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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

With that most horrible instrument, TIE
knout, an experienced executioner could in
sure the death Of the victim IN . very few
strokes, and when sentence was paDsd or
dsring the infection Of large number, Il was
% perfectly understood what wAs intanded
that in such cases the executoner was fro
quently bribed by tbs culprit or his friends
70 exert his whole art, 70 IS the more quickly
70 release him from the torture. So. again,
when the Emperor Nicholas, an xious to clear
bis country from the reproach Of being The
Land Of the knoutr TO western eyes, pomp-
ously proclaimed its abolition, he was careful
to retain the power OF INJECTING corporal
punishment in . manner compared with
which the knout itself was merciful The
knout could compA9 the death Of its victim
with some half dozen strokes, but before the
same end could be attained by its substitute,
the stick, it was impossible To say how many
blows might not be required.
An eye witness Of one OF these executives
has described it IS being more hideous than
anything that could Be conceived. Ths
criminal having been convicted Of the de-
hbsrats murder Of one Of the emperor's min
istess, he veil deserved to die, and it was do
tefmined that die be should, but capital pun
ishment and the knout had both been abol
ished -, in order to attain the end in view,
the wretched man was sentenced to 5000
blown Of the stick, which no human heing
could receive and live The execution took
place in the public hay market; and when,
after bearing |, 400 or $50 blows the victim
fell, an unconscious mAss of biesiing fesh, be
was bundled into an ordinary psaaant's hay
cart, and, with piecss Of hay sticking into his
gaping wounds, covered over with rough
aacks. be was jolted OF to the hospital And
never heard Of again. Tho surgeons wers not
likely to be anxious 70 cure q man who's
death they knew to b intsnded. and even .
feeling Of humanity may have prevented
them from Wishing to recall poor wretch to
life only to eaabls him to undergo fuTthr
torture till he should Be- released BY dsasA-
Edinburgh Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

"Tes. no other viii was found. Though
] searched everywhere. Fathers mind
mus have been wandering whsn b
spoke Of another will
Possibly; still you probably didn't
think Of searching in the river. h Jack's
next remark.
Robert turns pale. then the blood
suryes back and his face becomes 81
most purple What are you driving
ass what do you meang" be aka Ths
words come like gasps.
only this. On the night when you
came to tell me Of fathers death. some
young men were returning from . dsh-
ing trip on the river. Just - they were
rowing under the bridge. . missile
thrown from above struck one Of them
on the back and fell to the bottom Of the
boat. See. this is quite heavy knife,
and v . piece Of paper hAdn't been
wrapped about it. it might have hurt
the young man 1t struck quite severely.
The young man happens TO be An &C
quaintAnee Of mine. He thinks the knife
Was dropped by some one on q railroad
train that was crossing the bridge just
then. Now I merely wish 70 suggest
that. when Mr.. Drew comes, We give
into his hands this document which fell
into my friends boat. and that We say
nothing about the old will II all. How
does the proposition suit youT'-Arthur
Lucas In The Epoch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

A Salt Lake correspondent Of The St. Louis
Globe Democrat writes: III you 60 into the
principal office OF the tithing house you will
see . tail young man handling what looka
like money. He il behind . counter, and
the counter is protected by . high railing.
The man glances through the window, then
looks down At the bills. and then goes on
thnmbing them like bank teller. He goes
to and from . big safe, carrying bundles
done up Just as bills are, with little bands Of
brown paper pinned about them Some
times the young man doesn't stop to count,
but takes the amount on the brown slip q
correct and passes out the money. This is
Mormon money. 1t is the tithing scrip. II
u used to facilitate the handling OF the grain
and hay and live stock and produce which
come in. II you pick up one Of these bills
you will find it very much like q bank note
in appearance. In one upper corner is the
number Of the bill In the lower left hand
corner Ia the in hoe signo Of Mormonisn, q
bee hive
THE face Of the bill reads: General Tith
ing Storehouse. Good Only for Merchandise
and Produce At the General Tithing Store
house, Salt Lake City, Utah Each note
bears the signature Of the presiding bishop
On the back is the denomination again, and
. vignette Of the new temple at Salt Lake
City. The back also bears the wording
This note il not current except in the rner-
chandise and produce departments of ths
General Tithing Storehouse.' The engraving
Is well executed and the printing is well
done The bills vary in color. There are
greenbacks for one department of the tithing
house, br,wnbacks for another aud so on.
By using this scrip the church is able to ere
ate market for considerable quantities Of
the tithing This scrip is given out in dis
pensing charity. 1t is used in paying for
work on the temple so far as the workmsn
can make us- of it. Employees of the tithing
house receive their salaries or allowances
partly in scrip. In numerous ways the Nor
mon money gets into circulation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

