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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

A color stuIy of "By the Bay Shore" a
fun page wood engraving of Ellis FRS.
Catch, number OF Sea. Coast Sketches, "
some drawings Of "GoldHsh." and a group
Of oysters arranged as "A Study of Still
Life" give rather marine flavor to the
April Issue Of The Art Amateur. The num-
her IL by no means all water, however
The Art Amateur never suffers one branch
of art to dominate others in its columns.
Easter Lilies" make double page illus
tration, La France Roses form one of the
color supplements, and there i, "A Study
of Nrc,ssns hes sides arti, les on Flower
Painting, Landscape Painting, Hints on
Sketching, etc, etc. What Hubert Her
komer has 10 say on Portrait Painting"
will perhaps interest the general reader as
much as anything though the colonial book
plates in the Ex-Libtis department AMI the
continuation of the papers on Christian
lconograpby and Symbolism will also ap-
peal to many who are not themselves artists.
The ffontispiecs is sn engraving by Bsude
of Elaitin's "Pierre,te." The pungent com
ments on the art interests of the moment
make sthc "Note Book" m entertaining as
ever t35 cents. Montague Marks, Pub
Usher, ~ Union Square, New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

Mrs. f. c.. Hendce and son, Master
Walter lIeniee, went to Bangor WeInes.
day 10 visit friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05
The Atlantic Monthly.

Margaret Delands strong story, Philip
and Ills Wife still holds the frat place in
the Atlantic and holds it most worihily
There are many other foe tbi1g., however
IN the April issue. Eben GreeGoush Scott
writes fine article on General Lee Dur.
ing the Campaign of the Seven Days"
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has never written A
xiinll story, and THE oath Of Allegiance"
in this issue Of the Atlantic from her gifted
pen, is gem. Olive Thorne Miller, gives
IA a charming glimpse Of nature in charm
ing little story of her observation of the
characteristic Of little yellow breasted
chat under the caption " The Secret Of the
Wild Rose Path" Elizabeth CayazzI, il
always a beautiful writer and ''.Jerry A
Personality"i, one of her famous Caltbiiin
tales, told in her happiest veio. The
Referendum in Sstzerland, is the title Of
nm able article by A. Lawrence Lowell.
The editorial departments are up to the
usual high standard. IIoughton, Mitilin
& Company, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

Hon. J. O. Smith, ex-State insurance
commissioner, was in the city, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

The snowflakes make an occasional visit.
-------
1t WIS appreciated yesterday, that am
brells.
]. s Hartman of Belfast, was in the
city Wednesday.
The tity government viii have meeling
Monday evening.
Glorp II. Crosby of Albion, was in the
city Welnes ley.
Hon. A. L. Lumbert left for Bangor
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Walter Ray wentto Watyrvilc, We'd
nesday, to visit his home.
Mrs. II. f. LongseIlow of Boston, is
visiting friends in the city.
w. l.. Glidden of Ninslhaven, WAS a
visitor to Augusta Wednesday,.
Mrs VIM. George has retui ned from Bos.
ton where she spent the winter.
James Grover of Toronto, Canada, was
guest at the North, Wednesday.
Turner's English Girls left here for
Wateryil!c Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Joseph Williamson, Jr.. went TO
Woodfords, Wednesday morning
d. A. Booker, Maine Central bridge con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

q Mlllionaire's Folly, by ale Jemlys"
Is Modem Gree. by the'Duchess.
" Mrs. Rasher's Curtain Lecture, by author of
"A Bad Boys Diary"
20 Marjorie's Fate. by Charlotte NJ Braeme.
ii Midnight Wedding, The, by Mrs. NJ. A.
Holmes.
II Marked for Victim, by Stuart Cumberland
II Meco1 Moore, The Southern Detective. by
Judson X. Taylor.
A "Me," companion to "She."
IS Natural Law in the Spiritual World, by
Henry Drummond.
i6 Ned Bachmau. TIE. New Orleans Detective,
by Allen Dale
iS Nellie, the Clocku aker's Daughter. by +. NJ.
e. w.
IS One Of the Forty, By Alphonse Daudet.
~ Paradise Almost Los, by d. u. 5.
80 rhif Scott, by Judson Il. Taylor.
81 Pomfret Mystery, The, by Arthur Dudley Vim
ton,
= Swallowed by a Detective, by Virginia Champ.
lin,
81 Two Hundred Recitations and Readings.
a Two Kisses, by Charlotte NJ. Braemp.
80 Woman Against W oman, by NJ. A Holmes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

A gentleman from Aroostook says there
was good sleighing there last Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05
Local Matters.

