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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
Tried ChIoroform First.
IN PERIL ON THE ATLANTIC.
The Ocean Greyhound City of Psri. Disa
bIed at Sea

bied at Sea
QUEENSTOWN, March 5l-The City of
Paris. which has been an1iously awaited
for four days, arrived here Saturday disa-
blsd, and in tow Of the freighter AIdersgate
" hils about 30 miles west Of here the low.
pressure cylinders Of the starboard eng ne
Dnrst, and the flying metal disabled
he port engine, while part OF the machinery
drove hole right through the steamers bot
,om The water poured into the engine
'oom driving the engineers TO the deck, but
aot before the second engineer had stopped
he port engine
The Officers Kept Cool
W hen the steam came rushing up from
below and the Passengers heard the grind
ing and crashing of the engines, there was
almost a panic, but the captain and other
officers kept cool and assured the pas
sengers that there was no iumsdi-
ate danger. But when an attempt
was made to clear the ship Of water the
pumps were found to be dlsabled-that is the
steam pumps However the struggle against
the water was successfully maintained with
the hand pumps and other nautical eppli.
ances. and after laying helpless for some
time bet was sent cut to look
for help, and found the Aldersgate The
vessel had about {, 60 tons of water in her
when she reached here, but her air-tight
compartments kept her from sinking The
passengers were forwarded by the COM
Dauy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31

NEw YORK, March 3l.-David Bows, the
uell-known grain merchant and capitalist,
died yesterday morning after long illness
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
ELSEWHERE ~ KENTUCKY.
Terrible Los Of Life in Webster and
Ofher Counties


Terrible Loss Of Life in Webster and
Other Counties
LOUISVILLE, March 3I.-The most tsrr!fir
Storm that ever invaded that SETON OF the
state passei through Webster county Thurs
dsy Afternoon about q o'ci5cE II sas about
twenty minutes IN duration tut N that
tine eight hves we're lost, and a,oat thirty
parsons were w5gT iei. some q whom VIII
lie, and about $1,000 worth Il properly
vas destroyed The track az the storm. as
far as known here began al Blsck Ford, On
the Ohio Valley railroad, AMI ended at Sc
bree, on the Louisville and NASHVILLE rad
road
The Country Laid Waste.
A. far as ths eye can reach thsrs are visi-
Die houses blown down, fallen tres, fences
gone. snd occasionally smoke from a burn
ing houss One can ride seveI teen miles
across fields IN the track Of the cyclone
without letting down a fe8ce House tops,
weather boarding, and fence rails are scat
tered over the country, aud it Is not an un-
common sight 10 So all kinds Of caring aI-
parel n tops % trees and TASTE ned In the
bushes. A large number OF borses, cows
ana hogs were killed and even chickens and
geese did not escape.
Forty Houses Destroyed.
1t i thought that eight Of the wounded
Will die. Forty houses were blown 10 D iecss
that are known, and there are Others not def
nitely reported Some Of these PEOPLE are
left in utter restitution Their Houses are
not only gone. but some of them are com
pletely crippled by wounds, their fences
scattered all over the country, nd fallen
trees heapsi up all over their farms Their
cannot hep thsn, for they ara in
q similar situation
At Other Places
At Eminsncs, Ky, Joseph KINNEY was IA
tally injured, and MS little da1ghts.r and his
brother in-iaw, Lon Maddox, were killed
Several others were IL jured and few build
ings destroyed
At Metropolis, XIV, several lives we're
lost and many homes blown down.
The town Of Caledonia, XIV, wa entirely
wrecked
4 special 90 The post from Mar on, Ky,
says that large portion Of that town was
destroyed and eighteen lives lost A family
consisting Of Mr.. an d Mrs. Jacob Montague
and four daughters and the mothsr Of Mrs
Monta que, living in the country ighr miles
from Marion, were crushed 10 dea IA by the
falling Of their dwelling
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
ME- HoooEo DISTRICT.
Distressing s',uatsoa ofrAs Peopne-ss.

