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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-11
They Left the County Jail.

BANGOR, October 10.-John Mcdonald.
John Ryan and Charles Tweedy escaped
from the county Jail last night by saving
off window bar. Tweedy had served
nearly two years sentence for forgery,
and Ryan and Mcdonald were committed
only last week for an assault for eighteen
months and one year respectively.
Instantly Killed.
WIscAssET, October 10.-At 7.45 T. E.
Stafford, an employ of the Knox & Lin
coin branch of the Maine Central rail-
railroad, working on dirt train south of
here, fell between the cars and three cars
passed over him, killing him instantly.
He was % years old and belonged in
Brunswick.
Sixteen Divorces Decreed.
FARAIINGToN, October 10.-The Sep
TENDER term of the supreme court adj
journed finally this forenoon, the session
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
Height OF Waves

The ocean waves run mountain high nt
one ever believed nnless he vas very cred'
ulous indeed. The phrase is highly ex'
sggersted figure Of speech. But the OBJ
servations Of keepers Of lighthouses 10
eI posed situstions have proved that wsves
run high enough. 10 great storms 10 make
very respectable hills Some time sgo The
steamer which carries supplies to the light
house on Tillsmook Rock. on the coast OF
Oregon, was unable /, make landing and
established comm upicstion with the light
keepers for the first time IL sir weeks. II
brouy yht away the chief light keeper. who
hsd thrilling story to tell
The waves Of tie Pacific tore sssy thu
sbsrves and other constructions on the
roc I. even carrying oh timbers which bad
been rivitsd to tbs rock. Az yet. bowen
er. tas lantern bad remsibed untouched
But The storm increased; the waves rose
10 heigb,, and presently dssl,cd sesios
the lantern. which il bnudr "a and III
ty ieft above ,be level OF TIE sss FiosIly
the wsier washed clear over the top OF the
lighthouse. coming 10 at t'e yeatii.tof.
overhead.
The keepers we're compelled to ~,rs
desper .tsly all night long 10 keep the lamp
lighted. They we're coo,inusily 10 fear
,bst the lights OF glass looking sss~srd
would b. broken In by the force Of the
waves, and that they Should shemselyes
be washed out into the ses, to esrtsio
aestb. Bot the iron lattice work outside
the uindovs saved the glass panes from
destruction.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
A Fortune inthe flood.

An Article IN the Boston Herald says. To
ex rAct fortune OF $67 900 from the wood
sn floors aud rnbl ish OF q business build
ing would seem an impossible undertsk ling
sHbeRTfT 81 'tld"wi.o' wasted ssNj fyidg
to change base metals into gold.
Inc feat bas been accomplished, howl
ever and the firm Of Robbins g. Appleton,
the New York representatives OF the Amer.
icau Walthsm Watch Company reaped the
rich results.
+ many years previous to last spring,
Robbins g. Appleton had been engaged in
Waltham watch cases at |, 3 and Bond
street. They occupied three floors Of the
building in question, and in the requirei
ments Of their business melted from $1,000
TO $4,000 worth Of gold every day.
Last May the firm disoontinuiog their
manufacturing business moved 10 81 Maid
en- Lane, where they oonGns themselves TO
the sale OF the WsItbsm watch movements.
q Upon leaving the Bond street building
Robbins 4 Appleton msds arrangement
with Glorieux & Woolsey Of the Irvington
smelling aud refining works, by the terms
Of which the latter took up the foors 10
the building, gathered up all the rubbish
and csrted the entire lot to the place where
the smeltipg was going on.
Then the precious refuse WAS subj sctsd
to various processes known TO the refner,
with the result that the sun OF sbout S67i
900 was reel z,d This is doubtless. the
lsr sest contract OF the kind ever fulfilled,
and is unique in every particular. j. b
Woolsey Of the firm OF GlorieuI 4 Wool
sey was seen last evening, and ssid:
We began the work three mouths ago
and completed it . few days ago. There
we're go 900 sqnsre feet Of lumber 10 the
hree floors that had lain for 10 yesr..
We had wagons built especially to carry
swsy this valuable timber. The wsgoIs
we're constructed so no particle dropped
to the ground and their loxes were careful
y cleaned out after the transportation Of
each load.
The floors we're sawed into lengths four
sud five feet. Then il WAS carried to the
works At Irvipgton and burned
to ashes The latter was Fitted, and then
by chemical process the gold was brought
forth. II Was slow task. bot paid well
We turned over TO Robbins a Appleton
etli to the v.lne Of SC7 900. We did the
work on . percentsge. and are very veil !
satisfied.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
The Muscular ssrsng,h Of vrss,.

