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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-01-08
Vengeance d'amoureuz.

L'ann6e derniere vivait au cha
teau de st Chanol, pres de Troyes
(Aube), un couple hsureux ct for
tune, le comte ct Ia contesse de
Villeplaine. LIE comte, 6taut dams
la force de Page ct n'ayant rien q
faire, oourtisait volontiers les files
du village voisin. Dams CO nombre
sen trouvait une fort accorte ct
peu timide, Julie Berthet, qui await
repondu sans grandes difficulties
aux avances du comte. Julie await
bien un amoureux, un nomm6 Au-
be, qui s'etait plalut q plusieurs
reprises des assiduit6s de M. de
Villeplaine: mails Julie, fatt6e de
ses relations avec un comte, n,avalt
pas fait attention q ces plaintes,
pas plus du reste que lie gentilhom
me campagnard, qui SO moquait
des pretentlons de son rival.
lily await plusieurs mois que CO.
la durait quand an matin de mai
derpier, apres un orage 6pouvanta-
BILE, un paysan trouva dams un che
min creux, q une fable distance
du chateau, le cadsvre de NJ. de
Villeplalne; le comte await etc as
sassin6. La police locale s'epulsa
IN vains efforts pour retrouver le
meurtrier, ellie ne, put meme pas
d6couvrir sa trace. Sur ces entire
faites, la comtesse, qui s'6tait retl-
rec q Paris, apprit par des lettres
de Troyes que, dams le pays, lopl
MON publiqae lui 6tait tres d6favo
rable. L'assassin n'6tant pas connu,
les bonnes gems de province trou-
vaient tout naturel d'accuse-
Nine de Vllleplaine d'avoir tue ou
fait tuer son mari, disant avec une
certaine apparence de raison qu'el-
le seule await int6r6t q SO mort,
nnisou'elle await herit6 dune for
tune considerable.
Voulant 3 tout prix faire cesser
ces bruits scandaleux, Nine de
Villeplaine cut lid6e d'aller confer
ses peines q M. Goron, chef de Ia
snret6, qui chargea aussitot Fun
de ses agents les plus habiles,
nomm6 Bastard de d6couvrir l'as.
sassin. Bastard prit le premier
train pour Iroyes ct, deguis6 en
colporteur, il Sc NIT q parconrir lee
environs du chateau de Saint Cha.
mol. II etapllt son quarter gene.
raj dams une petite auberge de
campapne, rendezvous ordinaire
des braconniers du pays; au bout
de deux on trois jours, il 6tait al
!, mieux avec les braconnlers, 81
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lie C0Chon rehabilite.

Un certain 6mol 6t6 cause, pa
raft il, ces ]ours-ci 4 Washington
par pspparltion, dams Pune des
promenades publiques les mieux
frequent6es de la vile, dune jeune
femme, tres jolie ct d la toilette
des plus 6l6gantes, poussant nom
chalamment devant ellie une petite
voiture d'enfant, sur les m@lleux
COUSINS de laquelle SO prelassait
un jeune cochon. Get interes
SAINT animal, que tant de personnes
encore au]ourd'hui, n'osent, par
scrupule, appeler par son nom,
6tait habill6 dun douillet paletot,
tout CONNIE la fameuse levrette de
la chanson.
La jeune femme, qui le poussait
devant ellie ct don't il a etc lmpos-
sible jusqu'a present de d6couvrir
le nom, passait tranquillement d
travers Ia foule, sans meme para1-
tre remarquer l6tonnement, les ri
res ct les nombreux commentaries
qu'elle provoquait sur son passage.
Les mauvaises langues pr6tendent
que la belle inconnue est une bra
We atriote de Porcopolis, CONNIE
les Americans eux memes appel
lent Cincinnati, ct qu'elle entire
pris de rehablliter le cochon, ce
que mont pu fare en- France nj
Monselet nj M. de Cherville, NAL.
gre leur talent, nj meme les Pari-
siennes, il y quelgues annees,
alors qu'elles portsieDt plnteres-
SAINT animal en- breloque.
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Une jolie l6gende russo apropos
du jour de Noel:
Deux on trois jours avant Noel,
le PAre tternel dcnnait une fete
dams son palais de nuagas ct d'azur.
Toutes lee Vertus y furent invi-
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POUR RIRE.

