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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-20
WALDO.
CENTRE MONTVilLE

Clement. Cushman & Thompson are
now doing business at the stand just
vacated by L. S. Sylvester & Co. Mr..
Sylvester has gone to Jefferson where
he has bought a place and will con-
tinue to run a general store. B. F.
Thompson has moved in over the store
here, and George A. Gordon will move
to the Thompson farm this week.
j. J. Clement has recently bought a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-20

United States separator. Mr.. Clement
found one of his cows in the pasture. on
the 10th inst. with q thigh bone brok-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-20


tonic. Madam Rhoades says:
For the past Is years have been great
sufferer from nervous prostration. being unable
to attend to my business a great deal Of the
time. | felt so badly could not control myself,
the least thing causing me TO become hysterical.
These spells occurred frequently. became all
run down. My blood was in the worst possible
condition. I doctored with some of the best
specialists in the United States without any
good results. My business is that Of profess
sional pamst
After hearing Or. Greene's Nervura highly
spoken of by several friends l resolved to give it
a trial. After taking a few bottles. l am happy
to say am now fully recovered, and am in the
best of health. eheertully recommend the
remedy to anyone who is in a similar condition,
and am perfectly willing for you to use this
letter, also photograph. | hope it may be of as
great benefit to others as it was to me. l shall
be very glad to recommend it to anyone who
cares TO call and see me in regard to same
Recommended and sold by all drug
gists DR.. Greene's advice is free.
Write to "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
PRIZES FOR PUMPKIN PIES.
a Difficult Question Decided Mt a
Missouri Pumpkin show.

a Dieieult Question Decided nj a
Missouri Pumpkin show.
If there is anything n the cooking Of
which the Missouri farmers wife ex-
cells, 1t is pumpkin pies, says the Kan
sas City Journal. An incident at the
Skidnore ..punkIn show recently In
dicates that the oncoming generation
of farmers wives viii be fully equal
to their mothers in this important par
ficnlar. VT. ]. Skidmore, Skidmore's
leading. citizen, offered 4 prize to the
country maiden who should make the
best pumpkin pie. he 70 be the judge
six pies were exhibited When Mr.
Skidmore took d bite of the first he
mentally decided that it would take
the prize. When he bit the second, he
decided the prize would have to be
halved. When be bit the third, he com
cluded the prize would have to be di-
yided into three parts
The upshot was that Mr. Skidmore
was not able to make a selection. In
stead. however. Of dividing the prize
into six parts, he ruled that each was
so good as to deserve a prize, aud 80
he gave six prizes instead Of one. Even
the New England mince pie has TO go
way back and sit down when this Mis-
souri, pumpkin pie marches upon the
table.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
COLI as . Home wreeker.

Judging from the number Of wives
complaints and confessions published
every week in the Scotsman, golfers
must be ranked among the most neg
lectful Of husbands, says London ca
BILE dispatch TO the Chicago Inter
Ocean. Golf, the writer's assert, has
paralyzed the enterprise and energy of
many breadwinners. The time former
IL given by the golfer TO the eompan-
ionship of wife and family is spent
now, it is declared. on the links. His
conversation is confined TO mere club
room gossip, He has no interest in lit
eratnre. save that Of the golfng papers
and magazines. The neglected wives
complain bitterly that they have sunk
to the level Of mere houselxeepers since
their husbands have become golf ma
MACS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
IN LEAGUE WITH CUPID
Depew Claims Credit For Re
cent Senatorial Weddings.
THE FORCE OF A GOOD EXAMPLE,

