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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

A Water street merchant had q wedding
anniversary recently, and was not only
greatly surprised but highly delighted to re-
ceiye from friend a very handsome sleigh
of the latest design and with all the best
and most expensive fittiogs. 1t posses that
peculiar advantage that it can not only be
used for pleasure but for heavy tenn work
or can be harnessed up with dogs or cats.
Hard usage cannot harm it. and in short 1t
is treasure. '-r ''s'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Two life .ize pictures have been, pre-
scented to the Cony High School. One hof
Daniel Cony. the founder, and tbe; other
that Of Reuel Williams, one of the early
settlers of Augusta. The school starts the
winter term with four new students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Daniel Roob of Baileyville, who had
been at work in the woods, came to this
city last evening with two very badly
crushed fingers on the left hand. He wac.
taken to the office of DR.. A. J. Martin,
where his wounds were dressed. y .'-'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Impossible" j, an unknown worlto the
patrons of the JoURNALs special ads and
they laugh at the suggestion that any arti-
Gle can be "white elephant when their
I'D will be read by $4,000 people of differ
ent tastes and desires every morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Mrs. j. C. Bickford, the lady who in
stalled the officers of Imperial Lodge, A.
O. u. W., degree Of honor, Tuesday
evening, left Wednesday morning for Ports
mouth, Mass, where she will install the
officers of lodge at that place, this, Thurs-
day evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Richard Palmer, president of the Clover
Medicine Co., recently org .nized here, WAS
in the city Wedne sday from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Will Messer, who has been in the employ
of George Haskell, the grocer, for some
years, has entered upon the duties of nigh
baggagemaster at the Maine Central station,
vice Curtis Sears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

An insurance man in the city informed
a repoit ter Wednesday that the various in
surance companies are not issuing many
calendars this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Mrs. Laura Skillings returned to her
home in Bangor Wednesday, after avist
to Mrs. Snowdeal Of this city. ..-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

DR.. L. J. Croker, who was threatened
with pneumonia, i. now out and able to
attend to hi. practice. .-.....
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TODAY.

For Sxle-Store
Amusemewts--Rosedale
Mittens-E. c. Leigh on.
NJ TX Down Sale &C II. Mason.
Vented 5. coud hand sleigh. 50.
Writing School Dirigo Business College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

The remains of Charles II. Freeman AZ
riv, Il here from Portsmouth, N. H., Wed.
nesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Quite number of people were in the city
Wednesday from the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Chas. +. Chick, tiy clerk, is very sick
and the doctor fears he has er,spelas in
the face.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

w. II. Fisher of Whitehouse & Fisher,
WAS in Skpwhegin attending court Weines.
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Mrs. ]. +. Fo.sett is i'll at her home, No.
81 Court street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04

Market square vas quite busy place
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04
Local Matters.

Everything Shipshape.
"Thare'A handsome calendar on my wall.
A diarv new on my table here
I've sworn OF vices, great and small.
Ana thus equipped begin the year"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Fire Easily Obtained.

The average civilized man would be
hard put to it if he were compelled to
start fire without matches, finder box
or burning glass. But Lieutenant Won
Hohnel describes an African chief as
not only accomplishing this feat, but
doing it with quickness and ease. The
traveller had asked him to show his shill.
It was really wonderful, in view of
the moisture laden atmosphere, with
what rapiditY he did as had requested.
The materials employed were such q
we saw wherever we went-two simple
bits Of wood, one fat about six fnnhes
long and not quite an inch wide, With
row of grooves on one side, the other
about ID inches long and of the thick
ness and shape of lead pencil.
The longer piece, fixed in one Of the
grooves Of the shorter piece, waR hal
tightly between the palms Of the Hand
and whirled rapidly round and round.
In few seconds the wood dust With
was produced by the friction, and which
fell through the grooves, began TO smoke.
This dust was. carefully nursed Into "a
blaze, which was fed with fine grass
and bits Of cotton stuff
The whole thing is done so quickly
that our men, even the lazy Wasungu,
always employed this method on shert
halts for lighting their pipes. Youth r
COMPANION.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
A Unique Affidavit.

