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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-03
A DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
David A. McRitchie Of Wiscasset,
Drowned Himself at New York.

New York, Oct. "A man supposed
to have been David a. McRitchie of
Wiscasset. Me-. jumped from the pier
at West 18th street. early Friday, swan
out 100 feet and sunk. He evidently
destroyed himself with most remark
able calmness, for. in his hat, which
he laid upon the pier, was a letter Civ
ing instructions to notify relatives. and
including his last will and testament.
The writer stated that he desired his
baggage. at an uptown hotel should be
forwarded to David J. McRitchic
Washington. d. c. The suicides body
has not been recovered.
Wlscasset, Me-, Oct. 2.-David w. Nc
titche. aged about AZ years, who COM
mitted suicide, today, by jumping from
the West 18th Street pier, New York
mao petition for divorce filed for the
coming term OF court. His wife. who
now resides with her son. David ].
McRltchle Washington, D. c., left him
six or eight years ago. McRitchie. who
was said TO be a heavy drinker, left
here about ten days ago, presumably to
ship on one of the New York steamers.
His son has served as a page in the
House of Representatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-03
FH THE OBJECTIVE POINT,

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sought by every lover OF the weed has
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cigar that satisfies his sense Of taste.
and tickles his nostrils with the deli
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real VEULTA ABAJO.
THE FULFiLLMENT
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Quiet and MIX seeretlon.

As the milk glands are under direct
control Of the nervous system, any con-
ditions which affect the nervous sys-
tenn, will react upon the milk-produc-
ing glands. Any undue disturbance of
the normal distribution of the nervous
force will divert some Of the blood
supply from the milk glands to some
other part Of the body and thus dimin-
ish the milk flow. The well known
phenomenon OF mot giving down" the
milk is the result Of lack of nervous
tone in the gland brought about by
some sort Of excitement. The udder
is not a container in which the milk
Is ready stored UP at milking time.
but an organ In which, as has already
been pointed out, the greater part of
the milk is elaborated while milking
or sucking is in progress by virtue
of the agitation produced. Unless the
COW Is in perfect repose this secretion
will not take place normally. The les
son to be derived from this is that the
COW should be treated with the great
est gentleness and be otherwise kept
free from excitement, especially during
the time Of milking or suckling.-J. J.
Repp.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Foundation of Dairying.

Many people when handling milk
seem to forget that they are dealing
with food products, says Prof. Wilbur
nois. There is a tendency for certain
unfortunate practices to invade the
dairy business. If filth is allowed to
get into milk or it becomes tainted at
any point Of its production, no amount
OF care either before or after can
make amends for the difficulty. A man
may be careful and correct In all of
his dairy operations but one, and yet
this one be the cause of his producing
low grade product. This one mis-
take not only Injuries his product but
the dairy market as well. This being
true, it is clear that the greatest care
should be exercised in every step Of
production, manufacture and delivery
Of dairy products to the consumer.
Only those dairymen who exercise
such care can hope to secure the trade
Of people who desire product of SUI
perior quality and are willing to pay
an advanced price. The real founda-
ton Of the whole dairy business lies in
the milk producer. The chief neces-
sity then In improving the dairy condi-
lions is to give the producer such a
knowledge Of the right methods of
handling and caring for milk that he
will not only see the necessity for
such methods but may also know how
best to accomplish this purpose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
seeks for up.to-p,te Girls.

New York girls who are slaves to
fashion of the hour will be obliged to
sidestep the Flatiron building this
summer. 1t is written that all really
up-to-date girls must wear half-hose
during the heated term. All the fash.
ionable shops along Fifth avenue are
advertising half hose for ladies'" and
the veracious clerks say that they are
moving fast. There Is no occasion for
Mrs. Grundy to raise her voice in pro
test. Women will wear socks, not te
be odd or daring. but to be cool The
new hosiery is a dainty webby affair
of cotton and sells for $3.50 the dozen
The ladies' half-hose are trifie longer
than the mer's and reach to Q point
about two inches below the knee
They are caught up with a web garter
which clasps just above the knee. OF
course there are women who go In
for extremes, and some of them even
use mems socks.-New York Core
spondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

