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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-31
STEAMSHIPS
Fircmen Overcome By smoke

Denver. Col, May sO-While trying 70
rescue people from burning building
late this afternoon a score or more Of
nremen and volunteers were overcome
by smoke and with Difficulty were them
selves rescued alive. The most seriously
affected was Chester Campbell, truck
driver, who suffered commissions caused
by the smoke. The are eArsAd .QDQQQo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-31
THE TEXAS WONDER

Cures all Kidney, Bladder and Rheu-
matte troubles: sold by all druggists.
or two months treatment by mail for
81. Dr. 4. w. Hall. 1925 Olive street.
st. Louis. Mo. Send for testimonials
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-10
KNOX
WASHINGTON.

George Luce. who is at work for III. II.
Farrar at Waldoboro in his steam MILL
pa ;S2d Sunday at home.
Charles Sukeforth who has been at
work in jefferson driving team, has re-
turned home.
Ia loves of Liberty, who has been
stopping with his sister. Mrs E. l.. Cum
ningham, for the past week, returned
hone Sunday.
Martin Leighor. who is sick with pneu-
monia at Mrs. Thomas Sukeforth's, is as
well as can be expected. He has Reuben
Jones as nurse.
Rev. George Lincoln and son have many
TIL usands of feet of lumber at their mill
and more on the shore of the lake. They
are saving long lumber at present.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed, Leighor of Liberty
were the guests Monday, of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Snkeforth.
Owing to the big rain Monday. March
7. town meeting was postponed until Mon
day, March "A. q
w. w. Light and daughter. Mrs Lyle
Leonard, recently went to Worcester
Mass. Mr.. Light has returned home,
while Mrs. Leonard will make longer
visit to her sister, Mrs. ii. ii. Cunning
ham.
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Manchester, n, l., Man
Acquires Sudden Wealth
By FIqdlae $3aN xaA o
Anaalqk n aHel'
On Hunting Trip With efothef
when Find 3 NADIA.

Manchester. n. H., March 9.-Thlrty
thousand dollars worth of annergrlS
accidentally picked up in the st Law
renee river was the lucky hnd OF d
Manchester painter recently whhe ne
was on q fishing trip in Canada Ihe
man, who did not give his name, called
at the state laboratory il, Concord yes;
terday and learned from state Chemist
Howard the value Of the peculiar SUD
stance which he at first believed TO De
some animal species.
With his brother the painter was out
ON the st. Lawrence one afternoon
when they saw the strange gray OBJECT
in the water. Believing that 1t was
some forns of animal, owing to- its
color, they tired two shots at it and
then hauled it into the boat. The sub
stance weighed about SO pounds.
Unaware of its great VaIue, the lind
er took the ambergris to Boston ana
was offered small sum for five or SIX
pounds of it by a man who was inter-
ested in the find. The painter refused
the offer and returned to Manchester
He was finally advised to go TO the
state laboratory and did so yesterday.
This is the second lump of ambergris
reported picked up in this part of the
country within short time, a Lynn
Mass, man having found: small
lump at Swampscutt5 several weeks
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A MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.
Washington Couple Disturb Slumber
of Rockville Minister.

Rockville, Md, Mrch "a midnight
marriage is Kockeville's latest matri-
monjal stunt. Shortly before the
clock struck II Rev. w. ID. keene.
pastor of the Southern Methodist
church here, was awakened from his
sleep by II knock on his front door.
Upon inquiry. lie learned that Miss
Augusta Louise HaaSe and Mr. Clar-
ence Howard Mann. young Washing
toniaTS, wanted 10 get married. The
minister quickly domlcd his clothes
and descended to the parlor. where he
pronounced the words making the
Young. folks husband and Wife. They
returned to Washington by the 1880
O'Clock car
The young people reached here at
1880 o'clock, but spent an hour or
more hunting Up Mr.. John l.. Brunett,
clerk of the court, and persuading
him to accompany them TO the court
house and issue the license. The
young man gave his age as 80 and his
residence as 1885 Tenth street. north
west. and the age of the young lady as
is and her residence as 1921 Tenth
street. They did net explain why they
came to Rockville and ut such an UNI
usual hour to have the knot tied.
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LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.
The 18th Annual Grand Lodge Session
Held at Bangor

