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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

All members are requested to be
present at the regular meeting of Pill
grim Fathers, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28
WATERVILLE.

Oscar Holway of Augusta. was in
town, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

George T.. Hathaway left. Monday
night, for Boston, where he will attend
the convention of the Degree of Honor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

II. w. Jewett is confined to his home
in Farmingdale by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Harry Sears. who has been confined
to the house with the grip for the past
week, is improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

The board of registration will go in
to session, this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

r. M. Yeaton of Augusta. is to open
a tailor shop in the city, soon. Mr.
Yeatonz was formerly numbered among
Hallowell's business men,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Henry Bart Morse. Esq. of Boston,
is the guest of Miss Alice ID. w. White
on Pleasant street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Will Hayes of Tufts Medical college,
is spending his vacation at his home
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Gordon Dobson of Pittstield was in
this city, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

The clerks are taking account o
stock at Tyler's clothing store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

The local w. c. 7. U. are to organize
a Loyal Temperance Legion in this
city, soon,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28
Catarrh, Hay Fever,

Kill the Catarrh flicrobe and ycu cure
Catarrh. These parasites nest deep, In
cArAsaH the tissues and folds Of
n>AA the olfactory neuatRane,
W. and are difficult 10 feach
$500 and kill but Brasi1ian
~. Balm viii utterly destroy
them II used persistently
ncAoes. as directed. It alt6 de-.
troys the Hay Fever germ In . lev
days. Use full strength, Of nearly %,
Tor Hay Fever. Cure pefman6nt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Miss Alice D. White arrived home.
Saturday. from few months trip to
Boston and vicinity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

j. +. Horne of Auburn, is in the city
for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Gardiner traders :. were not rushed
with business, Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Mrs. Thomas Peaslee of Randolph, is
confined to the house with severe
cold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

The lone session school" whistle
sounded, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

w. +. Wilder of Woodfords. came to
Hallowell. Monday. having obtained
work here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

travelling auditor Foss Of the Main
Central, was in town, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

The opening of the schools has been
postponed one week more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

j. c. Mccarthy of Bath, was tn
guest of his mother over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28
HALLOWELL.

Detective True was in Portland, or
business. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Street railway companies In Philadel.
phta pay the city yearly about $4,000 for
car licenses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Spear of Boston
are the guest of Gardiner friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Herbert Gray OF. Old Town. was
this city, yesterday, on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

c.. w. Orr of Portland, was in the
city on business. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

w. {. johnson went to Boston OF
Train No. 1O2. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Wilbur Mitchell Of Lewiston, spent Sun.
day In town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

st. Matthew'S Lenten service will he
neld at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r
brann. Wednesday evening, at 730.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Mrs. James Wood of Washington, d..
c., is spending few days in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

j. II. Yeaton of Chelsea, went to
Damariscotta, Monday, for few DAYS
business visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28
FAIRFIELD.

Mrs. G. I. Page is visiting friends in
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

w. II. Andrews of Chicago, is in the
city. --s- +'f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28
Daily kennebec Journal
GARDINER.

City government meeting, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

Davis & Co.'s, Augusta. will return t
work, today. after short vacation:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

John c. Whittier. clerk at E. E.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Mutually Surprised.

Aswriter in Harper's Weekly tells OF
the strange experience Of a prospector
named Whatoiy, IN tae mountains not
far from Cooke City, Mont. Absorbed
in the finding of some rich specimens,
he waited 100 long, and, although to-
tally unprepared, was compelled to
sleep out The weather, luckily, was
warm and pleasant.
Finding depression, filled with soft
grass, he stood his rifle against
neighboriug tree, ana Ia down. 10
sleep. In the course Of the nigh. he
was awakened by the heavy breathing
of large ani inal and the oppressive
sense Of Il ,lsa greea be odOr. At first
he was daxe,,. and half conscious OF
something standing over him. lay Ier-
fectly still. Soon there was grunting
and shutting close Ly his head, which
made him realize that he was in the
strange and horrible position of being
underneath grizzly bear. A cold
sweat came OYER him aud he was par
alyzed with fright. The grizzly had
been prowling about, lei by the scent
or lDQ I!luulS vi lut pLOSl"NtOl .
supper. and 80 happened 10 walk over
the prCare"tor's body, partly covered
by the grass and hidden in the depies-
sion. His rife was standing against
the tree, AMI was, OF course, out or
reach. lie had no knife, and lie zeal
lied that the grizzly Nigh. at any in
stant diStole. him. Acting on IA sud
den impulse, he doubled up his knees.
and with all his streng. n plunged his
fists ani feet simultaneously against
TIE stomach OF the brute 1t was a
complete surprise for the grizzly,
which, ir turn. WAS even more fright
ened than VVhllely. 1t ran squealing
ard bel, wing into the timber. While
Whately, whose knees were krock,ng
together with fright, gathered up his
goods and str,lrN out for Cooke City il
the dark not daring t. pause Cntts he
was SIC in the settlement.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