The report Of the exhaustion Of the
Bakp oil supply. which has lately been
extensively circulated, appears 10 have
arisen from the fact that shut down
of a large number Of wells vas ordered,
for the purpose Of checking the over
production which has been going on. 1t
Is no uncommon thing for a native Of
Baku to tap supply Of 10000, 600 gal
Ions Of oil, snd waste 1o.0OO. 900 out Of
it. simply for want OF foresight in pro-
viding a cvp for the well. or by the oanis-
sion to arrange for surface storage.
The authorities have now taken the
matter in hand. and passed laws which
regulate the supply. In view of the rapid
increase in the demand for petroleum, ii
is satisfactory to know that Baku ID a.
prolific Of oil IS ever. The oil trade Ii
rapidly assuming such gigantic proper
lions that for many years there will prob
ably be ample room for America. Russia
and Burmah. as well as for the minor
fields that will in time furnish . supply
for the worlds market. But. in any
case, it will be a good thing for Russia
when the more careful and economical
methods Of America are adopted in the
Caspian region. York Telegram.
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do ma love sann, an1 nann 70 nAss MA
IL tim shsfs 14m - e. - dfooy ssyA
uess, snd pot soms Ne INTO hsm
hofs y~a WI o y"y heppy, o1sAA
sAsd scd endured esf evening q maftySdno
- hes shs cfSa-
Tnrss year. ister M vsfguso, eainne
upn Bertha kaxtsa "os morning, susIsssd
Der sobnsnx over poososJspS q Chsshs
Esfxsr bor'sd one week bsfors ses did o0s
try 10 hide the picture - To otd iady eamA
up 70 f'ss her, bot pat NJ BOD down upoa
the Drosd breast and sobe~d sun more bft-
eriy
WY, b~rthsi bsrtnaF the Old lsdy
eris'f, yoss are not grievfnx sor p>onr Char
hsf
Il may love him again, now that he 4
dad, " the Young xiri aid IDLY.
Love himF
II can tell you And hs II dad nov.
sDysd nam ing b>fors he married Jennie"
tat why, then, did you REFUSE himF
Fl, never r.fgs@d him. He never asksd
dse 10 marry him"
He did, 1Aw him write the Sft>r, and
| ieft /. mysa ct your door 10 . basks& a
noz-rx IL U.s. Ia June. ~hsn the roo
we're At thsi. height, and pa, tpe lsct7r In 4
t,st u ros.~. Il vas not . week after thai
he Told me ne WA engaged u JENNA Iva
never 20 anazs.i Ia my life. but h. vas e
z.rv odd ak-,,a. IL q, st~rn and cold And
treated M. ssa.now q II I vas 20 blams
that I did not dare ~ much " him.
though, he s,lam~-i sa~ for hurryipx his pro
ts~ai o. ysa, and that your Rejection stans
nl,o into urou-~tnx N Jennie. Chs really
killed him driving him about, into socsssy, q
the city far the winter. brs.kinw no ali hi
old hatats and really ovsr,4rips bis ssrsuxth,
( warned ner that bls u,o.h~r died Of con
s,niftins. tut he would not hsesi ms either
liz did not s,-n 70 care
You ~y he prop<s,.i By Iest~rr7 aid
Bertha in . strange. still yoics.
YES
Directed 20 noey
'ssa dear. inst folded into q Cooked nat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

