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The diamond drill., 1895-08-24
HOUSES IN TREES.
Travellers Have Seen Them In All Por-
tions OF tho Earth.

Travellers Have Seen Them Ia All Por-
tions OF the Earth.
Not many years ago the custom Of
building houses in the branches of
trees was common one among many
Of the savage peoples of the Pacific
islands, but lattcrly the custom has
become less general. Tree houses have
also been seen by travellers in three
districts OF Africa-by Nachtignl, near
the Shari river in the Soudan; by
Grcenfell, on the Mobnngi, and by
Wolf, on tho Lomami
The natives whom Nachtigal and
Grecnfcll saw in their little houses,
porched high up among the branches.
appear 10 use these elevated struc-
lures only MS places Of refuge in time
Of danger; but DIR. Wolf, on the Lo-
mani, discovered trcc-dwcliers who
prefer TO live always among tho
branches, out of the easy reach Of their
enemies and Of the freshets that fre-
quently inundate their lands.
We have heard more OF the tree
dwcllcrs in Borneo than Of those In
any other part of the world. But
these buildings are also found In con-
siderable numbers In New Guinea and
the Solomon islands.
Some tribes there have long been in
the habit of building houses fifty or
sixty feet from the ground. When their
lookouts report the approach Of the
enemy IN their rowboats the danger
signal is communicated by a peculiar
cry. Then the women and children
climb into the trce-houses by means Of
rough ladders, and watch, safe from
harm; the conflict which cnsues.
Firearms are responsible for tho
abandonment OF these trce-houscs for
ground dwellings. IT Is against tho
law TO sell firearms to these Pacific saw
ages, but In one way or another they
are able TO secure considerable guam
tity. When they are used the natives
find the pcrches Intellectual refugees
for the women and children against
guns and rifles. The poor creatures
prefer TO take their chances Of being
shot on the Rronnd, and so the practice
of building trco-huts has como to be
abandoned. Golden Days.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

Of swamps and stunted pines, into
which no white man has ever pene-
trated far, and where the red man still
rcigns supreme. 1t is bounded on the
north by the Lizard and Mackenzie riv-
crs, on the east by the Slave river, on
the south by the Peace river, and on
the west by the Rocky mountains. Mr..
Warburton Pike says IL is now the
greatest beaver country in the world,
and that il also contains few bands
OF the so-callcd wood buffalo. "Some-
times they nre heard Of at Forts Smith
and Vermillion, sometimes at Fort ST.
John, on the Peace river and OCCASION
ally at Fort Nelson, on the Lizard;
but IL is impossible to say any
thing about their numbers" At all
events, in February, 1900. Mr.. Pike
found eight buffalocs only four days
travel from Fort Resolution, on Great
Slave lake, and succeeded in killing
ono. The Canadian authorities estimate
the total number In that region at three
hundred. - w. Il. Hornaday, In st.
Nicholas.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24
THE ARID WEST.
A Region that WIN Always Retain some
what OF Its Wiidness.

Region that VIII Always Retain some
what of Its wiidness.
We must not lose sight of the fact
that strips of highly organized and in
telligent country life will be limited
TO the immediate vicinity OF the water
courses, aud will always bc separated
by broad areas OF irrcclaimable lands,
useful at best for pasturagc, and in
some regions an absolute desert. There
will always be a wild phase 10 far
western life. Our realm of adventure
and hardihood--of the cowboy with
his spurs and sonbrero, OF the big
freight wagon. with its six or eight
mules, guided by n single jerk rein;
OF hunting expeditions for deer, elk
and mountain sheep; OF the prospector,
with his led horse, loaded with
grub stake, blankets, pick and pan; OF
the pack train winding up Che noun
taia gorge; of camps beneath the stars
on lonely plains, or on the sagc-brush
wastes, where the dismal howl OF the
coyote breaks the silence OF the night
the realm of romance. OF courage.
and of rude physical life is not going
TO disappear.
The sedentary dweller in the rich
and populous irrigated valleys will al
ways be brought into close contact
with the bold rider, the daring hunter.
and the venturesome seeker FOR gold
and silver. Let me repeat, in conclu-
sion, that the comparison / have al
ready used. The single furrow run
across a twenty-acre field represents
all the area that can ever, by the
the largest enterprise and the most
liberal expenditure, be reclaimed for
cultivation In the arid region, and the
remainder OF the field represents the
area chat will always remain in its
present condition OF pastoral plains,
mountains and deserts e. V. Small
ley, In Forum.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