great store by are a patent elevator. a
flying machine and steamboat. OF
such wonderful mechanism that 1t Is
destined when built to make faster
time than any railroad train. The
models took up so much space in the
twelve by fourteen room that the Old
gentlemans furniture consisted simply
of an old lounge he had caught floating
down the river during the high water
some years ago, and mattress. The
old fellow wept bitterly when his pre-
cious models were taken from his room
and Sergeant Grimm hired a wagon
and had them stored away for him.
The inventor then secured apartments
at the Silver Moon lodging house, and
from the latest accounts is still engag-
ed in inventing
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

his father declares that he was riding
horses at the age of 2 years and
months. At that period of Ds life 1t
is asserted, he rode horse, unassisted.
between Watsonville and San Luis
Obispo, distance of 100 miles, with
out once leaving the animals back.
Last week Halfway and a man
named Dennis Wilkinson went on
horseback from Arroyo Seco, in San
Luis Obispo county to Porter's ranch
in what is known as the Huesan dis
trict, a distance of about 80 miles,
where Halfway was to negotiate the
sale of some horses. The vaquero rode
an especially wild horse, which,
though he had long had it in some
measure under control, was neverthe-
less treacherons and full of tricks.
reached the place in safety and with
out incident. but on the return Cams"
steed began his pranks. He at first
started bucking and bumped his back
nearly double while he jumped high
from the ground. Halfway grew an
CRY and began jabbing the spurs into
the beast in the endeavor to get him
on run; but he would not run, save
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
approached h.

As the latter drew near the wild ami
NAL retreated to the side of the corral
with it's launches toward him: he
lifted his head high and turned it over
his silky black name until the white
Of his shiny eye glared on Cam" like
4 beacon. The intrepid rider, however,
moved boldly up to the rear of the
beast. 1t was apparent there was 60
Ing to be action in the scene in a mo-
ment and the situation was getting in
teresting to the score of cowboys and
farm hands who, at a safe distance
lined the fence on the further side of
the corral.
Suddenly the black fellow lifted his
heels and kicked viciously at the pony
and its rider. 1t was a fateful move
for the black. The pony sheered aside
as deftly as a priZe-fghter ducks a
right from an adversary, and in an
Instant Cams lariat had caught the
two flying hoofs while the pony gave
a little rush forward, and the big beast
lay sprawling and writhing IN the
dust, a tumbled mass of defeated horse
flesh, which henceforth would no more
think of kicking than he would of fly
ing.
Halfway was peculiarly product
of the plains and the valleys of the
West. He was born in Kentucky, but
had come to California in infancy, and
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Sea- Birds Eggs.

Cliff climbers on the Isle of Wight in
seeking the eggs of sea birds, form
gangs of three, working together year
after year; one doing the actual climb
ing the others holding the rope and as
sisting their comrade. The climber
wears a harness, or stout pair of breech-
es, to which a strong rope is secured,
driven deep into the solid ground
above; this the men hold and pay it
out gradually as the climber is swung
over the edge to engage in one of the
most perilous of human pursuits. A
second rope is carried by the egger, by
which he signals to ascend, and can
also lessen the strain upon the main
rope. The duties of the man on the
rope are manifold; he has to gather as
many eggs as possible and place them
carefully in the stout bag attached to
his belt; to be on the watch against
falling stones; to guard against attack
from the enraged birds; to keep himself
at the proper distance from the rough
rocks, that he may not bruise his body
nor break the precious eggs; and what
is still more important, he must sup
port part Of his weight on the hand
line. Some birds stay upon their eggs
and fiercely resist any attempt to re-
move them; others remain quiet unit.
the robber is close at hand then one
rises with a shrill cry, startling others
until thousand are on the wing whirl-
ing and fluttering, while a chorus Of
screams and discordant notes wakens
the echoes in all directions. Occasion
ally one, noticing suspicious form
drawing near, will begin to utter noisy
protests against the invasion of her
premises, crowding back as far as pos
sible from the intruder without really
deserting her eggs. But all efforts are
vain, and one after another, with deaf
ening, ear-piercing screams of mingled
rage and fear, they take their flights
seaward. Then the egger loses no time
in collecting the eggs from the ledge
where he has obtained temporary
footing. Gradually the outward move
ment in that immediate vicinity is
stayed, and at last, as the excitement
subsidies the birds return in great num-
bers and with much chattering to their
desolated homes-Our Animal Friends.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
An Island Disappears.

