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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-28
Mrs. simmons Funeral.
Racine Quite Interested.
Racine Journal.

A delegation Of twenty Racine people
went to Kenosha Thursday and attend
ed Dr. Flint's entertainment in the
evening. They were given an oyster
supper by DR.. Flint after the perform
ance.
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THE CRADLE.

Born Saturday, Feb. %, to Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. c. Schullein, l0-pound
girl.
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Please note the date on the margin
of your paper, figure out the amount
DIE and remit.
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Mrs. Elizabeth O'Ne.Il, mother of
Mrs. 0. NJ. Calkins, is reported to be
quite i'll.
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THEgCRADLE.

BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Comiskey, Monday. Feb. ., girl
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MRS. SIMMONS DEAD.
Mother of Some of Our Most Prominent
Citizens

Mrs. Maria Simmons died Sunday
noon, Of disease incident to old age.
She was Sc years old and had been a
resident of Kenosha county for about
fifty two years, and gave to it four sons
and one daughter, all of whom have
become prominent in our affairs and
society.
Mrs. Simmons was born April -,
1909, in the town of Euphrates in what
used to be Montgomery county, now
Fulton county, New York. Hermaiden
name was Gilbert She married Ezra
Simmons March 25, 1927, and came to
Kenosha county Jane II, 1913. She
has lived here ever since, having spent
the first six years Of this time
on farm just south of the
present city. The family moved
into this city in 1S49. Mr. Simmons
died July IA, 1878, since which time
she has lived with her children
Mrs. Simmons was q woman of strong
force of character and was physically
and mentally strongly inclined. She
was of positive convictions and views,
q most devoted wife, Il self-sacriticing
mother and strong friend. She leaves
all her children, five, to mourn her
loss. According to their ages the
children are Zalmon g., Burr, Rouse,
Ezra and Esther H. Stebbins. The
last two are twins.
Mrs. Simmons Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Simmons was
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
large number of the old settlers attend
ed and they with the friends and fam
lily circle made a large concourse of
people in attendance. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. G. E..
Goldthorp at the late home of Mrs.
Simmons at her daughters, Mrs. Steb-
bins, on Park avenue. The service
lasted about an hour.
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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING.
MI, 1O0S
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
MINER COURSES
To be Conducted at Bowdoin College the
Present Summer.

Beginning July 8, 1895 and continuing
for five weeks, the following courses in
science will be conducted by instructors
in Bowdoin College at the Searles Science
Building, Brunswick, Maine.
a. A course in elementary chemistry
e. A course in advanced chemistry
(3.) A course in physics.
G.. A course in biology.
These courses are designed especially for
teachers, but are open to all earnest work
ers. 1t is believed that they will be well
adapted to the needs of any student of
natural science, giving, for example, an
excellent introduction to the study OF
medicine or pharmacy. They will also
be valuable to those who, either as teach
ers or scholars, are preparing to meet
natural science requirements for admis-
sion to college They will consist largely
of practical work in the laboratory, and
it is doubtful if any college laboratories
in the country have superior facilities for
this purpose.
Each elementary course will consist OF
lectures and laboratory work for two
hours day on five days of the week. No
exercises will be held on Saturdays. Stu
dents in the advanced chemistry course
can work in the laboratory as many hours
a day as the instructor thinks advisable.
A student in a single elementary course is
not entitled to more than the regular
time of work for that course, ten hours
per week.
The fees for the courses paid invari-
ably in advance. are as follows:
For two or three elementary courses,
$50.
For single elementary course, $40.
For advanced chemistry. SIS.
Circulars fully descriptive Of the pro-
posed scope of the work in the various
courses may be obtained hy addressing
Prof. +, G. Robinson. or Prof Leslie A
Lee, Brunswick, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
How Much France Drinks,