She was attending performance by
a summer comedy company. aud the
hat she wore was bigger than two
palm-lcaf fans-and II was hot night.
"Confonnd II, calculated the man sit
ting behind her "Oh, l beg your
pardon. she said MS she turned bnd
smiled upon him, lis this hat enough
for you2" IL was too much. and they
carried him out. Detroit Free Press.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

According to southern corrcspon-
dent, great, gaunt, coiorcd man
entered tho express Office in small
town and asked II there had been any
thing received for George Washington.
The clsrls gave him a knowing look.
and said. sharply: "Whnt game arc You
trying 10 work on me? Washinrton
died long rgolv This Is q companion 10
the story Of the congressman who be-
gnn an address by saying; "As Daniel
Webster says In his great dictionary"
1T was Noah who wrote the diction-
ary." whispered member nt the next
desk. "Noahq" replied the speaker.
contemptuously. Nonscuscl Noah
built the arlli"
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

among the biV. brown. brawny roughs.
who left their card-playing TO swarm
into the aisle, or lean over the seats
nearest those Of their comrades who
had answered TO his request for tick
cts that they had none.
The company will take money for
fares also, said Lloyd, without
glancing az the gathering crowd
When the company can get IL.
somebody chuckled.
Invariably, Lloyd asserted, or
the passenger who refuses to pay II Is
put of the train
You don't say2 Suppose you try.
Here are Tim and me 20 begin with
And the whole carful after as, for not
one cent Of our earning is going into
the inoney-bags OF your swindling
company
That's sor
"'You bctr
Not chipr
Lloyd listened to these expressions
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

He was declaring his passion for the
American hcircss Ia the most glowing
sentences Of a lovers eloquence.
II will be your serf-your slave
yonr--"
"You viii be my lord. . she inter
rupted softly, and he knew then that
her millions could never be his, for he
had no title. Detroit Free Press
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

Briggs-It's a great thing to be rich.
Look at Bender. for instance. lie hires
n young lady TO read all the stories In
the magazines for him and when she
gets good ono she lets him know.
The only trouble Is that he has to
change girls so often.
Griggs-What becomes of the old
ones?
They usually 60 hopclessly insane
IN. y. Herald.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

A little girl was overheard talking 20
her doll. whose arm had come of, ex-
posing the sawdust stufinR: "You
dear, good. obcdicnt dolly, knew I
told you 70 chew your food fine, but I
didn't think that you would chew II 20
iino as that Home and Country.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

Excited Gucst--f understand you've
been flirting ontrageously with my
wife, and demand an explanation.
Cool Guest What aamc, n you
please?
Smith. sir. SMITH Is II true?"
Quite likely. don't remember
names "-Boston Budget
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

How He Made . HiE Pelican Strugxlo
with Rubber hand.
Several hundred people were intense
ly amused at the queer antics Of tho
usually dignified pelican who swims
around In Stow lake at Golden Gate
park.
Ofcoursc, n small boy was al the bot
tom of II, and the bird Is undoubtedly
still wondering how II all happened.
The pclican's enormous bill with its
membranous sack has made the bird
an object Of more than ordinary In
tcrest to visitors.
SO much bread was thrown to II for
the sake Of seeing the big bill open and
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24

Mumbleby- Greenland nays that he
got a big string Of fish with that ex-
pcnsivc new tackle OF his.
Bumbles-Iie did. Traded the tackle
for q with = country boy. Chicago
Record.
The diamond drill., 1895-08-24
PLAYED A LONE HAND.
How a Western Conductor Col
lected Fares from Cowboys.

