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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11
those WHO WiLl INSTRUCT
Youthful Misds in the v'iisse School District
the Coming School year

The toilov ing teachers hsve been elected
Tor the ensaing year by ths directors of the
VliiaE. schuol district William Il. s,nitt
grammar school; principal, Geo. W. Cnam
Bean, Mis-. Lots Clark vie Mes f. G.
tIcrsom resigned. Miss A. NJ DoherIy
Mia. Emma Cl,;k. Miss +. L. Jones, Mis-,
+ J.. Howe and Miss J. NJ Coitlt IN til.
william x. Smith sub primary. Mis-, Henri
tt, Roberts vice Miss T. NJ GMlden re
signed, Grove street. primary. Miss A. X
Wheeler, sub primary, Mis-. j. SrlDins
Laurel Hill, primary, Miss Carrie j. L.
pfohon Cnshnoc Heights, grammar, Mis-.
sara \. Erskine, Miss VI. l.. Russell
primary. Miss F. NJ. Choate, sub primary
Mise Hattie V. Enright.
OF Mr.. Chamberlain. the new principal OF
the William K. Smith grammar school tbs
ST. Croix says: Mr.. Chamberlain will b,
greatly missed in thi, city Calais where
he is highly esteemed as a gentleman and
efficient teacher what is our loss il Angus
ras gain"
The fall term will begin Sept. 18th.
Repairs and improvements on the Grove
street -choolhouse are being made Among
the items Of repairs ia the district is that Of
four fine hard wood floors in the loxeI
story of the WIN. X. Smith grammar
hool, in place of the Old, WORKOUT pine
floors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11
IRE suMxtH COUTURE
Nov the asns Dress rhsb Hair. Ina, is, II
in styis

Aa inq lifrr. he is arr an- to lsarn how
the somrn lrr.- tbsr hair at the recent
gals entertainments IN London. Is thus re-
pl.4i to ia the Qnren
ia icariy every case the front was AR
ranged IN and there is great dispos ton
among fashionable women to form curls,
a decided point in the centre of the front, a
pretty and becoming style. Anything Ike
an antidy fringe is not tolerated in good
society but the Princess Of Wales and Prin-
cs.. MAY wore small curl- close set togeth-
.r forming a some Isl hat high fringe over
the temples. while the Princess Of Wales
on the lay Of the wedding had some hat
low. .of; coil At the back. the bride having
small. close curls like martesa1, placed
.omea bat h CHER on the head
All kinds of twists and soft curls are 10
troducsI according to the ornaments re-
cured to be worn, and il seems that, while
for ia, wear 1t Is necessary to understand
the Art Of ~ isting long coil Of hair into a
double knot utterly iaexplicable by word',
IN the ,yensns the halrhresser'. art hes
chiefly in frzzing ends Of hair lightly and
tsistin3 them with skill 40 as to fill every
fntersiee Some of the smart hsirdressers
have brought on, the 1880 style of hair
dressing with outstanding loops of hair in
front which have found favor with certain
ulsrs fashionable women, but not with the
World general, though certainly the hair
IS dressed higher at the back in the even
ny thsn IN The dANt.m me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11
the FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
May People Pin Their Faith 70 One Doctor
for Lifeline.

II AN glad. SAID Al .!leily lady recent
~ "a Conversation with friend, and over
heard by a reporter. uho j0t,e'i down every
word, that have lived no later than thi.
known ard valued parsonage that my
chiliren- ahilircn are likely never to en-
counter the family ply stefan. We are be
coming such a race of specialists that thu
representative Of the profession must soon
disappear In MY daughters home in q
large r5ty AZ one TINE last winter two doc
tor. visited the house daily ate ling her
self AMI one Of her caildfcn for special
complaints. anl another chill went three
times week TO tlir1 doctor for more
treatment Of aHotter sort.
II have ,lssys pinn-d NV faith to one
ph1sir1.u hp hi. been ms stay anil support
through the geei. If III rty year. of fsmil,
life snI ! SHOULD have thought the i'll seri.
on. Indeed that va. beyond his XIII,
appreciate the causes and necessity
for the uep condition of thing.. AMI realize
that the .once IT medicine has outgrowr
any anr man. and that 10 know everything
of even onr branch of healing cinno, be
scremll -h,d in lifetime, but still DE
plare Jh.. vanishing fanlls physician, and !
anu siAd. as said. that | did not have IL
do without him"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11

