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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
The Tree Problem.

81 see a monkey up a tree. He sees me
and gets behind the trunk of the tree. l
start to go around him, and he keeps go
ing around us l do, keeping the trunk of
the tree between him and me. l reach the
place started from, with the monkey still
opposite on the tree. Now, 1 have been
around the tree. Have l also been around
the monkey"
A Boston woman is quoted as saying,
Il have tried it on my husband 1 had
him for the monkey, and / took a whisk
broom and went around him brushing his
clothes. He kept turning just as did,
and when | had been clear around had
only brushed one side of him and one leg
of his pantaloons. Now, all the professors
of Harvard university couldn't convince
me that | had been around that man. and
neither had the man been around the mon
key in the tree. Buffalo Express.
Line )lnville farmers held their annual
b ,rvest reunion and picnic in Adam s
grove, last week, where the usual exer-
cises were carried out. About 200 people
were present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26

Mr. g. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile. ILL.,, says: ITO DIR. Kings New Dis
covery owe my life Was taken with La
Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail and was given
up and told could not live. Having DIR.
Kings New Discovery in my store sent
for bottle and began its use and from
tho first desc began to get better, and
after using thrse bottles was up and abont
again IL is worth its wright in gold. We
won't keep Stare or house without 1t. F"
Get n free trial at CLas Partridge :
drug store. augs6dm, w&itf, form
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
w, C. T.U. COLUMN.
A New Union at Manchester.

On Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 21st,
Mrs. Lizzie Towle and Mrs. II. II. Wyman
drove to Manchester and at the Union
church organized branch OF the W. c. T.
U. The offers elected were Mrs. Helen
ii. Hewins president Miss Lizzie Hawkes.,
secretary; Mrs. S. NJ. Witham, treasurer.
Mrs Wadsworth and Mrs. Packard of
East Winthrop, were present, and assisted
materially in the organization.
Gleanings.
The W. C. t. U. of Appleton, Wis,
gave reception to the lady school teach
ers of the city, about two hundred
mothers and teachers being present. The
gathering was in the hands of the depart
ment of mothers meetings and was sue
cessful in making a closer bond between
those who are daily molding child-iife
and those who are striving for God and
the homes of our country.
Anew Method OF Treating.
A party of three or four gentlemen who
were in hotel few days ago were in
vited to take something" by one of their
number. After they had taken it and
had cbatted few minutes, another of
the party solemnly suggested that it would
be we'll to take something" They
accepted the invitation, and then started
out. In a few minutes, as they were
passing a dry goods store another of the
party stopped them and said:
Lets go in and take something"
Why, that's a dry goods store" said
one
We'll, what of it? Come in"
In they marched, and, ranging them
selves before the counter, the gentleman
who had invited them propounded the
question: what will you take?"
One of the party took box of collars,
another took clean shirt. When the
bill had been settled aud they had walked
out, they looked at each other foolishly
and began to sec the foolishness of the
treating business. If men must treat,
why not do it in dry goods store?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
Mothers, Mothers., sIothers,,.

MRS MISSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used fer
over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for
their CHILDREN while TEEfHINc; with PERFECT
SUCCESS. IL sool HES the CHILD, SoFTENS the
GUMS AIJsys all PAIN; Ctilsi.S WIND COLIC
and is the best remedy fcr nitERtidsa. Sold by
Druggists in every part Of the world Be and ask
for Mrs Winsoys soothing Sy1up," and take no
CHER kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle d&wlyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
WILLIS II. WING.

Charles f. Shorey, who has charge of the
harness department at the State prison at
Thomaston, was at his home in this city,
over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
Died.

KENNEREc.
Randolph-Aug. %, Q. v Rowe. aged q yea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
Wrangling Herewith.

"You want a divorce from your wife,
Co your
"Yes, sir, / do"
"What grounds9"
"Incompatibility. She and the cook are
quarreling continually. Detroit Trib-
une.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26

I have unlearned contempt. 1t is sin
that is engendered earliest in the soul and
doth beset it like poison worm, feeding
on all its beauty.-N. 2. Willis.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13
PAPER FOOD CANS.

