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The National tribune., 1893-11-02

MYSTERY.
ANSWERS To PUZZLES IN NOS. log. 1oT.
sel-Mummycbog. 5-Rieh-mountaln.
CAMARASA s64-
ALAAARES LED
NATURASS LADED
AMULETTE BITIDES
RAREFiES LININENTA
ARATI 0SS LAT DENTAfB
SENTENC SRDIMEN TATIoE
SESSED DEDENT ITIOE
o6s-ORS EDEW ZEN A OF
RHESISH ST ST On
sEsssss A EdS
DE- LINK
ESSENCE e63-H-o-w
WI SKEY 967-Aslute; statue.
96s-Enough climbers :-SouliIi ouanderoo yuen,
saki. sapsj au rliesus ouakar aporoso, (see under
pottoi potIo. kahan, angwantibo. lemuT. monkey.
Authors OF word-forms: Jack o'Lantern, Paiss.
PHI Down
96s-Fireshovel. g72-A friends witty letter.
PAT BOB
PEsEs CADRE
PERDITIoN BADAINToN
CASTLES COOL IYERoIL
TENTERING FINBPITs
sEIsISs ENTRIES
Rooms SCOTS
NAG MS
l.
974-Happness. T6-Adspt-abilisy.
973-
Sill s7-GRoCER
CANAR RE SALE
MORTNES OSIRIS
NARCEINE CAREME
-VULNERAT ION ELIMI MATES
REENG RAVE RES EMINENT
STERILE AMERCE
STEgs TERGAL
SEES ENGAGE
STELES
9T7-Certain worthy . nal, yclcpt TRIBUNE
delights numerous Grand Army veterans, relating
by-gOne heroic exploits. Other quaint, peculiar
beings obtain superlative enjoyment perusing
" Mystery"
Authors of word-forms: Arcanus. Stocles, Roke-
by Ebert
The National tribune., 1893-11-02

96s-Enough climbers :-SouliH. ouanderoo. yuen,
sak sapsjeu. rltesus. ouakari aporoso, (see under
pottoi potIo. kshau angwsntIbo. lemur. monkey.
Authors OF word forms: Jack OLantern, PaIlss.
PHI Down
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
LOST THE OPIUM HABIT.
story of Man who Conquered 1t After .
Struggle.


story of Man who Conquered 1t After .
Struggle.
One day realized writes former
victim OF the opium habit In the
Spectator that my word was no
longer a symbol OF truth. and the
moral nature had not quito drowned
leaped up in the dark and called me
liar to my face. Then / awoke
and for the first time for many day
! prayed. Then also came the re-
solve-the determined resolve come
what may-to be done with this
damnable tranny.
At six o'clock that evening / took
hearty meal OF meat principally
and little very littls) red wine. IL
was June 10 1868. had determined
to walk into the summer night walk
till died'if necessary but walk till
won my battle IL lived through the
ordeal left my watch al home that
! might not pawn IL for opium; took
no money with me; even as left
home and struck across the downs, /
felt the craving coming on (the hour
for my penultimate day dose was at
handy. and knew my temptation was
with me- and realized how long and
bitter the struggle was to be.
The craving seemed to me palpa-
BILE shape that walked beside me-a.
presence that outran me and lost me.
and came back to me like a faithful
dog that would not lose or leave me.
that could not leave or losel Some
times sung. sometimes ! raved and
swore sometimes 1 prayed and wept
but never once, thank God did my
resolution falter.
Much of that night / can not re-.
member Dim things came back to
me at times-such as a fall | had
once hurting my knee. / think L
frightened some one who asked me,
some question. and | believe | can
recollect that | myself grew at one
time full Of fear-fear OF hurting my
self not others; ana then l suffered
thirst-such thirst such awful thirst
but | must have slaked it some
where for in the morning my clothes
and necktie were all wet and SO was
my hair.
At z In the morning OF the next
day found myself leaning on a gate
and looking out on the landscape be-
fore me with sort Of curious wonder
as to how ] came there; my head
dropped on my hands. slept for q
think) only few minutes and awoke-
quite WELL Since that day l have
never touched it and nave never been
tempted to touch it. or course / am
we'll aware that the doses to which /
had become accustomed we're not very
large but / am also sure that they
were on the increase. and having
told my experience lately to a dis
tinguished English physician. he
begged me- for the sake OF others to
put on record these plain and simple
facts
This I now do and IL do so anony-
mously 1t is only b cause believe
that no further good could follow The
knowledge OF my identity or nauiH
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

WHILE death in itself has terrors
enough for the ordinary individual,
the dread of being possibly entombed
while in trance is one OF the most
pronounced fears of very large
portion of people. Medical science
has advanced to that stage where
certain and simple tests for death are
known, but these are unfortunately
not always applied, even in cases
where there is reason to suspect that
s T1 aTs ss s al pos 81 s i IT, IF. i ad
the highest medical talent should've
called upon to prescribe some in
fallible method of ascertaining the
complete extinction of life, and all
physicians should be compelled by
law to apply it and make the fact Of
its application a part of the death
certificate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
CLIPPED sNIPPINos.