Paris is mainly wine drinking town
but, unlike Marseilles and Lyons, does not
consume so much as many of the smaller
towns, though when examined in detail
the provision seems to be on a sufficiently
generous scale. In Paris the annual rate
per head is $40 pints of wine, 16 of cider,
81 of beer and rather over 12 pints per head
of spirits.
The Parisians are represented as temper
ate drinkers, though they drink just about
as many glasses of spirits as the Scotch, the
largest consumers of spirits in Britain, be-
sides nearly 80 times as many glasses of
wine as they do of spirits, not to speak of
a fair allowance of cider and beer! And at
Cherbourg the inhabitants take two and
three-quarter times as much spirits as the
Scotch, not to speak of cider, beer and
wine. AS it is to be hoped and presumed
that women and children have little or
nothing to do with the figures for the con-
sumption of spirits, and as very many
men take none at all, some folks must take
pretty large Doses
If French topers can, without visible and
unpleasant consequences, carry such guam
titles Of liquor, this must be one of the
things they do better in France. p
Chambers Journal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
Farm Notes.

Experiments have been made at the
agricultural experiment station of New
Hampshire relative to the flow and com
position of maple sap. 1t was found thai
the depth of tapping, that the theory that
the greater part of the sap comes from the
sugar makers may with great profit tap
their trees to depth of four or five
little If any more than shallow tapping
if small bit, three gbths inch preferred
be used. If there is to be double tapping
they found that the holes should be rs fan
apart as convenient even If two buckets
they found that the tree with one spile
yielded as much and triilc more sap
than those with two. Tests were made to
throw light upon tho claim that the sap
in the outer wood is richer than that
from the deeper bore. Two experiments
disproved this and two others proved it.
The methods used differed somewhat
In the method, which consisted of a spilc
within a spile the inner one set deeper
by means of n smaller hole, into the tree,
be richer than that from the inner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Moro attention is being paid to tho
poultry business in Topsham and vicinity
than ever before
Shepherd Fletcher, ESD. has a COW
threc years old which has dropped four
calves. She gives 30 pounds of milk per
lay the milk tested : pounds of butter
week.
A. G. Fcrnald of Dixmont is the pos
SCISSOR of IL very fine lot of lambs. There
are thirty three in the flock and they arc
beauties; some Of them will now weigh
10 pounds.
The Fort Fairfield Leader says that
Mcssrs +. ". Houghton. E. l.. Hough-
ton and Hopkins Brothers of that town
will use this season 30 tons Of fertilizer
at cost of S3610.
A. S Merrill of Parkman, says the
Piscataquis Observer. has COW sovcn
years old that gives "a pounds Of milk
per day. Tho milk was tested by IT. W.
Leland of Sangorvile, and the test as
81 pounds of butter per week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
Vitality of the Brain and Heart.

There are two parts of the human Or
ganism, DR.. Balfour tells us, which IL
wisely used largely escape senile failure. :"
These two are tho brain and tho heart.
Persons who think have often wondered
why brain workers, great statesmen and
Others, should continue to work with al
most unimpaired mental activity and en-
ergy up to period when most of the or
gans and functions of the body are in a
condition of advanced senile decay. There
Is physiological reason for this, and DIR.
Balfour tells us what it is. Tho normal
brain, he aflrIns, "remains vigorous to
the last, and that "because its nutrition
is especially provided for" Who is there
among those who have reached or passed
middle age that will not be rejoiced to find
such admirable physiological warrant for
the belief that the brain may continue to
work and even to improve almost to the
very last hour of life? As In the case of
the brain, there seems to bo excellent
physiological warrant for tho conclusion
that the aged heart succeeds to, at any
rate, u relative increase of strength as
time goes on.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
Nervous Diseases Exaggerated.

I do not know what "overeXcitable"
nerves arc. I have never seen such things.
Excitability is their business. If l am
told that thrills, tensions, susceptibilitles,
scntimcntalities, moodiness, frctfulness,
signify nerves of too subtle a fiber for COM
mon use, L reply that such nerves are not
over, but under, sensitive. AS in writer's
cramp, the muscles are not too powerful,
but too weak.
1t has been alleged in very loose and
paradoxical fashion that "gcniuses" are
mostly mad. No definitions are given of
genius or of madness, or, if attempted,
no pains are taken to keep within them
Scmimythical potentates, such as Saul
and Solomon, and billiards, such as Som
ervillc and Carlo Dolck are assumed to be
"mad geniuses." Bocn companions, such
as Burns, social rebels, such as Shelley,
are assumed to be mad. Even celibacy is
gravcly adduced as evidence of madness.
The young poet who gets rid of the
stings of passion by throwing them into
verse is set down as "sexual rervert, "
while tho dissolute man about town ex-
hibits the sanity of mediocrity. Negative
examples, such as Goethe, Scott or Words
worth, are ignored. In the hands of these
gentlemen man of mark is not admitted
into the ranks of genius unless he can
show some claims to insanity, while, on
the other hand, u streak of this malady
insures for very duh dogs welcome into
the inner circle. le.-Contemporary Review.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
THE MODEL HOSTESS.
With Imperturbable Calm and Ready Tact
She Makes Everything Success.