1t Is some sattsfartion to me to 80. tina, ta.
xither is becoming ninre popular right al png,
for il Is only fen years since iast this
SWEET toned instrument was entirely un-
SHOWN to any save Germans But now it is
quite ii.f f-ur- as large number Of people
have taken mp the xtuer, and am convinced
that when 1t o.ice gets footholi II will rot
he given up AGAIN quickly, as 1t is an insifu-
ment Of decided merit. its only draw back
being that it il very disicuit TO learn to play
A great vantage tais instrument has over
. ma ority Of it, class is that iueloie and
accompaniment ar complete making it far
superior To the bsni., mandolin aud guitar,
and il would hariiy t-- thought. judging
from the size Of the either, that it has com
pass IL over Eve cctaY--. Iasieians Of note
are nov composing aod arranging music for
the either, some Of il In the quartet form,
thus enabling zither clubs To- perform the
better class Of music. and q number of the
large sheet music pai.iisiain; hoass turn out
. great deal o. zither music. There are nov
large number Of zither clubs in this
country, TINS city having one which is in the
eleventh yesr IT its existence. aud in a most
hour ishing condition. -lnteryiew in st Louis
Gtot>- Democrat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

"It is well known" said Joe Boards
ley, that deformities have often dictated
styles, but probably most people do not
realize to what extent the slight defects
control them in the most trivial pieces
Of apparel. This is shown in the case of
the prevailing styles Of collars worn.
When the style changed from the low
collar to the high one it was a sweeping
change, so that but few people could be
seen wearing anything but the choker.
Finally the choker was modified into q
collar with the ends turned down, q good
deal Of space being left open to the
throat.
That style was never adopted univer-
sally Why? For the reason that great
portion Of the men who have occasion to
wear collars at all have prominent Ad
ANS apples, which they are very glad to
hide from sight if they find All oppor-
tunity. The choker just suited them,
and it will be many days before they
will be induced to give it up. Wash
ington Post.
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Tas puNpyls PIE

rs.. . sharp ksifs the t,-~f a lfs riDa-
Ansi sAre "a thu s,aifog<fss sos'~S nna
a.. s,.t ,,,si, s,,s,. ss,at<-f ssccks Of bsn.
a. .fyr,y <spstssr tia ssfs enough
xpa through ss~v~--sAs f~sf 70 - bought
TLa ga haze II ts.s sifsy pumpkin . quart
on tho "cropp.,ers~b- hen VIII mourn t-1Ay
Fof her iiaei s.st u The scsnt>d hay
FOR err y5ur panps Ia p.es yos can Rake
itse ~ issf Esss ssa af1st siEr esgs take
f@sf ye,iAs and shf;ss 10 = separate Sbh
TN Lfh are fosny AID sstst ~ yos sid.
writs sugar zoe efip aud . hsa yoa ,Ase,
And tFo quarts of milk yosr pls. 70 rsssss.
Tfssrs - eiananss, nutmeg and mare, ,aet COS.
Yoa take q tsaaBaesnfni IRE you ars don~
Ser, spices, sugar, szss pumpkin and a.a<.
Yea must Osas t.,zstaef TN "susa<sh az siIxT -
That Is the eglrs00s. bozeeiy phrase
Ny graE6mofssr raa's Ia tha~e Old time isys.,
Soe a aoseb II reissns nors Or b,s.
To emf. ~ IL s13s favor yoss ssgs, eozfa<s
The shol- nast ~ taxed 10 . s,.~ll As. erass
And i,s4f az Il hassi@ns. s.th <sssS yoD dust
n yoa foiioT thle rfiis wheB dans yoaiI cry
Heres S~s.s,fis. nsi tifns pais,pxn pas
ii1<i- hadIey IN Ge>si housekeeping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