New York senator Tells How stewart
Of Nevada Caught the Marrying
habit and Declares That by the
Time of the Presidential Election.
There WIN Not be a single TN
married senator.
"The marriage OF Senator William
Morris Stewart Of Nevada shows the
force Of a good example, when the ex-
emplar is a person whom wise people
follow recently commented Senator
Depew, the first of the senators who
short time ago married young wives,
says the New York American.
only recently l read the statement
Of wealthy widower in the west that
my letter of congratulation to Senator
Plat prior to the latter's marriage had
so moved him as to lead to a decision
on his part to follow the example Of
Senators Plat and Depew
eHis SONS bitterly opposed a second
marriage He settled a sufficient sum
Of money on each. however, to prevent
further opposition and married.
Il am afraid I viii be responsible for
more mature connubial bliss in this
country than falls to the lot, ordinarily,
Of any one l noticed during the clos
ing days Of last session that Senator
Stewart was looking at me more FREE
quently than would be justified by any
other interest he would have except
that he was catching the marrying
habit.
Yesterdays affair shows that he was
both catching 1t and was caught.
judge by the time Of tile presidential
election, with Platt and Stewart and
myself married, there will not be sin
gle unmarried senator iii the circle.
Senator Stewart Is one Of The most
genial and charming OF men He has
been over thirty years ia the senate
and has an accumulation Of wisdom.
aneedote and wit from long association
In such a prominent way in public af-
fairs that be is sure to be fascinating
personality In the domestic circle.
Putting that together with all hear
about the lady. they are both to be con
graduated.
"Yes, to follow that line Of thought,
/ would say that tile successful man in
the world Is the one most likely to
build an ideal home for his wife. he
understands. The age Of love? Age is
not a question Of years, but Of constitu-
ton and temperament Ninon d'Enclos
cut out all the beauties Of the French
court when she was ninety years old"
The marriages of Senator's stewart,
Depew and Plat have started the ru-
NOR that tie senate chamber is infested
with the matrimonial fever, and the
list Of still eligible senators Is being
scanned eagerly by the mothers Of mar
riageabie daughters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
JoHMsoNs 100 NUMEROUS.
One Member Or Clam Asks Court 90
Change C0gRomen,

one Member og Clam Asks Court 90
Change Cngnomen.
4 superabundanee of people bearing
the name of Johnson having caused
serious confusion iii bis home street
Erick Leander johnson Of Pittsburg
now wants 4 new name He has made
application in common pleas court no
/ to be allowed to adopt hereafter the
name 81 Eriek Leander Newbert
In his application the proposed Mr.
Newbert sets forth that his wife, his
father and i've or six other divisions
of the johnson family reside in the
same street Consequently great con
fusion is caused, one Mr.. Johnson re-
ceiving another Mr.. Johnson's guests
and sometimes mail The petitioner
AYERS he IS suffering from an aggra-
waited case of TOO much Johnson"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02

church That Likes ttagfime Susie.
Ragtime is now played in the Forty
eighth Street Baptist church in Chica-
go. You can also play chess, checkers OF
dominos in the church at any hour Of
the day and at almost any hour Of the
night. The pastors parlor and dining
room are as open as the church, and
each evening the young people gather
there Mt d piano and play and sing
pFIow much wood would woodchueA
chuck If a woodchuck could chuck
woodgH my Kongo Lady and otlcr
ragtiDe songs. The pastor Homer MI,
Cook. likes the music Of the piano and
he encourages the young people 70 usa
It. lie lives ii the church with his
wife.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
HIS IDEA OF CHILDREN.

Chicago UnIyerstty Professor he
Iieves In Quality, Not In Quantity.
Three notable addresses were deliv-
cred before the Illinois Federation Of
Women's Clubs at Cairo, H., the other
day. Wilbur s. Jackman, dean Of the
school Of education Of Chicago univer-
sity, discussed the Ideal School, He
criticised the bare, ugly schoolrooms
that stand ont III marked contrast 70
our modern churches, clubrooms, lodge
halls and public buildings and the poor
ventilation Ia the schools Referring
to the subject Of race suicide, BE said.
eThe ideal school viii be somewhat
expensive. but you must afford the
money or you must not have the chill
dren. The highest evolution Is IN quail
ity, not quantity ] am not particularly
disturbed BY the hysteria Of our siren
uous friends regarding race suicide. In
the course Of evolution ] believe that
the race has passed through and be-
yond the stage Of the rabbit ana the
rat. I am reminded Of the fable Of the
owl and The eagle. The former up
braided the latter for having but two
young ones while she herself had four.
Yes, replied the eagle, but mine are
eagles. I believe that the race needs
eagles"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
a MlLLIoMAIRE,s PLIeHT.


