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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Frances Gullifer passed the
sabbath with friends at Bath.
Captain ]. P. Carson passed the Sab
bath at his home in Mt. Vernon.
Miss Bertha e. Messer of Madison is
visiting Mr.. and MIS-. ]. c. Kirkpatrick
for few days.
5. s. Norton, driver Of r. F. d. No.
8. vas called to Palermo, Sunday, by
the illness of his mother.
Miss Emma Noble. who has been en-
joying a two weeks visit with friends
in Boston, arrived home, Saturday af-
ternoon.
Prof. DcnahOe. formerly leader of the
band at the Insane hospital, but who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

i; 10" located il New York, is in the
city or . visit
Misses Maude L. Farnham and N,o
Mcnamara were passengers on tain
o., Saturday, for Boston, where they
will make q short visit.
a. d. Porter. c. D. Coleman, Henry
Decker. W. j. Kennedy. and Charles L.
Ellis, all OF New York, are the guests
"a Dir. T. q. Kinsman AZ Glad Hand
Inn, Lake Cobbosseecontcc.
Miss Y. y. Ryan of this city. who has
heC1 employed in the Office of L. A.
S:rout, at Portland, left that city, Sat
u"day for Boston, and will soon go to
New York, where Mr.. Strout has OPEN
ed Z. new Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The snow storm which started in,
Saturday afternoon, and for awhile
gave Indications of being one Of the
big ones of the winter. turned out to
h very mild affair. During the clos
ing hours of daylight, ana we'll into
the evening, the fakes caIre down so
thickly that people who went to bed
early fully expected to wake up i'll the
morning and find that at least Il foot
had fallen. But it was not SO, for
though the storm was good one while
it lasted, the pace was too fast to hold
out long. and at 1880 the stars We're
shining. Perhaps four inches of snow
fell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
Janis. 1S.2O

General Seldcn Conno-. who has
been at the Maine General hospital for
treatment, during the past two weeks.
mas SO far recovered that he was able
TO leave that institution. Saturday. ara
return to his home in this city, arriv-
ing on train No. II. He was accom-
panied by his wife ard daughters. who
have. during his stay in Portland, been
guests at the Lafayette. Gen. Con-
nor's many lends will be pleased to
learn Of his improvement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

c. Z. I!oxic finished the work of set
ting tie glass in the COny house Sat
urday. The work Of putting in the
plate glass. Friday, which included the
unpacking ana setting OF 10 squares.
constituted the largest let ever put il
in one day, i'll the city. The largest
piece rut in was at Herscy's shoe store.
and measured 147x115 inches. The big
square at Chadbourne's barber shop
was put in III - minutes, and had it
rot been for two squares freezing to-
Tcthcr, the time would have been five
minutes less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The Nash school, which was closed
Thursday afternoon, on account of =,
suspicious case of sickness which af-
fcct"d ono of the pupils, has been thor
oughlE funigated, and will be rconcn-
&C. today. The case proved to be
cnicLcnDOX
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

TIL" RunmaSe sale by the ladies of
the Methodist Society, closed, Satur-
day evening, after Il very successful
run. II nd it not been for the storm.
which Kept many people indoors, the
sales would doubtless; have been much
larger. hut as it was, trade was brisk,
and the cash realized by the sale will
be Between $50 and $40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council Will be held at the city
rooms, this evening. Among Other
business which will come before the
meeting will be the question of the
Sunday closing OF IL" fruit and candy
stores, ana also the Pcva tax matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

asked as to the object Of the coming
fair of the Central Labor Union, which
will he held at City hail, Jan. &c, y and
2S. Tho fair is held for the purpose of
raising funds with which TO secure Il
nall, to be used as a meeting place for
all the labor organizations in the city,
ard also for Labor Day purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

1t is quite a surprise to see the
early birds in the shape of spring
styles in nobby hats, the enterprising
Messer Pcrley Co. is showing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

Frederick Pulos, the corner candy
parlor. is again ready for business his
fine store being brighter and more at
tractivc than ever with no trace of the
late fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
Daily kenneber Journal
LOCAL MATTERS.

