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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-03

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-03

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-03
An Attempt at Grave Robbipg.

ELMIgA, Jan. An attempt at grave
robbery in Bath has just been brought to
light by the issuance of a warrant for the
alleged perpstraior of the crime. John
Nader. colored teamsicr, was killed on
Dec. 10 by falling frvma load of ice, and
his body was buried in Grove Cemetery
On Christmas night ii Is charged that Syl-
vester Look broke into the grave and at
tempted 10 steal the body. Look is son
of DIR. ii, s Look, who died n few years
ago, leaving a fortune which was tied up
ia such manner that the son could not OBJ
tain the use of it. The day after Christ
mas Look appealed 10 some Of bis friend.
TO assist him in securing the body. He said
he had dug down TO the coffin the night be
fore, but was unable to lift the body out
He said he had endeavored to conceal his
work by covering up the hole with snow
until he could return nth assistance. An
investigation of the grave revealed the
truth of his story. The matter was bushed
up until yesterday, when the warrant wss
issued. but Look has left the village, and
the officers are unable TO find any trace of
his whereabouts. Young Look is aurhi
iious TO study medicine. but has not the
means, and it is supposed that this prompt
cd him to the deed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-03
Rich Silver Strike at g I'D Hill Die
trict, wyoming,

CuIyESsE, Wyo., Jan. A dispatch
from Saratoga, Carbon county, tells of =
rich silver strike in the Gold Hill district
At the head of Brush Creek, Samples
brought in are of beautiful native silver
taken from twelve foot vein. Prospec
tors show large nuggets of almost pure eli
yer tieckei with gold The lowest estimate
of rock from the twelve foot vein is a,0ot
ounces to the ton. Prospectus are rush
ing to the scene from all over the State
The first Gold Hill discovery WAS mad,
last August. TN account ot Snow the dis
trict has been practically closed since ,b'
mi Idle of September. From thirty to fort,
men are wintering there. Nearly ever,
week iich strikes are reported iust helos
the grass roots. All but this and ore Other
were of gold. All the supplies are hsulet
10 on sltds, and travel over the district i,
on snowshocs.
Gold Hill is in the Medicine Bow range
which contains minerals of more or less
value for miles. State Senators Chatter
ton and Williams, now attending the State
Legislature, are both from within twenty
miles of the district. Williams is practi
cal miner. Chatterton received every fev
days the most encouraging reports from
his mine managers. They last week struck
rich vein of silver. These men expec
Gold Hill to have Lesdville boom in tn,
spring. The Laramie Board of Trade has
collected 81 900 to be used in building
road TO the camp
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03
a BARKING SCARF-PlN.

Startling Effect Produced In n Club by
New Invention.
a member of one of the uptown clubs
caused something of sensation in the
smoking-room of his club few nights
ago, says the New York Times. AS he
Joined group of gentlemen it was no.
ticed that he wore unique pin in his
scarf. 1t was n large dogs head made
of oxidized silver. Its eyes were tiny
diamonds and it's mouth red enamel.
While the wearer's friends were look
ing at the pin and commenting upon it
the red mouth of the silver dog opened
and succession of sharp banks issued
therefrom.
The effect was startling at first, but
as the barking continued several mem
bers of the club pressed about the
owner of the pin, curious to examine
sithe new trick" The wearcr of the
decoration, after enjoying the sensation
he had created for awhile, unbuttoned
his waistcoat and disclosed long rub
Der tube attached to the pin on the
the under side of the scarf. The tube
extended down into one of the pockets
of the gentleman's trousers, ter1ni-
mating in rubber bulb. BY repeated
~ pinching the bulb the wcarer of the
pin was able to cause the sounds to is
sue from the dogs mouth. Thus does
the Yankee mind triumph again.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03
photographs as Presents.

