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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

raised when some fortunate applicant re-
ceives coveted position. The number
applying is very larges In Paris, for ex-
ample, there Were recently $50 candidates
for thirty vacancies. After the papers
had been examined they were placed at
the hospital Beauton trE locked and sealed
boxes. One morning 1T, was discovered
that during the night panel had been
removed in the door and unknown per-
sons had entered. With a thermdcautery,
an instrument used In surgery, hole had
been burned through each box and nitric
acid poured in, thus reducing the papers
to pulp. On account of this deed, which
must have been perpetrated by medical
students, the competition was rendered
void and another examination had be-
come necessary. The probable cause for
this outrage was a current rumor that
the competitions were unfairly conducted,
and that favoritism had been shown.
Apropos of vegetarianism with strict
exclusion Of meat diet, 1t Is interesting
to note that the Hindoos, who are large
ly vegetarian, have been and are the
chief sufferers from the plague. doubt
less owing to a diminished power of re-
sistance as well as their unsanitary sur
roundings. Owing to their superstitious
and excessive reverence for animal lie
the necessary measures to prevent the
spread of the plague have been resisted
and infected. or infection carrying vermin
were protected by them in every possible
way. An official report says all attempts
to capture the rats were fercely opposed,
and picking up a few sick pigeons almost
caused a riot. 1t is safe to say that If
these prejudices had not existed the
plauge would have been more easily con-
trolled anc probably checked In its very
inception. y8.r,<
f&u*,
The attempt to ostracise and isolate
the consumptfve hasfsextended to school
teachers. A movement has been made
to remove from the public schools every
teacher who is affected with tuberculosis,
and it is flfther PROPOSED to exclude all
infectious Children. This would of course,
lead to the \ establishment of special
schools attended by yconsumptfve pupils
and taught by consunptiye teachers.
While 1t is difficult to say whether such
movement Is founded on rational
grounds, there is nee question that there
is a certain amount of danger, and, local
ly, where such radical sanitary measures
have been suggested; they have met with
almost universal Endorsement from the
profession who believe .sese precautions
to be in accord with the most recent
theories and doctrines of the contagious
ness of consumption.
A study of the growth Of the finger nails
has recently been conducted by Dufour,
of Paris. For a nail to reach Its full
length an average of seven-tweifths OF
an inch. from III to 1873 days are necea-
sary. Beau, however. says that they
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04
To Beat HentwoIe.
|, the. EalItor of the Globe:

70 the Editor OF the Globe:
1t seems to be the prevailing opinion
outside of the Third congressional dis
trfct that Joel r. Heatwolez cannot be-
beaten should he again become icandi-
date tor succeed himself. There. are !. q
great many people In this district who
will indorse the. statement that the editor
of the Northfiefd Independent IS the best
mai to be nominated against Mr.. Heat
wefe No man in the district can maks
more vigorous and effective campaign
then can Mr.. Carpenter The reason why
he has not already been mentioned.
strange to say, is that he Is a man Of
the people. AS is we'll known. Mr.. Car
penter Is a. man Of spotless reputation
who oppose Mr.. Heatwole and the poll
icies of the party to which he belongs de-
sire success III this uncer ain presidential
year they WILL make ne mistake in nom-
mating G. P. Carpenter.
Third District Citizen.
Pennington, Mimi, Feb. Q.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

