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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-08
HANCOCK.
DEDIIAM.

Louise Leach and Alta Black are re-
covering.
Asa c. Burrill and Harriet A. Condor
are quite ILL.,
A. c. Pinkham has sold his farm.
G.. ID. Goodwin of Brewer called upon
friends here, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Smith of Bucks
port, visited relatives here the past
week.
Mrs. Eben Spencer is quite i'll at her
home in Bangor
Julia c., youngest daughter of Frank
and Julia Gray, died of cholera in
fantum, Sunday.
SURRY.
The Stafford Bros. of Bar Harbor
are at their farm again with their
usual number of horses.
Rev. A. R. Macdougal is spending a
few weeks in Greene.
Henry Wood. who has been at work
in Bar Harbor. is at home for a few
days.
The tenement over NJ. f. Linneken's
store is now ready for occupancy.
The family will take possession during
this week.
CAPTAIN Newell Kane is at home for
a few days while his vessel is I'M
loading in Bangor.
ELLSWORTH.
There are at this time six cases OF
typhoid fever at Great Pond. The
three children of ]. S. Archer have
81
them have recovered while the young
er son. Maurice. aged Is years and lo
days. died. Tuesday. from pneumonia.
resulting from the fever.
BUCKSPORT.
Renson w. son of Sewell Phillips,
the well-known East Bucksport resi-
dent. died at the family residence on
Sunday of typhoid pneumonia. The
deceased was a promising young man
of Il years. and had attended the VII
| lage grammar school several terms
Three sisters and a brother survive
| The funeral will take place. Wednes-
day. and the interment will be al
North Ellsworth.
WINTER HARBOR.
Considerable work will be done, this
winter, on GrlndStOne lnn tHe suiii-
| mer hotel at Winter Harbor. The ca
pacity of the hotel is to be increased
| one-half, and the comforts of the note
enhanced. An addition will give the
hotel 26 more sleeping rooms, increas-
| ing the number to SO. The rooms are
arranged en- suite. The dining-roon
| will be enlarged by an addition 32x2'
feet and two private dining-rooms ant
a special dining-room for nurses ant
children will be added. A new feature
of the hotel will be a conservatory.
large portion of the piazza is enclosed
in glass, and palms, conversation
chairs and tables. make it a delightful
place. There will be a huge fireplace
in this conservatory, or palm room.
The mems smoking-roOm is to be fittet
up after the style of old Dutch smok
ing-rooms.
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hunter, got another, assisted by M. w
Lenfest. 1t Is close time now and al
the people Of this town are law abiding
the few deer left in it are safe.
Mrs. Chasy Cunningham, who has
been seriously i'll with heart trouble
is much better.
Mrs. Sadie Hibberd, who has been
i'll, Is much better.
Peter Jones recently sold his beauti-
full cottage on the shore of Pleasant
lake to Mrs. Emma Howard of Razor
vile, and purchased the so-called Cy-
rus Jones' estate on the mountain of
S. Hibberd.
F. w. Cunningham has closed his
photo studio for this season.
Geo. Lenfest is seriously i'll with
pneumonia. He is attended by DIR.
Strickland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Turner are rejoic-
ing over the birth of a nice baby boy.
w. G. Howard and Mrs. w. E. Over
lock visited friends at Waldoboro, last
week.
Mrs. Will Jackson Of Augusta, has
been visiting friends here.
Frank Shattuck and Miss May v.
MARI has been spending a few days at
Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Tilson of Augusta
visited the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Jones, last week.
Mrs. Charles Deliver of Lewiston
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H.
II. Clark.
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sAeADAHoc.
: BOwDoINHAM.