Atlas must have learned something
about the weigh of the world
BY serving ox-tai' soup at the begin
ming of dinner and providing calves
head jelly for desert, hotel keeper
can make both ends meat.
The largest telephone center in the
world is that in the exchange in Ber-
lin, Germany, where 1000 wires are
connected with the main office.
The Pennsylvania railroad depot in.
Philadelphia promises to be the most
magnificent structure of it's kind in
the world. 1t will be modern gothic,
granite and brick, ten stories high,
with tower 24t feet high.
For three years past Miss Annie
Shepard Spooner, now eighteen years
of age, has published at her home in
Hinsdale, ~ H., a monthly paper for
young people, called Around the
Lamp. She sets her own type. solicits
her own advertisements, and is said to
have 4. 0O0 subscribers
Five thousand canaries were amona
the passengers on the Steamship
laurie, which arrived In New York
lately from Liverpool. They were
consigned toa bird fsncisr in that city.
A Norwich, Conn.,, hunter expert
enced queer incident the other day.
He fred at partridge that was fy-
ing towards him In the air and shot IL,
and the dead bird fell into his handa
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

THE case 81 the disabled steamer
Umbria has been the means of calling
attention once more to the enormous
sums in the way of salvage one YES
sci may claim for going to the relief
of another, which has tendency to
make captains prefer very great risks
rather thaf-calf for assistance from
passing vessels. The present ratio
of salvage Originated when the tom
mage OF ships and their value we're
very much smaller than now, and re-
form is needed in the matter. When
n captain accepts hep and the sal
wage claim amounts to $4,000 or
even 100000, the company employ
ing him is apt TO investigate the
matter very closely with the resalt OF
discharging the officer unless fully
satisfied he held out until. his last
chance of reaching port unaided was
gone.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
The Last Morn ng on the Ark.


You look blue this morning said
Mrs Noah to the old gentleman
Are you worried about anythingp"
Il am my dear" returned Noah.
..Wheu think OF our big family 10
support don't see how we can make
living when we get out OF this ark. /"
81 wouldn't worry about that "said
Shem. There will be plenty to do.
Certainly, said Ham. I'll take
the animals and start circus.
.And l." said Japhet ''can become
IN undertaber There'll be money in
that when the flood goes down"
True" put in Shem. ';And I
81 all become coroner Why. dad.
h coroners fees alone would be
u Gent to enable the whole family
10 live in the city and wear dia-
m ,nds" Et9 ttJt t
by Jove boys" said Noah you
are dead right Head her for land.
and let's get TO work. "
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

Mr.. Blaine had also began to push
his influence into the forrna-
ltion OIL the national Republican poll
Mics. Tie waa delegate 20 the
first convention In 1856, which nomi-
mated Gen. John @. Fremont for the
Presidency, indeed he took an excep-
tionally active part in the de.ibera-
tions of this convention. being one of
its secretaries.
He stumped the State of Maine for
Fremont in a manner that surprised
the followers of 1.-THE Pathfinder"
Then, as in after years, his service to
his party was free, even to the amount
of his travelling expenses.
The first public Office ever held by
Mr.. Blaine was that of Commissi oner
of State Prisons and Reformatories.
He was appointed by Gov. Lot
NJ Morrill,, who had been
reading Editor BIaine's articles on
the same subject in the Advertiser.
Mr.. Blaine accepted the trust unhesi-
tatingly and began to prosecute the
study of criminality and the best
methods of dealing with it, with the
same thoroughness which heretofore
characterized all his public and private
occupations and movements
Soon atterward, ne was elected TO the
Maine Legislature, in which delibera-
tive body he sat for the years of 80. go,
'61 and '62, being Speaker of the House
the latter two years. During this early
period of public life he displayed the
most remarkable skill and ability as a
parliamentarian and his keen logic and
generally brilliant methods of con-
Quoting debates made him the OBJ
served of all observers in the State
political RACKS In '62 he was elected
as a member of Congress and he
remained a member of that body until
he was called from the Senate
where he was still serving his first
term, to take the place of Secretary Of
State under Garfield in 1881. As a
member of the nations highest par
liamentary body he Immediately &C
CURED reputation second to none as
a keen logician and brilliant debater.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

