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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-03
Berkshire PEOPLE,
he spiritual ard Intellectual Forces A re
Strong Among Them.

u0u
!. AEd this region. so favored by ma
ture, owes Grach Of its character and in
terest to its history as well. Settled lat
er Il the seaccast, the western part
Of the state was i'll its beginnings made
up OF more varied elements than the
eastern. From the valley Of the Connect
lieut. colonlsts pushed through the noun
tain gaps into that of the Housatonic;
h hills attracted settlers from the fiat
and sandy lands of Cape Cod, while the
Dutch from New York have left in
name and character their impress upon
the Berkshire people of today. Spiritual
and intellectual forces were largely
prominent in the laying Of its founda-
tions, and such forces have contributed
and continued their influences ever
since.
Missionary zeal, represented by such
names az Eliot and Sergeant, founded
Stockbridge. Jonathan Edwards here
spent the years which represented the
prime and fullness of his powers.
Ephraim Williams, the fighter in the
French and Indian war, dying on the
battlefield, left his fortune to plant and
endow the college which bears his name.
Mark Hopkins. Berkshire born and
bred, another Arnold of Rugby, set his
stamp upon a whole generation:
throughout its history soldiers, saints
and scholars have both represented and
impressed its life. The reasoninps Of
Jonathan Edwards, which for good and
evil have had SO great an influence up-
on theological thought, found their most
powerful expression in his treatise on
the will, which was written while he
lived III Stockbridge. Lenox heard the
last public utterances of Charming: his
successor, Orville Dewey, born 100 years
ago t1794) at Sheffield, long made that
place his home, and there, too, were
born the two Barnards, one the presi-
dent CT Columbia college. the other the
soldier scholar of our civil war. Oliver
Wendell Holmes lived for wears at
Pittsfield. Catharine Maria Sedgwick
drew around her at Stockbridge and
Lenox a distinguished circle Of the best
literary society Of our own country and
many cultivated wanderers from the old
world. Fanny Kemble here made for
years her home. L%ongfellow, Lowell.
Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Beecher,
Il. 2. r. James, George William Cur
tbs, Matthew Arnold and others fingered
among and loved the beauty of these |
hills, where plain living and high think
ing have found noble expression in the
past and where here and there thew
still survive, spite Of the infowing tide
OF wealth and luxury that floods the
Berkshire Of today.-Arthur Lawrence
in Century.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-03
Trees That Die When Men Live Near Them

Arces AhAs Die w nen Men Live Near Them
The deaths of nearly all the pine
trees n Asbury Park give rise to an in
teresting question as to whether or not
1t is true that this tree is SO wild bv ma
ture that it will not endure domestica.
ton. 1t is the breed of pine that grows
III the sand close to the seash0re of
which this seems to be true. Asbury
Park is built upon a former sea beach
extending three miles inland to the edge
OF the great forest that reaches from Ea-
tontown, back Of Long Branch. to Cane
May. This forest is called "The Pines
because Of the pre%ponderance Of pine
trees in it, the other trees that are plen-
tlful there being mainly oaks of four
varieties, with a few magnolias. tulips,
sassafras and hickory trees and hollies
and ~laurels.
The pines still flourish in the woods
behind Asbury Park, but in the town a
large fraction of the few that remain
are sickly and dying. Thousands have
died and been cat down since the tree
empowered town was built in the woods
2 quarter Of a century ago. The vii
layers say they die because it kills them
TO have human beings walk beside them.
They say that even in the forest the
pines that stand beside the footpaths are
the first to die. Others credit their de-
structlon III the village to the shaking
OF the earth by the heavy trolley cars
and steam railway trains. and still 9TH
ers declare that manuring. watering
and topselllng the sandy ground is what
has done the damage. The truth is vet
TO be determined, but certain it is that
they are dying fast, ana tla6 already
Asbury Park lai LIST most 81 its nobles1
orlialAeLts.-AcW Work sun.
The advocate., 1895-07-10
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GREAT ROCK ISLAND Route
Cheap
Outing Excursions.
Cheap
Outing Excursions.