Ono morning, soon after court was opeoed,
. burly officer walked up into the dock and
deposited beautiful turkey on the judicial
desk This boy, whose name has just been
called, stole this turkey this morning from in
front Of q market up south," said the ofaesr
What boy'n asked the justice. Here he
IL" replied the officer, and Justice Mech
peeked over the edge Of his desk and saw .
blubbering 9-year urchin At the ofiicers
elbow. Near by was the husky German
marketman who owned the turkey. Justice
Mech asked the youngstar what b meant
by stealing a turkey, and the little chap
wiped his eyes and nose WIKI his sleeve and
blubbered: Me mndder cried cause shs
hadn't no turkey fer US fer T'anksgivtn',"
he shifted, AN went out an took dis turkey
from de corner. We has no faddsr, an
didn't want mudder to cry" No eloquent
lawyer could utter . more effective speech.
The justice blew his nose vigorously, wiped
his glasses, cleared his throat, and aid to tss
marketman: How much is this turkey
WORTH my friendr' The German tw1led his
hat in his hands and replied: well, chudge,
I'd ID wort IFS, but il you want I'd mage VI
. tollar" Justice Mech dove into his pocket
and handed out silver dollar. Then he said:
Proceed with the case Who owns this
turkeyr The marketman grinned and 70
piled: Veil, you do now, chudgen Ths
justice smiled. Il guess l won't prosecute
this boy for stealing it, then" be said- II
don't think he knew be was doing wrong. and
| will let him GO Then be leaned over ths
desk and gave the youngster . strong lecture
on the consequences Of taxing what did not
belong to him. In conclusion he sais: Nov,
my boy, III have this oficar take yoo home,
and he can take the turkey along, too, for
your Thanksgiving dinner Tell your mother
it comes from me- The big officer picked UP
the turkey, took the small boy BY the hand
and started out, while Justice Mech again
blew his nose and wiped his glAssas, prepare
tory to dispoNng Of the other cases. Whan
the reporter called his attention TO this occur
rsocs yesterday the face Of ths ex- juseins
lighted up and he said: Yes, remember ths
cass we'll And last Thanksgiving. thrss
years after it occurred, l received from q
unknown source . bouncing turkey upon
Who's left breast was pinned . nevspaper ae-
count Of that same incident. Chicago
Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28
THE LATEST m JEWELS.

A geld locomotive headlight. with dia
mond get in place Of the glass, makes IN ap-
propriate scarf pin for rAiayuad men.
A squirrel of gold perchsa On . branch Of
the same material, with a thistle OF diamond
and rubies in its paws, il unique lace pin.
Worlds fair enthusiasts are now vsaTin,
gold cut buttons bearing the name Of thei,
favorits city with the words. Exposition
1901
Two small hearts Of mo3 agate almos
hidden in branch Of variegatsd gold leaves
b . lare pin that viii shortly b placed OF
ths market
The chrynnthemum is bang reproduced
in almost every article Of jsveiry Lace and
scarf pins, however, appsar to b. favorisl
articles for ahoving It.
A decidedly handsome and tAsteful lacs
pin represents two sprays Of clover held to
esther BY railing wins Of the same ma
terial- t.. .~tais Of the 1owers are divided
into two ssctions, ono OF smooth old gold and
the Other of open dlisrss work.-Jevsisrs
Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

The flight Of birds can be easily measured
but it is very difficult TO gauge the speed Of
fishes As general rule, the fast nshss ars
trim and pointed in shape. after the mannar
Of . yacht, and their fins lie closs TO tbs
body Fishes Of prey are believed to b. ths
neeeess, the ordinary food fishes being slow
and easily captured, but correspondingiy
prolific. The dolphin and bonito are exceed
ingly swift, but their highest spssd b not
known Dolphins have been sesu to swim
round and round . steamer. 70 that they are
capable Of doing at least tvsaty milk IN
hour.-Once Q Week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