Cans made of paper pulp are being
introduced to take the place of tin cans
for containing all kinds of preserved
products. The occasional cases of
poisoning frcm canned foods are due to
the contents becoming tainted through
the cans not being alright. Many
millions of tin cans are used annually
by canned goods factories in this
country, and such cases of injury from
tainted goods are comparatively rare;
but because it is possible, through
slight defects in the soldier or minute
breaks in the cans, for such danger to
result, the Gamers have been looking
for a satisfactory substitute for tin.
1t is believed that this has at last been
found in the paper pulp cans. They
are oilproof as we'll as waterproof.
Popular Science News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13
SHE FORGOT HERSELF LITERALLY.

A curious case of the loss of memory
is reported from England, and is at
tracing the attention of scientists gen.
orally. A woman. who was sitting on
the promenade at Brighton, found
herself unable to tell her name. ad-
dress. or anything connected with her
life. She said that she had felt some.
thing break inside of her head. The
authorities. not being able to find out
anything about her, had her sent. to
the Work House. There was not "a
single mark on her clothing, letters Or
anything else that would assist IN the
discovery of her identity. She conf
versed as an educated woman ON things
around her, and wrote in similar
manner to the doctors who examined
her, but her mind was an absolute
blank as far as the past was concerned.
The woman was described widely, and
her case was discussed at length by
the newspapers
In talking she often said her name
was Trilpy. and then she would say
that it could not be that. The letters
written by her were signed "Mrs. Any
body" The wide discussion Of her case
revealed her whereabouts to her hus-
band, who is civil enigneer in London.
He went to Brighton day or two ago
and took her home, from which she had
been absent for week. She had no
idea how she got to Brighton.
EvprocS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13
DON'T STUFF YOUR CHILDREN.

has anybody ever risen TO expla
what under the canopy of the blue
heaven makes fathers and mothers
labor under the delusion that the
stomach of the young child is like
that of nannygoat in toughness. and
like balloon for elasticity? Life
would be too short to labor with these
fathers and mothers if their extraor-
dinary belief merely affected sane
peoples opinions of them. But the
poor babies They are the ones that
have,to suffer and in whose behalf
several societies with long names and
with long oreeds might be advan-
tageously started. Did you ever see
parent on journey OF any distance
whatsoever from horse car ride to
jaunt across the continent. or the great
Atlantic. who did not begin to feed
the child with him or her rs soon as
the boat or train or car started, and
keep up the stutfing process till you. in
your misery of sympathy. passed out
of sight? Hardly ever. The children
cry for things to eat? OF course they
do. They have been brought up. as far
as they have got that way. The min
ute child opens its mouth something
is stuffed into 1t to eat The child may
wish some water, or to have its position
changed; II it is too little to say 30.
or does not know enough to say so,
something to eat Is given 1t. The
something Is usually candy. peanuts.
sweet cakes and bananas. The baby
has indigestion and frets and fumes
and fuses. OF course it does. It's so
highly uncomfortable it can't help it.
Or when things have been pushed be-
yond its endurance altogether. 1t has IA
convulsion. Do you know what rhysi-
clans do when called in to see children
writhing in spasms of painp Ten
times out of eleven they find the child
suffering from an overloaded stomach,
and the treatment is an emetio to get
the horrid mess away from the rebel
lious suffering organs. Nine.tenths
Of all the children old enough to talk
on journey Of any kind are restless
not because they are hungry, but be-
cause they are confined in little space
and obliged to sit unwontedly still.
Amuse them. not by stuffing them with
food they don't need and should not be
obliged to try to digest, but with
something to look at Instead of open
ing up bag Of eatables every time
the child squirms, give him picture
book or tell him story. The perpet-
ual motion luncheon notion that almost
all mothers and fathers are affected by,
and nearly all children afflicted with
the minute they are taken out of their
own dooryard, is downright cruelty
to children. 1t is not mistaken kind
ness at all; it is egregious selfishness
on the part of the parents. who take
the easiest method of keeping the chill
dren from making sound by keeping
their mouths filled with first one
thing and then another that an ostrich
couldn't digest without kicking up
rumpus over it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13
MONEY IN WALKING CANES.