She Makes Everything Success.
A woman may possess wealth untold.
She may have the kin0est of hearts and
the brightest of minds, but unless she has
absolute control of her feelings there will
be some timo in her career rs hostess that
she will display annoyance or furry and
the contagion spreading to her guests will
cause an otherwise successful entertain
ment to die out in undisguiscd failure.
A model hostess must to all appearances
be made of stone so far as disagreeable
happenings arc concerned. Even though
a guest or careless waiter inadvertently
breaks a bit of china which can never be
replaced, she must smile on as though
tho loss of the entire set would but en-
phaszo the pleasure of the evening. Her
well bred calm inspires her guests with a
feeling of confidence, and, though in her
heart sho may be very dubious about Ger
tain important details of her dinner or
Dance if she docs not show her anxiety ev
crything will pass off to happy conclu-
sion.
A Hurried hostess or nervous host, whose
countenance but ill conceals the worry
felt, can do more toward making the
guests uncomfortable than if the soup
were served stone cold and the salad dress
ing were ruined by too bountiful guam
tity Of vinegar An imperturbable calm
and ready tact are the two important
factors in the making of a model hostess.
Secure these by hook or crook, and you
need never fear for the success Of any Of
your entertainments, remarks an exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
Inexpensive Fire Alarm.

1t Is possible to construct a very simple
and effective fire alarm at n trifling cost.
To do this, all that is necessary is guam
tity of cord, several small pulloys and
some article of metal that will mako a
great catter when it falls. The pulloys
are placed around the ceiling close to the
wall, the ends of the cord are tied together
in knot that will easily slip through tho
pulleys and to the cord is fastened a
metal plate or whatever object may be Sc
lected to make the greatest amount of
racket. The moment blaze reaches the
ceiling tho cord is burned in two and the
plate falls, making quite enough noise to
rouse the entire household. If thought
best, the cords may cross the middle of
the room in addition to being put around
the border.-New York Ledger
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
WATCH FOR THE DROP.
A g ,ldier's Clever Trick With . Fochet-
knife and q Bottle.