A word as to photographs, or rather
concerning photographs as gifts. 1t is
never wise for young girl or woman
to give her photograph to young men,
promiscuously-this term is justified
because of the fact that so many girls and
women sow their photographs broad
cast, as it were. among their acquaint-
nnces of both sexes, says the Ladies'
World. A young woman should be
very, very chary in making such a gift;
In fact, it should be made to none but
near relatives. 1t is time enough when
young woman is engaged to thor
oughly responsible and excellent young
man to exchange photographs with
him. Young men are very apt to lest
about the originals of these pictures
when in company with their comrades,
and to make boasts that would be very
unpleasant for the young ladies to
hear. A young lady may give young
man book, or some bit of her own
handiwork in the way of embroidery or
painting, or carving, or the like, and
the young man might give her some
thing of his own handiwork; for cx-
ample, painting or carved bracket,
or piece of rcpousse work, with pro-
priety, but expensive purchased gifts
are properly interdicted by good
form"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03
A Graveyard Rabbit.

There is an old graveyard in Clarke
County, Georgia, which is held in super
stitious fear by the neighborhood One
story about it is that rabbit has taken
mp its home there and burrows in a
sunken grave. The boards covering the
vault have rotted, leaving cavern cx-
tending into the coffin itself For n long
time rabbit has used the den as n lair
and can be seen ut almost any hour en-
tering or leaving the cavern. Time and
again the hunters have sought to kill
this particular rabbit, but it is like
firing Mt sun ray. The little quad
ruped seems quite tame and will invite
o near approach Of the sportsman, but
upon the discharge of his gun Dr'er
Rabbit bounds off unframed. And no
dog, either, can be found to chase the
rabbit any distance. They will run It
few yards and then return to their
owners with mystified look and their
tails dangling between their legs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03
PROPOSALS.
TT S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
" . WASHINGTON, d. c.. MARCH

TT S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
" WASHINGTON, d. c., MARCH
5, 1891. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived, to be opened at 2 o'clock D. m,
April z 1891, for the sale to the United
States of suitable property, centrally
and conveniently located, for site for
the pubic building authorized by Act of
Congress, approved February "a and
March 3, 1891, to be erected in Roanoke,
Virginia. A corner lot, approximating
100 feet front by 100 feet in dimensions,
is preferred. If not a corner lot. tho
property must approximate 100 feet
by 120 feet in dimensions; the 16O feet
to be street frontage Each proposal
must be made with tho understanding
and agreement that if it is accepted,
the buildings and all improvements on
the property are to be retained, and re-
moved within 80 days after written
notice, by the vendor, and that all ex-
penses connected with furnishing evil
dence of title and deeds of conveyance
are to be paid by the vendor. Each
proposal must be accompanied by a
properly drawn diagram, giving the
metes and bounds of the property, and
showing the streets around the block in
which the property is situated; also by
written statement in regard TO the
grades, character of ground for founda-
tion, etc. The right to reject any and
all proposals is reserved. Each pro-
posal must be scaled, marked Proposal
for the sale of property for site for the
Public Building in Roanoke, Virginia"
and addressed and mailed to CHARLES
FOSTER, Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, ID. c. mchs-2Ot
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03
SAVED BY HIS NERVE.
- Young Mans Dangerous situation and
How Ho Got Out OF Ie.

- Keung Manss Dangerous Situation and
How Hc Got Out OF Is.
An incident which recently took place
RS Plymouth, Mass, called for the pos
: session Of o good deal Of pluck on the
part OF two actors, says the Detroit
i Nree Press. a young man of about
twenty was leading bull, that had
always been peaceably inclined, when
She animal seemed to be seized with a
sudden fury, and made lunge at him.
The stick which was fastened 20 II
ring II the animals nose snapped short
In the young mans grasp, and almost
before he knew what had happened he
was thrown into the mir from the bulls
horns.
His clothing was torn from his body,
his check was cut open, and he was
much bruised, but when he fell, almost
under the feet of the bull, he had pres
ence of mind enough to realize that his
only safety lay in keeping so close to
Inc head of the animal that he could
not be thrown again. He managed to
get three fingers of his left hand into
the ring in the bulls nose, while with
his right hand he grasped one of the
horns.
~ -4SuhW llllO tliC iulcI WIZ OWuc(l lllS
animal, and who is IN excellent shot,
got a rifle from the house, and hastily
put into it two cartridges. The young
man, finding his strength failing, called
out to the other to shoot.
Sire, for PHYS sake" he said; II
can't hold on much longer"
The bull, astonishcd by the clutch o.
his victim, had for a moment stopped,
but when he should again start there
would be small chance of the life of the
young man. The animal stood so that
his forehead was presented to the farm
er, but the young mans head was with
In few inches of the spot which the
bullet must strike.
eff fire." the farmer called, "the ball
may fatten on the bone, and kill you
on the rebound"
Sire any way, and quick" the other
cried out, as the bull showed signs Of
moving.
The farmer put his rifle to his Shout
der, and fred. The shot was SO true
that the bull dropped in his tracks with
out a struggle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-03