1.-THE men who earn the most
money SO far as employees are con-
cerned in the walking. stick trade are
the inventors, the men who strike out
original ideas in the way of what are
called samples patterns, in fact, "
said the manager of one of the greatest
stick manufacturing firms in the world
to writer in Answers.
"There are stick inventors who have
made moderate fortunes out of one
pattern, strange as it may seem to you.
l can instance two inventors who
have made fortunes during the last
two years-namely, the man who pro-
duced what are known as Brazilian
pine and acacia sticks respectively,
and ON which there has been an enor-
nous run. But in regard to this, it
must be remembered that Britain sup
plies the whole world with walking
sticks, 5000 people being employed in
London alone. And to show you the
Importance of the trade may tell you
that at East Smithfield, in the London
dock, there is one huge warehouse full
of these sticks in the rough that have
come from every part of the world,
civilized and savage.
''Sticks are wonderfully subject to
fashion, and the first thing that man.
ufacturer strives for is that his travel
ers may introduce a novelty and set a
fashion. for in this way alone can con-
tinuousiy large orders be got. A re-
tail dealer will say, if there be nothing
new, 'I'll 20 on with the stock l have;
but II an attractive new pattern is
shown to him he will rush for it.
"There is always handsome living
for any man who can invent new types
Of sticks; but this fact is only really
known to few, and these live well
out of their inventiveness. Part OF
the art is to make one sort of wooo
simulate a dozen others, and in this
regard you may taks olive. out Of
which quite score Of wholly differen
looking kinds of sticks are produced. ,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

ening Is not sugar. but coal. ta,
product called 'saooharine,' which i.
more than two hundred times as sweet
as sugar. Thus the quantity added
needs to be very small. Coffee is put
up IN the same way, with sacoharine,
as we'll as in shape that looks like
black molasses.
IAN iron ration is short weight
and highly concentrated diet, intended
to cover only brief period. 1t is not
to be used except when the regular
food supply cannot be obtained. Sup.
posing the army supplies to be regu.
larly furnished, the fighting man ought
to return from the campaign carrying
IN his haversaok the same emergency
ration with which he started out origi-
nally. But it may happen that his
regiment or brigade is cut off from the
main body. and in that case the emer-
gency rations may be literal salvation.
Or he may be left wounded ON field
OF battle, unable to obtain anything to
eat for day unless he has it with him.
During the recent war with China the
Japanese found emergency rations q
necessity in active service.
1T is high time. then. that our
troops should be provided with emer-
genoy rations. One of the questions to
be decided is whether the ration shall
be carried at the belt or in the haver-
sack.
"Soldiers suffering from hunger may
be supplied with small quantities OF
alum, a pinch of which taken from
time to time contracts the stomach.
Thus the organ, not requiring so much
to fill it. can get along with less than
the normal diet for a while without
complaining.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13
NOT so GREEN AS 1T LOOKED.