Bangor, Me. March 9.-The State Grand
Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution
opened its 18th annual session in this city
today with good representation from
the different lodges in the State. Officers
were elected this forenoon as follows:
willard Derrah, Houlton. State grand
master; A. f. Armstrong, Bangor, deputy
State grand master; c. NJ Huggard,
IIoulton. State grand secretary; j. ii.
Ruth, Linneus. State grand treasurer; Il.
l.. Worster Madison. State grand chap
lain; S. w Brown. Canton, State grand
lecturer; George H. Wallace. Caribou,
State grand director of ceremonies; w. $.
Knix, Madison, State grand inside tyler;
T.. +. Trafton, Milluocket. State grand
outside tyler; Harry Guion. Monticello.
State grand foreman of committee; j. +.
Noyes, Island Falls. state grand second
committeeman: Il. ID. Stewart. Washburn.
State grand third committeeman: j. Il.
Holmes, Bangor. state grand trustee;
Moses Knox, Madison. supreme grand
representative.
1t was voted to have the annual walk
of the State Grand Lodge in Island Falls
July l..
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KENNEBEC
VASSAL BORO.

Mrs. Anna Tobey and Mrs. Carrie Ames
were visitors in Waterville Tuesday.
Mr.. Hanks is entertaining friends from
out of town.
Mrs. Leonard Mccoy was a visitor at
North and East Vassalboro Tuesday.
Mrs Sarah Marden received 50 post
cards on her birthday March 6.
Mrs j. 2. Garland and Charles Robin
son of Winslow were visiting friends in
town Saturday.
China Grange has accepted an invita-
ton from Nassalboro Grange to visit
them March Is at an al-day session, fill
ing the chairs and furnishing the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Addie Briggs and son, also Mrs.
Frank Ballard of Stewards, passed Tues
day in Augusta.
Miss Eftie Fernald was in North Vassal-
boro recently.
A number from here attended the La
dies Aid supper and social at Butter
fields hall Tuesday evening. Officers
were elected for the remainder of the
year.
Mr. ANA Mrs. c. w. Tufts were in Wa
te:liIr Saturday.
Amy Richardson of Nassalboro Center
passed through the place Tuesday.
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--------------------------
"HlGBEE OF HARVARD"
Given by Topsham Talent at Grange
Fair at Bowdoinham.

Bowdoinham, Me, March 9.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The comedy drama "Higbee of
Harvard" was presented by the F'ordle-
nance Dramatic Club of Topsham at
the second entertainment of Merry
meeting Grange fair this evening. The
play was given in an excellent manner
.ani the visitors We're heartily applaud
cd at the elise of the entertainment.
The annual fair will close Thursday ev-
ening when the play "a Bachelors
Bouquet" will be given by Bowdoin-
ham talent, the play being followed
BY dance. Tie cast of characters for
'Higbee of Harvard" Watson w. Hig-
bee, from Montana, Z. B. Sprague:
Hon. V. n. Withrow, a blue blooded
ex-senator, Horace J. Whitney; Lorin
Higbee, son of Watson an athlete from
Harvard, Harold Pennell; Theodore
Dalrymple. Lorins chum, in love with
Nancy. Alfred Groves. Higgins. the but
Ter, Lithgow Hunter; Nancy Withrow,
the Senator's daughter. Miss Abbie
Madge Cummings, from Mon
tana. Nancy's chum. Miss Mabel
Thorne; Mrs. Ballou, the senator's sis
ter from New York, Miss Mae Ripley:
Mrs. Malvina Meddigrew, originally
from Missouri and must always be
shown, Miss Elizabeth Faltman.
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BATES COLLEGE.
The Sophomore Prize Debates---Fresh-
men Trials for Relay Teams.

Lewiston, Nc, March 9.-(SpcciaD.--
The winner i'll the second division of
Sophomore prize debates was announc-
ed this morning as being Fred Harold
kierstead Of Nerrimac, Mass. The
third division will discuss a question
of education Friday. The prize divi-
sion of Freshmen declarations will be
held Saturday afternoon and the names
Of those who are to speak in the fiualS
viii be read in the societies Friday cv-
ening. 1t will be Junior night at the
societies on that evening. ''
The Freshman class have held their
trials for the relay teams and other
events. Holden and Houston easily &c
feated a large field in the mile run. The
Tour man relay team will consist of
Dennis Holden, Thompson and McCol-
lister. The eiEht-man relay team which
wiz run against BowGoin win consist
of Dennis, Holden, Thompson. Dexter,
Wootlman. Irish, McCollister and
Br, wn. Brown, tennis, Holden, Thomp-
son and Dexter made the fastest time
in the 25-yard straight-away.
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WILL NOT RESUME.
ST. Stephen Bank Will
Liquidate Affairs.
Many Depositors Are Serious
Embarrassed Suspension.
Another Concern Goes Undertake.
posts S4Gg,0Q0.

