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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04

around we find that we have to stick
pretty closely to American history for
our precedents. inasmuch as Mon
Dieu," Colt in Himmep" and "sacristi'
across the water are considered not 20
count. Passing. then, through the sui
phurous atmosphere which is said to
have surrounded ''Old Hickory" We
come down to modern times without
many authenticated cases. The civil
war was prolific, however. 1t fur
nished two. One was when General
Sherman was called forward to see
personally what it was that obstructed
the path of his army He had dis
countenanced profanity in general.
When he reached the spot in question
he found team of obstinate army
mules. their driver not using "cuss
words" because within the hearing of
the general. and they themselves firm
as the everlasting hills. After an aid
had explained the driver was allowed
to swear. The mules Immediately re-
sumed their journey and from that
time the general is said to have be-
lieved severe language was a necessary
part of a muleteers equipment. That's
the story.
The other instance is preserved in an
immortal poem, "Sheridan's Ride"
How the declai1ning schoolboy will for
ever ring out those words. He dashed
down the line with terrible OATH
Sheridan was inspiring a whole army,
he was turing crushing defeat into a
famous victory, he was winning I'M
dying fame. Many an otherwise clean
mouthed officer or trainer has said that
in emergencies a good OATH is all
that will bring men to their senses.
But here comes General George A.
Forsyth in the July Harper's and puts
Poet Read in the class of fiction writ
ers. AS young aid. General Forsyth
was with General Sheridan most Of the
time on that memorable day at Cedar
Creek. He was close to him as nc
dashed down that reformed line and he
takes occasion to say emphatically that
there was no terrible oath or any
other kind of oath. Sheridan had q
word of cheer for officers and men here
and there and they were inspired to
their heroic deeds by the very sight Of
their leader.
So it may be that. the story of Wash
ington's oath is hypocritical, Jackson
may have INDUCED in sulphur and
Sherman may never have given his
sanction to language prescribed in
decent society. And thus. therefore, It
may be that just as much can be ac-
complished with mosquitoes or men or
type or legislatures without profanity,
and the conditions under which it Is
admissible may exist only in the fancy
of the Observation-Disclosures Courant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
GREAT AMERICANS WHO sW0RE.
Now a Common Habit. but Distinguished
Preceden!s Are Disputed.

The fly and the mosquito season, I'M
usually ripe, suggests the subject ot
profanity. Not that the subject is de-
pendent on any season, only there are
times when some of us are more or less
Indifferent to it. A large portion of the
words we overhear as we pass along
the streets, in summer or winter, are
oaths, coming to be uttered almost UNI
consciously by boys and men and COM
ing to fall almost unheeded on the ears
of the listener. They are more plenti-
full than the lies they frequently are
intended to ornament; from being the
mere decoration they have become the
superstructure, the lie meanwhile
maintaining it's original proportions.
Debating societies which continue to
discuss, rs a lie ever justifiable?"
never take up the same question for
swear words. 1t would be a waste Of
time. View 1t as we may, from the
aesthetic of the moral standpoint.
oaths have passed into the every min
ute language of a large per cent of the
male population. 1t world be neces-
sary to modify the question for debate
so as to read this way: Can an oath
under certain condition be pardon
ableo" Then the conditions might be
such as are suggested by the mosquito
season, typographical errors, slump
in the market, legislative interference
with the states well-being. teaching
billiards Greek or rowing and the like.
In all debates Of this kind, II our
memory serves US, the argument is
clinched by going into history End
hunting out presidents.
Thus, the father Of his country. who
never told a lie. is on traditions record
as having uttered an oath. AS we look
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
The Sportsmen's Show.