ship the crew Of the saluting vessel
gave the president three cheers as
the commander in chief of the army
and navy of the United States.
The battleships and cruisers lay in
two parallel lines lengthwise of the
sound with a column of destroyers
flanking each line of larger ships.
The right column was composed of
two divisions, the first consisting of
the Kearsarge, Illinois and Alabama,
under command of Rear Admiral Bar
ker; the second comprising the Texas,
Baltimore and Chicago, commanded
by Rear Admiral Sands.
The left column included Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan's flagship the Olympia
and the cruiser Topeka, composing the
first division, and the Yankee, Prairie,
Panther and Dolphin the second divis-
ion, Rear Admiral Wise commanding.
Thanking the first column and be-
tween 1t and the Long Island shore
was the first division of the destroyer
fotillla, the Decatur, cambridge,
Barry, Dale and Chauncey, under COM
mand of Lieut. L. H. Chandler.
Lying outside of all the remainder
Of the feet was fianking column of
destroyers, including the Truxton.
Worden, Whipple. Stewart and Law.
renee, commanded by Lieut.. r. X. Ben
ham.
Surrounding them was flotilla of
steam craft Of all description, number
ing a hundred vessels, and including
splendid great steam yachts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
SHIELDS SNAKES FROM DEATH
Keystone State Farmer Finds Them
Valuable In His Business.

Two unusually large blacksnakea
were seen Thursday by harvest hands
on the farm of F. M. Coffey of Buffalo
township, says Washington, Pa, dis.
patch. One of the reptiles showed
fight, and 1t was allowed to live only
because Mr.. Coffee does not allow
them to be killed on the farm. The
snake was first routed from its re
pose by Mr.. Coffey's hired man, who
was riding in moving machine
When disturbed the reptile made a
dart for the horses legs, which caused
them to start at a furious rate, and
1t was not until they had run several
hundred feet that they were brought
to a stop. John Guise, an oil driller
of Washington, and another oil man,
who were in the field at the time,
came running to kill the snake, which
darted at them in vigorous manner.
Samuel Tanner, who was but short
distance away, then came to investi.
gate the cause of the trouble, and
then it was learned that the owner Of
the farm did not want the snake kill.
ed. 1t has lived in the neighborhood
for several years and during this
time has doubtless killed hundreds Of
mice. The man with the moving ma
chine started to work again and soon
routed the mate to the first snake,
but it showed no signs Of fight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
New York Milk suppIy.

One hundred and fifty thousand
cows constituting an immense herd
that would do honor to any great cat
tie range Of the west are engaged the
year round in supplying all their milk
to the people of Greater New York.
More than one million quarts of this
fluid are consumed every day In the
flows to this center from FIVE states
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva
MIA, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The milk industry in the largest city
Of America engages a capital Of prob
ably sixty million dollars, says Leslie's
Weekly. The territory which supplies
New York city with this essential ar
ticle of food is divided, in general
way, into two zones. The boundary of
the outer zone is four hundred miles
from the city and the width of this
zone is about two hundred and fifty
miles. The inner zone is about one
hundred miles wide, the outer boun-
larry being about one hundred and fifty
miles from New York, while the inner
boundary is fifty miles from the same
center. The area within fifty miles
Of Manhattan Island produces prac-
tically no milk, for this large district
Is not pastoral; it is filed with subur-
ban towns, all tributary to the busiest
city In the world In this fifty miles
area there is no room for pastures and
cows. And the suburbs Of the city are
gradually crowding the dairy district
farther and farther away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Gas Content of MIX.