Pharmacists Must Know Something

wednesday the STATE Pharmacy Com
mi..Ioners. Messrs. \. C. Earl of Port
land. Frank X. Partridge of Augusta, ant
f. II. Thompson of Scarboro, held ses
sion in the rooms of the Portland city gov
-rnnent and examined the follow ing sppli
can't. for certificates Albert A. Hardy o.
Deering. John p Murphy of North An
dover, Mass. snd Fred A. Gonyer of Port
lanl 1t will not be known for some tim'
whether these applicants have passed
The present board of pharmacy com
mis- Toner. have adopted policy o
dem ,nding a high grade of fitness in TIL
men who are to be permitted to reg'-'e
pharmacists in this State, OF Is applicant
who were examined in April only o.
passed.. As rule. only about - Der cent
Of those Examined are found qualified
As the business of the compounder of ME Il
cine. is very important one, on ~hicl
the lives of people may depend. this actor
of the commissioners will be sPproTe'
heartily.
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The Journals Coupon Books

The excellent volumes OF standard works
v hich the JouKSAL has been enabled to of
fer holders of its coupons at unpret edent
eddy low prices are now exhausted. Thos,
" ho have coupons will do well however, Il
save them ss the JouRSaL ia now eDdeav
otipg TO secure fresh supply of thes'
book. Ouf success in this direction vii
depend on our ability to obtain then
At prices which will make it possible to con
tiaue the splendid opportunity which 10
several months past the .Jot RsAL has af
forded those who are fond of good book
and DESTROYS of securing a library at al
outl,y go small as to be trifing.
We expect to be able to announce in w.
| seeks whether we have been successful il
securing the new books.
Our reason for making this attempt Il
secure another supply of books is the larg
lem and, which has increased up TO tn
present time and the expressed wish of yer
many that the Jot RsAL should continue ii
roupou OFF,
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Personals,


!, NsYo Of Fairfield WAS IN The city
lhpr.isy
Miss Fla Parsons of Spriogdeli is visit
INK tiends - the city
: l. Huntingdon joined his family st
Ocean roint rhursdav.
Mr.. F. g. li.hns-. lrft wednes lay for
witt At Bellau's Fall. VI
u q Nh !se,t, chi-man of tie select
m'p Of Albion. ~as IN t',r city Thur-l'y-
Mr. William G. Litli,t II aud If have
gooe tn YORK lisrbor - visit her sister
Mr. Eul'h B'l-uuae.
Cbts. II. u'Briea and c Is. Murphy 40
80 Boston ioi.y AMI vii be absent ;r' IN
tn city several !ass
IN iEe WtutehoHse goes to Alfred fri'ay
t. bear esi!su'e IN serAl eases ~hich
have "a A" thlraan from the t'i'i list
I. Hart Bt.csinston. Mr.. AMI Mrs H. r.
io'tA sal Mis- Mertie MAY who are stop
ping al Rehnlond csmrgt9uRd return Sat
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AN INCENDIARY
Supposed to Have Set the Fire on
townsend Road


About . quarter before noon THURSDAY
Ere .sz Uncovered issuing from tie stable
On Charles II. Davis premises on the
Townsend road less than tao miles out.
The s.ahle Vas connected with the house,
ansi in q few minutes the substantial stand
Of hui4iisss vas in ashes. Everything
about the premises ~as 80 dry ths; the fire
run 10 the graz. ike rseehorse. The
viaa being night, the 4 ssnss we're eommuni-
Gated TO hoase near the Davis bailaings.
TIL. house vas owned by James T.. fsller.
and VI. occupied BY Robert FISHER and
family. This was soon in ashes. Neither
family saved much .rou, their homes. The
buiaisz. burned Ike tindes.
Everything Indicates that the Are vas
ines adiAry IL vas FIRST seen 10 a par, Of
the stable in the .rtreme rear, fzrthest
from the house. There j. much talk about
the iBcsndiary fessgtss Of the Gre. There
arr other peculiar conditions connected
With the affair which have given rise to
many ramor., and much elimination and
rect limitation There bad been nsishboriy
aaarrrels between the Fisher and the Davis
families. ard claim. that windows had
been broken out in anything bat nsigh-
borly spirit aud With nothing softer than
rocks
There vac 20 be hearing on this trouble
before Judge Andrews Wednesday after
noon. bot the arson hsariag took up ali the
time. 80 the former hearing was assigned 10
Thu,.lay afternoon st o'cl0 K. Some
say the ali,ged ,neendlar.sm is a result Of
the quarrel bytseen the tao families.
THURSDAY afternoon desire va. oppressed
for tlre inquest. The Fuller house vas
insured for $500 ia A4eomher's agency.
Il sas valued at abog, $50 Mseonber
hal ,..uat sl20o on The Davis buiI5iaVs.
Do.airx hli $500 on the furniture and
siltj ea the contents If th- barn II il
no, .uppo.e3 that lherr sAs any ia.nrancr
oa li..- E,h. r furHj,u'-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11
$50 CONGRESS.
$50 CVN6NESS.
amenced on watson Bill Tor Re.
II Of Silver Purchase Law.