big farm house near Belleville, n j.
had long stood tenantle@ and bor~ the repu
tation of being haunted. At last . young
farmer and his wife moved in ct . merely
nominal rental An unearthly Gathering o.
the stairs frightened the couple half GU
OF their wits the first night, and the vii,
tried TO persuade her consort TO get up ane
investigate. For an hour he argued viii
her on the advisability Of lying still. Sh,
declarei dsspairingiy that II be wouldn't
investigate she must die or get up herelf
Finally they effectsi . compromise by creep
ing out of bed together. They lit The lamp
and looked cautiously out OF the chamber
door TIE first glance solved the mystery
Big gray squirrels literally swarn,ed upon 81
the landings. and every one Of them bad {
big nut Of some kind between his paws Ths
main supply Of nuts was stored in an unused
garnet, where some forgotten tenant had
placed then, long ago The squirrels Ar
ranged themselves in gangs on each landing
and those at the top of the house carried thl
nuts, one by one, out Of the garnet, and sent
them rolling down the stairs to the next land
ing. where they were received by the gang
waiting for them. and pushed Down another
flight. In this way they reached an old
cellar. which was evidently the squirrels
storeroom, for it WAS well stocked with nuts.
They were transferring the supply from attic
to basement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

The question was involved in the case o
the Westmoreland Natural Gas company vs
De Witt ct al, decided recently by the 81
preme court Of Pennsylvania, whether tn
poS%=ssiop Of certain gas on leased land wen
with the possession Of the land The com
plainants had put down a well which has
tapped the gas bearing strata, and it was tn,
only ONE on the hand. They had it III thei
control, having only to turn on q valve t,
have it how into their pipes for ready use
The court held that the fact that they di,
not keep il flowing. but held it generally il
resrrv.. did not affect their possession any
more than n mill owner affects the cnntnu
ance OF his water right wheS lie shuts dow
sluice gates The court said: u alter, oil an,
still more strongly gas, may he classed by
themselves, il the analogy be not too fanciful
as mineral ferR nature. In common will
animals and unlike other minerals, they hav,
the power and the tendency r. escape with
out the voition of the owner. They be
long to the owner oil the Land and are par
OF it No hong as they are in it. and sub
ject to his control but when they escape ant
go into other land or come under another,
control the title OF tine former owner is gone
Possession is not necessarily possession of til,
gas II an adjoining or even distant ownel
drills his own land and taps your gas - thai
it comes into bis well and under his control
it is no longer yours, hut his. And equal,
20 between lessor and lessee in tine present
case-the one W no controls the gas has it in hi
grasp, SO TO speak, is the one who has posses
sion, in the legal as well rs the ordinary sens.
OF the word. -Bradstreet's.
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Aallroaos 4 STEAMBOATS,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement Of Trains In Eject Dec,
3Oth, 1850.

Until further notice trains leave Augusta %
follows;
siOING WEsT-S.9O A. NJ. for Lewiston.
kockland, Pc! tland, Boeton and Montreal; as
A. for Halloweil and Gardiner; 10 06 A. n. for
Lewiston. Pennington, Rockland, Portland and
Boston 100 T. N. for liallowell and Gardiner 30e
p. NJ for Brunswick Bath. Portland and Boston;
$50 z. N. for. Hallow,ll and Gardiner;
1888 7. NJ. might Pulmanl for Lewiston. bath.
Portland and Boston.
GOING EAsT-2 " A. N. (nisht exprsss) for
Skowhegan, Bangor, Bar Iarbor. ST. stephen,
st. John and Aroostook County. $50 A. N. for
Waterville, skOwhegan. Sanger, h. 4 =. X. r.. $50
L. N. for Watervie, Ssowhegan, Belfast, Dexter,
Dover Foxeroft. Bangor. ST. Stephen. ~.
John and Aroostook County, and on saturdays
only AT $50 Z. NJ. for Natetville. Sunday paper
train for watcrville and Bangor at w A. r.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way every
night. sundays included, but not to skowheean
on Monday mornings, or TO Belfast and Dexter.
or beyond Bangor, on SUNDAY mornings.
ACCOMMODATION TRAN leaves Gar
diner for Augusta at 7.45 A. NJ, Ito and 40
7. NJ; Ha'loweli at s.02 A. ~. i.2o and 502
+. NJ.
Through tickets to California and all points
South and West may be had OF u. n Walker
ticket agent, Augusta the only office selling vis
all routes and checking all baggage free OF ss
pense.
PAYSON TUCKER, Vice Pres 4 GEM MANAGER.
+. h. BO fHBf, Gen'l Pass and Ticket AK't.
Portland, Dec Nth. 1859. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28

