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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

school work, and have learned by eX-
perience that mixed classes are d fail
ure. The only way to keep boys in the
Sunday school is to put them in classes
by themselves. They want the
companionship of boys. The object of
your association is to furnish an open
door, Il warm hearth and companion
ship for young men and 1 am glad that
it is extending an equally cordial hand
TO the boys.
Il think about the loneliest place in
the world is a large city. The ranks
of business are being filled with young
men and boys from the country, and
these find this loneliness especially OPP
pressive. About the only companion
ship on the market within the means
of the new recruit is in sense cheap,
yet in exchange for it the boy barriers
his opportunities, his prospects in the
life that now is and sometimes his
hope of the life beyond. The associa-
ton is supposed to put much better
tompanionship on the market and at
Infinitely less cost.
IF the Goth century shall succeed in
finding the boy it will be because the
boy succeeds in finding himself. The
greatest discovery in the world it self
discovery a great many people go
through the world and never discover
themselves, never come to the con-
seriousness that they are an element, a
factor in the world. They feel no per-
sonal responsibility. The load does not
touch their shoulders. We are apt to
criticise self-asscrtion, and yet q boy
or young man who thinks he is the
whole thing is worth a thousand times
more than the one who thinks he is
nothing. The one will probably dis
cover his mistake, and he will get lots
of assistance to that end, but the 9TH
er will never discover his mistake, and
few will care whether he does or not.
Il was talking not long ago with a
man who does the employing for the
largest retail store in the world, and
he told me that he had men looking
through the departments trying to find
young men who are worth promoting.
The average employe goes along dis
charging his duties in the average way
"a part of a great army-Without ever
waking up to the consciousness OF his
individual worth or the possibility of
his being of actual worth to the estab-
lishment. The work of the associa-
ton is well calculated to reveal to
those who are under it's influence the
| latent possibilities with which they are
endowed. ashington Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
sUNDRY SUPERSTITIONS.
A Collection of Odd and Humorous
Fancies About Animals.

There are many superstitiOns in re-
gard to animals. some of which can
with a little thought easily be ac-
counted for, but there are also many
more which of course are merely ira
ditional. Several animals are. sup.
posed to be able to foresee changes in
the weather; swallows, for instance,
fly close to the ground before rain; so
do gnats; the inference is obvious.
Hedgehogs are said to be able to fore
see a coming storm. and it is an old
saying in some parts of the country,
before rain hogs run grunting home
Il is an old superstition that if a
crow croakS an odd number of times in
the morning it will be a wet day; if
even number. it will be fine. Frogs
are supposed to indicate bad weather
by croaklng more than usual, and a
storm may also be expected when dogs
wallow in the dust. There is probably
some sound and easily explained rea-
son for the idea that ants become un-
usually busy before rain, but it is
difficult to find any origin of the old
superstition that the eggs of these
animals are an antidote for love. 1t is
curious thing that the hairs of GER
tain animals are supposed by some
superstitious persons to possess cura-
tive properties; for instance, it is be-
lieved by some that three hairs taken
from the back of an ass will cure the
whooping cough, but the ass from
which the hairs are taken will die,
again. there is q belief that if a dog
bites you any evil consequences may
4 I,,iyr of va
dogs hairs to the wound.
A fried mouse is considered aspecific
fer smallpox, while, on the other hand,
to eat food which a mouse has nibbled
is said to give a sore throat.
Another certain cure for whoopinS
cough believed in is to ask man rid
ing a piebald horse for advice, and to
do whatever that man may advise.
Piebald horses figure in a great num-
Der of superstitions.
There are many animals that the
superstitious consider it unlucky to
kill. Among them may be mentioned
a ladybird, a martin, a robin, storll
and a money spider. while to kill a
wren means that you will break bone
before the year is out. Many animals
are also supposed to herald death, and
superstitlons in this direction are so
numerous that only few can be men
toned here The most commonly
known is the clicking or tapping of the
beetle called a death watch. which is
reckoned as an omen of death to some
one in the house. Swift dispels this
superstition with:
Chambermaids christen this worm a
death watch.
Because like q watch 1t always cries
click"
Then woe he to those in the house that
are sick,
For sure as a gun they will give up tbs
ghost
But a kettle of hot water injected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

