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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25
Shore Acres

If Mr.. James \. Herne had never
written another word Shore Acres
would be enough TO place kim in the
front rank of American dramatists. In
this play, which is TO have a fine scenic
production at the Opera house. Tues
day evening, April 30. the actor-dra
m4tist has sought to portray a people
Who have never been previously ex-
plotted on the stage, and by so doing
has opened field that has, the merit
'l6r originality and freshness. He has
ibid a simple story. but roldi So we'll
that it bears many a repetition. a
finished actor himself. and fully con-
versant with the details of the stage.
he has made effective use Of many lit
tie devices that add so greatly to the
enjoyment Of performance Of this
kind. The company engaged for the
ninth consecutive season of this famous
,,play is. with but few exceptions. the
same that appeared with il last season
and. in fact. for the last seven or eight
seasons. Mr.. James T. Galloway. who
plays Nathaniel Berry, was Il member
of Mr.. Herne's first company. and he
has played Uncle Nat for many years.
Miss Marion Cullen is also familiar
with the part of Helen Berry. and the
same thing can be said Of all the play
ers. Entire new scenery has been pre-
pared for Shore Acres this season.
and the property man admits that the
turkey is always n new one. and the
players that east it hope that it is also
a young one.
The seat sale which will open Satur
day. April q. at 10 A. NJ. promises to
he large one judging from the pres
cnt indications.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25
BROUGHT TO AUGUSTA.
Jerry Lynch Of veazie Taken Insane and
Assaults His Mother.

Deputy Sheriff a. Il. Ireland of Ban
gor. took Jerry Lynch to Augusta.
Tuesday night. and committed him to
the asylum for the insane in that city.
Ireland arrested Lynch that morning
on warrant issued by Judge Bailey.
charging him with having assaulted
his mother. Mrs. Julia Lynch. Monday.
The complaint was made by the man s
brother. John Lynch. When arrested.
Lynch made heap of trouble for the
officer, and it was finally necessary 10
Mace the leg irons on him in order 10
control his actions-Bangor News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25
Holds Up a Congressman.

"At the end of the last campaign"
writes Champ Clark. Missouri's bril-
liant Congressman. from Overwork.
pervous tension loss of sleep and con-
Giant epeaking I had about utterly
c,,,onsed. 1t seemed that all the or
cans in my body were out of order.
MT three bottles of Electric Hitters
made me all right. It's the best all
round medicine ever sold over drug
pist's counter. Overworked. run
down men and weak. sickly women.
gain splendid health and vitality from
Electric BitteIs. Try them. Only 5Cc.
Guaranteed by Bowditch & Webster.
.,,rreta. G. ii. Beane, Gardiner: :. S.
igbtbody, Watervilie, druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25
FOR PLAINTIFF
Was the Decision of Jury In
Triple 'Hoss" Case.
Damages for Sll5.73 for Defendant,
James H. Davis, Portland.
Superior Court Adjourns Until Friday Morning
--Mcre Criminal Matters.

The jury in the case OF Merle CLARK
Of China. against James III. Davis ~
Portland. for Il breach OF warranty III
the exchange of horses. after dcl.h-
Grafton of one and one-half hour; re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff foc
$l1J.13. George &. Sheldon. Esq. #
Augusta. appeared for the plaintiff.
and +. n. Merrill Esq. of SkOv;hegIn.
for the defendant. The case was On
trial for two days and created a great
deal of interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25
A CARD.

we, the undersigned. do hereby agree
To refund the money on a 20 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee q 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Bowditch a. Webster. kinsman PHARMACY
r. Y. Courtemanche C.. X. Partridge.
Arthur Tetrault. Temple Pharmacy.
John CouyhIin. Augusta
a. Il. Hutchinson, Halloween
Robins On & Co. Chas. Ward & Co.
c. II. Seane. An-MneT
novice 8wky6mOa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25

Yesterday was great day Tor IN"
dealers in fishing goods. and 1t looked
as though every available boat would
be taken at Cobbosseecontee lake 70
day by those wishing to try their luck
with the trout. Most of those VINO
have been before wish to give the fish
another try while great many VINO
have been unable to so before are giad
of the holiday which gives them
chance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25