The cow tree, the sap of which close
iy resembles milk, is native of South
and Central America. 1t is species of
evergreen and grows only in mountain
Gus regions. a hole bored in the wood.
or even wound made in the bark of
this remarkable tree, is almost imme-
tiiatcly filed with lacteal-lilse fluid.
Alexander Won humboldt was the first
traveller to describe this tree ond bring
1t to the notice Of Europeans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and So popular as to need no special men,
ton. All who have used Electric Btters
sing the same song of praise. A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections caused
by impure blood. Will drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as we'll as
cure all Malarial fevers. For cure of
Headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded. - Price 80
cts and S1.OO per bottle at DreisS, Thomp-
son & CO. drug store. 4-11-Im
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Lake Union and Washington Canal.

Lake Union and Washington Canal.
A provision of the last river and
harbor bill authorized survey to be
made for ship canal to connect Lakes
Union and Washington, back of
Seattle, with Puget Sound, and APP
propriated 5000 for this purpose.
The entire length of the canal,
from tide water to deep water in Lake
Washington, including the two miles
Of channel through Lake Union, will
not exceed five miles. Less than two
of this is through upland, and more
than mile is through the soft, mud
dy bottom of Union Bay, which is
covered by from eight to
ten feet of water. The
upland excavation will be
through the lower portages between
Union Bay and Lake Union, and Lake
Union and Salmon Bay, the former
being thTee-eights of mile and the
latter one and One-fOurth mile in
length. Through both these portages
flow streams of water-canals about
the size of a millTace have been dug
by private enterprise several years
ago. The maximum cut will be
about forty feet, and there will be
no excavating in rocky or difficult for
nations, while the elevation to be
overcome by locks from the level of
the sea to fresh water level is but ten
feet. The building of the canal would
afford Seattle some of the advantages
possessed by Portland in the Column
bia river.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Oh, WHAT a COUGH.

Will you heed the warning. The signal
perhaps of the sure approach of that
yourselves if you can afford for the sake
of saving Soc, TO run the risk and do
nothing for it. We know from experience
that ShilOh's Cure will cure your cough.
1t never fails. This explains why more
than a million bottles were sold the past
year. 1t relieves Group and whoOp-
ing cough at once. Mothers do not be
without it. For lame back, side or chest
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster Sold by
AdOlph DTeiSs. 3-2S-eOd
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
Che Daily Eight.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1891.
About Ship Railways.

From the Nineteenth Century.
1t has been said that no ship rail.
railway is at present in operation.
but 1t should be added that a very Inn.
portant one will, it is hoped, before
long be carrying ships weighing 200C
tons seventeen miles overland across
the Isthmus of Chignecto, between
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Much interest has been manifested
in this work throughout the world
for the reason that, at many other
points, canals are impracticable on
account of their cost, and some alter
native mode of getting ships across
land is, therefore urgently needed.
Tn writer, as joint engineer to the
Chignecto ship railway with Sir John
Fowler and Mr.. II. Ketchum, has had
this fact of public interest in the fu-
ture ship railways brought promi-
nently to his notice by the numerous
applications for information.
So far as the question of novelty is
concerned, every one, of course, will
take it for granted that if search
were made among the papyri at the
British museum, evidence would be
found that the Egyptians were in the
habit OF transporting vessels overland
across the Isthmus of SueZ, and it is
indeed more than probable that they
did so.
Tradition records that twenty-three
centuries ago true ship railway,
with polished granite blocks as rails,
existed and was worked across the
Isthmus of Corinth, where the con-
struction of a ship canal has jus now
only been partly effected, and subse-
quen:ly abandoned for financial
considerations.
In 1917 the well-known Count
Emanuel Sweden borg constructed a
road and machines for carrying
laden vessels from Stromstadt to
Iddejford, in Sweden, a distance of
fourteen miles across a rough country,
and the successful use of this work by
Charles XII. during the siege of
Frederickshall led to Swedenborg
being regarded not only as national
benefactor, but as a mechaniCian of
no mean ability for at least d century
after his death.
The vessels transported in all the
above cases were no doubt small in
size and weight compared with mod
ern vessels. Necessarily, also, any
vessel carried in our own times on an
ordinary railway must be compare
lively small, or it, would not be atle
to pass under the bridges and through
the tunnels. Within the latter limits,
however, no practical difficulty what
ever has been found in sending small
vessels by rail at the usual speed of
goods trains.
The Dutch have shifted torpedo
boats from one part of the coast to
another on railway trolleys, and Mr.
Donaldson, the torpedo boat builder,
some time since forwarded his steam
yacht from the Thames to the west
coast of Scotland by rail, having, OF
course, removed masts, tunnels and
ali deck hamper to enable her to
squeeze through tunnels.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18