rToS, Aug. lin the House
agreement of the silver confer
PRESENTED and adopted.
produced the substitute for the
!. At | O'Clock Rayner of Mary
his debate in support of the
for unconditional repeal of the
'hase clause.
said the adoption of the policy of
coinage would tie the United
DC tail of any bankrupt nation
ID. What kept silver and gold
!. he said. WAS a misplaced conf
be people; in his opinion, if the
ion of the treasury were known,
j. be no necessity for repeal of
m law, it would repeal itself.
he constitution nowhere estab-
| and silver as the money of the
ii there is no obligation to coin
10 purchase and store it for the
the miner.
If Indiana followed Rayner. lie
or of the coinage of silver, but,
the havoc wrought by the Sher-
and of the demands of the Demo
form, he would vote for its re-
or without conditions.
florence of silver and anti-silsel
cached an agreement by which I
bate on the repeal of the pur
tse of the Sherman law is TO b'
III DAYS. This will be FOLLOWED
e for three days under tine five
lie, when voting will begin on TIN
e various silver amendments.
sent arrangement is that the re
i'll be introduced in the House to
IN accompanying resolution shsl
the method and procedure an
bate shall begin at once. If car
this programme will bring tn
, a vote on the bill and amend
Aug. rs.
er mems part of the programm
: first a substitute looking to FIRE
the present ratio. If this is do
IN votes will be taken on amend
ng the ratio at Il, Is. - and 2
ind finally, if these fail, upon til
ison act.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11

The Best Sslve IN the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chspped Hands. Chilblains,
Co'ns. ana sill Ssin Eruptioas. and posi-
lively cures Piles, or TO pay required. II
Is guarant. e 1 10 give perfect subtraction,
or nancy refunded. Price rs cents pei
box. For sale BY W. A. Erskine, Gardner.
july s4eod& sfolrm
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WATER Also u,ses.


Greatest Etsaeats.
Water covers zboo. three -fourths Of the
eAffh's surface To al average depth o.
tso or three miles, although only com
pazssively insignifeans fraction Of this DIS
lance from the seas su.f4cs to the botion
| u Affected BY currents, which are almost
solely due to the prevailing sinds driving
the uppesmoss layers Of liquid before them.
Nevertheless. the effects Of evaporation,
the difference Of temperature and specific
GRAVITY asd our planets rotation en- ia
axis, Hiuss not be altogether ignored even
though their influence be most rniarte.
The xiilfzi wind does not pass without
friction over the ~ater on which l; rests,
but impingss on the surface Of the wztery
taste, and drives il onward a. drift. cur
rent. When land, or occasionally another
current, IL approached. the sio.ly moving
surface vater is detected along line Of
least Resistance, ADD stream current is
bfousht in.o existence. Hence il follo~s
that the conf surafion of a coas. not inf,e-
qaentiy determines the direction In
which a stream current shall proceed.
The movement. Of the seas surface and
the superineumbent air resemble each other
in many particulars. Both are fluids sub
jeet To the action Of gravity; both expand
sith heat and contract sith cold. The
warmer air and warmer water soilox SINH
lar indirect courses from the equatorial
regions to~srd the poles, while At the same
time cooler Air and cooler water are pro-
ceeding from the pols. regions 10 the d.
reetion Of the equator. Neither the air nor
tie water, however, flows due north or dus
south IS the mountaineering streams lag
behind and dcviate 10 the westward, 1hile
streams proceeding poleward increase their
velocity ami deyiate 10 the east~ard The
1 feet Of the esrth's DETECTING force is made
nanifsst in several other ways.
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STATE oE MAINE.

