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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01
Suicide by PrussiC Acid OF
Miss Ethel FOss, HeartbrOken,
After Being Tilted by Lover.

Heartbroken because she had been
Tilted by her Clinton lover, Miss Ethel
Foss of this city, native of Monroe,
Me. committed suicide, at about IL
A. NJ, Friday, by drinking "prussic
acid, at the home Of c. \. Frost, 96h
Front street where She had been
boarding. The girl was to have been
married in a week, but it is under
stood that her sweetheart changed his
mind, and this, with i'll health, is
thought to be the cause for her rash
act. She was % years old.
Miss Foss had been employed as a
dressmaker in this city. but owing to
i'll health, had given UP her employ
ment a few weeks ago. She had been
in Watervlle, four or five years. A
girl of excellent character, she had
never given sign Of thoughts of TAX
ing her life, either by word or action.
The body was discovered by one Of
the little Frost children, who went up
stairs to call Miss Foss for dinner, at
a few minutes before Y o'clock The
child was frightened By the appear
ance of the young woman, who was
laying on the couch, fully dressed. as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01
FAIRFIELD,
Local Delegates TO Boys
Conference in Portland.
knights Of the Forest Plan a
Great Meeting for Mar. IA.
Lawrence Highs Second Semester
viii Begin Monday Morning.

F. II. Sanhorn, foreman of the
Hume NeWhall Co, was a visitor in
town on business, Thursday.
It Is reported that the old Fairfield
House is. fof sale.
Hollis Gardner of Whiting. the rep
resentatiyc from Washington county,
was in Fairfield, Thursday.
John c. Gourlie, Il former president
of the Chicago Board OF. Trade, was in
town. Friday.
Miss Jeanette Bates is i'll at her
home with the German measles.
The second semester of Lawrence
High school will begin, Monday morn
ing
It is understood that the Domestic
Science department and the Athletic
Association of Lawrence High school
will divide S43 as the result of the en-
tertainment and Food sale, Wednesday
evening. The Prokaydo Society is plan-
ming a series of entertainments for
raising funds for new organ for tho
NJ. E. church. Mrs Gertrude Chapman
Welch of Boston, soprano will appear
in the first concert, which will be HELD
soon. 5-lti.
IflE cOnu1llOH OF IIl1fl6I 11iSSlilS IOH-
tinues to remain about the same. He
has been confined TO his home for sew
eral weeks.
Rev. K. A. Rich, at the regular Sun
day morning worship at the Methodist
church, will take for his subject, THE
Christians Proper Attitude Toward
Christ and Toward Man and the Seek
er's Good Fortune" Sunday school at
r.
The following delegates will be sent
to the Boys Conference at Portland.
From the Methodist church, MerwiR
and Erwin Ladd Reginald Craig, Carl
Piper Linwood Clark, Roscoe Good
win and Clifford Smith; Baptist
church, Conrad Bragg, Irving Rollins,
Ralph Blakeney, Wallace Patterson,
Walter Plummer and Worth Brown
Notices are out announcing the an
nuai meeting of Maine Lodge, No. l,
knights of the Forest, who will hold
sway, March IA, at Fairfield Opera
house. BY the present outlook, this
should be the greatest time this flour
ishing organization has ever held, sew
eral hundred delegates having been in
vited.
Emerson Lawry, who has been con-
fined to his home, is now able to at
tend school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01
Officers Of NidOba Lodge,
No. rs, K, Of P, Installed.
Contest Between Local and So.
Paris Baptist Sunday Schools.
Church Notices for Sunday...per.
sona!s and Other Local Notes.

The following officers of Nidoba
Lodge, No. %. X. of p, We're installed,
Friday evening by Keeper of Records
and Seals Edgar j. Brown of Water
vile: c. c.. j. c. Jordan; V. c., r. 5.
Ditson; prelate, ID. A. Farnham; NJ. of
G., r. f. Johnson; X of r. &, S., A.
z. Batchelder; NJ. of f., A. H. Lord /;
NJ. of Elk, j. H. Morse; NJ. of A, j.
Fl. Johnson; inside guard, H. L. Cox;
outside guard, a. NJ. Moore.
Frey Pullen will give a violin solo
and Miss Gertrude Percival solo,
Sunday morning, at the Methodist
church.
Miss Efie Rickford of Boston and
Mrs. Joseph Ludlow of Waterville are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Leavitt,
Rev. Isaac LaFleur of Waterville,
pastor of the Second Baptist church.
will preach at The High Street Mis-
sion, at $3.50 p NJ, Sunday.
The subject of the sermon at the
Free Baptist church, Sunday morning,
VII be THE Atonement," in the eve
ming, Hell, What Is 1t, Where Is 1t,
and Who Are There" Roy Hurl of
Colby College will give a violin solo
in the evening.
The Baptist Sunday School of this
place has entered into an arrangement
with the Baptist Sunday School of
South Paris, which, it is expected,
will prove of interest and profit to
both schools The two schools are
practically equal in attendance the
last years averages being SO for the
Oakland school and IS for South Paris.
For three months, beginning next
Sunday, the schools are to engage in
contest. The school that maintains
during that period the largest average
attendance will be the winner A
letter from the South Paris school is
to be read in the Oakland school and
Nicfl yerSa
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Church Notices.

