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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-26

,1gcp In New York who Buy Pictures
Dor't count on the rich men Of this city |
! buy your pictures" said n well known |
fSssealer to an ambitious artist who was
Ming Of bursting upon the New York |
ablic. They won't do it, And to tell |
e The TRUTH he went on. lin all New |
TX there are not more than 10 persons |
III really love pictures--art for arts sake, |
- know-who in short, If they had opera |
okets for certain night. would throw |
IN aside for the sake OF visiting some |
"a painting"
eIsnt that n small art loving public for
krge town.
*yes. il Is. but it's the fact, tell yetaffrk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-26

The following 10 the poem delivered d
the meeting Of the Firss Maine Regiment
Association At Camp Ceayes. VIM. We'd
nesday evening by Comrade j. W. Ambrose,
Coral. eousty commissioner for AEoosteok ::
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
A Little Comedy Of Errors
BY S. S. MORTON.

"Oh, don't tell mel" he cried with an
cry emphasis, looking ut North with
his shrunlen sallow face suffuscd with
n purple flush, and his small black eyes
flashing resentful fire. "Your wonder
full harangue last night turned your
head, presume. Preoccupicd, were
you? Didn't see me, eh? Heavens and
earth, sir, that's false! 1t was q piece
of deliberate impcrtinencc, North, and
you know it, You're carrying high
hand just now, young man; oh, yes, a
very high hand, but we'll see how long
it will continue! My patience will not
last forever. Heavens and earth,
there1l be the mischief to pay one of
these days! You don't hoodwinll me so
neatly after all, Mr.. North; I'm not the
shallow dupc that you take me to bev'
well, upon my life, what mad, raw
ing maniac is this?" thought North,
blanl<ly; then, rallying from his amaze
mcnt he said, calmly:
Il beg Your pardon, sir, you are I'M
der an entire misapprchension l have
no motive or desire to hoodwinll you,
and so far as my transactions have any
connection with yourself they are open
to your inspection. And now, sir" he
added, stcrnly, checking the torrent of
abusive words that he plainly perceived
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
THE HEN PERSUADER.

captured is conveyed to tho propeller
by u peculiar mechanism. The inventor
pre-suppOScS that the waves will always
swing his pendulum with precisely the
same motion; but he has made no pro-
vision, and can mako no provision. for
q storm at sea, or even an ordinary gale.
which would swing his weight back
and forth through the ship like ter
rible trip-hammer, smashing and crush
ing everything in contact with it, and
shattering the ship to splinters. This
model represents a wasted life and
wasted energies, commensurate with
the wasted powers of tho ocean which
the poor fellow vainly strove to bride
for the use of man.
In tho glass cases where firearms are
exhibited, there are curios innumerable
and indcscribable. One singular invcn-
ton by farmer always attracts atten-
ton. It was intended for frontiersmen
who were obliged to come In contact
with hostile Indians. In the first place
it would have been so costly that no
pioneer could have afforded ono, and in
tho next place it could never have been
practically used. The beam of q pillow
is converted into q gun, and was in
tended both to fool Indians and to kill
them. If hostile Indian camo upon n
farmer with ono of these plows, he could
see, of course, that tho farmer had no
rifle with him. Then, as he advanced
to kill the farmer, that worthy could
just turn his horses to one side and
shoot off his pillow at Mr.. Indian, and go
ahead with his work.
Here are oil the models of the small
arms, siege and field pieces and marine
weapons of offense nnd defcpse invent
ed by our countrymen since the founda-
ton of tho government Tho majority
of them have been patented since 1860,
when our civil war commenced. There
is in this collection q rifle whose entire
stock is q skeleton filled with cartridges.
1t cannot be made serviceable on &c
count of its great weight, and because
it works too slowly.
How would mother like to have q
rocking chair which plays IN organ,
works On automatic fan and rocks itself
by cloclwork? How would baby like
that way of going to sleep? Some
| thoughtful fellow of domestic turn OF
| mind has invented this homo harmonic
err, but it costs too much for poor pco-
| pie, and rich mothers prefer to employ
| nurses Hence the inventor remains
| poor and unhappy.
Some lazy fellow has sat up nights tc
invent machine which will pick uE
sticks of wood, put them on the saw
| buck, hold them there with an artificial
knee and saw them into proper lengths
This can be worked with q treadle
whilo the farmer sits in doors, anc
smokes his pipe in peace, growing fat
and jolly, while he watches his wife
cleaning house and baking for the
hands.
The chen pcrsuader" was described
when the patent was applied for. 1t i:
long wire attached to the hens ankle
extending backwards. 1t prevents the
fowl from scratching or moving back
ward and compe,s her to go forward
all the time. hunting bugs and support
ing herself. SMITH D. Fry.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28

