wonderful purifying and
tonic powers we give few testimonials -
follows:
ar. VIM. A. siebod. with Geo p. Roweli 4
Co, 10 Spruce Street. New York. writes March
2sth, is3: IL feel II my duty. for tho bcncns
of others who may be afflicted a. was. 70
write you this letter. which you can use ~
my testimony in any way you choose. will
answer any inquiry from others In relation
to the facts herewith stated. In February
last suffered great pain and inconve nience
from boils, all over my neck /. I could not turn
my head without acute pain and my blood
was In poor condition. After try ing all the
usual remedies In such cases. and finding no
relef by tae persuasion of Mr.. J. W. Fearr,
Manager Of your New York onlce, l used one
bottle S. s. s. and improved rapidly and
very soon | was entirely relieved Of my
Jobs Comforters." Now not sign OF my
afIiic ion can be seen. l feel strong and cheer
ful. s. S. s. is a fine tonic as proved In my
case. is'eep soundiy and my appetite 10 good.
Dr. J. N. Cheney, n well known physician
writes from Eilaville, 0eorgia " l use 8. 4 Q.
In convalcscent fever cases with the hest re-
suits. 1t Will. In my judgment prevent sum.
mer dyscntcry, II one will take n few bottiss
In the spriug. thus preparing the bowels for
the strains Of summer"
Mrs. OFT lstOn, ZIG Zane street tIsiandh
Vince .g, West Virginia. writes. Having
used S s. S. for the blood. can safely say
that beats anything have used To cleanse
til" blood and make new being out Of . psr-
son"
Mr. VI. $. fIamlln. Winston, N. T., wvitest
II use IL every spring. II always builds me
up, giving me APP etitc aud digestion, and
enabling me to stand the long, try Ing, eness
waiting hot summer days. ON using II soon
become strons Of body and easy OF mind"
Treatise ON Blood and ssin Diseases mailed
free.
1uE SWIFT SRI gIFtr Co. n-nwer1 Atlanta m.
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Pensions Granted Maine Persons.

AsHISGTOS, April ~.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed Original, invalid, Addison S. Chad
bourne, Cambridge; Patrick +. Mcguire,
National Military Home; Thomas J. Dill,
East Jackson; George F. Mutton, yelling
ton +. j. Rowe, Riverside; increase, Levi
N. strauh, Poland Corner; Isaiah N. Cook
son, Oakfield; Ava l.. French, Boyd Lake /;
Patrick C. Kennedy. National Military Home
WINS Somberby, Vim; reissue, James
A. Craig, Carmel; VIM. A. Rowe, East Ed
dington original, widows, ETC., Joanna, wild
ST Andrew j, Welch, North Berwick; Ira,
father of John Spaulding, South Norridge-
wock; Nancy. widow of Albion Hodgkins,
Egypt; minors of James T. Gardner, Ma
chins; James, father of William S. Hodg-
don, Embden Center; Mexican war, widows,
Mary T., widow of Gardner Walker, West.
brook; original. invalid, George F. French,
Portland; increase, James Mason, Bangor !;
Wilder Pratt, II. Ray. Foster c. Chase,
South Etna; reissue and increase, Jonathan
D.-Snow, Blaine.
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There are, upon the skin of every hu
man being, child and adult alike, $500,
900 pores. Through these pores, in the
form of insensibc pcrspirntion, 10 ex-
PEELED more than one-quarter of the nourish-
ment taken into the system. The importance
of keeping open these perspiration valves
upon a chld's body is second only to that Of
properly dgestng the food eaten. 1t was 70
open the pores of the skin and to assimilate
the food that DIR. Pitcher formulated Casio
ria. Loose bowels, constipation, fevers and
eruptions which are so constant among in
fants and children, and WHICH kill one-third
of all children before they are five years old,
arise principally from these two causes. 1t 10
from the wonderful results attendant upon
the use of Castoria in regulating the stomach
and bowels and keeping open the pores Of
the skin that Castorla acquired its world wide
reputation. With plenty of water for the
body, pure air for the lungs and Castoria TO
assimlate the food, there need be no unas-
counted for sickness among children. Cas-
toria is a vegetable prescription without NOR
phine or other narcotic property. Thirty
years extensive use has given it history
never attained by another medicine.
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ALMOST A MURDER.
Particulars OF the Shooting Affiay at
Hallowell
Especial to the Kennebec Journal,