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tevious question was ordered.
Ind Cannon entered inio a con-
animated and so unintelhgihle
entlemen were called 10 order by
Ier, and without any agreement
landed the previous question.
had some difficulty in securing
nd nays, but was finally success
Z previous question Was ordered /;
! nays. 100. Bland then offered
maggie to bill IS = subst-
ner of Maryland WAS the first
SLOWED by Brown.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11

sAGADAHoc ss.--supreme Judicial q
Equity. Charles X. Written, Bank EE1l
Richmond Savings Bank.
The evening world., 1893-09-27
TO SEE THE RECORDS.
Permission Granted to The World
Man at Elmira.
Retorma.ory Managers Protested,
but Finally Yielded.
Chief Clerk Hoppe tho First witness
At tho Inquiry.

n1NIp, Som, ~ Th. Il,,iro
,H' - ".p' i 49,
investigating Commute"
met at the institution al 0 o'clock this
mor,in. Nothiny has as va, been hoard
n'o'"'.s' '',"'"s "a ar "a"
from Mr.. lItchIeld, Inc mira member
of the Committee,
mr. wcy prss;d.n, or tho Roard of
49,, ~ ma 49,.
Managers, saih 'he Botfn qua not ue-
sire counsel to appear AS such before
the committee but that ,John Il
~ ~
stahchne'h' OF Eimira' W"ui' ne pres
ent to sugges questions that Judge Gil
her, sbouId .sk witnesses on b.half Of
49, s'''' 80" ~ W
the Board of Managers.
OF the l.iG cnycIupes and sheets of
r"n 1871 49,. . 49,
last night ny Which lhey We're 10 max"
known to the Committee any complaints
NAV hay. .g,ins, ,be ,ns,i,,,ion .hou,
~
wv were returned sealed TINS morning.
and they were turned over to the Chair
man wbo viii ,oka than T., AlLany far
IA WV WIN 'Ne '"'" "'"""S WI
sorting
Oscar Hoppe, Chief Clerk of the Re
formatOry, was sworn and submitted
the records Of the Institution, including
the record OF the work and hemeanor
of zach convict. and Of ~punishments
Mr.. Hoppe said tina usually the
! highest number of blows struck
with the paddle Was twelve. Some
times twenty-four blows were struck.
which was indicated on the con-
duct book by FL. H." No other
method OF corporal punishment was
used. He thought all cases Of padding
We're entered.
Their. wns nothinp on the hospitaI or
conduct ROCKS I" SHOW that the physi-
clans had made examinations To nscer-
tain the result 10 cnnyicts who had been
ruddlpd lie had never Known any in
Jury to result from padding.
Not All the men snnI IT, Inc hathroom.
where The uaddIiuu is done were mn,
isheI Nany were sinulv n~ImonishrJ
The hospital record showed ali cases Of
sickness
The witness said he was once "A con-
The evening world., 1893-09-27
TROLLEY WAR RENEWED.
D.. L. & W. Men Refuse to Let Cara
Cross Their Tracks.

NEWARK. Sept, s7.-The old feud between
the trolley railroad company aud the Delaware.
I.,ukawauua and Western Cumpany was re-
nrwcd his morning, Tho trolley company began
To run their cars over the Clifton avenue cross
ing where lis tracks cross the Delaware, LackA.
wanna and Western road.
A gang Of men in the employ Of the Delaware,
L.ackawanna and Western road for a time pre-
vented the trolley cars from crossing b. nail
ing down the gates, A. a serious conflict was
feared batwee the employees OF the rival com
Iinics, Police Captain McManus and u squad of
hty men were sent 10 the crossing.
cant. NcMsLu ordered tho Delaware, Lacks-
wanna aud Western men to release the gates
81 hat the trolley cars could pass over the
crossing. ~ noon both sides were awaiting
urthyr orders.
The evening world., 1893-09-27

that he himself saw nc reason why The
Norlds' applicant should not be dcsiG-
mated To make the examination, as H.
ne President of he Board OF Man
ayers vigorously opposed the selection
OF the reporter, III the ground that some
OF his published statements were un-
truthful.
After further discussion and drlibera-
ii N. Mr. Stanchiield, N behalf of the
managers, said that while they did not
think any one connected with Il New
York newspapcr should he allOwed aC-
cess to the books, they you'd waive
their opinion to that of the Committee
aud give the pr"sen; applicant ample
opportunity To examine" the records.
This permission, h. said, did not in
rlude any other person, and the reporter
would conduct his examination within
the next ten days. lie was instructed not
10 have any communication with any Of
the convicts during his visits AT the
Refcrmatory to inspect he records.
The evening world., 1893-09-27
her HEAD CRUSHED,
Josephine Gardner Killed by a
Candy Factory Elevator.
Struck Her as She Was Looking
Down the Shaft.
Employees OF Rich 4 Co. Panic
Stricken by the Accident.