DEsiressinS situAtgon Of the Peopse-ssAr-
szzfo1 staring Them IA the Pace
81. LOTS, MArcz .. Mr. J. J. Hogan, q
Ihs A=upEss CczznseTcksi, arrived here w.
rery4Av 3l-e-t fr1o-n Els4 a.o.3ai district ehonz
tn M5zzzsz1ppi rlv=r. H=ssF= The situation <
alarming. suG that n hss oplaica Tss fooi
EAs uos r=seh=i tie kiznssz aOtca- II The
Is Coa5a cz-cs=, wh5eA i sEtuatea in Dssha
co1zty- Ark zEI cozarrisss zbo1s - 0so
zcrss. H. sc@1= = h=zrTrszi.zz GA This
szrIg u ao1atTy : s.ow iaaHistei % dspth
Of 20 = f4st- and ire inhabitants, aunter-
Ing O=tw7-n Z,ap AMI a.913 people. white
All n=rC-Tom=n ani ceI5irsn-ere
p@rcas7i On hou=sSps enI bzyzrseks zad In
rbs Tres
Fireing for Their Lives
1--we sock HoI Already drowned zrs main
tanning : p-sc2rio1s existence with th=ir
zreteb=si owners, IN soma Instances On r.
roofs q rzsI i-1es- an=i szsewH-rs % impro-
viss,i platforms 4 zr=ckzz-. Starvation L
telling Cn th- czrEle While the human VIC
TINS are IN = scarcely less depiCrzb3= oonii-
tioa a. % fo.oL Froa1 Helena The entire
Ms =iss5 PA data eo1ntEy, reaching from
Esesstarg we=E 70 Shrevsp.5-t AMI down 70
Kew Orleans, s=zUzs iooEn=f % Destruction
Nj Hogan r=E,oETs that al toe p7opls IN the
vbis district rAr=ats17i- who reAlizs the
true ssJGatsoa- sre H@e5ng for th=ir Lives
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
AID 80 Has Mr. Humber.

At this Posnt N the pro-ss=tIaEs Il va
discovered thst n her testimony al tbs FIRST
hearing Mrs Hum5S-r declared the child %
The Kentucky EJrl bad died ant be,-n bariei
IA tie potter's field. ami the csrslfcate *
the health osfisr q that etf-ct Vzs FRO
ducsi This cash q eyidenc- made tee
woman liable for peryary, ani step were
taken to prosecute her o. that charge wien
she fed and Sue i now II California
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31

The model husbands are the men who
never marry.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
Now Mr. white I. Gone.

Tbs VAs Dos pleasant information for
Mss Soailer's SISTER, bat she hzi become -
attack-i 70 th= lite waif that she resolve
TO keep IL \ furthsr hearing w4s given
Ms White on hab.zas c1rpsIs proceedings.
brought b. Mss ShalieT 70 s7care possession
Of the baby. The eyjiea = sss n7s alt1-s:l-
e n Ars Whites favor, ani Oh soma pre-
cext she EFT the curt room AMI has
not since bs=n sseu- and her P-es=at waers-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-31
The BaekInen Reap a Harvest.

The 0EEsrs Of carriages and hacks raisei
their charges % $40 pr hour for the use Of
thslr vehicles, and a. q cons ounce al the
ca-Tsgss available ID JeFersOuvlllz and Nex
Albany were brought 70 rbis city Some u
the c0lOred psOpis, and the poorer % tbs IN
fortunate families, we're forced u Use 81
u-sss ana tran.far Mszrn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

