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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
An Amusing Fire.

Barnum'S museum, Destroyer July 10,
1865, was one of the most amusing fires
that ever occurred in New York city. 1t
occurred in the daytime. Chief John
Decker was in charge, assisted by Orr,
Bates, Lamb, Cleary, Everett and Sulli-
van. Thousands crowded broadway clear
up to Park place as well as Park row,
while the park in front was black with
people. 1t was fun to see the boys at the
outset of the fire bringing out Barnum' S
old stuffed images and wax figures. One
fellow ran out with Henry Clay under one
arm and General Winfield Scott under the
other. Queen Victoria was dragged out by
the hair of her head. Mary, queen of Scots,
was tossed out of the second story win
dow, followed by Hicks, the pirate. Head
Carpenter Walker of the theater, who was
also n member of Engine No. 3S, that lay
in Ann street. got so excited that he fell
headlong down the main entrance stair
way with Napoleon in one hand and Walk
er. flibuster, in the other. Andy Pur-
ten, the old foreman of Engine No. IA,
brought out two monkeys, one that gave
him mark that he carries to this day.
The happy family that attracted so
much attention in those days were deter
mined not to leave, the cage door was
thrown wide open and the birds and ami
mails punched with sticks to drive them
out, but few would accept their liberty
and were burned to death. All of the 1Oo,-
600 curiosities were destroyed. Western
Firemau
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

DIR. j. y. Peters was the mana ger OF the
expedition sent out by the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA in 1888 to explore the ruins
of Babylon. During the two years was
there" said he, ~ lived with many OF the
wild tribes around the marshes OF Arabs
ian. The conditions in which l found
them were most deplorable. They were II
most depraved race. robbing. cheating. ly-
inc and fighting being the daily outline
pf their existence. The principal diet OF
these people is half cooked barley bread,
.pd with a large percentage of the tribes
This forms the sole diet. When offered
- cents a day for diggers aud guards,
aa,, half the population applying to me for
work and was forced to reduce the day $
wages TO 10 cents. When one of these men
has a headache. his friends burn him with
rasihot irons. and many times / have seen
wounds carefully filed with iron rust.
Their government. or rather lack of gov
srnment. is a practical exhibition OF an
archy."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Disappearance of Game In America.

1t is really appalling TO compare the
enormous amount of game on this conti-
nent at the beginning Of the century with
the wretched remnant of today. AT that
time the American buffalo roamed the
prairies in countless thousands and was
probably the most numerous large animal
in the world. and now-but all Americans
know the shameful story of its extermina-
ton
Little more than hundred years ago
great herds of elk swarmed in the + en-
tucky and Illinois hunting grounds, and
even as late as 1890 a few could he found
in the district north of the Ohio river.
Today their fast diminishing pands are
confined to the mountains of the north
west The same sad story of fast ap-
preaching extinction is true of the other
game animals. the antelope, big horn.
mountain goat and the various kinds Of
deer--in fact. it is true of all our larger
mammals. Many persons living today
will see their final disappearance in wild
state.-Century Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
st. Augustine.

The city Of st. Augustine, on the east
ern coast of Florida, stands in one respect
pre-eminent among all tho cities of the
United States-it is truly an old city. 1t
has many other claims to consideration,
but these are shared with other cities.
But in regard to age it is the one member
Of its class.
Compared with the cities OF the old
world, St. Augustine would be called
young, but in the United States q city
whose buildings and monuments connect
the middle ages with the present time may
be considered to have a good claim to be
called ancient.
After visiting some OF our great towns
where the noise and hustle of traffic. the
fire and din of manufactures, the long lines
of buildings stretching out in every dlrec-
ton, with all the other evidences of active
enterprise, proclaim these cities creations
of the present day and hour, it is refresh
ing and restful to go down to quiet St.
Augustine, where one may gaze into the
dry moat of fort of medieval architec-
ture, walk over it's drawbridges, pass un-
der its portcullis and go down into its
dungeons, and where in soft semitropical
air the visitor may wander through mar
row streets resembling those of Spain and
Italy. where the houses on each side lean
over toward one another SO that neighborS
might almost shake hands from their upper
windows and are surrounded by orange
groves and rose gardens which blossom all
the year.-Frank X. Stockton in st. Mich
0lac
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Uuptip: wild With Tame Turkeys.