Indians have never yet failed as
show attraction and the presence of red
skins and daughters of the forest will add
to the attractiveness of the coming
18th at Madison Square garden. Miss
Cornelia r. Crosby, Fly Rod" of Phil
lips. Me-. WILL as usual, be on hand with
big exhibit representative of the State
resort. prolific of game and easily Access
sible to the metropolis. Miss Crosby will
have picturesque hunters lodge with
all the paraphernalia of the chase scat
tered about and an Indian encampment
with braves, squaws and pappooses as
interest in the sportsmen's show, and
there will be other exhibits besides the
big one made by Miss Crosby, to which
railways. hotels and guides will contrib
bys camp on specially constructed
platform on the 9th street side of the
garden. where her exhibit will be one of
the most prominent features of the show.
A feature of the sportsmen's show.
which opens Jan. 18th. at the Madison
Square garden. which will be much
stronger than ever before. will be the ex-
hibits of boats. There will be a variety
of the craft generically classed as launch
es which viii show novel lines and con-
structiOn as to hull and new wrinkles as
to motors. power and boilers.
One new type Of boat to be shown Is
run by an engine moved by explosions of
kerosene. The manufacturers OF this
boat have filed several orders for boats
to be used in the river and lake waters
of the Klondike region. and now have
more orders than they can fill. Several
of the boats are either now at their des-
tination or are we'll on their way to 1t.
There will be new specimens of naphtha
and electric launches exhibited and ca
noes and swift. small sail boats. besides
the usual complement of boats for fisher
men and gunhers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
Church and Pastor.

Two persons recently united with the
Baptist church at Morrill,. :, -
Two young ladies' were baptized ~ the
Guilford Methodist. church recently.s..
Two persons We're recently baptiged; in.
to membership. with the North Shapfelgh
| Free Baptist church. -
| At Island Falls recently three 1aefsons
| were admitted to membership WIN the
Baptist church on confession OF their
| faith.
| Rev. S. II. Burton. who has been pastor
of the Free Baptist church at Gushing
for. a year, and half, has finished his
work there. =
The Calais Congregational church re-
Gently received a gift of $1,000 from Mrs
| the debt of the church.
| Rev. Earl B. Wood closed a years SER
| vice with the Congregational church OF
| Lowell. Nov. 2lst. and Rev. Charles S.
Young began years passionate the 2Sth
| Rev. Albert E. Kenyon of North Scitu-
| ate. r. L., who was invited 20 accept the
paStOrate of the jefferson street Free
| Baptist church. Biddeford, has declined
! the call.
| The third New England Band of Chris
tian Crusaders have been assisting Rev.
| G.. f. Millward of the Methodist church.
| Cornish. in special meetings for the past
| six weeks.
| Rev. c. O. Sullivan. pastor of the Cath
| Ollie churches at Machias and Lubec, dur
| ing the past few months has made i'm
provementS on the latter church amount
| ing to about $1,000.
Rev. D. l.. Wentworth gave the right
| hand of fellowship to nine persons at the
| Free Will Baptist church, Wells. Sunday.
| This makes twenty-four new members
| during the past year.
| The Baptist church in Addison joins
with HARRINGTON in the SllDDOrt of q s.
| tor. This two-fold work necessitates six
| services Sunday on his part. and some
| meeting most of the evenings of the
week.
The Penobscot Baptist Minister'S Circle
was organized recently. Rev. George B.
| llsley. d. D., was chosen president, and
w. E. Lombard, secretary and treas
urer. There were present at the meet
ing DR.. Ilsley. Rev. A. z. Kingsley. Rev.
E. A. Davis, Rev. A. w. Young, evange-
| list Blair, and Rev. w. e. Lombard. The
next meeting will be Dec. IA.
| On Dec. at the Baptist church, Old
| Town, will be held a session of the Pc
nobscot Sunday School Association. The
officers of this society are Rev. T. F.
| Jones, Orono president: Rev. ]. w. Rich
| vice president; DIR. E. l.. Richardson
! Old Town. secretary and treasurer; as
sistant secretary, ]. w. Grindall execu-
| tive committee. Rev. Fl. e. Foss II. j
Preble and j. H. Crosby. An interesting
programme has been prepared.
Rev. j. l.. Folsom of Stonngton, re.
ports an encouraging condition of things
in his parish. He il now on his second
year AS pastor of the Methodist church
there. When he began work with the
church it was burdened under a debt OF
$500, figures of enormous proportions fol
so small a community. Mr.. Folsom al
paying this debt. and already it has
been reduced to 5000. And in the same
time the church membership has beer
quadrupled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
News Of tho Railroads.