Mrs. A. w. burlington, Mrs. STANLEY
and Robert Brown represented the
Bowdoinham M. +. Sunday-school Al
the Sagadahoc County Sunday-school
convention held recently at Richmond.
Rev. Mr.. Noyes, agent of the Little
Wanderers Home" in Boston, held
services, last Sunday, in Bowdoinham.
At the Baptist in the morn
ing; at the Universalist in the
afternoon, and a union service at the
Methodist church in the evening.
Hall Denham has opened paint
shop in the building owned by w. d.
Hutchins and formerly occupied by
Mr.. Hillman in the harness business.
Mrs. Joseph A. Warren and family
Of Westbrook. have been staying the
past four weeks at Robert Browns at
Abadagassett point.
Miss Mary L. Andrews is pursuing
her studies in the Deaconness Training
school in Boston, and is very much
pleased with her course and surround
ings.
George Denham and family have
been quite i'll, the past week, with ton
silitis. His brother. Hall Denham,
took his place in the Hutchins grocery
store.
The event of the past week was a
halloween party at Robert Browns.
A select party met by invitation and a
very pleasant evening was enjoyed
Caleb Sedgeley for some time in
company with w. d. Hutchins in his
dry goods store. now has charge of
the grocery store belonging to the
same firm. They are doing a rushing
business in both grocery and dry
goods.
Rev. ]. Frank Jones and son are
visiting friends in Alma.
Special revival services will be held
in the Methodist church, commencing.
Thursday, Nov. 9, and continuing two
weeks. The pastor will be assisted by
Rev. S. Hooper, Rev. G. d. Holmes
and Rev. A. S. Ladd, ID. d. A very
encouraging interest already prevails
in the church and congregation.
Ed Warren and Miss Minnie Center
were united in marriage, last week, in
Bath.
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WASHINGTON.
MILBRIDGE.

The Milbridge Water Company is laying
an extension of 800 feet to their line in
the suburban part of Milbridge village.
PERRY.
The burning of the old John Redington
farm house of Birch Point, Perry, las.
week, caused somewhat of a sensation in
that usually quiet village, as all the facts
point toward the work being that of an
incendiary. The house was unoccupied at
the time, the family who had been oc.
cupying it having moved a week previous.
Miss Estelle Redington of Brookline,
Mass, who was in Eastport recently set
thing up her fathers affairs, has been no
titled and will have the matter thoroughly
investigated.
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PROSPECT.

Thursday, Nov. .. was q cold day
| with a gale of wind from the north
Ice made an inch thick, Thursday
| night.
Mrs. L. c. Cummings opened her
| spacious parlOrs. Wednesday evening
| and entertained some 20 invited guests
An oyster supper was served at $3.50
P. NJ, with a desert of candy and fruit,
after which the guests passed the re-
| mainder of the evening in dancing and
social games. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all. and much credit
is due Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings for their
cordial welcome.
Josie Gray is at Stockton Springs for
few days. this week.
Only three deer have been shot in
town in open time. Still there are
plenty Of them. hardly a day passes but
one or more are seen.
George Pierce's buildings, situated on
the road leading from Frankfort to
Mt. Waldo. and in the town of Frank
fort, were burned, Wednesday morning.
The barn contained 100 tons of hay and
large lot of farming implements.
Loss. about $4,000; understood to be a
small insurance. Cause of fire I'M
known.
c. B. Cummings. who has been pass
ing few weeks in the wilds of Penob-
scot county, returned home. Wednes-
day. He reports killing a large bull
moose, which he sold for $50.
Willis p. Gilman has gone to Somes
Sound, Mt. Desert.
MoNTvILLE.
Miss Mabel Penticost and her pupils
gave fine entertainment, Tuesday even.
ing After the entertainment ice cream
and cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berry of Morrill,.
were the guests of Harrison Berry, Sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Stewart and child have re.
turned home after spending few weeks
with her parents at Halldale
Olive Marden of China, is at work for
Daniel Sanford.
Fred Taylor and family have moved to
Jackson, where he has bought a farm.
Wilson Wentworth of Knox, is teaching
writing school at Smithton schoolhouse
PROSPECT.
Many children in this vicinity have
encouragement. One case has proved
fatal.
BELFAST.
John H. Quimby, treasurer of the
Belfast Savings Bank, is seriously ill
| in Portland. A few days ago he went
| to the Maine General hospital to have
surgical operation performed to re-
| move a tumor on his neck. The doc
tors who examined him told him that
to operate would cost him his life, and
that the tumor had become SO bad
that it would probably cause death in
| short time. This news gave Mr..
Quimby a severe shock and left him in
| very weak state. His wife and his
brother, George A. Quimby, of Belfast,
are with him.
| The marriage of DR.. John G. Brooks
president Of the Belfast National Bank
and Mrs. Mary E. Chase, widow Of the
late Philo Chase of New York, will be
solemnized on the 18th of November
The contracting parties have lived
here for years and have been closely
connected with the interests Of Belfast
for long time.
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Little Th1nxs.

