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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-15

but when it came to putting an inof-
fensiVe country lad in jeopardy of his
life, we couldn't see the matter at all.
We'll, here's what happened to the
gawky youth-heS now the managing
editor of a big New York paper-as
he told it to me long afterwards:
He had a man row him out in a
skiff to the starboard side of Black
Jacks barge. Black Jack himself
a bull-necked individual, with the
looks and the strength of a gorilla
was leaning over the side. When he
saw the country looking young fellow
in the boat he let out a guffaw, and
called a bunch of his pals to the side
to take in the spectacle of the jay with
the pink crocheted neckte. They all
roared. and then Black Jack asked the
gawky youth what in the hot place he
wanted, anyhow.
I'm from the Outer Sea- replied
the young man, guilelessly. and l
came out to have a talk with you, and
to look at your boat.
AN expression of stupifcation stole
over Black Jacks face. The amazing
gall of the youth from the country
knocked him all in a heap. He tried
to say something but he couldn't. 1t
was fully three minutes before he let
out a sound. and then the sound was a
roar of laughter that could have been
heard on the shore.
You win. all right said Black
Jack then. Any dip wit a bunch o
nerve like wot you packs aroun' wins
wit me eight days in de week. Come
aboard
The gawky youth, not apprehend-
ing the fact, that he was taking his
life in his hands, cooily stepped
aboard the barge. He had no sooner
got aboard than Black Jacks mood
changed, and he began to rip out
oaths with regard to the city editor of
the Outer Sea that made the Lake
Michigan whitefish turn over on their
backs and cash in. This was the gawky
youths cue.
81 think you're about. right he
butted in. He's tried to make a mon
key of me in sending me out here to
see you. | can see that. I'm just on
the paper, and never heard OF your
place before. and when he saw that L
was sort o. new in town he gave me
this assignment
"'Black Jacks mood changed again.
"'Oh, that's his lay, is it.? he said.
AN right son. Make yourself at home.
Here. have a bottle of wine with me.
Tried to make a monkey out of you,
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was called Black Jacks bumboat.'
Black Jack had established a horri-
bic affair lie called concert hall on
this barge. and the business had be
come an eyesore to Chicago. 1t was
frequented by all sorts OF abandoned
characters, and scenes of violence We're
of nightly occurrence on the barge.
Black Jacks walters We're all ruff
fans like himself. and if they didn't
like the looks of any man who came
on board the barge they'd rough
house him UP and then throw him
overheard. If he could swim we'll
enough to make for the shore so much
the better for him: if he couldn't then
it was his funeral, and no mistake.
Black Jack didn't pay for any liquor
license whatever. He claimed that
his barge being anchored in govern
ment waters. was under federal
jurisdiction. and such was the deadly
fear in which even the Chicago police
held the man and his band of des-
peradoes that Black Jack actually
made his contention stick. and kept his
nefarious business going for a long
time. The papers roasted the authori-
ties Tor not driving Black Jack and
his loathsome barge to the north pole,
but the roasting didn't do any good.
BLACK Jack continued to stick and to
snap his fingers at all of the efforts to
dislodge him.
The old man gave an outline of
the character of Black Jacks maio-
dorous barge to the gawky youth who
wanted work. and asked him if he'd
care to go out to the barge and have
a talk with Black Jack and look the
plant over The city editor explained
Black Jacks sworn hatred for news
paper men. and his particular aversion
for the city editor of the Outer Sea-
who is myself said the old man.
on account of the ferocious attacks that
the Outer Seas city editor had direct
ed against his barge.
Think you'd like to take chance
it's not a soft assignment. you under
standard go out and look Black
lack oyer?' the city editor asked the
| cavky youth. who didn't hesitate a
| little bit in replying that any kind
of a show was what he was looking
! for So the old man gave him some
| additional directions, and the ambi-
tious youth went out to cover the as
| signment We thOught-we aforesaid
| Smart Alecs in the city room-that
this was pretty mean trick on the
mart of the old man We considered
that a joke was a joke, and all that
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SOMERSET.
ST. -AL.BANC.