"Tame turkey, can be trained to hunt
wild ones," said Major A. ). Willis.
"I owned one called Dick down in Polk
county, Tenn, that obtained state repu-
tation. l was offered 500 for him at one
time, but then l thought he was a phe-
nomenal bird. Since his death, however,
| have discovered that the talent for hunt
ing wild turkeys is not uncommon among
tame ones The call of the wild fowl diff
ters from that of the domestic one, but the
latter can easily learn the formers calls If
the hunter is patient enough to teach
him. The tame turkey can be taught
so that he can be taken to the
woods and will then send forth the chal-
lenge call. If turkey cock is within
hearing. an answering note of defiance is
invariably made. This is replied to, and
finally the wild turkey will come very
cautiously until he sees the tame one, as
he il suspicious creature. but when he
sees the turkey his fears are gone, and he
starts at once to do battle. Then the
trained turkey runs, and the hunter
shoots.
"The advantages OF this method OF
hunting are very great. While hunt sr
can initiate turkey call very closely,
there is an accompaniment made by strik-
ing the ground with the wings which can
not be reproduced, and without this the
game is suspicious The hunting turkey
must be taken in hand when very young
and constantly drilled, but beyond the
patience required very little skill need to
exist upon the part of the trainer. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Selecting Roses.

If / wanted one climbing rose only, !
would select Gloire de Dion, and half a
dozen others would be Chestnut Hybrid,
climbing Deyoniensis, climbing Niphetos,
Waltham climber, Charles Lawson and
climbing Jules Margottin, says an Eng
lish writer. / have not included Marechal
Mel, as it can only be grown to perfection
in greenhouse, and in such selection it
would stand high. OF tea roses to grow as
bushes the following are to be recommend
ed: Catherine Mermet, Isabella Sprunt,
Niphetos, Souvenir d'Elsie, Sunset and w.
Allen Richardson The tea roses do not
produce such large, snowy blooms as the
hybrid perpetuals, but they are very deli
cately scented and choice and neat in form.
They are we'll adapted for making bou-
uuets and buttonhole flowers.
The most commonly grown roses are the
hybrid perpetuals, and they are such a
numerous class that it is difficult to select
a few from them without leaving out very
many good ones, but the following will
give satisfaction whether grown in a large
or small collection: Alfred Colomb, ,Centifo-
liza Rosea. Charles Lefebvre, Dupuy ia
main, La France, Marie Baumann, Madam
John Lang, Mrs. Harry Turner, Marechal
Valiant, Ulrich Brunner, Horace Vernet
and Earl of Pembroke. Newer varieties
than these could be named, but they are
more expensive, but not better for general
culture. Those named are all fragrant
roses, but some sorts are very deficient in
this merit.-Garden and Forest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
The RURAL HeelRA TO CITIES.


All tho Wosld Over People Are Flcckfna
From the Country to Reside In Towns
One of the remarka bio social features OF
this era is the large and constant move
ment of population from the country te
the cities-a movement that tends torural
depopulation. 1t is not confined to any
country or any part of the earth, but is
most marked in the oldest and most thick
" populated countries of Europe. 1t is
also d movement of considerable impor
tance to this hemisphere, and in the new
est of all civilized countries, Australia.
1t is best stated perhaps, as dispropor-
tionate growth of towns, to the extent that
in the past 80 or 40 years there has been
an. actual diminution of the rural popula-
tion in the greater portion of Europe and
in many parts of this continent and Aus
tralia.
Perhaps this movement has been most
marked in Great Britain and Ireland. The
migration of population from the rural
districts to towns was first apparent IN
Wales in 1851 1t did not become of any
Importance in England until some 10 years
later. During the last 90 years eight
counties in England and three in Wales
have lost 10 per cent of their rural popula-
tion-that is, the rural population in those
counties today is 10 per cent less than 1t
was 90 years ago. In some districts, par
ticularly in the southwest of the kingdom,
the decrease in rural population is as high
as 90 to 80 per cent. In Scotland the move
ment toward the towns began 60 years
ago, and parliamentary returns show that
the depopulation has been much greater
than in England and Wales, but the pre-
else percentage is not stated. The high
lands have suffered most, but the lowlands
have also lost heavily. The returns quoted
aver that the formation of deer forests,
which necessitate the dispossession and
driving away wholesale of very many fam
lilies, has played no important part in the
depopulation of the rural districts. This
indicates that to some deeper underlying
cause must be ascribed the great general
exodus from the rural regions.
The depopulation of Ireland has been
continuous and severe and general
throughout the country. 1t has not been
rural depopulation only, but general
emigration from both town and country.
1t began before the great famine of 1916
and has continued ever since. But even in
Ireland, with this general decrease of the
population as Il whole, there has been
great increase in the population of many
towns. Belfast has increased remarkably.
There seems to exist nowadays on the
part of many rural born persons an aver
sion to country life, and it would seem an
aversion that is spreading. Reasons to ac-
count for this are plentiful and will read
ily be conceived Whether there is any
remedy and whether remedy is required
arc other questions. New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Not Inquisitive.