Parrots are all right and very anus.
ing unless they happen to be too intel
ligent. They are charming creatures
so long as they will repeat only what
you teach them. but when they begin
to think for themselves and to voice
their thoughts, the matter changes
complexion and may end as seriously
as did All affair at Stamford, this State,
the other day.
One of the brightest and most at
tractive young women in that town is
the owner OF an unusually precooious
parrot; incidentally, she thought great
deal of a young farmer OF the neigh
borhood, so much. in fact, that they
were betrothed. But this young farmer
has always hated parrots, and that
has been the one sore point between
him and his promised wife. He has
especially hated the parrot in ques-
tion, and has repeatedly warned the
young lady that the thing was not 80
green as it looked, and that it would
surely cause trouble between them.
We can easily believe that the bird,
being beloved by its mistress, was al
ways at hand during these little talks.
and it is easy to believe that no we'll
ordered, intelligent parrot would put
up long with such sighting remarks
as the young farmer wss in the ]'lbit
of making. If memory serves Alright.
the bird did once rebuke his mistress
sweetheart, but very mildly, simply
calling him "sassy thing" On that
occasion Polly was promptly punished
by his mistress, who snapped his head
with piece of whalebone and covered
his cage with paper for an entire
day. This was added insult, but
nothing was to be done except wait
patiently for an opportunity to get
even. The opportunity soon came.
A few nights ago the young farmer
entered the house of his life's light and
asked for the flame. She was primp-
ing, but would be down in a short
time, and would Frank try to make
friends with Polly? So Frank turned
into the room where Polly sat ON his
perch munohing cracker and Groom
ing a jungle ditty. Extracting a
chocolate caramel from his pocket
Frank moved toward the cage. There
are tides in the affairs of men and like
wise parrots, and this bright, if green,
pet realized that the flood of his tide
had come.
"Hellow, young hayseed" he
shouted.
There was a moment of intense
silence. Then the cage was struck to
the floor and the room was filed with
feathers and hair. A moment later
Polly's mistress entered the room.
"What is the trouble. Frank"
"Some one has taught this parrot
to call me young hayseed," answered
the lover, flushed and angry, "and
will not stand it,.
Ibid you hurt poor Polly" picking
up the MANNED creature.
81 tried to kill the thing"
The young woman vigorously up
braided her lover, and hurriedly slip.
ping her engagement ring from heI
finger and handing it back, said;
"a man who loses his temper OIL
such slight provocation cannot be my
companion for life. The engagement
is broken and you need not cal
again. Buffalo Courier.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

The Russian workman spends very
little for food, lodging and dress, as
compared with the foreign artisan.
Coming from the village. he is very
modest in his demands. His food is
very simple. but it is abundant, and
answers to his taste. In Moscow, for
example. the board of workman
amounts to not more than ten shillings
per month. London Daily News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

"Ah, but it's his good record that
stands in his way" sHow? HE
has foolishly always made it point
to pay cash for everything and conse.
quently he hasn't the least bit OF
credit. "-Chicago Evening Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

A young woman in Chicago is max
ing fairly good living by keeping a
"cattery." place where you can
purchase an Angora cat of the rarest
breeding, OF send your favorite pussy
to be boarded while you are away
upon vacation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

Boy-"I cannot tell lie. Father
-"Do you mean it, my boy?" Boy
81 do, really" Father-"Then take
this income tax form and practice. -
Pick Me-Up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16
NORTH END NE VS.
A North Providence Physician's I'm
pleasant Experience.
The NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, t2a BRANCH AVENUE,
Telephone Q0l.R

leleDhOne bUl-h
The attendance at all the evening schools
in this part OF the city is, as usual, very
large. The Wanskuck school has not only
been well attended for the past few years
but the scholars in attendance have
shown their earnestness in the work by
the progress, made by them in their
studies. The number OF pupils at the
Hawkins street school last evening was
unusually large.
Miss Lillian Lancaster, q well known
member OF the City Sports Company, is
seriously i'll at her home on Touro street.
The window frames of the Silver Spring
Bleachery buildings are being repaired
and repainted.
There was a bad tie up in traffic Just
south of Randall square last evening,
caused by the obstinacy Of Q couple of
teamsters.
Two horses attached to a low gear tried
to run away on the square last evening, but
the alertness of passer by brought their
course to quick ending, and inciden-
tally saved q number OF light wagons
from injury.
While driving down South street yester-
day afternoon, one of the axles Of q bug
gy, In which were DR.. Charles Barnard
and wife of Centredale, broke, and the
doctor was thrown out, though his wife
was fortunate enough to remain in the
vehicle. DR.. Barnard received only a few
bruises The horse ran down Smith street
as far as Orms, where 1t was secured. Mrs.
Barnard was badly shaken up by her
dangerous and unpleasant ride, but was
not injured in any way.
The funeral of Michael III. Sullivan took
place from st. Patrick's Church this
morning. Rev. Father Briscoe, pastor OF
the church, was celebrant of the high
mass of requiem. There was a very large
attendance of friends OF the deceased at
the church from all parts of the city and
also from Boston and Fall River. A
number OF fine floral tributes were
upon the casket. The interment was at
ST. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16
Collision and Train Wreck
ing Followed.
Two Men Killed and Others Suffered
Tad Injuries.
Casualty Was on Martinsburg Branch
Of Pennsylvania System.

