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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

contract has been let on the Martin
White mine at Ward, New. and work is
to be resumed forthwith A queer phe-
nomenon is connected with the working
Of the Martin White ore, The ore is very
base, and 1t is necessary to roast the
whole OF it During the roasting process
no deleterious or disagreeable fumes are
observable, yet the hair and the boards Of
all the men engaged about the works are
soon dyed bright and permanent green.
Even the eyebrows of the workmen are as
green as grass. In scores of Nevada
mines ores of various kinds are smelted
and roasted, but at none of them is either
the hair or boards of the workmen
changed from their natural hue 1t is said
there is less arsenic in the ore Of the Mar
tin White than in that of many other
mines Old shelters say arsenic has no
such effect on the hair. and all declare
that the emerald hue impaired to the hair
is due to the presence of some unknown
and mysterious metal or mineral White,
light and sandy boards and hair take a
grass green. whereas black or dark brown
hair is dyed deep bottle green. The hair
is not injured by its chalge Of color, 1t
retains its original softness and strength.
Territorial Enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

The British consul at Hokodade states
that the Ainos-who are a remarkable
tribe of small, hairy people. originally
living by hunting and fishing-have been
in great straits since the occupation of
their fishing grounds by the Japanese in
1869 Since 1882 efforts have been made
to relieve their distress and to teach them
farming. and in 1886 about 500 acres were
cultivated by them. In their chief home.
in the Island Of Yesso. the Amos are esti.
mated to number $4,000 individuals, with
5000 houses. They are supposed to be
gradually disappearing -Arkansaw Trav-
alar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

the bottom az the well ana laid pere nugs
bowider hanging a. II ready to toppls The
next moment
A faint m,an from tho bottom Of tbs wall
reached the aars Of those abova
'Oh, Ben she Is ahvsl Save hsri save
barr cried 4rs Spratt.
81 can't, Mrs. Spratt. Thst rock In the
side of the well will fall in directly" whinsd
Ben
..Oh, save her, Benz I'll lower you down
with the windlass and hoist you out again.
pleaded Mrs. Spsatt.
faint no use. That rock viii tumble in
In a minute still moaned BEN
Just then Zip, with head bent, came walk
ing toward the house Mrs Spratt saw him
and called ont to him excitedly: NZipi ZipI
come quick, and save MalindaS
Zip heard and did not lose moment in
running to the well
He took in the situation at once With all
speed possible he unwound the rope from the
windlass, and after telling Mrs Spratt and
Ben to stand ready TO hoist, went down in the
well, hand over hand, on the rope-
The earth was still falling, striking the bot
tom with hollow sound, when Zip with .
lnsty shout told them to hoist away.
Melinda was landed above ground at last.
bleeding, bruised and unconscious. The rope
was lowered again, and just as lips bead was
above ground the large rock in the side Of
the well and masses OF earth from all around
crumbled in and fell with a sound as OF thun-
der to the bottom Of the well
1t was a MARROW escape.
Melinda was carried to the house and q
doctor was sent for. Before he arrived, how
ever, she regained consciousness, and seeing
Zip bending over her, glad smile lighted up
her fair young face, while she murmured,
Don't go away, Zip; don't go away"
Just then Mrs. Spratt accompanied by the
doctor, entered the room and approached the
bed When the good mother saw the smile on
her daughters face and Zip bending low
above the pillow. glad tears came 10 her eyes
and her voice was low and tender.
"You can kiss her, Zip, If you want to"
she said
Zip did want TO- and kissed Melinda on
her smiling lips.
Then Mrs. Spratt put her arms around
lips neck and kissed him too, and told him
that he must leave the room while the doc
tor attended to Melinda's hurts, which upon
examination proved to be mere bruises after
all
Ben hung around the house for a while,
but when he saw that he was left out in the
cold by every body, even by Mrs Spratt, he
thought it best to go.-John r. Sjolander IN
Times Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
GARDINER.