First-For the National Educational
Meeting at Denver, opening July 5th, the
rate will be one fare plus $500 for round
t-ip. Tickets good TO return any time up
TO and including Sept. 1st.
SsOond-The regular Tourist Car to Cali
foPnia via Kansas City runs once q week,
and leaves Chicago every Thursday at 600
p. m., Kansas City Rt 1850 a. M. every Fri.
dsy. Tickets based on second GLASS rate,
and car runs on fastest trains, and known
as the Philips. Rock Island Tourist Exour-
Bions. Car arrives at Colorado Springs
Saturday, 7:35 q. m.
Third-Home- Seekers Excursions to
Texas and New Mexico. Next one June
11th. Rate, one fare FOR round trip. Tickets
good twenty days.
Fourth--For Mexico City the Rock Island
runs Through Sleeper from Kansas City
daily al $40 p. M, via Topeka, Mcfarland,
Wichita and Fort Worth and Austin TO San
Antonio. Two Routes from there Rre-Iu=
ternationRl r. R. to Laredo, and Mexican
National TO the City Of Mexicoi Southern
Pacific and Mexican International via Spot
ford and Eagle Pass TO City Of Mexico.
Connections are also made at Fort
Worth via the Texas Pacific TO El Paso, and
over the Mexican Central to City of
Mexico.
Elfth-Send TO address below for Souve-
mir called "The Tourist Teacher" shat
gives much information 10 tourists. Sent
free.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. p. A., Chicago.
The advocate., 1895-07-10

Those who want to learn about the
"InitiativO and Referendum" should see
SulliYan'S "DiEect LeglGlation." SEQ
premium hgk
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pnlNfc to which tickets will be sold are
the principal Cities Towns and
villages in the States of Kentucky Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida.
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application to
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Mrs. r. B. Annis of Oceanville, raised
53 pods containing 269 beans from one
bean, this season.
G. f. ingalls, of West fremont reports
that from a single bean planted last
spring, he gathered 465
Charles Hescock of Foxcroft raised this
season from one seed seven pumpkins
which weighed 1876 pounds.
Fl. p. Hammond and A. S. Andrews of
Paris raised, this year, AZ bushels of pop
corn on quarter of an acre of land.
Isaac Berry of Berry Mills, Carthage
raised, the past season, 52 bushels of ears
of corn on one-fourth of an acre of land.
G. C. Lee of Foxcroft, raised from six
acres the past season $50 bushels of grain,
1873 bushels Of it being oats and l12 mixed
grain.
H. L. Preble of Charleston has the past
season sold about two tons Of honey. He
recently hauled one horse load to market
which brought about $50.
William Lcvasseur of Fort Fairfield,
raised this year, so barrels of merchant
able potatoes and Is barrels of small ones
from one barrel of Hebron seed.
Belfast egg dealers are very busy pack
ing and shipping their eggs. Belfast is
well known for its cold storage of eggs,
and large business is steadily increasing
in that line.
The butter factory at Winthrop is al
ready doing large business. About 400
pounds of butter are made daily, and a
large quantity of cream is sent away for
domestic use.
Cyrus Chaplin Of Welchville planted
one bean year ago and raised 1873 pods
The product of the yield was planted this
season, and he harvested one and one
half bushel of beans.
Charles Kellar of Stockton Springs, has
just harvested quantity of onions
Among them were found two which
measured respectively, 1917 and 164
inches in circumference They were
raised from seed sown in June
4 net profit of one dollar and fifty one
cents per bead for five hundred hens, all
Plymouth Rocks,is abous as good record
as any man can make, yet that has been
realized the past year by a Sagadahoc
farmer. Who says poultry raising don't
pay?
The trustees of the Aroosrook County
Agricultural Society have voted to with
hold payment of premiums awarded ex.
hibitors at the recent fair, until the
society's share of the State stipend is
received in the spring from the State
treasurer.
Somerset Reporter: S. D. Sayward
shows us some fine apples of his raising of
a variety styled Pewaukee. He raised
three barrels off of one tree this year
The fruit is large and fine looking, good
winter variety. Twelve Of these weigh
six pounds, and their aggregate girth is
10 feet inches. This is evidently not an
off year for this tree.
". B. Ward Of Limestone, raised 300
barrels Of potatoes from 81 acres of land
this year. The planting was done with a
planter in May, small seed being used
The rows were 2 = feet apart and the hills
in the rows were II and IA inches apart
The seed was cut with machine. Four
teen tons of fertilizer were used. This il
more than ia barrels to the acre
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22

