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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

ST. JOHNS PROTESTANT EPISCO-
pal church BROAD street: between TWEEN
iy-foarth and Twen,y-hfthl.-seryices az
X. A. GOODWIN. officiating. A cordial
welcome 10 all -
ST. MARKS CHURCH. REV. GEO.
&, ABBrT'r. rector Services at n A. NJ.
and 4:3O r. ~ Weekly lecture Wednes-
day at T.. NJ. Sunday school at o.3D
A. NJ. Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

HIGHLAND PARK METHO DIST
church Sunday school a. $3.50 A. a.
Inc pastor. ReV. j. n. LATHAM. also.
uraver-mooung and Scripture rea4lnr
with suggestive and helpful talk hy The
o'clock. Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

FAlRMorNT-AVENUE METHODIST
church Rev. R. r. BEADLEs. pastor
Preaching at ~ A. NJ. and 7.fj j.. 81
Subject az night. "Hleating Sheep and
Lowing oxen" sunday school at $3.50.
meeting on Monday night mt 1890 Preach
ing by the pastor ON wednesday night az
1890.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

sEVENTH-STREET c II r. ) t -
church Seventh and Grace streets, Rev;
JABEZ HALL. past Jr.-Preaching az Al
A. VI. and : =. NJ. Sunday school At
$3.50 A. NJ. Christian Endeavor. 40 II.
81. Sunday Prayer-meeting, L. VI d.
Wednesday. Sewing Circle, II \. VI .
Thursday. Little Sewing Circle, 4. NJ.
seats free. Pubiccordlally invited.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

II IN STATION METHODIST
church Corner of Twenty-fOurth and Mel
son streets, Rev. GEORGE G. WANDER.
SLICE. ID. d., pas.or-preaching al II
4. NJ and 7:4j 7. NJ Morning subject
sermon 10 Epworth League Sunday school
at g15 4. II. Sunday morning class az .
4. NJ EpwOrth League at $3.50 i. VI.
Wednesday services. T.4j l.. ~ Young
mems prayer-meetine. Thursday az $50
j. NJ General praycr-meeting Monday
at $50 Il. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH. Glo
north Firth street., Rev JOSEPH VI.
SEATON. pastor Services at II A; NJ.
and u. N. Morning subject, The New
Aristocracv." Evening subject, "Ihe
True Doctrine OF Atonemont." Sunday
school az 10 4. NJ. Bible class at lib
=. NJ. subject "The Death OF John tie
Baptist"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28

noisy ice-wagon. that is in the city, the
first sound heard in the morning.
jostled and jiggled, it is finally taken
out from its ylace, cut in two, and part
taken away, and left in a doorway.
There the poor cake waits, and won
ders, after its many trials. What
next2' II waits and waits. The
morning comes, and with it the hot
sun. and still the ice waits on Still
no one comes Fast it feels itself
dwindlins away, until naught but 4
puddle is left. From water it came
and to water ii has returned.
But then. There are others which
have better luck. They make the
heart of man glad. A little piece here
and another there in the hospital, or
in the home. makes up pretty fair
ending. after all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28
DON'T Be A CLAM

The average person when buying goods
worth" This is all right; but when buy
ing medicine for the sick ones, does it
pay to get soc. worth of medicine COM
bined with two cents worth of skill?
Wouldn't it be better to get a little less
medicine combined in a clearly and care
Think it over and take your prescription
to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28
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rior Illustrations; selling at the same
price as inferior books. claiming to be
authorized of which beware: they are
not authorized by Mckinney ours is.
proves it: this book outsells all others. as
people want the genuine. Positively best
terms; freight paid and credit given.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28