We sal for an hour or more on the %, |
bank OF the beAverk,ll 81 Rockland and
watched the front OF thst celebrated river
passing over the dam which is nearly three
feet high with about "A inch volcme Of
water pouring over IT, The trout ranged
IN size from ten to eighteen inches aud
during the time We sat there At least twen,
y msnsged to get over. Ia many instan,
ces first attempt failed. owing however,
more to an apparent want of Judgment. or
perhaps OF experience, than from lack OF
physical ability 10 the fish to accom- pllsb
the feat the smaller fish ss q . rule failing
TO get over 10 the first effort.
But few OF the longer fish made clean
lump into the smooth water above the
apron Of the dam; most o! them passed
p, p,rpendiculsrly up the fall ng waters and
with apparent ease. These fish were upA'
BILE to swim straight up this downpopr OF
The waters by tho great muscular power
hey possessed; there was no trick, sioight
II hand about 1t 1T was pure strength OF
body which is evidently oenhrsd In the
,eduncle or tail and the tail I'm.
They sotusliy sculled their bodies up
his comparatively dense mass OF water.
The query naturally arises: IL 10 inch
rout can swim up such fall. what is the
apicity Of . salmon Of forty inches under
imllar conditions?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22

The lish, keepers, Who we're old sailor'
affirmed that no experience on shipboard
could be 90 horrible n this long struegls
with the s'crn 81 the snmmit Of the light,
house. They vould have beeu glad 20
tsks refuge even iu frsil ship.
The Tllisnook L,sh. has on previous
occasions bean vsshed complsisly
over by waves. The same thing hes hsp
pened TO the Eidysions Idsht. on the
cossi Of Eoglsnd. and 10 the L,gh, a
Fieau, de Brecbo,. Of the soas, Of Franco.
both Of which are upwMds Of one hundred
snd NJ feet IN height.
II seems we'll eat tlblished. therefore, that
waves may mount height Of one hundred
and hity let above the general level,
where there are rocksor other distractions
to cause them TO break. % the open
ocean they would hardly riss 90 high
shove the general level: bns ~ each wave
is accompanied By . depression u CORES.
pondins depth. the ve~si vhioh u osuisd
from the trough OF the see TO tbe summit
81 the wave may truly bs ssid 10 climb .
great hill OF water.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
VOLUME 81.

o9i 59a. This wouli bur. a, 60 p,r b,r,
rol, q, 0,o9s 800 b.ryl, Of ilour. or ON, Tor
every nso, ~omsn and child ia The uni.
ted Ssses and territories. and lea,o. mil.
lion or two OF barrel, over Il ON .,,,
lums and charity hospitals Or Il wonla
give barrel Of suesr sud three barrrls n
d,ur :, every family ia tho coun,r, A
government st,,i.iieisn has eslimst,d ths,
the profits on the beer trade amenn, 10
'our sevcns OF the gtass receipts. TIL.
would give ne, ir,al Of s226 .706 boi.
mshins living proht OF sTp0 yea, 10
AZ 9ia beer sellers. or ono saloon Tor cy,
cry Ia Inhabitants Of all ago. and both
seIes.
This u 10 borne iu mind. 10 tho ansncial
result Of tbs beer trade alone. IL t.kes no
account Of the traffic Ia ~hiskey. brandy.
rum, Gin. wine. cider ohsmpaeue and
other dr'sks. hard and soft II some peo,
pho arc astoundsd at tho magnitude Of the
dsiak trade u may occur 10 them ,hs, there
's ono very ensc,ive way 20 tighten their
drink tai, That tar does not fall upon
any body who let's Il alone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22


That tho fear of oholers kills more peo
pie than the cholera itself Was illustrated
by = story told by IN old German eitz n
yesterday.
Many years ago. while the chol "a was
raging in parts OF Germany and extending
daily its baneful influence, an old doctor
taking 40 evening stroll outside the gates
OF his town. saw coming toward him
R4Esthlo. .QlJaqipuJi. f"''e s"d shane wsa
Who are yon? asked the doctor
am the cholera.
Where are you going'
am going to that town.
The doctor. terrified, pleaded aud begg,
I'd for the monster TO change his route,
but TO no purpose. It's road led through
the town and into the town il must go.
But to compromise with the good old doci
ter tho cholera promised not 10 kill more
than five people in the town Next mora
ing the physician wes lied TO al r.tient.
whom he found TO have the cholera. The
cases multiplied hourly and CONSERVATION
Spread among the people Of the city, and
all those who could pet away did 80.
Thore were not five, bat 5000 deaths in the
town. After the cholera had subsited, the
doctor, 10 his wslks. again met the cholera
spectre. and upbraided II Tor not having
kept its word with him Said the cholera
swear have kept my promise not
killed more than five Of your fellow: ciii
zens. The others died OF fear.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
Catching Boa..