The snowfiakes make an occasional visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

The ,ity government viii have a mee,iag
Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

d. A. Booker, Maine Central bridge con
tractor, was 10 the city Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

]. S. Hartman of Belfast, was in the
city w dnesdsy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

1t WIS appreciated yesterday, that am
nrella.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

Gsorge H. Crosby of Albion, was in the
city Welnes ley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-05

This space reserved
until later to advertise
garden and flower seeds
also garden fertilizers
by Horace Little, sue
cessor to o. William
son. l59 & 1876 Water
street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13

In the window for three years. says one
OF the CLERKS who has seen that length
of service Tor the druggist; and he
doesn't know how much longer. In
the winter they get living by knew-
ing off the labels in the store that are
glued on with starchy paste.
The mice by this time have become
quite tame, but they never leave the
window except when the store is
closed. They have proved themselves
20 be real convenience When the
store gets unpleasantly full of flies,
the clerks drive them into the window,
md then the mice have luncheon. Peo-
pie gather at these timesjust as they do
at the circus when the animals are fed.
The best fun comes in when the mice
make after horsefiyi there is great
race. and once caught the mice tear
the flies wings of and bolt everything
else. In this way a great pile Of wings
has accumulated. The mice can eat
glass considering blue-bottle fiies'a lux
fury. The recreation of these mice con-
lists in running up and down the curtain
core. at a lightning pace. causing the
residents of the neighborinF saloons to
rub their eyes and finally to avoid that
side of the street altogether. The drug-
gist long ago threw away his cat. and
speaks of the manufacture OF fly paper
as lost art.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
could PLAY ALL THE POPULAR AIRS OF
TEE DAY.

anything about the mysterious play
ing. When he opened the instrument
he found the little snake coiled mp
among the strings sound asleep. Then
we knew he had been playing the mu-
sic we heard the night before.
My daughter took him in charge
then and taught him to play all the
popular airs Of the day. He could play
the instrument by crawling swiftly
back and forth and striking the keys
with his head and tail. He grew so
fond Of music he seemed to live on II.
and wanted to play all the time when
he was awake
One night we took him up 70 the
village to concert, where Blind Tom
was t. play the piano. Well, you may
not believe It, but when that snake
heard the wonderful music made By
Blind Tom he went into trance, from
which he never recovered. We did
everything we could Tor him. but he
died next day-just foated away on
the music.
Yes: New Jersey is q great country
for snakes" concluded the Railway
man who had been telling this story.
with sigh and then the man from
Lakewood called for another cold
bottle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
MR.. 10 BOBBED UP
The Startling Results Of Disturb
ing Forbidden Soil.
A Company of Indian Ghosts Assemble
Every Night to Protest Against this
Dissertation of an Ancient
Buryjns Ground.

Mauds. Ohio. an unusually quiet vii.
lape. located twentT-one miles above
Cincinnati upon the Cincinnati division
of the Big -Four road, has been greatly
excited of late.
An apparition has been seen by cit
liens whose very names are synony-
nous with truthfu1ness.
Washington SuaEigsn is one of the
most influential and respected citizens
residing at Mauds. Around him clus-
ters a portion of the facts, which he
relates as follows:
Located upon my fathers farm,
near Tecumseh creek, is an old Indian
buryirg ground, wherein are the re-
mains of at least 1,500 Of the once
great and powerful MiaInis- The rip
bling waters of Tecunseh creek, as it
flows through the green fields and
wooded dells. disturbs not the long rest
of the red fathers. 1t is something
more serious that causes their bones to
rattle in their narrow beds and brings
the braves again to earth il spectral
form.
MY father bought the land upon
which is located the burying ground
from Jonathan Grimes, an apostle Of
The MiaInis. who was also their patroE
saint. In the crushing defeat the IN
Eians sustained at the hands of Mad
Anthony Wayne, on the Maumee, the
detachment from Tecumseh creek suf-
Tered greatly, having lost $50 of their
braves, together with numerous squaws.
After this defeat, when the noble red
man had to submit TO the conquerors,
the band from Tecumseh creek, under
the leadership of Father Grimes, came
back to their former rendezvous on Te-
tumseh creek, the home of their ia
ihers. Their chosen leader taught them
10 cultivate the land. and soon there
tfter purchased for them 1000 acres of
land in Union township, Butler county.
1.-The Indians cultivated their lands
In pcace, under the vyatchful eve of
The patron saint. At length he fell i'll,
Ind his lie being despaired Of all the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
WAS AT WATERLOO
William Chambers Has Lived Ono
Hundred and Seven Years.
He Fought at Waterloo Cnder WellinSeo,
One OF . Family OF Nineteen Chill.
drca-Now Lives Quietly 1T
St Joseph, No.

