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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

Matt Nasher was in town, yester-
day.
Everett Graves of Marblehead, Mass,
was in town. yesterday.
II. ". Vaughan went to Boston, ON
the afternoon train. yesterday.
Charlie Perkins went to Brunswick,
On the morning train yesterday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. J.. \. Cray Of f;edstone,
\. H., ar" in town for few days.
Wallace Tasker returned from Port
land. on the III train, last evening.
Miss Addie Grennleaf is i'm Waltham.
Mass. visiting with Mrs. Kate Randall.
Albert Benjamin Jr.. was in the city.
yesterday, the guest Of II. +. Clear
water.
J. y. Taylor Of Boston Who has been
here on business, returned home, yes
t-rday.
The last meeting Of the Educational
Union will be held Friday evening at
the High school
Dr. Eronkiugs Is wearing a contented
smile-a little girl arrived at his home.
Wednesday night.
+. +. Beal is in town from Hall quar-
ry. called here by the Illness of his
brother Warren Zeal.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tcnncy and Miss
Grace L-ish are spending a few days at
Mr.. Tenncy's cottage al the Lake.
While driving in by tn quarry.
Wednesday evening, G. #. kilherth saw
in the road just beyond the quarry a
deer ana two small faWns quite an I'M
usual sight about here.
AT the meeting of Alpha Council at
Masonic han. last night. work in all the
degrees Of the council were eXemplificd
to eight candidates, After the work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

]. y. Taylor Of Boston, Who has been
here on business. returned home, yes
t-rday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

While driving in by tn quarry
Wednesday evening, G. +. E<ilherth saw
in the road just beyond the quarry a
usual sight about here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

The last meeting Of the Educational
Union will bee held, Friday evening at
the High school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tcnncy and Miss
Grace Leigh are spending teW days at
MI. Tenney.s cottage al the Lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

Dr. Ero"kiugs is wearing a contented
smile-a little girl arrived at his home.
Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

+. +. Zeal is in town from Hall quar-
ry. called here ~ the illness of his
brother Warren Zeal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-09

Hamilton Bryan returned from New
York. Thursday
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
The Rnt Mak the letter.

An interesting anecdotc Is related Of
the late Mr.. Bayard, the former am
basSador Of the United States to the
Court Of st. James. His house at VIII
mington was at one time overrun with
rats, and when In New York he deter
mined TO buy a terrier. He applied to
n friend, Mr. William K. Trayers, one
OF the then wittiest men Of New York.
and an authority on tie subject Tor
information as to where he could get
the sort OF animal he wanted. Mr..
Travers took him to a ratpit, the pro
prictOr OF which was "A well-known
character, and Mr. Bayard, having
stated what he wanted, added that he
wished TO see the dog tried before he
bought It, The dog fancier produced
a beautiful little terrier and put him
in the pit Then he got big, fierce
looking rat aud put him into the pit.
too. The two animals glared at one
another, and as the rat made a dash
the terrier turned tail and ran, pursued
by the rat Buy the rat, Tom, -
Travers shouted; buy the rat"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
Games of Chinese Children.

There are two theories in regard 10
those children's games that are found
TO be identical In different lands. One
Is that the games are borrowed by the
younger people from the older; the
other. that the games are of independ-
ent invention. Some light is shed on
this question by passages from "A Cor
uer of Cathay."
game called "the water-demon
seeking den" is played by five per
sons. precisely like 'puss-in-the-cor-
ner." This IS a native game, not an
imported one: and no one knows
whether Chinese and European chill
dren invented ii Independently. or
whether the knowledge of it was in
herited by both from ancient common
ancestors.
The same may be said of "the cats
cradle" which is made with a string.
and passed from one pair of hands TO
another precisely as among children
IN America and Europe; but the Chi
nese call It saving wood" in refer
ence to the final act in the perform
nncp
A game involving much muscular ex,
ercSp is called THE lame chicken" II
- pa wv ~ JUN lllAlS bi biit Abbl w
tween shoes that have been placed
across a road ut intervals of about ten
inches. When the end of the line OF
shoes Is reached, the last shoe in the
line IS kicked away by the lame"
foot: and then it Is picked up and
carried back over the route to the 9th
err end Of the line, when a second shoe
may be likewise kicked away and pick
ed up before returning
Only one foot may touch the ground.
and II must touch it only once in each
interspace No shoe may be touched
except the ones which end the line, and
the shoes kicked away must be picked
up without putting the lame" foot up
on the ground When the chick n VIC
lates any of these rules. he must NJ
once give place to another performer
The shorter the line, the more diff
cult II is to collect shoes, because each
shoe taken involves turning around
without using the lame leg. The win
uer in the game is he who has at the
end Of If the greatest number of shoes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
To Reproduce Dead Mems Features.