The elimination of gases from the
milk does not necessarily mean that
the milk has been rendered more pal
atable or. more healthful. but 1t does
indicate that with the elimination of
gases, changes take place which do In
fuence the milk one way or the other
OF course 1t is easily understood that
the gases which have been determined
can have only indirectly bearing
upon the lamentations of the milk.
The presence Of carbon dioxide Of oxy-
gen. or residual gases, called usually
nitrogen, signifies nothing especially
so far as these gases themselves are
involved, but, when we find that the
amount Of carbon dioxide Is greatly
diminished as we draw the milk from
the udder as we pass 1t over the aera-
tor, in fact, as we agitate 1t more or
less in the presence of air, farther, as
we note at the beginning. the milk in
the udder contains no trace of oxygen
but with the milking process the
amount Of oxygen greatly increases, as
when the milk is treated as recited.
under carbon dioxide, the oxygen con-
tinues to increase in amount, and too,
as we notice the changes in the
amount of the residual gas, we can
readily understand that there are
marked alterations going on in the
milk as 1t passes through the various
manipulations Of the dairy.-Prof. C.
z. Marshall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
GENIUS SHOWN IN BEGGING.
Why Work When You Can Secure
Good Money Without III

why Work When You Can Secure
Good Money Without TT
II is hard to beat the beggar game
In Italy. A feet-footed urchin grab.
bed girl and bounded like chamoi,
over an intervening short cut, head
ing us on at the next turn. He and
his maiden fell into a fox-trot by the
side of the carriage.
Look, noble gentleman" he began
look. beautiful lady! See the little
ragazza-the poor girl-have pity on
her! See. noble signor-you can moi
refuse to give her something-youi
heart is too good-you are too gen
erous, too noble, too handsome. to re
fuse. Have pity on her dreadful
state, for look-she has one gray eye
and one black one!"
We stopped the carriage. 1t was
true. The maiden had indeed parti
colored eyes, in addition to which she
rejoiced in q most appalling squint
gave her one copper.
Hereupon her escort set up how1
at being ignored.
"But why should you have any
thing?" asked
you ought to give me two cop
pers," he replied with twinkle, for
l have two black eyes, and she ha,
only one"
was vanquished. gave him his
two coppers. don't believe in beg
CARS, but think he earned them
Argonaut.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
A Test for suttermakers.

We must make the business OF but.
termaking more attractive, not only
as to the place where we have to
work., but in wages as well, and in
order to do this I believe that a
compulsory examination of candidates
for creamery buttermakers before a
duly constituted board of examiners,
similar to the examination which
doctors, dentists and lawyers have to
undergo before being able to prac.
tice, would lit seems to mel weed out
some Of the incompetents, and thus
by raising the standard of qualifica.
tions enable those who really desire
to make buttermaking a life work to
enter the ranks confident that they
can make Of themselves as much in
this their chosen line as other men In
theirs.-J. s. Moore
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Had a Wild Ride for Life.

A wild ride against death occurred
at Lewistown, Pa, last week. While
H. c. Kipp, butcher, was dressing a
beef in his slaughter house on the out
skirts of the city his knife slipped,
striking his left wrist and severing
the radial artery and all the veins.
Fortunately there was team stand.
ing on the outside. Leaping into the
wagon Kipp grasped the reins in one
hand, and, holding the wound tightly
between his knees to act as a COM
press, drove at top speed for town.
No attempt to guide the team was
made, except to urge them on at
breakneck speed, other conveyances
along the streets giving him a clear
track. Arriving at the office Of DR..
Sweigart, he leaped from the wagon,
and, weak from the loss Of blood, he
stumbled and fell, but gathered him
self up and staggered into the office.
Here again he was fortunate in find.
ing the doctor, who Immediately ap-
piled compress and tied the artery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
NATURES USE FOR FLOWERS.
All Of Them Serve Properly Appointed
Purpose,

Purpose.
DR.. Andrew Wilson writes: "If we
assumed that flowers were merely
evolved to crafty human senses we
should be entertaining a woefully linn
tied view of nature. The botantist
will tell you that everything about
flower is meant to favor one end
That end is the production of seeds
and the propagation Of the species
The colors of flowers-nay, even the
little splashes of hue or tint seen
on a petal-are intended to attract
insects that they may carry of the
fertilizing dust, or pollen, to other
flowers of the same, or near, species
and thus insure a sturdier race as
the result of cross-fertilization. 1t is
to this end also that your flowers are
many of them sweet scented. The
perfume is another kind of invitation
to the insect world. The honey they
secrete forms third attraction--the
most practical of all, perhaps. Then
the arrangement of the flowers on the
stalk, the times Of opening and shut
ting OF the flowers and the position
of the stamens and pistils, are all SO
many features whereby nature is Civ.
ing each plant help on the way"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