Charles Godfrey Leland declares that he
hctes inauisitiveness with hatred only
equal to that which he reserves for gossip
and adds that he largely owes his faculty
for minding his own affairs to an incident
of his youth. At that time he met II naval
officer whom he greatly admired as model
of good manners and man of the world.
One day Leland repeated to him bit OF
gossip, which the other at once cut short,
saving that he never listened to such talk.
The remark made profound impression,
and one which time only confirmed and
strengthened.
George Boxer, the poet, was one who
studied men as if they were books, and he
one day entered Leland's room at Prince
ton and laid down by him on the table n
paper or picture with its back uppermost.
Leland took no notice of it, and after a
time Boxer asked:
'Why don't you look at that picture"
eff you wanted me to see it, was the
reply. "you would have turned it face
up"
~ put it there to see il you would look
at it" said Boxer. 81 thought you would
not. Youth S Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Sanflow's Strength.

The attendant handed Sandow three new
packs of cards. He took one pack and tore
it in two-oh, easily, easily. Then he took
one of the halves and tore that in two, hut
not so easily, because, as he explained ne
had so little to get hold of. 1.-The czar Of
Russia did that, he said, "when gave
INV exhibition before him. He is very
strong man. But here is something the
czar did not do"
He took the other two packs, placed
them together and tried to tear both in
two at once. 1t was terrible strain-a
struggle against the law that in union
there Is strength. Lifting dumbbells and
catching sacks did not make him puff and
gasp and sweat as this did. The edge Of
one of the cards made little cut on San
dow's right thumb. Some of the cards
ON the outside of the packs were torn and
scattered. Then at last with q tremendous
twist he parted the packs through the mid
ile.-New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
RockefelIer,s 3D."

John d. Rockefeller. the Standard Oil
millionaire, got along in business very
well as plain John Rockefeller until he
began to get rich. Then he appropriated
the letter ID as IA middle initial. Nobody
knows what this letter d stands for, and
nobody ever will
The millionaire thought he needed a
middle initial TO round out his signature
on a bank check. and he took the fourth
letter of the alphabet because it looked
we'll. His brother William, whose fortune
of $50 200, 900 was made in oil, too, never
added to the name his parents gave him.
John ID. has n Son named after him, and
.he ID in the boys name is a mystery too.
These two are the only ones in the Rocke-
feiler family who have more than one
Christian name. John d. s three daugk-
sers have short, simple names-B Bessie.
Alta and Edith. Ycrk World.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
A Thieyh,g Mink.

Two gentlemen were fishing on one OF
the rivers OF Maine The fish were quite
plenty. AMI sss fast as one was cau2nt lt
was thrown behind on the grass. After
some time one of the gentleman tbongbt
he would takn q rest and at the same time
examine his capture. But he could not
find a single fish. He charged his frlend
with having played him trick. but the
friend was a. surprised as was he. They
now determined to watch their next fish,
and their astonishment was unboundeu
when they saw q mink run out from mole
near by, snatch up the fish and carry i 90
70 the hole, where they afterwau toEaa
their entire capture cunningly hidden unr
tler some dead leaveR
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
4 QUEER ENGLISH DAIRY.
Its Limited supply Of MIX Snapped Up u
/. 20 Cents Pint.