| Fred Kelley of Vanceboro, is running
as brakeman on the Maine Central be-
! tween Bangor and VancebOro.
S. w. Bracket has been engaged as
baggage master at the Bangor &,
| Aroostook station in Pressure Isle.
There is talk of new Maine Central
and Grand Trunk union station at Var
mouth Junction. to replace the one re-
Gently burned.
The steamer fremont of the Bangor
& Bar Harbor Co.'S line has been
leased to Capt. Crockett OF the Rock
land-Surry line who will run her over
his route this winter.
Charles Mace, general manager of the
Maine Central restaurant at Vance
boro, has been resting the past week
because of rheumatism in his feet. He
has been about 16 years in the hotel
business and the continued walking
and standing on the hard floors for so
long a time has caused him the present
trouble.
Since June 80 1892. the Boston &
Maine has added to it's system 465 miles
by the acquisition through leases of
tIic CONNECTICUT river anu tIe concord
& Montreal. 1t now operates about
Ills miles of which $40 are owned and
134S are leased. and also controls
through ownership of stock 1869 miles
in addition, making it the largest rail-
road system in New England.
a far-seeing Detroit alderman has
begun an agitation in favor of making
the street railway company of that city
pay the municipality a bonus for the
privilege of hauling freight over their
lines. This man reasons. and very
convincingly. too, that freight hauling
by street railways is certain to become
very remunerative business, and he
points as proof that the Detroit rail-
way officials realize this to the fact
that they have already offered to haul
dirt and garbage free for the city.
Some interesting experiments with
the new electric storage battery cars
which it is proposed to use on the new
line in that locality, have been made in
Oxford. recently. They require no
overhead wire or trolley, but make
their own power as they go, a motor on
the car being operated by the move
ment of the car wheels. 1t was found
that a heavily laden car could be run
at an expense of less than one cent i
mile and stored surplus power enough
on down grades on a route of twenty
miles to carry the car four miles>after
the motor was disconnected. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04

The bear is really the most VALUABLE.
bit of game the average hunter shoots
as, altogether, the proceeds of a SUE
cessful bear hunt foot up in the neigh
bOrhOod of SOS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04

very simple machine, which COM
pletes from 5000 to 5000 per hour.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
A Hummins Birds Umbrella.

In front ct tauow where / worked
last sunlmc was a butternut tree. A
hunni & bird bui her nest ON a limb
that grew n>ar &c window, and we
had all opportunity to watch her close
ly. In fact, we could look right into
the nest. One day when there was a
heavy shower coming up, we thought
we would see if she covered her young
during the rain. Well, when the first
drops fell, she came and took in her
bill II of two or three large leaves
growing close by and laid this leaf over
the nest so as completely to cover it;
then she flew away. On examining the
leaf we found a hole in it, and in the
side of the nest was a small stick that
tho leaf was fastened to or hooked up
on. After the storm was over the old
bird came back and unlocked the leaf,
aud the nest was perfectly dry.-Amer-
loan Sportsman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Chautauqua Chatter.

l., w. Lewis W as an Andover visitor
! asst Thursday.
j. Heydlauff and son Heber took n
trip to Webster last Tuesday, return
ing Thursday.
Romano and Annie Heydlauff and
Marion Lewis visited friends at Farm
ington Saturday.
Mrs. i. p. Becker has a severe attack
OF the grippe.
Miss Grace Bryant closed Il successful
term OF school last Friday with a fine
program, each pupil doing well. In
spite OF the bIizzardy weather, a few of
the parents were out to witness the
clos ing exercises. We trust our young
teacher will be as successful in all OF her
schools.
The great cry is "What are we
going to do with so much water in the
spring ?" The water will be all right,
but what bothers the men folks is what
in the world to do with the banks OF
snow which confr ont them every IA. M.
ONLY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Women and Insurance.