Leather Stockings
For Boys
El2ck Cat Brand Heavy Cotton Hose,
warranted to outwear two pairs Of ord
mary stockings, all sizes,
25c ner p,iF
Agents for DR.. Deimel's Linen Mesh
Underwear. Is known to be the health
lest in al the countries Of the world
and no advertisements backed by any
amount Of testimonials could ade-
quatcly describe the immense I'd
vantaees which Linen Mesh offers.
Agents for the Mccall Razar Pat
terms. The most ropular paper pat
terms in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25

Charles II. Harris, manager Of the
Jessie Harcourt Comedy Co.. which APP
peared at the Opera house. this sea
SON. is now on his way to Hot Springs.
Ark. where he is to be treated for
muscular rheumatism. His place IN
the company will be taken by Joseph
Harris. who joined it at New Bedford.
tl1iS week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-25

The usual Relief Corps meeting VIII
be held in G. A. X. hall. at CLOCK
this afternoon. After all business Is
transacted, social with picnic tea
will be in order.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
creek and Roman stoves.


Warm as Greece and Rome and
Egypt are, stoves were made there in
the dim and misty yistas of the past
It was not just the pattern used at
present, but was metal basin in
which charcoal was burned. 1t sat in
the middle of the room, and as the re-
sulting smoke was of the slightest no
opening in the roof or elsewhere was
necessary. The same implement, still
called by it's old Greek name Of bra
zier, is now employed in many portions
Of continental Europe, where it is util-
lied for heating as well as cooking.
But the progressive Romans inn
proved on that and made a hypocaust.
1t was the germ of the present fur
mace. 1t was made under the house in
little cellar prepared for it, and the
heat was conducted to the rooms and
baths through creyiees left in the floor
and lower portions of the wall. Later
aues were provided, conducting heat
to any portion of the house. In some
of the old Roman villas in England the
remains of these old time furnaces are
still found.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Rnrrowing Habits of poets.


On Tennyson's habit Of failing to
recognize clearly his own borrowings
from the classical poets, Mr. Lang OBJ
serves that the poets have always had
kind of regal Indifference to their
own lighter productions. Mr.. Lang
says: ''scott did not care; no, not when
he found that he had unWfStingly taken
line from poem by the valet OF a
friend. In the preface to a little col
lection of verses from the novels he
frankly declares that he cannot pretend
to be certain which are of his own COM
position and which are not.
ITO take an example from the level
at the foot of Parnassus, I once read,
In an American paper, some lines at
tributed to Mr. Austin Dobso1. Not
bad for Dobson,' said freely to a
friend. But it was proved on me that
the rhymes were my own! E bard who
forgets his own verses may be par
tioned for remembering those of other
people and mistaking half line OF
somebody elses for his own. dare
say that Tennyson did this OCCASION
ally, but he could hardly say that the
sun sets without being accused of I'M
conscious borrowing"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30

"A little girl stood at window blow
ing soap bubbles. Beneath stood q lit
tie boy, and as she blew bubbles to-
ward him he tried to catch them. They
broke and disappeared on all sides,
but the two laughed and kept up the
game she smiling down and he gazing
upward eagerly.
Behold, "a parable!, said man to
woman 1.-THE eternal relation of the
sexes! You blow beautiful bubbles
down to us from your height, and we
weary ourselves in trying vainly to
catch them. Poor little boy!!"
The pair played and laughed in the
sunshine until the boy grew tired. He
called out sGoodbyw gayly and ran
away to play with other boys and girls
in the street. The girl looked after him
Wistfully, a shadow on her face. She
did not care to blow bubbles any more.
She leaned out to watch him, and as
she did so she tipped over the bowl
Of soapy water. She looked very lonely.
"Behold, a parable!' said the woman
to the man. "He has tired Of the
game; not she. There is no other little
boy to blow bubbles to, and if there
were she has no pretty bubbles left to
blow. Eternal relation Of sexes! Poor
little gir1p'-New York Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
oriein of the c1earing HOUSE.