-Savez vous pourquoi les beufs
haven't? demandait un membre in
fluent du Parchment un richie 6le-
veur du Midi, qui sollicite la croix
du M6rite agricole.
Et l6leveur, tres sincerement, de
r6pondre:
-Mais. dame, parce qu'ils ne
peuvent pas cracher!
*"*
Calino est provoqu6 en- duel.
--Bien, dit.il, je me bats, cepen-
dant q une condition.
-Laquelle?
-Je suis tres nyope ct mon ad-
versaire la vue excellente. Pour
6galiser les chances, 10 demande
qu'on me permettre sur le terrain
de me placer q dix pas plus pres
de mon adversaire que lui de moi!
x*x
A p6cole:
La maftresse, montrant son pe.
tit doigt:
Comment appelle-t-op celia?
Silence de P6l6ve.
-L'auriculaire, reprend grave
ment pinstitutrlce. II est ainsi
nomm6 parce qu'on 80 le met par
fo1s dams poreille.
Puts, cont1nuant ct levant Pin
d <:
Et celui.cj?
-L'oculalre, r6pond l'enfant,
parce qu'on Sc le met souvent dams
pail.
Guibollard, frolssant son Jour
nal avec Indignation:
-Mais enfn, Oh ces nis6rables
s'arreteront-ils? Perrier, al moins,
a pour excuse gull est IN homme
de bas 5tage, sans situation socia-
le. Mais des banquit rs, des admi-
nistrateurs de societies financieres,
c'est impardonnab.e!
Et, d6ployant la feuille,iI montre
un passage Oh certaines PERSONA.
lltes en- vue de la Bourse sont con-
damn6es pour avoir "viol6 les sta
tuts.''
***
On train q la gare du G. P. r.
est pret q partir.
Co.. qui est uu pecheur q la
ligne enragse, prs place, avec
tous ses engins de peche, dams un
char Oh se trouvent plusieurs chas.
seurs.
-Messieurs, fait le conducteur,
en- s'adressant aux voyageurs, atm
de prevenir tout accident, le rAgle.
ment exige que les armes soiept
decharg6rs.
Au meme instant on volt G....
entever discr6tement les hamecons
lde SO ligne.
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Nellie Jeanette Labreche,
Commis chez Wingate & Fills, Marchan-
discs Seches, coin de la Gene Avenue
Nord ct Lyndale.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
WEIGHT IN Wild CATS
Catherine Newkirk Could Whip
Hers Any Day, al Least
SHE WHIPPED THREE POLICEMEN
She Threw One Down Stairs. Biaekened
Apethsr's kys and the Third One Hid
In the hitehea - New Jersey
Noman on u Rampage.

NEW York, June l2.-Catherine New
kirk. who weighs over 200 pounds. was
committed for trial IN Jersey City for
assaulting policemen. She badly
whipped three of Jersey Clty's finest.
Her son, Garrett Newkirk, young
hoodlum, robbed Thomas Hayes of
$3.50. Hayes procured a warrant and
Detective Hottie went To Newkirk' s
mothers house 10 serve the warrant.
Mrs. Newkirk denied that her son was
there. She seized Hottie by the throat,
threw hum away from the door, down
the stairs and warned her son, who es-
capped. Hottie took out a warrant for
Mrs Newkrk's arrest and Policemen
ORourke and Rady were sent 10 serve
II. Mrs. Newkirk blackened 0'Rourke's
eye and Rady only escaped drubbing
with his own club at her hands by hid
ing IN the kitchen. Captain Mcking.
OF the fourth precinct, took two other
officers to the house, where Or. WllkIn-
son. one of Jersey City's most promi-
nent phyaclans, declared she was too III
to be locked up. Captain Mcklng,
however, said that any woman who
could whip three policemen was well
enough To be arrested, and ordered hls
men TO take her away.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13