throughout again, except for the trim
mings. Thick guipure and soutachc are
reckoned among tho list of fashionable
adornments, whilo jet holds its own with
it's usual acccptahility.
The dropping sleeve falls moro and more
away from the shoulder Fortunately this
sloping effect is produced, not by a length
ening of the shoulder seam, which always
ruins the fit of the bodice, but by making
the top OF the sleeve tight and mounting
the puff below the point of the shoulder.
it is much harder to fit a sleeve of this
sort than one of last winter style, where
the fullness was all set in Mt the armhole,
and the fashion is by no means so gener
ally becoming. 1t is, moreover. decidedly
uncomfortable and inconvenient, because
the top of the sleeve must fit without a
wrinkle in order to look WELL and the arm
thus fitted cannot he raised or moved in
any direction with freedom.
The sketch shows pretty gown of blue
wool The godot skirt is trimmed with
points of guipure framed by a little ruche
of pinked silk. The bodice, gathered at the
waist under a wide belt of blue velvet
fastened by buckle, has large plait in
front ornamented with a point of guipure
edged with silk ruche, other points form
ing close epaulets. The half length 1880
sleeves are finished at the elbow by ruche
With this gown is worn hat of biege felt
trimmed with lace wings which are held
In place by buckle. An aigret of os-
.rich feathers is placed at the left side.
JUDO CHoLLET.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
a Good Old Game.

"Beats me-" said the man with the
high standing collar, "that they call the
monkey business they engage in nova
days baseball''-
cit has reached the pinnacle of science,
shouted the modern rooter.
"Scicnce You call that scientific play
ing"
"Cortainly."
"Never saw-but of course you didn't
you weren't Old enough-the old Whirl-
winds play
"No, sir"
Thought not, Four to onel Two to
nothing one to three! Fudge! Why, the
last match game the Whir.winds played
(it was with the Tornadias) we made 237
runs
"And you call that playing?"
playing! l should say it was playing.
Even the club we beat (the Tornadias)
made 1914 runs, in spite of our skilled bat
terry One to three! Four to nothingl And
men are fools enough to pay for such play
ing at ball playing! Oh, for good old
game of real baseballn'-Cleyeland Plain
healer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
THE TURF IN ENGLAND.
Impressions Of Richard Croker As to How |,
Compares With America.

Richard Croker, the Tammany leader,
who recently returned from England, is
ut the races every day. and I doubt if
there is a moro enthusiastic borseman to
be found anywhere. Mr.. Croker has pur-
chased Sir Excess, and hopes to take Rey
del Carreres across the water. He is a
man Of few words, but occasionally he
talks, and when he does 1t is very much
to the point
How is 1t you conflne your purchases
to American horses for your racing stable
In England" l asked him the other day
Can not good horses be bought in Eng
land?'
No" he replied, "very rarely They
are owned by men of wealth, who seldom
sell a good horse, and then only when they
retire.
"Do you think American horses better
than English
No, l cant say that l don't believe
it's ever been decided. A good horse is
good in any country. l have fourteen
American bred yearlings, and can buy
here cheaper than l can IN England A
good colt there sells for three times as
much as he will here -
Is 1t true that you intend breeding in
EngIand?"
In a small way yes l have Dobbins
over there and intend breeding some
mares to him. / have fine st. Simon
mare l shall breed to him. l like the ST.
SiInons better than any other strain in
England
Il have always understood the st.
Simons were light bodied In fact, 1t
was to correct this that the Duke of Port
land purchased Carbine."
The fllies are, but the colts are strong
enough" said Mr.. Croker. "Florizel
Ill, the Prince of Wales horse, is q very
fine horse
Are not the English horses heavier, as
a rule, than ours?'
Well, don't know that they are"
The climate has its influence English
people are heavier than Americans
''Oh, that's owing to the manner of
living" returned Mr.. Croker. "Thc
average Epglishman does not work so
enjoy life more There's SO much more
amusement and enjoyment over there so
many means Of pleasure. In England an
overworked man is the exception, here
he's the rule. A man who lives under a
constant strain can not become heavy
The English understand that better than
we do and they spend enough time in
recreation and pleasure to keep them
healthy. Even the poorer people seem to
find more time for recreation than ours :"
How does racing here compare with
English racing"
well in some things. badly In others
They enter into the enjoyment of IL more
over there. 1t isn't aiken so seriously as
IL is here. We here have finer stands and
accommodations for the public, otherwise
there is not much difference. OF course
they have more wealthy horse owners
There's more spirit of liberation there
Why, the bookmakers can walk about and
shout odds. Here that seems to be con
sidered crime
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22