a .a
knife and q Bottle.
o,o of tho soldiers of the Seventh caSal-
- Eort sheridan, strolled into the can
teen one day and found NUMBER Oh sol
diers trying games OF one KIM anu ano''i-
er. - .,,,o
-, omatcur sleight of hand perform
,rces Tho young cavalryman waited TILL
.IIi,rrs eased ND a little and then climbed on
a table and stuck the open blade OF MS
nocketknife into the plain pine ceiling.
Then he got down and announced thas
ho xvoIld set a beer bottle so squarely un-
der that knife that when it feA 1t would
drop straight into the neck of the bottle.
Nobody believed he could do it, ana be-
fore the knife fell he had number OF pets
against his ability Just then the knde
looscned Straight as dart IL lell anu
dropped into the neck of the bottle, touch
ing not so much as hint OF the sizes anu
Knocking out the bottom in its heavy fall
There was murmur of amazement
and the declaration that he could not do it
again The cavalryman said nothlhg' COL
lected his bets and went back to his quar-
ters. ~,
After day or two, in which the fame
of his DrOWeSS Dtt(l oiIouIe'eS,'' ~ "
to the canteen again, and some one tackled
him to try the trick again.
He said it wasn't any trick; 1t was SIM
ply his ability to gauge correctly. Ihey
had never noticed any particular mechan-
ical marvels about him, and they were
willing to bet he could not repeat the sue
cess.
Again he took their bets; again he
climbed upon a table and stuck his knife
in the ceiling; again he put beer bottle
under it, and again the knife went home,
as if it knew the way.
Time and again he did them. And then
one day an infantryman from Niobrara
watched him. AS the cavalryman got
down from the table the "doughboy" no.
ticed tiny drop of water fall from the
handle of the knife and mark spot on
the floor. When the bottle was set, it
covered that spot. OF course the knife
when it fell must fall where the water did.
But the infantryman didn't give 1t
away. He struck the horseman for third
of the proceeds of the bets and kept its So
luton for his own use.-Chicago Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Many think that either Mr.. Il. w.
Scribner, who is acting street commits
stone under Il protest, does not under
stand handling a large crew of men OF
else he has lots of friends to whom he
wishes to give enjoyment. All day Satur-
day and Monday forenoon he bad a crew
of over 90 men and four teams hauling
the mud off Main street and College
avenue Saturday the mud was hauled
into fill on tho land of the Maine Cen
trail on Front street. and the shovelers
would take turns in waiting about Is
minutes after each load, so making the
whole crew work about threc-fourths of
the time and stand leaning on their
shovels the other quarter. Monday morn
ing the dirt was carted to the Maine Cen
trail station and dumped into another
low place on the land of the Maine Cen
trail just in front of the paved hack
stand, evidently for the purpose of grading
it where deep mud puddle always stands
after every rain in the summer season, and
the shoveling crew had n longer breath
ing spell between each load Close obser-
vation showed that five men would at
tend to the loading of one particular team
and the others would wait patiently in
the rain for the return of their own par
ticular cart, scorning the idea of throw
ing a shovelful of dirt into any other.
This manner Of conducting business ex-
cites good many comments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
Naukin ETIQUETTE.

There is great deal of uncertainty as to
whether it is or is not the thing to fold the
napkin after a formal meal. If one is stay
ing in the house and knows that napkin
rings are in USE it seems reflection upon
that custom to fling the napkin down in
an untidy heap. An elegantly appointed
table deserves better treatment. even at
the end of a meal, than those disheyeled
piles Of drapery. Therefore 1t always
seems fittest to simply half fold the nap
kin and not attract attention to 1t either
by one ,btrusive habit or the other.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10
The New woman's Preserver.

She threw her round, white arms about
his neck and kissed him full on the lips.
My preserver." she murmured cooingly
Il am glad you like them, DEAR" said
the happy man. "Of course, am not an
expert yet as father was in preserving
peaches, but few more years of practice,
and 1 will improve"
As she sat in the sitting room, smoking
her after dinner cigar, she could hear him
humming softly as he washed the evening
dishes. Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

There was a pleasant party at tho home
of Mr. ElIery Vose on leighton road, Mon
day evening, it being surprise party to
Miss Nina Vose, Colby '97, by few of her
college class mates and friends Miss
Vose will leave on Thursday of this week,
to teach at South Thomaston, and the
members of the party took this time and
manner to show their friendship and ex-
press good wishes for her SUCCESS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

At the annual meeting of the Current
Events Club, the following officers were
elected: President, YRS. J. W. Dana
vice president Miss Eleanor Stevens; re-
cording secretary, Miss Annie Bailey
corresponding secretary and treasurer,
Mrs Daniel Longfellow. Directors Mrs.
Laura Il. Richards, DIR. II. M. Potter, Mrs.
Frederic Danfortb and Mrs. j. Langdon
Ouimby
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

George Mcintosh has severed his con
nection with the Bazaar variety store
where he has been employed rs clerk foi
the past Is months, and accepted a posi-
tion as fireman on the tow boat Farms
worth with his uncle, Capt. j. III. Mc1n-
tosh George has host of friends who
wish him much success in his new call
ing
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

The Kennebec river closed to naviga'
tion, Dec /, 1891, and was open from
Augusta to the sea. April s, having been
closed just 1928 days, an unusually long
time Tho winter previous the river was
closed to navigation 12l days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Tuesday afternoon the Colby Cycle
Club was formed among the wheelmen at
the Bricks. The following officers were
elected: William Hathorn, president;
Fred b. Bradeen. vice president; o. j..
Guptill. secretary; II. NJ. Gurney, treas
urer; f.. l.. Durgan, 1st director; Charles
Whitman, ed director; l.. f. Waldron, 30
director
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