When Captain Duncan KNOCK sskea
Jesoie DesDes the secret 81 her b0u-ek seIr
ine. rrmsrking that the fAir1es rnnst belp
her. FOR tho house was always clean. yet he
never ssw bpr with broom IN her ksnd,
she foos.cstly answered, "Nuob might be
done by timing one's turns +" We hsve ell
seen such households y bsre the mistress
vss always ready 70 receive ber friends and
her husbands friends. where everything
seersed 70 move fy some Unseen fhythFa-
The se,-et eertsthly lies in perfsct systens.
ia timing oue's fsrr1ss doing Tire routine
work Of the hosfse or sesins tbsf Il v done
on ery1iy TIE same dag and tiuss u the
day e~-h vs~s. snd ~ tFsfning tbs serv-
ants ~ wort 10 rnes boeicsify thrt they al
ways kro~ whst u ext~-sed ~ tts>-n Ia
IL fzfal fnistsks % cssi servants sway
from thesr reguisr ~ort and s>Dc ts,-rn 81
on All sDrts % spnsnrodt e--~s.ds - any
time ~ re day u s.t-s tiur - pea up
the threads ~ pssos u w0rt which has
b@en dropped. and WORK tssf 10 dome by
p,eosrpeai h never well 60ne.
" frou~~ires vrert nsore rnetfsoci-si fu
their vavs - lsyinz out tbeir ssrvrnts'
work for esch cav. sBd n adssritg - ID.
there vrouid ,s less frousis Nith seryarts
II - = noteworthy fee4 tbst ssrvzufe -
nlAis fts lguzeef IN faudles VbeFs tf,e
~ork = tbt rnoet sxsc7dne and - done m
t1s ns-st ps<thed1ssa xasxnex s--f-x cfa1nsa
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13

Under Sheriff Walsh went 10 Grand
Ledge yesterday. where be placed
Henry :. Jordan under arrest for per.
jury on complaint of Contractor Sulli-
van. Mr.. Jordan was not taken into
custody, but allowed 10 remain ~
Grand Ledge upon bis own rccognl-
zsnce 10 appear and answer 10 the com
plant upon the day set for his arraign-
ment, which has not a. yet been decided
upon. Mr.. Jordan expressed himself
n very much surprised at the action OF
Contractor Sullivan. as he claims that
the latter was present wnen he gave has
testim ony before the arbitration com
mittee, and that no effort was made TO
Tebui it. lie thinks he will experience
no trouble IN clearing himself from the
charge when II comes 90 tTiai.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
WAYlANO NEWS.
A Variety of Topics Concerning That
Village.

~ variety Oh 1opics SohcefuihB Auot
Village.
WAYLANp, Mich, June II. - The
Wayland Union Schools closed their
spring term yesterday. with 8 public
exhibition in the evening.
NJ. Vroman, of Cannosbrg, Kent
county, Is engaged as principal for the
coming school year. Miss Franc
Thomas, of Grand Rapids, will teach
one of the lower departments.--Ove
thirty applications for the prlncipalship
of the Wayland Union schools have
been received.-A grand celebration
for the Fourth of July is to be held a {
Streeter's Landing, at Gun Lake.
Wm. McNamaras for three years prin-
cipal of Wayland schools. is soon to
remove to South Lyon, to assume
charge of the schools tbere.-Steps
are being taken for the organization Of
a Union Fair association, the fair to be
held in September. Officers have been
chosen, and rules and bylaws printed.
DR.. James Ball, an old resident of
Wayland, has been granted pension.
Several parties from Wayland are
bivonacing at Gun Lake this week
The obnoxious cut worm Is losing his
grip on the garden vegetables.--Chii-
dren's Day among all the churches
next Sunday.--Our street commits
sioner is out With his force to make
the roads better.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
CAPRlvI MAY RESIGN.
Herr Rickert's II emand for the Recall of
Bismarck Causes a Sensation.

Herr Rickert's Demand for the Recall of
Bismarck Causes a Sensation.
BERLIN, June 12.-The speech of Herr
Rickert in the Landlag advocating the
rec all of Bismarck as the only man cap
able OF administering the empire has
created sensation throughout Ger
many. The Freisininge party is pledged
to the immediate abolition of the grain
duties, and the party organs everywhere
express substantial approval of Herr
Rickerts utterances. The Chancellor
seemed astonished yesterday when the
speech was delivered. His countenance,
usually impasslve and dignitied, be-
trayed the agitation of his mind. 1t is
reported today that Caprivl may lay his
resignation before the Kaiser ut an early
date, being no longer able to bear the
STRAIN of pressure from the throne on
the one hama and the friends of Bis
marck on the other.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
BLISS AHEAD.
He Scores the First Point in the Fight
of the Medics-