T he b y m II
body. the houss
we live in" 10 the
m ost wonderful
machine in exist
ence. It takes the
raw material. food !,
tr.ansmutes 1t into
blood. carrying 4
to every section,
even to the tips d
the nails and hair
and a., repie nishes
the whole BODY
with new life and
vigor. Every mo-
ment this process
- going on We are
accusto.m ed to
think that thaa~
operations are car.
RED ON by the
great organs. the
stomach. lungs,
heart. liver, Kid
nnIyA a. e1aN
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LINCOLN.
ALMA.

A. B. Erskine is building a windmill
to supply water for his 3OO-foot poultry
louSe.
Miss Sophia ]. Campbell returned
from Boston, Thursday.
A son was born to the wife of Walter
Tones, Friday.
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KNOX,.
WARREN.

fire occurred last week at the wooden
mill in Warren originating in a room owe,
he saw mill used as a picker room. Tho
fire is supposed to have started by a
match going through the picker, setting
The wool on fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-08
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect Nov. Is, 1899.

Passenger trains leave Augusta as loi'
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-sS5 A. NJ. for Lewiston.
Pennington, Phillips, Rocklanu, For or
land, Boston, Bridgton, montreal ana
Quebec, 1000 A. NJ. for BruhSWIck;; LEV LEV,
j,;ton Portland and Boston, Farming 'oIl,
Fh iIIi C lara Rangeley,. Rock
land. Montreal and the West; 30 r N.
local to Portland; 3. IS T: M. tcXpress) for
Brunswick bd nd:ton: oi lSs5 p NJ. might night
ruiI .,a1 very night for Lewiston, Bath,
portland and Boston; l55 n. NJ. Portland
am mo h%S;o EAsT-1.35 a. NJ. might .ex-
,,,nssl for Sk0whc Bangor. Bar 1iar-
bor. St. Stephen st, John; Hap1aX ana
Aroostook county; 90l A. NJ; for water,
Gle, Belfast, Skowhegan, Bangor ana
Uucksport, Nanceboro, St. stephen. Houl =.
TON Woodstock, ST. John and Halifax;
12.S3 P. NJ. local to Waterville and ban
rnr and Lewiston, via Oakland and Win
Bangor, Bar Harbor, Mash. Co. r. X,
OId Town Patten and IInulton, via i. <
A. r. r.; 345 z. NJ. for Waterville. Oak
land, North Arson, Bingham, SkoWhegan,
Old Town and Mattawamkeag; 7.eS p. NJ.
FOR Watervile.
sUNDAYS-Going West. 1.55 A: NJ for
Portland Boston: 10, % A. NJ. JOBS p: M.
for Brunswick Bath fSFtld md na ana III hIs
worth and Wash. Co. r. r., 9.l5 A. NJ.
and go =. NJ. for Waterville and Bangor.
The Night Pullman Train leaving at
1So A. M going east does not connect for
Skowhegan on Monday mornings, or for
Belfast, Foxcroft or beyond Bangor, ex-
cept to Ellsworth and points on ..Ie
Washington County Railroad, Sunday
mornings.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
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WASHINGTON.