Henry E. Davis, who was last week
tried in the United States court at Rail
eigh for dcfalcation in the post office at
Halifax, was sentenced to Is months in
Columbus penitentiary. A telegram
from Raleigh to the Richmond Dispatch
dated June 10th, says:
In the United States Circuit Court here
to>day henry Davis (coloredl, late assist
ant postmaster at Halifax, was convicted
Of embezzlemenr, sentenced to eighteen
months in Columbus penitentiary, and
fined $500, the latter beng the amount
of shortage not made good.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
FROM WILLIAMST TON.
Drorned N TIE lrrer-O Met necs.
June 18th,

Dr0lcRed IN the Ilcer- Ottet netcS.
An elegant supper was given by Mrs.
J, D. Biggs; to her infant class, at her
home last Wednesday evening. Every
thing passed off most pleasantly, and
several new names were added to the
list Sunday morning, running the number
of the class UP to sixty.
The weather is exceedingly warm and
crops are rapidly surrenderlng their forces
led by General Green, TO the workers OF
constant industry.
w. n. Carstarphen, ST., who has been
confined for six months IS now gradually
convalescing.
Messrs. ID. Summons and j. ID. Blggs,
left for Baltimore this morning or lmpoT'
tant business.
Pattie Perkins wanted to cross the
river this morning, Stepping lnto boat
against the protest of little boy he
! began to row her with view OF crossing
over. Running the boat against piece
of timber, she fell out and was drowned
Her body now lies IT. the bed OF the
river.
June 18th, 1891. & }. u
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
FROM RING WOOD.
LIGHTNING.

DeDA ofGt1e Rod' I7asn- otber macs.
Mr and Mrs. l.. Nnson have been
sorely afflicted recently. " Thin a
month Mrs Ninson's father, DR.. Garrett,
and MIR. Ninson's mother have been
buried And now death has claimed
their lovely boy. Thursday at Il o'clock
June 18th, little Robert, their eldest
born, after an illness Of days, Died nj
the age of 8 years. It's hard to give the
little fellow up, just as the tendril' OF
love had been entwined so closely around
him. The pet Of the household aud the
fayorite of many, no doubt many brighi
anticlpations Of future usefulness and
honor had been entertained. But the
golden bowl is broken, the tondest hopes
haYe tied AMI his spirit took its fight tC
| God who gave it.
He was buried in the cemetery OF th'
+. E church Friday afternoon.
Crop prospect are poor. CONSIDERABLE
sickness among children. Some OF u
contemplate recuperating our tired an
exhausted forms at Moreheac city TIN
week.
June 18th.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
Highly Conn pliInenta"y.