Miss Ida Bul.er is very i'll with pneu-
monia. She was reported TO be q very
little better. Saturday.
The funeral of the late Reuel Webb
occurred. Sunday. at the old home on
the so-called Webb ridge, Rev. Virgil
Sweetland officiating. Mr.. Webb was a
native of this town and highly re-
speCted. lie leaves a wife and ewo
sons, Charles and Weston.
The students of Mrs Alice j.
Mathews class gave n musical recital
1t the Town hall. Thursday evening.
Those who br2vcd the snow storm
and attended felt well repaid for the
trouble.
Marie Halves visited friends in
town. last week. She has gone to
Millinocket as trained nurse.
]. S. Martin has been laid up for a
week with Il lame ankle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-15

limited free range to both fowl and
chicks, and with the recent purchase
of two fields, one containing ten
acres and the other two. will furnish
sufficient land To raise a greater part
of the grain consumed by the stock.
They are to try various experiments
with crops and stocks of different
kinds and it is probable that a SQUAD
plant will also be added at an early
l.,t
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WHITMAN
: 4 ADAMS
COMPANY,
Successors to Fowler g. Hamier.
SILKS

The special prices at which we have
been selling silks during the past
week. have been appreciated by the
ladies' of Augusta, judging from the
great amount OF silks we have sold.
and We shall continue to give same
prices on these goods while they @laSt.
If you want anything in the way Of
silks a visit to our silk counter will
convince you that our prices are the
lowest ever given in this city. RE
MEMBER THESE SILKS ARE ALL
NEW AND DESIRABLE.
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We are Busy People.-Scene, Rome.
Delighted to meet you in Italy, Miss
Benedict" Miss? Eth. you have not
heard of my marriage. / am on my
honeymoon" Indeed, Where is your
husband" ''Oh, / left him in New
York: he was too busy to come along"
Harlem Life.
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OF apples from the Vassaiboro station.
Friday.
Lee Alexander whose feet were
scaided by his stepping into vat OF
boiling dye in the mill is able to he
out.
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Hardly the Thing to Do.-"If I was
Louise I'd be ashamed "Why?"
shes a member of the Audubon
Club. and yet she has her bedroom
fitted out in birds eye maple."-Chi-
cago Record
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"Mr. Hardcase,' said the minister,
81 saw your son in saloon. yester-
day" Did you?" replied Mr.. Hard
case; II hope he had the politeness to
ask you to have something.'-Phila-
delphia Record.
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FEAT OF A HAYsEED REPORTER.

His Nerve Was Good and the Joke
Was on the Editor.
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Ladies' Muslin Underwear

We have the sale in this city of the
celebrated Peerless Brand, acknowi-
edged by every one to be the best
values in the market. our new line is
now on our counters ready for inspec-
ton.
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(which it may be a trite thing to
say" remarked the Chicago cores
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NORTH VASSALBORO.

The following are the names Of the
newly elected officers of X. w. Mullen
relief Corps of this village, who were
installed by Mrs. f. Fitzpatrick of
materville, Monday evening. Jan. !:
resident, Mrs Della Withee; vice
president. Mrs Mary Fisher; chaplain.
,ais. K. G. Burgess: secretary. Miss
r. =, I, Phillips: treasurer. Mrs. Esther
mandy; conductor. Mrs. Jennie Norris;
sudfd, Louisa McCurdy; past presi-
Nen', Isabelle Perkins.
:. our new sets of cards arrived at the
n, r,assaiboro WOODEN mill last week.
iney are 60 inch machines of the lat
- pattern and are from the firm Of
avis X Furber. Andover. Mass. This
makes % sets of new cards for this
mill.
me heaviest snow storm of the sea
'Oh came Saturday.
\, i'ep, Z. H. Cook is in Maynard
Mass called there by the illness of his
laughter, Edith. who is a teacher il
N'e schools of that city.
Mr. W. T. Reynolds has transferred
~ numbering opera tons from tho
low. - = IVY 'i''7
'ohn w. Kennedy has sold his croI
Portland
ST. H. Cummings shipped carload
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Hamburgs

All Dressing Sacques marked below
cost to close.
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Cotton Dress Goods