NOTWITHSTANDING delight in Ger
many at the predicament of France
there is much uneasiness in the
former country Students of political
economy are now trying to ascertain
whethegythis is deep-seated and due
to the threat of the kaiser to crush
all who oppose him, or merely stom-
Rckic and attributable to the effort TO
Introduce horse meat rs a regular
article OF diet.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

I'HE president of Hayti does not
respect the government of the United
States as thoroughly as he would il
the men-of-war loafing about his
coast should carelessly drop a few
shell into his capital. In response to
the request of the American minister
for an apology for the causeless inn
prisonment of one of his countrymen
Hippolyte has responded that if he
should think it desirable he would
Danish all Americans from the island.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
N the CHICAGO Herald recently an

the Chicago Herald recently APP
peared a list of the people known to
Lave lost their lives at the Chicago
scade crossings during the past year.
Ii is fearful record of shameless
slaughter for greed. 1t means that
1926 human beings were crushed to
death under car wheels during the
twelve months just ended, that many
families were left without support,
and that untold suffering was in
flicted upon citizens of Chicago. The
list is a disgrace to a civilized COM
munity. 1t is brutal, atrocious,
savage lisa Its frightful effects
reach out to all parts of the city and
blight hearts every where.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

THE theory that the Garden OF
Eden is at the North pole is the In
spiration of a would-oe explorer OF
the Arctic. Practical men will see
little of value in this theory. Even
If the garden is there all the fruit
has doubtless been winter-killed, and
the premises must be woefully out OF
repair. Besides this the former ten
ants, having every advantage, never
made anything out of it. The realty
to appeal to the great public heart
of to-day must be closer TO market
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
YALE,

Mas. MAYBklcK is, reported to have
suffered a relapse. The usual lucid
explanation that she managed this by
sdroitly swallowing paper of needles
seems to have been delayed. 80
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

WARD MCALLIsTER is out in a new
lecture on how American women
should behave. One of the first
things they should do is to turn their
backs on snobs, and such course
would furnish Ward with material
for a lecture on how the back
breadths of a woman's toggery should
be draped.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

ADvIcEs from st. Paul de Loanda
say that an engine dashed into car
loaded with dynamite, and in the re-
Bulting explosion fifty people were
killed. The tragic episode was sure
" bad enough, but it was aggravated
by the dispatch that in its unexpui-
gated form, called the car a Wagon.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

A CHICAGO grand jury has refused
to indict a person for docking his
horses tails. The offense was miti-
gated by the fact that the citizen was
very rich. His real tenderness of
heart was also shown in that while
he had as much excuse for cutting of
his horses ears as their tails, the
ears had been left intact.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
rha smallest Rsnnbllr.

The smallest republic in tho world
is said TO be Francevilte one of the
islands OF the New Hebrides. The
inhabitants OF this miniature self
governing islet are forty Europeans
and about 500 negroes. the latter
employed by the former as quarry
men. miners. farmers &o
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

this guard he would be justified In
imagining all the well-dressed men he
met around and in the garden OF the
Elysee TO be intimates OF the presi-
dent but with a knowledge OF IL
there is alwa S q suspicion that those
who look particularly we'll are simply
police officers
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

ONE of the judges recently appointed
In Utah is said to have begun life as a
school teacher. He did nothing o.
the sort and the common inaccuracy
of such statements is tiresome. He
may have begun the active business
of fife as school teacher, which is
quite different matter.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

HORSES might be so cheap that
sSpo~iu ~ s1aSsas2SsaHa y s%ss g
body would sneak through the corral
fence and steal them at the risk OF
hanging.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

morning of January 81 and gradually
grew weaker until the end of his SUI
ferings came at a few seconds after
1905 o'clock.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
JAMES BLAZING DEAD,
j IA-E
THE GREAT MAINE STATESMAN
AT LAST SUccUMBS
To the Disease which had Been Wearing
His Life Away for Months.---A Sketch
OF the Life OF the Greatest Statesman
OF Recent Days.

After having been in an unconscious
condition for over week with very
little change in his condition Mr.. Blaine
suffered sudden relapse early on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-30
The LAST OF The PluMS
Awarded a, The Meeting Of the City Govern
men. Wednesday Night.