That handsome delivery pung that
has attracted so much attention on the
streets. was built by E. T.. Marson, for
the Hustler" r. w. Soule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The Susannah Wesley Society of the
Green Street Methodist church win
meet with the Misses Merrill, School
street. at 80, this evening"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The Sargent Mission Band will meet
with Mrs. z. P. Hope. this evening. The
subject viii be Mexico" and the MEM
bers are requested to bring items re-
lating to the subject.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

there for half an houe and then the
pressure will be reduced very slowly.
The next day the process will be re-
newed with = longer period in the
chamber and the pressure increased
considerably and the time OF 'decom-
preston" as IL is called. extended.
This will be kept up until the men
show that they can probably withstand
the pressure necessary 10 enable them
10 work at a depth OF more than a
hundred feet
when the work Is really under way
these men will descend IN a tube by
means OF ladder TO an air chamber
at the base OF the calsson. Entering
this, they will proceed 10 work the
boring shield and to brace the open.
ing made by the boring machinery that
loosens the mud and sand by Jets or
water impelled by enormous pressure.
The debris is whizzcd up a standplpe
20 the surface by the same power OF
compressed air. The men lay concrete
as rapidly as the level desired il
reached and the weight Of the con.
crete sinks the caisson into the mud as
the mud and sand from within the air
chamber az the base is OF the caisson
are removed The further down the
caisson sinks the more air pressure ~
needed to keep out the weight OF water
around the great hollow box.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

gether and were especial chums. After
telling AL this. and finding out how
eager the Confederate was 10 see the
brother from whom he had been Sep
arated for ten years. promised 70
arrange a meeting between them. IL
possible. that very night. A lot OF the
boys were told OF the affair. and when
Tommie Matthews himself heard OF IL
he was almost crazy with JOY at the
thought Of the reunion.
That night the brothers were
brought together. and touching meet
ing il was Anumber OF the boys who
had known John Matthews were wit
nesses. and they begged him 10 come
back and join his old comrades who
were lighting for the Union. No.
boys he answered. L have cast my
fate with the South. and shall stick by
it. am glad to have seen you. and
maybe We shall be friends once more
after the war is over l never knew
what his fate was or whether the
brothers were ever reunited. Wash
inston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

of the sub-metropolItan tunnel by the
Pennsylvania aud Long Island Rail
road Companies.
Few occupations are more hazardous
than working In airiOcks perhaps y
hundred feet bencach the surface ~
the river or the level OF Manhattan
Island. The dreaded bends" and the
still more fatal paralysis seem 10 seize
the workmen sooner or later. despite
the best that modern hygiene and med.
ical skill can do for them.
n has been found that the best thing
10 do for a workman who colapses
from the intenee pressure % The com
pressed air in the caissOu when be Is
brought 20 the surface sni tie reaction
takes place Is 20 place him in another
trlock with the pressure almost as
,reat as IL was in the chamber Far be
,eath the surface. aud very gradually
eiuce the pressure.
The modus operandi will be about ~
ollovs: The candidates. preferably
-eterans 81 other Jobs Of this character
/ Flll be critically examined by surgeons
I'd their histories taken. N accepta.
le they will be placed In an air cham
or daily and the pressure Increased
thirty and then 70 forty pounds y
1e square inch. TbeT will be keU'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
The London Cabby.

There are In London 271i cab PRO.
prietOrs. and Of these 222i own fewer
than fve vehicles AZ you see. IT is a
poor mans industry
The average price for hiring cabss
twelve and threepence n day. IN ad.
dition the cabman has 10 pay the yard
fees. He gets two horses a day and is
usually fourteen hours on the box. His
license costs him i've shillings year
The tax OF two pounds on the cab and
the fifteen shilling wheel duty are paid
by the owner. Taking IL day in and
day out, the cabby makes about ave
shillings day In the season be may
take in more money. but as the hire IL
raised on him IL comes 20 the same
thing II he is not content-and there
is no rea son why he should be-he does
not grumbie unduly
Every day I'm London 10000 people
ride in cabs or course there is frlc-
ton and there is a deal Of noisy quar-.
reling over fares. but 80 far as my er.
perlence goes the cabby is usually
right In bis estimate Of the distance be
has Travelled and the money that Is due
him.
The cab horses are a good lot. They
are worked six hours a day on an aver.
age. About three years in a hanson.
however. will do 10 the best Of them.
Then they drift down 10 the four.
vaseiers vance Thoropss7 in ogi.n=.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
MACEDONIAN RELIEF PARTY.

