davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

DR.. A 7. Smith and wife of West Athens
have gone to Minneapolis to spend the win
TOR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Rev. Merritt II. Wellmsn of Boston, will
occupy the pulpit at Christ church Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Miss Hattie Jsquith went to Boston
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
SkOWHEGAN.

Dr.. Woodbury. Cleveland of Eastport vas
in town this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

The Young people of the Universal;
society viii give the socisl and entertain
ment which they have bad in preparation
for some time at Soper's hall next Monday
r,enint The programme as it has oee n
arranged, i, sure Of giving an evening full
of endowment to those who attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

S. W. Philbrick, treasurer Of the henne'
bee Log Driving Company, has been a
Moosehesd lake and Bangor this week, or
business for the corporation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Miss Hattie Higgins returned to Portland
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

The race record 10 the one horsemen now
seek more than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
OAKLAND.

President Whitman of Colby university
will occupy the Baptist pulpit in this place
next Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Prof. Anthony of Bates College will &C.
cupy the pulpit at the Free Baptist chapel
Suoday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Rev f. II. Morgan on Thursday attended
the funeral of Mr.. Isaac Pratt, who died at
the town farm on Tuesday, aged II years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
GARDINER.

A. Bailey was in Portland Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
AAggE1 RkfJRiS,


si%N Tohs, Dec, 70,
Money, easy lal.
Prime mercantile psp"r Ri ~
Government ponds, STEADY
Railroads. lover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
The Y. "A. C. A.

The rooms of the Y. VI. c. A. are now
quite largely prronized by the young men,
perhaps partly due to the cold weather. At
The Sunday afternoon meetiug for young
men he d at 1 o'clock there is an average of
about fifty young men in Etten lance, and
there are anye here from III rty to one hun
dtcl oftentimes. They have a singing school
evrry NJ inlay and Thursday evening under
the direction of J. Willard Beck with
m average attendance of about thirty.
Thus far they have had two lectures and
iltend to furnish one each month. The
lectures are practical, beneficial talks, es-
p cisliy tended for young men. There are
nov $50 voinmes in the library and new
b,sks sre being sdied occasionally. At
r. 4 c, mpletion Of the singing school term
lAere vii, lie concert given in connection
= itu this branch. Thi, will be held about
the first of January. The rooms
sre open every day from : 30 NJ.
to . 80 7. NJ, Sunday excepted and visitor
are welcome at aGy hour. The reading
room is the most interesting feature and is
supplied with four dsi,ies, thirty-fou week
lies, twenty religious papers and many
phamplets and tracts. The magazines are
Munsey's, Current History, Review of Re-
views, ST. Nicholas, and the New England
Magazine, The Youths Companion, Scien-
tifc American, Puck and TIarper's Weekly
are also among the collection. The en-
rolled membership now numbers about loo.
The membership fee 50 per year. N. T..
Storey is now acting as secretary.
About 10 Friday night chap was
found at the door of Hop Lungs laundry,
near tie post office, beastly drunk and de-
msnding admittance, With the aid of pro-
family and humping the door. lie was
told to go away, but at once returned, and
after more humping and swearing, smashed
in the glass in the door. lie then ran
away, going up Court street, on railroad to
Winthrop, and up Winthrop hill. He was
followed, identified and arrested by Officer
Anderson. He may or may not explain his
business with Hop Lung this morning, in
court He gave the name of Frank Clin-
ton, at the station.
Candy and nuts are always suitable eat
ing during the holidays. Good goods in
both these lines i. very desirable as regards
health. II you wish line clean and pure
af well as cheap, why step in and try the
line nov on hand by T., W, Church, under
Opera house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

l.. IL. Soper < Go. have very handsome
window 10 an immense arch covered with
several hundred handkerchief, oil folded
the same way and standing beneath 1t a
orau. fui wax doll of size nearly as large
as a chill!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

