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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-06
BASE BALI.
The Players League.


The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday:
AT BROOKLYN.
Innings.........1 4 6 3
Brooklyns. o 8 o. II 7-2o
BOstons. s.............0 1 o o o.
Base hts-Brooklyns 81 Bostons, Z. Errors
BrooklynS, Al BostonS. o. Batteries-Van Hal-
tren and Cook, Radbonrn, Kelly and Swett
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Innings. -. IL 2 3 z 8
Phila,as.: :...........0 Q s 2 0 o / @
New Yorks.... 1 o o o D o.
Base hits-Philadelphias, 8; New Yorks, o. Err
rors -Philadelphlas, 8 {; New Yorks, 0. Batteries
-Buhlnton and Cross j. Ewing, Crane and w.
Ewing.
AT CHICAGO.
Innings. 2 z 8
Pittsburgs. ..........O 8 2 o ! x-1S
ChicagOs. ............1 o U o o o 2-.5
Base hits-Pittsburgs 10; Chlcagos, IA. Errors
-Ptttsburgs, 3; ChicagOs d. BatterieS-Staley
and Carroll, King and Farrell.
PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following Is the standing Of the clubs
In the Players League;
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Peppered the Villain.

WALDoBoRo. May 5.-While rehearsing a
play, George Sides, who personated villain.
was badly peppered about the lower part of
his face by the discharge at close quarters OF
blank cartridge. A physician is putting in
his spare time picking out the grains.
Side Tracked to Jail.
BDDEFoRD, May 5.-James Connolly and
Henry Williams, two tramps who were
caught stealing ride on the midnight
freight. were arraigned in court today and
sentenced to 60 days in the county Jail. They
rode from Somerville in car used for ex-
press packages, and were side-tracked at
BiddefOrd.
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TaE STATE.
ANnRnscnGGIN CnuNrY.
KNOX COUNTY,

The Lewiston Advocate is to be sold to a
syndicate of prominent local Democrats who
propose to convert it into square-cut Dem
ocratic evening daily.
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Fire at LitchfIeId.

AUGUSTA, May 5.-The report reached
mere this forenoon that Eli Merriman's
house, store, including the post office, and
stable at Litchfeld, were completely destroy
ed by fire at G.3O this morning. The fire
caught about the chimney. Part of the goods
and furniture were saved.
Heavy Rains in Eastern Maine,
MAoHIAs, May 5.-The heaviest rain fell
this forenoon for many years. The roads are
badly washed. Small bridges are aaoat and
the rivers are at the highest mark.
Tipped over the Lamp.
SABATIs, May 5.-Saturday evening Mrs.
j. w. johnson went into an open chamber
with a kerosene lamp. BY some means the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-06

The Kennebec Jurnal says: 1t is report
ed that an ex. tax icollector of Appleton is
short about $500 in his accounts and that
his bondsmen have been called upon to set
tie. TIE cause is said to be too intimate
acnnaintance with the Louisiana lottery.
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CONTINUED on FOURTH PAGE.l
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Quarryman Hurt by Quick Blast.

RocKLAND, May 5.-Augustus Sund,
quarryman in the employ of Booth Bros,
was seriously injured Saturday by prema-
ture blast in their quarry. One side of his
face was blown off. his recovery is doubt
f,1
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-12
The Trial of Jefferson Davis.