OF tne
SAGINAW, Mich, June l2.-Dr. Bliss
scored the first point at yesterday after
moons session of the State Medical AS
sociation, IN his fight against the op-
position, headed by DR.. Barber, who
made the charges of criminal malprac-
tee, when he had it referred to the
judicial committee, which was friendly
10 him. That committee went INTO
eession and heard the testimony OF Or.
Barber, but would not permit hlm TO
Introduce his paid stencgrapher, as he
desired. The committee also took the
evidence OF the father of the girl, and
he. 1t is said. testified TO nearly
the same statement as Barber
,pade, and further. that DR.. Bliss
had visited him and offered him money
10 deny the charges and keep every
thing quiet. While this investigation
was in progress, DIR. Bliss was presiding
Mt the meeting of the doctors. When
II came time for him to read his essay
on professional dignity, he called DIR.
Baker, OF Lansing, to the char and
read his paper from the floor. lie was
called before the investigating commit
tee and told his story. What that story
was no one but the members cf.. the COM
mlttee and Or. Bliss know, as the inves-
,igstion was secret. The committee adj
iourned to the girls house to take her
testimony. They decided this morning
not to make any report of this session
of the society. This - another victory
for Bliss. After listening To papers the
meeting adjourned, having elected
Dr. George F.. Ranney, OF Lansing,
president and decided on Flint "a the
next meeting in May. 1892.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
feed IHE WIDE WORLD
Europe Dependent on America for
Its Surp,y Of Breadstuffs.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THIS FALL
ocean aaeAmshiPs Hsss cargoes Esxagsa
for Months Ah~sa-fereisa Hsusss
6ay Graia-fhs Greatest Grain
Producing CeastTy.

NEw YoRK, June l2.-Conservatiye
business people have been locking for
ward with some apprehension 10 the
condition of business next fall. Their
Chief anxiety springs from the loss of
the soo, ,000. .oo0 IN gold which American
bankers have shipped abroad within the
last fiye months II help the European
countries out of their financial diff
Guilty and wildcat speculalons. 1t is
believed that a greater part If not all
the gold exports will come back ihis
way before the year is out. A new and
promising phase OF the business sitna-
ton ls that ali the great European
steamships SAILING from thls port nave
their spaces reserved for cargoes en-
gagged months ahead. The American
crop of bEeadstutis prom ises 10 be tue
largest ever known. In Europe the
crops are very small. Europc
wall be more than usually &c
pendent on the United So
Tor food, and the transcontnensai
railroads and the transatlantic stsan.
ships VIII have an anoOmmonly bass
aud profitable time. The American
farmer Will get higher prices and will
be correspondingly happy In addition
10 the regular hne of steamers a largo
number OF outIde vessels, with cana
cities ranging from 5000 to Is, 1000 QUAR-
tiers each, have been chartered for Sep
tember and October shipment. TO losd
for Cork for orders at shllhngs pef
quarter. The term Cork for orders
rs a comprehensive form of charter and
means that the shippers can order the
vessel to certain ports m the United
kingdom at pence less than the char
ter rate.
1t is reported that millions Of bushels
oil the coming crops have already been
engaged by foreign houses aud ali these
preparations for 3 heavy fall and win
ter export movement are but the nat.
ural consequences of the failure Of for
elgn crops. Exporters purchased no
less than 10000 bushels of wheat on
yesterdays market
The United States is, of course. the
greatest grain-producing country in the
world. France comes second, but this
year she viii have a shortage of so per
cent. and Will want for her own con
sumption between 100000, 900 and l2O.-
600. 900 bushels OF foreign gram, in con
sequence of which she has lowered her
gram duties 40 per cent. Germany
raises chiefly rye and this crop is IN a
very bad condition though her wheat
crop Is about an ayersge one. Crop
accounts from England are good.
though II is very strange that under the
same conditions which have caused
shortages IN other Western crops she
should have sustained no loss. and con-
seryative authorities here are very
skept.cai about the Englisn reports.
SPAN has a short crop and SO has Italy.
Portugal, Holland and Belgium are up
10 the average. Austria IA Hungsry has
far crop. but advices from Russia are
very unreliable. Winter wheat, which
constitutes one-third of the Russian
gram production, is badly hurt, and
spring wheat is reported in danger of
drought. Rye rs officially reported as
showing large deficit. The Indian
crop is little above the average.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
down A MOUNTAIN SIDE
A Freight Train Madly Plunges TO
Swift Destruction.
SEyESTY-fIyE NILES an HOUR
The Engine aud Twenty Nine Cars Jump
from n TrestIe amt Are Dashed 10
Pieees-The Engineer, Fireman
and Conductor Killed.