the suction ut the bow and the pro-
pulsion of the revolving waterwheel at
the other end. Other inventors are I'M
til this day working on this thought,
and are sending their exemplified ideas
to the patent office
The men who believe in the ancient
theory Of flying like birds are still on
earth, working upon models which are
intended to accomplish that feat. There
Is model here for bird machine, with
feathers of tin and silk. The inventor
intends to elevate and support himself
and his machine with an enormous bal
loon, while he steers with his wings
and tail feathers of tin and silk. There
are over a thousand devices for aerial
navigation, and every one of them
bears upon 1t some sensible suggestions
concerning the solution of the problem
which Is certainly not insolublc, but
which Is yet undemonstrated by In
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28

ventive genius. For example, there /,
n machine for navigating the at.noe
phere by means of inclined fans, al,
revolving sails, with an enormous kit
instead of n balloon for elevating tn,
machine and keeping it in the air. TIL,
fact that kite was recently sent up OF
the New Jersey coast, with its trailing
string attached to n light yawl, which
1t carried two hundred miles out to sea
is cited as practical demonstration of
the power of a kite properly used for
propulsion. But while this is indeed a
practical demonstration of the posi-
bilities of aerial and water navigation
combined, the inventor does not OK
plain what destination the passengers
would make in the event of the refusal
of the wind to keep on blowing. The
enthusiastic inventor himself would
probably prefer testing his apparatus
by proxy, before intrusting his life to
his own kite-fan-sail-yawl invention.
Everyone who has stood by the sea
and watched the tireless beating of the
waves upon the sand, must have
thought of tho wonderful amount OF
power in those ceaseless waves. An in
ventive genius has undertaken to util.
ize that power for the navigation OF
ship. He has made model which
exhibits weight such as is used upor
pile-drivers, suspended pendulum-lill,
from an inclined mast. The waves arc
expected to make this pendulum swing
back and forth; and the power thu:
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
JULIA FORCES STATEMENT. =
The Atlanta GIrfs Reasons for killing
Her Sisters Cause Ia Sensation.

The Atlanta GIrfs Reasons for Killing
Her Sisters Cause Ia Sensation.
ATLANTA, Feb. 2S.-To-day's sensation
is the publication of the full statement
of Julia Force, who on Saturday muir
dered her two sisters.
1t is a statement probably 10000
words in length, and was found by the
police in the possession Of friend OF Miss
Force.
1t is the story of the life of a high
strung, sensitive child who grew to
womauhood and to maturer naidenly
years in the belief that her mother, sis
tiers and brothers at all times sighted
her. The climax was reached when her
brothers ordered the drygoods stores not
to credit her further.
at is enough" she writes. ~ have
borne all 1 can. May God avenge me-"
Miss Force will be- tried on n writ of
lunacy to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The business portion of Goldthwaite,
Tex, has been wiped out by fire.
Lieut.. B. H. Buckingham, United
States Navy, has been given the COM
mand Of the Dolphin.
Port Deposit, Nd, has again been Wis
tied by u goodly sized food, the water
reaching 81 feet above normal
The steamer Britannia, which sails
from New York for Europe tonight, will
carry 1910, 900 in Mexican dollars and 3d.
600 ounces of silver.
George B. Barslow, employed in Bos-
ton meat market, has fallen heir to $685.
900 by the death OF cousin, Mrs. Abbie
White, of Santa Barbara, Cal.
John NJ. Coulter, president Of Indiana
University, has been offered the chair of
botany in the new Chicago University at
an annual salary of 81, 900.
The Brazilian Government has ordered
~, 900 small calibre rifles and SO, 600, 00U
cartridges from the Loew es, small arms
manufacturers Of Berlin.
John w. Mitchell, the New York burg
lar, who has lately been going through
houses in Newark, N. J., has been sem
fenced to ten years in State prison.
A French vessel Of war has taken pos
session of Kerguelen, otherwise known as
the Isle OF Desolatton, In the Indian
Ocean. The island is said to have beds OF
coal.
Queen Victoria and her daughters, the
German empress dowager and the Prin.
cess Beatrice. have arrived at Bucking-
ham Palace, where her Majesty will hold
court to-day.
The issue Of standard silvev dollars
from the mints and treasury offices dur
ing the week ended Feb. %, 1898, was
$685., $50; for the corresponding period OF
is02, S841, 01a
I'm the Dominion House Of Common.
yesterday Sir John Thomson said thai
Canada had not entered any protest
against the acquisition Of Hawaii by the
United States
"A hot blast furnace In the Riverside
Works at Renwood, w. Va, was blown
up yesterday and four men were seriously
burned, one having his eyes burned out
Is not expected to recover.
The statement that one OF the pro
| visions OF the new Franchise Canadian
treaty stipulates for subvention on the
part Of Canada Of fast line Of steamer:
between French port and the Dominion
is not correct.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
SQUIRRELS in WASHINGTON.