Calais. Me, March ?.--The st.
Stephen Banll, which failed on Mon
day, viii not be re-opened. but will
be liuulidatcd as rapidly as its tangled
affairs will permit, The panicky feel
in, among holders of the banks notes
on both sides OF the boundary line
has been allayed by the acceptance of
the notes at their face value by the
other Canadian banks. The institu-
ton had nearly $l5O,ooo in currency
ailoat.
f.: Many OF the depoSitors in Calais and
St. Stephen are seriously embarrassed
by The tying up of their deposits but
it is expected the Bank of New Bruins
wick Will relieve the situation by adj
vancing part of the funds on presen-
tatiul!- Of pass books. The uneasnesS
in business circles is still acute. The
failure of the bank was directly re-
spnnSible for the assignment ycstcr-
day of e. G. Whitlock, a Calais grocer,
Tor $4,000.
Th" st. STEPHEN Eank carried de-
posts Of nearly $4,000. The total
liabilities. Including The $20oeoo capt.
tai stock ana the $l5o.ooo note circu-
lation, are estimated at 100000. In
addition the stockholders are liable to
an assessment Of 100 per cent. if such
a step is found nc2es sarN. 1t is under
stood that some Of the stockholders
will be urahlc /" meet an assessment.
The bank carried 100000 in loans
and $4,000 overdue debts, The fail
urc is attributed to Improbable loans
to gold mining companies and TO the
cOmpetitiOn of large banks.
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SAGADAHOC
BOW DOM.

The many Bowdoin friends of Mrs. J.
w. Lewis Of LISBON Falls regret to learn
of her recent and sudden death. She was
formerly of this town. The family have
the heartfelt sympathy Of their very
many friends
The w. c. r. U. will meet with Mrs.
Ella Cobb Tuesday afternoon. March Is,
at her home in the Borough.
Mrs. Achsia Purinton of the eastern
part of the town was in this vicinity
Tuesday, the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
Norman Curtis.
There will be an entertainment at the
West Bowdoin church on the evening Of
March H. The talent will be from Bates.
A reader and singer also other talent
will furnish the entertainment A small
fee will be charged to defray the ex-
penses.
Mrs, Fred Roberts is quite i'll with a
grip cold.
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WATER SAVES LIVES.
Men Tumble Down Mine Shaft and
Escape With Injuries.

Paris, ILL.,, March Erred Barnes
and Charles Rogers narrowly escaped
death by falling into mine shaft at
burgess Ferry near Libertyville re-
Gently. The shaft--was in course OF
excavation, and had reached depth
of forty feet. The two worllmen were
being hoisted in a bucket, and We're
carrying ladder, which struck the
hosting apparatus overhead and pre-
cipitated both to the bottom of the
hole, from which they were taken in
an unconscious condition. Rogers es-
capped with but few bruises, but the
outcome Of Fairness hurts can not be
deEseerniined for several days.
The men :. escaped almost certain
death from the fact that there was
nearly two, feet of water at the bottom
of the shaft, which broke the force Of
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TWO MEDALS
viii Be Presented To Explorer Shack
Teton When He Arrives March Is.

New York. March 9.-JoSeph ii.
Choate will preside at the only New
York lecture to be given by Sir Ernest
Fl. Shacklcton on March IS. in Carne-
gle Hall Mr.. Choate will make =
short address and Sir Ernest Will be
introduced by Commander Peary
The British Ambassador will intro
duce Sir and Lady Shackleton to Pres
ident Taft on March 26, and the same
evening the President will present the
gold medal of the National Geographic
Society to the explorer in Convention
Hall. r' ts@-
On Monday evening, the American
Geographic Society, of New York, will
present gold medal to Shackleton at
a meeting to be held in the hall of the
Engineers building.
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Few Doses Make )ut-ot-
Order Kidneys Fine.
Most Severe Backache Will
Vanish Before You Realize.
Pape's Diuretic Promptly Ends
Bladder and Urinary Misery.