The meeting Of the city government
Wednesday night vas as wcl-oriered as
any nn1 could Iesirc, and in joint consen
ton nominations werr made as dictated b,
u,s acw boss with htmb-lke aocility.
Tn ,b- board Of aldermen tl,c fight over
superintendent If bnrying grounds Was con
unucl and Ambrose Church got that plum
by tour vote, Lovciog, Aver Wight and
SpaulI.ns to three nlaisaclI Martin and
the mayor for t'corgc A. Cony.
Tb, mayor and aldermen made VIM. W
Wing keeper of the town clocks and Chas
II Gahrr ,ler H. EdV ards AMI Dr. l.. J
trookcr .Ir. vice Dr. j -. Webster
members OF the board Of health, and i. II
Manles sai L. 4; Capcn, committee on
high .obooi Henry e. Thing WAS ap-
pointed - 4 >Pcclal police
\ petition for the appointment of Wal
ll,c & Hall As driver of city team was pre-
.tntcd Mr. Wight put in the name of
John church The general officers of the
IRE department. aud the members of the
hosc company asked for the retention Of
Alexander Nt'ausland The matter was
referred To the committee on fire depart
meut
IN the iu,nt ronerniion James +. Fuller
vas clcotrd treasurer and collector W. II
Libby, assessor and long list of survey
orS weightrs fence viewers, etc, APP
ponlcl
After the adjournment of the convention
rnuhnc husines. was transacted, the mat
TER Of 'ic compensation of the collector
bong rcferrcl to JOINT committee on fl
nance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-30
ONLY $1,000 MORE
Needed to Complete the L.
brary Building Fund.
Subscription Committee Has Sue
ceeded by Persistent Work
!. AI.sst Completing the Amount Necessary
Tor a Masaihcen. Building

wt,k. tie public has been lameniin2 ovel
,b, 5anger. Of losing the Carnegie. Wicker,
u;ll anil other pledges to the Litbgox
Hilary taiaIing funi, the trustees nave
,.ja aotiling snt have been doing much
and wednesday the joyful announcement
a., male that but little over -IoSe is nov
.e..ie,l u complete tine fund anil secure the
zfts.
The man part Of the work Of late has
tcen lone 5y a subscription committee Of
,ta. trustees. composed of the following
c,,s Charles +. Nash, J. II Manley Esq,
,,,c., lIoIway. Ira II Randall, and K. T..
co.dsln. The committee has been indus
,r,oasIy bu. quietly ri work for the past
f.. DAY. ealing upon oar business men
and cti1gn, generally ami has met with
,sorr ti.an far Success.
There have been but few days IN which
80 do the sork AMI il has been done some
,h.t hastily so, in case through iaaiyer-
,ency the "a innlittce has failed to cali on
,ayooe. its members hope that all such per-
am. rill forward their contribution, no
natter how small or how large. to the
committee BE- fore Saturday when the time
closes.
There are four days left in which to Sc
,.ure ihe fun.I, and ii is TO be hoped that
,h. small amount needed. q little over
1900 VIII he raised At once. They do not
.i.h il TO be .aii that Augusta lost a
library building through failure to sub
.,-ite $1,000.
II souli seem as though any fear Of such
, no..b,IIty vas groundless, for when Au-
GUSTAV. appreciate the condition the fund
II. .n there ean be- no loubt but that With
their customary generosity, the amount
needed - N be At once subscribed.
Who shall complete It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-30

Mss ruriyish is at home for the Faster
l"hl,t,
; t. kinsman returned from trip to
View York YESTERDAY.
Nr. Eocn Winthrop Freeman of Port
l'ni ~es At the Capitol Yesterday.
Mrs. Clara Rllcout who has been visit
'ns Mrs f. e. kin>msu has returned to her
h"mc IN Cal il.
Nr. Iii lcrsop of Lynn, Mass, for
mort, of China No. was among the Jot II
>' callers Yesterday.
Miss Lila Groton left on the early morn
ing trsia Tuesday for Boston, where she
will spend the summer.
Mrs. Nanlcy Miss Manley, Miss Siine,
Manley and Miss Mlchaclis went to Boston
on the Yankee yesterday.
Mr.. $ L. Boariman of ,he Jor R>AL''
editorial >,aG is confined To bis home OF
'rcsccnt street by a serious cohs.
wa Donovan, baggage MASTER on 'h'
Hoston Lowell division of the Boston 8
Maine, who has heen vi>iiiag hi father
Malachi Donovan, in the North fari'h, re
turned 10 Boston YESTERDAY.
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BoWdl,ch. Webster & Co