Second Baptist church. Water street.
Rev Isaac LeFleur pastor: Morning Ser
vice at 1920 with sermon: Sunday school
at II; Young Peoples meeting, $50; eEeiI-
ing service at 30.
Sacred Heart church. corner Pleasant
and Gilman streets, Rev. Father J. E.
Kealey pastor: Low masses at 80 and
benediction at 40 i. M
Winslow Congregational church, Rev.
David Jack pastor: Morning worship at
10 80 with sermon by the pastor; sunday
school al noon; Christian Endeavor So
ciety at I T. NJ
Free Baptist church: Morning service
at 1880 with sermon by Rev. +. $. Hart
ley; Sunday school al n.45 evening wor-
ship at 40.
Christian Science hall Savings Bank
building; Services at 1899 y. M: chill
drens Sunday school at l2.15: experience
and testimony meeting Wednesday al
40 z. NJ. Reading room open daily, eX-
cept sundays and legal holidays, from
to r. NJ.
St Francis de Sales church (Cathoiic},
Elm street: Mass at $50 and 1870 a.
NJ. Sunday school at f. NJ The Chill
the month at 80 p M; The Solriers of
the Sacred Heart meet the third Sunday
of the month at . p. NJ. The Ladies OF
st. Anne meet the fourth Sunday of the
month at Il. NJ.
CONGREGATIONAL church, Temple
St. Rev. c. F. Stimson, minister: Ser
vices 1920 A. NJ. and 40 p NJ; Bible
school at u NJ. Themes: Morning, The
Church and the CITY,; evening, The
Illustrated with so stereoptican views.
Public welcome.
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Justice, the chiefs of the tribes were
de facto the court OF last resort, and
to them was. delegated the duty of
serving as both judge and jury, said A.
w. Stubbs, while ina reminiscent mood
the other day.
During the years mentioned a young
Indian by the name of White Crow
killed another member Of the tribe by
the name of Sin-su- wat. White Crow
Was arrested, a council of chiefs pre-
sided over by Tauromee, the head chief.
was called, and without any of the civ
iliZed court teehnicalities or delays the
young man was found guilty Of muir
der, and the decree of the court was
that at the end of n period of so days
he should be shot, The 60 days interim
was allowed in order that the young
man might have time to arrange his
worldly affairs and prepare for death,
and he was not placed in Jail nor even
under guard, but simply told when to
appear to meet his fate.
The place selected for the execution
was on Jersey Creek, near where the
ruins of the Did mill stand in Kansas
City, Kans. Six members of the tribe
We're chosen as executioners, in three
of whose hands were placed fully load
ed rifles. and three with powder only.
At the appointed time, in the presence
of large eoncourse of his people.
young White Crow walked boldly out
in front of the armed posse and, stoieal-
~ met his death.-Kansas City Journal.
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Colby College.

The talk on THE Young Mems Chris
tan Association" to have been given
March II, in the series of Life Work
Talks" by the Christian Association
by Jefferson p. Smith, State Y. M. c..
A. secretary, will be given by his
brother, II. S. Smith of the Y. M. C. A.
Training College. Springfield, Mass.
Prof. Herbert c. Libby at the meet
ing of the class in augmentation and
debating, Friday, gave short sketch
of the life of the late DIR. G.. d. b.
Pepper who died, Thursday evening.
New books just received at the libra
ry include: The writings of Edgar AL
len Poe in 10 volumes; The History
of the American People by Pres. -elect
Woodrow Wilson in 5 volumes: The
Historical Writings of John Fiske in
II volumes; and Medieval Architec-
ture by Arthur Kingsley Porter, in two
volumes.
T. B. Packard, II, and Mrs. Packard
of Houlton arrived, Friday, for a few
days visit.
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TTSFIELD.