The Tarboro Somaerner of last week
says Of DR.. HUfham:
1T is believed here that Rev. Dr.. HUFF
ham Of Scotland Neck, will accept the
pastorshlp of the Missionary Baptist
church Of this place. He has not said so,
but the belief is so general that the Sou
Herncr is constrained to believe that the
general desire for Kim to come is not faith
er to the report,
If the report be only true. He is an
earnest, fervent divine, a genial, polished
gentleman. He would be a fitting col
league of those already here. Tarboro
would have the ablest priesthood OF any
town 10 the State, large or small.
Come, doctor; the people will warmly
receive you, The church needs you"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
NEWSY GRAPHS.


fIEst FRUIT Mr. Eugene AlisoFooH
favored lee DEMOCRAT with the h'7'
box OF iruIt Iueooay' IL was me ana
greatly enjoyed'
r,,yr TT - r,rpr -Nr J. Frank
p-.-.l.l,..- ~o+,,ro.J bona Saturday from 9
.-:, south o,1 be -er.orts crops in South
Carolina AID Georgia poor He says
nrosnects are there rather poor ike they
are here
.s
a;1;,o-r
-.,1.I ~ .1'.o ,anna-;n+a,din, the
."-.-a. - IN MO oil nossihIa
effort to have tae buildings ready oy the
first OF September.
MAKING; LATHq.-At the lage saw
mills Of Mr. w. II. K5.chin, there has
rerentlv been nut in machine for max
N, Iaths It has caDac1ty Of quite a
Iarge nlantity dailv. and this is a right
stem in utilizing that part of the lumber
that i, too often wasted.
:.,a. ,.ocoro co;,,,, - ,,rose ood thore
were some mistakes in the paper tina,
otherwise might not have appeared. Also
we omitted some personal mention that
we would not under different circumstar.
ces.
Mp EryvrrI.--.wo aro nIaasod to an,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
FROM NATURE, S STOREHOUSE.

1t stands to reason that medicine
which Will destroy the germs of conta-
sious blood poison and counteract the
effects of mercurial poisoning may be
depended on the overcome the diseases
that have their origin in malaria, or that
have their seat in an impure condition
of the blood. This is what S. S. S. has
done, and what 1t will do, as the popu>
larity attests. AS preventive. and a
remedy for the long list of affections that
display their activity during the spring
and summer months. it stands without a
rival. The secret Of this is remedy
drawn from ma 'ure's own st0rehOuse.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18

Last Friday Miss Bette Warren OF
Greenville brought her school. consisting
of about forty boys and girls, to Goose
Nest, where they enjoyed the day IN a
picnic 10 the woods. Rev. Mr.. John
came up with them and they had quite a
pleasant time. We were on the cars
when they came on to return home in the
afternoon, and 1T was refreshing to see
their faces beaming with the delight o.
the day. They had truly spent happy
dav
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
To our Correspondents.

1t is the first business of this paper to
give the news, and we do our best to give
the news. We are greatly dependent
upon our correspondents for the news.
We hope they will be prompt in sending
it. Send it IN as good form as you car
and don't write on both sides Of your
paper, and don't interline. Don't try tc
crowd too much on one page. Write as
Iegibly as possible and give the news il
short letters
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
How Looks in Winston
The Winston Sentinel SAYS.

The Winston Sentinel says.
If the people of our State, IN their
respective sections, would give their
home papers more liberal support
they would enable their publishers to
get out far better papers than they do,
1t is not an uncommon thing when you
approach man and ask him TO take
your psper for him to say, "Oh, | am
taking the New York Sun, or the Atlanta
Constitution, and | can not afford to
take your paper = But when this man
wants personal puff, or gratis adger,
tisement he knows where to lind his
hone paper; and when be wants to max
damaging criticisms about it, he knows
where to find it, if he has to borrow !
from his nelghbor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18

DuE Southern Expnsotion to be
held at Raleigh next fall, will claim
the attention of the people in
every county in the state, perhaps.
Many counties have falled to make
appropriations, bat they will doubt
less fall in line before October.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
Journalistic

Rev. Baylus Cade retires from the
editorship of the Progressive Farmer, and
Maj. Duffy of the Wilmington Stcr sue
ceeds him. Mr.. Cade has greatly i'm
proved the paper and we are sorry to
lose him from the field of journalism.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
PARAGRAPHS.
ABOUT PASSING EVENTS.


Rev. &, W, Green, late Prof, OF
Latin in Wake Forest College, ha
hccn appointed Missionary to China