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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-27

Edward II. Seco Of Saco. and Minnie
NJ Farwell Of Brunswick. who were
sa,,tcnceL to ono year in Cumberland
county iail in June last. for lasciEI'uS
coha hitation.' ask for a paruoh '"t''
cases will come up at the next session
Of the Council.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-27

Col. T.. c. Plummer of Bath, was at
thc state Capitol. Monday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17

"Cp to five years ago." said a pros
pectOr to a st. Louis Republic reporter.
Il didn't believe in such a thing as a
mans hair standing on end" And
then the old gentleman told the. story
of the fright that led him to change
his mind:
II was In the mountains of Idaho
with a friend, and we ran short of
fresh meat, SO n day l took my gun
and started Off alone. l went into q
ravine and was making my way along
q little brook when ! came suddenly
upon a queer sight. Not four feet in
front Of me, in the full blaze of the
sun. lay four mountain lions asleep.
"FOr half a minute l thought them
dead, but as l stood staring at them,
with my heart In my mouth, every one
of them sprank up with a growl. And
they faced around at me, looking ugly,
shifting the air, with their whiskers
drawn back. showing the white line
of their teeth. switching their tails
and looking like demons.
"As for me | stood rooted to the
spot. | couldn't move from sheer fright.
A queer. numb sensation began in my
ankles and crept up my body, and
literally felt my hair rise.
II stood there motiOnless for several
minutes. Then n of the beasts drop
ped his tail and whined. The others
followed his example. My presence
mystitied them. A few seconds later
they turned about and crept away
down the ~ravine, looking back STEALTH
~ two or three times to see me.
"When they were out of sight, I be-
gan to breathe again. didn't care to
hunt any more that day and made for
the camp at top speed. That was the
time my hair stood on end, and my
scalp was sore to the touch for a week
afterWard."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
A Careful Mother.

This Is a story one woman Is never
tired of telling of a mother whose child
had been i'll with scarlet fever. She
always emphasizes the fact, too, that
the mother was possessed, upon ordi-
nary occasions, with good sense and
would be called a more than ordinarily
intelligent woman She was, too, a
more than ordinarily careful mother,
and it was as an Illustration of this
that she told the story of the care of
her boy to the friend who now repeats
it. Not as much was known about
sanitary conditions then as now, but
it was not in a time of primitive ignO-
rance.
81 always believe in taking the great
est care to prevent contagion in any
disease" said the mother. land with
the fever | was extraordinarily care
full. Why. when the skin began to
peel | rubbed the child down with my
hands every day to remove every loose
fragment. let it fall into a cloth. and
then | gathered it up carefully and
shook it out the window"
The listener to that story laughed
then and there. to the great surprise
and Indignation of the mother, and
laughs now at the ridiculous ignorance
of a woman who claimed to have even
q vestige Of common sense.-New York
Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
He Was Very Charitable.

An amusing story is told in connec-
ton with a swell bazaar held a short
time ago. Among the features of the
entertainment was a r~efreshment stall,
to which charitable donors contributed
supplies. thus enabling all the takings
to represent clear profits.
The lady in charge requested a gift
for this purpose from a well known
and wealthy gentleman in the city. but
one not famous for parting" To her
surprise she received next day a note
to the effect that he was sending her a
sirloin of beef and "two" ox tongues.
The same morning the lady happened
to go to her butcher (who was also the
butcher of Mr.. ~. and, after giving
him n large order for her stall, asked
him If he would like himself to giv~
anything.
II should very much. ma'am," replied
the worthy tradesman, "but | yester-
day gave to Mr.. X. at his request for
this purpose, a sirloin Of beef and three
OK tongues"
Net gain to Mr.. X: One OK tongue
and a cheap reputation for CHARITY
London Standard.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
His Only

The old pilot of the little steamer
Maid Of the Mist, which used to carry
passengers quite up to the foot of the
falls of Niagara until the mist from the
falling waters drenched the clothing OF
every one on board, used to perpetuate
one solitary conundrum each trip. 1t
always commenced and ended the
same.
Moving his hand along the sides Of
the pilothouse and examining the wood
work infinitely, he would look up mys-
teriously and remark:
Il say, stranger, do you know what
this boat is made off,"
made Of? Why, pine and oak, isn't
she"
mo. SIR"
"Hemlock?"
mo"
"'Tisn't cedar, is it,"
"Oh, no!'
And then the old pilots eyes twin
killed. and his mouth whistled a crazy
tune.
. "Well, iron perhaps"
mo"
"What in thunder is she made Of.
them"
"She's Maid of the Mist, stranger;
Maid Of the Mist"
Then the pilot accepted his morning
cigar.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17