Experiments to reproduce dead
mems features from their skulls are
being made In Germany, says the New
York Sun. The method pursued is that
proposed By the late Prof. Hir Of Leip-
zig, to reconstruct the face of John
Sebastian Bach. At the University of
Graz the skull of criminals who have
been executed are used. Casts of these
win be taken in plaster and given to
different persons to treat according TO
the rules laid down The resultS will
then be compared with one another
and with photographs OF the original
owners OF the skulls. taken either be
fore or after death Should they prove
at all successful in obtaining q resem-
bancc there is likely TO he a painful
rummagiug around among the bones
OF the great men OF the past
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
NOT THE REAL THING.
Pearls Found in Oysters at Rs.taurant nrs
of Small Value.

of Small Value.
A young man eating fried oysters
the other night In a restaurant in the
business section made several rather
CHASTITY grimaces. and finally extract
ed a small gray pellet from between
his molars. "Ah, ha! I've found a
pearl" he said, triumphantly, and
wrapped the treasure trove carefully
In scrap OF margin from a news
paper. That's the fifth | have run
across" he added to friend. I'm
going to see what | can get for 'em
one Of these days
An expert jeweler happened to be
seated at nearby table and he pro
ceeded to unburden himself Of a little
lore on the subject
You would be surprised" he said to
a gentleman vis-a-vis "to know how
many folks drop in nj the jewelry
shops with just such pearls to sell,
and how hard II is to persuade them
that the things are totally valueless.
They get suspicious at once and think
II scheme to get their collection
cheap. ] honestly believe that so per
cent OF the men who take their meals
at restaurants are carrying around lit
tie packets OF what they suppose to be
pearls in their vest pockets AS mat
ter OF fact, they are not pearls at all
at least not in the commercial sense
OF the word, although | suppose their
origin and composition is the same.
But they lack the something or other
that gives the real gem its peculiar
luster, and you would look in vain to
discover a fine specimen in the beds
from which our oysters come. | have
been in business in this city good
many years and during that time !
have seen just two real pearls found
In oysters here. One was very ir-
regular, but Of good color, and made
very nice scarfpin. The other was
pretty. arshaped gem, small, but
perfect. | don't know how to account
for them. They were merely freaks"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
TmE cnterrrlsing MLlwankee Jour

THE cnterprising NJ tlwaukee Jour
nal makes new draft upon its inn
agination for facts IN stating that
the republican program is to nomin-
ate Lieut. Gov. Jesse stone to sue
coed Governor Scotield in 1900 The
incident OF Mi Stone being Acting
Governor during the absence of Mr.
Sruhtld In California is the all sutli-
cicut light Tor the Journals unerring
political vision, \ prognostication
by another political savaut, that Mr.
Isaac Stephenson was to Immediately
begin training as a caudiuato for gov
ornor in 1900, Ia "get even" with those
supposed to have comprised his de-
feat for the souatorship is quite as
we'll founded as the Journals iufor-
nation respecting Stone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
Mns After Accomplishments.

Are you a dancing maSterT' he
asked as ne came into the room with
that rolling stride which life on the
ocean wave causes
yes" answered the professor.
"Can you sing any,
"Some."
"Well, I've hecu SO busy all my life
working aboard ship that | never had
time to learn any accomplishments.
I've got some prize money. and want
you To teach me how to dance the
sailors horupipc aud sing Nancy
Ice" like they do ON the stage. SO that
won't have any more trouble in con
viucing people that I'm the real thing.
Washington STAR
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
The Lesson of Senatorial Contests.
Oshkosh Northwestern.