plan for house on lot Is by 100 feet.
The plans submitted are to be exhibited
In connection with the tenement hou 6 AK
htbitfons to be held this winter in New
York and other cities. It Is rather Gu
rious fact that on the jury of award,
which consists of seven members, there
is not a single physician.
Fisher, German. has recently recon-
mended the use of geiatine tubes as CON-
taineFs for ehloroform, claiming that
there IS no danger of breakage, and that.
being Theoretically sealed, there is no
loss of the contents. These have been
found practical and are Of great value
to- the physician. Each tube contains
fron one to two ounces of ehleroform, a
quantity more than sufficient for all or
binary persons. For the preservation and
transportation of hydrohuortc acid
paraffine bottles are commercially used
owing to the fact that this acid 'eats'
glass, while mercury, owing to it's great
weight, Is sold In iron bottles with screw
shoppers when the amount IS large.
The question has lately arisen abroad
as to whether a sufferer from malaria Is
q source of danger to his healthy neigh
bors. DR.. Foa, of Turin, asserts and
communicated from person to person. and
he is indorsed in his views by other ex-
pert hygienfsts. The most practical re-
suit of this declaration Is that the So
cfety of Hygiene proposed an "order Of
the day. by which the government was
Invited to make provision for the sale
of ouinirle to the fever-stricken poor at
cost price.
Among the many suture materials Tor
sewing up wounds that have been rec
commended. James says that remarkably
fine, strong sutures can be obtained from
the tail Of the rat. BY proper manipuIa-
ton a bundle of five or six tendons can
be obtained, which are aseptfc and can
be used as they are, being easily thread
ed. They can be Kept dry OF In alcohol,
are readily absorbed and very useful IN
delicate surgery, especially of the eye.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
In dyspel0ia DR.. Wood prescribes-SuI-
phate of strychnine, grain; dilute nitro
muriatie acid, drachm; compound
tincture of gentian and compound tinct-
ure of cardomom, of each 11a ounces: So
tuition of pepsfn, sufficient to make 4
ounces. The dose is teaspeonful after
each meal.
For the relief of fatulence Bartholow
recommends: Powdered columbia and
ginger, of each "a an ounce; SIENNA leaves,
drachm; boiling water. pint After
this has been stepped a few minutes 1t
Is TO be strained. The dose Is a wine
gIassful three times g day, preferably
Leon Noel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

There Is more Catarrh In this section
Of the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to- cure with
local treatment. pronounced 1T ineurable.
Science has proven eatarrh to be con-
stitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney 6x
Co., Toledo, O., is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken internally
I'm doses from 10 drops to- teasnoonfui.
Il acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1T tails tn
c,,re. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address r. T. Cheney g. Co. Toledo. O.
Sold By Dfugatsts. TIC.
HATS Family Pills ara the hast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

for the poor as welt as the rich. fer the
lower as we'll as the upper class. 1t IS
not a question of money. 1t is simply
one of social equality and intellectual
sympathy. and 1 would say spiritual at
finity. The spirit of God produces hap
pineSs In the home, ard is the deadly
enemy of the divorce courts
IF young man or young woman Is
bound to enjoy all the pleasures of the
werld there is only one answer. to the
question, and that Is in the negative. Elk
cessive street car travelling, especially
where the cheapest fare costs nickel,
freauenting parks, promiscuous patron
age of the theater, constant study or
the fashion plate, an overmech cigar
smoking is out Of the. question Even
moderate indulgence in these things Is
permissible and not commendable in only
those who arc receiving what Is common
1y considered fair income. To those who
can find society in each others company
and are content to build Hike the coral.
IS or $40 per week Is a good start
..The father of the richest family In the
world began life on less than that. He
made his fortune and held 1t. 1t would
be taking no vain risk to say that some
of the men who are at the head of great
commercial enterprises in this city, and
who have laid it's enduring foundation,
have started life in the same way.
what bearing, if any, has this matter
upon the social problem?'
"It has a great deal to do with the
social problem. The man who has
wife and family in whose relationship he
Is happy, has but little time left in which
to regulate the world The unoccupied
mind or the unabsorbed man, is the I'M
regulated man. Rectitude Of character Is
the safeguard of the people. Celfbacy
FORCES the weapons of discomfort. The
ethics of home life only partially under
stood would help amazingly in the solu-
ton of the much vexed social problem A
strong moral sentiment Is necessary to a.
proper solution of the vexed question Of
| the day. Moral character alone can fur
nish it,
NOT A SUCCESS.
| The appended letter was sent in as a
contribution to the symposium by a lady
| who has opinions, but insufficient cour-.
age to give them expression over her own
| signature:
/ "My opinion is that IL people get mar
| ried on S. or $40 week they would in a
| short time find themselves in poverty.
That means suffering. followed by unhap-
piness and discomfort. Under such con-
| ditions married life would not be a. sue
| cess any longer than the duration Of its
novelty. The next unavoidable develop
ment would be the discovery of the better
condition of others. and the inevitable
casting about by both parties for an
ameiioratfon of their condition.
when the question of rearing children
| is presented. the proposition becomes en-
| tirely Impossible. Only those who have
had experience in living on small in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

come are capable of intelligent Judgment,
for the simple reason that there can be
no correct estimate made of the neces-
sary expenses of housekeeping Condi-
lions upon which we may not calculate
arise constantly, altering any possible
previous estimate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04
SHOULD YOUNG PEOPLE JnaRRY
ON an IlCOJIIE OF $40 q WEEK?
SOME PERTINENT SENTIMENT.