"Said contract to 60 to the next to
the lowest bidder" is the way that a
local building contractor would have
the closing sentence read in advertise
ments for bids on any particular job.
While speaking of the matter recently
this same contractor said that if the
truth were known nine out of ten Of
the lowest bids made are made through
a mistake in the calculations of the
bidder.
'If the contractor who gets the job
was var that his bid is oftentimes
$1,000 below that Of the one next above
him. and this on a comparatively small
Job, he would Immediately institute a
search and find where he had made
the mistake, thus having an opportu-
nifty of failing to qualify to complete
the job. This privilege is often denied
the bidder, however, and he gets well
along with his work before the fact
dawns upon him that he is Oh "A losing
venture. 1t Is then too late to go back
on the job. and the result is that the
party who IS doing the building and
the contractors also are losers. and this
because of the natural inclination Of
the contractor to shirk in order not to
lose any more than he is absolutely
obliged to in order to get out on the
bad deal.
"These mistakes are not only disas-
trous to the parties Immediately con-
cerned, but to the trade in general, as
by the error Of the unlucky bidder an
other worthy contractor is unable to
get the work at reasonable figures.
Give the work to the next to the low
est bidder, l believe to be a good gen.
eral rule."-Omaha World Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17

The cable Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company which runs under
Lake Champaign from T~iconderoga to
LalTabees Point has something of a
history. 1t was made in Europe and
was first used in connecting opposite
shores of the Rcd sea. From there it
was brought to Hilton Head, where it
was used in connecting that place with
Tybee island. near Beaufort, s. c. At
the close of the civil war it vas taken
up and carried to New York city,
where it remained for several years In
the company storehouse before it was
placed where it now Is.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17

iueWjtr"S Witch tIazea
a.~ses Plies. z<:slAs f4r,rNs
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
Central Vermont RAILWAY
TIMETABLE
Corrected to March III, 1901

Corrected to March III, 1901
trains leave Barre Daily, except Sunday
as follows:
GOING SOUTH
$40 A. M.-MAIL For Boston via Low>A
or F~itchburg; New York via Springfield aH1
all New England points. Parlor car to Boz
ton via Lowell.
1901 P. Mast EXPRESS For Basson
via Lowell New York via Springfield ara
via New London. Buffet parlor car to NA1A
ton.
$40 P. M.-LOCAL PASSENGER Eeoe
Mortified, Randolph, White River jnnakaoa
and Windsor.
HOO p. A.-NIGHT EXPRESS. Leaves
Barre week days only, but leaves Ma.ttu1e
lier Ass A. n. daily, including Sundays. In
Boston via Lowell or Fitchburg and fog NsNe
York via Springfield. Pullman sleeping u4Se
to Boston via Lowell and to Springfield.
GOING NORTH
$50 A. M.-PASSENGER For B~uriinxeenA
st. Adams. Montreal and Richford. Cos
meets at Essex Junction with express for u
points on Rutland Railroad.
3.O5 P. NJ MAIL For Burlington, RuA.
land. Cambridge Junction, st. Adams Mua4
treai Rouses Point and OgdensburR. partot
car to Montreal.
$40 P. NJ. EXPRESS For Burlington
St. Adams and Montreal. Pullman s~lef.rIni
car, Montpelier junction to Chicago witAsa2
change. Due Chicago 8.& p. N. next nsShH
Suburban Service
TRAINS TO MONTPELIER. Leave Barre An
$50 A. NJ, 1901, sos, $40, 11.00 r. u.
TRAINS TO BARRE. Leave Montpelier s.w
9.15, 1850 A. NJ, 1855, $50 and $50 y. =
WIMamstown Trains
Leave Barre 1'20, 4.3O P. NJ. Due Wiliia.ns.
town, 1.55, $50 P. ".
leave Williamstown, 7.3O A. NJ, a30 a. r
Due Barre, sos a. ~, 500 P. y.
r. s. LOGAN, S. w. CUMMINGS. \
Vice-Pres & Gen. Maug. Gen. Pass. An
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
Deafness canno. 30 Cured.