William Chambers, of st. Joseph. Mo-,
saws he is 1O7 years old, and his ap-
pearance indicates it he says he was
born in Ballymant. County Antrim, Ire
land, September -, 1857, and was one
of a family of nineteen children.
Eighteen OF them were boys, and nine
of them, including himself, went into
The British army. He retains all his
faculties and goes about without an at
tendant. He has a remarkable mem
DRY for the events of fifty or seventy
Eve years ago, but recalls anything
within the last ten or fifteen years with
difficulty. He has been twice married
and is the father of fifteen children.
His parents died when he was an in
FAINT and he was reared by his grand
father, who died at the age of los
years.
In 1903 Chambers enlisted in the
British army, and June is, 1915, fought
against the great Corsican general as q
member of the British cavalry squad
with which Wellington practically car
ried the day. He remembers Napoleon
well and the events of the battle Of
Waterloo that came under his observa-
ton have never faded from his memory.
He says he was detailed as a member
of the squad whose duty it was 20 serve
as guard over the deposed emperor
when he was taken aboard the ship be-
fore it set sail for ST. Helena. He was
also present at the battle of Corsica,
Spain. in which Sir John Moore was
killed.
Some years ago an investigation was
made regarding the claims Chambers
makes about his age. 1t was found
that the birth records of Ballymant
had been preserved and that the old
man was born on the date he had given.
This was ascertained by State Senator
NJ. G. Moran, of st. Joseph, himself
native of Ballymant. The war records
show Chambers age, weight and name.
He draws a pension from the British
government and has several annuities,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13

the Windsor house In Kearny avenue.
As they grew their odd appearance be-
gan TO attract attention. Their fame
spread, and Mr.. Roach now estimates
that they have been viewed by nearly
eight thousand persons 1t was only
few days ago that anyone was able
TO classify them. The birds have
white. heart-shaped faces, legs like q
chicken. claws like a hawk, plumage
semble the eagle in spread The face
has something of the expression of the
monkey. They are fierce and I'M
tanable, and hiss loudly when ap-
preached,
The barn owl is found in the warmer
parts of Mexico and as far north as
southern New England. Long Island
has always been q favorite nesting
place for the few that make their home
in this part Of the country. Their food
consists principally of rats and mice.
although they viii eat almost any
thing. Only in rare cases. when other
food is scarce, do they feed on birds
The numbar of rats and mice a single
PAIR of barn owls and their young will
consume is simply enormous. For this
reason they are protected in some local
tiles, where they keep the fields clear
OF rats and mice. In European coun-
tries, where they are numerous. they
breed commonly in old ruins or in the
crevices OF old walls In this country
church steeples and the towers
of tall buildings are their favorite
haunts. In California, where they
are seen in great numbers, their nests
are usually in cavities IN the rocky
sides of canyons In the summer Of
1890 pair OF these birds made their
home in the tower % the Smithsonian
institution a. Washington, and reared
their young there.
DR.. ". Il. Radford. Of Tallahassee, has
written letter 10 the New York SUI.
in which he says that the birds are
known as monkey-tacedo owls In Florida
Some years ago his son captured pair
Of them when they were very young,
and, after keeping them year. sent
them 70 friend IN Newark. Later
they were Set free. These birds NAV
possibly be the parents Of the brood
which Mr.. Roach now has Dr.. Rad
ford adds that the Seminole Indians
have a tradition tha: once long ago =
young buck stole the daughter Of a
mighty chief and fed with her 20 the
forest. The old chic. followed and
killed them both, after which they
were turned into rnonlsey-fzceG owls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
a MUSICAL SNAKE,
1t Could Play All the Popular Airs Of the
Day on the Piano.