What is this combine we hear so
much about?'
Charles W. Morse, who owns per-
haps two-thirds of the houses along
the Kennebec, and is the principal
operator in Hudson ice, is, perhaps. as
much interested and as near the bot
tom as anyone. 1t is met with favor
bv the ice men naturally, and with
corresponding disfavor on the part of
consumers, who fear that it means
higher prices to pay. But there is a
good deal of misunderstanding among
the people at large as to the purpose OF
the combine. 1t is largely to save cost
in delivering. If they are all in to-
gether. their carts don't have to cover
the same ground We have no desire
to raise the price-and. II anything
we claim. this will be able to cheaper it
We propose a combination to enable
lis to make some money
Don't you make money enough as
it ISL"
well. l should say not. what witt
the shippers always ready to fight us
on rates, the consumers always ready
| to kick on prices, and the artificial
ice men making quite push for the
front in certain places. all is not 81
worry lovely. But we don't mean t.
grumble. The artificial men supply II
some cases special orders for brew
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-28


but they are tossed about just Xix,
| dice. The men seem to like it. too
| They get about 81 day for it. Per
fectly even the cakes lie along the
curved bottom, and rthe next lays
comes down fiat, and 50 on each is put
in.
When close up to the deck, within
4 few feet, they have to be piled iI
tiers by means of skids, plumb up to
the top. leaving just room enough for
the dunnage or packing. This is neces-
sary, of course, as the men need room
to stand up They can't squirm in
there like snakes explained the over
seer, " and haul the ice in with them
Now, you wouldn't believe it," he
ADDED, but speaking of crawling, when
the vessels arrive, and the water has
had some play in the hold. the holes
into the skin being stopped up. as they
will be for all you can do, there will
enough to let a man under. And some
have the nerve to crawl in there. with
the hundreds of tons of ice overhead.
which just as lief cave in as not
What is the average loss on a trip
to Philadelphia or Baltimore?" | asked
him.
1t varies so that really an average
means nothing. II also depends upon
the size of the vessel. A small one
shows larger percentage thar a
large one. naturally. In some cases
it is as high as 40 or 30 per cent. Then.
of course, the time of voyage has
a lot to do with it. Some make it in
four or five days. while other trips
take week or two"
How fast do you load?"
About 800 tons day. We some
times get GOO on. We try to obtain as
large vessels as possible. nothing short
of 700 or 800 tons. except for some go
ing to ports some way up rivers. where
light draft is imperative. Some are as
large as 1900 or 1900 tons"
We returned to the runs and went to
the elevator. There the 60 horse power
engine was sleeping the summer away
until the winter cutting shall COM
mence. when it will start up its groan-
ing.
lone would little realize" my host
said, as we stood at the top of the
elevator. the strain that there is here
when running. There are, perhaps, 80
tens of ice on the way up. Then let it
stop. with just a second to freeze.
gines start the strain is something
considerable. The CO. horse power
doesn't begin to represent it. for that
is multiplied many times in the trans
mission of the power to the final
wheels"
We further took a trip through the
houses over the ice chambers. Along
the center a railway runs,on which the
dunnage is carried, which covers the
ice. Much of the old is used over and
over again, being pitched into Vshaped
bins. as the ice is unpacked Up there
it is hot. none of the cold from the ice
rises.
After having done the ice houses and
promenaded along the galleys or runs.
of which there are six. that connect
The houses with the elevator. we went
to dinner, in the large tenement,
where in winter the men put up.
There are accommodations for about
$50 men there. with hunks and dining
room and all the parts. Then they
have living room, where they sit
down and smoke in the evenings.
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Ocean Excursion
II a II r = :" T. L Il
by THE
MAINE CENTRAL X. IL.
AND THE
HARPSVVELL STEAMBOAT CO.,
TUESDAY, JULY Is, 1886.

Gen1 Pass. & Ticket Agent.
Payson Tucker,
Vice-Pres. & Genl Manager.
For information, address b. l.. Pennell
Excursion Agent, Brunswick, Me: See
large bills. 1ulyZ4o4t
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Died
KENNEBEC