The most effective and harmless way
70 cure backache and regulate out-of-
order kidneys, or end BLADDER trouble,
is To take several doses of Pape's Diu-
retIc.
You win distinctly feel that your
kidneys and urinary organs are being
cleaned. healed and vitalized, and all
tho miserable symptoms, such as back
ache, headaeh4 knerEousness, rheuma-
tisn ard daWiaH PANS infamed or
s~nllan cVeTda, irritability, sleepless-
nesq, or enppressed rainful or frequent
ursa,iOn especially at night and
other di:trcss. leaving after taking the
first few doses
The moment you suspect any kidney
or urinary disorder, or rheumatism,
begin taking this harmless preparation
as directed. with the knowledge that
there Is no ether medicine, at any
Trict. YAde anywhere else in the
world Which will effect so thorough
ard prompt y cure as ffty-cent treat
ment Of Pape's Diuretic, which any
druggist can supply.
Your physician, pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tnll you
fUdt tdlp, ticHlI'SOh CS rape, oI In
cinnati. Is a large and responsible med
,cine concern. thoroughly worthy of
vorr confidence.
Don't be miserable or worried an
other moment with a lame back or
cloggcd. inactive Kidneys or bladder
misery. ALI this goes after you start
taking Pane's Diuretc. and in Il few
DAYS, you. feel and know that your kid
news, liver ard urinary system are
healthy, clean md normal, and all
danger passed
Accept only Pape's Diurctic-fifty-
cent treatment-from any drug store
anywhere in the world.
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INTERESTING EVENT.
First International Rifle Match With
Canada To Be Shot In September.

Sea GiFth. \. J.. March 9.--An in
teresting event of the shooting season
on the New Jersey range here will be
the first international rifle match with
Canada which will be shot about Sep
TENDER 10th if the challenge issued to
the Canadians by the Americans is
accepted as it is expected it will be.
The challenge comes from the sAsso-
citation of American International Ri
f1emen. which is limited to those who
have represented America i'm internal
tional contests such as the Palma Tro.
ply and the olympic Games and in
cludes number Of tho foremost mill
tary shots of the country Brig Gen.
Bird w. Spencer, Of New Jersey. for
so many years president of the Ma
tiopal Rifle Association Of America.
mas given handsome trophy for per-
petual competition between Canada
and the United States, the match to be
entitled The North American Match"
According to the terms Of the chal-
lenge the match is to be shot alter
nately first at Sea Girth and then at
Ottawa between Sept l and November
each year. The teams are limited to
six principals and two alternates all
members to be citizens of the country
they represent They are to use the
military arm of their respective ceun-
tries with any ammunition and mill
tary sights. 1t will be the longest
range international match as far as
known including fifteen record shots
at 200, 500, 900, ard 1900 yards At
200 yards the targets Of the. Y. r. A.
of Great Britain will be, used, ami
faIso at 900 yards;5..a geo and "A ado
yards the targets of the N. RI Agaof
the United States will be used. An
other novel feature Of the match is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-10
MISSOURI TEACHERS
Must Know About Agriculture as Well
as Pedagogy.

jefferson City. Mo. March 9-Mis-
souri, teachers, through their reSding
circle, will study farming instead Of
pedagogy this year Agriculture has
been made ono Of the requirements for
teachers certificates, and more stress
will be placed upon the subject in the
public schools and in higher educa-
tional institutions of the state.
The Missouri Reading Circle Board
contends that teachers have devoted
too much tim" to the study of peda-
gogy and too little to the study of ag
riculturc,
Teachers will be required to perusc
all the books adopted, as many of the
examination questions for teachers
certificates are based upon this read
iu"
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TOWN ELECTlO. S.

WILD-Selectmen II. W. Coburn. S. n.
Masterman. l.. N. Newman; town clerk.
II. G. SWEET; treasurer, Geo. N. Coburn
school committee. F. S. Skofield. Money
appropriated: Schools, 500: highways.
$500; support of poor. 500; free High
school, s233. 49, State road. 5000: winter
road. 500: text books. 500: schoolhouse
repairs. SIPS; current expenses. $500: bene-
fit Of Fish & Game Association, 500; pub
lie library $lG0.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. E. Blod-
gett, Sylvader Huxley. Leon d. Haley;
town clerk. Z. H. Whitney: treasurer Eu-
gene l. Herrick: school committee. +. B.
Colby, Chas. L. Harnden. Money appro-
priated: Schools. $500; free High school,
$500; highways. $3.50: support of poor. 5000
WEST JGARDINER-Selec w E.
Fuller. A. S. Merrill. A. S. Cole town
clerk. Archie d. Cole: treasure r, IL f.
Goldsmith: tax collector. VEL, Curtis:
school, SUPERINTENDENT. r. L. Snow school
committee, W. c. Curtis. Money 'appre-
priated: Schools, $3.50; highways, $l5O0;
support of poor. $500; as bounty to ex-
terminate broWn.tail moths, $500.
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EXPRESS COMPANY SUED
Ey Kentucky Sportsman Because of
Loss of Hunting Dog.