Josephine +. Gardner, twenty-eight
years old, of l76 Wyckoff street. Brook
Ign, was killed at noon to-day by being
struck by an elevator in the building
occupied by n. q. Rich n Company.
manufacturing confectioners. at l6u
Franklin street.
Miss Gardner was employed as fore
woman in charge OF the chocolate de-
partmcnt. She went on h hfth hoor
OF the building shortly after II O'Clock,
4. freight elevator IL situated about
the middle OF the building on the west
side, and she went To the smart M
leaned over the gate.
She was apparently looking down the
shat when the c~leNutor descended from
an upper iioor and struck her head.
head was caught " the elevator
and floor.
The elevator was stopped, following
the screams OF IA umbe ot Bliis ~
Gardner was lifted from under the eie-
vutOr.
An ambulance was summoned from
Chambers Street Hospital, but the young
woman died before 1t reached the build
inEi NADIA nm sxominati on
and found that her skull was padly
crushed. The Coroner Was notified. ana
a permit was given to remove the body
to her residence in brooklyn.
The aCCluent caused II small-siZed
panic among the couple of hundred girls
employed by the Rich Company and
nearly all went home crying.
Miss Gardnrr's home is in Boston,
Mass. she had formerly been In the
employ OF T.. q. Rich 4 CO., but left IL
accept II position in an Eastern house.
She returned to her old employers q
week ago to-day. She WAS regarded
as one of the most expert chocolate
handlers in the country.
William Hunt, torty-four years old. of
1854 Nest one Hundred and Sixteenth
street, was removed from 100 franklin
street NJ 100 +. NJ, to-day, suffering
from shock. The shock was caused by
the death Of Josephine Gardner by the
elevator
The evening world., 1893-09-27
MISS KITTY, BY A HEAD.
Captures the Opening Event at
Clifton Track To- Dav.
Merritt Takes the Second Rnce at
to /.

RACE TRACK, CLIFTON, Sept. o.
The crowd was somewhat smaller than
usual at this track to-day. The public
are most probably holding off On ac-
count of to-morrow's great match race.
Everybody that was present discussed
the probable outcome of the match, and
II few bets were recorded in the ring,
Lamplighter being the favorite.
The card for to-day was II splendid
one, quality and quantity both being
present.
The weather was delightful for rae.
ing. but the track was "A trihe heavy.
The fourth race, at six and a half fur.
longs, had some good sprinters entered
and "A fine contest resulted.
Belwood and Nesupsian opened up
about equal favorites for the opening
race, but Il big plunge on Miss Kitty.
sent her to the post In that position.
Miss kitty landed the money, but her
hackers had heart disease, AS she only
beat Belwood in the last Jump.
The evening world., 1893-09-27
REI1ERATES HIS DENIAL.
william c. Whitney Says He Made
No Bargain with Van Allen.

William e, Whitney Issued a statement this
afternoon in explanation OF his connection with
the $50, 900 contribution to the Democraltc
campaign fund by James J. Van Allen.
In the statemen Mr.. whitney refers to a
denial he made on June . to the report that
h. had promised Mr., Van Allen an ambassa
dorship.
He rciterates the denial and adds that there
was no bargain whatever for a reward OF any
kind to Mr.. Van Alien.
The evening world., 1893-09-27
A silver Query from the House.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 2s.-ny actual count.
~hrn the House met this morning there were -
Democrats and SO Republicans present. before
the reading Of thu Journal had been completed. a
nuntcr OF members came in-not enough. how.
ever, to constitute a quorum.
After two calls uf the House a resolution WAS
adopted from the Coinage CUmmitto. ca Hing
Tor Why silver bullion Was not
bought in July ard August to tho full amount
required by the sherman act.
The House then proceeded 10 the considers
ton Of the hll to rrPca! the elections law
Mr.. IaNsonuDcm. GA took the noor IN favor
OF the bill.