| lot 50 in. Foulardines, made from
mercerzed cotton, hard to tell from
silk. Beautiful foulard printings made
to sell for 30 cents per yard, for this
sale,
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or research by foreign inquirers has re-
suited in making much more of 1t than
this definition. Since it thus symbol
ICES what the human mind cannot
easily comprehend the Chinese not only
accept It without question but as
reality pertaining to their own life and
governing 1t.
Annoy needs little fuel except for cook
ing, but the supply hardly satisfies the
most sparing use of wood. In some
places women and children by hun
dreds find means of livlihood by
gathering stems, sticks and leaves, and
in digging for roots, which will always
bring good price in copper cash. The
work has become almost an industry
in the adjoining province. where the
searchers for fuel trudge miles for it
daily. On the way to the hills where
they gather it they have made path
which has become so worn that it
exposes coal bed along most its
length. Outcroppings elsewhere in the
same section show coal at hand over
a vast area, ready for use and to be
gathered at infinitely less trouble than
the wood is obtained from the hills.
But the doctors have declared that
there must be no disturbance of the
coal beds. The people bow as If to
an inspired law. 1t is permitted to
deforest some of the hills for fuel, and
they are kept continually stripped by
the thousands who make a living by
gathering wood and carrying it back
to the settlements. The spirits gener-
ated by the wind and water and which
occupy and envelop the earth exact
this burden upon toiling millions, who
bear IL patiently and without COM
plant.
1t is an essential purpose of Feng-
shut to preserve the harmones of
nature, 1t aims at placid conditions.
The welfare of the people is best to
be served, so far as anything approach
ing philosophy enters into this sort of
calculation by leaving things as they
always have been in order that the
spirits of earth and air may forever
move in the surrents to which they
nave become accustomed, so that there
may be no distraction Of annoyance to
provoke or ruffle them. If they are
driven out of their course through
human agency. the penalty Is exacted
in human suffering.
Hence all possible precaution is taken
to avoid that which will disturb them,
and the interpreters of Fengshui must
be consulted on every occasion. 1t
may we'll be that the high regard which
the Chinese have for precedent, their
intense conservatism, and the quality
of self satisfaction which enables them
10 feel superior to the outside affairs
or even to their own mishaps is en-
gendered by the faith that makes them
fatalists.
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AVOCA.

The assistant pastor of the Elm Park
church will preach in the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow morning
at 1890 o'clock.
Lafayette Stafford, of Meshoppen, is
the guest of Rev. r. NJ. Pascoe
Charles and Andrew Druffner will
leave today to spend their vacation
with friends in Williamsport and
Lockhaven.
Mrs. j. Il. Stafford and two daugh-
ters left on Thursday for their home
in Marquette Michigan, after spend
ing several weeks at the Dougher resi-
dence on the West Side.
Mrs. r. NJ. Pascoe has returned home
after several weeks visit at the home
of her aunt in Waymart.
NJ. f. Mccarthy, of Mayfold, was a
visitor in town last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Job Dommermuth and
family returned to their home in
Shelton, Conn, yesterday, after sew
eral weeks visit here.
Two monstrous excursions will leave
this town next week for Mountain
Park. st. Marys excursion will be on
Tuesday. Several hundred tickets
have already been sold The pro-
ceeds will be used 70 paint the church
and parsonage. The Langclffe con-
gregation will go on Friday. Their
popularity, together with the cheap
rate, always attracts a large crowd
wherever they chose to go.
John Allen, of the West Side, left
yesterday to spen a few months at
the home of his brother in Scotland.
His daughter, Mrs. James Morton, ac-
companed him TO New York.
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TUNkHANNOCk.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Tunkhannock, July 12.-George w.
McKown and wife, who have been Wis
iting the formers parents at this place
for some time, will return to their home
in Missouri, about the middle of Aug
ust.
John Townsend. the tailor has again
opened his shop over Harvey Sickler's
drug store.
Benjamin NJ Hall, of South Eaton,
was a caller in town on Friday.
Griffin II. Potter, of West Nicholson,
announces that he will be candidate
for the nomination for county treas
urer before the next Democratic county
convention.
Edward l.. Day, of Nicholson, was a
visitor in town on Thursday.
Bradley w. Lewis and Harry F. Met
calf accompanied by their families will
attend the Pan-American exposition
next week. starting on Monday.
The presence here on Friday of
George Shippey, who has just been re-
leased from serving twelve years
term in the Eastern penitentiary, re-
called to the minds of many of our
citizens the circumstances of his trial
for the murder of Charles Tannery,
near Lake Winola, for which he was
convicted and sentenced. The shot
which killed Tannery was fired from a
wagon, in which Shippey was riding,
while Tannery was standing in a barn
door, looking out. The absence of proof
of any motive for the crime, caused
the jury to return verdict of murder
in the second degree, and he was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for twelve
years. The trial commenced January
Ia, 1890. b. w. Lewis, district attor-
ney, and c. Oscar Dersheimer repre-
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PRESBYTERIAN.