To catch boa constructor ,s . dinicult
and dangerous task, says man who maxi
es II h's business b. osptato sili snimsls
and r1ptilss Tor menss,rie purposes, II,
Is accomplished by lsbyrIn,bian tsnele,
embracing sixty square feet OF ground
The labyrltth is made by joining together.
cad on cod, pieces Of mating. THIS web
II eight feet high usually. aud PLACED 40
thst tn opposing walls will bc two feel
apart All soris Of crieseross and divere,
ing com binstIons are made with the mat,
ting lit Is supported here and there by
stakes - msking, when il Ia set, q esome
tiicsl puzzle that might we'll chsllenge the
ingenuity Of man
The trap Is baited with . live pig,
which Is placed IL . pen 10 the corner Of
The labyrinth. BY and by along comes tho
boa constructor. 1t Is easy enough 10 get
10. He scents the prey he Ia very hungry;
The pig lie devoured. aud h, re the boa
comes TO grief. For hours be tries TO re,
lease himself, but finally he grows tired
md stretches himself out for nap. Then
8 our time. We open the labyrinth and
,atch him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
Doctor and Den ist.

All diseases which profoundly sffect th
nutrition Influence the development OF th,
teeth and since the growth OF the teeth il
mainly limited TO the sge OF childhood
their condition is especially idhuenoed by
children's diseases.
| Faulty nutrition or severe wasting ill.,
ness show themselves nowhere more prom
inensly than in the development Of the
bones and teeth; and on the other hand
good teeth in children play very impor
tsnt psrt In producin a healthiul and 70
bust manhood or womsnhood. Decsying
aud loosened teeth directly favor imper
feet astlcstlon and consequent indiges,
tion.
| Indigestion favors poor nutrition; IL
Causes the secretion Of the IL outi to be.
SSns .,S acid IL rssctlopm psIysrrpa e6 lts
tscks the teeth and favors their rapid dei
cay.
Case OF this kind has lately been obser
we'd. A child, naturally good nstured but
spoiled by indulgent parents, was allowed
to eat fresh cakes. eIpen.ive candies, jams
pasi ries. Attacks OF indigestion, with
vomiting OF tho acid contents OF the stom'
sch, superveed. The tseth soitsned,
became poor at an early age.
10 order to assure such child health
ful bodily development and protect it
from the evils Of subsequent attacks OF in,
digestion. there must be something more
than correction OF it, diet The teeth
should be filed. This guards against
disease Of the aiveol,r process. or the bony
portion OF the jaw into which the roots Of
the teeth are inserted, against sn uhsymi
metrical growth Of the jaw itself, and
against an involvement OF the second
totth Just developing beneath the Rrtt
A regular supervision Of chiidrsn's teeth
would save large dentists bills, and would
undoubtedly tend to y healthier. stronger
race Of msnkiud. From the time OF the
first appearance OF the teeth through the
gums, they should be subjected TO q rub
bing twice day with . soft rag and lime
water, until the twelfth month Of infancy,
when soft brush should be substituted.
Frequent visits TO the dentist are an sb.
solute ne cesslty.
Children who are allowed to eat warm
bread, rich pastries, cakes and candies sr,
almost invariably subj 'ct to hsbituai at
tscks OF Indigestion. The far rescbina
effects OF such attacks eau be avoided by
the prohibition Of such food. Meat, not
too tender. aud crusts Of bread srs excel.
lent obi cts upon which the child's teeth
may be exercised and strengthened.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22

