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CALL FROM THE MAINE
WOODS.
TO BARBARA SEWING.

TO BARBARA SEWING.
Barbara, Barbara leave your task!
The bankrupt world smiles under
mask
OF mocking and counterfeit solvency,
To "a million creditors, you and me,
Who work for guerdon some future day,
But farther and farther 1t fleets away.
We never reach 1t, howeier we trust,
We run the race but to bite the dust.
The night shall untwist what the day
hath spun,
And Penelope's web, ah, never is donel
oh. come to the fame with the vaulted
dome,
TO the wood, where your fancy and
feet may roami
Barbara, Barbara, leave yoLr taskl
Barbara, Barbara, leave your taskl
Here Is labor lighter than you can ask I;
For If you shall work till the set of sun,
You shall smile, and say, us 1t SO soon
doneg''
You shall hunt the delicate threads of
gold
Interlacing the cool dark mold
Under the yarrow; here too, shine
Sharp and slender needles of pine;
An acorn thimble, with golden rim,
Fits your fingers daintiest whim.
All your sewing shall be with these,
10 the lullaby sound of the humming
bees;
Barbara, Barbara, leave your taski
Do.ls.ra E,rI,ara Ioaya your taGki
Here in the sifted sunshine bask.
On the sumptuous robes of the maple
trees,
To the lullaby sound of the hummlng
bees,
You shall 'broider cestus, deity set,
While | shall weave you a ooronet
OF pale, fair ferns. for my dryad's brow;
Come, nor question the why or how.
Tomorrow is nothing. today is all,
And the hours are fitting beyond recall.
Whether we reason, or whether we rhyme,
No rust viii be ON the wheels of time.
Barbara, Barbara, leave your taski
Barbara Barbara, leave your task!
Here is wine to drink from another
flask.
Here rs purple of grapes in rare, green
bowers,
Here are golden sands to measure the
hours
Here are brooks to follow, and paths to
find,
And bosly dells, that are myrtle-twinsd.
Bloweth the wind with a sweeter breath,
And life hath in 1t no hint of death.
Here the heart may follow Its utmost
will,
And the ghost of Care is laid, and still
The world Is hollow place-what care
we,
so long as it holdeth us, you and mes
Barbara, barbara, leave your taski
-. CLARA MARCELLE GREENE.
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HENRY CLAY's NAMEsAKE.
The Pleasing Memory He Has Of the
Great Kentucky 0vstor.

/. Probably the only man In Kansas City
who ever sat on the knee OF Henry Clay
Is Henry Clay Nichols. Mr.. Nichols u
an old man now, but he remembers a
visit to the Kentucky statesman well,
though 10 happened fifty years ago.
my father" said Mr.. Nichols, "lived
only twelve miles from Lexington, KY,
and had known Clay intimately all his
life. had never seen the man I had been
named for, and was arriving at that
boy age when I began to bs curious
about it. I begged my father to take ne
10 Ashland with him some time. and at
last he consented. can see to this very
day that home Of Henry .Clay's, the fur
niture in the front room, and everything
In the minutest detail. When Clay
walked In and shook my fathers hand
I was greatly impressed with his height
and his straightness. He weighed over
200 pounds, but there was not an ounce
of surplus flesh on him. He was OF
large frame, broad-shouldered, and big
boned. The firsS thing he said, remem-
Der, was:
WChtf tHfNNthAbA w ny >~~~-@e@ "
who's this you We got theres'
:. That is young Henry Clay, was the
reply.
see you said Clay to the boy
Mr.. Nichols held his hand about four
feet from the floor and said: 1T seemed
to me that Ciay's knee was fully That
high. thought he had the tallest knee
of any man i ever saw. lie lifted me up
and set me on his knee and said:
Young man, you are bright anu
likely looking and you may live 10 De
President of the United States yet. but
/ won't. You may, though. Every boy
in this country has chance, and II you
try you'll have n chance
His having sat on the knee OF Henry
Clay Is not the only distinction that Mr..
Nichols has received at the hands OF
prominent men. He has letter from
General Logan, giving him credit Tor his
nomination to the United states SENATE
and thanking him for 1t. IL was In jan
nary, 1879, that Logan and Oglesby en-
tered upon the memorable contest for the
United States Senate. Through influence
that he had with candidate Mr.. Nichols
practically won the victory for Logan.
Joseph Nj. Carter was then candi-
date for the Legislature and ", was agains.
II knew Carter and Logan both. AT
critical moment l succeeded in getting
Carter to support Logan In return for
support for himself. The influence OF
another man depended on the way Carter
went, and, having secured Carter. we
was living Mt Quincy then, but had
gone TO Springfield in answer to a tele-
gram from Logan
A few DAYS after the fight at Springfield
Mr.. Nichols received from Logan who
was at Chicago, a letter, which Is stiii In
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Prevented a Tragedy.