Mrs. Richards. who makes her home
with her son, Porter Kimball. on tho
Horseback road, fell, Thursday, break
ing her right wrist.
b. r. Swift of Middleboro. Mass. ar
rived, Thursday, and will act as coach
for the NJ c. l. basketball teams dur
ing the remainder of the season.
B Z. Cornell. Maine Central station
agent at Waterville, was the guest of
friends here. Friday. Mrs Cornell and
two children will visit here for a few
days.
Asa Craig of Millnocket, who is to
open a dry goeds store here, within
a few weeks, left Thursday, for Bos
ton and New York, where he Will pur-
chase goods.
Charles Berdeen was called to Mas
saehusetts, Friday. by the critical con-
dition of his sister, Mrs. Kate Nash
a former resident of this town
Mrs. Caroline Spollett OF Palmyra
left here, Thursday, for Richmond,
called by the illness of her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Conley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.. Moses of
Corirna, who have been guests at the
Damon Inn for few weeks, have re-
turned hcme Eg
Mrs L. NJ. Jones of Unity. who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Thompson, has returned home, accom-
panied by Mrs. Thompson. who will
visit for n few days in Unity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01
Napoleon's SURGEON.

Napoleon. dying at st. Helena, re-
membered the great French surgeon,
Larry, in his viii, distinguishing him
by the term-a nobler order of merit
than any king ever conferred-"the
most honest man / ever knew" An
italian paper, Domenica del corriere Of
Milan. III an article on the power pos
sesseG by some persons TO resist pain.
gives some interesting episodes in the
life Of Larrey:
In 1913, Rehsomen, afterward militia
r. governor of the town of Dieppe,
found upon the battlefield of Hanau AZ
man who was Mt the point of death. It
was his own son. Rebsomen laid him
across his own shoulder and bore him
to Larreys ambulance. The young Of
ficer's blood was lowing from eighteen
woundsl Save him for met said the
father pleadingly to the surgeon. Lar
rey SCI himself to the task, and ampu-
tated first an arm and then leg of the
unfortunate man. But there was no
linen FOR the bandages. The doctor
used his own CTaVat and his own shirt,
and then had recourse to pieces torn
from soldiers uniforms. The patient
bore horrible suffering without making
complaint The unhappy father then
replaced upon his back this human
trunk and carried it to a neighboring
howell. Two years after. Larrey receiv
co visit from the son of Robsomen,
who supported himself upon one leg
only. and held his crutch beneath the
one remaining arm. And one must add
that this one remaining arm permitted
him to hole a flute, upon which he was
a finished player
The late DIT. William b. Fletcher, OF
this ciuy, was the poscssor of a souve-
mir of the great surgeon of Napoleon, a
relic that he valued highly and which
he took pleasure in exhibiting to med
zeal students. 1t was the skull of an
old German. >who had served in tho
Russian campaign under Napoleon,
whose skull had been cracked by a
Cossack Larrey himself had trephin-
ed the skull and the then young Ger
man soldier survived, to die in Indian
apolis in the early sixties. In his last
days he had been hostler for DR.. Theo-
philus Parvin and DR.. Fletcher. The
skull is yet in existence indianapolis
News.
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MONKEY DRILLS"
How Raw Cavalry Recruits Are Con,
verted Into Rough Riders.