The Play-Is 1t Worth Sixpence?

Whydo go to the theater? l think go
because. on the whole, like it, and Ger
tainly think, as things go, l get my mon
pv's worth there A stall costs me los. ;
well. get nice, pretty, comfortable place
to SIC in, say shilling for that; music,
another shilling; acting that is always
fair and often very good indeed, 5s.; pret-
fv scenery, a shilling; extra display Of
feminine loneliness, costume and general
destinations, shilling; the pleasing illu-
sion that am in the habit OF calling dukes
by the diminutives OF their christian
names. that's worth Cd. at least l say!
that only leaves Cd. for the playl Oh, take
II all round, it's oheapI-Nineteenth Cen
tury.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
Cooperative Investment Co.,
25S Washington St., Boston,

Will accept sums of $40 and upward for in
vestment in stocks, Bonds, Grain and all
commodities.
The investment world now comedies that
honest and intelligent management OF con-
centrated capital can realize much more than
simple interest.
Immense fortunes are being made in the
stock market; but people OF moderate means
have, as a rule, not participated in the profits
for various reasons. The average speculator
does not know when TO buy or sell.
The Cooperative Investment Co, having
the best obtainable facilities for ascertaining
Just when to buy and to sell, and possessing .
thorough knowledge Of the value of the Sc.
curites dealt in, can operate to the best pos
sible advantage.
Frequent dividends will be declared upon
all profitable investments.
We are now placing the funds OF our Gus
toners in stock which we have every reason
to believe will advance 20 points. There is now
profit OF 80 "A shave upon Investments made
during the last few days.
In cooperation there is strength and stabil-
ity.
On the principle that you can't break bun
die OF sticks as easily as you can one stick our
experience teaches us that CO. ope ration Is the
correct principle.
Write us and get particulars.
COOPERATIVE INVESTMENT CO.
ass Washington street, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22

City and County.
A Few Of the Fine Mt. Vernon Farms.


While an agent of the Journal was in
Mt Vernon last week he called on some
of the farmers and perhaps the notes of
what he saw will be Of interest. The first
call was on Loring Dolloff who resides
at the center Of the town. Mr.. Dolloff
has farm of $40 acres, rs being in
tillage He is rejoicing in good crops.
de cut So tons Of hay, has harvested 45O
baskets of corn, 175 bushels of oats and
"a good crop Of potatoes His apple crop
Is very light this season Mr.. Dolloff
Keeps l3 cows, six steers, three yearling
neifers and three horses He makes dairy
ing specially and uses the Bureau
Creamery and butter worker of his own
design. He markets his butter in Au.
gusta to private customers, delivering
every week. Mr.. Dolloff captured many
OF the premiums at the Eastern and
Maine State fairs on his dairy exhibit
this fall.
The Journal man, Mr.. j. NJ. Cross,
also called on and stopped over night with
VIM. II. Dudley of Fast Mt. Vernon. Mr..
Dudley has one of the good farms In Mt.
Vernon. There are 105 acres in his
home farm and about $50 acres in wood
and pasture land. He cut about 65 tons
Of hay the past summer and had good
crops Of corn and grain. He is now
milking IA high grade jersey COWS, and
has five head of young cattle and four
horses. Mr.. Dudley takes his choice but
ter to his regular customers in Augusta
every Saturday.
Mr.. Cross also called upon Edgar f.
Robinson. Mr.. Robinson has a farm of
about 100 acres and has lately built new
barn 50x70 with cellar beneath the whole
barn with a silo 12x1G which he has filled
with 80 tons Of age--yellow corn cut
after the corn was glazed. He is keeping
10 head of cattle, two horses and two
colts. He, too, is engaged in dairying
His crops of corn and grain the past sea
son We're excellent.
Miles Williams, one of the young, hustl-
ing farmers of the town was next called
upon. This year he raised $50 baskets of
as fine Corn as we have seen. In connec-
tion with his farming operations Mr..
Williams deals quite extensively in neat
stock.
The journal called upon several others
among the number of successful farmers
in this, one of the best farming towns in
kennebec county, and but for lack of
space would gladly mention each and all.
One feature that attracts the attention of
the visitor, and which will not be seen in
the other farming towns in Kennebec
county, is the good old custom of keeping
oxen and the fertility of the fields bear
evidence of the wisdom of it. Through
out the town was noticed markell i'm
provement in the buildings as well as the
farms; also that most of the pros
porous farmers are working too hard
But the journal would say in closing, if
you go to Mt. Vernon, call on our old
friend Hiram Gilman, postmaster at
South Mt. Vernon, and who in addition
to his duties as postmaster and deputy
sheriff carries on quite good farm and is
the most hospitable of men.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
KEEPS POISON OUT.
Poison in the Blood. The Kidneys
Filter 1t Out and Keep the Blood
Pure. They Protect Us From
Many Dangerous Diseases.
What Happens When They Get Out Of
Order. How to Cure Them Again.