KENNEBEC.
Branch Mills July 26. Hanson Turner.
East Fttston. July - Albert Shea
PENOBSCOT.
Corinna. July o, Edward w Holt aged
II years.
WALDO.
Liberty, July p. Mrs. James Place aged
50 years.
tlalldalc. July .. Nathaniel Han. aged
- years. ~ months. 23 days.
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So the lump of ice. from the winter
creation. is made to serve mans usac
1t is packed away to await it's time to
come. In vessels it crosses the deem
sea. to find itself again brought to the
light. A little the worse for the jour-
ney. to be sure, for it has grown thin
on the trip, and some q the corners
have been Clipped. But it is still a
cake of ice.
1t may go one place and may go
another. Many fates await il Per-
haps, as not seldom occurs, it is put
aboard an ice-wagon, the proverbial,
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The barn beyond is a large one. and
there is room there for over 80 horses,
with another stable in the valley
where as many more can be put up.
The hay raised on the farm goes to
feed the four horses that are kept on
hand all the year through, to do the
hauling and hosting necessary They
are a big four. these horses, two
brawny pair. One pair weighs 26OC
pounds.
The hay had just been cut. and q
fair crop has been taken. but like
most, has not been up to the standard
We passed on down into the barn
basement, where | was shown pics of
all sizes, and q COW, all nicely kept.
The surrounding country. the land
rolling away in the distance with trees
and here and there a farm house. set
teled on the brow of a hill, makes il
very characteristic and homelike there
The river flowing by completes a very
beautiful bit of the face of the Garth
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Summarizes Marvellous Volcano.

There are many mud volcanoes
scattered throughout the world, but
there are few whose action is so regu-
lar and so characteristic as that OF
Dempo in the island of Sumatra. This
marvellous volcano, about 10000 feet
in height, was visited recently by a
correspondent, who thus describes it,:
All was quiet and placid and l sat
down while TO take in the details Of
a scene so novel; vast circular basin,
half mile in diameter. with rocky
sides of sheer precipices, displaying at
places horizontal strata, and at the bot
tom of this another smaller basin, some
200 feet in diameter filled to within
about thirty or forty feet of its rim,
with smoking substance, like bur
nished silver, which reflected the blue
sky and every passing cloud We had
sat thus for about ten or twelve min
utes when | noticed that the center Of
black, and was scored with dark
streaks. This area gradually increased
BY steady scrutiny with my glass, for it
was difficult to make out what was
silently and slowly taking place, l at
last discovered that the blackness
marked the sides of chasm that had
formed in-what now perceived the
white FURNISHED mirror to be-a lake Of
seething mud. The blackness increased
The lake was being engulfed. A few
minutes later dull. sullen roar Was
heard, and had just time to conjecture
within myself whence 1t proceeded
when the whole lake heaved and rose
in the air for some hundreds of feet,
not as if violently elected, but with a
calm, majestic upheaval, and then fell
back upon itself with an awesome roar
which reverberated round and round
the vast cauldrOn and echoed from
rocky wall to rocky wall like the surge
of an angry sea and the immense vol
ume of steam let loose from its prison
house dissipated itself in the air. The
wave circles died away on the margin
OF the lake, which resumed it's bur-
nished face and again reflected the blue
sky and silence reigned again until
another geyser had gathered force for
another expiration. Thus, all day long,
the lake was swallowed up and vomited
forth once in every fifteen or twenty
minutes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Things Might He Far Worse.

1t is frequent excuse of unthinking
men for leaning toward free silver that
things can't be worse than they now
are"
This is a mistake. Matters can be
very much worse, especially for the
workingmen.
First-They would be worse if wages
We're paid in 53-cent dollar or in a
dollar worth less than 100 cents. How
ever it may be with mine owners and
mortgage debtors, men whose capital Is
their labor are not interested in having
the purchasing power of their dollar
diminished.
Second-Things would be made
worse for the 1 ,732 1872 savings bank
depositors in this state alone if their
S715, 1882 1893 of savings were made pay
able in deprecated dollars.
Tihrd-Things would be worse for
the nearly 100000 pensioners if their
monthly stipend were to be paid in So
cent dollars.
Fourth-Things would be worse for
all the millions of beneficiaries OF
stock, mutual and cooperative insur-
ance companies and all the 1,745,725
shareholders in building and loan asso-
Citations if payment were to be made
to them in any money less good than
the best.
Fifth-Things would be worse for
everybody in case of panic caused by
the prospect of silver basis.-New
York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
SIMPLE SUMS FOR SILvERITES
Problems Which Can Easily BE Figured
Out by Voters.