The system now in vogue in this
country fer the training of cavalry SOL
diers has been in use for nearly twenty
years. For long time, by veterans
who did not like it, it was called the
monkey drill"
The monkey drill was born at Fort
Riley, Kansas. From the cavalry and
light artillery school there a troop Of
cavalry was sent to the Columbian eX-
position at Chicago, in 1898, to show
the world how American boys could
ride. Their exhibitions stirred the pride
of their oountrymen and filled the WISH
tors with wonder So beneficial has
this drill been found in the case of both
men and mounts that it has been
adopted by every troop in the army;
and there may now be witnessed at
more than one post fancy riding that
quite rivals that of circus.
For instance, one may see twenty
troopers gallon into the exhibition
grounds standing on their saddles like
Cossacks, they ride diagonally across
the grounds; the leader circlins around,
comes hack through the center Of the
line; the men. following him. form a
continuous figure eight. Distances, be-
tween the horses are perfectly kept,
ard there is not single collision Where
the lines cross at the center of the fig
ure.
Unwinding from the figure eight the
men ride to one end of the grounds and
form squads of ten each in line Girths
are then unfastened and the men
mount in Cossaek fashion, Brush
hurdles are placed in position at oppo-
site sides of the field, and with flying
cinches tie squads canter over the
hurdles around the field. The saddles
of few troopers may chance to slip.
but the men show their skill in horse
man5hip by freeing themselves from
the falling saddles and standing up
on their horses backs.
Then there may follow some cavalry
gymnastics. Horses are unsaddled: the
men mount, face to the rear stand up,
ard turn front somersault to the
ground. They also mount from the
rear and turn a back somersault over
the horses crops to the ground.
Horses are led up in columns of twos.
The ten pairs of men mount. trooper
number one of each pair, the outside
man. taking both reins. The pairs are
cantered at the hurdles. Just before the
hurdles are reached the inside trooper
dismnunts and vaults. as horses are
Jumping over his own horse, mount
ing double behind his partner. AS the
ten pairs so over the hurdles, one aft
| er another, the men all make clever
vaults.
All this is followed by bareback rid
ing, high jumping for the horses. and a
finale in the shape of mimic charge.
In this stunt" 6he-half of the men
cause their horses to lie down, and,
taking their positions behind their
mounts. the men begin to discharge
their pistols. The other ten men form
| in lire ut the opposite end of the field
and charge through them with pistols.
1t rs not so difficult to train men to
achieve these feats as might lie sup
posed. The recruit may doubt his abil-
| ity at first even to stick on his mount;
hut when he has been required to ride
| bareback for n month those doubts are
| Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
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Social Washington in lots.

From the letter of a distinguished
European visiting in Washington in
August. 1915:
IT requested C. to procure for me, ii
rossiblne the privilege Of paying my
respects to the President. He looked at
me in frank amazement and raised
both hands and eyebrows. Evidently
he did not trust himself to Speak on
the subject, but from the naval at
tache I learned in confidence that the
embassy has been unable to adjust it
self to the informality prevailing at
the White House since March 4, 1913.
1t was suggested that If l wished to
see the President | should merely drop
around any time and ring the door bell.
I'm the morning, my informant said.
I might be certain of catching Mr..
Wilson in the back yard saving cord
wood into stove lengths; and any even
ing would be likely to find him at home
in his slippers with the evening paper.
This may astonish you, but permit
me to assure you that Washington has
harmonized itself completely with
ideas of democratic simplicity which
am told are attributed to an early
President named jefferson. If they
also would hold you by their charm.
Calling ON Mr. Marshall, the Vice
President, I discovered him in his cab
bage field where he spoke Of the con-
siderable devastation done By cut
worms He was kindly and had ME
enter the house with him, where We
spent a half hour pleasantly looking
over the FAMILY album and at various
views of Niagara Falls
Eat the residence of Secretary DE-
state Bryan last night was fortunate
to be one at porch party. Mr.. Bryan
is q courteous host and was graceful
passing the lemonade and pound CAKE.
My only regret was that we were DE-
prived of his attractive conversation
for full hour. He was called to the
gate by visitor and spent the time
talking over the fence earnestly. Tn
returning he apologized, but said that
Earl Haldane. the British ambassador.
had a pressing matter to take up with
him. and its Importance must excuse
his incivility.
II am looking forward with the ut
most pleasure to lawn party az the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Champ Clark.
Mr.. Clark is moderator of the house or
bnrgesses, or the lower assembly. and
I am informed that he Is quite an Jefr
fersonian as the delightful Mr.. Bryan.
When YOU come over be ut no pains
with your luggage. A handbag VIII
carry all you need. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01

if she We're asleep. The child came
downstairs, telling her mother, who
had just come in from one of the
Colby fraternity houses, where she IS
matron, that Miss f'oss is upstairs
all dressed, on the couch, and She
looks funny" Mrs. Frost went up
stairs, and found the girl dead on the
couch, the bottle of prussic acid ana
a note nearby being among the first
things she noticed. The note did not
give the cause for committing suicide,
merely telling who her relatives are,
and the disposal of her effects. A
father, living in Monroe, also an
aunt survive. The empty bottle of
prussic acid showed that the girl had
drank half an ounce of per cent. So
luton of the acid. Death probably re-
suited soon after.
DR.. p. s. Merrill, who has been the
family physician of the Frost family
for many years, was called, and ar
rived at the home, at 1915. He found
the girl to be beyond medical aid, al
though the body was still warm. He
took possession Of the note that the
girl wrote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01