In Municipal court Saturday morning
Nora Landry, wife of George Landry. ap-
peared before Judge Larrabee waived ex-
animation, and gave bonds for her appear.
at the December term of the Superior Court
The Gardiner Water Company have ad-
ded one hundred and thirty private services
in this city and Randolph the past season
and it is likely that several more will be at
tached to the mains before the ground clos.
es.
Mark c. Coss, an old offender in rum an
nails of the Municipal Court, who completed
thirty days sentence at Augusta Friday
and was liberated got full again Friday night
and was in the lookup Saturday morning
He was taken to the county Jail again Sat-
urday night.
Mr.. Freeman A. Richardson of this city,
is at home on furlough. He is native
of Gardiner, but is now attached to the
Fourth U. S. Artillery, Battery G.. and is
stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, r. l.
He has been a member of the regular army
for the past ten years and has not been at
home before for ten years. He will leave to
join his battery today.
ID. w. Hunt, superintendent of the knick-
erbocker Ice Company of Philadelphia, was
in the city Saturday,
Chas. w. Jones, Esq, of Augusta, was ih
the city yesterday.
re The teachers of the city schools have reg
ular meetings once month for mutual i'm
provement and advantage. The next meet
ing for the season will occur tomorrow eve
ming, Oct. %, at the high school building.
At this meeting Mr.. G. A. Stuart, principal
of the high school, will read a paper on
music, drawing and ranking in schools, which
will be discussed by the teachers present.
Miss Nellie Mitchell went to Boston Sat
urday.
Mrs. NJ. f. Pettingill of Haverhill, Mass,
ia visiting Gardiner friends.
Mrs. Llewellyn Libby of Albion, is the
guest of Mrs. DIR. A. X. 2. Strout on Pleas
ant street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

The great table land Of Matte Cross.
In the western part Of Brazil. is still one
of the least known portions OF So7th
America When DR. Clauss and Dr. Won
den S.einen penetrated it several years
ago. and followed the large Xingu river
from its head waters to the Amazon, they
foated down about LOCO miles before they
reached the Known portion OF the riyer
They did not have time to adequately
study the strange and unheard of Indian
tribes they met amid these dense forests
and barren uplands. and for the purpose
Of making further researches among them
DR. Won den Steinen returned to the upper
Xingu last year He visited the villages
Of nine of these tribes. and in recent
lecture in Rio de Janeiro he gave the In
teresting results of his studies.
There is hardly corner OF the earth
whose people have not had some mixing
of the great world beyond them But
these primitive natives OF the upper
Xingu had. apparently, never seen scrap
of trade goods or heard that human beings
existed outside their little circle Of
observation They use no metal nipple
ments, but fell trees with stone axes to
clear the ground for their plantations Of
Indian corn. cotton and tobacco Wearing
shell ornaments. they use hammers and
nails of stone to perforate them They
make knives out of shells and the sharp
teeth of a certain fish. and with these
poor tools they carve their rudely orna
mented stools and weapons
Dogs and fowls are found in all parts OF
the Amazon valley that have been visited
by traders. but these Xingu tribes have
never heard of them Neither have they
any knowledge of the banana. sugar cane
and rice, with which natives of the
tropical zone are generally familiar They
have not the slightest conception Of
God but they believe they will live again
liter death Their mos: important myth
relates to the creation of the world.
which in their view, consists wholly OF
the head waters of the upper Xngu and
Tapajos rivers,
From the languages and pottery of all
but one of these tribes the explorer de-
rived the idea that these isolated peoples
are allied to the original stock of the once
powerful Cariba, who journeyed from the
south to the sea One tribe differed SO
greatly from all others that he was unable
to trace its relation to any other people.
These people are almost wholly isolated
even from each other, and their languages,
though of the same derivation. are SO
dissimilar that the tribes cannot under
stand each other. Few people exist today
who are SO primitive in their ideas and SO
low in the social scale as these new found
Indians of South America. New York
Snn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

w. S. Gilbert, the Gbrettst. is q tall
man, with gray hair and close cut whis-
kers. He is great stage manager At
rehearsal of one Of his operas be devotes
his whole energies to having everything
go off Us he thinks it should He never
smiles, even when q whole chorus is
laughing at the quaint conceits of his
verses. Though extremely digniied, he
does not hesitate to go through tie drollest
contortions of body or the most free and
easy dance step to illustrate his ideas to
those wNo are to interpret them.--New
York World
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
First Fiddle to SOM body.