Timely Information given Mrs. George
Long, OF New Straitsville, Ohio, prevent
ed dreadful tragedy and saved two
lives. A frightful cough had long kept
many remedies and doctors but steadily
grew worse until urged TO try DIR. King s
New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her, and she writes this marvellous medi-
cine also cured MIR. Long Of a severe at
tack of Pneumonia. Such cures arc posi-
tive proof of the matchless merit OF this
and lung troubles. Only SOC and sl.00.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles
free at III p. $. Goold, 5s7 Congress-
street and II. q. Starr, Cumberland
Aiils. Drug store.
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The cannx scot.

In the differences that would sometimes
arise between members Of his tenantry
the Duke of Argyll was often invited to
arbitrate upon the matter in dispute, and
be used TO tell enthusiastically Scot
fish story of one of the occasions. Two
tenants having waited upon him and ask
ed him TO decide the question at issue. the
duke put what he always regarded as a
very necessary preliminary question.
Twill you abide by my award?"
'Well, your grace" was the reply Of
one of the hard headed old disputants.
ia like to ken first what 1t is."-London
Chronicle
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MAINE TOWNS.
items % Hnserssr G.shstea ~ oar Local
Correspondents.
UPPER GLOUCESTER.

Upper Gloucester, June a2.-Rev. II.
W. webber Of Mechanic Falls win preach
ut the hall Sunday afternoon at $50.
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HRIDGTON.


BRIDGToN.
Bridgton, June 2i.-The anniversary
exercises of the Bridgton High school
continued this afternoon by meeting Of
the alumni and friends at the Congrega-
tional church at which historical address
e. were delivered by the venerable Rev.
Truman s. Perry. who was member
OF the school committee OF the town at
the time Of the inception of the high
school idea and the erection Of the pres
emit building. The Hon. l.. II. McKin-
ney also Of that time n member of the
school committee; Prof. Albert Il. Rich
arsison, the principal Of the school for the
present time the popular principal OF
the Eastern Maine Normal school at
Castine, and Major III. A. Shorey Of the
News. Rev. Mr.. Perry's address which,
greatly to the regret of his hearers, was
short, owing to his being called away TO
attend funeral, was very entertaining.
treating as 1t did TO some extent Of the
style'of doing things In the old fashioned
schools and later becoming serious and
thoughtful. Major Shorey address took
up the peculiar situation of things, and
the means that were used to secure the
vote to build the present building which,
from his description, must have been at
least very exciting In the course OF his
remarks MIR. Shorey paid n high compii-
ment to the late Hon. Fred j. Littlefieh,
as the Leading spirit In the forward
.,It
this town 30 years ago.
Mr.. Richardson spoke Of his coming to
Bridgton on the 3lst OF January, 1879 to
engage the school, and OF his experiences
during the long period Of his principal
ship, mentioning in very kindly way
many of those who were his pupils dur
ing that time Hon. l.. II. Mckinney
made bright and witty speech which re-
ferred to his early residence In Bridgton
where he came 30 years ago from Ohio
as pastor of the Universalist church.
The speech making was very pleasant
ly interspersed with music by Misses
Edith Bennett, Georgia Scribner and
Jessie Murphy and Mrs DIR. Stone.
KENNEBUNK.
Kennebunk, June 22.-The graduating
exercises of the Kennebunk High school
class of 1900, took place last evening In
the Mousam opera house, kennebunk.
The large audience room was crowded
with friends and visitors The various
parts assigned to the graduates were rem
dered in highly satisfactory and pleas
ing manner.
There were ten graduates. all OF which
took part excepting Edward Emerson
Bourne, who was incipacitated by SCI
we're cold.
Miss Lola Hamilton Durrell gave the
saiutatory and Miss Ava Adams Yates
the valedictory. The other parts were:
Oration-A Prospective Canal,
Fred Howard Grey
History. Mabel winifred Kelley
Essay-Meaning OF 10Th Century Pro-
Cress, Miss Carrie May Lucas
Orafion-Progress of Education,
Edward Emerson Bourne
Prophecy, Ora Idella Edgecomb
Oration-The Philippines,
Thomas Wesley Alliso n
Awarding of Prizes,
Charles Rounds Chisholm
Essay--A Servant Question,
Stella Gooding Lunt
Rev. G. +. Rouillard presented the
diplomas after the usual presentation
speech.
The baecalaureate sermon was preached
In the Unitarian church by Rev. George
+. Miliward, pastor of the NJ. 4. church.
A class reception will be given tonight.
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Proposals for Re building Bridge
Abutments, in the Town Of Gorham,
Maine.