The senatorial elections this year
more than those Of any other are
seeming to create sentiment in
favor Of the popular election Of
United States senators. From one
end Of the country to the other an
uoying deadlocks, bitter strifcs and
disgraceful charges of boodleism and
bribery in connection with the cleo
tion Of senators are disgusting the
people. Nor are they disgusting the
people generally any more than they
are disgusting honest aspirants for
senatorial honors who themselves
deplore the evils surrounding these
contests without the power to rem
edy them Once into senatorial
fight. candidate is, to more or
less extent, the slave of his mana
gers and supporters, and is held to
many things and forced to many ac-
quiescences that are distasteful to
him. He is not altogether free
agent even IN matter which so
largely concerns himself Even those
who have been slow to break away
from the plan of representation
that thus recognized the states in
somewhat contradistinction to the
people Of the states, and who felt
that 4 senate elected by legislatures
would be n better balance wheel in
the governmental machinery than
two chambers both elected by the
popular vote, are rapidly modifying
of opinion, but because Of the phys
zeal conditions that surround this
question. The loss of time to the
legislatures through long and bitter
deadlocks is expensive and eXa' per-
ating. The contentious and bitter
ness IL inimical to the peace and con
tentment of communities. Self gov
eminent puts on the phase Of a strug-
gle rather than an honored privilege.
AS men anu CONDITIONS ana tIliltS
change, we find that many Of the
highest ideals of the founders of
our republican government are
shattered, not in their worthiness
but in their operations. Not that the
honest and sincere and patriotic
principles ct our foreiathers are less
sound now than they We're then, but
that politics has become more cor
rupt and political tricksters more
INSCRIPTIONS. More and more has
it become necessary to surround with
restrictions and safeguards systems
that in the honest and patriotic days
of old needed no apologies. Less
and less can the people nowadays
trust to their representatives., Closer
and closer To the people is it neces-
sary now to bold politics in order to
keep it from the faint Of corruption
and the breath of scandal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
PASS IT on"
HOW ONE GOOD TURN ALWAYS
DESERVES ANOTHER.
Assistance of Strangers and How
They Have Extended Assist
ancs to Others.

Once when ! was schoolboy going
home for my holidays, l had n long
way to go 10 reach the far away little
town in which | dwelt writes a gen
tleman). | arrived at Bristol and 20,
on board the steamer with just money
enough TO pay my fare, and that being
settled ! thought in my innocence |
had paid for everything | needed In the
way OF meals. | had what | wanted
as long as we were in smooth water.
then came the rough Atlantic and the
heed of nothing more. | had been ly-
ing on my berth for four hours wretch
eddy I'll and past caring for anything
when there came the steward and
stood beside me. Your bill. 81 said
he. holding out a piece Of paper.
81 have no money" | said in my
Indebtedness
Then | shall keep your luggage
| What is your name and address" |
told him. Instantly he took off the cap
he wore with the gilt band upon it and
held out his hand. II should like 10
! shake hands with you" he said
I gave him my hand, and shook his
as well as | could. Then came the
explanation
| How thar some years back some lit
| tie kindness had been shown his moth
er by my father in the sorrow Of her
| widowhood
81 never thought the chance would
come for me to repay it said he pleas
antly: land ! am glad 1t has"
so am l." said l.
AS soon as | got ashore | told my
| father what had happened. "Ah," said
he "see how bit of kindness lives!
| Now he has passed 1t ON to you Re
| member II you meet anybody that
| needs a kindly hand you must pass II
| on to them
Years had gone by. | had grown up
| and quite forgotten 1t all, until one
| day | had gone to the station OF one
| of our main lines | was just going 10
| take my ticket when | saw a little
lad CRYING. thorough gentleman he
| was. trying 10 keep back the trouble
some tears as he pleaded with the
| booking clerk.
| What is the matter, my lad" I
asked
"If YOU pl ase, sir, have not money
enough to Y my fare | have all |
want exec a few pence; and | tell
the clerk If he will trust me | will br
sure to pay him"
! Instantly it flashed upon me the for
gott story Of long ago. Here. then
was my chance to pass IT on. | gave
! the man the sum needed, and then got
! into the ca rriage with him. Then I
! told the little fellow the story of long
ago. and the stewards kindness to me
Now today I said, 81 pass it on 10
YOU. and remember if you meet with
anyone who needs a kindly hand you
must pass II on to him."
81 will. sir" cried the lad as he took
my hand. and his eyes flashed with
| earnestness.
81 m sure you will" | answered.
I cached my destination and left
my little friend The last sign | saw
of him was the handkerchief flutter-
ing from the window of the carriage as
| # to say: 1T is all right, sir: | will
pass It on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