The following affidavit was fled in
court of common pleas in Dublin in
1922: "And this deponent further saith
that, on arriving at the house of the
said defendant, situate in the county Of
Galway aforesaid, for. the purpose Of
personally serving him with the said
writ, he, the said deponent, knocked
there several times at the outer, COM
monty called the hall door, but could
not obtain admittance, whereupon this
deponent was proceeding to knock a
fourth time, when a man, to this depo-
nent unknown, holding in his hands q
musket. or blunderbuss, loaded with
balls or s1ugs, as this deponent has since
heard and verify believes, appeared at
one Of the upper windows Of the said
house, and presenting said musket, or
blunderbuss, at this deponent, threaten
ed that if saia deponent did not in
stantly retire he would send his (the de-
ponent's) soul to hell, which this de-
ponent verify believes he would have
done had not this deponent precipitate-
~ escaped. San Francisco Argonaut.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
THE POWER OF POETRY,

Scott's Description of the Chase and What
the Ordinary Man Would Have Said.
Take, as single instance Of the pow
er Of poetry, Walter Scott's opening
lines il. the Lady Of the Lake, where
he describes the chase Of the stag. The
stag escapes and evades his pursuers,
but what a picture the great poet has
put into words!
Reduced toprose the ordinary observ-
er and writer would have said, '"They
chased the stag several miles, but lost
him in the Trosachs He could not
possibly have said in prose:
The antlered monarch Of the waste
Sprung from his heathery couch in haste,
But ere his fleet career he took
The dewdrops from his TANKS he shook;
Like crested leader, proud and high,
Toss'd his beamed frontlet to the SKYE
A moment gazed adown the dale,
A moment snuffed the tainted gale,
A moment listened to the cry
That thicken'd as the chase drew nigh.
Then as the headmost foes appear'd.
With one brave bound the copse he ciear'd,
And stretching forward free and far
Sought the wild heaths of Uam-Var.
The poet began his picture with an
incident that only poet would have
thought worthy of words, but what a
picture the few words makel
The stag at eve had drunk his fill
Where danced the moon on Monan's rill,
And deep his midnight lair had made
In lone Gle4artney's hazel shade.
Forest and Stream.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
kYRLE BELIEVES VANITY.
Eow It Was Once Sadly Disconnected by an
American Girl.

Eow 1t Was Once Sadly Disconnected by an
American Girl.
There had been lively discussions
some years ago over then seemingly
important question theatrioally, and in
deed socially, WAS or was not Kyrle
Bellew possessed of great vanity?''
I believe the matter has never been
definitely settled, though in an individ-
ual instance I recall 1t would seem there
was valid ground for decision in the
affirmative.
The occasion was an informal 'even-
ing" at Mrs. Lester Wallack's, and
gathered about one of the tables were
two or three young ladies, Mr.. Bellew
and other men. Bellew had some bits of
paper in his hands, from which he was
idly fashioning little boats. II hear, :"
he drawled, addressing no one in par
ticular, ''that your American navy is
badly in need Of ships. I propose to
remedy the trouble by presenting you
with few" One girl spoke up quickly
in slightly sarcastic vein, II am sure
we all render sincere thanks in the
AGI1GO VI o11O AAuO44Oc4A navy
Fhe actor favored her by an especially
comprehensive glance, and finishing his
boat penciled few lines On it and
rather patronizingly tossed it over to
her.
The girl picked the boat up slowly
(this was the first occasion she had met
Mr.. Bellew) and read: my love to you.
Kyrle Bellew." A rather vivid flush
overspread her face, but looking the
young man steadily in the eyes she said
in tones sufficiently clear for compre-
hension, ''The sentiment inscribed here
Indicating the paper boat) is surely too
much Of an honor for any one woman
to aspire to; SO, with your permission,
Mr.. Bellew, I will take it home, rattle
it and-send you the proceeds. F." She
then rose, bowed and left the table, at
the same time leaving Mr.. Bellew suff-
GENTLY disconnected to bite his lips and
permit his brow the shadow of frown.
New York Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
FELL INTO MILLIONS.
The Slip Of His Horse Resulted In tho Ride
Discovering . Great Mine.