OF We're
Sucha to Earlier
ON u Wolff
Establish
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
Hanscom, who will come to Rockland

Hanscom, who will come to Rockland
at once.
Albert c. Fulton has accepted a
call to become pastor of the Union
Congregational church of Kennebunk
made vacant by the resignation last
October of Rev. George A. Lockwood
it's former pastor for twenty years. now
located at Ossipee, N. H. Mr.. Fulton
has not yet graduated from the Hart
ford Theological Seminary at Hart
ford, Conn. He will receive his degree
in May next and at once take up his
work at Kennebunk.
One of the most beautiful churches
in Lisbon Falls, is the recently COM
pleted Catholic church of which Father
Bradley of Lisbon is pastor. The
Catholic services We're formerly held
in a small wooden church of which
Father McGill was pastor for five or
six years. AS the parish grew it became
necessary to have larger church and
in May, '99, the land on which the new
church now stands was bought. Father
Bradley, the present pastor, is beloved
by his people. He has been with this
church a little over ten years. The
first service in the new church was
held on Christmas day. The cost of
the church was about $500 and the
building is all completed except the
frescoing, which will probably be done
before long. There are about sixty
five families in the parish including
English-speaking residents, Poles,
French, Germans and Slavs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
IN The SCHO0LROOM.
What is Being Done for the Advancement Of
Education in Maine.

For the past 30 years sewing has beeI
taught in the public schools of Boston.
The San Francisco board of educa tior
has decided to introduce the Spanish Ian
guage into the curriculum
Gilman l.. Moulton, a York young man
has Just completed his fourteenth tern
as teacher in the public schools of York
He enters Dartmouth College next fall
Owing to i'll health, MIR eacfn. princi-
pal of Cherryiieid Academy, has resigned
He is succeeded by his classmate, Thorn
as LOCKER of Caribou, Colby SO.
Corinth Academy which is now closed
for two weeks vacation. will reopen 70:
the spring term. March Z. The same
teachers. Mr.. Dennison of Bowdoin and
win Williams Of brown Tniyersitv ,a9
will remain in charge of the school.
Foxcroft Academy will reopen for the
spring term, March 6. Principal Lee has
engaged Miss Annie H. Peaks to assist
Peaks is a graduate of FoXcroft Acad-
my and Of Smith College.
Parts have been assigned to the mem
bers of the graduating class of Penne.l
Institute, Gray, as tollows: NaledictOry
Susie l.. Parker; salutatory. Ina A. Foss
history, Aida Small; prophesy. Charles
W. Barbour: class Grafton, Wilbur Z.
Hancock; class recitation, Mildred w.
Mann; presentation Of gifts, Marion 5.
Merrill. Graduating exercises occur May
18th. During the past Year the 1ttcn-
| 3
lance at ms We IL en- institution mas
oeeh me larsesl IN its hiStory. four plGi,,
lures nave fecentlE brth nuhs II tne haL
III tMo III .hS me, sTiTrdi sEn"oiIoril
neSe ,h. re- auu iilu'h - inc 'ppc"
'i't ~ tiic lp"iIH'
Under the efficient work Of w. s. Town
send as school superintendent, the village
and rural schools of Newport. have all
been graded and pupils are classed in 4.
b and { in each Of the schools, even
though the scholars in the rural schools
are all in one room. by this plan every
thing moves along like clock-work and
upon entering the high school the pupil
can take up the college preparatory
course, the scientific course or the classi-
cal course as may be desired. The pre-
paratory course is the same rs that en-
forced 81 Bates college and the diffeiCnt
courses are patterned upon what has
been tried and found to be- the best in
schools that have a splendid reputation.
owing to the necessity of running an ex-
ira sub-primary school in this village The
amount of funds available for the schools
was drawn ON to such an eXtent\thHt the
terms III the other schools had to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
MAINE INDUSTRIES.