Each days work brought some sad
story or picture of its own before US,
Four little girls. whose parents had
both been shot a. they fed from their
village; three others-mere babies
whom we found sitting round a great
pot i'm their smoky cabin. their mother
dead from exposure. their father in.
curably i'll at the hospital; a young girl
i'm deep distress. because her wedding
clothes had been burned, and now no
one would want a portiOnlpss bride;
the widow Of village priest. a woman
with wild, hunted eyes, who had not
slept since the bodies OF her husband
and his brother had been found on the
mountains weeks before, and who, un.
able to rest even I'm our hospital,
passed on TO die Il few days later; hag
gard boys and girls. whose wounds
had remained undressed some six or
seven months. men just out Of the
unSpeakable priSOns-"Wc could live
there through the winter, but had 1t
been summer we must have dicd"-a
village priest crippled for life and
still PROSTATE from the bastinado he
had endured three times some eight
months before. m. old father and mot.
or. who came every week on 4 hope
less mission. a five hours journey, 70
ask IL | could give them tidings yet
OF their deaf and dumb boy, whom the
soldiers were supposed to have carried
away; sometimes young girls. for
whom one could only hope that forget
funess or death might come; and al.
ways a tale Of widows. old and young.
to which there seemed no end such
were 4 few OF the cases that came to
Us for what help or comfort we could
give. An old black woman in St Vim
cent. whose husband and son had been
killed in the hurricane, speaking Of
her loneliness. said 90 me And when
20 to market now there b, only me
and my shadow" But there is some.
thing more pathetic still. perhaps. in
phrase one heard often enough in
Macedonia in answer to the question.
How many souls are your Il sat
alone. e."-Cornhll Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
EHoLO -.
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So HLNTS Ll

Dishes which are 10 bc frozen uecd
an extra amount Of sweetcning.
Alcohol rubbed on grass or dover
stains before laundering viii remove
them.
Powdered borax ia small quantity is
best for laundering co!)rcd linens of
delicate shades
mustard plaster made with the
white Of an egg Will not blister, says
the American Cultiyntor
4 small stick placed across the open
top Of sauce pan will prevent the
contents from boiling over.
Equal parts Of tallow aud turpcniine
mixed make an excellent polish 10 use
on oiled floors. oilclOtb, etc.
Nlldew may be removed from lcath'
or by lightly rubbing with petroleum
and then polishing with q cloth.
A few drops Of onion juice improves
Hade-over meat dishes, not enough
need be used to give pronounced
onion flavor.
10 extract onion juice, press The raw
surface Of an onion against . CRATER
move II slightly. and the juice VIII run
On The point Of the CRATER.
4 sandwich dear to childhood Is slu'
oly bread. butter and sugar. with a lib.
eral sprlnkllng Of powdered cinnamon
Try this FOR the school lunch bnsket.
Tosklm sauce. draw the sauce pan ~
lAe side of the Gre, throw In four tea
,oooufuls of cod water, and the grease
will rise 50 that IL can be easily 'oken
or
10 remove ink stains from white
goods. put salt on the stain. then wet
with vinegar. aud rub. Repeat uutil
the stain is removed. then rinse IN
clear winter.
Crate breadcrumbs and brown them
slightly. Allow One-b1lf tcaspOOnful "a
an egg. aud strew them in when max
ing plain Omelet. Bakers stale
tread makes the best crumbs
An experienced cook states that sour
milk In which sOda has been thorough
iy dissolved. In the proportion of one
quarter teaspoonful az soda 20 one
I eupful milk can be used ~ sweet mix
. II only a little less baking powder IL
used In the -four than with sweet milk.
/ In making ketchup of any kind never
use anything but porcelain.llned ket'
/ tie. Or one Of some make that does not
/ impart o taste 10 tile ketchup. l. "A
. wise % use new bottles. and also "a
sterillze them by immersiDg them IN
. boiling water and letting them stand
I Tor Eve minutes before using them
| Il Is not necessary 10 purchase bottles
/ with patent shoppers. The cost Of TIE
/ simple bottles necessary Is only "A tr.hc
+ & they are purchased in quantity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