This is how the salt Lake Trihur
cougratu,ateS railway officer on hi
marriage "A thousand cOugr3t2ls
tious TO Supt Nelhy aud his hanr
change OF domestic state. May d
car of life always be palace, safe i
the guide rails, smooth as though ras
were the ballast and happy rs II the
were no such thing In the world
competitive rates He now has
nopoly; may he never lose his nigh
probation OF that blessed privilege
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

Four men are now journeyiug in
remote sections of the world looking
for seeds and bulbs of plants which
have some use and which do not
grow In the United States. One Of
these men, an expert in wheat, Is
now in southern Russia, where he is
picking up different kinds of Rus
sian wheat, looking specially for
those which are resistent to cold,
rust and drought. Another expert
Is in Japan, looking for choice grades
of rice to be introduced III Louisiana
and other southern states. Another
agent is in the Mediterranean region
making imports of superior varieties
of figs dates, European grapes, Nnnte
currants and other products useful
TO American agriculture. \ fourth
man is now investigating the prod
ucts Of South America for similar
purpose. Last year congress appro-
priatcd $4,000 To be used i'm this way.
ill'N' lubbtIS bA' tNl'''N'N w ~ lux
back with them n big supply of val
liable and funny growing things, be-
side the particular plants and seeds
which they went after, and it is to
have n place to experiment with
these that Mr.. Wilson Of the govern
meut agricultural bureau wants IA
section of the Potomac flats. He
says he needs a garden close by
whore he can look after The freaks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

\ PRIZE for the best essay on how
TO live ON an income of $1,000 to
5000 and ON to $4,000 is offered by
The Cosmopolitan. What most peo-
Pile would like to know is how to
live comfortably on an income OF
from $500 90 $500 and ON 20 $500. No
body receiving and income from
SluyO to $1,000 needs amy particular
advice ON that subject
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

4 pumpkin pie,-Cut a slice off the
top ~ a large pumpkin, scrape out the
inside and when dry fill the pumpkin
shell with bran or fine sawdust Wrap
IN paper number OF trihlng gifts, as
many as there are children TO be en-.
tertained Tie each packet with YET
low ribbon. having one long end ter
mirating in a bow. Bury the packages
IN the bran. arranging the bows on
the surface E9ch Oh u or person pres
ent chooses a bow and draws out the
Eift attached 10 il.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

IT is said that operators in Wall
street have made S250,0O0,0OO in stocks
in the last few weeks. The most i'm
portant feature in connection there
with is the problem, who lost it?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

THERE has been passed by the
Colorado legislature resolution
calling upon other states to try
woman suffrage. No intimation has
been given however as to whether
or not the action is TO be explained
upon the theory that misery loves
company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
sUBSCRIPTION RATES.

THE election of Mr.. Quarles as
senator seems TO meet with the uni
versal endorsement of the press and
people, democrats as well AS repub-
licans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

Milwaukee Sentinel: 1t is TO be
hoped that the creator number Of the
Wisconsin Legislators favored the
adjournment for five days, last week,
because they were tired rather than
because they wanted To prepare new
bills for Introduction.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

The Cricket Stories" are wholesome
reading for little girl OF nine. There
are the books. relating the advef-
lures IN town and country 81 healthy.
Happy chiidrsr. neither - good 50 10
b snreAi ssr so bad ~ TO be repulsva
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

Milwaukee Journal: The fact that
the Kentucky whisky men have
formed combine with capital
stock Of S320OOuOO will not worry
sensible people. Beer is what they
drink.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09
AZ Advance Payment'ofSI6

secures for one year that Well.
known paper "The Milwaukee
Weekly Sentinel and this journal
This is special Better take advau.
tage OF it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09

or Gales Cash Sior, and save
money n cheap As the cheapest. %
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-18
A Wonderful Power.