Reuben Clark of Egypt. has about
completed his order for 10000 cement
| slaves.
1t is estimated that $4,000 worth of
pine timber has been sold in South
| Berwick the past few months.
The sum of $4,000 was paid ont for
| labor by the Booth Bros & Hurricane
Granite Company, at their Waldoboro
works, during the month ending Feb
| ruary Is inst.
]. II. and G. II. Littlefeld have
| moved their saw mill from Ogunouit
village to the James Kurdish lot in
| Wells. The lot contains about 500 900
| feet of lumber.
At Harrington Thomas Hall who is
cutting pulp wood to fill a sub-con-
| tract for o. c. Ward, is now loading a
| car each day. Mr.. Hall has two teams
hauling to the train.
Henry Moulton of York, has called
in his employees, who have been laid
off a few weeks and resumed work
in his ladder mandatory. There is
quite demand for ladders and bust
ness is brisk.
The Seaveys, who have two portable
| mills at North Berwick, have sold six
hundred thousand feet of green box
boards to Mr.. Varney, the North Ber-
wick box-maker, and teams are de-
livering them.
Business at the Dover canning fac
tory is booming. Eleven hands are
busily at work turning out 5000 cans
a day Some 100000 cans are TO be
made.
w. w. Potter of North Arson, is
getting ready to make pegs at the
shank factory and expects to have the
peg wood machine running within 80
days. This branch of the business will
afford a market for few hundred
cords Of good white birch peg wood
At Columbia Lester Leighton is en-
gagged in loading logs on to fiat cars
at the w. c. Il. r. depot and says that
everything looks favorable for getting
out the desired amount. There are
four teams now hauling and two cars
per day are being loaded
Things are humming at the Piscata-
quis Wooden 90. 5 mill Guilford 4 night
crew will be added and good weavers
are wanted at once. one weaver. r.
II. Bennett, recently in two weeks on
one loom, earned the sum of $39J1 !
Some extra hours work Of course Was
necessary for the earning OF 80 large
an amount. but it shows what Il man
can do that is anxious to earn good
wages in GuilfOrd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
<NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

From 60 TO 20 cars Of freight are now
being delivered at Newport station
from the Dexter branch daily, several
specials going over the road each day
Just to show what i railroad center
Rumford Falls is becoming. there are
20 trains a day in and out of Rumford
Fails station and Lower Yard. over the
7. & r. +. Ry and Il. F. &; L. Il. f.
At Birmingham, Ala. according to
the Street Railway Review" conduc-
tors are given $l66 per month over
their regular wages if they keep their
cars clean, and motormen $333 per
month extra if they have no accidents.
The Rumford Falls Railroad line.
claims to have the best road breaking
outfit in Maine. 1t has scarcely been
delayed even by the worst storms this
winter, and the rain Of week before
last. which froze up SO suddenly and
caught several of the Maine roads SO
that the tlanges had to be picked out
for long distances. was handled sue
cessfully by this line with very little
delay.
In India there are a number of rail
ways having but one rail. The cars
or trucks used have two or three
small wheels placed one behind the
other along the central line of the car,
which run on the single rail and sup
port the greater part of the load. The
loads are placed SO as to make the two
sides balance as near as may be, and
the car is prevented from tipping by
a lightly built wheel of larger diameter
Dl1cpI GiIa nd hn
ordinary roadway. On such railway
team can haul from 16 to Is times as
heavy load as on the ordinary road
way.
The Portland & Rumford Falls Rail-
way is doing quite an extensive lum-
bering business along its line this win
ter. In the first place it is receiving
an average of 60 cars of logs or 100000
feet per daN into Rumford Falls from
the r. f. x r. l.. r. r. One day last
week &C cars We're received AZ of these
were from the Houghton branch, taken
out by Conductor Dupell and crew.
which was the largest number ever
taken from the branch in one day
by one train crew. The company is
arranging to increase this as it will be
necessary to average 40 cars or $50, 600
per day from now till the first Of
April in order to take out the cut of
the winter. The company is also hand
ling about 10000 feet of pine per day
for the Portland Star Match Co.. from
Dixfield, Peru and Poland Springs sta
ton. On account Of the recent rise in
the river they are now handling 10 cars
of ground wood pulp per day from Ri
leys for Chisholm. The Dunton Lum-
Der co. is shipping three to four cars
per day. about $4,000 feet, from their
siding above the passenger station at
Rumford Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
MAINE PEOPLE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Harry Mcclellan Of New York, formerly
Of Bath is the composer of the Regatta
Girl n fascinating operetta which has
been very faVoraby received.
DIR. Gardiner L. Sturdvant. Maine Med
ical school, class of 1899. has settled in
Brunswick and taken the office formerly
occupied by DR.. James w. Doughty. the
latter having moved to Phippsburg
Four young men were recently admitted
to the Androscoggin bar. They were
George Weber, who has already formed
partnership with II. Percivai Carver.
John. f. Slattery who intends to practice
law in Auburn. \. l.. Hubbard who will
begin i'll Lewiston, and w. F. Vining.
DR. Charles S. knight of Woodfords. n
graduate of Harvard Medical College ana
for two years a surgeon at the Boston
city hospital has gone to Bangor where
he is to open an office for the practice of
his profession.
Robert NJ. Eberle, business manager of
the John Drew Company has been en-.
gagged as manager of the Gem theatre
Peaks Island, for the coming season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03
Maine Fraternities.