trived combination piece ot furni
tire which combines iu one and 9ll
the advantages aud comforts OF no
less than three scpara' articles.
In the curly hours Of the day. when
the tired head 0f the family or bis
worthy consOrt desires few minutes
repose. he or size may throw himself
or herself upon tho lounge as depicted
In the picture. and. perhaps. snatch
little cat nap.
Later In the day. when The bell
rings announcing The advent % Narys
beau. Mary can push up the ends OF
the erstwhilc lounge. when. presto
change she has q most Inviting sofa
ugou which she alI her sultor may
spoon until Il is time 'or h.m 70 ratcb
his car.
Then appears tse father with Baby
Jim in his srns From beneath the
seat Of the sofa q. drawn = sie. which
throughout the day bas been con.
cealed. The side u swung iniD place
and Jimmy = snug'y treked lr lils lit
tie crib sor q sound nights sleep
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
A TIGER SIEGE.

The police station At Katisora was.
a few days ago, the scene OF great ex-
element and horror when the corpse
OF unfortunate Nldan Patni, who met
his lamentable death from the claws OF
a tiger, was carried there for inspec.
ton.
Four persons were killed during the
course of few weeks. besides mum.
Der of persons msuied: while carry ing
away of cattle is going on almost every
day. The tigers that have caused So
much havoc here are now proved TO
be four in number, one tiger, one tig'
resS and two big cubs, and our sym
pathetic deputy commissioner is said To
have offered a reward of RS. 40 for
the destruction Of each OF them.
The ferocious brutes, having taken
their abode by the side OF the only
important road leading from Katigora
20 the village of Gangapur. have prac'
tically laid siege TO the village. with
the result that communication on foot
has been stopped. Several attempts
that had been made TO afford relief to
tue NlildStAS NNAt 'it 'h
successful.
A party OF local shikaries mastering
strong and equipped with firearms
marched into the jungle at the head
OF our energetic Naib Tehsildar Maulvi
Mahommed Israil TO nunt the tigers,
but with all their efforts they could
not make the master stripes come out
of their recess. The next day, how.
ever, another party, consisting Of four
European gentlemen. with a large
number of coolies. surrounded the jun
Gle and succeeded in arousing the tig
ers, which managed to escape through
the line without giving the hunters
an opportunity of disChargng bullets.
They pursued the animals and made
them swim across bcel. 1t is mat.
ter Of regret that the brave hunters
failed to hit the animals while they
were struggling in the wafer, although
good number of shots were fred. The
tigers got to the other side of the bael
without encounteTing further oqposi.
tion and fell upon the said Nidan Pat
nj, who was grazing cattle near his
! house, and killed him on the spot.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
spICEp FRUIT RELISHEs.

Splccd fruit make a relish for meats
that is uncqualed, The recipe given
here may serve for grapes. curronts'
yooseberrics, 5lueberrics ana plums a
difference being made IN the amount
If sugar according TO the nature of
the fruit. Allow four pounds of sugar
10 Eve of fruit, one pint of vinegar. one
tcaspoonful each OF different spices or
use only cloves and cinnamon II pre-
ferrod. Put all in kettle together aud
simmer for two hours II until quite
thiCk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

Put four tablcspoonfuls OF butter In
10 a frying pan and place over the fire.
TO one pint OF oysters use three beaten
eggs aud one cupful OF soft cracker
crumbs. Mix eggs and crackers ~.
gether and gently turn them into the
frying pan. then turn In the oysters,
tluuor ana all. Adj a small saltspooh
Of salt and n dash OF pepper. shake the
oau over the Ore. thrOughly turning
the contents over allowing to cook
untl the eggs are well done-obout
seven minutes. Serve with garnish OF
young celery stalks ana tender leaves.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
POTATO puEF.

one pound OF cold boiled houry po'
catoes, two ounces of butter two raw
Eggs. one gill of cream or milk. pepper
ana salt. Rub the potatoes through
I wire sieve. warm the butter till It is
lust oily. and add IL 10 the potatoes.
season the mixture well Heap IT up
aeatly in buttcred pie-dish. Bake 1t
IN sharp oven till Il is well Drowned
aud light and puffy. Serve At once.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
some Hints.