Tall. thin women should never wear high
narrow hnnnet>, but seek always shapes
which tend Ia soften hard or angular lines.
For SUCH low tlrban effects are III. -st grace
full and becoming, and concessions to prevail
ing ST rIes NAV be studied in arrangement OF
trimming. for which the velvet leaves and
flowers now 50 fashionable are especially de
sirahle
Large faces look coarse under large and
under very small hats and women with such
look best in bonnets which follow in shape
the outline of the head.
The Gweadolens and the Helens ALWAYS
LOOK attractive in the pictures1u" Gain,bor-
ough, but they must guard against ialul ging
in styles which are at best appropriate only
on rare occasions For riding. inolitisi
forms of the most becoming Stvle rnav he
adopted. but ordinarily refined TASTE demands
the small or ni"dum sized hat.
The pretty girls who look pretty IN any
thing and in spite Of everything make an e1
ception to all rules; but few faces are lnle
pendent Of the influence mlliner's art car
WELD
The soft effect produced by the l,r,.sen,
fashion of trimming with ostrich hands and
tips is very becoming to youthful faces, and
the jaunty wings bound together bv fashion
in myriads are graceful coronets for not too
stately queens.
PouTets md. altognther Of flowers are
.Ov'ly ior All but mniur,, face, AMI tue velvet
winch ulvi'ie, la, or, the present. s4asoii. WITH
felt i becn.ain, n all years. and III rich, en-
broifiere4i designs especially shifted to the
youthful marion lndeei, such variety in
styi- s9i material is shown that one only
needs wisdom in choice to become the posses
sor OF congelial love" Of either bonnet
or hat Il r.s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

Miss Mabel Jeuness, whose sister 10 Mrs.
Anna Jenness Miller, Of divided skirt and all
around dress reform fame, lectured to some
$50 ladies and half dozen gentlemen at the
Church of Our Father on physical develop
ment and dress reform. The handsome lee
turess wore over a Thousand dollars worth Of
dress during her lecture, making dozen or 50
changes Of costume. She first appeared on
the platform wont to he occupied by the
preachers pulpit in Just awfully fetching
chamber robe, in which she went through a
series OF the calisthenics that may, perhaps,
account for Miss Jennsss' wonderfully fine
shoulders and arms.
She talked few minutes in very pleas
ing, conversational way about this dress and
the calisthenics, and then went hack in the
little room behind tine pulpit and stood on
a sheet spread on the floor while her maid
changed her dress for street costume, in
which Miss Jenness told her auditors the
proper way 10 walk Another change. and
she revealed more of her superb neck and
arms to the ladies in an evening dress
The ladies in the audience asked questions
of all sorts about how dresses were male to
look 50 well and fit so snugly without certain
articles of apparel that Miss Jenness does not
approve and sue told them The lecturers
overnents in all Of the dozen different COS
tunes She appeared in during the evening
were wonderfully free and lithely graceful =
Washington Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

hear that an attack is being made In
London upon curied forehead fringes, in
WHICH vav hair IS sometimes dressed. The
fringe. are denounced also hear by some
VI those iatiies who would stamp butterflies
and fioxers OUT OF creation. | nave been
asked my opinion on this great fringe qies-
ton NV answer Is that one rnu>i follow the
physiogiiotny aud general style OF dress in
alraI1siiis, g.e hair. A curled lrin-e. with
sat.e,r hat aud tailor natit. yachting dress and
expysei To sea spray. would lie Unsuitable.
But IL aouli be quite suitable " .th broad
leaf hat worn on the back Of the head or with
. wee duck OF a bonnet, running up into .
sparkling aigrette and perched on the top Of
the head.
"a tousl.d fringe would destroy the repose
which the sculptor of the Venus of Milo
wanted to express in her face and whole
form. But it would be just the thing for .
minois chiffonnse, without much OF a nose,
piquant cherry lips, dancing eyes and fig
ure hardly more substantial than a birds.
The queen as Young girl looked 5--t in Ma
donna hands Mrs. Browning, who had .
mobile countenance that expressed every
emotion, and radiant physioguomy, was
delightful with a bunch of corkscrew ring
lets falling at each side of her neck. The
Empress Eugenies long, regular features and
rather poor forehead obliged her coiffeur to
raise her hair up and to brush it hack from
her temples.
''On the other hand, the original physiog-
nomy of the empress OF Austria was most at
tractive when she let her hair fall over her
shoulders in mermaid fashion Nine. Tallien
was delightful with her hair cut and curled
Ia Titus She chose this mode because it
suited SO few faces, and WAS sure TO COM
mand attention in room where directory
beauties were legion. sarah Bernhardts
swallows nest wig Sarah alone could wear.
II she and the wig had not been so odd the
result must have been trightful. Somehow
it was not. What's one mans meat is an
other mans poison might he paraphrased
into What one woman loveliness is another
womans ngliness - - Paris Cor. London
Truth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

