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AENf4Aii LORE.
&C Unfortunate Love story of u Fn-
nous English Writer.

Hannah More was born on Feb. .,
Ito, at Stapletou. i'll Worcestershire.
her father beiug Tie master of
school IN the neighL1rhaod In 1871
her eldest sister, Mary. who was then
twenty one, with her sisters Elizabeth
and Sarah, opened ladies school in
Trinity street Bristol taking Hannah
and her Younger sister. Patty, who
were then respectively twelve aud ten
years oi dse, as pupils The school
was Il . eat success, and Hannah be
came highly cultivated girl Some
where about the year 1167 she made
the acquaintance oil u Mr. Turner OF
Belmont lie WAS a wealthy bachelor.
considerably older than herself and the
owner of Il fine estate near Flax Bour.
ton in Somersetshire She Is deserib-
ed as being at this time an exceedingly
pretty girl, with delicate features and
beautiful eyes These characteristics
she retained to the end of her life. us
the portrait Of her by Pickersgill 10
tie national portrait gallery clearly
shows. She became ii constant visitor
at Belmont aud ia due course of time
rec we'd from Mr. Turner a proposal
of marriage. which she accepted Sic
withdrew from her connection with the
school ami made all Preparations for
her wedding
This however, never took place
Three times WAS the day fiNed aud as
often fUr some uuiuteliigible reason
postponed by Mr Turner His affec.
tiob for her seems To have been sin
cefe but lie was a man OF curious
and rather gloomy disposition, and his
strange conduct may possibly be refer
red 10 some mental peHersttN. At last
her friends interfered and insisted on
the engagement being broken OFF Mr.,
Turner was very anxious to make set
Element upon her, and, though for some
time She declined to entertain the pro.
posal she was finally persuaded by
SIf James Stonehouse To accept an IN.
nuity of 300 year This unfortunate
affair did not interfere with the friend
ship and respect which Mr. Turner
continued 10 feel for her, and at his
death he left her a legacy OF II 900
But 1t probably left its mark on her
and though she subsequently received
two offers of marriage she declined
them 10th New York Tribune.
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a CHEMICAL. TRICK.
Changing IL White pasteboard CaE
Iato "a striped Tiger.

When we happen to witness
pheHomeHou which seems to violate
natural laws We are not likely to for
ret its cause IL it be explained to us.
The following experiment, which l de
ylsed Tor my students. helped them To
understand as well as to remember
some chemical data;
\ white cat, made of flexible paste
board aud imprisoned IN Il glass jar
IS shown to the audience. The lecturer
announces that without opening tho
jar or even touching II he will CAUSE
the eat 10 undergo geological as well
Is chemical transformation. lie
takes the support OF the jar and pushes
It forward Ia tull view OF the students.
The change occurs almost tnstanta-
neously The cat takes rich orange
color on which black transyersal
stripes rapidly paint themselves. Tha
cat has become II tiger
The whole transformation Is pro
dueed by carnations Of hydrogen sui
phtde, which Is generated In the jar
itself without any visible apparatus,
The cat has been previously coated
with Il solution of chloride of anthony
wherever the orange hue was to be
produced and With Il solution of basic
acetate Of lead wherever the black
stripes We're to appear. Roth solutions
are eolorless. After the coated cat
has been introduced IN his glass cagd
Il small piece ct pasteboafd Is placed
under the wooden support 81 as slight
ly to incline the Jar forward. A few
deelgrams OF pulveri2ed sulphdo of
iron folded in piece of blotting paper
IRE deposited behind the eat ON tho
elevated side of the bottom OF the jar
Two or three cubic centimeters Of dt-
luted sulphurie acid are dropped with
pipette ON the opposite side. When
the performer wishes the transformu
ton to take place he takes the wooden
support and pushes 1t forward as If lie
wanted everybody to see better what
Is going To happen. by SO doing ho
suppresses the slight inclination which
kept the iron sulphide beyond the reach
of the sulphurie acid. Tile gas IL
evolved, and the formation of the
orange sulphide Of aHtimony and black
sulphide Of lead takes place In few
seconds Ct Michaud in Scientific
American
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SOME FIRST OCCASIONS.