Squirrels are very plentiful and de
structivc in some parts of tho state OF
Washington. Lincoln county paid out
700 in bounties on squirrel scalps
last year; yet but little good effect was
produced. 1t is proposed to tax all the
lands in the county to raise funds tc
fight tho pest, and so make railroads
and nonresident owners help in the
work,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
A Lynched Man,s Vito Sues the shcrIm

Lynchcd Mans Wife Sues the ShcriM
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-The
widow of Alfred Blount, the negro as
saulter, who was lynched here some
days ago, has instituted civil proceedings
against the sheriff of the county. She
seeks to recover $25, 900 damages, alleging
her husband was not properly protected
from mob and that he was not guilty
of the assault with which he was charged.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
A stny for G. w. Gardner.

New YORK, Feb. 2S.-The motion for a
certificate for reasonable doubt us to the
legality of the conviction Of Agent Gard
ner, of the Parkhurst society, was made
this morning, and will act as stay of
SantaDca
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
To Shoot Niagara in n Barrett.

WHITING, Ind, Feb. 2S.-George Hazel
EFT of this city, who has twice passed
through the Niagara whirlpool in a cask,
left last night for Niagara Falls, where
he will Immediately make his prepare
tions for shooting over the Falls He
proposed to use an egg-shaped barrel. He
is confident that the drop of 155 feet can
be made without fatal results.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
NIacknY Still improving.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 2S.-John Mackay
is still improving and this morning there
is thought to be no further danger from
his wound. Rippey, who shot him, is
still alive at the Receiving Hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
Living on WASTE.

Over fifty thousand Parisians, it is
said, earn living by picking up and
making use of what other people throw
away-rags, bones, metal and such
refuse
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28

Banana eating contests are "all the
rage" at Weir City, Kan. At recent
banana soiree the winner is said to have
deyoured thirtY-two bananas
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
MI. BUR M S

Licensed disinfecting officer for
cleaning and disinfecting vaults and
cesspools. Disinfectant soc per ct.
B.-Residorce ~ saxsnold Street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28

wAsHINdToN, D. c., Feb. g. For New Eng.
land: Fair weather, followed by light rain or
snow, winds shifting to southeusterly, slightly
warmer.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
Ashton e Clarity,

Plumbers, Steam and Gas Filters, Til
Hot Water Heating a spe cial'y.
aO0I BANK STREET,.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28

to be irlminrnt, Il beg leave to end this
colloQuy. You have claim upon my
forbcarancc; otherwise should require
you to apologize for the language in
which you have just INDUCED. Good
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

The american Wool and Cotton Re
porter, having done all in it's power to-
wards bringing about the victory OF
the party of free trade, is now panic
stricken at the prospect of disaster with
which that triumph threatens the in
dnstrial life of New England. "Let
overseers' and operatives protective
leagues now be organized" it frantic
ally cries, ito oppose any destruction
of that policy of moderate protection
upon manufactured goods which has
been in accordance with the wishes of
the majority of the American people
since the government was first organ
lied" The Reporters repentance
comes too late. The damage Is al
ready done. a tariff which shall make
wool free and leave moderate protec-
ton" to wool manufacturers Is an im-
possibility. The free traders from the
South and West would never dare 70
show their faces among their constitu.
ents again II they permitted such a
thing. The free trade crusade Is war,
first OF all, against the manufacturers
aud their thrifty and well paid EN-.
ployees. IN. y Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

We have received a copy of the
American Tribune, published at In
dianapolis. which gives reports of the
vandalism perpetrated by copper
heads" (democrats) in destroying
tombstones, etc., Of ex-soldiers in that
State. These acts all occurred in
counties or neighbor-hoods which
strongly supported Cleveland for the
presidency. 1t would seem that the
nalignity they displayed toward nm
ion soldiers during the rebellion should
have persisted by this time. but their
cowardly hatred seems to be heredi-
tary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12
The January "Century.n

The Century Magazine for January
has fine engraving of Whittier as
frontispiece. The Great Wall of Chi
ma and its Surroundings are described
In papers by Romyn Hitchcock and N.
b. Dennys. Elizabeth Robins Pen
nell furnishes another picturesque
sketch of travel among the Gypsies of
Southeastern Europe, and Alice c..
Fletcher writes entertainingly on Per
sonal Studies of Indian Life" A pen-
portrait of Whittier is drawn with
characteristic delicacy of touch by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Mark
Twain's tale, 1.-The 9l.000.000 Bank
Note" is capital example of droll
story telling. There are several strong
bits of fiction, complete and serial, in
the number, besides variety OF arti-
cles on miscellaneous topics of inter
est.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