Jefferson Davis in North American Review.
After the close of the war, while 1
was in prison and Lee was on parole,
we were both indicted on charge of
treason; but, in hot haste to get in
their work, the Indictment was drawn
with the fatal omission of an overt act.
ten. Grant lnterposed in the case OF
Gen. Lee, on the ground that he had
taken his parole and that he was,
therefore, not subject to arrest. An
other grand jury was summoned, and
bill was presented against me alone,
and amended by inserting specifications
Of overt acts. Gen. Lee was sum
moned as a witness before that grand
jury, the object being to prove by him
that | was responsible for certain
things done by him during the war.
| was in Richmond, having been re-
leased by virtue of the writ of habeas
corpus. Gen. Lee met me very soon
after having given his testimony before
the grand jury, and told me that to the
specified cases, acted under nv orders.
he said that he had always consulted
me when he had the opportunity, both
on the field and elsewhere; that after
discussion, if not before, we had ALWAYS
agreed, and therefore he had done with
my consent and approval only what he
might have done if he had not con-
suited me. and that he accepted the full
responsibility for his acts The
evident purpose was to offer to Lee a
GRANGE TO escape by transferring TO me
the responsibility for overt acts. Not
only to repel the suggestion, but I'M
eatHyocally to ayow his individual re-
sponslbllty, with all that, under exist
i rtyr i
highest reach of moral courage and
pride
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/ lett escapes It is STILL the leading
! kind as it hasi BEEN forjmany years.
! IT is now generally known that pears
liare of better flavor when gathered a
week or ten days befope they are ripe.
| With peaches, howeE.r, it is different.
i:They are at thssir best fwhen left on the
tree until fully ripe. Unless from trees
! n their own gsrdens, the Inhabitants of
Large cities hardly know the taste of a
! ripe peach.
| THE fruitIng of the fig is more of a
| cur osity than aisonrce of profit in the
| North. 1t is true'that ii bent over and
| covered with e:1th for the winter it is
! secure, and so itls If wintered III the
/ celsr. But the average nan Will not
take this trouble, hence SOLITARY tree
/! here ard there is al that We may reason
ably expect to see.
S. .. WILLARD, a noted orcharGist of
Geneva tells the New i ork Horticul-
tural Society that he badly injured the
foliage OF his plum trees, and to some
extent his pears, by swinging with Lon
don purple, to destroy insects. Paris
green does not iniure them at
all. l have used paris green
in many ways on thts foliage of
/ different plants, and always without the
slightest III jury.
WE have inown of the mounding of n
little earth around the base of peach
and apple tire e IN spring, SO that the
borer's work which is enor;aly in inch
or two under ,ground, can easily be got
ut later on BY raking away rhctmound.
But Secretary :Nolverton. OF the Ontario
Fruit Growers" Society, says tlmt when
mounded up tote good height. no borers
Will attack the tree at,all, the wood be-
ing too hard pr them. They aust have
the soft part near the grount or moth
ing.
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THE HOT SfHOLD.
\ Country Sitting-R Dom.

There is nothing prettIertln country
sitting room than a few pieces OF rattan
furniture, elthe IL natural color with
cushions of India silk, or fenamelled in
white and gold and fitted Up with striped
tapestry, cretonne, or any artistic ma
terlal the owner fancIes. There are two
kinds of furniture classified under the
head Of rattan-the genu ne rattan and
the reed OF wicker. The wicker chair is
less expensive than the rattan. but it IL
not to be despised Tor this reason. 1t
certainly possesses one advantage over
rattan-it cannot be twisted into such
preposterously ugly shapes as rattan
has Ecen by some manuf acturers. The
nature of the material prevents it being
woven with backs III the shape Of Jap
anese fans and various other STYLES
which are parodies of Or .cntal art.
The Chinese chairs that come to this
country are combinations of rattan and
wicker work. 1t is ditfiCUli to got these
chairs here i'll as fine a quality as they
are made. The American rattan wor k
is finer than anything that comes from
China. iut the shapes are far inferior
to the Chinese or EnglisI. work. The
English make delight full student chair
in wicker ork. with a basket ut the
side for papers. 1t has high, square
back, n broad, roomy seat, and is made
more comfortable by the addition of soft
tufted cushions, which can be removed
when necessary to be beaten. 1t is
altogether an example of the excellent
effect of using material in manner
adapted to its nature. York Tri-
hume
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-12
THE ORCHARD.
Horticultural Hints.

CHRYsANTHEMUM Ms for fall fiowering
must not be allowed to become not
bound. Shift into larger pots, as re-
auired. Planting them out and pottIn =
them in October is the best way, and the
least trouble.
IT is said that the Brighton grape is
suffi cient in pollen, and that this is why
the vine, when planted by itself. does
not set fruit we'll. When planted
among other kinds, the trouble is not
experienced. In flavor but few kinds
equal it.
NEW kinds of fruits which are to be
grated on other trees should be placed
on vigorous trees, if possible. Setting
them on old, worn ont trees will give
DO good results. The best of fruits
will be poor if set on an ill-conditioned
stock.
Do NOT forget that thin evergreen
pruning. The knife can be used on
evergreens as readily as on deciduous
trees After a year or twos pruning
they become so thick that birds can
hardly get through.
ToADs are excellent friends of the
gardeners. living Oh insects which are
no benefit in q garden. Were it not
that moles make gardens unsightly and
nothing could be said against them, as
they do not eat vegetable matter.
WESTERN men complain that the Bart
lett Iear is liable TO blight to greater
degree than some Others. Blight Is m
known as serious evil in Pennsyl-
vanis. and what little occurs the Bart
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-12
JANET LEE
In the Shadow of the
GaUOwS.
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER VIII-Confinued