Problems Which Can Easily BE Figured
Out by Voters.
A farmer raises 1000 bushels of
wheat, for which he now gets $500
With that money he buys various
kinds of manufactured goods at low
prices. With free coinage at 16 TO 1
he might get $1,000 for his wheat, but
would certainly have to pay nearly
twice as much for the goods he would
buy. How much would the farmer
gain from cheap money scheme which
doubled the price of the things he gets
in exchange for his wheat?
The Sherman silver law of 1890 pro-
vided for the purchase by government
OF 54,000,000 ounces of silver per
year. Under the operation Of that law
the price of silver, after short specu-
lative rise, fell steadily from $1.16 to
~ cents per ounce. II the purchase
and storage of practically the entire
American production of silver could
not prevent its price from falling, what
reasons are there for believing that
the mere act Of coming silver into
dollars and returning them to the
owners of the bullion will double the
price of all the silver in the world?
A workingman who depends for his
livelihood on the sale of his labor to
an employer is now paid 81 per day
in currency based on the gold stand
ard and kept on a parity with gold
by our laws. This 81 will buy a
relatively large quantity of necessities.
Ii this country adopts free coinage and
goes on to silver basis, 81 will buy
only one-half as much of the goods
the workingman needs. Show how la
Dor would be benefited by a policy
which would cut the purchasing power
OF wages in two.
An investor having money to lend
was approached by farmer who
wanted a loan. for the purpose of buy
ing new implements, additional stock
and some fertilizers. If you will let
me have $500 on the security Of my land
and buildings" said the farmer, Il
Will vote for a free silver law which
will enable me to pay you back next
year in dollars worth just half of
luOSc you leuu Iue. Otdle HOW uuuCu
money that investor loaned the farm
err, also the rate of interest paid.
A large number of persons who
complained that they were poor de-
cided to enact laws which would make
them all rich. AS their poverty con-
sisted in the lack of food, clothes,
furniture, houses and other forms of
wealth, they agreed that instead of
producing the things they needed they
would set men to work digging silver,
which they did not need, out of the
Rocky mountains. BY so doing they
expected that the supply of other Ia
Dor products would in some mysterious
way be increased. How much is twice
nothing, and how will the changing of
silver bullion into coins make more
houses, machinery or beef?
If the sound money vote in Vermont
increases the republican majority from
81, 900 in 1892 to $4,000 this year, how
long will it take the 16 to / issue to
wipe out the entire democratic vote in
that state? WHIDDEN GRAHAM.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Getting Rich I'm Their Minds.

The silverites who are dreaming of
great wealth to be had for everybody
through the simple process of calling
SO cents a dollar should wake up long
enough to ask themselves this ques-
ton.
"If dollars worth of property
means certain quantity of labor
products, would there be any more OF
these products for the men who want
them if we say that the same amount
of property is worth 81? In other
words, does an increase in the prices
of goods mean an increased quantity
of goods?"
BY the way they have thought out
an answer to this question the victims
of the 16 to 1 delusion will be able to
see that, though they might legislate
that every dollars worth of products
should be worth 100 times as much, the
only change would be in the minds of
the men who made the law. Dreams OF
great riches are mighty poor substi-
tutes for solid labor products.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
/ MADE A CUT.