II o S Il w h O
bla m Q the ir
failures TO
Providen Q or
fate, or what
ever they may
choose TO call
their Creator
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
The Gull and the Eel,

We had gull, tame gull, with clipped
wings who would feed on fish if we would
give him any; failing fish, on raw meat ;
failing raw meat, on worms and insects.
and failing these, on anything, including
sparrows. 1t was the most fascinating en-
tertainment to give him an eel, for he
would toss the eel about several ways un-
til it came to the position most suitable
for swallowing, when he would swallow
1t. But the eel, not yet defeated, would
often wriggle up in his gullet again. and
this process would be repeated many "A
time. So if swallowing be delight the
pleasure which our gull derived from the
process must have been manifold. Even
tually the eel would weary of the vain
ascent of the gull's outlet and consent to
remain in contact with the juices of diges-
ton. Nature is u queer mother to her
children
Ono ncvol Knows how much the state of
domesticity affects creatures that ought to
be wild. In the natural state perhaps one
swallowing would have been enough for
the gull ana for the eel. He was a her
ring gull, and it was not until his fifth
year that he arrived at the full dignity of
his white and pearly plumage. Before
that he was always dressed in some of the
dingy, dusky feathers of infancy. Yet in
their wild state these gulls are said to ar
rive at the adult plumage before the fifth
year.-Macmillan' Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

plate is "Sunsct in the Inlet, " delight
full painting by Carl Weber. There are
the usual eight pages of Working Designs
for China Painting, Wood Carving, and
Embroidery, etc. The contents include
the first of II series Of articles on Ele-
mentary Drawing for Beginners. ""D Draw
ing for Advanced Students;' the various
methods of reproducing drawings for il
lustration In newspapers and magazines,
90 Hints to Young Sculptors,' Marine
Painting, Flower Painting, China Paint
ing, Wood Carving, Bent Iron Work,
Church Embroidery, The Framing of
Water Colors. etc. For 1.-The House, a
view and description of charming
though inexpensive dining room is given
which is to be followed by a drawing
room, library, and bedroom, for it is an
apartment in an ordinary flat that is
described. Montague Marks, Publisher,
90 Union Square, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
Father BOnomi's imprisonment.

Father Bonomi relates the following
about his imprisonment together with Fa-
ther Rossignoli: "When we were taken
prisoners and conveyed to El-Obeid, our
clothes were torn from us, leaving us only
a few rags. Our crucifxes and crosses
were also taken, as they seemed to be of
some material value. When we appeared
before the Inahdi, he exhorted US to en-
brace Mohammedanism and when we re-
fused ne exclaimed, Well, then, tomorrow
we will behead you The next day we
were surrounded by an army of soldiers,
perhaps 40,0 We expected to be execut
ed Immediately, but the mahdi ordered the
execution to be put off indefinitely. After
this we were no more molested, not even
put in irons, but we had hardly any means
OF living. Sometimes we dined at the
mahdl s table, which was very scanty. A
dish contained q curious mixture from
which each took with his fingers the Dor
ton he liked. London News,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
HOW WHALES LOVE.
The Mother Whale Is Faithful to Her on.
spring Even In Death.

Captain Scoresby relates how one of his
harpooners, having struck young whale
in order to secure tho mother, saw her in
stantly arise, wrap her clippers round hel
young one and descend, dragging about
600 feet of line out of the boat with mar
Vicious force and velocity Again she rose
to the surface, darted furiously to and fro,
frequently stopped short or suddenly
changed her direction, giving every posi-.
Bile intonation of agony.
The boats continued to pursue her close
~ for length of time, while She pooI
creature, seemed utterly regardless of the
dangers which surrounded her. At last one
of the boats approached so near that a
harpoon was thrown at her, then a second
harpoon and third. Still she did not at
tempt to escape, but allowed the othel
boats to approach, SO that more harpoons
were attached, till, in the course of an
hour, the poor animal was killed.
The fidelity of the male and female
whale to each other exceeds that of most
animals. Anderson, in his History of
Greenland" mentions that, some fisher
men having struck one of two whales, a
male and female that We're in company
together, the wounded creature made a
long and terrible resistance
With single blow of its tail it upset a
boat containing three men, by which they
all went to the bottom. When another
boat came up, the other whale still re-
manned by ita companion and lent every
assistance till at last the wounded victim
sank under the number and severity of its
wounds while its faithful partner, unable
to survive its loss, stretched herself upon
the dead body of her mate and calmly
shared its fate.-New York Dispatch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