Whereupon all listened attentively as
he read from book quoted every hour in
the day by people sorely perplexed,
victims to doubt and gross superstitions.
In a time OF the greatest perplexity ever
experienced bya sober-living. law abiding
community, horrible stories of witchcraft
circulated. Nowhere was there SO much
fear and trembling as in Salem-nowhere
! in Massachusetts was there such dread
I and apprehension as in Salem, where
John Lees voice pleaded for light and
wiser COUNSEL, and the peace and good
/ will that comes of understanding. His
voice was tremulous at times he read
and CO mInented upon the words of conso-
! lation forming the very fountain of
I Chris tianity. The sweet charity illus
tratea moved his wife and daughter
deeply. The feryor of his spirit commu-
! nicated itself to them, and when he closed
the book, saying, Let us pray, even Ann
| Bigger was subdued as she knelt.
At the time l wlite of-l692-when
New England was convulsed with the
delusion of witchcraft, there was pond,
known as wilkins Pond, near one of the
hills familiar to the people of Salem
Wills, Solomon, Smiths, Afferd Cor
Cherry, and Bald Hills were localities
known TO young and old. One of them
was aIterward- known as Witch Hill.
Several persons convicted of witchcraft
were condemned and mounted the scatfold
on Witch Hill in the presence of a
great multitude.
VI ills Hill was locality avoided after
suns ct. Stories related with bated breath
by &c rtain gos,ips who famed the blaze
of ex element narrating their own an
neighbors' experiences, rendered Wills
Hill very undesirable locality after
nightfa II. Wilkins Pond speedily ac-
Guired an evil reputation from the same
cause.
In the days when the early inhabitants
of Salem were compelled to defend them
selves from the Indians. stout frame
struct ure termed q lookout was erected on
the SIDE of Wills Hill opposite the
town. This structure, fallen into disuse
and decay. was now dreaded as much as
though it We're the abode of the evil one.
Stories were told of strange sights wit
messed between the old hut and Wilkins
Pond.
Some there were who proposed burning
the hut, but no one had the courage to
carry ont this terrible resolve. 1t stood
unharIned until the events l am relating
caused The people to destroy it. They re-
allied then that the hut was an evidence
of their terrible superstition.
The old lookout had two openings one
near each end. 1t was built on little
ridge, or bench, forming an easy and nat
ural path. but for all that. neither man
nor woman nor animal approached it.
Only the night birds and bats found shell
ter in it.
The events that succeeded the Incl
dents related are SO closely connected
with the old hut on Wills Hull that have
been thus particular in describing To-
cality which be came the subject of much
speculation and proved all potent i'll
shaping the views of the superstitions.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-12
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE
FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Some Valuable Information for the Plow
man, StOcknan, POulterer. Nursery
man. and Every body Connected with the
Farm.
THE FARM.
Corn Ensilasc for Reef:
Farm.

At the Ontario Agricultural College
experiments have been made with corn
ensilage as a food for making beef, wit h
the following summary of results: l.
That shipping s.eers can be fed at a fair
profit with prices of grain as at present.
when of good types, when they are pur-
chased at reasonable rates and where
there are suitable facilities for feeding.
2. That com ensilage and meal will
fatten as effectively and as cheaply as a
ration of roots, hay and meal, and wit h
a less expenditure of labor. 3. That
steers tasted twelve hours by simply
turning them into yard at night viii
shrink from sixty to seventy pounds
each. 4. That with food at present
prices, such as that used above, steers
weighing from 1900 to 1,500 pounds
can be made to gain on an averag 1901
pounds per day, and at an average cost
of 2l.053 cents per day for the food fed.
5. That the value of the animals for
beetng purposes was increased by the
fattenlng process an average of l. cents
per pound from commencement to
finish.
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EnsIaye for sheen.