How sim Dunree suncred when ne
Raised The socks Issue.
sim Dunfee Of Syracuse, n. 81. raised
the socks issue. Ale has 40 one else 70
blame for what happened 70 him az the
Yates House the other day, says the
New York world Nevertheless he is
angry
sim, once a bootbiack, Is now mil.
lionaira and member Of the Democratic
state committee. When his friend Fred
Thompson was seeking the Democratic
nomination for mayor tile cry was
raised that be was six stocking
aud wouldn't do.
lies no silk stocking" was Dun
fees reply. Twenty cents a pair is all
any gentleman should pay for socks.
Fred's cost no more. After that the
politicians took TO examining one an
others socks TO see If they came under
Dunfee's rules.
Dunfee met Alan c. Fobs Republic
an candidate for mayor: Ralph $ Bow
en- and some more Republicans in the
Yates House lobby.
"Hello, Sim,n said Bowen. q don't
believe You practice what You preach.
I'm going TO look at the ones you've got
on
lie seized Dunfee's trousers leg and
tried to pull It up. Dunfee squlrmed TO
get away The side seam of the trou-
sers ripped to the knee There was
plain black above the shoe tops. The
socks could have been bought at 90
cents for three pairs.
But between them and the knee was
a pale blue fabric.
Sim, said Fobs sternly, you are q
hypocrite Twenty cents for socks. but
SO a suit for the other things"
In the rush the cher men made to
inspect the other things the oracle OF
Democratic simplicity in clothes ran a
great risk Of having TO wear barrel
home
You'll wish You had q bathing suit
handy next time ! meet you, Bowen.
said Dunfee. = won't leave d rag on
your back"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
WAVES GAVE UP DIAMOND.
Property of Atlantic City Physicisn
Recovered at Pennssrove. n. }.

Property OF Atlantic city Physician
Recovered at PennssrOve, n. }.
Or. John NJ. Summerill Of Penns-
grove, on the New Jersey coast, while
walking along the shore the other
morning, found a neckue in which was
a diamond pin The tie and pin be-
longed to Or. Albert D. Cuskaden Of
Atlantic City.
On Sunday, Oct IS while the wind
was blowing very hard both doors Of
the pilot house on the launch Widgeon,
DR.. Cuskaden's boat were blown open
and the wind carried out the tie, which
was hanging in the pilot house. When
the boat reached New Castle, Dr. Gus
kaden wired back that he had lost the
pin and offered a reward.
Since that time the shore had been
crowded at low water by people search
ing for the gem, but it had eluded the
eyes Of all until pr Summerill spied II
among a lot of weeds and grass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
CASTOR AND POLLUXI


lOriglnall
In referring TO the twins their fellow
students spoke Of them as gemini tthe
Latin for twins and called them Cas-
tor and pollux. They were both on the
university football team and were con
sidered the best amateur players In
New England. don't propose to give
away their identity here, so / shall
designate them by their college sobrl-
quets. They were both flaren haired
blue eyed giants. Every one knows
that the affection between twins is re-
markable, and these two were no ex.
ception TO the rule. Indeed when after
being graduated Castor went west to
seek his fortune, Pollux remaining at
the university to take post graduate
course, the separation very nearly
broke the brothers down. Everybody
wondered how they dared strike out in
different directions.
Pollux was wanted on the university
team, but 1t was some time before be
consented to go on. He could not bear
the thought Of playing without his
brother However, he consented at
last and that made his team the stron-
gest college team in the country for
that year I'm not going to even locate
1t by giving the college teams that
fought the champion game that year
I'll call them A. and b. can only as
sert what everybody knew happened
AS TO the details Of the game, / give
them from the account given me by a
member Of the A. team. was not
present myself.
When the A. team got into the tally
no to drive TO the grounds II was dis
covered that pollux was missing The
captain cursed and Numbered, making
the air hot with his remarks but 1t
didn't do any good PolIux did not an
pear. Some one suggested that be
might have gone direct to the grounds,
and the captain Gnaily decided to drive
on, hoping TO End him there But he
didn't
When the team lined up Pollur was
still wanting. A substitute was in his
place and the game about TO com.
mence. There was d fence about TWEEN
t. feet high around the inclosure, and
at the calling Of the game an immense
figure in football garb appeared on
Its top with one leg over. Then Z
jumped down and valked toward the
grldiron. A shout arose, 'Pollux %
the reseuei" as the figure STROBE on
and took his position in the line. His
captain went up to him and asked fot
an explanation, but the big fellow no.
toned him to proceed with the game.
By this time the betting was good
deal mixed. for now that the missing
man had come no one knew whether
be was going to do great things or lit
tie things He played as he had been
used 10 playing, though not exertins
himself as much as usual, except At
critical moments. At such times he
would eonfrive to secure the ball and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
lNvALIps IM AMsRIcA.
Woman Physician says the Country
u Full Of Them.