Only about eight or nine of the life
insurance companies of the country in
sure women at the same rates as men.
A considerably larger number insure
women, but charge them an additional
So per 81, 900, and still more even do
not insure women at all. 1t is the opin-
ion of those qualified to speak that the
companies charging the excess rate are
not justified in doing so and that the
practice will not long be continued.
The mortality rate experienced among
its wolnen insurers by one well known
company has been about 80 per cent OF
what was expected, and it has insured
several women for the full amount it
will issue on any one life-that is, $780,
900. The heretofore u~nfavorable atti-
tude of insurance companies toward
women has been due undoubtedly to the
fact that few if any women had an in
surable interest, but chat day has passed.
AS the avenues Of occupations have
widened thousands of women today
are the sole support Of children or par
ents, and those t',us dependent ON them
need the protection Of insurance as
much as if the faniiy breadwinner
were q man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
A New Point In Insurance.

The ingenuity of some insurance COM
panies in devising ways and means for
eyading responsibility is equaled by
nothing on earth. A claim was recently
made against an accident insurance COM
pany for indemnity by a physician who
had met with an injury in a very pecul-
lar fashion. He had been i'll as the re-
suit Of an accident received some time
previous, but was partly recovered.
While driving he was seized with a
spasm, and great exhaustion overcame
him. He stopped his horse and proceed
ed to administer a hypodermic injection
Of some powerful stimulant to which he
resorted in such emergencies. Just as
he was about to insert the needle his
horse started. The needle was driyeH
deep into the flesh, inficting a sever
and painful injury. He sued for inden-
nifty, he being disabled for % weeks.
The judge dismissed the complaint on
the ground that thu injury was not
caused through external v~iolentnnd ac-
cideptal means in the intent and pur.
posi- Of tho POLICY, This DECISION will
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Tie Dakota Farmer, that best OF all
farm papers for this country, is on the
constant improve. Half a dozen ad-
dltional good practical writer's have
been secured for the coming year and it's
new motto, "brim full of Dakota matter
by Dakota farmers, for Dakota farmers"
seems more than fulfilled. Just at the
present, the editor is endeavorlng to run
his subscription list up to the 20, ZOO
marx, and with this in view makes q
special fifteen day offer OF "A years sub
scription for every farmer, another years
subscription for his neighbor, a complete
atlas OF the world worth ST.. and the
Woman's Home Companion,-a total
valuation OF Stall for one dollar.
Address The Dakota Farmer, Aber-
deem, South Dakota.
Judge Croioot, while in the city, point
ed out to a number of citizens the de-
STABILITY of connecting Webster with
the Aberdeen telephone system, which
radiates from Aberdeen and embraces
Redield on the south, Columbia OH the
north, and Groton on the east, Later
on, it will take in Eureka on the west
aud ii it comes this way IA line will be
put in from Andover to Britton, thus
connecting Pierpont, Andover and Bris-
tol with the county seat. There can be
no question but that it would be a great
accommodation and a great saving of
time and money in many instances. To
obtain a continuation OF the line from
Groton to here, it would be necessary to
sell "a number of tickets oil the value OF
20 cents each emitting the holder there
OF to IA five minutes conversation over
the phone. These tickets would be
transferable. There would be a central
station, probably the Commercial hotel,
for the use OF patrons. 1t is the aim OF
the telephone company to continue the
line, from time to time, east ward, ulti-
mately reaching the Twin Cities. 1t is
not necessary to particularize the many
advantages of such an Improvement,
and it is to be hoped that steps will be
taken before spring to secure t~hesystem.
Had we it now, the railroad blockade
would be robbed of hall it's terrors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
High School Notes.