-
In 1775 the bankers of London rented
a house in Lombard street and fitted it
with tables and desks for the use of
their clerks as place where bills,
notes, drafts and other commercial pa
per might be exchanged without the
trouble of personal visits of employees
to all the metropolitan banks. Trans
fer tickets were used, and by means OF
this simple plan transactions involving
many millions were settled without
penny changing hands. The Bank of
England and every other important
bank in London are members of the
Clearing House association. The first
clearing house in the United States
was established by the associated
banks of New York in 1853.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Flre Amone the Redwoods.

Perhaps the most startling pheno
menon of the fire was the quick death
of childlike sequoias only a century OF
two ago, says John Muir in The Allan;
tic. In the midst of the other compare,
lively slow and steady fire work one Of
these tall, beautiful sapHngs, leafy and
-branchy, would be seen blazing up sud.
denly all in one heaYing, booming, pas
sionate fame reaching from the ground
to the top of the tree and fifty to q
hundred feet or more above It, with a
G1noke column bending forward and
streaming away on the upper free flow.
ing wind.
TO burn these green trees a strong
fire of dry wood beneath them is re-
quired to send up a current of air hot
enough to distill tnfammaBle gases
from the leaves. and sprays; then, in.
stead of the lower limbs gradually
catching fire and igniting the next and
next in succession, the whole tree
seems to explode almost simultaneous
~, and with awful roaring and throb-
bling round tapering fame shoots up
200 or 800 feet, and in a second or two
is quenched, leaving the green spfre a
black dead mast bristled and roughen-
ed with down curling boughs.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
FIRE Among savage Nations.

According to Pliny fire Was.a long
time unknown to some Of the ancient
Egyptian tribes, and when celebrated
astronomer made them acquainted with
that element and how, to produce it
they were wild with delight. The Per-
slams, Phenicians, Greeks and several
other nations acknowledge that their
ancestors were once without the COM
forts which fire bestows; the Chinese
confess the same of their progenitors
Pompanion, Mola, Plutafch and other
ancient writer's speak of nations which,
at the time when they wrote, knew not
the use Of fire or had just recently
learned it.
The inhabitants of the Marian
islands, which were discovered in 1851,
had no idea of fire or It's uses Their
establishment knew no bounds when
they saw it applied to wood, most Of
them taking it to be some kind Of an
animal which the sailors had brought
with them and which must be fed on
wood.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
no cure Round shoulders.

In the case of round shoulders the
muscles of. the back are likely. to stiffen
from disuse. A special exercise to gel
them into a timber condition seems to
be necessary. Stretch out and down
with the arms until they nearly touch
the floor, bending back in like manner
TO successfully accomplish the latter
sit on stool before an upright piano
or heavy desk, plant your knees firmly
against the furniture until you have a
good support, then slowly bend back
ward with your hand pointed over
your head. At first you think you viii
surely crack in half, so stiff are the
muscles, but astonishingly soon comes
the pliability, and as it is impossible
to fall your progress is easy and rapid.
This exercise if persisted in will
straighten out a curved spine, but i
must be done gently and with patience,
because the tendons in the back are
delicate and must not be coerced.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
All Charged but the Cork.

i A good story is told Of a digger who
had ridden into a Western Australian
town to consult a doctor. Having done
so, he went to have the prescription
made up.
Glow much is this lot?' he asked
the chemist.
'sWel1. let me see" was the reply.
s.There's seven and sixpence for the
medicine and shilling for the bottle"
He hesitated, uncertain whether he
had charged for everything.
''Oh, hurry up, boss" said the impa-
tent miner; put a price on the cork
and let us know the worst. London
Tit Bits.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
s MG & Rls flI
yVj5sea sfacllnlis'n 7aeFe Gernans.s