IL locked attic room Is some catnip-herb
- exhilaratinz 10 pussy. ''Mit,ens" knows
it Is there. and be Is occasionally treated to q
little dissipation in it. Mrs. Blank recently
took up her BUNCH of keys. intending to go to
the attic after something Mlttens vas
asleep, but the rattl- Of the KEYS awoks him,
and be bounded to the feet Of mis- mistress,
ineving excitediy and pulling her skirts.
Il declare, = said Mrs. Blank to her siaueb-
ter, Il believe the cat knows I'm going up tn
ths attic
A soon - the word attic was prouounc-
ed the cat rushed away, whisked around the
crnsrs, shot Upstairs. and when the lady
reached the door Of The room containing the
cataip sad other attic tfsapurss Mitssns wan
sAsss, waiting = b II in Lewiston Journal
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Dogs do sometimes perform astonishing
featS, it is true: but the common saying is
there il reason in all things, and ones credu
hty should not be too heavily drawn upon
even in favor Of canine pct. Dnah. blacl
woman, lived alone IN small cabin with g
little yellow dog, Of which she Was very fond
One day she left pot Of soup TO simmer on
the fire while she walked To town to max.
some purchases. She returned little lat.
and, n her diNnay found that the soup meal
had been Gifted clar out de pot as she an
nounced in thrilling tones to her neiehboI
just over The way.
Come re; jes' look in dat soup pot, d.
laws . maay! Whar dat er meatt What
you t'ink, Sis Gfeens Dat meat clean gone
An what wants to know right now" she
esisd, wheeling about deaantly, lis who done
bin took dat meatr
"Wha' dat you say, Sis Dinah, De meat
ain in de soup pot." said Sister Green, rub
hing her hands together. ''Clar to grasus, ia,
b Gurus; for dey amt ben nobody roun' hers
- I seed, 'ceptin' twas dat er dorg les
blieve, shor's you horned TO die honey DAT
dat ar dorg jes' Grip III here an tux da,
meat; OATS what my min tell me Sis Di.
NAH
Wal ef dat dorr was dat smart, dat he
come in here an If of dat lii. an tel; Oh;
dat meat, an den kiver M ,.lt Irpt IA .aiu mi
den walk of an she, is, dnor-ef ,i4,f tlorg
kin do all dat. woulden take no torisen.
dollars for him. DAT / woulden. Rut. Sis
Green. done doubt he done it Youth
Companion.
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Riches are not necessary to fame Louisa
u. Aieotr WAS 80 poor that she bad TO make
her own bonnets, OF sthe cheapest materials,
too. when ali the world was reading Little
Women" s. &. Cox, Whose name ID known
all over the United States, left only q, 900
when be died People are accustomed -
envy famous people their reputation. II
many CASES they would rsfus he fans II \
were offered them tcgstAr WI shs saE1ei3s
and poverty that 60 WITH t.-osnafv1ls
Journal
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FINANCIAL.
Land Investment Association

of indianapolis, Ind. pays . per cent. interest.
and guarantees by Real Estate Security net
profit of so per cent on the money invested with
In three years. Men OF { e highest stansing and
responsibility In the State connected with this
Association. For full particulars, address Merid
Ian National Bank or WM. W. SMITH, " Vance
Block, Indlanap lis, Ind. cz7dlm& w3m