Duty is always divine.
he who cannot bear humility cannot
wear honor.
when o boy looks sanity send for a
doctor.
Hitch your wagon 20 a siar. brt don't
sell your mule.-Woman's Penny Mag
aZine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
HODGE PODGE.

Pui two pounds of shin Of beef into \
,tewpan with three quarts of water
simmer for i've minutes, then skim.
Add two carrots, two turnips, two
)nions aud a head OF celery. Cut up
,nd season with pepper and salt Stew
all together till the meat IL tender.
Thicken with butter aud nour and
serve very hot.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
BROTHERS STRANGE MEETING

T. ~ III BHS kANbE AiEEIl lN'T.
During the Civil War. while the
Fcderals were lined uD on one side Of
the Rappahannock and the Johnnie
Rcbs on the other. in an interval OF
fighting there was some trading OF
tobacco for newspapers" said Mr. G..
Il Upton.
The Yanks and JOhnn.es would al
ternately cross for the purpose Of such
barter. and there was no breach of the
understanding that while the trading
was going on the fighting should cease.
I was in Company G. OF the Seventy
seventh New York. one tat had been
recruited from the young men Of
Saratoga Springs. We had In our
company a man named Tommie Mat.
thcws. This lad knew that an older
brother Of his. John by name. was
fighting in the ranks Of the Confeder-
acy. John had left Saratoga. his na.
tive town. when a child. 10 go and
live with his aunt down in Macon.
Ca. and as he grew up he naturally
imbibed Southern ideas and prejudices
Il effected a trade one day with a
aoOd-looking young private on the
other side. giving him a copy OF a home
paper for some tobacco. A soon as
he looked at IL he said Great heav.
ems, this paper j. from my old home.
7 was born in ssratoga ard have =
brother living there am named John
Matthews and my brother is named
Thomas. DO you happen to know
himT Did know Tommie Matthew'S
Wei siess 50. We lad eaasted 10
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

IN n dairy. near san Francisco Call.
fornia. the other day. an overloaded
bayloft collapsed upon sixty cows that
were ln barn beneath. and either
crushed OF smotbered 20 death ~ of
them
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
CoCoANuT CAKE

Half a pound of lour. a teaspoonIul
Of baking powder. three ounces ot
,rated cocoanut. three ounces OF castor
sugar. three ounces OF butter, one egg
aud a little milk. Mix the dry ingredi-
,ats together rub in the butter then
,dd the beaten egg and the milk. Bake
N A good oven for an hour.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
USEFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE.
A Novel Arrangement OF Crib, Sofa
and Lounge in one Piece.

In this day OF labor.savIng, space
saving. money y-saving devices 1t Is
gratifying 20 realize that The home has
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

There are nearly JcO Christian
cliurcbc. IN l-?sh sni over 1000 mis-
sog5r.es
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

dangerous. the would-be diver receives
his first lessons In a large circular steel
tank. fitted with glazed portals through
which his movements can be watched
by the instructor The men. who have
to undergo strict medical cxamipa-
ton before entering upon the work,
are all volunteers The tank is about
thirteen feet high, and about eighteen
feet in diameter.
An American enterprise somewhat
similar to the above is the school for
Caisson workers, which has been csiab-
iished by those projecting the boring
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25

been particularly blessed hy The tn
yen,iOns Of mans fertile brain
\ Massachusetts gentleman, who
probably has ilrge family aud
knows the needs % a home, has con.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
@heusEhoI1 sEEa'sS
RX17Ed
CURRIED LOBSTER.

Take the meat OF boileC Holsters and
ut IN rather small pieces. Put IN
auccpan with enough cream 10 cover.
ct il get hot and stir in teaspoontul
" curry stirred mp with a tablespoon
ul of cream. Turn into a hot dish
ma serve.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-25
\ Dldck 4
|1 adventure.
STALKING WILD ANIMALS.

iE who is past master OF the
art of meeting bird or
mamal upon his own
ground. each after its own
fashion. need never be shy