by locol applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infamed you have q
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it Is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
stroyed forever, nine cases out Of ten are
caused by Cataarh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (ea u leo by cata J 1tR
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY d co. Toledo. o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls. Family Pills are the best.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
His

"What furnishes your inspiration?"
they asked of the author.
my wife," was the reply.
"How ~lopelyw they cried. How per-
fectly idealistic!"
Eyes" he went on, eff the muse ever
halts and l feel like loafing on my job,
her demand for a new gown or some
additional money for household ex-
penses stirs me to renewed effort and
puts Pegasus in a gallop."-Chicago
Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
Toilet
Requisites

Form an important department,
in my Drug Store. Every sin
gle article is absolutely pure,
value for every penny paid is
contained in it. Colognes, Toilet
Waters, Powders. Salves, Tooth
Cleaning Preparations-all the
best. The finest assortment OF
TOOTH BRUSH ELS anywher,
to be found for the money.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17
MONTPELIER
AND WELLS RIVER II. N.

TIMETABLE.
Corrected TO Oct. 8, 1900, trains leave I,4gya
as fellows: Going East, Sundays eycaY2@S.
$50 Am.
Connects at Wells River with AccornasssiAu
ton Train North, and with Mall Train seStl
over Pa sumpsic Division Boston Il Eaia4
r. r. Also c. meets with Accommodation
Train North via. hite Mountsin Division,
and with Mall Train South, which has
through train service rom Wells Rivas 10
Boston, via. Plymouth, Concord, Manchester,
Nashua and Lowell, arriving in Bossae ii
4.30 P. M,
1915 N.
Connects at Wells River with Exprssa M
Mail Train North over Passumpsic Dts.sfuA
B. & M. r. r. 500 Line Express to st. ysari
and Minneapolis. Western Express for CHI
cago and Night Express for Pacific CaasA
points via. c. P. Ry. Through Sleeping Carr
Wells River to St. Paul, Montreal to Chleas@,
daily except Saturdays, Montreal to rssIis
nesday. Connects with Mail train for Lisb0A.
Littleton, Whitefeld, Fabyans. L~noastaY.
Groveton and Berlin. Also connects vita
Express Train for Boston via. Plymouth.
arriving In Boston at 500 P. M. ThsauYI
Parlor Car Wells River to Boston.
SIS P. II.
Connects at Wells River with Train North
over Passumpsic Division B. & NJ. II. n. lad
all stations between Wells River and xfY1e
donviile. with Accommodation South Tor ~
stations between Wells River and WA4s0
River junction and with Accommodates
Train over White Mountain nivision u. r
M. r. R., for Lisbon, Littleton,i WhttaasM
and Lancaster.
TRAINS WEST.
Leave Wells River, $50, 10.Ob.A. M.,,asSp
P. M.
Arrive Barre 1905, 11.B A. M, 5.S0sP.N
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE,
Leave Montpelier, $50, 9.4, 11.A An.
Arrive It Barre $50, 1905. 11.ss A. M
Leave Barre 7.SO, 1920 A. M, 1a.As, AN,
40, SIS P. M.
100, $50, $50, $50 P. N.
W. A. General Manager.
r. W, STANYAN, superintendent
F.iW, MORSE. Gen'l Paw. Axsnk
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-17

"PrOmlSe me yOu uOnht drink any to-
aight, WiN yOuY"
Flag at Home and Abroad What diff
ference does it make to you? I'll prom
Use not to get drunk If that's what you
mean. | can control my appetite II
l want to-"
ut makes more difference to- your
mother than to any n else. Won't
you promise not to touch the drink for
the love you have for her" Edward
found himself for the first time plead
ing with Willis.
Willis hesitated. Then he said, with
an abruptness that startled Edward:
"I've promised mother several times
and broken it. What's the use? The
sight and smell Of the stuff put the
very devil into me-"
"What makes you 60 where 1t Is,
then"
"You tell" replied Willis ca~relessly.
"Don't worry about me. I'll come out
all right in the end"
TO BE CONTINUED
LeWitr>s Witch tlaze.
--- "a l---u
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
IfUMoR OF THE HOUR