The Colby Tennis Association, met IN the
chapel Friday morning and elected the fol
lo.iug officers President, A. II. Berry,
%, wee president. Il. Y. Hopkins, 20 :;
treasurer Frank Purrint0u, %; directors,
lF. l. Amts ~. j. F. rhilhrook 80. II. W.
/ I,sy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

The Good Templars held sociable at
the Grand Army hall Thursday evening,
A small crowd was IN attendance but an en-
joyable time il reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

The Epwor,h League of the Methodist
church viii meet at the usual hour IN the
estry Sunday evening. Topic of the meet
log Jesus in Heaven. All are welcome,
The annual meeting Of the managers OF
the Maine intercollegiate Base Ball League
mines wiil meet in this city with Manager
Is nch Of the Colby team on saturday At
ternoOu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16

Rev. T.. G.. Mason of Oakland, will give
an address at the niyersalist church on
sunday evening at o'clock. cordial H.
yltation 10 all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
Crean1eryFor Sale.

The creamery ut Nassalboro, until recently
operated by Hon. l. q. WINSTON.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-16
WATERVILLE.

WATERVILLE.
b EessIton Of Skoshegan was in the
city Friday.
Wallace Rscklif Of Newport was in tie
city Friday.
Mrs. @. a. Mathews Is confined to the
house with severe cold.
HERBERT 4. Horne Of skoshegan was in
the city on business Friday.
Harvey u. Eaton Il confined TO bis house
oy severe attack Of liz grip.
---.-4----s-aa~-s--------~---
s. II. Piaisted and Frank Stevens left
Friday morning for New York.
Mrs. .. <. Keen Of West Poland is visit
inz her daughter. Mr.. II. G. Prince for a
few days.
CLARK Caswell is out again after being
confined to bs house for several days with
the grippe.
Hiss Caldie Brown went to Boston Fri
day morning where she will visit relatives
for two or three months.
William Y. Davis Of The Portland Pack
ing Company, Portland, was registered at
the +. m1 ooa Friday night.
The neH pastor Rev. 6. Y. Washburn,
wln preach bis first sermon at the Congre-
zatiousl church Sunday morning.
The street was nearly cleared Of both
teams anl pedestrians by : O'Clock Friday
evening on account Of the storm.
Rev. Mr.. Washburn and family arrived
in the city Thursday night and were the
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. +. c. Thayer.
Rev. T.. G.. Mason of Oakland. will give
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
FLIRTING AS A TRADE.
How Seaside Nymph Managed to &c.
cure an Income.

The corridor man Of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat tells the following
story:
STORY? My turn?" asked William
Henry Edwards, as he made a dive for
the parched corn kept on a sideboard
in the St. James annex. The presi-
Dent of the Little Hatchet club nodded,
and the major came to the front and
center. "Now, for PHYS sake don't
say anything about it, and I'll tell you
how got done You see I'm mar
ried, and we married men must stick
together or where are we9 Well,
here's hopin. | took d run down to
Newport last summer to get mouth
full of freshly harvested sea air and en-
Joy the society of the millionaires.
One day was strolling about, feeling
lonesome like and wishing for a Man
haitian cocktail, when | met the pret-
tiest girl | ever saw outside of a pict-
ure for soap ad She couldn't have
been more than II, and she tlirted
with me dreadfully. felt that ought
to get acquainted with that girl and
give her good fatherly talk on the
sin of flirting, but she had an old
ducnna with her that looked like Me-
dusa enjoying an attack of cramp
collie. | hesitated, and was lost, of
course. / struck up an acquaintance
with the girl, but she appeared scared
half out of her wits. and kept glancing
back at old Medusa, who camped ou
our trail muttering as though she
contemplated turning me into New
port tower. asked the girl if there
was any possibility of getting rid of
her, and she replied that it might be
done by bribery. On this gentle hint
acted, and we enjoyed a pleasant
tete-a-tete undisturbed. Every day l
would meet the charming young lady
and subsidize old Medusa to 90 and
see what the wild waves were saying.
/ was charmed, delighted. After a
chanced upon another giddy bene-
dict walking by the seashore with my
inamorata, while Old Mcdusa fingered
out of sight. That made me suspi-
cious and | watched the girl. | found
out that she was no millionaire 5
daughter as | had supposed, but a
dashing young adventures, who ap-
portioned her time among q dozen
fool admirers. all Of whom subsidized
her partner in the play, the old duenna.
figured up that had paid out near
500 for the privilege Of talking for
half an hour day to a girl who played
tie sweet society bud summers and
kicked hats off in the burlesque opera
winters. Yes, | was a great guy.
Ones never too old to learn. A little
of the same, please, with dash OF
peppermint"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
= THE SUMMIT OF PIXIES PEAK.S
Some Phenomena to BE Seen on It
Which Startle the Traveller.