ALTOONA, Pa, June IA serious
accident occurred this morning on the
Pennsylvania 4 Northwestern railroad
near Bellwood. which resulted In the
death of three men. A freight train of
thirty cars heavily laden with coal left
Lloydsville, followed by pusher.
After reaching the summit the train
commenced descent of mountain side
at high rate of speed. The engineer
and crew applied the brakes, but they
failed to work. The runaway train
kept on in mad flight, until the speed
of seventy-tive miles per hour was
reached. At Rnat's tfestle the engine
left the track, followed by twenty-nine
cars, which was piled up and broken
into all shapes. Engineer Simonton,
Fireman Franzier and Conductor Van
Scoyne were killed.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
TURNED THE TABLES.
The Home Team Couldn't Hit Abbot and
Lost q Well Played Game.

Lost q Well Played Game.
Another base ball game has been fin
ished, and the home team stands even
with Peoria for first place in the league
race. Fully eight hundred people, in
cluding large number of ladi IS, saw
the excellent exhibition at the par
yesterday afternoon. Leander Abbot,
the pine woods pitcher, VINO was re-
leased by Grand Rapids early IN the
season. took the box for Peoria, and
the result of only four hits off his de-
livery shows what he has turned out to
be under the influence of the summer
sun. Field plays of great brilliancy
were numerous. Spill at short simply
eats hot grounders, but undoubtedly
the fieiding feature Was Peltz's catchUf
long fly IN the eighth. lie struck a
10-second gait and came tearing
through the sand like a snow plow.
Nobody expected to see him get the
ball, but he squeezed it good and hard
and received howls of applause for his
pans. Everybody came away pleased,
Mt least, at the exhibition of fine ball
playing, and last but not least, the sat
isfactory and vigorous umpiring. An
other game today to see who gets the
odd game.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
ANOTHER JACK THE RIPPER.
Two Women at Minneapolis Cut in u Ter.
rible Manner by a Strange Man.

Two Women at Minneapolis Cut in u Ter
ribie Manner by a Strange Man.
MISNEAPoLIs, June I2.-This city is
all stirred up over mysterious assault
on Lottie Wheeler and Lille Cameron
in a house on Third-ave. last night.
Miss Wheeler tells the following story:
al had just stepped out into the hall
when | saw a man nearly up the stairs.
AS soon as he saw me he jumped at me
and turned around to call Lille, when
he struck me with his knife. Then LII
lie came and he cut her in the face. We
were screaming so he ran and jumped
out of the window"
The young ladies had on loose wrap
pers. Miss Wheeler was thus unprotect-
ed and the knife cut deep cash which
half encircles her waist. Miss Jones,
who was wounded most severely. has q
cut extending from the right eyebrow
down the cheek to the base Of the jaw.
The mans name is unknown.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
SPORTING BRsvITIss.

Terre Haute comes tomorrow.
Preitenstein and Hoford versus Payne
and Terrien today.
The largest number Of ladies Of the
season saw yesterdays game.
Beginning today no charge will he
made for ladies' 20 the grand stand.
The visitors in6eid Did the business
yesterday and the way they est up balls
y = caution.
Everybody seemed satisfied with the
game even though lost; for IT was q
good hard played game.
Umpire H0agisud bears the addition
al distinction of f@ing the champion
heel and toe walker ~ the world.
Peltz's catch II fly IN the ninth vac
marvellous. ss ne badf3 ran fast and q
long var through the soft right garden.
The players yesterday didn't lay, bat
ran 10 and out after innings. Every
fhiue sent on jump with no tlresoms
monotony.
mpre Hoagisnd = more Ike bur-
ness. Is DECISIONS arc eeneralir good
and he keeps oT4sI and hurT4es lDo
game slong.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT
equawbucks Take More Time to
Consider short Session.
SPECIFIC IiyES on MINING LANDS
Finally Abolished by senator DerAn's
biii--kspressotAtive A. A. smiths
osly biii-Espsasss of Cea-
tested Eieetioa CassL