Sealed proposals for rebuilding the bridge
abutments below named, win be received at the
offic of the Selectmen. in Gorham. Maine, up
10 June 3oth, 1900, at o'clock p. IN.
/. The westerly abuimcnt OF the Harding's
Bridge, 10 called.
Q. Both abutmenis OF the Allen Bridge.
g. Both abutments of the bridge near j.
Wesley FILES house.
4. The westerly abutment OF the bridge
across Little River, on the main road be-
tween Gorham Village and West Gorham.
The Selectmen reserve the right TO reject any
or all bids.
Persons bidding on the above work are re-
Quested to be present at the Selectmen's Office,
III Gorham, ut 2 O'Clock D. m, on June 3oth.
1900. at which Tune the bids.wil be opened.
Specifications for the above haU work may
be seen at the Selectmens office, or inquiry
may be made OF the 6eiecimen
Dated at Gorham Maine, June 10th. 1900.
CHASfS.sPuRINToN.s) Selectmen
FRED A. GIDDlNGS, of
FRANK l. WHITNEY, J .Gerham.
ie2leodlw
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Bismarck's Iron Nerve

will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach, Liver.
Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the success
they bring, uss DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They develop every power of
brain and body. Only 25e at Fl. z. s.
Goold, 577 Congress street and III. g..
Starr, Cum erland Mills. Drug store.
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WANTED

A Real Estate Dealer wishes to
employ a Young mann mot und
twenty-five years OF nge) as "a
general clerk, must be active. I'm
dustriOus aud emtefpristuR. An.
swer an handwriting: r., Port
land Advertiser office je1od2w*
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Drunkenness is the canse Of IA per
cent of cases of insanity in England and
OF 10 out Of every 100 suicides. In Eng
land 1.o82 die yearly of drink. In Scot
land ESQ and In Ireland $50,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11
BoYER's THRILLING STORY.
Relates the Details of Encounter With
Bandits,

William Boyer, of this city, who, in
company with another companion
was robbed, and, at the muzzle of a
revolver forced to jump from a swift
~ moving freight train yesterday
morning, is lying at the home Of Mrs.
Gilmore, on East Main street, suffer-
ing from sprained shoulder, and Sc
we're cuts and bruises on his face.
MIR. Boyers story as related to a
reporter this morning is thrilling, in
deed. Mr.. Boyer is cook at Har-
ter's restaurant where he has been
employed about unree years. About
month ago." he said, 81 had the mis-
fortune to lose my wife so / took my
little son to my folks in Creston and
for the purpose of seeing the boy I
went to Creston Monday night. l
was there but a few hours and board
ed freight train for home Tuesday
evening. When the train stopped at
Charlton three other men whom l
took to be graders employed ON Bur-
Angton construction work near Muir
ray also boarded the train, entering
the same box car with myself. Just
as the train was starting out of Char
iton three other men also entered the
car thru the open door. These last
fellows were tough looking customers
and more than once had notion to
jump off. We had gone about mile
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Observation-Disclosures
SOCIETY CIRCLE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Married at Floris, October 10, at
high noon, Miss Winifried Davies,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Da-
vies, of Floris. to DR.. Edward Henak
OF Larrimore, Ia, Rev. Father Albert
Nodler, of Fairfield, officiating. The GER
emory was to have taken place in the
Catholic church at Fairfield, and in
vitations were sent to friends with
that announcement, but owing to the
illness of the brides mother, the cere.
mony took place at her home. The
bride was attired in tailor made
gown of opaline gray. After the cere-
mony dinner was served, none but
intimate members of the family and
few friends being present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henak left last evening for Lar
rimore via Davenport, where they will
make their future home. Mrs. Henak
is one of Davis county's fairest daugh-
tiers and has a host of friends. Mr..
Henak is promising young dentist
of Larrimore, were he has a large and
lucratice practice. The best wishes
of host of friends went with the
happy couple.
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FRiGRrFUL ACCIDENT.
Molten metal Blown into a machIn.