Alexander del Spiua made the first
pair Of speetacies IA 12sa
The first books were bound by Alta
lus, king OF Persamus. in 19s i G.
The first glass window ii England
was put up In an abbey about ESQ
The first typewriter ever made ap.
peared in ia the work Of Henry
Mills
The first bread was made by the
Greeks; the first wiudinills by the Sar-
acens
The first playbin was issued from
Dfury Lane theater, London, on April
8, 1868
Ii Is asserted that the drum was the
first musical instrument used by hu
man beings.
Trousers, in their present shape,
Were introduced into the British army
In 1913 and tolerated as legitimate
portion VI evening dress in 1916.
According to historians, the first
strikius clock was imported into Eu
rope BY the Persians about 500 A. ID.
1t was brought us present to Charlie
imagine from Abdela, king Of Persia.
By two monks Of Jerusalem.
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ANIMALS IN CUBA.
dame In Plenty and One Species of
northumberland snake.


Throughout Cuba game is abundant
Deer. though not native, have flour
ished and multiplied greatly, Rabbits
are plentiful; also the wild boar, 50
called the wild pig the wild dog and
the wild cat of the island. Wild fowl,
especially ducks and pigeon, abound
the former crossing from the southern
states during the winter season. while
the latter remain ON the island the year
round. Fheasants quail, snipe. wild
turkeys aud wild guinea fowl are also
numerous, With several varieties OF
game birds, such as the perdiz, tojosas.
rabiches aud the guauaros.
The only distinctive native animal is
the jutia or hutia, ratlike IN appear
ance and black 1t grows to length
OF sixteen OF eighteen inches, not In
Guiding the tail White eatable, 1t 10
not especially palatable
Cuba has more than 200 species OF
native birds, including those already
mentioned as game birds. many pos
sessing the most beautiful plumage
but those with song are rare
III sNaihpS ioCdutles CfOcoulleS ana
American ailigators teaimausl are
found, and. although these frequently
grow to an enormous size, but little
attention IS paid 10 them by the ma
tiVes
Chameleons, small lizards, tree toads
and similar harmless silurians Of di-
minutiye size are very common. while
occasionally the iguana and other large
varieties Of the lizard species are seen.
Few varieties OF snakes exist in
cuba. One of these, the maja, from
ten to fourteen feet in length, IS
semi-domesticated reptile If such Il
term may he used, Tor II IL most fire.
quently found about the huts, farm.
houses aud small villages. its fayorte
living place being IA the palm matches
Of the old buildings while Its fHvorite
food IS poultry. Another snake, named
the jubo Is more vicious In disposition
than the maJa, although never reach
ing more than one third It's size. 1t ia
not poisonous. The other varieties are
still smaller in size. are seldom seen
and not Venomous. Havana Post.
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Cure For Insomnia.

A widely known clubman whose fam
lily Is known to take earnest exception
to his late hours recently encountered
his physician on the street
How are you feeling these days"
asked tha medico.
every well indeed, thank you" re-
piled the clubman. but I'm bit wor.
ried about ~ wife, doctor. She SUI.
fers dreadfully from insomnia. have
been ON the point for some time Of
consulting you about her case. What
would you suggest"
you might try getting home earlier"
observed the physician.-New York
Times
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The ancient cultivation of the vine In
England appears to have been almost
entirely confined to the monks, who, as
the ruins Of their noDasteries prove
had shrewd eye for the most shell
tered and fertile spots in the land
They, too were the only people who,
Ia the feudal ages had leisure or in
Clination for such work as vine grow
ing When Henry VIII suppressed the
religious houses the monks became flu
gitives and the English vineyards ran
to waste INTENDED, Another reason for
the Disappearance of the industry from
this country Is TO be found Ia the fact
that during the middle ages the pro
hibitive taxes imposed Oh all foreign
products made the wines OF the con
tinent almost unbuyable Injuries and
therefore the English had to he content
with the inferior produce or their own
vines As these duties We're decreased
the superior wines Of more favored
countries gradually drove our own out
OF the market More than one attempt
has been made 10 revive open air vine
growing ia England, but the uncertain
" OF the British climate seems to he
an effectuai bar TO such experiments
developing into a regular industry r.
London Queen
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"SaY dyou know anything bout
bosses, heyf Dye know they'll eat
pork2 Well. they viii when It's fed
'em an they have to. The heaves
stops subsequent, though they're an all
fired sight wus5 afterwards. Belle
went right onto meat diet, hog meat
an oil cakes. Yep. lnsecd oil-itH
fat Il rail fence. Belle took on weight
amazln'. Gurus thing bout oil cakes.
though. Once a boss has been fatted
on 'em an then grows pIckid ag'in
there amt notbin' in the worldll put
flesh onto lim a second time. You can
try as much as you're mind 70; it amt
no se."--Amorican Magazine.
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The Hobin ana the Caterpillar.