fer in the world. Lotions, plasters, creams
and cosmetics cannot make as good a CON-
plexion as health can They cannot hide
the story of ill-health. They merely en1-
phasize it. Health shows in clearness of
eyes and skin, in redness of lips and vivac-
ity of manner and expression. Disease is
proved positively by the absence of these
things. When woman sees the indica.
tons of ill-health in the face, she may with
almost absolute certainty look for the cause
In one or both of two conditions - consti-
patton, and arrangement of the organs dis
tinctly feminine. These things in them
selves are in some degree related. and nine
tenths of all the sickness of women come
from them. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
any so-called female complaint" DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will cure constipa-
ton. There is no reason in the world why a
woman should not be perfectly healthy. 1t
rests with herself If she will take these
truly wonderful remedies, and follow few
hygienic measures, she may become per-
fectly strong and healthy in all ways. She
will gain in health, strength and flesh.
Hollows and angles will give place to full
ness and grace. She will be that noblest
and most beautiful of all creation-a per-
feet woman. All druggists sell Dr. Pierce's
medicines, but if you care to know more
about them and to know all of the grandest
medical truths, send II one-cent stamps to
eoFer cost of mailing only, and complete
copy of DR.. Pierce's 1908 page book, THE
| Peoples Common Sense Medical Advisern
will be sent postpaid. 1t is veritable
| medical library, complete in one volume.
Several finely illustrated chapters are de-
voted to the consideration of diseases of
| women and their successful home treat.
inent. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med.
zeal Association, Cog Main St, Buffalo, NY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Irn;tad States to every citizen, and even
to avery stranger who sojourns among us
~. ~ 49, T. s11osetber exempt from any crit
" oism o. ininry on the part of the United
S- sn The opponents of Crete and the
friends of Turkey exercise very iio' ''o
same right.
The logical oonclu sion to be deduoed
~, u.rmon,s statement would be that
Eaneui, hall is a blot upon the landscape.
The logical conclusion to be deduoed from
the b,ood and water, shrinking, shameful
foreign policy Of the administration is
that il Is blot upon the fair face OF the
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
American Women's Voices.

A foreigner who has spent some months
in this country and has had special oppor-
tunities to meet large number of Ameri-
can women declares that their voices offer
the greatest possibilities. They have not
yet learned to use them, he says, but a
generation or two of voice culture will
train them, and then there can be no finer
voices in the world. Many of the tones
now are exquisitely rich and musical, but
lack meditation and are faulty in pitch.
Il should want no sweeter music" he as
Eerts in rather extravagant continental
fashion, than to listen to a group of
American women in conversation with
these beautiful voices trained developed
and perfected as they are capable of being
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Lewiston Journal: Cape Elizabeth S
stone sewer hasn't been so much noticed
as has Pemaquid' s famous pavement, and
yet it, too, tells an interesting story of
Names past. At a meeting of the Ameri-
can Geological Society, Mr.. S. F. May
berry of Cape Elizabeth gave description
of this sewer, which was built of stone,
egg shape, by skillful workmen and later,
by volcanic agency or some other cause,
was covered with a fused mass of melted
rock some IA inches, while over that is a
dozen inches Of earth. Mr.. Mayberry
deduces from this that this part of Maine
and perhaps more of this continent was
inhabited by a race skilled in the arts
who, when their work was done, were
destroyed and in time their places were
filled with others, and no one knows how
many races have preceded the present
The Portland Argus says Prof. Newarch,
q European Of Norway, and Miss G.
Hunniwell of New York, came to Spur
wink to examine it, and if permission Of
the owner of the land can be had, Miss
H, who is an enthusiastic geologist, will
oversee the work of excavating it next
snrinO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Among the papers read before the
Atlanta, Ga, was one from Edward
Atkinson in which he advocated CON-
mission to cooperate with the executive
department of the government for pur-
poses of reform In our monetary system.
He believes that 1t is necessary to with
draw legal tenders from circulation by the
issue OF bonds. Mr.. Atkinson argues
that II the legal tenders are presented for
redemption that In itself shows they are
not needed for circulation. Some will
disagree with him In this premise and
contend that legal tenders may be pre-
sented for gold which will not always
pass into circulation. However, Mr..
Atkinson thinks existing laws are ade-
quate and says that the last bond issue is
beginning IN the right direction, for rs
revenue equals expenditures the green
backs received are set aside and are not
reissued. Mr.. Atkinson appears to be at
fault In this premise. Possibly his paper
was based upon the September showing
of the treasurer's books, and it Is very
well known that the first few days in
October dispelled all hopes that the pres
ent tariff is calculated to meet the ex-
penses of the government. Again, Mr.
Atkinson thinks the national banks have
not done just right and he asks "if the
banks cannot trust the treasury, what is
theis own credit worth? If they do not
pool their gold with the gold in the
treasury SO as to protect the nations
credit and disaster ensue, what are their
securities worth and what would their
own ioss bes' These are pertinent ques.
tious for the bankers in convention a,
Atlanta to consider.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