We send the free treatment in a
plain sealed package with nothing to
indicate the contents, and all our en-
velopes are plain.
Pyramid Pile Care is put UP in the
form of suppcsitories which are APP
piled directly to the affected part. Their
action is immediate and certain. They
are sold at so cents the box by drug
gists everywhere and one box will fire.
ouently effect permanent cure.
BY the use of Pyramid Pile Cure you
will avoid an unnecessary, trying and
expensive examination by a physician
and will rid yourself of your trouble in
the privacy of your own home at
trifling expense.
After using the free treatment, which
we mail in a perfectly plain wrapper,
you can secure regular full-size pack
ages from druggists at so cents each,
or we will mail direct in plain pack
age upon receipt of price. You can get
every cent of your money back if after
using one-half full box you are not
satisfied that it will cure you. Pyra-
mid Drug Co., ia Main street, Mar
shall. Mich. 1913
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
A Cougar Fight.

The Northwest has probably furn-
ished more cougar fights and encoun-
tiers with wild animals than any other
part CT the United States. A success
full cougar fight is never a dull remi-
niscence particularly when a human
being gets his cougar. James Nc
Ginnis, who came from the Red River
in northwest Canada, to the Wilds of
Cow Creek in southern Oregon, a few
years back, had a very interesting
cougar fight in the Cascade Mountains.
McGinnis was an experienced hunter.
He is of Scotch and Canadian stock
and raised on the frontier, and is now
| living on the south half of the Colville
| Indian Reservation in Washington. In
his days of vigorous manhood he was 4
large, muscular, powerful man about
six feet tall and weighed It's pounds,
without carrying much fatty tissue.
Shortly before his encounter with
this cougar he had been thrown from q
wild horse that he was breaking and
received some injuries which required
some medical treatment. To secure his
medicine. he had to travel perhaps five
or six miles to the doctor. On his first
trip he noticed many cougar signs
On his second visit to the drug store he
concluded to carry his rifle, and well
for him that he did, or he would not
now be living to tell about his cougar
| battle, nor would he be able to show
in evidence the four long cougar teeth
taken from the mouth of his van
| pushed wild antagonist. McGinnis's
| faithful old dog also was along and
was no small factor in the final strug-
| gle. The cougar first attacked the
| dog, which made it's escape in con-
| siderable terror. The savage brute
then jumpd at McGinnis, whose big
rifle was rather heavy, and his aim
was rather hurried. In this way the
| bullet only grazed the cougars head
and intensified it's rage. While Nc
| Ginnis was endeavoring to eject the
| spent cartridge, the mechanism of the
rifle failed to work and before he
could get it out tie big cougar was at
close quarters with him, tearing his
| clothes and claWing away at him. by
a well-d directed blow of his fist under
| the jaw of the cougar he succeeded in
| turning the animal away from him u
| little way, and at this juncture of af-
! fairs the old dog, which Mac was lust
lily calling, had recovered his courage
and got O hold of the cougar by the
ear. and then they had some diversion
of their own While the dog and
cougar were engaged the hunter man
aged to get another cartridge in his
rife. and by the time the beast had
disposed of the faithful old dog he
again attacked McGinnis SO enraged
| was the cougar that it came right up
with it's mouth open. and so closely
that McGinnis showed the rifle barrel
| into his mouth and blew it's head off.
The cougar, in biting the rifle, took the
silver bead off the barrel. The animal
was an old female and measured eight
feet from tip to tip. Mac has the four
cougar tearing teeth as trophies of his
very serious but victorious encounter
with a bad and hungry cougar-Forest
and Stream.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
,llibly cures the timber infected;