The robin hops along Ia the furrow
aud picks UP worms as the farmer
plows, which it eats Itself or carries to
Its nest Is food for the young robins
The robin prefers smooth coated
worms, such as the common earth
worm, but II such food is scarce it does
not disddin the fuzzy caterpillar 1t IS
an evil day for the caterpillar when
robin strikes it The robin picks II up
and shakes 1t aud shakes It until 1t
shakes the 5piHes out OF 1t the fur, az
the children call the caterpllar's fuzzy
coating leaving the caterpillar bare in
patches and sometimes all over and
shaken all out Of shape Then the
robin eats II or carries II Off to feed It's
young.
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The vicar Of a certain parish church
has recently paid many visits to an old
farmer, one Giles, with the object OF
inducing him TO attend church At
length he received the assurance that
the farmer would pop in some time
when he wasn't busy" ON the follow
Ing Sunday, while the clergyman was
giving out his text, Giles nervously EN-
tered the sacred edifice. Walking up
the center aisle, he peered from left
to right until he reached the front pew,
when, TO the surprise Of the vicar lie
turned on his heel and walked out
again. The preacher was somewhat
severe on the congregation for their
lack OF courtesy IN not Offering the
stranger seat and after giving
a "wigging" to the cburchwardens,
sidesmen and yerger the vicar waited
upon the farmer and apologized Ia
their behalf "Oh, | didn't come to
stay" exclaimed Giles. II wanted
to see Farmer Brown about his pigs,
but he wasn't there PearsOn's Week
"
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mo.n,es. bismarck, Ma4zini

The three greatest c0nvefsationailst5
with whom 1t has been my good for
tune to come into touch We're Ma2zinI
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Bis
marek
OF these DE- Holmes was the most
spirited liz the bel esprit" sense, Bis
marck the most imposing and at the
same time the most entertaining in
point Of wit. sarcasm, anecdote and
narratives Of historical interest
brought out with rushing yiyacity and
with lightningiike illumination Of con-
ditions, facts und men, but ia MAJ
zinPs words there breathed such Il
warmth and depth Of conviction such
enthusiasm Of faith in the 5acredness
IF the principles prOfessed and Of the
aims pursued by him, that it was diff
cult to resist such a power Of fascina-
ton. From "Reminiscences Of Long
Life by Cari Schurz, Ia Mcclure :.
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India Is nation Of pawnshops, az.
cording 10 an English authority. The
people think the cleyerest man IS lac
who devises the laIgest number Of
ways BY which to borrow money They
put in pledge their lands oxen, jew
elry, themselves, their children aud
their grandchildren, aud cases have
even been known where a father. to
obtain money to defray the expenses
Of his daughters wedding, has pledged
as collateral the first child to be born
Of the union
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MUSIC STRINGS.
4ae Great Amount Of Material Re
CURED 40 Meet the Demand.


CURED 40 Meet the Demand.
One of the most generally accepted
tut mistaken ideas that are entertained
b the people Of this country" said
travelling representative Of foreign
manufactory of gut strings, 'is that
strings used on musical Instruments
are manufactured from catgut l. that
Were true the cats IN this world would
have been exterminated many years
ago IN supplying the market with ma.
teri0l for musical instrument strings
"1he fact IS that they are manufac-
tured from the intestines Of sheep, and
In obtaining enough raw material even
at times find difficulty.
1.-THE only string made from the IN
testiAes OF the feline Is that used for
surgical purposes - for sewing up
wounds. one would be amazed to
know that there are millions of mu-
sical instrument strings used in North
America alone, and just think where
tine tabbies would be IL they had TO
supply the consumption.
another amazing thing Is that there
arc over 200 different grades Of musical
instrument strings. The demand for
strings III N1rth America is increasing
every year. specially in the south and
in Mexico There are more guitar
strings sold IN Mexico than any other
kind, but Il. 3ugh the south the banjo
string is 81 popular, despite the fact
tGat every ear has marked slight but
gradual falling or in the demand. -
kansas City journal.
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Benevolent Old Centenary Gescuins
one small boy from the punneling of
two others What are you hurting this
boy for
Because he made 30 many mistakes
in lis arithmetic this morning"
But what business was that OF
yours
why lie let Us copy our answers
from his"
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mn MhnIr.a Month