LAssrss, Mich, June l2.-It has been
very quiet day st the capital. Sena-
tor Doran's substitute for that Dill
which created such furore previous
10 the election came up IN the House
on third reading, and occupied the
entire morning session. Ii was warmly
advocated by Representatives Die
kema, Barkworth, W. b. Jackson Nor
throp, Harry and Wagner. Represent
ative Richardson was alone IN opposing
u, and made an extended speech. tie
said he was not convinced that II was a
good bill or that there was any demand
Tor 70 by the taxpayers lie was op-
posed To entirely reyolutonizsng the
policy or the State, and felt confident
that Its operation would he dlsap-
pOintment 10 the people, and satisfac-
tory only 10 the mine owner. He made
n heroic effort. but vi hen the vote WAS
taken II showed his inability To con-
vince more than two members 10 his
way of thinking. The bill passed by q
vote or - 10 3. and subsequently passed
the Senate. The bill abolishes the en-
tire specific tax system upon mining
property and places II upon the same
basis With other property for taxation
purposes. The $40 acre exemption
clause Is also repealed.
Chastiy Joke on smith.
The House was IN hilarious mood
upon convenlng IN the afternoon and,
pending the passage Of u Dill amending
the charter OF the city OF Hillsdale,
Representative A. A. Smith said, as
that was the only bill he had introduced
this session, he hoped II would nave a
unanimous vote. When the roll call
hegan, by an understanding. every vote
was promptly gwen IN the negative.
Then, having satlated the impulse for a
practical Joke. every body changed his
vote To- yes, and the wish of Mr.. Smith
was gratified.
Asa Teminiscence of the Kelley Hall
election contest the sum of S26S was
allowed the contestant, Mr.. kiely, for
expenses incurred. and S36S.i0 for stem
ographer's fees. The =. of |. members
entered protest, but the bill went
through.
The senate adopted the concurrent
resolution asking Congress TO secure
greater uniformity In railroad appll-
ances; also pass the bill requiring rail
road companies to erect cattle guards
at private farm crossings, and the bill
for a uniformity IN The regulations of
State institutions.
The resolution prohibiting the pay
ment of the expenses of an investigation
of the Industrial Home for Girls. by
the Board of Control. was laid upon
the table on motion of the introducer.
Both houses adjourned until Monday
evening.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-13
mR. BLAINE IMPROVING.
The secretary GAiaing Health ut Bar
nArbor vi here he Drives Gut Daily


narbss, where ne Drives Gut Daily.
BAR HARsoR, Me-, June l2.-Seere-
tary Blame Is enjoying these June days
Al bis summer residence among the
spruces- Stanwood IS delightfully."- stu
ated on High Brook road, near the sum-
NIT of bill overlooking Frenehman's 8
Bay. IL Is III the westerly suburbs OF
Bar Harbor village Nearly opposite
the Blame cottage IS Mossley Hall. Que
Of the largest summer residences on
the island. 1t Is owned by W. b. How
ard, OF Chicago. Next east OF
StanwoOd Is Ban-y-Bryn, the sum
mer home of Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Clifford Barney, OF Washington.
This Is massive castle-llke structure,
built mostly OF rough hewn granite.
The grounds of all these are separated
only by drlyeways; no fences show the
dividing lines. Pretty flower beds are
scattered among the evergreen trees,
and geranIums aud pansies brighten
the green expanse OF fragrant turf.
On the long plaza IN the rear OF tins
house Mr.. Blame passes many qaiet,
restful hours IN conversation or read
ing. watching passing steamers on the
bay, or viewing their pictured reiiec-
tlIons IN that famous oval plate glass
window which overlooks the sea.
Mr.. Blaine's health Is said by men,
bers of his family TO be steadily inn
proving. He goes driving every day,
and has extended his drives to HUH 5
Cove and bcyOnd. Emmons Blaine is
here. He stopped day IN Augusta to
call on friends. Ii has been rumored
that Emmons will occupy the Blaine
residence in Augusta tins summer, but
he has decided not To do SO.