Infallibly cures the timber infected
The omen is broken, the danger is over,
The maSSot will die and the SICK Will re-
cover.
The bowling of dog at night near
house is supposed to predict the death
of sick inmate, as also the settling Oh
a white pigeon on a house BODIES deatn
to some one in the house; while, again,
an old saying among the superstltlouS
runs. mo person can die on a bed or
pillow containing the feathers OF a
white pigeon
That the gnawing of furniture by
rats presages death is also common
superstition. To meet certain ANIMALS
is considered lucky, While to meet
others is the reverse. For instance, 10
meet a sow with litter of pigs is very
lucky, but it is unlucky if SOW
crosses a travellers path. To meet a
weasel is lucky. but should hare run
across the road in front of you it
augurs bad fortune.
We give in conclusion a few super
stitions regarding animals that are
more or less common:
If a cat sneezes thrice a cold will run
through the house.
The sneezing of a cat indicates good
luck to a bride.
If bees swarm on a rotten tree it is
an omen of sorrow to come.
Ravens (most ill-omened of birds)
forebode pSstilence.
The bacon of swine killed in wan
ing moon will waste much in the cook
ing.
To see two magpies flying together is
considered a bad omen in Lancashire,
While an old Scotch rhyme runs:
Ones sorrow, twos mirth,
Three's wedding, tours a birth,
Five's a christening, SKIS a dearth,
Seven's heaven, eight is hell.
And nine the devil his ane sell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
PRAISE FOR BOYS.
They Arc Not Given Fair Chance, Sc
Secretary Shaw Says.

The boys of today have a friend in
secretary of the Treasury Shaw. The
secretary thinks the boy is not given a
fair chance in the world; that nobody
takes the trouble to find him out, dis
cover what his youthful needs are, and
provide for them. Secretary Shaw eX-
pressed his views on the subject of
boys at the jubilee banquet of the Bos-
ton Y. NJ. c. A. in an address which
was received with much applause and
which has since been much commented
upon. Secretary Shaw said:
"One of the secretaries has referred
to the work being done by the associa-
ton for the younger young men. l
notice there are young men here of
nearly all ages, but l am particularly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
II Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth Of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg; but writes
that RuckIen's Arrica Salve wholly
cured if in five days. For Ulcers.
Wounds, Piles. it's the pest save IN
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only %
cents. Sold by Bowditch, Webster d
Co., druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
Pill. Z: S.
Piles Can Be Cured Quickly and With.
out Pain by Using Pyramid
Pile Cure.
"A trial Package Mailed Free for the
Asking.

We want every pile sufferer to try
Pyramid Pile Cure at our expense.
The treatment watch we send will
bring immediate relief from the awful
torture of itching, bleeding, burning,
tantalizing piles. If they are followed
UP as directed we guarantee an entire
cure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
Daily Ksnnebse Journal
Cards Of Thanks, obituary notices,

Cards Of Thanks, obituary notices
resolutions Of respect, ETC., win be
charged at the rate Of ten cents Der
line. No charges less than seventy
i've cents.
All advertising announcements OF On.
tertainments, whose object 10 the
raising OF money, will be charged NJ
the rate Of fifteen cents line.
Advertising notices, news form, win b
excluded from our local columns, ex-
cept such as refer to advertisers oc-
cupying space in our advertisinR
columns, and will be run under 4
separate head on one of the local
pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive thu
Journal promptly will confer Q favor
by notifying the Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Capital Grange will hold the next
regular meeting, Saturday evening,
March IA. Program: Comforting de-
grees; subject for discussion, What
Are Some of the Most Desirable
Things to Be Accomplished in 1892
Items of interest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

The members of Pettingill's corner
baseball club had another of their
whist parties in the hall at the corner
Thursday evening. There was a good
ly number present and a merry time
was enjoyed. Light refreshments were
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

The stereopticon lecture in the Meth
odist church, Sunday evening" is to be
free to all. Silver offering will be taken
to pay expenses only. Mr. Sheldon's
famous religious novel is to be the
subject of the lecture, and Mr.. War
rem of Colby College is the lecturer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

The following churches will close
their Sunday schools for two Sundays:
Methodist Episcopal, Baptist. Congre-
gational, Free Baptist, Universalist,
Unitarian
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

There will be dance at Town hall.
Manchester. this evening, Friday,
March 10. Special cars for Augusta
and Winthrop after dance. Good
music and good time is assured.
march14d1tS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