Sunrise and sunset, as viewed from
the top of Pixies Peak, leave an i'm
preston never to be forgotten" said
Mr.. c. M. Hobbs, who was signal serv-
ice officer on the summit for several
years. CAS- the sun begins to climb
above the misty plains streaks of light
shoot through the air as though pro-
PEELED by some mighty power. The
sunsets present panorama which far
surpasses the most vivid stretch of the
imagination. Clouds Of variegated
forms reflect all the colors of the spec
trum, the colors changing into new
glory as the king of day slowly retires
behind the main range, 100 miles
away. In the early morning l have
often seen the shadow of the peak pro-
jected into the dark background OF
the sky with distinctness that was
almost startling.
Il shall never forget remarkable
vision which | was so fortunate as to
observe one day from the roof of the
station. For three days we had been
treated to a storm of unusual violence,
when all at once the clouds overhead
rolled away, revealing far above the
deep blue sky, which could be seen
through an opening, whose sides were
of the most beautiful colors. 1t was a
veritable glimpse of paradise"
The electrical phenomena were not
least among the attractions which are
wildly impressed on the mind of Mr..
Hobbs. One spring day ball of fire
more than foot thick made its ap-
pearance at the front door of the sta
ton, made a circuit through the house,
striking wood saw out of the hands
OF Mr.. Hobbs assistant, and rolled off
down the side of the mountain, leav-
ing two white-faced men behind.
Pixies Peak, according to Mr.. Hobbs,
is isolated from the earth by the great
body of granite, and thunderbolts
have no terrors to persons on the
peaks. The electric storms are de-
scribed as the mightiest to be met with
in all the mountain range. Pixies Peak
is recognized as headquarters for thun-
derbolts, and for hours at a time the
telegraph wires and all metallic points
of instruments are covered with blu
ish lights.
Cats taken to the summit invariably
have fits and never live more than six
months. Notwithstanding the altitude
of three miles it is a common eXpe-
rience of the observer to catch sight
of an eagle serenely floating two or
three miles above the station. The
mournful cry of a panther or mountain
lien is one of the sounds that greet the
! ear by night at the top of the peak.
With the advent of the COG road and
the rush of tourists the romance has
| been taken from life upon the noted
sentinel of the Rockies, and it is not
probabl that the experience of the
early observers will ever again be du-
plicated. There are few men, how
ever, who would care to attempt to
live one year at the summit of Pixies
Peak. Experiences have shown that
the observations ta6envo on the peak are
of no particular value in making up
the weather chart, and ii the station is
maintained it will be mainly for scen-
tlic purposes. es.-DcAcor News.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
MEN FIFTEEN INCHES HIGH.
What a French Statistician Says VIII Be.
Seen on Earth in IL, 900 Years.