At an ensilage convention recently
held in Ohio, J. W. Pierce, of Indiana,
gave his experience as to the value of
ensilage for sheep as follows: Last
August, when We started out on the cir
cult of the fairs through our State, whlc b
lasted about eight weeks, We took five
coal oil barrels and burned them out on
the inside, drove to the field and got
clover an d ran it through the cutter, three
eighths OF an inch in LEM 9Th, and put it
into those coal oil barrels, using an Or
binary building jack screw and pressing
it down very firmly. After that was done
we headed those barrels up and rolled
them out to one end of the barn and
covered them lightly with horse manure.
We allowed them to remain there about
thirty days. In shipping our sheep out
through the State for exhibition pur
poses we took along with us those lar
rels of ensilage. which was clover in
bloom or nearly so, second crop. From
the feeding value of that we concluded
to fill our silo last year, and also this,
with clover, and it has proven cry bene-
fetal to US and a very economical way of
filing.
Our method this year was to put in
one of the pits the whole clover, one
ton, and then take pulveriZed charcoal
and sprinkle that over the clover, the
same as we would sprinkle so many green
hides with salt. One of the other pits
YVES filled with equal parts of corn alone.
We fed from two OF those pits. We
find from experience that the clover and
corn fed in equal parts with other food
is better for stock than to feed either
one. corn or clover, exclusively.
Mr. Mock-Did you feed any corn en-
silage?
Mr.. Pierce-Yes, sir, l have for three
Years | remember two years ago the
corn was considerably smutty;and in our
rush to get it out of the weather We al
lowed more or less of that smut TO go in
and by sprinkling this pulveriZed char
coal it seemed to destroy that, and it
took away the limburger odor that was
spoken of this afternoon. That odor
disappeared, and DR.. Stockbridge, of
our experiment station, attributes it to
that. SO l conclude that we will in the
future, in filling our silos, treat each
LAYER of ensilage TO a light sprinkling
of pulverized charcoal Our method OF
furnishing the charcoal was to dig pit,
build slow fire in It'll with corn cobs,
and cover the cobs with about half II
foot of earth, and when we got ready to
use it we had a charcoal far superior to
wood, and much cheaper. The stock ali
eat it. The charcoal is mixed in pull
verified state. l put about peck of
charcoal to ton of either fodder or
clover.
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SOMETHING NEW IN WATCHES.

Theoretically Sea'ed and Running 70,
Three Years.
He entered a Maiden Lane shop and
asked for IA watch.
Il want something that will keep
time" he said.
The dealer brought a small velvet
rug and placed two watches on it, one
a superb gold instrument and the othel
nickel-plated.
DO you recommend these?"
1--WE do"
Whose works."
This, touching the gold one, SIS by
Badolet; | cannot say who made the
other"
Both Swiss?"
Both.
For the Badolet $345; for the other
$3.50"
six dollars and a half against 1916
Both keeD time; one keeps as good
time as the other. Do you really rec
| ommend this nickel AFFAIR.""
I'VE do. We have sold numbers of
them and have never heard com
plant No such watch can be made in
this country for anything like the
prlce- 1t seems cheap enough at $3.50,
but you know there is duty of % per
cent on it, besides which we make a
small profit. l dare say the same
watch can be bought in Paris for 20
francs.
CHOSE foreigners have recently
! made remarkable improvements in
| watches and clocks, which sooner or
later will bring about complete rev.
olution in horology. A iourneyman
clockmak u in the neighborhood of
Lyons HIS Invented a method of max
ing ladys watch go without being
wound up during a whole year, a mans
| watch during three years, a pendulum
of middliug size twenty years, and a
public clock for space of $50 years.
He manufactures watches of so
small IA size that they are worn III fin
ger-rlngs, taklrg the place of a seal
and requi' e winding but once IN fifteen
days. OF course you have heard of the
watch worn by the Empress Marie
Louise on the foretinger of her left
hand. That was rare jewel, and
was said to have cost 250.0J0 francs
III llultS VII DtlN one like III now
There Is one great drawback to
these watches: They can be wound up
only by the inventor himself, or those
acquainted with his secret The works
are inclosed in cases Theoretically seal
ed. But coming back to the business
in hand, this So. 80 is stem winder
and wants winding every day like
every other good and honest watch
| And the beauty of such a watch is that
you can carry it in the same pocket
with Your knife and keys, and when a
bootjack isn't handy it's good thing
to shy at cats in their matutinal con-
certs. Every man, every gentleman,
should provide himself with two watch
es. I'll make you a special offer:
| Take the two at $3.50. We recommend
both"
1T isn't half bad idea Let S see -
{ I'll tell VOL what | II do Give me the
nickel watch for S5.and if it proves en-
tlrelv sati factory il a months wear ] Ii
take the cher. What do You say"
The aler wa; somewhat doubtful
about saying and still moe doubtful
about his customer, and the result was
no trade.-Ne,r York Tribune
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view of all in the room. He affected not
to perceive Proctor, who sat down in the
full light of the fire, and called for some
wine. 1t was Grizzle Meade's hand that
served him. A sailor sitting near him,
after turning to look at the newcomer,
faced his companion again, slapped q
h md upon his thigh. and, as if pursuing
the theme discussed, said:
"Mayhap you can tell me something
Since I've come ashore, I'm all at sea. 1
hear so much chaff. I've lost my reckon
ing; and don't see any compass to go
by. What with those tales of witches,
why, it's ten times worse than any yarns
l ever heard in the fo'csle.
The sailor drank, looked into his meas
ure, then observing the uncertainty in
his companions face continued:
Don't be alarmed! I'll bring trouble to
no man. But I've heard my father, who
fought the Indians, say this John Lee is
goodish sort of man. Now. I've been
abroad these four years, where the bone
and gristle of a man tells. How? Why,
how then but when a man stands by his
mates in a pinch, and my father told me
John Lee WAS man to stand by his mates
through thick and thin. I've no liking
for the other sort, but since I've been here
these three days I've found a ships crew
OF milk and water fellows that scarcely
speak above their breath. More-theres
enough to man a boat-all speaking in
whispers and nodding -making faces, as
if they had fed on something that soured
on their stomachs. Tell me, mate, why
is it that never q man opens his mouth to
answer me when l ask, What's this proof
against John Lee?' or, Has no one a
word for John Lee?' l say, mate, must a
mans wife-child of his bone-all hang
and nobody dare say word. I'd best get
back to my ship lest somebody takes hold
of me-
John Lee is not without friends" said
Arthur Proctor, quietly, without looking
at the sailor. The sailor whirled around
quickly. Because they choose to go
about quietly, they are none the less true.
They feel for him in his trouble, and will
not see his wife and daughter hang until
it is proved beyond peradventure that
they are guilty"
why, now, you are the plainest spoken
man have heard since l came ashore
Landlord, jorum for tho man that dares
answer civil question without mincing
his words"
TTo rONTINJTED1
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-12