TIE gem Of a collection Of antique Chiaese
emhroideries il an exquisite rob t.-arity the
imperial or five clavel dragon, with the
usual wave border al the bottom, but the
robe Itself is an intricate mas of tho finest
siIs embroidery on a ur0Hn grous1 the
blending Of tn" colors and the proportion of
gold being far more perfect than We are &C
oUstOmed to IN chinese embrolderie-s in
which gorgeous effects ami masses Of glitter
ing metal are aimed at
Another BEAUTIFUL composition in color is
in u roe If gold embroidery on a r.ch. gold
colorei satin. shot with red. or rather manu-
featured with red at tie back, which gives a
tone TO the satin With the metal work.
which is unusually fne, is design in blues
and greens. sninently beautiful
japanese lady's robe, which tsids place
here. j. exquisite of its kind and specially in
teresting. as showing the different i1etho.ls
Of the two countries This is On figured satin
OF old gold tint on which a design Of wistaria
has been extracted, leaving it white; or it
may he that the pattern has been printed in
wax before the satin was dyed, 80 as to pro-
duce the same effect. The foliage is then
painted in with low toned greens, and the
flowers on the upper portion OF too robe eui-
broideredi in silk: on the whole of tn. lower
portion the flowers are left white HIRE and
there slight indications Of treili- N fine
gold iaisi work enriches tue general effect
without making It heavy Nothing mere
perfect than the cosoring or more graceful
than the design can be imagined New York
Telegram
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

wnhout xi>hing TO be sIangy. | may say
shst there Is one thinx am tired Of | am
tire,i o. bearing men eterrally "a, that the
first tAsas n wonan reads IN the newspaper
: ttss. .l.sarhs and af,eTwar,i the Marriages
sioss'r us-an ID sleny i'll gary IN IL Your
u.as<.ellne creature dances over tn the page
with the stocks 90. ressi- about Chicago Gas
then r-sei, in rh= s.esei. p1nent OF the latest
MURDERS or ss-snsiais but lovely woman
glance, at tie marriages, iniulg.>ina ebuckle
OF delight IA ,sIs reads OF some happy mating,
then se--- 81, down To the death, and gives a
loss ,lgh Of sympathy for each unhappy mo
her. wife or child
She szr~, Ca. dear the, poor ar. Browns
lead atsi Toui-tnat hard hearted creature
xitn his mini fixed On Chicago Gas-says.
very nonchaIant3y. Oh /, he: l wonder
what he cut up fortH By tais time Ms. Tom ;
81 at her desk writing note VI coincidence,
Il. II her acquaintance With the family Is
-iloigh t. pernit it, she has GA her bonnet
aud ,'uat and has gone up 10 ss'- II there Is
tpvtning she can do beside rendering the
land 4 sympathy TO those who are III sor-
row | vani the women 10 Keep Gn readin Z
the marriage, and deaths first, for just as long
As they do it Is a proof OF the truly feminine
remaining in rheul-the truly feminine which
wants tetungrat alate the briis or sympatnize
With the ~i.iow. -"Sub7 III Philadelphia
liuIe-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06
rEAl1hY ADVICE.

Be cheerful "A light heart lives loosr
Don't worry Seek peace and pursue Il. "
Never despair Lost hope is fatal d.
sasa.r
Work IKE man. but don't b. worked 70
death"
spend less nervous energy each day than
you make.
Don't hurry Too swift arrtvs - sardv
q too SLOW"
Sleep and rest abundansly Rs,p n u..
ure's bsuediction
Avoid passion and sxcitemsat momsut,,
anger may be fatal
Associate With healthy psopls asaltA (.
contagious - veil - dissasa
Court The fresh air day and night ..os. n
yoo knsw What was n he air.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06
HALlOWEll LOCALS.