A French statistician, who has been
studying;the military and other records
with view of determining the height
of men at different periods, has reached
some wonderful results. He has not.
only solved some perplexng problems,
in regard to the past of the human
race, but it also enabled to calculate
it's future and to determine the exact
period when man will disappear from
the earth. The recorded facts extend
over nearly three centuries. 1t is
found that in 1910 the average height
of man in Europe was 1.75 meters, or
say five feet nine inches. In 1890 it
was five feet six inches. In 1920 it was
five feet five inches and a fraction. At
the present time it is five feet three
and three-fourths inches. 1t is easy to
deduce from these figures a rate of
regular and gradual decline in human
stature, and then apply this, working
backward and forward to the past and
to the future. BY this calculation it.
is determined that the stature of the
first men attained the surprising aver
age of sixteen feet, nine inches.
Truly, there were giants on the
earth in those days. The race had al
ready deteriorated in the days of o.,
and Goliath was Il quite degenerate
offspring of the giants. Coming down
TO later time, we find that at the be-
ginning of our era the average height
of man was nine feet, and in the time
of Charlemagne it was eight feet eight
inches. But the most astonishing re-
suit of this scientific study comes from
the. auDlicatiOn of he same inay0ra HE
law Of diminntion to the future. The
calculation shows that by the year
1000 A. d. the stature of the average
man will be reduced to Is inches. At
that epoch there will be only Lillipu-
tians on the earth. And the conclu-
sion of the learned statistician is ir-.
resistible; that "the end of the world
will certainly arrive, for the inha-
bitants will have become so small that
they will finally disappear" finish
by disappearing" as the French idiom
expresses it-"from the terrestrial
globe"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

Iuat
landed in the stomach of the pursuing
dog. BY way of retaliation the dog
took off part of one leg from Georges
trousers, and fled across the street
bowling dismally until it came to the
cart horse. Apparently connecting
that animal with his misfortunes, the
dog nibbled at its hind leg. The horse
snorted and ran down the street with
the truck gathering after. The rat in
stead of taking this chance of escape,
rushed frantically across the street and
back again, with the boy who come up,
followed by the parsonage, hot on the
trail. The parsonage was regarding
with undisguised ad miration the pref
ty girl, who, with garments gathered
and held up lightly in one hand, was
standing on tiptoe on the box viewing
the chase. George was looking at his
trousers.
The owner of the truck came out of
the saloon in time to see his property
rafting down the street. AS he start
ed after it, leaving trail of profanity
behind him, a gaunt cat sauntered out
of the saloon. Before the teamster had
caught his horse the cat had pounced
on the rat and put an end to him. Then
the dog avenged his woes by catching
her by the back of the neck and shak-
ing the life out of her. The boy hit the
dog with brick on general principles.
Then he returned to the parsonage, the
box, George, and the pretty young
woman. The latter was saying:
''Oh, dear! l was so scared, / hope
-- Oh, George, did hold my dress
up SO very high? Please say / didn't!
That horrid old man with the eye
glasses"
"Why, of course you didn't" said
George, promptly. The girl descended
sand walked away with him, her fears
alleviated- Y. Sun.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

II cannot understand why that stock
goes up and down, up and down, with
such regularity" said Brokely, noting
the rise and fall of stocks at the ex-
change. "Oh! it's very simple. It's
mostly water, you know, and it works
like the tide" explained the Wall
street man Harpe7's Bazar.
Guest-Now III take some ice cream
to top off with-three tlavors. Waiter
Your bill is rs cents already, sir.
Guest-What of that? Waiter-Whv.
YOU see, sir, mixed ice cream is 20
cents, and you'll probably give me
dollar to pay the check, and that win
leave only cents for me.-N. Y.
Weeklu.
Mistress (to cook But why do YOU
want to leave, Mary? Cook-I don't,
like the cookery, mum. Mistress
Why. you cook the things yourself
Cook-Yes, / know, mum. But I'm
only a plain cook, and 1 thought when
| came here that you would make.
some tasty dishes now and again,
mum!--Ptck-Me-U Up.
A man read scandalous piece out.
of newspaper referring to woman.
His wife was very indignant because
newspapers print such things, and
abused the newspapers quite freely.
Finally she said to her husbands.
"When you are through with the paper
I would like to have it; / want to send
it to my sister" ."-Atchison Globe.
awe will take a special collection
next Sabbath" said the teacher, "for
the purpose of making fund to de-
fray the expense of sending poor boys
to school" "They don't get none of
my money" averred Tommy Figg on
the way home. Them poor folks
kids has tough enough time any
way 'thout jamming them into school
besides. ."-L~dianapotis Journal.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
Avoid Long Engagements.