In the grand orchestra of life everybody
is anxious to play first fiddle. Nay, almost
everybody does play it; for although the
first fiddle absolute may take precedence
Of all the rest. yet every second fiddle Is
first fiddle to somebody. AS 'fleas have
smaller feas to bite EN-, and so on ad in
finitum, so every man who tickles su.
perior has an inferior to tickle him II it
were not for this pleasant arrangement
we should have no social harmony, and it
Is only when this system of relations is
disturbed that we experience discords and
crashes. New York Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
RIVERSIDE PARK STOCK FARM.
What It's Owners Are About To Do
There

Especial Correspondence of the kennebec
Journal.
LIvERNoRE FALLS, Oct. 20
The Moves Brothers, owners of the River
side Park Stock Farm tell us something of
what is at once to be done there, and the
very valuable brood mares that have been
purchased for this farm. The farm is very
beautifully located on the west bank
of the Androscoggin river, and one
half mile below Livermore Falls.
II was purchased of Mr.. Jacob Haskell
last season, purposely for a stock farm.
Mr.. Moves says that this spring they will
build one of the best half mile tracks to be
this purpose is beautiful intervale in front
of the residence and right next to the bank
of the stream. Surely a more desirable
spot could not be found
There will be four val liable mares taken
there IS soon as the arrangements can be
made for them. Two of these mares are
now at the Noyes Brothers stables at this
place. Crescent" by Dictator Chief, 2.25
"a, brown iliy foaled 10 1886, LIST dam by
young Hiram Drew, 2Ld by Old Witherell,
2 90 i Dictator Chief by Dictator ll3,
son of Hambletonian l0,sire of Jay Eye See,
2.l0; Phallas, 2.13 "a; Director, 2.l7.
LADY Nelson" BY Nelson, 2,2l IA
chestnut FLY foaled in 1886, LIST
dam by son of Howes' Bismarck, ID, by En-
peror William, % l2; he by Gen. Knox.
Nelson by Young Rolfe, 2.2l IA; LIST dam,
Gretchen, by Gideon, son of Hambletoniau
Nelson, at Waterville.
In addition to tie above, and TO arrive
later, will be the bay filly Eliza Russell. re.
Gently purchased by Mrs. c. r. Noyes OF
Boston, from A. ]. Alexander, Woodburr
Farm, Kentucky-This mare foaled Marcel
%, 1883. Mr.. Noyes gives us the following
Maud S (2.OS3 80 dam Elita, sister to Elaine
(2.2o.) Prospeo (2.2O Dame trot (222,
Mansfield (2.26) Antonio (22S Ia Miranls
(2.3D by MESSENGER Duroc-second dam
Green Mountain Maid-dam of Election
eer (sire of Manganita, four-year-old rec
ord (2-l6) Anteo PIG Q-2) Adalr 2.lz l-2I
Lot Slocum 2.17 l2) Bonita 2.lS l-2) Hinds
Rose, three-year-old 2.l9 l-2)-Ansil 2.2(
and Albert w. (2.20) G. Savers Harry
Clay (sire of Shawmut 226 and Surprise
2.26 (third dam Shanghai Mary.
Mrs. Noyes also purchased the FLY Mari
META, from the Indian Hill farm, Kentucky
X. S. Veech, proprietor. Marinetta foaled
April II, 1887, sired by Director, 2.l7, by
the same sire as Jay-Eye-See, 2.lO, and
Phillas, 2.13 3-4, dam Pantalette dam OF
Epaulette, 2.19, at five years old; also dan
of Burglar, 224 Ia, at four years old
by Prir ceps, sire of Trinket, PA; 2nd dan
Florence, dam of Bunyan, PIG l-2; by Vol
unteer. sire of St Julien, Pill IA 3rd dan
Nell, dam of Bateman, 2-22 by Rysdyk'
Hambletonian, sii e of Dexter, Ply IA 4tl
dam yelling Mare, dam of Plato, 23S; b,
Shark.
The Noyes Brothers say these two pur
| chased by Mrs. c. X. Noyes will remain il
Kentucky until of suitable age for breeding
The Brothers will devote themselves entirel
to the raising of full-blooded horses, and thu
farm will (when arrangements are com
pleted) be an interesting spot for horsemei
to visit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooE.
HoHiton.