Deer shooting was not at all good in
this town during the open season of Oc-
tober, only two deer being shot. Con
Jones got one. and Bert E. Cunning
ham, North Washington's noted fox
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PISCATAQUIS.
ABBOT.

ABBOT.
Mrs. Geo. Curtis has some kitchen
chairs manufactured by the late John
Herring of Guilford that have been in use
about 80 years. Recently she got a silver
off one of the posts under a finger nail
and after suffering intensely several days
was obliged to have the nail removed.
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For Women.

= DR. Tolman's Monthly Regulator has brought
happiness to hundreds of anxious women have
never hada single failure; longes cases relieved
in to days without fail; no other remedy Will
work; by mail or ut office 81 write for further
particulars. All letters truthfully answered.
DIR. 4. N. TOLMAN CO., 10 fremont ST., Boston.
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OXFORD.
BROWNFIELD.

E. +. Stanley has finished work on the
fence al the Brownfield village cemetery
and a substantial iron fence now takes
the place of the old wooden structure
The cost of fence and grading will be
about S40Q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-08

Carroll Southland has returned to Wind
sor, VT, where he has work In a corn
shop.
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BANGOR & AROOSTOCK RAILROAD

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
IIOulton and Bangor on trains leaving
Houlton at $50 y. NJ. and Bangor at AIS
Z. NJ.
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ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
AUGUSTA TO SOUTH GARDINER.

Through tickets to California and all
points South and West may be had OF E.
H. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only office in Augusta selling via all
routes and checking baggage free of ex.
GEO. F. EVANS. V. p. & Gen. Man.
F. Z. BOOTHBY, G. z. & L. A.
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H. Arrangement
M Of Trains in Effect
- Nov. 8, 1899

LEAVE Portland. 100 P. ~; Augusta,
LBS a. NJ: Waterville. 2.25 A. NJ; Ban
81 B Bro lii; $50 "A. ~; KataSdin,
Iron Works $40 A. NJ: Norcross. 9.43 a.
NJ; Millinocket, 955 \. NJ; Sherman, 10 Is
A. NJ; Ratt sI lilo Mis- A Nj !; ! Island FAILS
sardis. 1903 +. NJ: Ashland, 1.5O Z:
Houlton, 1910 P. NJ: Bridgewater, 1.o5 P:
NJ; Pressure Isle. 1.57 P; NJ; Caribou, rs
field. 2.15 p. NJ: Dover and Foxcroft, 80
A. Nj; Guilford. 9.s5 \. NJ; Monson, 1913
\. M; Greenville. 1850 A. NJ.
80 =. NJ; Watervllle, 80 ?. NJ; Bangor.
AS =. NJ: Arrive Brownville, $50 =. NJ;
Dover, 6l6 + NJ; Guilford 1-G % p N.
No orsSn - .a5 p. NJ Milnocke t. 7s7 r
NJ; Sherman. SO z. NJ; Island Falls, SIS
7. NJ; Patten. Sl5 p. NJ; Houlton, $40 p.
Junction SIS A. NJ: Guilford, Gao A. NJ ;
Iron Works. $50 A. NJ; Brownville. rs
a. NJ: Lagrange. Isl A. NJ:
ARRIVE Bangor. 800 a. NJ.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. $50 a. Nj: Car
ibou, G.l5 \; NJ; Presque, Isle, 6i2 A. NJ. !;
Masardis. 7.2e 4. NJ; smyrna Mills, S.42
4; M; Island Falls. o9;l5 A. NJ; Patten
$40 \. NJ. sherman. $40 A. NJ; Milinoek,
Erownville, ITO 4: NJ; Arrive Bangor
gusta, 3.45 p. NJ: PortlGnd, SIS p. NJ.
LEAXE ca,iboq LA A. ~ NJ; PrssaTe
NJ; Bridgewater. LOB p. NJ; Houlton, 200
+. NJ; Island Falls. 800 p. NJ; Patten.
20 p. n: sherman. 3,2s I; NJ; Norcross.
4.30 L. M. Katahdin Iron Works, 300 p.
NJ: Brownville. $50 =. NJ; Lagrange,
sos p. NJ: Graenville. S.35 2. NJ; Monson.
$40 =. NJ: Gulford, 4.50 =. NJ; Dover and
Foxcroft, sos p. NJ: Arrive Bangor. 7.20
p. M; Watervlle. 9.56 =. NJ; Augusta,
1913 p. M; Portland. 1.S9 A. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
T. w. CRAM.
V. P. and General Manager.
Bangor. Nov. |, 1899.
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KENNEBEC.
CROSS HILL