The girl who allows herself to be
cajoied into long engagement stands
about one chance in ten of being mar
ried to that particular man. He comes,
admires, and thinks best to secure
her, although he is not in a position to
ask. Some men are selfish creatures.
After year i'll the seventh heaven" +"
life begins TO be prosaic again, and
their love floats along a placid sea.
After several years Of waiting, when
the II aas begun to lose her youth
and b ty. the tide turns in their IA
yor, the harbor is in sight, and all
seems well. But here comes smooth
sailing little craft directly across their
bows. There is IA, crash! The lover
clings TO the newly found ship and
leaves he other 10 sink or be tossed
upon the beach alone The moral is
obvious. - Leisure H0urs.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
A Cure for Warts.

"No, I'm not bit superstitious. but
this old world is just chock full of
things / don't pretend to understand.
said j. l.. Watson. "a month ago my
hands were covered with warts and
they worried me dreadfully. They
were those great big seed warts, and
they grew two to the square inch. I'd
had doctors work on 'em, but they
only made 'em worse. was stopping
at a hotel in Streator, H.. few Sun
days ago and one of the dining-room
girls said to me: Why don't you shed
your warts?' | told her that I'd only
be too glad to if | could only strike
the com bination. She told me to steal
an onion, split it with silver knife.
rub the warts with it, put the divided
vegetable carefully together, bury it,
and my warts would take unto them
selves the wings of the morning.
Well. sir, concluded to try the Mum
DO Jumbo business. | followed the
dining-room girls instructions to the
letter." "And did your warts disap-
pear?" asked little tourist in plaid
cap who had been drinking in the
story. Disappear? No. But got a
load of bird shot put into me while
stealing the onion, and it made me
forget all about my warts. St Louis
Qt05e-Den10crM.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
UNEXPECTED AID.
Beauty In Distress Helped Out of Il Latin
Slough by Rough Youth.

A girl with soft brown hair and ear
nest eyes sat in an electric car bound
from Cambridge to Boston the other
morning. In her lap lay several books.
and in her hand she held Latin copy
of Horace's Satires, which she was.
studying diligently, says the Boston
Herald.
AT her side sat young man who
looked steadily over her shoulder at
the open book. The young man did
not look like one who might under
stand Latin. He wore an immense
pair of rubber boots, rough overcoat
much the worse for wear and dingy
hat that was pulled far down over his
eyes.
Finally the girl came to line that
seemed to give her trouble. 1t was
not difficult Latin. The construction
was simple and direct, but it was one
OF those treacherous idioms that say
one thing and mean another, and
hence appear altogether incongruous
in their context. The girl looked at,
the Latin in a puzzled way, and then
turned to the notes in the back of the
book. Then she consulted the vocab--
ulary and finally turned to the text
again, and gazed at it meditatiyely.
The young man next to her, who
was still looking over her shoulder,
showed considerable uneasiness at her
seemingly futile efforts. He smiled
family, turned once or twice in his
seat, and beat a tattoo on the floor
with the toe of his rubber boot. And
rs her struggles continued his disquiet-
uG,e became still more apparent. He
looked around the car in helpless
way, bit his lips and beat upon the
floor more violently than ever.
Then suddenly he leaned slightly
toward her and said: "And | agree to-
be witness"
1t was the translation of the recalci-.
trant phrase. The passengers at the
end of the car, however, did not un-
derstand. and looked at him in amaze
ment. The young girl stared slightly,
then smiled, and said, "Oh, thank
YOU" and looked into his eyes in q
friendly way, but wonderinely.
She did not know that he was a clas-
sical honor man at Harvard few
years ago.