Molten metal Blown into a Machin.
lists Eyes.
At 1880 o'clock this morning l. A.
Wood, machinist employee at the
Ottumwa Iron Works, received In
juries that may destroy the sight of
both his eyes caused by molten metal
being blown into his face. The in
jured man was conveyed to the Office
of DR.. Burt LaForce where his inju-
ries were attended to and everything
possible for his comfort and looking
to saving the eyesight was done, af-
ter which the patient was conveyed
to the Ottumwa hospital. The chanc-
es are that he will lose the sight of
the left eye altho DR.. LaForce has not
yet given up hope of saving it. The
chances for saving the right eye are
good.
Mr.. Wood has been an employee of
the Ottumwa Iron Works for about
eighteen months as machinist. This
morning the moulders were taking a
heat off the cupola and were casting
journal bearings. Mr.. Wood was as
sisting, his duty being, it seems to
stop up the vent hole of the pattern
after the metal had "set." He was
just approaching one pattern box for
that purpose and was within about
two feet of the box when the metal
suddenly spurted up in his face,st
ing him in both eyes and across the
bridge of the nose. He was immedi.
ately conveyed to the Office of DR..
Burt LaForce, where the metal was
found on the eye balls with the eye.
lashes embedded in it. The metal was
removed and was found to have tax.
en- mold of the eye ball and to have
the prints of eyelashes that had been
burned away.
The patient, under the care of his
physician, is getting along nicely con.
sidering the nature of his injuries.
nit. Woods has family in Detroit but
he says he has not seen them for five
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leg had been broken but no other in
juries have as yet been found. 1t has
not been determined whether the
company is to blame or not.
A reporter visited the PARROT home
where the boy was found propped up
in bed. He complained of feeling
sick and cried with the pain of his
fractured limb His mother told the
reporter the story as her son told it
To her. which seems to be about as
follows:
Earl and his sister, five years of age,
were on their way to school and just
before the last bell rang. Earl says he
saw no car when he attempted to cross
the track near the Douglass school
building, and did not hear the bell IL
it was rung His sister in the mean
time had crossed at the crossing fur
Their up and was on the same side OF
the street as the school house, while
Earl walked on down the south side
of the street. 1t seems that he angled
across the street and when nearly
across the track was struck by the
fender, throwing him to the side of the
road. He was rendered unconscious
and the motoneer Immediately jumped
from the car and carried the boy into
the school building and DR.. Williams
was summoned.
Mrs. PARROT says she cannot help
but think the motoneer is to blame and
is much wrought up over her sons
injuries. Ed. Tolin, the motoneer, was
seen, and asked to make statement,
but he referred the reporter tNAthe
Office of the street car company. There
his signed statement was found in
which he says that the car was run,
ming at moderate speed when he saw
the boy. He says he sounded the gong
and the boy looked up, but kept on
across the track. The farther side OF
the fender struck him throwing him
out of the right of way.
These stories do not hitch because
the boy says positively that he did not
see the car and did not hear the gong.
1t is likely that damage suit will re
suit.
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IOWA TEACHERS MEET.
Program Prepared for Annual SEES.
sion of State Association.