The whales mouth Is the largest
institution OF the kind IN the animal
kingdom, being capable Of containing
over two hogsheads Of water. The
whales throat. however Is so small
that an orange would scarcely pass
through it, and he lives on the minute
sea animals contained Ia the water.
Drawing IN II large quantity. he strains
it through his Whaleboue sieve. retain.
ing the animal organisms 1t contains
and throwing uat the water through
circular holes ia his head Whales en-
gagged IN feeding are said by whalers
to be "=poutlng."
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PASTED HIS OWN BILLS.
The Must Memorable Engagement
Edwin Booth Ever Played.

Edwin Booth Ever FLAP ed.
Edwin Booth once told little com
pany of his intimates that the most r0-
mantle. memorable aud delightful en-.
gagement that he ever played In his
life was one IN which he was Obliged TO
paste lis own bills
1t was la the early years Of his ca
reer, long before his famous hundred
nights run of Hamlet at the Winter
Garden in New York, and at time
when romance and enthusiasm were
still young in his heart He had played
with varying success Ia many parts OF
the country, jOurneying even to San
Francisco and the few camps ia the
gold bearing country that were large
enough TO supply him with audiences.
Here he had done SO well that he felt
encouraged to try his fortune In still
remoter Climes and accordingly EN-
barked from the Golden Gate for tho
Hawaiian Islands. where, in the Homo
lulu theater and under the direct pat
ronage of the dark brown royalty that
then held sway, he played an engage
ment to which he looked back Ia after
years with much pleasure and salts
faction
But after the play was over" said
Booth, Il found it necessary to climb
down from the high plane Of art TO
common ground and take steps to an.
nounce my repertory to the pubic
This was done almost entirely by way
OF posters, and | could not trust the
job TO the native boys, because they al
ways ate the paste and threw away
the bills. My actors would not do it,
because they were such eminent artists
and thoroughbred gentlemen, 50 | had
to do 1t myself Many time have
taken off the costume Of lago or Ham
let or Othello and gone out with
bucket OF paste and roll OF paper To
bill the town as we say here in Amer
lea. for my next appearance"
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The triumphal crown Of Rome was
made of laurel leaves and was given to
the general who adhered a great veto
- over an enemy lie entered the city
not By gate, but over portion OF the
wall which was thrown down to afford
G passage. At his funeral his laurel
crown was placed In his bier and
hurled with the body.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-01

Business is not only great ciyilizer
of nations and of peoples, but also the
greatest educator and developer Of
character IN the world for it Is a per
petual school, great life university
where we do not go to recite and hear
lectures for three or four hours a day
for a few years, but where we are
constantly studying and practicing al
most from the cradle to the grave
Success
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People who make puns are like wan
ton boys that put eoppers on the rail
road tracks. They amuso themselves
and other children, but their little trick
may upset freight train OF conversa-
ton for the sake OF q battered With
%. W Holmes
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Mrs Nuiywed You don'tk love me
any more: know you don'tll Nulywed
But, my dear, you're mistaken. l
adore you Mrs. Nulyweh = No; you
don't No man could love II woman so
badly dressed as am '-Paris Rirc.
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The iicnrtIcsa Editor.

Assistant This poet says that the
last two verses Of bis poem may be
omitted If you think it Is desirable.
Editor-I'll do better than that I'll
omit the whole poem. Soneryilie
Journal
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Sound.

"Do you regard that mans, argu-
ments as soundY
Yes" answeredtthe senator. THAT
and nothing else " Washington Star
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Not In StOcIr.