Crescent Lodge, No. 3, A. o. U. W.,
Installed the foliosing ofhce's Friday
evening r. T. Besne, z. NJ. W; c. II
Richards, NJ. W q Emery, r.; J. g..
Leighton. o. W. II. Ste~Ard. u IL. A.
Tobey. FinAneier; L W. Whueomb. Re-
corder; j A. Babcock. G.; W. Jones. J.
W; T.. B. Love. q. W. Representative
to Grand Lodge. 4. r. Besoe. very
ples.An, evening was enjoyed BY 1e
I.tza
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

There are diplomats in some Of the Lesser
positions in Washington. A clerk in ono Of
the departments was asked the other day Il
bis Immediately superior officer was not .
good deal troubled with what u popularity
called big head.
Il should dislike, said the clerk, ITO speak
80 disrespectfully Of my superior of3cer q TO
say be has the big bead, but frankly admit
that II were . barber and he should come
to my sspp should feel warranted in charg
ing him two prices for hair cut. "-Waah-
inQton Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

- wanna c--e ,ssry frc-, which she had nevo
ins~pAe<d 10 tart. aud going cut again. whils
sh~ 9trls Io.,s IN aHrixhsxI And her husband
ssa,.ss su..ch,s<s IN Amusement. sas bring N
u,,.,+ hx .arev The service Of royal Dreslten
Sb- p,ssnts 10 iE. her husband xraxfs her
n<snins. but ne takes her In his arms and
sisses h<r. zfs.i t-sls Der Newer he has no
r,-nt 20 .i;ox Def to sacrifice this. ue knows
nuu prasld ,sie nas been Of II. bow she mas
treasured il above al her plssr.sions. and the
r.~,lu,p,e IL required for her TO part from n
Ard he rsuched teyoud measure. firmly re-
fuse. ami ti.is her restore IL 10 its place again
B.,. she tro,,d.y draws h<r-elf 10 her full
hs.sn, and says: No, ! viii not listen,
mare sIssu M all nav pyuperty have parted
from nv dianaon.i.: this. too, snail goi the
world ,haii never lie able 10 say that ~
raiu.,i a single article OF value y lille my bus
hand Owed : debt
The nay. a.va we'll known auctioue-r Of
,h. ,,. pnv-i. va. son. for H. /. sect,s-
$50, %, s,,,.t s-,us !. mi. Old anctlapeer for
sxe-v d., ~,.s.-.,e- the Urea kin IN Il happy
and .,ao.u, boue- Nainue shows MIN the
.arxi..-. ri. .ve-s esaa,n .ith a .stissacflon he
-. .-.,,.., .,,,.,.vx-. f,sr n, kugn. IL, yaiu-
..,,t ns nr.,-f,.i- that il i. not worth much j;
,,,,. r,,,st h. bn-it,es, ike. YOU know. In a
81 ..,.,,.,,4.,in., gay ha ex,min-. il and in
di,f,.r.,tlv begins 10 count the pl.se-: he
-. ,,;-,,,~,.-l- r. >,.. oxsr them aeain.
.t,,I, ,-.-.s,,,y and still a third time with
"a. -. rs~,,lt .-Nadames- he exrIaiu.s
-, "a i,,,.,,,,,,i..,.. thsr. are two MATES
,.,,-.,,., uh..-..-.,n .v-
u,..Ia,,,4 ,.,ros rsia They ar. t,roke,~
~. 49,. is, h.,- is,,,-rf.S.t English. rolling
-, .,,,...+taal,v
..Ah saws t.,.- sucti1ue-r inereiuloGi,lv
,,,,,,, h..- ,han,a ,,f f,,.,urrnanes. ..the y,
-. raj, ~ vstns n yam ran find those
=. .t., :, ,tt t.. u, xcrr ;nt.-r.-, ,odo 20 r
III, ara h,oLa- III. re,-ars her eyes
s,sLir Giro h..~ r-,-r,,s ,,.,p;nr win difficulty
- sr. t,,o.. E.ax. - Aud her daughters
...,,,i,,y u-ar xe,,.i..r a, her emotion and
.t,ly MA, ,h. ,s,p.r,ry of TN. individual
,sha b..i s.,e,l IN proFan. by IA touch. much
s. u, t,raak ,xo n,....,-s af thar ,r.eious heir
l.,m.
There arr sue., REALITIES as true friends
b.arts vbno I'M, smiles nor the frowns of
fortune eap chang. The proposed sale Of
lin. famous .eryi.44 BEANIE noi..sl about the
faul.nary and two survivor. Of the old regi
u.nt Of s.,l,li..rs. ty, Of tn. few wn1 had re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