Not long ago, at Monaghan, near the
town IF f,umpharaphl, on the Mekong.
an island six sen wide and fourteen sen
in length entirely disappeared There
were a number of large trees, ten feet
in circumference, on the island, and it
was partly under cultivation. The
owner searched for it during three or
four days, but was unable to find it or
heae any news of it. There is every
reason to believe that this rivergirt
piece of land, which had SO suddenly
and mysteriously vanished, was only
one of a rurlbpr of islands that have
floated down the Mekong in recent
years. Sometimes these islands move
so very slowly that their change OF po-
sition is almost imperceptiDle; at other
times they shift their location with
startling rapidly. In nearly every
case they disappear in few years.
The owners are continually in search
of their property, which rather upsets
ones notions about the fiXity of landed
estates.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

to make fitful starts OF few PAGES,
then stop suddenly in the endeavor to
throw his rider over his head. 1t was
while he was making one of these
plunges that Cam" drew him back
with sudden and severe jerk of the
bride, when the most surprising and
shocking catastrophe occurred. The
animal ceased his forward motion with
a jerk and reared on his hind legs.
Cam thought nothing of this, for
horses had reared with him before; but
so infuriated was the beast that it did
not seek to recover itself, but rose
erect upon his hind hoofs and then fell
backward in a heap, and this before
Halfway had an opportunity to jump
The young man was thrown violent
ly to the ground, his head striking
large stone. He did not feel the weight
of the ugly brute as it fell back upon
him, though none of his bones were
broken by it's fall and though he lin
gered through the night, on the follow
ing morning he quietly passed away.
He was a friend of the cowboys and
they turned out to show their utmost
respect. A grave was dug on the
ranges of San Luis Obispo, over which
he so loved to ride, and here with
solemn obsequies the rough but affec-
tionate cowboys inferred his body.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
MURDER TO CONCEAL ROBBERY

Coroner Marsh of Rockford, ILL.,, has
received letter from Jonas Carlson.
foreman of the ballasting crew near
Galena, which confirms the theory that
Robert Martin and George Woodward,
two negroes, were robbed and then
thrown from an east-bound freight
train, receiving injuries from which
they died. Both men were paid of In
full by Carlson on the previous Sat
urday, Woodward also drawing the
wages due his brother. who had beer
taken i'll and returned south. Then
they started for their home at Boliver
Tenn. They had been working since
last April and each had quite sum
coming. No money was found on
either of the men when picked uE
along the track, but the CHASTITY
wounds about their heads indicated
that they had been slugged and then
thrown from a train. The coroner's
jury expects to bring out important
evidence.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Brutality on Prison Farms.

The penitentiary investigating COM
mittee appointed by the last North
Carolina legislature to investigate the
condition of the state prison farms has
begun the taking of testimony at the
f9rms on the Roanoke river. The most
important witness yet heard was D. s..
Russell, who was Summerell's steward
in 1S98 From Russell's sworn state
ment it appears that one man was
beaten to death on Summerell's farm.
Another was beaten so he could not
get out of bed for two weeks and left
without food for two days, and was
denied medical attention. Numerous
others were, he says, beaten in the
most brutal manner and were, some OF
them, disabled for days.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
How Elephants Help BullOcks.

Elephants are used in India for a
good many different purposes, and
probably most of you have read stories
of the skilful way in which they can
handle heavy timbers, balancing them
carefully on their tusks as they pick
them up and piling them as nicely and
evenly as the most skilful cant-hook
man in Michigan lumber camp. In
the Indian army they are often set to
work hauling heavy artillery, and
couple of elephants hitched tandem
can walk off with fOrty-pounder gun
at the rate of three and one-half miles
an hour. BullOcks are often used for
the same kind of work, but very fire.
quently an elephant is sent with the
bullock train to help in case a gun gets
stuck in the mud. McClure's Maga
zine tells how he does it. The ele-
phants employed for this purpose have
their foreheads covered by strong
leathern shield to protect them from
injury when pushing against the guns.
Whenever gun comes to grief by
sticking in quagmire one of these
sagacious brutes is brought up to as
sist it out of the difficulty. With the
important air Of an experienced engi-
neer he marches up and deliberately
examines the state of affairs. Twist
ing his trunk around the spoke of one
wheel, he gives it lift as If to ascer
tain the depth and tenacity of the mud
and then quietly walks around and
does the same by the other wheel
dropping it again with knowing
twinkle of the eye, as if he said to him.
self, "All right | can start her, |
think" Then he deliberates for some
minutes, giving slight push here and
slight pull there, when at last having
made up his mind as to the best mode
of proceeding, he probably applies his
forehead to the muzzle of the gun, and,
uttering shrill, trumpet-like SOUND,
as signal for the gun bullocks to pull
together, pushes against it with his
massive weight, which. if the bullocks
obey the signal, is generally sufficient
to start the gun. But sometimes,
when bullocks are overdriven or sulky.
they refuse to obey the signal II is
then amusing to witness the indigna-
tion of the elephant. | have seen him
spring up with a scream of rage, and
brandishng his trunk, rush at the
team of bullOcks as if to take summary
vengeance on them Or their drive- ;
and this threat generally produces ,be
desired effect.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
CuriOsities of Il Genius,