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 16.-Two men were
killed, one fatally injured, and several
slightly injured this morning In wreck
on the Msrtinsburg branch OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad. The dead are:
W. #. GooD of Henrietta, fireman OF
Martinsburg train; was killed instantly
j.. wooDRNa of Tyrone, front
brakeman of the water train; both legs
cut of and head crushed.
The following were injured: David
Arthur of Altoona, engineer of the Mar
tInsburg train, badly scslded and injured
internally; cannot recover.
Henry Black burn, engineer OF the wa
ter train, seriously but not fatally. hurt. - -
william Jones OF Burket station, q pas
senger, was thrown through q door and
painfully injured.
Benjamin Weyandt, Of Roaring Spring,
q passenger; badly hurt about the arms.
Conductor Davis, of the passenger train,
escaped with slight injuries. A number
OF others were more or less cur by flying
glass. A confusion of orders is respon-
sible for the accident, which occurred be-
tween the Martinsburg mixed train,
hauling milk and Altoona shop work.
men, and Q water train . mile west of
this city. The collision completely demoi-
ished botn locomotives and derailed sew
eral OF the tank cars. The passenger cars
kept the track.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16
Annual Meeting Of Stock
holders Today
One OF the Shortest on Record and
for Business Strictly
President Clark Brings His Annual
Report Up to Date.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 16.-The
meeting OF stock holders Of New York,
New Haven & Hartford Company was
held In the Office building here today.
1t was one of the shortest meetings on
record, and continued no longer than was
necessary for the business In the call,
and to hear statement from President
Clark. The legislative bills authorizing
the assumption of the Tomlinson Bridge
Company in this city, and the Merchants
Steamboat line OF Providence were sp-
proved. President Clark stated that the
N. Y, N. II. Il ii. X. X. Company now
owns nineteen-twentieths Of the stock In
the Merchants Steam boat Line. He then
made the following statement: "The
annual report necessarily treating as 1t
does, with the fiscal year of the company,
ending June 80, the year which is made
for Us by the government of the United
States, and conformed TO by the different
States, because ii Is the fiscal year of the
nited States, becomes a little stale OF
stockholders meeting In October of any
year. In order that we might bring the
knowledge OF our affairs more nearly up
to date, we have ogne little out OF the
usual course, and asked the comptroller
to do some guessing for US. OF course, We
know the results Of the business OF July
and of August, because the accounts are
made up
The accounts for September have not
yet been made fully up, but II is graft
flying to me, and / am quite certain that
il will be gratifying to you, to know
that In these three months two OF which
arc certain and accurate, the gross earn
ings have increaed more than IL, 600, 900,
md the net earnings for dividends have
increased over 1876, 900. The Indications
in October are as favorable as through
July, August and September, such indi-
cations being those OF the daily sales OF
tickets for passage Of different stations
on the road and the nmber OF cars OF
freight received at variouus junction
points, notably those transferred by the
floats at Hart River. So that ii seems to
us,who make it our business to look after
its affairs, that your prospects are as
good, or better, than we have ever been
able to report at any previous meeting.
DIRECTORS.
The following named were elected di-
rectors and auditors, after which the
meeting adjourned: For Direttors-Wil-
liam b. Bishop, Henry c. Robinson,
Charles p. Clark, Joseph Park, Chauncey
NJ Depew, Henry 8. Lee, William Rookie
feller, Leverett Brainard, j. Pierpont
Morgan, George Macullock Miller, John
M. Hall, Charles +. Choate, Nathaniel
Thayer, Royal C. Taft, Charles F. Brook
er, Carlos French, George j. Brush, l. De
Yer Warner, Arthur ID. Osborne.
For Stockholders Auditors-Charles A.
White, William M. Hudson.