Especial to the Kennebec Journal
HALLowELL, April 20.
A serious shooting affair occurred here late
Thursday afternoon, which was IA narrow es-
cane from mortal results. HerbertL. Brown,
a young and popular fellow of this place,
was walking on Second street, in company
with young lady friend, when three small
bows were seen coming along the street be-
having in an uproarious manner. One OF
the bows assaulted Brown with sticks, and in
ppshiup him away. one, Fred Miller, appar-
entity intoxicated drew q revolver and hred
two shots. one of which entered the neck OF
young Brown behind the left ear, within half
an inch of the jugular vein. slight varia-
ton would have done execution. lie was
conducted TO his home and Drs Eveleth and
Nutting were summoned, who probed ana
found the ball, which was of the SIZE known
Ms No. ~. and which was extracted after
making a transverse cut. The trial OF the
bow, Miller, whose age is Is, was held IN the
municipal court room Friday morning. ks
c.rder +. F. Beane, presiding, The W.T.
nesses present were as follows j. Warren
Fuller. Arthur Fuller and Officer Maddox
The boy and his father, who was present,
could no, or did attempt exoneration from
the charges, and he was judged guilty ana
placed under So 200 bonds for appearance at
the September term of the superior court
The revolver, which was taken from the
10 fl pocket of the boy by Officer Maddox
and another gentleman, is in the possession
Of the former,
Young Brown is doing as well as could DC
expected, although reported somewhat fever
ish Yesterday afternoon.
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RICHMOND.

Friday morning span of horses belong
ing to A. Il. Briry became frightened while
standing in front of DIR. Prices office, and
started on an exploring expedition. After
taking in the town, leaving the wagon piece
meal in the streets, the horses brought up at
the depot, one horse with broken Jaw. II
is thought that the injured animal will re-
cover.-Charles Lancaster, who has been
very sick with typhoid fever at Brunswick,
spent Fast day at home Fast day services
were held at the Congregational church.
Thursday afternoon. The sermon was de-
lvered by Rev. w c. Curtis. THE laster's
dance at the opera house, Wednesday even
ing was a decided success. one hundred
and four couple were on the floor during the
grand march. and every one had a good
time. Supper was served by Harrington,
and the festivities were kept up until half
past three in the morning. Their second an
nual ball will be looked forward with every
expectation of fine time. We understand
that the lasters cleared over $50 -
Selectman G. b. Randlette has published a
a letter refutng the statements recently
made concerning the financial standing OF
the town. He shows that since 1860, the
town valuation has exceeded that of 1887 in
but three years, and that the liabilities are
but two per cent. of the valuation. His let
ter is plain straightforward one and seem.
to efectuaily dispose of the "croakers'
statements 1t also reminds the ''economi
i car voters that refused to allow appro
I priatiOns to be made for night watch, fire
/ department and street lights, that the village
raises ia per ceht. of the taxes and possibly
/ by means Of a village charter, might allow
! tho nuf of bn,r
! bills, and practice the economy they preach
at town meetings. & Hodge,
have dissolved partnership and the latter viii
| ing for I. A. Merriman.-E. +. Starbord i,
canvassing the place, as agent for fine pho
togrophers' work on the combination check
plan
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New Corporations.


The following new corporations filed GER
tiicates of organization with the Secretary
of State yesterday:
The American Frost Meter Company or
ganized at Portland with capital stock of
$500 200; amount paid in, $500; par value
of shares, 500, The stockholders are Geo
F. Pnkham, Quincy, Mass; William w.
kellett, Boston, Mass, and +. w. Hood,
Waltham, Mass. William W. Kellett is
president, George F. Pinkham, treasurer.
and the above named stockholders are a
rectors. The purposes of the corporation
are to manufacture, deal in and use meters
for water and other fluids, and apparatus,
tools and appliances related TO such meters,
and in the accumulation and distribution of
fluids; also TO carry on any mechanical
business convenient to be pursued with such
manufacture, sale and use; to acquire, hold
and dispose of patent rights affecting such
manufacture and business; to license under
such patents and to lease such meters, ap-
paratus and appliances; TO own, lease, and
dispose of any real or personal property es-
sential or convenient for the foregoing pur-
poses, and generally to do all things necessary
or incidental thereto.
The Tebbetts Rolled Forging and Machine
Company organized at kittery with capital
stock of 100000; amount paid in $50; par
value of shares, $40. The stockholders are
Samuel Disston, Philadelphia, Penn, Chas
F. Tebbetts, Fitchburg. Mass. Calvin b.
Futile, Lynn, Mass, Henry Q. Strattan and
Robert B. McKim, Boston, Mass. Charles
F. Tebbetts is president, Henry q. Strattan,
reasurer, and Henry o. Strattan, Charles +.
rebbetts and Calvin b. Tuttle are directors.
The purposes of the corporation are to manu-
acture, cause to be manufactured, use. sell,
'r license others TO manufacture, use, sell,
n license patented machinery or other
machinery for forging or rolling metal ar
icles to form; to operate such machinery
md manufacture patented or other articles
~ the use of such machinery and other
machinery; to acquire, purchase. hire own
nd hold letters patent, licenses and fran
hises; to manufacture, use or sell under
etters patent covering said machinery, pro-
lucts and articles or any part thereof, and
therein or any part thereof,
nd to do all other acts necessary for and in-
ilent to the purposes aforesaid