the zcphyrs which are waited up through
Goldfish alley. The old familiar bouquet Of
tar, bilge water and mud flats is blended
and well nigh lost in fragrant perfume
which hangs about the place like ghostly
tradition. There was "a much more pene-
trating pungency Saturday afternoon"
and with this prelude the Bucksport
correspondent of the Bangor News pro-
ceeds to tell thrilling tale of pole cat.
which run the gauntlet of the wharf
loafers and dog only to die by a missile on
the rebound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.
NORH VASSALBORO.


Mrs o. A. Abbott and Miss Ida Cross
were chosen delegates to attend the session
of the State Sunday School convention at
Winthrop, Oct. 1916, from the Methodist
Sunday school in this village. Alb
bott attended the fair at Topsham, last
week. Ford Burgess has gone to Bangor
to work.-Extensive repairs are being
made upon the road between this village
and WiDslow near Paine's Corner. A
wide trench has been dug and filled in
with stones This has always been very
bad in the spring --Mescrvey Bros have
taken possession of the Bessey store and
stock in trade, and by the addition of new
goods and rearranging of the store, have
very attractive place of business.
NORTH PITTSTON.
AL Merrill has been having quite q little
trouble with one of his horses lately
saturday night, Mr.. Merrill put the horse
up in the stable, and the following day on
going there he found that one of the hind
legs of the horse was swelling, and 1t con
tinued until the leg was nearly us big
round as mans body. No cause has been
found for the trouble. Mr.. Merrill opened
the leg and at last accounts the horse was
doing tnely.-Mr. and Mrs Ed Allen are
to make their home in Gardiner the com
ing winter. Mrs. Hannah Marson will
live with Mrs. Sarah Greeley of Gardiner,
it is rumored. -Elbridge Tyler daughter
and nephew were in town, Tuesday, visit
ing at Mrs. Mary f Blodgett's Com
mencing Nov. 1, the mail route from Gar
diner to Jefferson will be shortened to
Turner's Corner, making three post
offices, North Pittston, Joyce and Turner's
Corner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

That eccentric lover of notoriety, Maj.
Armes must be in a state Of ecstasy, as
his case Is to be carried to the court of
appeals. The decision Of the supreme
court of the district, the department
thinks, does not recognize the military
tribunal and If sustained by the higher
court, will be a serious blow at discipline
and the military establishment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Tho reports made at the annual meet
missions are encouraging. Notwithstand-
ing the dangers which beset the mission
airy In China, it is believed that the field
there Is being opened up to missionary
effort as never befor and better harvest
Ia expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

A few days ago little Kentucky boy
snot and killed another because the latter
made fun of the formers gun. This
illustrates the ancient truth that the
sins of the fathers are visited on the
children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Tests of new machine system for
Geographic transmission are said to have
demonstrated conclusively the practicable
ity of sending one thousand words u
mi mute II thess claims are not exsgg r.
ated telegraphy is yet in its infancy,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

Now that the Episcopal see of Washing
ton is created the choice of the new bishop
is matter of considerable interest. And
the Rev DR. McKim of Epiphany is most
frequently mentioned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

A mass meeting of Irish societies In
Philadelphia, Monday night. denounced
the Chicago convention. Possibly the
apparent willingness Of the Tory admin
istration to bring about reforms In Ireland
may have induced this action on the part
of the Philadelphia convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

The ladies' auxiliary of the Bangor Y.
any similar organization in the world
And yet tbs said there is room in Bangor
for it to grow in good works