Ladies Home Journal All honor 10 ,h,
sirls vho work; bu, the Divine plan ~,
that men should be the bread ssrners and
that somen should be the centre OF hom
es. Whenever such . fundsmentsi Law o.
society ~ this 10 violated rctribution 10
inevitable. Thsrs are today upward Of q
ooo, 600 women 10 the United States who
make living BY profession and personsl
services. zach ~ the prscucs Of Law aud
medicine, The tesching Of mu,ic and art
work, clerical Sc srvice Of one sort OF another
10 government and other Offices quite apart
from the army Of Young women who serve
10 stores and toll at mechanical labor. No
one Who can look back over generation
OF time has failed 10 observe the extent 10
shich women have become iodepend dent
breed earners within com parstiveiy re
cent years. and particularly 10 those sven,
ues which educstiop and Z 6oed habits OF
life hsve opened up. II il. 10 fact. grave
social pr 'bicm where this thing will end
Il wouli seem that this. among other
csnses. as accomplishing the purpose
which Mslthu. aimed to teach: for the
'n.Iorsble conclusions of,he tta,ician show
that the American and Canadian family 10
steadily growing smaller. II the average
number per family had been IS great 10
1880, there would have been 900. 900
people in the United Stat ,s and 430. 900 10
Dsnada sbove what the recent censuses 70.
Tealed. This ,sa fsct Of far reaching i'm,
portsnce. and applies it's force in other
directions than the subject Of this article.
lstheres remedy Certainly there il
ione which can be easily and readily sp.
'lied. Two hundred years sgo guided
srseiy by the Jesuits. the jealous King
louis OF France, made stern laws Of the
Of this Young colony 10 res
'ect to marriage. He decreed that every
A'her having 9 son IS years OF age, or .
sughter OF l5. should be held sccounts
le to the ttA.e IL they were not married.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
Com ~ uststue Insects.


Never among msnkind can we find 80
complete an absorption Of the individual
by the social group ~ 10 the cities OF snts
and bees, where individual property has
never, it seems. been imagined. In these
republics what one oitizsness has for her
sslf belongs TO the others. Doess hungry
bee meet one laden with booty returning
to q city, she lightly taps her on the bead
with her sntenn@. and instantly the latter
hsstens in sisterly way to disgorge part
OF her nptriment provisionslly stored In
ber,own stomach.
Ants proceed in the same way ~ bees.
but 10 addition the ant thus sustained IL
very careful 10 show her gratitude. The
sut who feels the need OF food, says Hot
Der, begins by tapping her two satenb@,
with very rapid movement, upon the 81
tsspss OF the ant from whom shs expects
succor. Immedistely they msy be seen
approaching ono smother with open mouth
ssd extending tongue. for the commnnil
cation OF the liquid which one passes to
the ether. During this operation the ant
Who receives nourshmebt does not cssse TO
csress the friend who 10 feeding her. eoui
,inuins to move her autennse With singn'
lar sctivitJ.
The collective system OF property must
have Isstei smong ants spd bees for nsny
,honsaod yesr.; fer. spsri from eases Of
demorsligstion. such ~ may. for srsmpls.
be pr r,dueed among beers by giving them
sfss,e for drunkenness. these intelligen.
Insects show tbs most absolute defrrsncs
and devotion to social property Their
primitive sslfshBsss bss broadened out 10.
IN > cohesive os patriot eeot.sm, Bot
the yrry social species. sith their moro
,hsn Cbr,stisn charity. have not reached
this high degrs Of eivihzsion st Que
hound.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22

S.t GOodwin has a slight impedim@nt
10 bls speech, ss Is yell kno~n by every
body Henry Guy c1istep. Sho Is ,hs
aaihfr oi Mr. Good 1in's pes comedy. has
still more marked peeulisrity of tbi.
kind The other dag Carleton came up 10
Good~in and said. HihIhsvs you say'
thing 10 do hhfof TIE DeIt tit tso hours'
N.no. replied Goodwi T'wLy do you
sslf B,b,beesuse ~ yoa have a eoupis
of bour. TO spare I'd like hfhss misaie.
conversation with you.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22
sss eat.ss OF asUy.

The failure Of yonus nss 10 mary bss
CON PEELED hupdfeds Of thousspds oi young
women 70 esrn 30 iadependen. living. vrr
tss John Lambert Payne 10 the september
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-08-11
COLORADO HOLIDAYS.