"a few years ago we had little
brown mouse snake in the house out at
my farm that had great soul for mu-
sic and learned to play the piano. Fact!
. 1t was the greatest reptile in its way
that / ever heard of.
lone night we were sitting In the
parlor. when the piano began to play
soft and low, apparently of its own ac-
cord. My daughter had locked down
the cover of the instrument only lit
tie while before, and the playing of the
closed instrument frightened her al
most to death. None Of us thought Of
the snake at the time. The little rep
tile was great pet about the house,
but lie usually went INTO his box and
went to sleep early in the evening.
The mysterious playing went on for
some time-soft, low music that reached
the soul. All of US felt bit shakv.
and dreamed of ghosts that night, for
we were afraid to open the piano.
The next day / had man come to
tune the piano, but did not tell him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13

medicine men for miles We're sum-
moned TO attend him. To him they
administered their crude yet virtuous
medicines with a care and watchful-
ness born of tender solicitude for the
life of their friend and counselor In
the midst of the red mems sorrow,
there came to the camp pale-faced
had. who vyas-at once ushered into the
presence of the dying man. To the
newcomer the chieftain said: Within
this camp are 200 acres of land, two
acres of which (the old burying ground
must never be cultivated You must
never put a pillow inside the lines l
have marked with stones The pale
face swore never to desecrate the red
mans cemetery, and few days later,
i'm company with the Indians, followed
Father Grimes to his grave.
Thine wore on, the Indians one by
one sold their holdings and thriving
cornfields soon marked the spot where
but a few wears removed the war
whoops Of the Miamis had resounded
with fear-imb uing echo. True to his
word the pale face lad, young Suani-
gan, saw that no stone was upturned
ON the sacred soil; he saw his children
play around the uncouth gravestones,
until in 1851 he died of cholera. To me
was left the home place, and there /
remained until 1850, when / removed
to Mauds. Becoming aged / employed
an agent to rent out my farm, and this
spring a portion of the old buryipg
Il
strange sounds have issued from the
place. and still stranger sights have
been witnessed by those having occa-
sion to pass along the road after night
fall. Jacob Hoover. farm hand. re-
Gently passed by the graveyard, when
suddenly he saw the figure of an aged
white man, together with several In
dams. They We're talking and Cesticu-
Jating excitedly. and seemed To be in
great trouble. The white man started
toward Hoover, and, as he paused for
moment. a streak of fire shot up into
the air. giving an extremely weird and
uncanny appearance to the assembled
company of ghosts. Hoover turned
and hurried home ut q lively gait. He
was so badly frightened when he
reached home that he fell PROSTATE
upon the floor. His family tried 10 re-
vive him, but found it necessary to call
o physician to bring him around all
right
las soon as the citizens learned of
Hoover's experience they visited the
kcepe at night. and were rewarded by
witnessing the same strange sights,
which caused them 10 hasten home
ward with I'll their might. Parties
from the surrounding neighborhood
have seen and witnessed the same
weird sights. and have heard ghostly
music. as from mutlled drum, issuing
from the old graveyard"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13

from which his income aggregates
two thousand dollars a year.
Chambers came to this country in
December, 1897. In New York he met
his former schoolmate, the late Mil
lionaire A. It. Stewart, who assisted
him in business. For the following five
years he was in the jewelry business in
New York city. Then he went to
Chatham, Canada, and remained until
he came to this city few years ago
and decided to remain. He has chill
dren living in Chatham and returns to
visit them occasionally, always travel
ing alone. Ten years ago physicians
told the old man he should prepare for
death, as his life was about spent, but
he has continued to live on and is now
in good health. When he went to Can
ada Chambers was employed by lum-
Der company and looked after the bust
ness in the logging camps. He built
substantial log house in the wilderness
and kept his family there 1t was
miles from the nearest camp, but
were grouped. One night a straggler
knocked at his door. The man was
half starved and begged for something
to eat and nights lodging. While
he was eating Chambers took long
look at his chance guest. He had seen
the face before, he was sure. Finally
he asked the man II he had ever been
to the British army, and the stranger
said he had. He told of the battles he
had been in, and among them said he
was at Corsica. When asked to tell
some incident Of the battle he said he
was standing at the roadside when
some troopers were riding by. Near
the road lay a dead woman, who had
been killed by q stray bullet, and be-
side her was a baby. The baby was
alive and was making feeble efforts to
get to its mothers breast. One of the
troopers saw it, and, dismounting,
called to the soldier to hold his horse
while he picked the waif up and car
ried 1t away from the corpse. Later
the soldier learned that the baby had
been given to a woman in the camp
who had lost her own child.
When he had finished Chambers
leaned forward and grasped his hand.
They were comrades. for Chambers was
the trooper who carried the helpless
little one away from the body of its
dead mother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
HOW 1T SAVED HIM
Effects OF Civilization ard Red
Liquor on Coyote Cal
70 Admitted That We v--s Torch All
Wanted a Gup-iEd wa~, ne HAD
IL He fs=ncd IL for SON,
Vile Whisky