At Oyster Bay Aug. II, President
Roosevelt reviewed and inspected a
great feet of United States warships,
looked on confidently and calmly dur
ing a collision between two torpedo
boat destroyers on board of one of
which was his son Kermit, and then
told the men Of the Kearsarge and
the Olympia that they we're the finest
body of fighting men in the world.
AS the auxiliary cruiser Mayfower
bearing the president and his party
passed along the great line Of war
craft salutes of twenty-one guns were
fired by each. During the day the total
number of guns fired in salutes for
the president was 1904.
1t is the first time in the history Of
The United States that a president in
e time Of peace has inspected a great
feet. With the president during the
inspection were representatives of the
foreign powers capable Of judging the
merits of the ships and they were
deeply impressed by the showing
made. ...... .....-
The only mishap was the collision
which happened toward the end of the
day and did no serious damage.
The review was held on Long Island
sound, two miles and a half of the
entrance to Oyster Bay. President
Roosevelt, in company with Secretary
of the Navy Moody, Admiral Dewey,
Rear Admiral Taylor, Rear Admiral
Rodgers, Capt Brownson. Gen. Chat
fee and Gen. Barry, stood on the
bridge Of the auxiliary cruiser May
flower as 1t steamed slowly down one
column of the warships and up the
other. The two columns extended
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
All Forms of Insurance.

Nothing is impossible in insur.
ance," an insurance agent says.
"Lloyd's, the London association of
underwriters, will issue a policy Of
any sort-of absolutely any sort-you
want. Lloyd's is made up Of a great
number of insurance brokers. When
some startling novelty in the way Of
a policy presents itself there the
brokers take small flyers on It. One
wouldn't care to take the risk alone,
but this risk, divided up among num-
Der Of them, becomes so small that
anybody would try 1t. Thus, when q
snake is to be insured, or q giraffe,
or when man wants insurance
against cramp while bathing. or q
balloonist wants insurance for the
twenty-four hours of his ascension, a
group Of a dozen brokers will under.
write the policy together.-Philadel.
phia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Hard on Dad.

A crowded street car was se.nuins
at the corner Of Broadway and FRS,
street ON the Fourth when some en-
thusiast threw torpedo In that direc
ton. The explosive struck the win
dow ledge. making a terrific noise and
scattering its load Of tiny grave
stones into the face Of man sittins
near The unlucky passenger. evident
ly in great pain, quickly covered hi,
face with his hands. ana the whole cal
was in solicitous silence, when the
victims little son pumped to the sea
beside him and called out Of the win
dow:
"T'row anudder! Pop got that uni
New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Told Out Of School.

The infant terrible is always with
close race with the wagging tongue Of
scandal. Accompanied by her youn1
hopeful woman was calling on .
friend who happened to live in one OF
row of houses Of exactly the same
appearance.
The great objection to living in a
row of houses" remarked the hostess
lis the liability of making mistake
Do you ever have any difficulty, my
dear?"
"Oh, no." replied the little fiend
breaking in Unexpectedly. ma says
she can always tell your house By
the dirty windows"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Future Great Combination.

Stuyvesant Fish, president of the
Illinois Central, holds that business
consultations are helpful to the coun.
try's general prosperity and predicts
more mergers of Importance. But
the railroads" he adds, will never
be controlled by one man; neither
will the government take control of
them. There are at present some 500
railroad companies and these will
sooner or later be merged into twenty
or thirty corporations. 1t is the mex
orable logic of events and the tenden-
cy of the times"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

$500 yards, the ships being anchored
at intervals of 500 yards. ri
AS the Mayfiower passed each ship
In the two columns, the yards and
rails of each were manned by jackies
In white duck, the marines were pa
raded and presented arms, the presi-
dents salute Of twenty-one guns was
fred, the buglers sounded a flourish,
the drummers gave four ruffles, the
band played Hail, Columbia" and the
entire crew stood at salute.
AS the Mayfiower swept past each
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

lay out $3.50, 100000 in twenty years on
protective works, and also 100000
annually in loans for private irriga-
ton works, the necessary funds to be
raised by loans and the interest there
on to be charged to the famine grant.
The keynote of the policy advocated
is the vigorous use of the national
resources on protective works, ire
spective of their productive character,
and to increase the general resources
of the country and its resisting power
in the battles with famine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Tramp PAYS Well for Meal.