Her Watermelon, Peach, Potato and
Grape and Cherry Days
Colorado has some holidays that other
states have not thought of, according
to an informant of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat Among these are water
melon day, peach day, potato day and
grape and cherry day. Watermelon
day occurs September 1 each year, and
is celebrated at RocSyford. On that
memorable occasion thousands of ex-
cursionists from all parts of the state
flock to Rocl,yford and rcvel In water
melons. Car loads of melons are shipped
In from the district, and they are as
free to all as water and air. The trains
carry back hundreds of very sick pas
scngers at night. Peach day is ccle-
brated at Grand Junction with great
eclnt. 1t falls September II, and all
the survivors of the RoclSyford water
melon debauch go there to again gorge
themselves. Bands Of music and mill
tary companies parade the streets of
the town in the morning to hold the
hungry crowd in check while the local
committees are arranging the peaches
so as to serve the greatest number at
the same moment, and in the afternoon
everybody falls to, and at night the
mountains Of peach pits tell the tale of
the days orgies. Then along in October
comes potato day at Monument.
Pretty much the same people are to
be seen there as Mt Roclsyford and Grand
Junction, and they consume enough
Irish potatoes in one day to check the
worst famine Ireland has ever known.
The potatoes are cooked in every mag
Unable way-balsed, boiled, roasted and
mashed. They are served in great tin
troughs TINT line the streets, and that
remain stationary all the year. Two or
three monster fat steers lie suffering
upon spits in convenient proximity to
the potato troughs, and the glutton can
kill himself eating barbecucd beef and
potatoes II he wants to. No one will
try to check him if his appetite runs
riot. Grape and Cherry day is now
new institution lately established at
Canyon City, the center of the biggest
fruit region in the eastern part of the
state, but the date is not yet mentioned.
That it will attract thousands is attest
ed by the brilliant success of the other
three feast days | have mentioned. The
governor attends each Of these cclebra-
tions with his entire staff, and he would
damn himself politically in Colorado if
ne should decline to go and eat himself
sick
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-08-11
ANCIENT FISHES.
A Curious Collection Prepared for
the National Museum.
vertebrates from the sedimentary Depos-
Its of the Lower Silurian Epoch
Rare Geological Discoveries
In America.

A collection of the Oldest fishes of the
world is being prepared for exhibition
Mt the National museum, Washington,
says the Star They were dug out of
The rocks recently at Canyon City, Col.
Great scientific interest has been
aroused by the discovery, because they
are thousands of years more ancient
than any creatures with backbones ever
found before. They come from the
sedimcntary deposits laid down by
water in the distant epoch called the
s,lurian. These are from the lower
silurian, and some notion of the differ
encc of time may be got from the fact
that the two horizons" are separated
in the Appalachian region by twenty
thousand feet of sediment.
Where these fishes were found was
once sand beach on the western shore
Of a vast interior sea, which extended
eastwards from the Rocky mountains,
and covered large part of the CONT
ncnt- biologists, wandering through
that region SO prolific of treasures in
the shape OF fossils came upon the de-
posts accidentally. The line of the
ancient beach is still visible, although
it is overlaid by sedimentary rocks of
subsequent formation. They made ex-
caYations with piclsax and blast, get
ting out great quantity of material,
which was brought to Washington
Thirty millions of years have perhaps
elapsed since the creatures thus dug
out were living. 1t must have been
strange world in which they had their
being SO far back in the night of time.
Even the reptiles which flourishcd and
attained such gigantic Dimensions at
later period did not yet exist. The only
vertebrates were fishes.
These fishes of the lower silurian
were all srsl the diminutive types of
the great fishes which swarmed in the
waters during later period, which has
been called the age of fishes. They
were clad in armor, being covered with
plates of bone instead of scales. Their
skeletons were composed wholly of
cartilage, like those of the sharks of to-
day, which themselves represent an
enormously ancient fnny pattern.
Under the microscope it is possible to
see the structure of the bone which
composed the plates. In similar armor
was the huge and fcrocious dinichthys,
rs well rs other marine monsters of n
subsequent epoch, dressed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-08-11

Florian Grzibel, from Pless, in Sile-
sia, boy of seventeen, has been OK
nrnincd by the Anthropologica society
of Berlin, Prussia, respecting his weight
He is too light for his size, so that his
body sinks only half down in the water.
In fact it would seem impossible to
drown him without attaching addition
III weights. With six pounds attached
to his feet he sank in water to the
shoulders; with ten pounds to the eyes,
Fourteen pounds were required to make
him sink entirely under water The
young man weighs about one-eighth
less than the normal weight of man of
his stature.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-08-11
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Boise. Idaho J
july 23rd. 1892

July 25rd, 1872.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof i'm support
OF his claim. and that said proof will be
made before the clerk of the probate court
AT "eiser' Idaho, on Saturday, September
Bird, 1892. viz: John Thompson. of Wei
ser. Idaho. who made homestead applica-
Ton No. 212l, for the Sc or OF Sc or of Sec
ton D, tip. 10 n, , W. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses 70 prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz; James a. McGinnis. William
r. Weddle, Henry Stutzman. John Arndt.
all OF Weiser. Washington Co, Idaho.
CHAs. ;, KINGSLEY. Register.