VV6e4 cllnsem IgeFe Germans
TIE name OF France Is derived from
the Franci. Of Franks d people Of Ger
many who seized that part Of the
country nearest the Rhine and settled
there. Later ON they suhdued Paris
and made that the royal seat OF their
increasing empire. 81
The origin Of other geographical
names ls Interesting and will serve 70
enlIghten lis when we read Of, for In
stance, Hibernia for Ireland. HiBernia
Is, said to be derived from q Phoeni-
clan word meaning "farthest habfta-
ation, I" there being no country known to
them west of Erin.
Portugal obtained it's name from Por-
to, the haven orspprt where the Gauls
landed their stores. This is Oporto,
called by the Portuguese O Porto (the
port. The town was given as a dowrry
to Teresa when she married Henry de
Lorraine, who styled himself Earl Of
Portugal because the place was known
as the portus Gallorum (the port of the
Gauls). The name was finally extend
ed to the whole country.
Russia took its denomination from
the Rossi, or Russi, "a people of the
south Of Russia. who possessed them
selves of the country in the declining
days Of the Greek empire. Being the
predominant inhabitants, they imposed
their name on all the rest.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Saturday,, Novenbe 80, leo,-
r..;arning the Ganae.

When that great plainsman ]. B.
Hlckok, better known as Wild Bill :
came east ON what he called 4sredhot
trail to learn something, !" he stopped
one Saturday night at q hotel In Port
land, Me.
When he went to his room to seek
rest, be found that the adjoining room
was occupied by company of fashion
able and rich young sports of Portland
who, 1t did not take him long to dis
cover, were playing an interesting
game Of poker for high stakes. In vain
did he try to sleep. He could not do
SO, and after an hour arose, dressed
himself and knocked on the door.
Instantly all was silent; but he in
Quired politely that as they would not
let him sleep would they let him come
In and watch the game?
They did so and were impressed with
the appearance of the man and asked
If he would join them.
IT will If you will post me. but, you
know, I'm a tenderfoot east" he re-
piled.
They were willing to post him,
and, playing awkwardly, making blum
ders and asking questions, but seem
ingly greatly interested, he continued
to play until daylight, when he put his
winnings, some $1,000, in his pocket.
81 thank you, gentlemen" he said,
sand I'm rather glad you would not let
me sleep. I'll be here until tomorrow,
SO keep me awake some more"
But the players did not appear again.
Detroit Free Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
The Lnatrn1,s Pearl.

Pearls, as most readers know, are
small bodies found either in the mother
Of pearl shells or those with a nacreous
lining. They are formed either by q
disease, by the presence Of parasite
or by an. effort on he-part Of the mol
lusk to rid itself of some foreign sub
stance which has found its way into
the shell.
Pearls are composed Of many layers
of carbonate Of lime with organic mat
ter between and are1not always pearly
throughout and invariably have some
small central core or nucleus. Round
pearls Of fine ulster and color are very
valuable, and their value increases rap
idly with their size
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
roo It,eII.,aI.liat.lo.

"a 0D bAGak31ANtl5e
Look here sid d Sffolk farmer to
a friend, sim going to Kill my pig, but
.I owe so much pork to my neighbors
I that shall have none left for myself
!. i'll pay it all back. What would you
do9''
ssQnite easy to trick emf said the
| friend. Kill your pig and leave it
Hanging outside until late at night, SOS
every one can see it Then take It in
| and say some one stole It. Stick to the
tale, and you'll be all right"
The farmer followed instructions,
and the kind friend watched his chance
and stole the pig, The poor farmer
came around next morning to tell what
had happened.
Somebody's stolen my pig" he
cried.
s.Good!' said theFfriend, Stick to It,
and the neighbors il believe you, sure
enough"
sBut it was stolen. tell your
sExcellent!' quoth the friend. Gust
you stick to the tale. Z
You confounded ass" yelled the
farmer. Don't you understands It
was really stolenw
"superbY laughed the delighted
friend. you ought to have been an &C.
tor, SO you ought
That Suffolk farmer slammed the
door and went away fuming IL london
Answers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Daring Wasps.

ssWasps were the first paper makers, .
said an entomologist. IT is very inter-
esting to study the ways of these fierce
little insects. For the sake of a grab
at the honey store a single individual
will sometimes face whole hive Of
bees, being in fair combat match for
any three inhabitants of the apiary.
Most of us have had experience Of the
fearlessness with which they will at
tack human beings.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
The TadpoIe.

OF course most people know that
frogs and toads are evolved from
itadpoles, but there are some very
strange things about these batra-
chians that possibly you don't know.
Because this changeling is so well
known to nearly everybody itnay
be dismissed by saying that it is
born with gills and lives entirely
under water until it reaches the
transformation period 5henS lungs
appear in place Of the gills, the tail
drops off, legs sprout out and an
animal fitted to live on land is the
result.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Grerrno,ne Find In MEXICO.