MY DEAR" he said a little testify as
he held his cigar at arms length and
ecowied at the smoke that curled up.
ward, II am always delighted to re
~ceive a birthday remembrance from
you, but in the future when any cigars
are to be purchased for home consump-
ton please go to my cigar dealer and
buy what he recommends. r.
aren't they good!' said his wife.
ooh, I'm SO sorry! The clerk at Tape
Iey's said they were excellent, pure
Savannah, with some altar of some
thing fller'-
"Sumatra fller?" suggested her hus-
band, with a sniff.
Eyes, Sumatra filler, and they were
in such a pretty box. and each one was
all done up in tin foil and tied with
the sweetest little pink ribbon, and l
supposed the pure Savannah and the
some altar off,
"Attar of cabbage!' he cried. "And
you bought a hundred heads-a hun
dred heads!r'
"Cabbage?" she cried. "Now, my
dear. you are exaggerating. You know
they aren't cabbage leaves"
Cabbage. boiled c~abbager" he in
sisted. "Why, l can taste the corned
beef they were cooked with!"
Then he hurled the offending cigar
into the fireplace, Sc that the smoke
might escape up the chimney.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Practical Progress.

Bishop-How are you succeeding
here?
Struggling Pastor-The standard of
morality is rising gradually.
Il am glad to hear that"
"1es. / am no longer obliged Co de-
mand cash in advance."-New York
Weekly.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Self

'You ought to marry a good, sensible
girl" said the friend.
"Your advice is ~paradoxica1," an
swered Willie Washington. Glow am
/ to find a sensible girl who is foolish
enough to marry me?'-Washington
Star.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Sad Change.

Sharpe-On his birthday before their
marriage she gave him a book entitled
"a Perfect Gentleman"
Whealton-Any change after a year
of married life?
Sharpe-Yes. On his last birthday
she gave him a book entitled "Wild
Animals l Have Met."-Chicago News.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Cold Calculation.

D you expect to have any serious
opposition to your election next line ~
asked the friend.
YES" answered Senator Sorghum,
"about the usual amount"
GLOW much is that?''
ooh, about fifteen or twenty thou
sand dollars WORTH" = Washington
Star.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
New source of Supply

She-Do you believe that matches are
made in heaven?
He-Perhaps they were in former
years, but not since the trust got down
to business.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
mae Acc of surgery.

So many persons r operated upon
every day that it is becoming quite a
~distinction to go to the grave all in one
tpiece.-Atchison Globe.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Not Worth Kissing.

'Give me a kiss. my charming PEARL"
A young man said to a blue eyed girl.
Said she, ttYou great big lazy elf.
Fucker your mouth and help yourself"
Chicago News.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
A Mental

Tom-What is your idea about get
ting old?
Dick-Getting old? Well, a man is
not Did until he finds his future SO I'M
Interesting that his thoughts ave to
feed on his past.-Detroit Free Press.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
An emery.

Snow them" said the professor, look
ing at his watch, IF any young gentle
man would i k to ask any question be-
fore class
'What time is it?' inquired Mr..
Fresh.-Philadelphia Press.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Stick to 1T From Force of Habit.

"Don't take too much stock in the
fellow who tells you hat life isn't
worth living" says the Manayunk phi
llosopher. ''The doctors Offices are
crowded with such people."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
nj Would Seem So.

Failures" be quoted, care the step
.ping stones to success"
'<In that case" was the reply. "the
steps certainly need repairing."-Chica-
go Post.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Why Baby Cried.

Nurse-Oh, dear! W~hatever's baby
crying so for, Master Gussy?
Gus-Oh, he's mad at me for trying
to make him smile with the glove
stretcher.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-19
Enough.