HoHiton.
A moose's head and antlers, valued at
500, are on hibition at Sleeper's Hotel.
The moose was shot by Mr.. James SWEET of
Msssards. and weighed 1900 pounds. The
antlers are the largest ever seen here. They
have ten prongs.
Carbon.
The frame of the Episcopal chapel is
up and boarded in. The design of the
building is very neat.-Potatoes are moving
lively at our station at 80 cents to 81. For
best Hebrons. 81 per Dbl; Rose IS to 80
cents A new street by the house of A. B.
Fisher was graded last week. twill be
called Collins street, in honor Of Hou. s. W.
Collins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

Any book Of poems which has the word
"tyrant" in 1t cannot pass the Russian
frontier. The car thinks it direct hit at
him. An English book was lately tabooed
because it had the sentence. Gods free
air All the air in Russia belongs to
royalty Detroit Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
THE LESSON OF THE LEAVES.

Oh thou who Dearest on thy thoughtful face
The wearied calm that follows after grief
See how the autumn guides each ioosened leaf
To sure repose in its own sheltered place
All, not forever whir they in the race
or wild forlornness round the gathered sheaf.
Or, hurrying onward in a rapture brief.
Spin DER the moorands into trackess spacei
Some hollow captures each; some sheltering wall
Arrests the wanderer on its aimiess way;
The autumn's pensive beauty needs them all.
And winter finds them warm though sere and
gray
They nurse young blossoms for the springs
sweet call,
And shield new leaflets for the burst of May
Thomas Wentworth Higginson In The Century
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

basket of handsome native peaches
raised in the garden of Mr.. Rufus Clough of
Chelsea, are on exhibition at H. A. Hall &
Cos. Mr.. Clough picked three and half
bushels from single tree growing in the
open air.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

For WORKOUT" rundown" dchilitated
school teachers, milliners, senmst.csses, house
Keepers and ovcr-workcd women generally,
DIR. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription Is the pest
Of all restorative tonlcs. II Is not a Cure-all,
but admirably fuhlls Il singencss of purpose,
being a most potent Specific for all those
Chronic Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar TO
women. II IL n powerful, general rs wei as
uterine, tonic md nC-vinc. and impart9 viRor
and strength 10 the whole system. IL promptly
cures weakness OF stomach, indigestion bloat-
Ing, weak back, nervous prostitution. debility
and sleeplessncss. in either sex. FavoritC Pre-
ecription Is sold by druggists under our post
ttrf guarantee. See wrapper around bottle
pFicc SI.G0, or six bottles for $500.
A large treatise on Dlsenscs Of Women, pro-
fisely illustrated with colnrcd plates and nu-
merous wood-Cuts, sent for NJ cents IN stamps.
Address. WORLDS DtSPENsARY MEDICAL
.asoCIATfoN, az, Mn Street. Buffalo. N. Y.
}ICK HEADACHE, Bilious Headache,
and Cong nation, promptly cured by
DIR. Piercc's Pellets. &c. vial,
by druggiste.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

Sir John Lubbock. speaking Of bees be-
fore the British association, said that
there seems strong evidence that tbs
mother can control the sex Of the egg"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

Almost every man Of energy loads him
self up, II he has the opportunity and
means, with more business and projects
and attempts than his brain can hold
So that we either are fools or else make
ourselves srlch.-Bar. Holman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

In the center of the field two short
stakes had been driven into the ground,
and to these when the executioners had
finished their meal the prisoners walked
slowly out without any one to guard them.
On arriving at the stakes they again
prayed; they sat down with their backs
toward the stakes, to which their arms
were tied, after which an official walked
out, blindfolded them with strips of linen,
filled their ears with clay and then re
tired with his assistants, leaving the con-
demned men alone in the middle of the
field About two minutes after the exc
cutioners walked out armed with Japanese
swords and sat down some thirty PAGES
beyond the prisoners. They sat thus for
perhaps minute; then rose and id
vanced toward the doomed men, execut-
ing fantastic dance like figures, almost as
If cautiously approaching an enemy, till
they came within striking distance, when
they raised their swords as if to strike,
but instead Of doing SO turned round and
retired to where they started from. After
short pause they advanced again in the
same manner, but, on coming close
stopped down and looked fiXedly for about
ten seconds into the faces of the prison
ers, who sat perfectly motonless, and
then again retired. The third time they
advanced, ana as in the first instance,
raised their swords US if to strike, but in
stead of doing SO they turned round and
again retired. Then they knelt down,
and. bowling toward the commissioner,
called out, in Siamese, that they awaited
his order.
On receiving the word they advanced
toward the prisoners more quickly than
before, and when within reach, after
standing for a few seconds with their
swords poised in the air, proceeded to cut
their heads off, The head of the man
who had begged for his life was taken off
at three blows, but seven or eight were
struck before the head of the other-an
immensely powerful looking man, with a
thick muscular neck-fell The moment
the first mans head fell his executoner
ran off to a temple close by to perform
certain rites, the other executioner fol
lowing as soon as his victims head was
off.-Chicago Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

