Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23


What troubles your every one asked.
The boy paused finally. He looked
at the multitude which had assembled.
Then. lifting up his voice, he shouted
i'm . shriIl treble:
II am lost. VIII somebody please
take ME home to Ivan Troubctskoy,
the champion clothier of the South End,
who has Just got i'm his new stock of
spring overcoats, suits, neckties. shirts.
hats and umbrellas, which he will sell
cheaper than any one else In the
city,"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the presi-
dent of the Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, was citing diplomatic ways of
making children work.
"A Chicago woman," she said, has
little hoy who hates to practise writ
ing. Last fall she told me that in this
matter of writing she could do moth
ing with the lad. But in December,
when 1 met her again, she said COM
placently:
"'WclI Harry spends quite two
hours a day now at his writing regu-
larIy.'
"'How in the world said I, did you
bring this miracle to pass"
1.-THE woman winked slightly.
"I told him. she said, to make out,
in his very best hand, a list of every
thing he wanted for Christmas, and he
has been at it ever since.
The Rev. A. p. Simpson, president of
the Christian and Missionary Alliance,
recently entertained missionary from
BnrInah.
81 addressed A boys school last
month";" the missionary said. Il told
the boys everything interesting and up
lifting that | could think of about
the Burmese. They were appreciative
and attentive.
"pcrhaps.' said at the end. there
are some things | have not made clear.
Are there any questions you would
like to ask?'
mo one Intercepted me then, but
-IIlaluI NV IaAo SEN SuIl7aW an IelJn
gent looking boy approached timidly
as was leaving the platform.
I'll would like he began and
then hesitated.
eco on, my lad said I. There
is some question you would like to ask,
suppose
Eyes. sir said the hoy L want to
know if you have any foreign stamps
that you could give a fellow?'"
SHORT STORIES
Two artists wore regarding in a
Fifth avenue gallery Il print of
MilIais's Chill October" One of them
said:
Sir John Millais once showed me the
original Of Chill October and Mt the
same tire he told me story about it.
"IIe said that as nc sat painting one
gray afternoon among the reeds and
r,ishes of the Tay a voice from behind
a hedge asked
MAN. did yc over try photographic
No. never said Sir John, and nc
continued to paint slowly.
Its hantle quicker said the
voice.
Eyes. I suppose So the painter
agreed.
'"Thcn tho voic" said bitingly:
"'An' it's mair like the place."
In many counties of the middle West
the telephone has become SO popular
that there is one in almost every farm
house. Many incidents attest the
adaptability Of the instrument to tn"
varied needs Of country life. One old
lady of wcll-known sociabilty was
found by a chance caller sitting pleas
antIy at her knitting. and wearing
what 1T first appeared to be some
curious hcadEear. but what, on Il closer
view. was seen to be the telephone
receiver fixed to her head by an old
hatband. All the telephone subscribers
he r1c
the old lady's car was "hitched'' to all
the private news of the countryside.
In another instance A young mother,
finding it necessary to go to neigh
boring farm on household business,
took down tho receiver and laid it near
har shopping infant. and requested
"rcrtrar' to "I;inE me up at Mrs.
Hrlrs il you hear the baby cry"
physician. making u country call.
found himself in want of something h"
had LEFT In town. He went to the farm
cr's tel. phone to request that il be sent
to him. AS he did so the nnmistakahl"
click of receiver hooks could he heard
al along the line. In closing his con-
vcrsation tie doctor said:
Now YOU may all hang up your re-
Ccivcrs."
4 half dozon travelling men were wait
ing in an Indiana town station tho Other
evening for train for Chicago. A fierce
storm raging.
This Is n sorry night TO he on the
road" remarked the shoe drummer
"Tcs." said tho cigar man. and it was
inst such night rs this last summer
whom n train on the road struck n bad
place four miles cast of here and the
ncxt instant ran off the bridge, I was tho
only passenger on the train to escape
with his life.
Nv hat month was that in?" he was
asked
Latter part of July
Il fail to recall that wreck" said one
of the crowd
so do l." said another
HOW many did you say were killed.?
aSke. the shoe drummer.
Didn't say any one was killed. replied
the cigar man.
You didn't CHI? You said Won were
tho only passenger who escaped with his
life
Certainly. That's easily accounted
for" explained the cigar man. looking in
nocent. .! was the only passenger or
the train"
Aha: That's your game is it, said
the shoe drummer.
..IiaI1 ~ tharo'.' Said ha only ono IN