Workmen employed in the Veladora
mine, situated near Monterey, Mexico.
recently opened up a large cavern by
means Of tunnel. In it were. found
the skeletons of fifteen men, surround
ed by ancient mining tools, says the
New York Times. Piled up in the cav
ern were more than two carloads of
horn silver and galena, with wire sill
yer, all Of great richness. The old
Spanish records show that this mine
was worked more than 200 years ago,
and the skeletons are of miners who
are supposed ito have been su6foeated
by cavein.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
His Gfft.

The following incident is reported
from one of the public schools in the
poorer section Of Boston:
'Say, teacher, here's tuberose |
brought you" said a smudge faced
youngster the other day.
And, beanatng her thanks, she asked
him where he got it.
"Oh, say. dat was easy" he replied.
q got it off'n dead lady"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
BIanketu.

To clean flannel blankets a good way
is to put two tablespoonfuls of borax
and pint of soft soap into cold water
sufficient to cover the blankets. When
the borax and soap have dissolved, put
in the blankets and let them stand over
night. The next day rub them out,
rinse in two waters and hang them to
dry. Never wiring them.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
1870 =.
Fire Fighting In England.

In the smaller places in England
horses have to be borrowed for the fire
engines. Often thirty to fifty minutes
are wasted in getting horses, which,
when an alarm Of fire was given, were
at work at their daily duty. a consid-
cradle amount of time is also lost in
finding proper harness for them. The
horsing of steam engines in country
districts is a very difficult problem.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Horz tha r.over Looks Al the Fil

When young Sayoyard goes a-Woo-
ing, he pays considerably more attens
ton to the admired ones fire than to
her face. If she leaves the billets Of
wood undisturbed on the Hearth, it Is
a sign that he is welcome, but should
she place one Of the blazing fagots In
an upright position against the others
1t is hint for him to take his de-
parture.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
An Indian Belief.

There is belief prevalent in India
that If a man be sleeping, no matter
where, and a Shesh Nag come and sit
beside him, with hood spread over
the sleeper's face, the latter is sure to
be son of fortune. Popular tradition
assigns the same reason to the rise Of
Haida Ali Of Mysore from a common
soldier.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
An Apt Definition.

s.What is Bohemian?' said the
young man who wants to study human
nature.
a Bohemian" answered the cold
blooded friend, ''is person who al
ways needs two or three extra indorse-
ments on his note when be wants to
borrow money Washington Star.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
No superstition,

"Would you start on a Journey on
Friday?"
no. indeed"
'sWhy are people so superstitious2'
''But this has nothing to do with SUI
perstition. / get paid on Saturday,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30

A small iron pot holding about a
quart, which Is still preserved, was
cast at the Lynn foundry IN 1916. 1t
was the first iron article made from
native ore In America.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
CnmaIide.r,ate.

Bangs -Jubkins is the honeliest man
/ ever saw.
Slangs Why don't you say It to MS
face?
Bangs-4I don't want to.
Slangs- You're afraid to, amt you?
Bangs oh, no. But his face has
enough to bear already. Detroit Free
Press. Observation-Disclosures.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
Her Refereneea.

Mrs. Hiram-And have you any ref
erences?
Applicant-No, mum; OF tored 'em
up!
MRS. Hiram lin surprise) Tore them
up? How foolish!
Applicant Yez wudn't think SO,
mum, If yez had seen 'em. From
Recollections Of Mrs. Minnie 3. Leo"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
A Thoroughbred.

Shells 1t true that when you pro-
posed to me you didn't know whether
was worth penny
i He Absolutely. But always was
willing to take chances. Detroit Free
Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30

Sandy Then say when, laddie.
Tammas-Nay, mon; the glass will
say when. London King.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30
A wee Drop.

Sandy-And will We TAX a drap o.
whisky afore ye gang hame. Tammas9
/ Tammas-Ah, weel, just a wee drap-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-30

!. Dyer & BRO. IS Dyer Building, St Paul, MINI.