Woman Physician says the Country
u Full Of Them.
AT the afternoon session Of the sew
enth annual convention IF the New
York state Assembly Of Mothers, which
was recently opened ID Syracuse, IN
the midst Of a raging storm, 500 moths
ers were in their places 10 hear Mrs.
Mara L. Pratt Chadwick, n. D., Of
New York, author Of histories and sto-
ries for children, tell them plain truths
concerning motherhood, says the New
York World.
Mrs. Chadwick figuratively placed
child on the dlssecting table. There
were the tooth cutting period, the grow
ing tail period, the growing stout pc
Rod, the memory period and theperiods
of imitation, Imagination and reason.
Bringing him up through childhood to
adolescence, DR.. Chadwick said, was a
great task, but" she went on, "the
adolescent period is the time upon
which all the future depends. Amer
lea is country full Of invallds. The
real splendid healthy woman is almost
extinct"
In her annual address Mrs. David o.
Mears, president Of the New York
State Assembly Of Mothers, said that
the chief extension Of the work had
been the introduction Of child study
department IN the 400 oranges in the
state, thereby reaching the mothers of
the country districts The assembly
now aims, she said, to get into closer
relations with the public schools and is
working TO that end.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
nom senntor nanna Haa ID. smoI..


All Portage county, o., IS admiring
Senator n 4. Hanna for what he re-
Gently said to a street car conductor
while III that county. says dispatch
from Kent. It was ON the trip from
Ravenna to Kent The car was a spe-
ciaI one. ordered by the committee, and
there were no women aboard. Every
body started to smoke. The conductor,
apparently seeking notoriety, picked
out the senator and. tapping him on the
shoulder. said, you can't smoke in
hereg'
isn't this a special carr? queried the
senator.
eyes, sir. answered the conductor.
"And it's paid for, isn't it," contin-
ued Mr.. Hanna.
Il suppose so. was the reply
"Then,9 said the senator Il guess
We smoke.
The conductor hastily retired
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02

The Illinois Central railroad manage
ment is said to be about to introduce
snaokeIess engines. SO far 50 good, say
the Cincinnati Enquirer Perhaps the
next reform ought to be smokeless
smoking cars Anyhow there is room
for improvement In that connection.
Frequently clean men who don't smoke
Or If they do buy cigars Of a fair quail
ity have to resort to the smoking car
when the other coaches are crowded.
They do not like smoke thatis not even
fit to cure side meat or to paddle
through rivers Of tobacco expectora-
ton. A good many smoking cars are
vile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
The Times Daily Short Story.

80 A9sN4 sA7A ~ y ~ rE4@f
on severai occasions got it % goal.
There was nothing brilliant about tho
way he did IT. The singular featura
was that no one could explain how he
did it, The men would be massed, the
B. men on the ball Then suddenly
Pollux would be found to have got il
and trying to get through the guards
with It. When there was an open
game and everybody could see what
was going on. he did nothing. At the
end he brought his college IN for two
points ahead, and the champion game
was won.
You may say there was nothing re
markable about this. Well, there
wasn't. When the game was finished
the A. captain turned TO thank Pollux
for his work and didn't see him.
where's PolluxT' be asked.
why, he was here a moment ago
He can't have gone in"
'He must have gone in. If he thinks
he can bother me as he did today with
out an explanation he's mistaken"
The captain went inside. where sew.
eral Of the team had already arrived,
and. not seeing the man he looked for,
asked:
"Has Pollux been hereY
"No,v said a substitute. and I've
been here half an hour"
Nor was there a person on the field
who had seen PoIlux leave it.
singular" said his captain. HE
came over the fence how he got up
there / can't imagine and now he's
disappeared"
When the captain Of the AS went
to his hotel the clerk handed him a
telegram 1t was from Pollux and
read:
Cant play today
"Well," remarked the captain, I'm
glad he got there after ALL Wed have
been gone up without him.
The rest OF the story-that IS, how it
came out, or, rather, how il didn't come
out for Pollux declared that any
friend Of his who spoke Of 1t would
be his friend no longer h rather misty.
Pollux was sweet on girl and the
day before the game came off he
travelled a hundred miles to see her.
She was a Delilah and purposely kept
him till after the only train on which
he could reach the athletic grounds in
time had gone. Pollux, filled with
shame at his treatment Of his fellows.
sent the message to his captain, took
the next train for college and on arr
rival went to his rooms. There he
found telegram announcing the
death Of his brother
The story given out was that Pollux
thought he would not be able to play.
but reached the grounds in time
was an A. student myself roomed
next to poliux and talked with him in
his own rooms about his brothers sud-
den death while the game was going
on. He has never to this day had a
doubt that Castor dying at the time
the game was called appeared in the
spirit TO prevent the necessity of an ex-
PLANTATION as to his brothers nonap-
pearance. But that part Of the story Is
known only to me.
wESTCOTT ATWELI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02