First Presbyterian Church--Rev. Dr. Joseph
Smith, Of Baltimore, Md, will occupy the pulpit.
Second Presbyterian Church-Rev. II. q.
Buchler, Of Connecticut, will occupy the pulpit
of the Second Presbyterian church, both morn
ing and evening
Providence Presbyterian church. pastor, Rev.
George +. Guild, d. D-The Sacrament Of the
Lords Supper will be celebrated at the morn.
ing service; sunday school at noon; Endcayor
service, G3j O'Clock Evening service, with
short sermon, at 1.3O o'clock.
Green Ridge Presbyterian church Rev. l. J.
Lansing, pastor; Rev. l.. r. Foster, assistant.
1880. service OF worship, with sermon by the
pastor; II M, Bible school, 7.ij, service, with
sermon by the pastor. All invited and welcomed.
Wa,hhmn Street Presbyterian Church, Rev.
John p. Mofat, D. D., paStor-Services at 1880
a. and 1890 =. M; Bible school at II m;
G.. E Young Peoples at 6:So p. m; subject,
''Indivdual Work for Christ" leader, Mrs. e.
II. Hall; prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.
IN. The pastor will preach morning and even
ing. All welcome. Short evening service.
sumner Avenue Presbyterian church, corner
sumner avenue and Price strcct.-Scrvccs tomor.
row in the morning at 1880; Sunday school;
evening service at p m; Rev. John Mohat,
u. D., will preach. Tuesday evening at 80,
Band of Hope; Wednesday evening, prayer meet.
ing at 7.i5.
Adams Avenue Chapel, New York strcct-Rcv.
James Hughes will preach at 1880 and at 7.4j.
Subjects. Ellis Love to Me Was Wonderful"
"'Ghc Disciples in a Storm and Jesus Watching
Them Through the Darkness" Sunday school Q
a. IN. during tho months of July and August.
hearty invitation is given 10 the friends in
the ncighborhood Of the chapel to attend these
services
Capouse chapel Prcsbytcran)--Prca at
1890 a. m. and 80 p. m, by the pastor, Rev.
L. II. Foster. Sunday school, p. N, Senior
Endeavor, $50 Prayer meeting, $50. Thurs.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Stations in New York-Foot of Liberty street,
n r., and South Ferry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE 40, 1901
Trains leave Scranton for New York Newark
Elizabeth, Philadelphia, Eason, Bethlehem, Al
lentown, Mauch Chunk and White Haven, at 9 IS
a. m: express, 10; express, 400 p. m. Sun.
days, 2.l5 p. m.
and A 90 H. M Sundays, 2.l5 p. m.
For Baltimore and Washington and points
South and West via Bethlehem, SIS a. m, llo
and 100 D. m. sundays, 2,l5 p, m. =.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc, at $50
A. m, Through COACH and 10 p. m.
For Reading, Lehanon>and Harrisburg, via Al.
lcntown, S.55 a. m. and lilo p. m. sundays,
els p, m.
For Mountain Park, $50 a. In, ll0 and 400
p. m,
Through tickets to all points east, south and
west at lowest rates at the station. ..
C. NJ. Burt, Gen. Pass Agt
j. H. OLHAUSEN Gen Supt q
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Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Trains Leave SCTdntOn.
For Philadelphia and New York via D. a. n
r. R.. at 645 and 9,S8 a m, and 2.ls, 427
(Black Diamond ExpreSs), and ll.30 p. m. Sun.
days ID. g. II. r. r., 15s, s.27 p. m.
For White Haven, Ilazleton and principal
points in the coal regions via ID. e. II. r. R.
g. As, 2l8 and i.27 p. m. For Pottsvile, 645 a.
m, 2,l8 p. m.
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading. Harrisburg
and principal intermediate stations via D. & H.
r. r., 6.45, 93s a. m; 2.ls, Az (Black Dia.
mond Express), li.30 p. m. Sundays, d. l. H.
X. r., OBS a. M; l.5s, s.27 p. m.
For Tunkhannock, Towands, Elmira, Ithaca
Geneva and principal intermediate stations, via
D.. L. W. II. r., SOS a. m.; Los and s. 40
p. m.
For Geneva. Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls
Chicago and all points west via d, & H. r. R. ,
7is, IL SO a. m, LIS, 3.33 (Black Diamond Tx.
press, las l0.il, ll.3O p. m. Sundays, d. & H.
Il. r., II So, s.27 p. M
Pullman parlOr and sleeping or Lehigh VALLEY
parlor cars on all trains between Wilkes.B Barre
and New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo and sus.
pension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gent. supt., 26 Cortland
street, New York.
CHARLES s. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., 2s Cortland
street, New York.
A. W. NONNEMACHER, Div, Pass. Ast, South
Bethlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations apply TO
300 Lackawanna avenue, scranton, Pa.
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"AMERICANIZED." I"