roll after roll of parchment-like sub
stance shaped like toe. | awoke in
a terrible fright and felt a strange
lighness in that toe. Unable to go
asleep again rose, under the pretense
Of cutting the nail and found'-he
dropped his voice to whisper-"that
the dream was quite true. / tried to
cut the nail and discovered, as you will
that could have clipped off the whole
thing without feeling it, as it was
really. nothing but parchment"
He flung himself back in his chair
as II to say: II have told you all and
you must help me-"
II will help you, old fellow" / said,
aloud, then for one moment covered
my face with my hands and in that
brief time mapped out the course to
follow. / could see that the horror of
Ills dream had so wrought upon his
fancy that 1t had become a reality
which could not be dispelled by
laughter or scorn. Going to the door
locked 1t as IL to secure the great
est privacy.
xkCuON0 yOui ohOC anu lCl lie MAKE
IN examination" commanded.
He did so and found the toe in per-
feet condition, except that the nail had
been trimmed little too short. had
no doubt that this was the cause of
the dream which had produced such
On effect. His brain, for some reason
not clear to me, was in such condi-
ton as to render this dream so vivid
that he had accepted 1t as reality. AS
l knew from my experiences in deal
ing with patients laboring under hallu-
cinations In the asylum, nothing could
say would convince him that it was
only the fancy of an idle brain. II
was best, then l decided. not to waste
time in vainly trying to show him his
error.
had known OF somewhat similar
case at the insane asylum. A patient
conceived the idea that his head was
turned backward and insisted upon re-
versing his clothing, buttoning every
thing in the back, and -en walking
backward. The physician was finally
obliged to humor him by giving his
head severe wrench ito turn it
around to its proper position" before
he was satisfied to don his apparel in
the customary way.
"Van," said, yours is an unusual
case and unusual means must be used
for its cure Are you brave enough to
submit to heroic measures to save your
toe. perhaps. indeed, your life even?-
for this mysterious change may affect
the whole system If not checked at the
beginning"
He shuddered, but answered firmly:
II consent to whatever you think best.
II / am crippled my career is ruined.
Imagine my limping on the stage to do
love parts" and he laughed bitterly.
He knew the tickle public so well that
ne realized II he disappointed it in any
way 1t would without conjunction de-
throne him and put another idol In his
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20

place. The winter season had just
closed and his time was at his own dis
posal
Then" resumed. II will amputate
the toe. But to do this would make
you in a sense what you so dread to
be, a cripple l will remove 1t, but
must replace it,"
How is that possble?" he asked,
eagerly.
Il have just received word" I an
swered, "of patient who met with an
accident half hour ago which will
necessitate the removal of his right
I-leg. The limb itself il in a sound con-
dition, but it was crushed at the knee.
Within an hour | will have amputated
it and will have live, healthy great
toe in my possession, which l can i'm
mediately graft on to your foot. l.
you consent to the operation 1t can be
performed within an hour and half,
for | will Immediately bring the toe
to your room, remove yours and sew
the healthy one on without the loss OF
moments time. Shall 1t be done?
Tears Of gratitude coursed down Van
Bruler's cheeks as he answered:
"You are my preserver, Dalrymple.
l am in your hands"
At the expiration of the stated time
| Joined him in his apartments, carry
ing a long bundle which might have
been a severed human limb or billet
Of T n rot m
a table and proceeded to put my patient
under the influence of chloroform. Then
with sharp instrument l made cut,
slight, but deep enough to leave scar,
around the base of the great toe OF the
right foot, and, after carefully band
aging it with an antiseptic dressing, re-
stored Van Bruler to consciousness.
When he opened his eyes l exclaim-
ed. enthusiastically:
You stood it like hero, Alfred,
and your magnificent constitution is
sure 10 pull you through all right"
AS the matter was a very delicate
one We agreed upon perfect secrecy, so
neither of us had any embarrassing
questions to answer. l dressed the toe
daily, feeling like a dyed-in-the-wool
hypocrite, always reporting it as doing
WELL and at the end of a fortnight
declared the grating complete.
Under the circumstances Van Bru-
lers gratitude was very painful to me,
and his generous check, tenfold the
amount of my bill, was so abhorrent
that l sent it anonymously to a fund
for building home for needy actors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Everything waS Grist for Dickens


OF the making of new books during
our walks there was no end. Every
thing suggested copy" to Dickens,
either as author or editor. He was a
persistent pedestrian, having acquired
the habit of prowling around London
at night when he was suffering from
insomnia. One afternoon we inspected
the picture gallery of Lord Darnley's
residence near "Gads HILL" A long
line Of family portraits extended back
to the Crusaders. Among the Court
ladies, the grim warriors and stern
judges, golden-headed boy stood oct
as if painted with sunshine. A noise
attracted our attention at the other
end of the room, and there was a boy
the exact duplicate Of the picture, the
likeness having been reproduced after
many generations. THAT will make
a good story" said Dickens, as we
strolled through the park. Take the
boy of the picture and put him through
his adventures in olden times. First
volume. Then take the modern boy,
Identical with his ancestor in appear
apce, mind. tastes and morals, and de,
scribe his adventures in our times and
show how environment affects The
same type of man. | must talk this
matter over with Charles Read; he
would do il glociously. Ladies' Hone
Journal