At Franklin, Pa, a tramp called on
Mrs. Philip Cohen and was given a
meal. This he ate, seated on the
kitchen steps. He was served three
times by Mrs. Cohen, who noticed that
he had an enormous appetite. AS the
tramp left the house she saw him
throw piece Of paper in through the
pantry window, which was open. She
picked it up and unrolled IS bill
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
s.headed Her Two Children.

Rizzie Aiken, negro woman, forty
years old, was committed to Jail at
Columbia, S. c., for beheading her two
daughters, three and FIVE years old
The heads were severed with an axe
and she threw them into fire. The
woman admitted the crime, saying she
had received a message from God
ordering the crime.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Cause Elut.er a, hswport.

There is quite a fiutter in Newport
over the fact that two highly eligible
British bachelors are in the city. They
are the marquis Of Graham, heir to the
dukedom Of Montrose, and Walter
Vivian. Both young men are unusu-
ally good looking. The marquis is 25
and Mr.. Vivian is shade over 40. The
former saw hard service in South
Africa with the BLACK Watch" high
land regiment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Nut Growers to Meet.

The second annual convention OF
the National Nut Growers Association
will assemble in the city of New Or
leans, La, on tBs last Wednesday
(2Sth) Of October, 1903, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. Arrangements being made con-
template two or three days session.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
those interested in this industry by
the State of Louisiana, the city Of New
Orleans and the officers of the Nation
al Nut Growers Association to meet
in convention at the time and place
mentioned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
NAV chnose Murat Halstead

It is reported that Murat Halstead,
the veteran editor of Cincinnati, is to
be at the head Of the school of jour.
nalism provided for by Joseph Pulit.
yer and which is to be a part Of Co
numbia university. Mr.. Halstead is
now in New York, having gone there
An response to hurry call few days
ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Pope Plus Enjoys a CHAR.

Pope Plus is moderate smoker.
Italian priests, even of the humble
ranks, do not consider 1t clerical de.
corum to smoke in public, and Cardi.
nal Sarto has always observed this
rule, but in private he enjoys a good
cigar. Like Plus TX. the new pope
is unsteady inclined. Plus TX. was a
proficient player on the piano and
organ and sang the mass in a rich
baritone voice. Plus X. has similar
accomplishments.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
woman FreethInker cremated.

The body of Mrs. Laura Anderson, q
freethinker, who died at her home near
Oalville, Ind, was cremated in Gin
cinnati. The ashes were strewn over
Mrs. Anderson's favorite rose bush at
her home. This was in accordance
with the wishes Of deceased.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Not 20 Be outdone.

A Chicago lawyer tells of weird
break he witnessed in London last
year Over a shop door a man had
placed the motto: Mems Conscia Rec
ii" Ia mind conscious of right. The
next day a rival tradesman across
the street, not to be outdone, flashed
the following sign: MEMS and Won
ems Conscia Recti."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

In attacking Mr.. Chamberlain In a
speech before the Primitive Methodist
Conference, the other day at New
castle-on-Tyne, England, the Rev. A.
T. Cutlery, Of Newcastle. defined the
present policy of the British Govern
ment as reign Of blood, beer. and
Birmingham"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
The Summer Bath.

Nothing is more refreshing or in.
MIGRATING in summer than a daily
bath. Use soft, tepid water and good
soap. Ivory Soap is ideal for the
bath; it is pure. fathers quickly and
leaves the skin soft and white. The
bath should be taken early in the
morning or just before retiring at
night ELEANOR r. PARKER.