The Slip OF His Horse Resulted In tho Rider
Discovering . Great Mine.
One Of the most productive mines in
California was discovered through an
accidental fall Of the discoverer. He
was one of a hunting party that had
gone out from San Francisco during the
Christmas holidays. While passing
along the side of steep hill on mar
row trail his horse suddenly slipped,
and with his rider went down into the
gulch. *.
Happening to be the last in the line
and some distance behind the others, he
was not missed for some moments, but
when his absence was noticed the party
turned back, to look for him, fearing
some untoward accident. He was no
where to be seen, but the place where
his horse had slipped and fallen over
the bank, together with the traces Of
the fall, was plainly visible. Following
the tracks made by the falling horse and
man, and when near the bottom, the
men suddenly came upon an interesting
spectacle. just behind a olump of bushes
which the man and his steed had
crashed through on their way down
stood the horse, apparently uninjured,
while near by, On a slab Of rock pro-
jecting from the snow, the man was
capering like an Indian at ghost
dance. y
The first impression of the rescuing
party was that the man had gone sud-
denly crazy, but as he caught sight of
them he suddenly ceased his gyrations
and shouted for them to approach. They
came, when he showed them several
Jumps of almost pure gold he had has
tily knocked from the edge with stone
for hammer and announced his dis
covery of gold mine. The sliding
horse had brought up against the ledge,
and the FESTIVE animal, kicking vigor-
ously in the efforts to rise, had struck
off the moss from the stone and dis
closed the fact that it was a gold bear
ing ledge Of unusual richness. The find
was appropriately named "The Christ
mas Gift" and valuable gift it proved
to be.-Chicago Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
HOW WE WALK.
The Muscles Used and tho Mechanical Work
That They Do.

The Muscles Used and the Mechanical Work
That They Do.
The chief muscles concerned in walk
ing are those in the calf and back of
leg, which, by pulling up the heel a1so
pull up the bones of the foot connected
with it, and then the whole body. the
weight of which is passed on through
the bones of the leg. When walking,
! the trunk is thrown forward so that it
would fall down PROSTATE were not tho
hight foot planted in time to support it
The calf muscles are helped in this ac-=
ton by those on the front of the trunk
and legs, which contract and pull the
body forward, and the trunk, slanting
forward when the heel is raised by the
calf muscles, the whole body will be
raised and pushed forward and upward.
This advancement Of each leg is effect
ed partly by muscular action, the mus
cles used being (1) those on the front Of
the thigh, bending it forward on the
pelvis; (2) the hamstring muscles, which
slightly bend the leg on the thigh; (3)
the muscles on the front of the leg,
which raise the front of the foot and
toes, preventing the latter, in swinging
forward, from hitching in the ground.
When one foot has reached the
ground, the action Of the other has not
ceased. There is another point in walk
ing. The body is constantly supported
and balanced on each leg alternately
and therefore on only one at once. Hence
there must be some means for throwing
the center of gravity over the line of
support formed by the bones of each leg,
as it, supports the weight of the body.
This is done in various ways, and hence
the difference in the walk of different
people. There may be slight rotation at
the hip joint, bringing the center of
gravity Of the body over the foot of this
side. This 'rocking' motion Of the
trunk and thigh is accompanied by
movement of the whole trunk and leg
over the foot planted Oh the ground and
is accompanied by compensating out
ward movement at the hip. The body
rises and swings alternately from one
side to the other as It's center Of gravity
comes alternately over one or the other
leg, and the curvature of the spinal
bones is altered with the varying posi-
ton Of the weight.-London Hospital.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
A Calendar Curiosity.