Prescots is row the oGs place 10 Ar
IONA where the cowboy, tie whTloz
hustler and stage rohlle-. the ''cSce--
lady and other bad folks Iaost do con.
CreE-te, s1yS the Se> Francisco e.
Snjner. lis true they are eoas.asra-
bly, toned down since III pci.c- savs
O. Tomhstouc. Their y-S,l z.sios -
not 50 perfect IS OF yo-c. So.as r.cr..-
hcrs have been suspended fo- uo-pav-
uent Of dues, others from te,srr.2a
poles; some rSPose beneath the --.c.l-
pear. others lead a satlCaNc-y Ia
On the classic ba1I.s OF lie Colr-asa
IN the territorial 2enitcntiarv. While n
Few nave experienced a ch11Ce &
heart and gone back To the states .
lead pare lie ard invest their saw.
iags with the sugar trust to bcv CT
struggling senator's
Prescott IS the center % : god mr.
ing section which is attracting crowds
Of ali classes and conditions hotels
aud lodging houses a-e overcrovvae,..
Saloons and gambling houses RIG dong
q rushing Guinness, and tia bad mn
occasionally turns himself loose when
filed up 10 the neck with taraa:ala
juice,
met sueh an one recently on Ncut>
zuma street Coyote Cal is his non -
plume and the only name have ever
heard him acknowledge. Ten years
ago ne was one of the most urouninaat
stage robbers in the southern Part O.
the teTTitory-bright- intelligent set.
i've, energetic and respected by every
man who followed his calling. In
those days he could drink o. leave Il.
alone, but eandor ccnpels ne 20 adras
that he Preferred not T. leave Il alone
when he could get IL: but then 10
didn't neglect his business, that mucn
could be said II his favor As nc
tGred him in my mind be was TN.
slight. with long haNeu hair sad
laughing bluc eyrs lie rode the bess
horse he could steal o-a his arms and
accoutrements werc bespSn.lod with
silver.
Now. alas he is coIurnCn drank.
ard. He struck me for -Four bits ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13

Der Of rats Dourot clapped bis hands
together three times, and all the rats
came running oct of the cage and
swarming into and about the little
station
He clspped bis hands again. and half
dozen black and sleek rats-verv re-
spectacle, corpulcnt bed
into the FIRST carriage. which pas a
arst-clAs.-
A black rat. who did duty as tho Sta
ton master, promenaied MP and down
the platform q the uttlo house. while
two or three small white rata dragged
sorne little trucks into the luggage
van TAsse were the porters
A whistle was heard. the driver rzt
climbed upon the engine and /. points
man rushed 20 the points Again me
whistle sounded, and tbs train moved
OF round the track
The training q the ra-s 20 the per
formance Of this feat was. " Dourof
declared extremely easy. excep. n :ho
Gaze % tss por-erA whoSe education
bad cost hin great deal - trouble
Each party q passenger had been
placed- one party a. \ time. a; Their
hresktss. hour opposite n. ea-riszs -
which they belonged. IN which s0ns
soaked bread had already teen placed
A. hls signal they rad been Eb>-ated
And lad quickly :o1nd The bread
Little By little they had been trainei
II his -z- % enter t5s proper car
risg~s The engine WA orer1'ed With
oioczvc-x. and - rl.s bad notaiag .
90 with ~