w. f. Berry, 16, OF East Vassalboro,
has entered theschess tournament.
/. john p. Flanagan. "A, who has been
Visiting relatiSe ss In Bangor returned
t1hiirsday, to- Waterville.
The college work for the first seme-
ster closed, Friday afternoon. The
mid-year examinations will commence
Mo1ioav3 ana continue through the
week..
II G. Campbell, 10, Windsor Locks.
CT. IS confined at the Delta Kappa
Epsilon House, with a light attack of
the German measles.
The Sigma Kappa Sorority of the
Women's Division has undertaken to
do some real social service work here
in the city, which is quite unique in
many respects. Saturday afternoon
about Il of the young ladies will con-
duct a sewing class of about 70
French children at the Grand Army
hall. This class has been organized
through the efforts of the Womens
Association Of Waterville and the stu
dents are giving their services free.
The children are all very young, most
of them not over IA years of age. The
members of the committee. Helen
Thomas. "A. Pennington; NJ. Phyllis
st. Clair. -. Calais; and Helen Han
son, II, Calais. The other members
of the Sorority Will conduct the sew
ing, one week from Saturday.
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candlemas Day, Sunday.

Sunday will be candlemas day in
the Catholic and Episcopalian calen-
dars. also the Feast of the Pnrifca-
ton. Mention will be made of the
significance Of this day in the services
at the churches, Sunday.
Sunday is also the day on which
the grounding comes out and looks
for his shadow. II he sees il. he goes
back for another winter. so he thinks
in his little mind. but if it is cloudy.
and there is no shadow, he stays out.
decided that winter has gone, not to
return for another 12-month.
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JOURNALISM AS A TRADE.

A new labor union has been formed
in New York. 1t is called ''the newspa-
per writer's union" and is allied with.
and chartered by, the international
typographical union. It's members are,
or We're, employed by four leading
Jewish Journals with an aggregate
circulation of about 400, 900. The organ
ization demands that publishers sign
an .agreenentannder which the chair
man of the office Chapel" is to umpire
points at issue between publishers and
writer's, the union being court of last
resort when there is failure to agree
to the decision Of the .schartel. chair
man. The members of the union have
declared "a strikes because the publish
efs refuse to sign the agreement they
have submitted. The proposals of the
union are a. minimum weekly wage
and e maximum working day with pay
for overtime
The difficulty that has always been
met with by promoters of movements
to organize news writer's has been that
it is hardly possible to define cofnpe-
tency. The same difficulty would be
met with If an effort We're made Il.
unienize lawyers or members of the
medical profession to establish mini
mum fees.
The news writer's union is strangely
lacking in n sense of humor when 1t
declares eligible for membership "'any
person who can write three columns,
set in BREWER type, in five hours" II
the same idea of ability were behind a
movement to organize surgeons, abil-
ity TO amputate a leg in 20 minutes
might be deemed qualification for mem
bership in the union. In the case of
a lawyers union man who could ut
ter a given number of words before a
jury in a stated time would be eligible
True ease in writing comes from art,
not chaonee, as those move easier
who have learned to dance" And, of
course, high speed in writing comes
from practice and may be considered
one Of the manifestations of art. The
beginner, although of bullying brow and
vigorous brain. and luminous irnagina
ton, will require as long to write
paragraph that meets with his own
critical approval to say nothing of
the approval of an editor, as the prac-
ticed journalist will take to write a
column. But if speed were the only
standard of excellence and amy per-
son capable of writing three columns
in five hours could style himself
full-tledged writer, newspapers would
cease to be useful for other purposes
than TO paper kitchen shelves or kindle
kitchen fires.
Journalism needs d code of ethics and
higher requirements for admission to
The ranks to make 1t truly profes
sion. But it is impossible to make it
truly trade. no matter how desira
BILE that might be, from some points OF
view. And in trying to measure ability
by speed alone the Jewish journalists
of New York have met their Waterloo
at the beginning of the eampaign.-
JFrom the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Representatives of the Waterville
Free Public library, the Colby College
library, the Coburn Institute library,
and the Waterville Historical Society
library win meet in this city, at $50
p. NJ, Saturday, for the purpose of
discussing a plan in regard to co-or-
dinating the service of these Libraries,
1t is hoped to devise a system by
which person looking up material for
a certain topic may find out in each
library what the other libraries have,
ana may get slip from the librarian
of each authorizing him To get the
book. students. and other library pa
irons win doubtless find this a great
aid in their work