CROSS HILL.
Ivory W. Appleton was drawn last week
as iuryman to attend the November term
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lis4s. 1900.
| 54th Annual Statement.
or THE
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE G..
| NEWARK. N. J.
| AMZI DODD. President.
| RECEIPTS IN 1898.
\ RoQeived for premiums ....... $J,15S,ll7 70
Received for interest and
rents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S,Su,OlI Vi
sl2.529.7s9 &c
EXPENDITURES IN 1905.
Claims by death. endowments
and annuities, surrendered
policies, dividends or return
premiums, paid policyhold-
Taxes and internal revenue
stamps expenses, including
agents commissions. adver-
Using, salaries. &c. 1,1SS,31 Il
GLIDING premiums on bonds
Charged or from real estate
to cover possible deprecia-
tlOn zio,Voo %
Total expenditures ............ s9.2S5, 9s IS
ASSETS JANUARY l. 1892
Cash on hand and in banks. SSH, 69G %
Loans on collateral. u. S.
bonds and other securities. 4,0i4,JO0 %
bonds, par ..................... 4,essS17 o.
on real estate ..........e...... 2s55, $50 3S
real estate Observation-Disclosures. z,9oO, 5li oil
Loans on policies in force 49,. 9,9l1, 3SS "
Agents balances and cash OBJ
legations ....................... 2o.fa5 05
sG4,3f, 3O1 50
Interest due and accrued 80. 1160, 1874 81
Net deferred and unreported
force ........................ 71s,54O 80
s1S7S.674 50
Total $66, 219,97S ~
LIABILITIES.
Reserve fund, per cent .. $G0 ,674 90
Policy claims in process of
adjustment Observation-Disclosures. 225,SI2 81
Present value of So, OOO here
instalment bonds .....:...... As17 Sc
Allowance for unpresented
and contingent claims -...... 200 90
Dividends due and unpaid 49,. 35O.S40 %
Premiums paid in advance -. 22,76S AZ
SCI, 10, Az 50
Surplus ..................... s4,517.5ss 80
Surplus by legal standard of
N. j., n. Y, ETC., based on
market value of assets and
per cent reserve .............. IS, 394, lS9 Il
Policies issued and revived in
1885, Is &c., insuring .......... IS, ,66S co
Policies in force January LIST,
1899, 81, SA, inSuIiEg ......... 246, $50, 7SS 90
The company has paid over 81, 100000 in
Maine and has a larger per cent OF all
the insurance it has written in the State
now in force than any other company.
c. F, DUNLAP, District Agent,
Sc Exchange ST., Portland, Me.
o. J. HUSSEY. Vassaboro.
Special Agent.
mar4eodtf
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$12,529,7@ G
1908.
7.A7.sl2 "a
1.7ss,ss7 Il
2io,O56 70
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1otdi '...'........... ........
IJARHITTES

Reserve fund, per cent ......
Policy claims in process of
adjustment ~.
Present value of So. 200, here
after payable on matured
instalment bonds .............
Allowance for unpresented
and contingent claims -......
Dividends due and unpaid 80.
Premiums paid in advance %.
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'ReeeIved for premiums $3.50. s9,15S.1l Is
resits ........................... s,g71,e2 OF
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EXPENDITURES IN
Total expenditures ............
ASSETS JANUARY /,

Cash on hand and in banks. i.
Loans on collateral. u. s..
bonds and other securities.
United States and other
bonds, par .....................
First bonds and mortgages
on real estate ..............
Real estate
Loans on policies in force 49,.
Agents balances and cash OBJ
legations
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Interest due and accrued. =.
Net deferred and unreported
premiums on policies in
IOrce ...................
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
The Sensitive POrgy.