Divide the number expressing the
year by four, taking no notice Of the re-
mainder. Next find the number Of days
inclusive from the LIST of January to the
date in hand, reckoning February al.
ways as having only % days. Add to.
gether- the sum, the quotient and the
first numbers and divide this by seven.
The figure Of the remainder gives you
the day Of the week, one standing fo1
Sunday, two for Monday, and so on
Chicago Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
No Word Like the Doctors.

Mr.. Sydney Holland enlivenea TIE
guests at the annual festival Of Poplar
hospital by relating an incident which
occurred within the walls Of that insti-
tuition. A man was brought in who was
thought to be dead. His wife was. with
him. One Of the doctors said, @He fs
dead" but the man raised his head md
said, "No, am not dead yet where
upon his wife admonished him, saying,
''Be quiet; the doctor ought to know
best. London Echo.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Timber In Water.

Seasoned timber is but little liable to
decay under the influence Of a dry at
mosphere and will resist decomposition
for an indefinite period when kept total
u submerged in water. The piles,of old
London bridge, driven 800 years before,
were found to be in good condition
when the new bridge was erected in
1859, and those which served as the
foundation for Trajan's bridge over the
Danube, "A. D. 1o5, are said to be still
visible at low stages Of water. Toronto
Mail
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Another Saw Hacked.

Statistics have upset another old
proverb. We must no longer believe
that "a green Christmas makes a fat
churohyard. = The figures for the last
80 years In England prove that q, cold
winter is unhealthy and mild winter
healthy. A hot summer is always I'M
healthy and a cold simmer healthy. -
London Million.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Why the Dial Has Sixty Divisions.

We have so divisions on the dials of
our clocks and watches because Hip
parchus, who lived in the second cen-
tury before Christ. accepted the Baby
lonian system of reckoning time, that
system being sexagesimal. The Baby
lonians were acquainted with tho dec
imal, but for common purposes they
counted by ''sossi" and 'tsari," the
s'sessov representing 60 and the .'saros''
go times Cos, 600. From Hipparohus
that mode of reckoning found its way
into the works of Ptolemy about the
year $50 A.. D., sud.on that authority
- has besn perpetuated to the present
day.-St.. Louis Republic
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10

Dr.. e. C. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment
is sold under positive written guarantee by author
lied agents only, to cure Weak Memory; Loss of
Brain and Nerve Power; Lost Manhood; Quickness;
Night Losses; EVIL Dreams; Lack Of Confidence;
Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains; Loss of Power
OF the Generative Organs in either sex, caused by
over-exertion Youthful Errors, Excessive Use of
Tobacco. Opium or Liquor, which soon lead to
Misery, CONSUMPTION, Insanity and Death. By mail,
Il box; for IS; with written guarantee to
refund money: VESTS COUGHsYRUP. A certain
cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis Group,
Small size discontinued; old, soc. size, now &c.; old
Fl size, now 50c. GUARANTEESss issued only by
O. N. Olsen Druggist, New Ulm,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10

The '.Yeuas de Medici'' was s feet 8
inchea,1 II height, and this is held By
many Iartists and s6ulptors to be the
mos, perfect stature fer woman.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Stu@be' ~
MEAT MARKET

The best place in the city for fresh
meats, sausages, hams, lards and the like.
We make it point to satisfy the public.
Highest Price always paid for Hides and
Live Stock. Hog day, every Monday at
the depot stock yards.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10

The German empire has no prison "
its own. Ofenses against tha imperial
governments are enforced By the imperial
attorney, who calls into service The
states attorneys Of the federal states.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10
Ominous Of Unpleasantness.

s'Mrs. Blimber is very nervous about
there being Is at the table tonight. =
Does she think something unpleas-
ant Will happen?''
Yes. She only has dozen khkses
and forks - Chicago Inter Ocean.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10

ID Poland it is q pesal ofense tospeak
Rolish.in any pubic resArt
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-10

Some evils adft of consolati ions, but
there Arc n <{nfnrters, FOR dyspepsia
and ~ tS6tha9he. BplJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-16
Get Fashions Consent.