The history of 1892 makes unpleas-
ant reading for the calamity walters.
Statistics show that it was one of the
most prosperous years in the history
of the nation. Notwithstanding the
calamity walters claim that the sin
iquitous Mckinley bill'' was destroy
ing the foreign trade, the facts are
that both exports and imports exceed
ed any former year. The reciprocity
feature of the bill caused n large In
crease In exports. The commercial
failures were less than in many years
previous, the liabilities in these fail
ures averaged less. More new indns-
tries were established than ever before
in one year. Facts and figures prove
more than undemonstrated theories.
The calamity walters are''in the soup"
and the Republicans ask nothing bet
ter than to have the Democrats carry
out the principles of their national
platform. -Cheboygan Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

We clip the following from the st.
Louis Republic, the leading democrat
ic paper of the South
but it Is said that soldiers go out
to battle while others remain at home
in safety. This, however, gives the
soldiers no special claim, unless public
aid is gicen to them as paupeys, and IN
such sOGy that it s0iU diSranchiSe
them"
The st. Louis Republic is performing
a public service in revealing the full
intensity and malignity of the hatred
with which the Democratic party re-
CARDS the men who preserved the Re-
public.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

For reasons best known to them
selves Mr.. Blaine's physicians have APP
parently been concealing the real con-
dition of their patient the past two
weeks. Had he been improving from
day to day as they have intimated
rather than openly declared, he would
now be in something like robust
health. Instead of that. evidently, he
has not been appreciably gaining. He
has, in fact, been lowering all the
time between life and death, and is
barely living. Nothing short of what
will seem like miracle will ever re-
store him or even keep him long alive.
-Det. Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

AS the 'aJannon Ball" was coming
in to the south yard. last Friday; the
tire ON one of the driving wheels
broke. and the fireman. John McCIen
nan. probably thinking they were de-
rallied jumped from the cab. As soon
as the train was stopped he WAS fonni
unconscious with terrible wound Ia
his head. He was brought 10 the
Grayling House where he expired
about 10 o'clock. His mother and sis-
ter living at Bay City. were notified
and arrived on the night express. but
returned Immediately with the body.
which had been arranged for transpor-
tation by friendly hands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

Governor Leon Albeit of New Jer-
sey has deliberately and shanefully
pardoned the sixty thugs and thieves
who were recently convicted of ballot
box stufflng, the most dangerous crime
that can be committed in this repub-
lie. Governor Albeit, by the way,
will probably disgrace the senate
chamber of the United States next
fall. The country is rapidly learning
not to expect anything like public de-
cency in, near or about New York
City.-Det Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

A change of II votes in California
251 in Delaware; 20, 725 in New York
3, 563 in Indiana; 2, 0SS in West Virgin
in; and 3,275 IN Wisconsin, would
have given Harrison 224 electoral
votes, a majority of the electoral
college. There are facts which
all republicans will do we'll to
bear in mind. Democratic and Mug
wump assertions about popular up.
rising" in favor of Grover Cleveland
are falsehood and rubbish. The cleo
ton statistics show that nothing OF
the kind occurred.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

We call attention to the advertis-
ment of the DETROIT WEEKLY
TRIBUNE appearing in another col
umn. 1t has been for over fifty years
the great general Weekly of Michi-
gan, the present subscription list of
$4,000 names being a proof of its mer-
1t. Until Jan. 18th this paper will
send to every new subscriber remitting
them One Dollar and Ten Cents the
WEEKLY TRIBUNE for one year
and Bill Nye's New Book of 500 pages
and $50 illustrations, postage paid. 1t
Is remarkable offer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

A letter from Australia states that
Australians are greatly gratified over
the election Of Cleveland, and that
iengthly editorials portray the benefit
TO foreign countries TO result from the
adoption OF his tariff policy. Austria
Tia. We believe, is one of those ''mar-
kets of the world" to be won over to
American commerce by adopting free
trade In the United Staes. ~ Y
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

The so-called democracy may turn
upon the old soldiers and treat them
with contumely, but the time II COM
ing when the people in this country will
be proud to trace their lineage back to
the men who fought at Donelson, and
Shiloh, and VIcksburg, and Chicka-
manga, and Missionary Ridge, at Get
tysburg, in the Wilderness. around
Richmond, with Sherman to the Sea,
ut Five Forks and at Appomattox.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

Gov. Rich makes the following APP
pointments :Railr'd Com. 8. r. Billings,
of Flint; Commissioner of Railroad
statistics, j. b. knight, of Norway
Adjutant General, C.L. Eaton, of Paw
Paw; Quartermaster General, Il. NJ.
Devlin, of jackson and F. j. Haynes,
of Port Huron, Inspector General.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12

The same returns which gave the
Harrison elecfor In the 9th district a
majority Of 35, elected Capt Belknap
by o.. The Democrats had no more
need TO steal the member OF congress
than the elector, except that the gam.
blers had put their money upon the
one and not the other. One crime or
immortality always makes another one
necessary.