A necessary pret autlon rin the manage
ment of a flock IS 20 use gates instead
of bars, to all Enclosures used by the
sheep and lambs. TO let down lars at
one end frequently causes = broken leg,
the sheep stepping betweel the bars and
getting fast, fracture the gone in efforts
to free themselves. When such an acct
dent happens. the injury may be easily
remedied by Wrapping then broken limb
with stiff paper, wetted and dipped i'll a
thin paste OF plaster OF pa ris. This is
wrapped in landage Of cloth treated
in the same way and fastene | with strips
tied around it. In an hour the plaster
sets and the bandage becom IS stiff and
firm. The bone thus supIpI ted heals IN
three or four weeks. Brnk Ell legs OF
poultry may be thus mend.pfe and lars. ell
animals may be treated in time same way
if supported IN slings until the bone
unites. Thus it is not nee sssary to kill
a valuable animal when it Is thus dis
aUled.
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Warm Weather Clothing.

'Taverner" gives the Boston Post his
idea of appropriate warm weather attire
for gentlemen. Tie thinks 'waistcoats
may be dispensed with land much dis
comfort thus ayoided),, but the man
without walstcoat must see to it that
his coat is never unbTttoned. This rule
IT good ma nncrs Is, | regret to saw,
very commonly violated Suspenders
are thus disclosed, and a general air of
negligence and Of disrespet.t to society
At large is r,roaucea. Such conduct is
excusablc in bog running about bro
kers' offices, but ii nobody superior to
him in age 81 in employment. A fat
ina, ESPECIALLY one whose fat poorly
distributed without a waistroat, and
with lis Goa. flying ope'u. presents one
Of the most dlxadiuf sie'usst.o be seen
on this continent. rs to sssshes, for
Young and handsome men tl7eT do very
well ont under the trees or On VeiVety
lawns, but sash IN State Street IS, III
my opinion, stIitable>only for aPeddler
of Turkish tobacco
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HINTS to IIotisekcepp

WHITE spots upon vanished furniture
will disappear it you hold a hot plate
over them.
SPOTS may be taken out of wash goods
by rubbing them with the yolk of eggs
before washing.
To CLEAN tins. making them look al
most as nice as new, wash IN hot soap
suds. dip a dampened cloth in fine,
siited coal ashes. scour well, then polish
with dry ashes.
\ sPATCLA or palette-k knife is the
best thing for scrapIng batter, porridge,
etc. from the sides of bowls or pots it
is not expensive, and soon saves its cost
by preventing waste.
FLOWERS can be kept fresh for some
time if pinch of soda or saltpetre Is
added to the water. WiIted roses will
regain their freshness if dipped mo-
ment or two in hot water.