Customer Grritatedly to gossiping
shopgirlsJ-I wish you would show me
common civility. Shopgirl absently)-
Transcript
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A great man will make great oppor-
tunitIes even out of the cOmmonest
and meanest situatIoDs.-Success Nag
a2ine.
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Telephone Notice.

HE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS TEL
EfHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
Few re- inHseriptinns for telnpbnnes at the
rate Of fi2 % per year tor unlimited service
throughout the county
The system now reaches New Hope, Lam
bertville, stockton, ideii, Kingwood SER
geantsyille, kinPoes Locktown, Groton, Elem
ington, Three Bridges, Baptsttown, Rose
mont, trenehtoNn, Milford Bloomsbury
Little York, Mt. Pleasant, Everittstown, Pat
tenburg,. Quakertown, PItistown, Clinton,
Annandalei Lebanon, fotterstown White
house and Whtehouse Station.
Applications for telephones 81 oud be made
TO Charles N Reading, frenchtown, N J. or
Eugene Wilson, Sereeantsyille, n j which
Will receive prompt attention
THE MERCHANTS AND fAgNERS
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COhPAhl.
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The man who Goggets to be, thankful
has fallen, asleep in life.zSteyenson.
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Calmness under contradiction Is de-
monstratiyc Of great stupidity or strong
intellect zimmerman.
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lila Girl.

Her father and mother both strenu'
ously object to me-"
"And the giri;"
81 don't think she'd look at me but
for that"-Kansas City Independent.
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The noblcr the blood the less the
pride.-From the Danish.
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TAX f. NOTICE /!

That the managers Of Mount Hope Cemetery
Association are determined to prevent the
stealing or polling Of flowers, vases and re-
cepticles tor flowers. and the breaking OF or
naments. or any spoliatiun nf the grounds
OF the cemetery, that have been set aside tor
sacred use all Of which is strictly pro-
hibited.
They will give "a reward ior the arrest and
conviction OF any one guilty OF the violation
OF the cemetery rules ami regulations.
Py order of the
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
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INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
"Correct English,
How to use it.
MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JOSEPHINE TuAck BAKER, EoiroH
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial contents Tor this Month
Course in English for the Beginner.
Course in English for the Advanced
Pupil,
How to Increase Ones Vocabulary.
The Art of Conversation.
Should and Would: How to use Them.
Pronunciations Century Dictionary.
Correct English IN the Home.
Correct English in the School
What TO Say and What Not to Say.
Course in Letter-Writing and Punctu-
alton.
Alphabetic list of Authorizations.
Business English for the Business Man
Compound Words; How to Write
Them.
Studies in English Literature,
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II GALLANT
Old Bachelor.
By Donald Allen

Copyright, 1906, by Beatru Reate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06
Cohurn VS.. Maine at Orono Toniaht.

The boys of the Coburn basketball
team are eXpyctin- to leave Water
vile this morning on the 90 train for
broho, where thcy Will meet the L. of
NJ. iirE! team in the lattor'S gy:clnaSi-
u!n, in the evening. The boys are e.;-
rccting defeat of course. but they hope
to do themselves credit, and if they
meet the reasonable expectations OF
Coach Phclan, the Maine team will
have no opportunities to throw away.
The following is the lineup of the
Coburn team which is to play: IF, AL
ton Blake; If. Roland Dodge: c. Is. B.
Ii5betts; rb Harry Stinson; b. Frank
Smith.
one theme Of conversation is the
matter Of having an alumnus manager
for each Of the athletic teams who.
with broader experience in finances,
viii be able to take "A part of the bust
ness responsibility Of the team to a
much greater advantage than could
one Of the students. The idea is meet
ing with Il considerable of commonda-
ton and will no doubt be adopted at
the right opportunity.
The pupils of tho Institute. rein
forced by a large number of invited
friends in the city enjoyed a masGucr-
ade social in the gymnasium. last even
ing. There were said to have been
about 30 couples. The music ana
dances were of a simple nature and
quite unobjectablc in character to
the most scrupulous guardian Of child
rem, but al thoroughly enjoyed them
selves as though they We're under no
feelings Of constraint. whatever. The
costumes seen surely will rival any
other collection ever worn in the city
on q similar occasion. The effect of
the social is such that there will doubt
less many more he held during the
next few weeks of the winter term.