New orleans. La. March a.-Norwin
T. Harris. Kentucky sportsman, has
entered suit against the American En-
press Company for $500 for the loss OF
his field trial dog Little Casino when
in transit from Flag Station, Miss, to
New orleans recently. He alleges the
wires inclosing the crate were cut and
that the animal was allowed to get
away The value is. made high be-
cause the dog was well trained, and
many of her progeny have been bench
and field trial winners.
EMERG Tells
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LOVE OF HIS DOG
Cost Life Of Boy When He Tried To
Rescue Pet.


youngstown, Ohio, March 9.-The
love of Harry, the seven-year- son
Of Hamilton Lightbody, city fireman
for his dog, cost him his life.
The boy was playing along Dry Rum
back of his home, throwing sticks in
the water for his dog to bring back
A floating cake of ice struck the dog,
and the pet was being carried down
the stream when he reached out to
try to save it.
He fell in and the body has not been
recovered The father was making
~ run to fire when the. tragedy occurr-
ed.
Angue J. McPhee. park policeman,
almost lost his life in attempting to
save Lghtbody- A iloosened ice, gorge
swept :down,on Lightbody as he fell In
and IN, Ml.cPhee ,iitpedt ,aftef him, but
tt9Sof1 late He was carried down the
stream for some distance before hs
could get out Of the stream.
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ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.
Closing of St. Stephen Bank Sends ST.
Croix Concern to Wall.

st. stephen, \. B., March 9.--Thc
second assignment due to the suspen
sion Monday of the st, Stephen Bank
was announced today when the st.
Croix Jewelry Co, assigned for the
benefit of its creditors. The companys
liabilities are. estimated 1T $4,000, with
assets of $1,000, aud the st. Stephen
Bank is given as 2. creditor to the cx
tent of $2o,0oo. IT was stated that
julius 7. Whitlock, cashier of the bank,
and John y. Chapman, its vice prcei-
dent, comprise the jewelry concern.
The first assignment, announced was
that of c. G. Whitlock, a Calais grocer
and brother of the cashier whose
liabilities were given as $4,000 with
$4,000 assets.
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LINCOLN
ALMA.

l.. A. Weber of Portland was in
town Thursday.
T. II. Lawrence of Portland was in
town Saturday.
Miss Ruby Tobey returned home to
Weeks Mills Saturday.
j. L. Hubbard of Gardiner was in
town Monday.
r. b. Green of Boothbay Harbor
was in town Thursday.
]. Z. Robinson of Portland Monday.
Woodbury. Parsons went to Sheep
scot Thursday to call on George Trask,
who is in very feeble health.
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THRILLING RIDE
On Runaway Engine in West Virginia
Hills Experience Of Hostler.

ElkinS. w. Va. March 9.2-Alonc in
the cab of an engine of the Western
Maryland Railroad dashing down
steep grade at a speed in excess of a
mile minute, John Dantz, hostler,
had q thrilling experience this morn
ing, when an engine he was bringing
out of the roundhouse at Doublas. got
away from him. He escaped only
with broken jaw. He stuck to his
post as the engine dashed around
curve after curve with the Black Fork
river several hundred feet below I'M
III. seeing that further efforts to save
the engine would be unavailing, he
dropped off. He was thrown against
q cliff, but escaped serious injury.
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CANNED PEAS
Eaten BY Lima Family Nearly killed
Four of Its Members.

Lima, Ohio March 9.--Four persons
were an but dead from ptomain pois-
oning when the condition of one was
discovered by the father of the house,
hold here recently.
Mrs. John Maxwell. her sister, Lena
Myers. her son. Robert and Miss Edith
Slaglc, of Defiance. il guest ate hearth
lN of French canned peas. When John
Maxwell returned home he noted
queer actions of his son and BECAME
frightened. calling a doctor.
The others We're found i'll a coma
lose condition. and only hours of work
on the part Of physicians saved the
family.
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FROM NOTED CARTOONIST
Homer Davenport, Wife Is Separated
BY Court Decree.

New York, March "a decree of
separation has been granted in the
Supreme Court hero to Mrs. Daisy Il.
Davenport, the well-knoWn cartoonist.
The decree. which was granted by mu-
tual agreement of the two parties.
gives Mrs. Davenport the custody OF
the couples three children and $500
a month alimony..
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ACCIDENT DOUBLES VISION.
Umbrella Rib penetraies Boys Eye
and Causes Strange Deraneement.

kniShtown, md. March 9,-While
Harry Watts, the tenyear-old son Of
George Watts. was playing with chill
dren of his age he was accidentally
struck in the eye with the point of an
umbrella rib. The sight of the eye
was temporarily destroyed, but the lad
now sees. Instead of one object, how
ever. everything appears double to
him. 1t is hoped that nature may
soon correct the trouble.
short time ago Wallace Hacklc-
man, farmer living near here, had a
similar arrangement Of the eye as the
result of being kicked by a horse, and
his vision is still doubled.