one Of the signs Of the times IS the
revival of river traffic on the Aiississip-
pi. There has not been enough tonnage
on the river this last season 70 take
care Of the freight traffic between ~.
Louis and the upper paI't o. the river
and for the iirst time ~ many years
through boats were run from 81. Louis
to New Orleans Passenger traffic has
revived greatly. and building of some
very luxurious packet boats Is contem-
plated. For the months of March,
April and May last spring the amount
Of freight shipped from 81 Louis by
river was 10000 tons, an increase Of
20 per cent over the corresponding
months Of the preceding year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
SMOKE INSPECTORS WOES.
4 Fair st. Louisan Now Adds Poetry
10 His Troubles.

4 Fair st. Louisan Nosy Adds Poetry
30 His Troubles.
Many and various are the complaints
which come to the office Of "Smoke II
Jones in regard to the abatement Of
the smoke nuisance, says the st, Louis
Republic.
One Of the letters charges the i'm
spector with being an obstructionist
and tells him that If he could have his
way everybody would be burning wood
and St Louis would be d signal sta
ton only for river traffic Another
writer vents his wrath by stating that
his plant Is situated SO near the city
limits that the only persons the smoke
could possibly annoy are those buried
In some nearby cemeteries.
What Inspector jones considers a
gem was received the other day. II is
poetry, written on tinted paper III a
deIcateIy feminine hand. In the up
per right hand corner on the back Of
the sheet IS the address Of West
Pine boulevard residence, near Kings
Highway. The verses are as follows
Oh. Mr. Jones, we pray Of you
Please stop that smoke. en- do Oh, do!
Our walls and curtains al are black
From thai herrid Monticello stack
We've called YOU up on the telephone,
And always III your sweetest tone
You said. Wei Il fix it up at oncet
The summer time has come and gore.
Yet volumes greet us night and morn.
Please give ug the relief we ask;
Tt really isn't such a task
To please the folks across the way
From the Monticello hostel-r-a-y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02

The American navy has engaged the
services Of an expert cockroach killer.
who will attempt to eradicate these in-
sects from all the vessels IN tile navy
fin Atlantic waters as well as IN the va
rious buildings at the Atlantic coast
navy yards. This man has been at
work on some of the vessels 81 the
north Atlantic squadron, with excel
lent results He received 800 d ship,
but It ii understood that a special ar
rangement has been made with him'by
the navy department under the terms
OF which he will receive III the future
only $50 d ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-02
wlnnIng " ! Marlboroash checl..

winning Of marlborough Check.
The persistence OF some painters is
proved BY story that is going the
rounds Of The London studios, says the
New York Press. a young artist poor
ana unknown, boosted in crowd Of
his fellows that he would paint the
portrait OF one Of the twelve leading
women in London within year. There
were many takers Of the bet. The art
list took the next train for Blenheim
palace, where the young Duchess Of
Marlborough was staying. Note after
note was sent TO her, but the artist re-
ceived no reply. One day he bribed the
gardener with couple of shillings to
let him enter by a hedge. When he was
in the garden the former Miss Wander
bilt appeared. He jumped from behind
lilac bush, said he was struggling
and poor and begged permission to
paint her portrait. The duchess laughed
and said she could not spare the time
for posing. Then she added that If he
left some finished work with her agent
in London she would leave a check. Il
is said Of the persistent youth that if
he did not paint the Marlborough por-
trait be at least received Marlbor-
ough check