BETRAYED BY A TRUSTED FRIEND

A lady who had suffered for years
with a complication of diseases,
was suddenly and marvelously re-
stored to perfect health. Thinking
that she might make her fortune by
keeping the secret of her recovery
to herself she resolved to do so, but
in an unguarded moment she con
fided it to trusted friend,and now
All the World knows that LONDON
Tonic Pills are the Sovereign
Remedy of the Age for Bilousness,
Indigestion, Constipation ,Jaundice,
Liver Complaint, Female Weakness,
and all forms of Kidney Diseases.
Possessing wonderful medicinal
properties and being scientifically
compounded, strength and vigor is
impaired to the whole system by
their use. Hundreds testify to their
great merit. Manufactured and
guaranteed by the c. A. PRICE Co..
Richmond. Maine.
I feblfdswchdlynr
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The Mock Session

At 500 Higgins of Limerick was called
TO the char.
He brought his gayol down in three mSs-
tic, mighty rars and the House went into
mock session, with Powers of Norridge~ock
as clerk and Powers OF itouiton assistant
clerk messenger Elisha Knowles, assistant,
Charles Met uliough, door-keepefs. rare
of Biddetord ana sylvester OF Lisbon
The mmoie footed pages CHOSEN were MAJ
Dickey of Fort Kent and Mr.. James
Adams of Bangor. MAJOR DIckey lng
absent the work devolyed on Jim whose
services was expeditions and etlielant,
immedlateiF, numerous "ti'fs "efe
introduced and Jim was very lively for a
few minutes while printed bills formed an
lrridcsccnt halo about lbs digniird neat.
Mr.. Fairbanks who was in the front OF lie
House with a speech was the central tar
get. The doughty captain mas raced
bullets, hut paper pellets and printed re
ports of the Bangor insane hospital hurled
at him in bundles, brought him To ms seat
in hurry. lie recovered his sang iroti
and later figured in the forefront OF the
battle. lie introduced an order that the STATE
sell Fort Kent and apply the proceeds to
the repairs of the insane hospital. Mes
'E'E' '''' 49,
4 bundle of papers hurled at the Speaker :
bead.
The next order was that commi-Hl 'hei
be appointed To inquire into the SANITY u
the gentleman from Bangor anu nelhS ijah'
insane that he be confined in the insane
hospital nj Bangor TIL the blAuciori
police bill be repealed,
Bill relating to close time on bull frogs
Debate shut off bill passed
The shining pate of the gentleman from
Deering became a target and frequent
one. Speaker higgins OF lam ''VN
addressed him as the haldheaded gentleman
from Deerng.
Mr. Fairbanks, Who wouh not ease
talking was fin lilly sung down the Ii'use
| chorusiug Auld Lang Syne.
An order, referred 10 thP comni,'e'e On
commerce and navigation, provided for
commission to inquire into the e1ped-
ency of women wearing crinohne.
The next bill to be introduced was Dill
| of Sprague of Nonson to Augusta House,
presented by Emerson. Bill showed dent
Oh >''o'', ~, "G'' i.;as NJ Srr,gue
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Silk I Wool Brocades.

These are in single patterns
and no duplicates. For u novel
ty in dress goods they are the
very latest.
Vigoreux Suitings in Dark
Grays and Brown mixtures.
India Twills in the new
Serpent Greens, Pearl Greys,
Beiges, Tans, Heliotropes.
Whip Cords in all the New
Shades.
The Poplin weave in dress
goods are pretty and service
able.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-30

OF medicinal agents is gradually RELOCATING
the olI-time herbs, pills. irnughts and veg
etable extracts 10 the rear and bringing into
general u.e the pleasant AMI effective iquid
laxative, Syrup of Figs To get the true
comedy see that tits manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only For sale
hy all lca,ling druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-30

lrNN BtRR} ~ "A Nrrur'- fs"Ttr.
Nc7 MONDAY Helen Barry. the accom-
ph'ho'l English romedieune. will appear at
the August, Opera House in "A Nights
tro'r Altptcl from lllr German by Angus
''' lhnmi>, The author of -'Alabamt.
Night froljc illustrates the story of
merry WIDOW Who. during a series of AL
ventures Of amusing complication. attires
herself IN the uniform of French Chasseur
for amateur Theatrical purposes. only to
nal herselt Obliged to retain the costume
'at'r the most mirth-provokinI circum-
stances THE story itself must not he
'p'll''i hy skothing |; is remembered a'
'p'rNhns IN dialogue. crisp in char,ctcr.za
'i"n. ami rirh in comedy