love my transatlantic brother WELL
! hate his foes Internally;
with conscious pride ! feel my bosom swell
When he grectS me irdtcrnally
Yet might it not, I sometimes ask betall
That his loved presence might begin to pal2
His kodak on my privacy intrudes,
His beef nils TO safety,
His canned goods crowd what late were sotudes
His heiresses society.
'Tis he-onc drop of sweet in bitter cup
'Ts his alarm wakes my servants up.
His oil my lamp his corn my belly fills,
He builds me my machinery,
And boards that tell the praises Of his pills
Adorn my native scenery;
While in the Tuhe-so Nankeefcd We are
| ride perforce in his triumphal car.
He wins our races, teaches us to ride
'Tis true, I'm very sure it is
our markets find all stocks are dull beside
His versatile securities;
And near at hand | hear, the period is,
When all our ships and shipyards shall be his.
lie fills my kosmas, and ! can but see,
As every Tom and Jerry can,
Soon I, my kin, race, cline and land may be
Essentially American;
And l may own, of comfort quite bereft,
That there is nothing really English left.
London Chronicle.
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BY
]. E. Gilbert. DID
Secretary OF American
Society Of Religious
Education.

into it, an evidence Of weakness possibly, some.
woman told the truth Nat she was becuiled by
the serpent, an attempt to shift the blame. u
Cor. Al:3) This interview was chiefly valuable
in that II led the offending parties to review
and state their wrong doing and the circum.
stances that led up TO u in the presence Of Cod
whom they dsobcycd. e. Cor. N.lO)
JUDGMENT Verses II and ij) The whole
case having been thus rehearsed through con.
fcssion of the guilty, a re.adiustmcnt is made
by which the race Of man is continued and the
wisdom and glory OF God are exhibited. The
judgment included a penalty tempered with
mercy. That penalty fell upon all the parties
concerned,-upon the man and tho woman in
way not described in our lesson, Verses is to
2D and upon the serpent so that hc was cursed
above all beasts, made the most ignohe Of the
animal kingdom. This item gives force to the
idea that he was some inhabitsnt Of this world,
aud not merely the INSTRUMENT OF an evil spirit
from another world The central and most i'm.
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Gen. i'll: lis.

inclined her TO this method. Her reflections
were along a natural order I. The tree good
for food. That was evident in the refusal 20 eat
But II good for food why was it put there un.
less for food :. The tree was pleasant to the
eyes. There was nothing about IL rcpulsivc, in.
dicating that in itself it was pcrnicious and in.
furious Its appearance was favorable. B. 1t was
desired TO make ono WISE" This was nascd on
the assertion of the temper, but there was no
reason TO doubt II because OF tho other two
facts. These reflections led her away from her
former position. She desired wisdom and tclt
this was the way to obtain it,
CONSEQUENCES. .--(rcrscs and - Now It
shall he known who was the wise and friendly
counsellor of Adam and Eve, whether God sought
their welfare or desired to prevent them from
entering higher state. Three results came
quickly |. Their eyes were opened even as
the tcmptcr had said,-thcy saw and knew what
before was invisible aud unknown. Through
that open vision everything appeared to he
changed as is evident in the other consequences.
,. They new that they were naked and made
coverings for themselves. These powers and func.
tions given by the Almighty tGcn. I:2s) were
disturbed, made normal OGcn Il:2j) the beginning
OF the aCc.long record Of shame. g. They heard
God in the garden and hid with fear Before
they had delighted in His presence and in His
them from him. lisa. LIKED This last affords
the key to the real condition. There was prohs.
bly, nothing Objectionable in the tree or its
fruit, 1t was made the test OF obedience, the
only possible test at that time. The reasoning
Of the woman in the wrong direction. She
should have thought Of God not the tree. And
death had come, spiritual death or carnal
mindcdncss as God said (Rom. WHO
INTERVIEW. .--CNers. o 10 1O What will God
DO with disohedicnt, fallen, Carnally.mindcd man,
who thinks more Of the creature than ot the
treator2 Grim. I:2j lie might have destroyed
him, but another like him ii called into being
might have gone astray That the Makers in.
tcrcst and love were not gone is remarkable,
but evident in the fact that He sought the
hiding sinner There was call and an answer
followed by an interview. The facts were con-
tossed with simplicity and manifest shame and
pcnitcnCc. There was no indication of malice or
hardness Of heart on the part of the man or
tho woman Hc did indeed attempt to excuse
his act by pleading that his companion led him