At a meeting of the school board, Mon
day afternoon, W. j. Lander was elected
treasurer of the board of directors, and
=. II. Holmes, secretary. 1t was voted
by request of the graduating class, to hold
the graduating exercises at the Opera
house, Thursday evening. June 90, and
the reception and ball, Friday evening,
June 81. This is good move and will
avoid crowtling so much into one day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

No, do not believe that the old cot
ton mill will ever be in running order
again., was the remark that Journal
reporter heard a well known business man
make yesterday, in answer to the ques-
tion of stranger in the city ''You see
that it is too small and the owners do not
seem disposed to sell it for what would be
considered fair trade
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Mrs. Susie NJ, wife of Freeman III.
Spearin. died of bilious fevcr,at her home
In South Gardiner, Tuesday afternoon,
aged 81 years. She is survived by hcl
husband and two small children, one OF
them but two weeks old. Tho funeral
will take place. Thursday afternoon, al
315, from the residence on Bartlett
lane
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

There was a meeting of the Colby
Athletic Association, Tucsday,to consider
the matter of constructing quarter mile
running and bicycle track on the north
campus. The matter called forth consid
erabe discussion, but it was finally de-
cided to build the track and part of the
necessary amount of money was appro-
priated for the purpose. The track will
be very convenient both for Colby's field
days and also for the coming intcrcolleg
late athletic meet which is to be held here
this spring.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

The water in Cobbossee stream above
the dams is about u foot higher than has
been known Tor years. Tuesday even
ing, the fireman at the Oakland Manufac-
turing plant was obliged to use raft in
the engine room to feed tho furnace the
water being nearly up to the fire box.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

At a meeting of the letter carriers of
the Waterville post office, held last Satur-
day evening, r. T. Welch was elected a
delegate to attend the convention of the
Maine carriers which will be held in
Lewiston, Fast day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Miss +. A. Fryatt & Co., as will be
seen by their ad. in another column, will
hold their Easter opening of hats, bon
nets and millinery novelties, today, and
there is sure of being a large crowd of
ladies present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

DIR. C. II. Fiske made his usual weekly
visit to this city, Tuesday, with headquar-
ters at the Evans house. The doctor is
treating a large number of patients here
and the many cures effected should be
sufficient evidence Of the value of his
treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

j. W. Church has taken the lead this
spring in remodeling his place of business
and 1t Is hoped that some of our other
enterprising business men will go and do
likewise
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

ing over the city, Tuesday morning
Probably the birds were driven so far in
land by the heavy southeast gale as theil
visits are exceedingly rare
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

men, who have been employed in the
granite quarries here during the past two
years, have gone to Newburyport ana
Fall River. They are fine workmen and
it is understood that they have work In
view.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Misses Mathews and Irish will have
their opening of Easter pattern hats and
bonnets, today. They will make nobby
display and it will be of interest to all
ladies to call.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Miss May Rogers, book keeper at II. A.
Fuller's grocery store, is confined to the
house by illness, and Miss Marion Hunt
of Randolph, is supplying her place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

There will be meeting of all of the
committees of the carnival at room 3
Evans house, this evening, and every men,
Der is particularly requested to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Dr. Palmer Noyes of Chicago, arrived,
Monday evening, to supcrintend the finish
ing of his new summer residence in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

The reading from Ben Hur" in the
Universalist church, Thursday evening,
promises to be an entertainment of un-
usual interest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

There was feet and 4 inches of water
flowing over the Lockwood Company S
dam just after the mill was shut down,
Tuesday night. At that hour the water
was rising rapidly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Burns gave little indication of his gen
ius in his features. which were those OF tho
typical Scottish peasant The only good
point in his face was his eye.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Tho Maine Central for April has Il
fine half tone likeness of Mr.. John Ellis
of this city. master mechanic of the Maine
Central Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

The "cne session" alarm was sounde
at II 30, Tuesday, for no school in the al
ternOOn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Mrs. NJ. A. Hopkins has purchased the
Glazier house on Second street. which is
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Carter and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Wood.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-10

Mrs S. d. Cheney has returned from
Boston, where she has been for a week
looking up the spring styles in dress
making.