New York Exchange: One of the
queerest inhabitants of this city is
John Wilcox, who was elected Wednes-
day from the room he has occupied at
Second and Ludlow streets for the past
three years. John is an old man, with
long, patriarchal whiskers and wears
green glasses. Police Sergeant Grimm
acts as agent for the premises, the
building belonging to his relatives
Wilcox is an old pensioner, drawing Sc
per month for disability, and is an in
ventor. He formerly lived in Chicago
is a widoWer, and has children living in
that city. His room, Sergeant Grimm
states, was a curiosity shop, filled with
models of his inventions of all sorts
and descriptions. For some months
mast Wilcox has refused to pay his rent
and has been so secretive about his
business that the sergeant feared that
he was about to invent some new ex-
plosive or other a9d would blow down
the building, so writ of execution was
served against the old man and his be-
longings removed from The house.
Among the inventions that ne sets
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
MistoOk Poison for Candy.

Believing she was giving the child
candy, Mrs. Louis F. Ridell, of New
Brunswick, N. j., recently gave her
S-year-Old daughter Annie ten grains
of poison. Louis Easthprn, drug
gist, who found the child was suffer-
ing from stomach trouble, prescribed
some medicine in the shape OF loz-
enges, with instructions to give the
child only one three times day. When
the child cried for more candy the
mother, supposing the bag of medicine
was candy, gave it to her. An hour
later she found the child lying on the
floor, black in the face and vomiting.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SAYINGS AND DOlNCS OF THE
PLAYERFOLK.

j. E. Dodson, that admirable char
acter actor and Past Master of the
Little Known Art of Makeup, vouches
for the truth of this instance of absent
mindedness: 81 was playing in the
support of Barry Sullivan" said Mr..
Dodson. The play was Richard, and
under pressure of necessity Mr. Sulli-
van had employed for the part of Rich
mond one Bursby, an experienced ac-
tor, but small, old and a pronounced
hypochondriac. Nobody else was to be
had, and so Bursby, though rusty in
more ways than one, was accepted as
last recourse. On the night of the
performance he wore a long white
cloak which reached to his feet and
spread out wide at the bottom. With
his back to the audience he mus have
looked to them like sort Of animated
cone. He began in q thin. aqueaky,
quaverlng voice the celebrated speech:
Thus far into the bowels of the land
nave we marched on without imredi
.nent.' Then he realized that this was
not the proper tone iE which to deliver
the warlike ne ssage. and he endeav-
ored to drop it point with still more
ludicrous effect as he tried TO continue:
Gloucester, that bloody and devouring
boar But the effort to do this had
driven the words out of his head and
he lost them completely. .ye walked
away down to the prompt entrance to
get :he words, which the prompter
gave him. He went through it cor
rectly until ne came TO the concluding
words. The last lines run as follows:
True hope ne'er tires, Tut mounts with
! eagles wings; kings it makes gods,
and meaner creatures, kings That is
what he shouii have said, but this is
what he did say: True hope ne'er
tires, but mounts with eagles wings,
kings it makes gods and Then an
awful blank look came over his face,
and he stammered. and and Then
his face lighted UP and he continued,
Makes gods and a variety OF other
things concluding with an evident
/ sense of relief
Liebler & Co. S production of Sydney
Grundys THE Musketeers,' in which
James O'Neill will play the romantic
role of D'Artagnan, will be one OF the
largest companies on the road the COM
ing season. Mr.. O'Neill will lie ac
companied by seventy people The en-
tire scenic equipment utilized in the
first presentation of this play in Amer
lea at the Broadway theater in New
York last season will be carried by the
company. The public desire for the
romantic play is growing stronger,
shown by the demands of local mana
gers for productions of this character.
Mr.. O'Neill cannot fill half the time
that has been offered him.
The new play sydney Grundy has
written has been constructed on a
novel principle September 25 1880,
there was produced one-act play, I'm
Honor Bound" The little play was
acclaimed as strong piece of work,
and it's story aHd dramatic action made
it so popular that it mas been revived
over and over again. 1t was said at
the time that the piece contained
enough material for three or four
act play. Grundy's new piece leads up
to the climax of In Honor Bound" by
! showing in action the incidents merely
| spoken of in the One-act play. The
fine situation u an which the little