The executive committee Of the
Iowa State Teachers Association has
completed the work of preparing the
program for this winters session.
All tue General sessions are to
the auditorium. On the even
a business session of the
ing and afternoon of Deem
Der 26 will be devoted to the meet
ings of the round tables, the child
study department., and the conduc-
tors and normal institute instructors.
The general program will begin
Wednesday evening, December 26,
and the programs for the various ses-
sions will be as follows:
Wednesday Evening, December 26.
Invocation.
Presidents address, w. o. Riddell,
of Des Moines.
Music.
Lecture, President W. R. Harper,
of Chicago.
Music.
Appointment of committees.
Reception at the Savory.
Thursday Morning, December 81.
Invocation.
Music.
Report of legislative committee.
Paper, "Some Moral Questions for
the School," Superintendent D. M.
Kelly, of Cedar Rapids.
Paper, School of the Twentieth
Century" Superintendent S. H.
Sheakley, Des Moines.
Paper, Arithmetic and How to
Teach It," Superintendent w. W.
speer, of Chicago.
Business session.
Thursday Evening".
Invocation.
Music.
Lecture, DR.. Newell Dwight Hills
of Brooklyn.
Reunions of various collegeao
Friday Morning.
Invocation.
Music.
Reports of standing committees.
Paper, iowa High Schools, Presi
dent R. G. Hughes, of Tabor College
Paper, Etiquette of the Profes
sion," by President H. H. Seerley, OF
the State Normal.
Paper, Reading" Mary A. Blood
OF Columbia School of Oratory, Of
Chicago.
Annual address by State Superin
tendent r. G. Barrett.
Business session.
Friday Afternoon
Invocation.
Music.
Five minute talks by leading kin
dergarten teachers. To last thirty
minutes.
Address, Iowa Educational Greco
and Deed" President George Mclean
Lecture, Negro Religion and Ed
ucation: No Apology" President w
H. Council, Normal Alabama.
Adjournment.
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AS the time has come for people to
buy their fall and winter footwear, we
especially invite you to call and ex-
anime our very large and well select
ed stock of ladies', gents, misses and
children's boots and shoes and also
rubber goods. This stock consists of
the finest grades and very latest styles
in up-to-date fine and durable shoes
purchased for spot cash from leading
factories in this country, before the
advance in hides and leather, which
will enable us to sell them for the
price asked for shoddy, worthless pa
per shoes advertised as bargains.
Our old customers will certify that by
buying from us, you will get the
worth of every penny you leave us.
A look at our windows will convince
you that we have the modern styles,
shades and colored goods. A trial will
convince you our boots and shoes are
the best to wear.
JOHN FLEMING,
Sign of the Big Boot. Blue Front.
Repairing neatly and promptly done.
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COME TOGETHER
Telephone" Companies File an Agree
ment,

ment.
An agreement was filed in the re-
corder's Office today by and between
tie Ottumwa Telephone company and
the Moravia Telephone company,
whereby the two companies agree to
exchange business over their lines at
fixed rate. Heretofore the agree
ment has been verbal but from the
agreement or traffic arrangement filed
today the Moravia Telephone company
is to have control Of business origi-
mating over their line and the Ottum-
VIZ, company control over business or
iginating on its line. A division of
the net proceeds is to be made on
the pro rate basis and a schedule up
to rs miles is fixed, beyond that it is to
be one cent per mile.
Court News.
Judge Sloan adjourned court this
afternoon sine die, after continuing the
cases of the State of Iowa VS. r. T.
Holmes ct al and John Hahn, ct al,
where it is alleged that defendants
are maintaining liquor nuisances.
A decree was signed yesterday in
the case of Wapello county VS. Patrick
Brady subjecting the Brady home
stead to the payment of the Judgment
OF $1,000 in favor of the county, and
releasing Mrs. Kate Brady's property
and John Brady's home from any lien
that may appear to be of record by
reason of the attachment proceedings
Instituted at the time the suit against
pat Brady was brought.
In the partition case of Amelia Hahn
VS. John Hahn ct al, the plaintiff was
given lot 6 in bloch 8 and the north
half of lot in block 10 in Blake's adj
ditlon, as her dover and in addition
the sum of $100. The remainder of the
property was ordered sold and the
proceeds divided among the six chill
dren,
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SORROW CAME HERE ANYWAY.
Error in Notification Of A. E. Thomp.
sons Death.

Iowa City, Oct. 1O.-Thomas Ness,
living on Iowa street. was notified
that his step-son, A. H. Thompson,
had been killed in Great Northern
railroad accident at Maynard, Mimi,
ard the remains were ordered shipped
here. His mother and his sweetheart
mourned his death and when the body
arrived Saturday night they were at
the depot.
The remains were taken to the I'M
dertaker's and the coffin lid removed,
when the discovery was made that
the face was a strange one to them.
A card in his pocket showed he was A.
E. Thompson of LIE Mars and mes
sage was sent to his wife there, but
she could not be found. After a great
deal of investigation the wife of the
man was located living in Morning
side.