%Dfd you tender your affections to
Miss Blunt?'
eyes, / rendered them"
"sWhat did she say2"
''She said I was too tough."-Morn-
ing Telegraph.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-28
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate

In the Sixth Election District OF Saint
Mary's Comfy.
DY VIRTUE of decree of the Circuit
ID Court for st. Mary's County, sitting
as COURT OF EQUITY passed
in cause wherein Walter z. Brewer
is complainant and Z. v. Brewer and
others are defendants, the undersigned,
the Trustee named in said decree, will
sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Court
House Door in Leonardtown, on
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-28
TUESDAY, April q, 1901,

being further known as the home farm
OF the late Philip III. Dorsey, and of
which Charles r. Brewer died, seized
and possessed, containing 175 $40 acres,
more or less.
The above land is very desirably To-
Gated, bordering on Cuckhold's Greek,
at the head thereof known as Forrest
Landing, lin the 9th Election District of
st. Mary's County,, and the soil is in a
very fair state of cultivation, producing
fine yields from our staple crops.
1t is improved by q good dwelling and
other necessary farm buildings. 1t is
very convenient to steamboat wharves,
schools and churches, and altogether
presents a rare opportunity for persons
desiring TO purchase home or to make
investment.
IL will be sold subject to the Dover
interest of Mrs. Z. V. Brewer in about
2S acres of the woodland (of same) al
ready laid off to her.
Terms of sale as prescribed by the de-
cree are, one-third of the purchase mon
ey to be paid in Cash on the day of sale,
and the balance in one and two years.
with security to be approved by the
trustee and to bear interest from the
day OF sale, or all cash at the option of
the purchaser.
A deposit of 5000 required at the time
of sale.
Conveying at cost of purchaser.
b. HARRIS CAVALIER,
March 2S-tdx Trustee.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-28
OBITUARY.

Died, at the home of her mother. near
Warldorf, after short illness of pneu-
monia, HELEN, daughter of Mrs. Il. G.
Dyer.
All Il dark within our dwelling.
Lonely is our home today,
For the one we loved sincerely,
Has forever passed away.
By her cousin MoLLIE.
Died, ut the residence of her parents.
February 2Sth, 1901, Lucy, Youngest
daughter of James A. aud Susie G. Heard,
age 1s months.
Go to thy rest, fair child!
Go to thy dreamless bed.
While yet so gentle, indebted,
With blessing on thy head.
BY her aunt ADA.
Died, on March 4, 1901, of pneumonia.
NARY ALTA, loving daughter of John
III. and Elizabeth Raley, age II months.
Do not weep loving parents,
Your tears are all in vain,
Alta has left this world of sorrow.
And your loss is her eternal gain.
Cousin L.
In loving remembrance of little Lucy.
beloved child of Daniel and Ida Wilkin
son, who departed this life Jan Q. 1901.
aged 3 years, months and days.
Though we miss you little Lucy,
Lonely are our hearts to-day,
Longing for your once sweet presence.
That was 80 early called away. d. 8.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-28
IN MEMoRIAM.

IN chronicling the death OF WILLIAM
u. UsKLE, which occurred on the 2lss OF
February. 1901, i'm his 5sth year, the
writer has no intention of depicting
mot what he was but what he should
have been" for he was mortal and had
his faults. Who has NOT The greatest
OF which, IL indeed not his only one, was
his love Of the bowl"
But II he had his vices, he had his vir-
tues also. He was a hard working in
dustTious man, q good neighboT-w0ulc
disoblige himself 20 accommodate
friend, good mechanic, machinist,
wheelwTight and blacksmith. His was
. busy life and he will be missed. He
has gone TO bis reward and we will trust
and pray, that before q merciful God his
virtues may outweigh his faults.
The cause of bis death Is not known
and probably never will be- He had
been indulging rather freely during the
evening, but not more so than on many
previous occasions. and we can hardly
think that If IL was the remote, IL was
not the immediate cause of his death !;
Tor be was able TO 90 from the store to
Mr.. Meredith's saw mill, replenish the
IRE in the engine from time TO time, as
was noted late in the night. II il prob
able that sometime after midnight-in
the early morning hours-he fell asleep,
AND the fire going down, the extreme
cold weather, or q stroke of paralysis
rendered him, upon awaking, unable to
rise, and caused him 50 10 remain until
found the next morning.
The writer saw him few moments
after life was pronounced extinct by the
doctor, and his wrists, face and body
were warm, which would seem to pre-
clude the probability OF death by cold
However that may be, he now rests from
his labors. He leaves a sick wife, four
sons and two daughters to lament his
loss.
He was, during the war between the
States. a Confederate soldier and served
/ believe until the end OF the war.
His days of toll are ended, he sleeps the
sleep of death,
| His horny hands of labor lie idle on his
breast;
A merciful God viii Judge hint. not
| for us-no breath
or praise or censui I'll reach him " l ere
now he H.. at rest.