1t is always pleasure to refer 70 the kindly
acts Of the wealthy women Of New York
city. One Of the most generous Of thess
givers is Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard. She has 70
Gently provided the means for the erection Of
a woman's lodging house in this city. The
building will cost 500, 900, and will have
eighty-ive sleeping rooms, n restaurant, par
Tors and offices, for the benefit Of poor young
women, strangers in the city, who need pro
lection and a home. Such benefactions are
a crown Of glory to those who devise them
-Leslie's Newspaper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

A very wealthy man gave to his wife some
years since diamond necklace which cost
him s75 go in Paris
Her brother under peculiar circumstances
defauited- The family was in unspeakable
grief The great cooperation whose assets be
had made way with was quite willing to com
promise the felony il it could be recouped
pecuniarily. Taxing her diamond necklacs .
. world renowned sseahliahment, shs sskad
for bow much it could b duplicated In pauss
80 - so'd taas fr q 10 . necklace a1o-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06
LOVE MAKES A 6tAkoE

Z am SICK ~ tho world. - he said.
Il am SICK ~ the world and Of life;
- tho double faced hypocrisy,
And tho strain u tn. goddess strife
Il am sick Il the fools that succeed:
am sick " the sa.rs that fail,
OF tho pitllssa laughter II wealth
And Of poyerty's pltiful vail
7 am sick Of the devils that lees
Al innoc.ncs passing by;
I will bar my door 10 the world;
will lay me down and die"
But there came n change - he spokA
And the mists were burned away;
And the midnight darkness Of his despair
Was turned 10 IocUnd day
And the sun hurst forth once more.
Til his glories flied the skies
And the magical power that wrought the change
Was one hook Ia . woman . eyes
Boston TranscrpA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

Miss Frances F.. Willard says concerning
the higher education Of woman; III. to take
up the classics, she must lay down the dust
brush and broom; If, while her mind bright
ems, her manners rust; if taste for Homer
is Incompatible with taste for home; II, in
fine she must put off the crown Of womanli-
ness ere she can wreathe her brow with
laurels Of scholarship, then, for the sake Of
dear humanity, let her fling away the laurel.
that she may keep the crown. She must gain
without losing, or all is lost. Be this her
motto: 'Womanhness frst-afterwarri. what
you will'r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

Working girls clubs are springing up in
every direction and demonstrating their
power to educate in many ways. Boston has
recently formed an association Of all thess
clubs, and held meeting at which tho diff
ferent ones were represented by . majority
OF their members. This association includes
more than half dozen active clubs Of work.
ing girls.-GoQi HOUSEKEEPING
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-06

A man was sitting on the third seat In .
street car recently when . short, fat man
climbed alb ard and at once began tanning
himself with his hat. "Well, this is . hot
day, amt itr' said he, addressing his neigh
Dor
Beg pardoni'' said the first man.
II say, its pretty hot dayI" repeated the
short. fat man, raising his voice.
The other put his hand to his ear and an
swered; II didn't quite catch that: please 70
peat it,
The little mans ears grew red a. be
shouted ITS hot day, I tell your and
people in the back seats began to litter
I'm little deaf. " responded the first man
IF you will raise your voioe"--
"Confound it, SRI" howled the little man,
perspiring ike a sponge II say it's hot
hot tell youl hot day. D'you bear thatr'
The other shook his head, and the little
man, casting look Of wrath on him.
alighted. Then the first man looked around
and chuckled gleefully.-St. Louis Republic