Most diseases ere caused by poison in
| the blood
| The poison should be kept out
The kidneys are supposed to do this.
That is what they are there for.
And they generally do. But when they
are sick they can't, and then we get sick.
The kidneys may get sick from over.
work worry, excess, high living, etc.
The reason so many of our great men
die from Bright's disease Is that so many
overwork themselves
Bright's disease is only one of the many
diseases the root of which lies in the kid
neys.
Other folks suffer from diabetes, rheu-
matlsm, gout, gravel. sleeplessncss
auaemia, nervousness, headache, neural
gia, etc
All these diseases would go if the poison
could be got out of your blood II the
kidneys would only do their work. II
you would only take DR. Hobbs Sparagus
Kidney Pills to make your kidneys do
their work.
1t is not your kidneys fault
You should be trying to help them.
You can do it by taking DR.. Hobbs
Sparagus Kidney Pills.
1t is such an easy piece of knowledge
to remember.
Your kidneys are simply filters. They
need looking to now and then like other
filters. If they are kept clean and healthy.
they will keep yonr blood clean and
healthy, and you will be strong and
healthy.
Asparagus Is a healing and strengthen
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DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills give
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cause the kidneys to purify the blood, to
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They do not work miracles
But they cure diseases.
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills
have cured SO many people, that they can
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They will cure you not because they
have cured others, but because they are
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They were prepared by physician who
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A few doses will relieve. A few boxes
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Sold by all druggists for 80 cents per
box, or sent postpaid on receipt of price.
Write for interesting pamphlet on the
subject to Hobbs Medicine Co, Chicago
or San Francisco.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22

Solon creamery is doing good business
this year The amount manufactured
last year was 81 tons, this year 1t will be
10 TONS In the height of the season
10000 pounds per month have been
turned out, but now almost 1000 pounds
is the monthly yield. This is marketed
largely in Dover. N. b., where the com
pany has many regular customers. The
creamery has 100 patrons and tho milk
of $50 cows, an increase Of about $50 over
last year The creamery can easily take
care of the cream of 1000 cows or more.
Mr.. C. W. Clark, the superintendent has
had much experience in butter making
aud his product commands as high price
as any in the market.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
Born.
KENNEBEC.

waterville Oct IS. to the wife Of Reuben
Illsley of Belfast, son.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-22
THE LATEST FASHIONS.


No decided changes are visible among
the late models brought out by Partisan
costumers, and so it is impossible to give
any news of novelties. Attention seems
to be concentrated on richness of color and
material elaboration of construction and
trimming, and the comprising of all the
combinations possible--a great number
now that there is so wide range of tone
and fabric with which to experiment.
The great and deserved popularity of tho
blouse different from the skirt is achiev-
ing its downfall from the pinnacle of
fashion. Now that everybody wears it no.
body should wear 1T, according to the lat
est edict from the authorities of dress.
Costumes are to be of the same material