\ chapter of the Independent Order of
Odd Ladies has been organized in Brun-
wick with . charter members.
The lodge of Good Templars recently
organized in Camden, received eight APP
plications for membership at late meet
ing.
Another society is soon to be added to
the secret orders in Milbridge. \ move
ment was begun recently by Ansel NJ.
Sawyer to institute chapter Of the Or
der Of the Eastern Star with 80 charter
members.
At South Brooksville the Foresters
have organized a lodge recently. com
posed of % charter members. The name
Mountain Side Lodge has been given to
it and the organization starts under very
favorable circumstances. Fred a. Per-
kins of Castine, was one of the organ
iZers.
Another secret society has been organ
lied in Warren, making IA in all in that
town. The latest society is Il Rathbone
Sisters Temple, an auxiliary to the
knights Of Pythias 1t is to be known nj, as 5
20 knights and II ladies as charter MEM
bers.
A new lodge of Good Templars. to be
known as Eureka Lodge, has been organ
lied in Portland. The following were the
officers chosen: Past chief templar. Rev.
VIM f. Singleton; chief templar. James
L. BlaisdeIl; vice templar, Miss Caroline
f. Stark; secretary. Mr.; D. L: Jaskin;
sistant secretary, Miss E. r. Barton;
chaplain. Miss NJ. a. Branscombe; mar
shat. Daniel T. Pierce; deputy marshal,
Mrs. S. e. Hall; guard. Miss Gertrude
Jason; sentinel. Miss Lillian o. Colley.
Amity Lodge f. & \. NJ, of Camden,
proposes to have the remains of Gen.
George Timer. one of its first members,
removed from Lincoinville, where they
now lie. to the Masonic lot in Mountain
cemetery in Camden. and to place At his
grave a monument, suitably inscribed. 1t
is intended to hold appropriate memorial
services to Gen. Timer next summer on
the Tooth anniversary of the lodge. Gen.
Timer was a soldier in the Revolutionary
War. and had a brilliant record, serving
in Arnold's expedition to Quebec, and in
subsequent campaigns. including that ter
minating in the surrender of Burgoyne
army at Saratoga. He enlisted as pri-
waite. and during the revolution could not
have attained high rank, since there is
no record Of his promotion. But in the
War of 1872 he was commissioned a
brigadier general. and had command of
all the American forces on the west side
Of Penobscot bay.
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Dora NJ. Morrell says in the Gardiner f.
Club recently orgapiTe 6 i Hnd saat 'ig IN inn
tne 100. no on part of the public that
n Lnfrf i shoVels. nat-rons cotton flannel
etcetera it d %i No han more 9of than
that r. IF if goes farther and instruct,
i ,he w5mankind that boy on IAN an easel Fl
o 1i.' on y chair is not beautiful because 1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03

Someone has suggested that if it were
possible it would be of great value for
Tho club committee upon the arrange
nent Of the program for the year "a
make out a list of books for reference
along the lines of the subjects to be
studied Such a list would require some
little work. but good results in the aver
age meetings of the club ought to fol
low. In proportion to the interest every
member present takes in the subject dis
cussed at the meeting. does the value of
the discussion increase. The person who
reads a paper should be met half way, a
it were by the others. The programs
are made out for all and if each would
read up upon the topics previous to their
presentation the usefulness Of the wom-
ems clubs would be doubled. Social life
is helpful But the merging Of ones own
interests in those of many and the en-
deavor to lift each other from lower t.
higher ana broader planes Of thinking
is vastly the more important.