Mr.. Arthur Harwood of the North Parish,
one OF the employees in the frame room at
Bangs Bros. mill, nearly severed the little
finger from his right hand with Ratchet,
SATURDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

What goes to waste In many kinds Of
business is far more than what goes to
profit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

A dog Wilma growl II ye fell him WI .
hone.-Scoteh Provsrh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22
Sooee DIRECTORY.

A UGUSTA LODGE No. 141 +. & A. NJ Special
"A Communication, Tuesday evening, Oct. 10,
At 7.30 O'Clock. Work in Third Degree.
G. c. HUNT, W. NJ.
MELVILLE SMITH, Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-22

Beware of Fraud, my and the price are
stamped the bottom Of all my advertised shoes
before leaving the factory, which protect the
against high prices and inferior goods. II a dealer
offers w. l.. Douglas shoes at a reduced price, or
says he has them without my and price stamped
on the bottom, put him down Us a fraud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-15

THURMAN is not going to draw any
votes to the Democratic ticket which
would not have been cast for any ticket
styled Democratic. The old man is a
bourbon of bourbons and will of course
receive the votes of the mossbacks who
always vote the Democratic ticket. But
he represents no principles which will
attract those voters of an independent
character who have been looking to the
Democratic party for something new In
the way of principles and practices. Mr..
Thurman's record in favor of soft money
during the "Ohio idea" craze will cause
business and financial men to distrust the
ticket. The soldier vote is another ele-
ment which will not take kindly to
Thurman. During the war his attitude
was such as to compromise him in the
eyes OF Democrats who were answering
union men, and many of those who had
in previous years given him hearty sup
port fell away from him. He was charg-
ed, many times during the war, with
giving aid and comfort to the rebellion,
or, at least, with giving aid and comfort
to the rebels. Whether he did this or
not it is certain that he did nothing in
private or public speech to strengthen
the arms of the government. Thus it is
seen that instead of adding strength to
the ticket, Mr.. Thurman will bring
weakness of very dangerous character,
and his nomination gives Republicans
several strong cards to play in the com.
ing campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-15

The Democrats have certainly we'll
proved their ability at laundering. The
open and avowed hostility to any pro-
lection for American labor and indus
tries will certainly lose them the states
of New York, New Jersey and Connecti-
cut. AS VIM. ii. Barnum says, Demo-
Gratis in those states are tender on the
tariff question, and while they would not
have objected to mild endorsement of
a low tariff, the defiant and radical de-
nunciation of protection which has been
such boon to laboring men in those
states can not fail to drive them solidly
to the support of the Republican ticket.
Another blunder has been made in the
nomination of Thurman. For just what
the old man was dragged forth on the
present occasion is not very clear, but
taken in connection with the sop thrown
to the Pacific States on the Chinese
question, it is likely the administration
expects to carry California. What par
ticular strength Thurman has in Cali
fornia is not generally known. The
"Old Roman" is too old anyway to make
q strong candidate, and the party has 80
many times in the past turned its back
upon his well-known ability when II had
a chance to make him suitable reward,
that the proceeding of dragging him
forth at this time of life as a bolster to
the waning chances of Grover Cleveland
can not but arouse the disgust of voters.
Another side to this blunder is the trou-
BILE it will make in Indiana. Certainly
Governor Gray had'a right to aspire to
the second place on the ticket, and his
ability to manipulate Indiana politics
according to well-known Democratic
methods gave his claims further force.
1t is not to be supposed that Gray and
his friends relish the way which the ad-
ministratIon has expressed its disap-
prevail of the Indiana governor, and the
summary execution OF the Gray boom
by the boss can hardly be expected TO
create harmony in Indiana, state
which Is necessary TO Democratic sue
cess. Taken altogether the Republic
cans certainly have every reason to be
well satisfied with the proceedings at
st. Louis. The chances of the retire.
ment of Grover Cleveland are much
more certain than week ago, and the
struggle among Republican candidates
will take new though well natured force.