The porgy. common as it is, is a
beautiful fish when seen in the water
in IL favorable light. and it is likewise
one Of the most sensitive of fishes. In
captivity it is easily frightened. It will
take alarm from something done by a
passing visitor, a thoughtless touching
of glass, or something of that sort, and
go rushing around until it is exhausted.
Sometimes a porgy in a tank may,
when frightened, jump out Of the water
and bump it's nose against the wire
screen over the tank and be seemingly
paralyzed by the shock and rendered un-
able to swim. In such a condition it
will lie upon it's back, motionless, ex-
cept perhaps for a fluttering of it's fins.
for an hour, and then it may come back
all right again and swim about so lively
and in such good form that you can't
tell then which fish of, the lot it was
that had bumped it's head.
A popularity Of the porgy is it's liza
bility to blindness. Blindness is not un-
common among fishes. but there are
perhaps nor blind porgies than there
are fish of any other kind. There's a
saying among fishermen, LAS blind as a
porgy. New York Sun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
"a Female ~StranReP.O

In st. Paul's churchyard, in Alex
andria. Va, is a marble tombstone
bearing this inscription:
To the memory of q female stranger:
How loved, how honored once avails thee not
To whom related or by whom begot;
A heap of dust alone remains of thee.
IT'S all thou art, and all the proud shall be.
This strange inscription raised much
conjecture. The facts, as nearly as
known, are that in May. 1915. a man
and a beautiful girl, accompanied by a
valet, arrived at Alexandria in an Eng
fish vessel. They Stunned every one.
Five months afterward the girl died.
The husband staid long enough to erect
q monument. left a sum of money to
repair it and then sailed away and was
never heard of again. Several novels
have been founded upon this sad and
romantic incident.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Improved the Opportunity.


Peter Foote. long since dead, used to
be a police magistrate in Chicago.
Foote was intensely Irish and,loved to
show it.
One day a dudishly attired young fell
low calling himself Frederick Edwards,
and plainly betokening by his speech
that he hadn't been long from the
shores of England, was arraigned before
the justice charged with lounging about
the parks. When he was arrested, he
showed fight and had to be dragged to
the patrol box.
"'E 'urted me feelin's badly, your
worship" said the prisoner when in the
dock the following morning. "E it me
on the sole of me flute an.
II don't think you've any feelings in
your SOUL, growled the sympathizer Of
downtrodden Ireland. ''And, another
thing. You must remember you're in
America now. In England you object to
an Irishman wearing the green. Here
we object to Englishmen lying on it; 81
and COSTS And the justice pinched
himself to look u]nconcerned while the
Briton begged the clerk to cut the fine
down to a "bob. Chicago Chronicle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
A Trap of Her Own Setting.

We have all met people whose pride
in their W. possessions is SO great that
they can see no charms in those of 9TH
ers. A young botanist was showing a
party of ladies and gentlemen through
a conservatory and explaining to them
the properties Of some Of the choicest
plants. Among the visitors was a would
be young looking, middle aged lady
who at every description volunteered
the statement that the plants and flow
ers she had at home were quite the
equal of anything here or indeed any
where.
Just as they were passing a giant
cactus she was heard to exc!aim:
"Well, this is nothing extraordinary.
l have a cactus at home that is still
larger. I planted and reared it myself y
"Reared it yourself?' the professor
gently observed. "How remarkable
This specimen is So years old. and if
yours is still larger .
The lady did not stay to hear any
more, but executed a strategic move
ment to the rear.