The American Tyler, leading Ma
sonic journal, published at Detroit,
has very readable sketch of Grand
Secretary j. l.. Power, from the pen of
Judge Frederic Speed, of Vicksburg.
From this sketch it appears he has
only one senior in years of service as
grand secretary in the Grand Lodge,
Theodore S. Parvin, of Iowa. In the
grand chapters, councils and COM
manderies, Grand Secretary Power
heads the list. In templary he is the
senior grand recorder of Knights Tenn
plar in the world, having been in con-
tinuous service twenty nine years.
After recounting his achievements in
fraternal and charitable lines the
sketch concludes:
He was never known by anyone to
sleep, because every one else goes to
bed first and finds him working away
when they arise. This compound, triple.
expansion steam engine of a man will
possibly break down and go all to pieces
some day, but from present appear.
ances he will write the obituaries OF
all of us, as he has already done fol
thousands who twenty five years age
expected to attend his funeral. And
when he explodes there will be no one
to take his place, for there is but one
Power, and never will be another"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-18
NOrfield Notes.
Especial Correspondence


Our main street has been we'll work
ed and put in good shape.
DR.. C. H. Trotter and Mrs. c. S. But
terfield were Brookhaven visitors last
week.
Mr.. j. S. Butterfield has just com
pleted commodious residence on
Main street.
The village is progressing and her
people working together for good
streets and a good public school and
not quarreling, going to law and pull
ing down like Bro Jeems' town.
Within less than year three men
who ably represented this district in
congress have died-Vau Eaton, Love
and Stockdale. The present Sixth con-
gressional district of Mississippi has
had only five representatives, the three
named above, and Mr.. Denny and the
present incumbent, Mr.. McLain.-Mdg-
nOiid Gazette.
On Saturday last as Mr.. Ralph But
terfield was coming into the mill with
his engine and four cars loaded with
wood, the engine in front and running
backward, the tender ran off, which re-
suited in very bad wreck, although
no one was injured. The track was
torn up for 40 yards. The l. c. wreck
er came up next day and took them to
the roundhouse.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-18
A POpuiist's View,

The McLaurinites answers Smiths
indictment of the State administration
by saying: ''The witnesses are all
goldbugs"
1t is true people of Mississippi as a
rule are opposed to the gold standard
but it is also true, that many of the
best and m ost consistent Democrats OF
the State, knowing that free silver was
not tenet of their party, scorned to
steal our Populist thunder. For this
reason we have always had more re-
spect for the gold Democrat, than the
free silver howler. Who refused to take
hold of the question until we Pops
made it popular.
Murray Smith may be goldbug on
the money question, but he is a gen
tleman in social life, an ardent friend
au honorable opponent; an upright
manly man, who would scorn to maligp
an adversary, and is possessed of the
courage of conviction What he af-
firms of his own knowledge is true. and
when he talks after other people. in
terested parties may be sure he viii
furnish names with time, place and cir
eumstances upon proper application
being made.-Peopie's Messenger.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-18
Long Distance Telephone.

The Cumberland Long Distance Tel
ephone Co., whose line between Chica-
60 and New Orleans will be completed
within the next two or three weeks,
has put in very handsome box x-office
at Pitts Bros. drug store. 1t is built
of quarter sawed oak, with double
glass doors and windows to deaden
sound, and prevent persons on the out
side from hearing the words inside.
When finished, Hazlehurst can talk to
persons in New Orleans, Memphis,
Chicago, New York and many other
distant points. The linemen from the
north will reach here about tomorrow;
those from the south are not far from
Brookhaven. Connection will be made
inside of two weeks.-Hdzlehurst
Courier.
The Cumberland Telephone Co., has
purchased the Brookhaven Telephone
Exchange, and Brookhaven will soon
enjoy better local service, as well as
have the benefit of the long distance
line.