Messrs. Granger aud Potter OF Aber-
deem and l.. 6. Levoy were among the
visitors Monday.
l.. G. Ochsenreiter was a visitor We'd
nesday.
Tuesday after school hours a number
OF visitors assembled to listen to the dis
cussion OF the question, Resolved, that
Government would not be Necessary if
Man was Morally Perfect" The discus
sion occupied an hour, after which the
judges decided in favor of the affirmative.
The Long MINDED debating society
hold their regular meeting tonight.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
THE UMBRELLA.
It Has Been Known and Used For Thou
sands OF Years.

sands OF Years.
Possibly many of you suppose that
the umbrella is q modern invention, but
il is not. Both as an emblem of rank
and as a protection from sun and rain it
Is of very ancient origin. Though the
materials used in the manufacture have
been constantly changing, the general
construction of the frame has been
changed but little in thousands of years.
Egyptian and Ninevite sculptures Of
the earliest dates have many representa-
tions of the umbrella, but it Is invari-
ably in connection with royalty. 1t was
always held over the head of q monarch
when he rode in his chariot and at his
great open air feasts. In some of the
Hindoo sculptures Vishnu is represented
carrying an umbrella when going on a
visit to the internal regions.
We find frequent references to the
umbrella in the Greek poets, for it's use
was quite fashionable among women of
high rank in Greece. In the middle ages
it was an emblem of rank in the church.
Umbrellas were carried over cardinals
and bishops in solemn professions, and
all of the large cathedra ) owned one or
more umbrellas that were kept for use
ON such occasions.
The Chinese adopted the umbrella at
a very early period in thcir history, and
for many centuries were the only people
that did not confne its use to the king
and princes Of the blood. However, they
| permitted only men Of wealth and high
position TO carry them. The common
people protected thcn es from the
elements by making their hats broad
and umbrella shaped.
From the time that they established
ther empire the Jaaarrse have made
much use of the umbrella. 1t is also
used throughout India, but il is a mark
of rank in Burma and Siam. One OF
the titles of the king of Burma is Lord
of the Twenty-four Umbrellas. He uses
white silk umbrellas, and no other per-
son is permitted to use awhile one.
The princes of the blood each have, as
a mark of distinction, two gilt UNI
brellas, with handles 10 or Is feet in
length. The other officers, Of the state
have but one.
From early drawings it seems proba.
BILE that the umbrella was introduced
into Europe in the fourteenth century,
but it did not come into general use un
TIL about 170G-Philadelphia Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

J.B Ernst's bakiug establishment was
discovered to be on fire this afternoon
about $50. The ringing 81 the fire
alarm brought out the fire department.,
and BIZ active use of the extnguishers
and water the flames were soon under
control and the establishment saved
with but little loss. The fire originated
near the bake-oyen, but was very hard
to locate on account Of the style oil the
building. Is on previous occasions, the
fire department demonstrated its ability
in the fire fighting line. Ii the boys can
save Kindred bakery from destruction,
they can save any other kind of a build
mo
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Election Notice.

The annual town meeting for Webster
township, Day County, South Dakota,
will be held at the Matt. Johnson school
house in said town on Tuesday, the first
day of March next, between the hours OF
nine O'Clock u. IN. and five O'Clock p. m
for the following purposes: to elect
three supervisors, one town clerk, one
treasurer, one assessor, one justice oil
the peace, one constable, and n over.
seer Of highways for each road district
in said town, AMI to do any other bnsi-
ness proper To he done at soid meeting,
-E. e. EDGAR, Town Clerk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Harry Moreanstein, a drummer ior 'i
eastern house, was ~blockaded IN the
city from Friday until Tuesday, aho
furnished considerable amusement ior
the patrons OF the Commercial no'e'
bv sleipht-of-hand tricks, artistic WHIST
ling, songs, representations ETC. ne -
an artist IN all these lines and Is iuiy
capable OF entertaining any aou.enoo
for nm entire evening. Landlord Meyer
gave his guests the entire run Oh '"'
bouse and on " evenings concerts Se.c
given IN the parlor. Mr.. Morgans'ein
made many friends during his shor'
stay who will look forward VII"
ure 70 his next visit.