There was landslide in the rear of
Michael Fitzgerald's residence on
North street. Wednesday afternoon. A
good sized piece of the side of the
gully Slid down to the bottom. bringing
the edge of the bank several feet
nearer the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Yesterday was an ideal spring day,
fair and almost warm. 1t was the
first real spring weather that we have
had, and everyone who could, got out
of doors to enjoy it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Brooks Hardware Co.'S success as
harness makers is adding to their rep
utation daily. Notice the Workman
ship and style in the samples displayed
in their south window
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

AT the Illustrated free lecture by Rev.
II. r. Dunnack. on Sheldon's great
novel. In His Steps" at the Methodist
church. Sundty evening, Mrs. York will
sing the three songs mentioned in the
NOVELETTE, Holy City" There Were
Ninety and Nine" and Lead Kindly
Light" The songs will be illustrated
by 16 stereopticon views
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

The Hustler" says that fire and
smoke prices apply to his entire stock
and from the way he is hauling out
goods, we should say, yes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Miss Stafford has new line OF ladies'
blouses, stamped for embroidery; also
a line of fancy seed beads, for chains
mar12,diw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
Local Notice.

Remember the Degree of Honor
dance tonight at Union hall. Gentle
men &c., ladies without escort 15c.
mar13,d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
LOCAL MATTERS.
Journal Telephone Call, 1864
A Soma of Rain.
ag1

What matter for the rain?
Oh, the sun will shine again,
And the light will crown the hill top, and
the valley and the plain!
There is ever in the night
A dream of morning bright,
In the darkness that is DER us God says:
Let there be light
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, TopAx

Hyomei.
Vitone Tonic.
r. W. Soule.
Kidney-Wort
III. G.. Barker. ....
Wanted-Cook.
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Malt breakfast Food.
Lost-Greyhound bitch.
Marvel WhirIing Spray.
Wanted-ReliabIe builder.
Wanted-CCok or kitchen girl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

DR.. l.. j. Croker is making his pro-
fessional calls just at present in a
vehicle which is probably the only one
of its kind in the city. 1t is an old
thorough brace chaise, one of the
earliest forms of wheeled vehicles which
were used in this country of ours, and
which went out of style years ago-a
veritable prototype of the wonderful
one boss shay in which the deacon
took his memorable ride. The chaise
was brought to Augusta more than so
years ago, by the late Allen Lambert,
and at that time it was considered to
be the SWEETEST thing in town in the
way of carriage 1t has no springs.
as do the carriages of today, but the
body is suspended by leather straps or
thoroughbraces, which allow a greater
freedom of motion on the part of the
body than is possible with those
where modern springs are used. 1t is
roomy vehicle, and is specially
adapted to riding over the rough and
muddy roads which characterize the
early spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Eleven per cent of the immigrants to
the United States in the last four
wears have been Jews e=f-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Seven of the ladies at the Augusta
house will entertain a large party of
friends at whist, this afternoon. The
hostesses will be Mrs. George ii. Eaton
of Calais, Mrs. Forrest Goodwin Of
Skowhegan, Mrs. Jacob C. Pike of Lu-
bee. Mrs. Harold M. Sewall of Bath.
Mrs. Edward S. Clark of Eden. Mrs.
Jacob r. Little of Lewiston, and Mrs.
Serene T. kimball of Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13

Lung Kuro will cure bronchitis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-13
Kidnapped by the OFFICIALS.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 1.-Two spec
ial treasury agents, DR.. Dwyer and
Mr.. Heron, completed a clever piece
of detective work this morning when,
unable to secure extradition papers
because of the fact that nc treaty e.
lists with the Philippines, they kid
mapped Alexander w Waters, wanted
in Manila for ENLIGHTENMENT of $4,000,
after having kept him a prisoner in
a local hotel all night. r
Waters, who had been told he was
to be taken to San Francisco, recog-
nized the steamer he came here on
and struggled, but he was hustled on
board at the last minute and the
steamer sailed.
Owing to the delay o~ccasioned by
the gale of last night al attempt was
made by a local lawyer to reach
Waters to endeavor to take proceed.
ings to release him on technicalities
but the two secret officers kept every
body away from their prisoner and at
daylight they put him in a carriage
and took him on board the liner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-13
SuFFRACISTS LACK VOTES