All advocates of dress reform agree
that it must be made fashionable before
it can become popular. And it looks
now as if wonan's suffrage was to profit
by the same principle The open book
at Sherry's is receiving signatures rap
idly, and talks in Fifth avenue drawing
rooms are furthering the cause at a
wonderful rate At one of these talks
the other afternoon Mrs. C. A Runlzle,
a representative woman of the very best
social life OF the city, answered before a
large gathering of women some of the
most common objections to the woman
suffrage question
Mrs Runkle took up the points often
raised that voting would unsex women;
that going to the polls would be most
disagreeable experience, because of the
rough element to be encountered; that
voting women would quarrel with their
husbands and the rest, which seem al
most too absurd to be stated and yet
which are aFrayed as valid arguments
against the movement very frequently.
In the speakers hands these questions
seemed more than puerile and were
quickly and conclusively disposed of.
AS to the issue whether women could
fight if war were proclaimed, this ap-
peared to Mrs. Runkle almost too ridic-
ulous to consider. By voting woman did
not propose to enter the battlefield any
more than she would think OF usurping
mems other arduous duties.
Following Mrs. Runkle, Mrs. Mont
gomery, a graduate from Wellesley,
made an address This speaker claimed
that the time was ripe for suffrage; that
theoretically it was right, from a logical
and philosophical point it was right, and
in accordance with the laws of evolution
it was right Being sure the theory is
right and having it demonstrated in
practice leaves nothing to do or say.
Woman has reached point that calls
for this step, and as she has not lost her
femininity in her progress, nor has her
physical OF mental caliber suffered by
her pioneering in various fields, it can
hardly be possible she will be the loser
by thinking and acting politics
York Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-16
A Woman Dog Fancier.

A New York woman has recently
turned her attention to the breeding of
the tiny dogs which of late years have
been so fashionable, and a recent bench
show demonstrated her success beyond
peradventure. She has sold a collie from
her kennel for $500, and other sales Of
equal Importance are now being nego-
tiated AS dog fancier she brings to
bear all the Intelligence of a man and
more sympathy. The mothers of the wee
doggies receive an amount of care at her
hands that they have never known be-
fore, and the result is that the various
breeds cannot help being improved.
Why should not this field of labor sug-
gest similar ones to women? Why may
not those of gentler sex SO inform them
selves that they may successfully super
intend the propagation of all classes of
salable animals? Woman's native COM
passion and her conscientious attention
to detail would fit her eIninently for the
performance of such tasks. 1t is to be
hoped that the woman dog fancier's ex-
ample will be followed. Mil
Ter Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-16

The wonderful advance in the condi-
ton of women which the last 90 years
have brought about makes me little
diffident of my ability to prophesy con-
corning the future of the sex At the be-
ginning of the first of these decades few
would have foretold the great extension
of educational opportunities, the open
ing of the professions, the multiplication
OF profitable industrial pursuits all of
which have combined to place women
before the world in the attitude of ener
getic, self supporting members of sOci-
ety..
Even the vexed suffrage question has
made great progress during the time
specified, pushing itself slowly and
steadily forward until in three states in
the Union it has attained an impregna-
BILE position, while in several others it
has partial efficiency and recognition
The changes which 1 foresee are all
further developments of the points al
ready gained. l feel assured that in the
near future the cooperation of women
in municipal and in state affairs will be
not only desired, but demanded. by men
of pure and worthy citizenship.
Mothers, wives, sisters will no longer
stand as suppliants before the state leg
islatures, asking that they may become
politically the equals of men who pro-
fess to treat them as superiors, but who
really combine to keep them in a state
of perpetual minority.
The true progress of civilization is
from the assumption of privilege to the
recognition of right. In our country this
progress already embraces the whole of
one sex. The laws of moral equilibrium
will speedily place the other sex in an
equal condition, ezzalting the dignities
of domestic life and making the home
altar rich with the gifts Of true patriot
ism and wise public spirit.-Julia Ward
Howe