u Helena, Feb. 1O.-The woman's suf-
frage bill got another blow today
when it failed to get the necessary
two-thirds vote in the house to carry
it. But it came within four votes and
after the result had been announced
Tooley gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask that the vote be reconsider
ed. There was no talking when the
bill came up for final passage. The
advocates of the measure had an idea
they would do better if the speeches
were eliminated, and after the bill
had been read it was Immediately put
to vote.
There were a number of women ad-
vocates of the measure in the house
in the gallery, but none on the floor,
and they were not particularly hope
full of the result, having learned by
experience that the average member
of the legislature, when he promises
to vote for a woman's suffrage bill,
is likely to change his mind when his
name is called on the final vote. The
bill for submission received 40 votes.
There were "a against it and there
were eight absentees. AS it was nee
essary that the bill get a two-thirds
vote, it was declared lost. The vote
follows:
Ayes-Axtell, Beaudry, Benson,
Brownlee, Bonner, Dempster, Downey,
Duggan, Dwight, Gangner, Gilitinan,
Hefferlin, Hilger, Hilman, Johnson,
King, Lancaster, Lanstrum Lynch,
Miller, Morrissey, Mullins, McCone,
Macdonald, MacGinniss, Noble
O'Keefe, Rice, Self, Schwend, Shan
non, Stadler, Stapleton, Swindlehurst
Sykes, Tolman, Whitley, Williams,
Wilson (Lewis and Clarke, Wood
40.
Nay-Allen, Bray Lewis and
Clarke), Bray (Rosebud), Bever, Burt
Cannon, Everett, Farmer, Flaherty
Graham, Harrison, Linderman, Mar
tin, Miles, Owen, Sales, Story, Teal
Tooley, Vagg, Webb, Wilson of Cas-
cade, Word, White-24.
Absent-Arthur, Buchanan, Faust
Lehson, Liennemann, Pearson, Pelle
tier, Woodworth-8.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-13
Back on the Bench.

Butte, Feb. 11.-Judge E. w. Har
ney today appeared on the bench for
the first time since the institution OF
impeachment proceedings by the leg
islature. His honor granted a divorce
and set a number of matters for hear
ing Saturday next.
Josephine Wallace, who is charged
with perjury in connection with the
sensational affidavit involving Judge
e. w. Harvey and Mrs. Ada Bracket,
in the Minnie Healey case, did not
make her plea today. 3. S. Booth,
counsel for the defendant, filed a mo-
ton to quash the information and a
demurrer for the same. The court
set the hearing one week from Mon
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-13
WANT HER SEIZED.
Venezuela Says Restaurador May Not
Enter WiIlemstadt.

New York, Feb. 11.-Senor Myer-
ston, the Venezuelan consul, has pre-
scented to the Dutch government of
ficials a demand for the immediate
seizure of the gunboat Restaurador,
now flying the German colors, and the
return of the vessel to Venezuela,
says the correspondent of the Herald
at Willemstadt, Curacao. The con-
sui contends that as the captured
ship belonged to Venezuela she could
not enter Dutch waters under interna-
tional law. He has also protested
against Germany using Curacao as a
base of supplies and as a coaling sta
ton.
Venezuelan officials assert that neu-
trail rights appear to be only for strong
powers and that international law is
a farce when feeble nations are in
volved.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-13
OPIUM RING FOUND.
Gang Of Dealers in Illicit STUFF Dis
covered in Seattle.

San Francisco, Feb. 1O.-The opera
tons of an opium smuggling ring
which is said to have it's headquarters
in Seattle have been uncovered in
this city and one of the gang has
narrowly escaped arrest. On Feb.
3, the Portland customs officials no.
titled Collector Stratton that they had
seized a trunk full of opium which
had been Sent as baggage from Seat
tie to Vallejo. They gave the num-
Der of the trunk check and said that
when they seized the trunk it con
tanned $50 5-tael tins of opium, valued
at about 5 $1,000. They left n tin
of opium in the trunk and sent it to
Vallejo. The local customs officials
watched the trunk until it was de.
livered to the roo of e. M. Morgan
in this city. Morgan, who is thought
to have been warned, was not ON hand
to receive the struggled stuff and has
not been found.