+ 20 Cents . Pint.
In an important thorougl4are in the
| west end, London, is the only dairy in
and about the city where asses milk can
be procured. This fluid, as is well known,
| is q valuable remedy in certain complaints,
but only the rich can indulge in it very
freely, for it costs as cents pint.
The reason for this, as London report
er found out on visiting the milking sta
bles, is its slow production. In the stud OF
! milk asses nine animals were counted,
and though they are milked four times
! day each animal yields barely two pints
through the "a hours.
The milk is very thin and slightly sweet,
| with quite the flavor of coacoanut milk.
Consumptive persons and delicate infants
| are it's chief consumers. 1t is both nour-
ishing and yery easily digested. A fea-
ture of its therapeutic use is that when pre-
scribed for adults it has to be done in an
underhand way, as natural repugnance
exists with most persons against its use.
1t is told that one fashionable London
woman suffered an actual relapse when
| told what medicine" she had been drink
ing in ignorance.
1.-The winter is our busy season." the
manager of the stables is quoted as say
ing, especially during the foggy weather,
but unfortunately it is extremely difficult
| to obtain the milk just then.
''Sold outright to customer, any OF
the animals you see here would realize
over $50 and would probably be milked by
the patients own servants, who do not
| like the job, in nine cases out OF ten.
Many consumers, however, prefer to hire
an ass at a guinea a week and get all the
milk they can, and l have sent several as
far as Colchester. Brighton, Exeter and
| even Scotland, the customer paying all
the expenses.
''Persons put this costly fluid to curious
uses. One lady had two quarts a day reg
ularly for nearly six years, and we could
never find out what she wanted it for I'M
til after she went to America, when it
transpired that the milk was used as q
| face wash.
"We also have military gentleman on
our books who orders pint every morn
ing, and this appears on his breakfast ta-
BILE for ordinary use, while certain IA
nous dandy has been known to instruct
his valet to mix the milk with blacking,
SO as to impart more than usually bril-
liant gloss to his shoes.
"The orders are always given in advance,
| and after the first milking. at O'Clock in
the morning. the milk is put up as required
into glass bottles, which in turn are placed
in wooden cradles and carried by strap,
so that the risk of breakage is very small
indeed. New York Times
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

Some of the inhabitants Of Ward ! were
somewhat startled Saturday norninr BY the
antics of woman running to and fro, ap-
puently, insane and crying out that some
cne was trying to cut her throat. II vas .
Mrs. Larrabec, wife of John Larrabse, and
the doctors afterwards pronounced her to
to be snffeling from Mysteries. In the morn
IN; Marshal Crawford was notified ot her
condition and sJeaying her in good care ne
went to summon physician. Before the
phy.lcian arrived she broke array from the
keepers and ran out on the street in . ffsn-
xied couditi IN. When pursued she would
run like deer occasionally making bounds
Of nearly 10 feet. She was finally found
ard returned to her home. Sunday abe 90
away sg .io and was placed in the jdl.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
TREATMENT OF a TooTHAcHE.
How the Exquisitely Tantalizing Pains
May Be Promptly AIiayed.


May Be Promptly AliAyed.
Toothache is little thing in the book,
but many physicians would rather meet .
burglar at the door on dark night than
q call to cure bad toothache of several
days continuance. A hypodermic OF nNSs'
phine only Postpones the evil day, and usss-
ally the patient is respectfully referred to
the dentist. The tooth should not bo csS-
tracted while the jaw and gums are
famed and the latter swollen. and it
the physician's s duty to treat the case uni
the above conditions are removed. Alwa~s
keep small vial containing the follow
ing mixture: Chlorcform, git X; glycerin
git. X; sat. sol. &C carbol., git. X; NOR
phine, gr. j., with small wad of absorb
ent cotton. II the offending tooth has a
cavity or decayed surface, satarltea 4 small
pellet of cotton with the above mixture
and put into the cavity or against the de-
cayed surface. as the case may be. Never
pack the cotton in, or the more is the trou-
bic, but have the pellet small enough to
enter without crowdiug. In most cases
this Will end the trouble. When the gums
are swollen and tender, paint two or three
times, two minutes apart, with per
cent solution of cocaine. Thepatient may
have been eating good deal Of fruit. The
tongue and mucous membrane of the
mouth are pale-sour stomach-apd next
day the tcothache will return.
= Give 10 grains of subcarbonate OF bis
muth and 10 grains of phenacetin at once
and u similar dose before each of the three
following meals, with a laxative, if need.
ed, and stop all fruit for u fe W days, and
il will not return The same powder ev-
ery two hours with cessation of fruit eat
ing will stop the persistent, tormenting
neuralg gias.-I ohm T.. Weaver, NJ. D., in
Jenness Miller Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
Echoes From the Press.

Manufactured gold is said to be worth q
pennyweight, and any value in excess Of
this represents workmanship.
The length of the Nile river. according
to Stanley's survey, is 4, 100 miles.
Tea was introduced into Europe from
China about the end of the sixteenth CEN
tury.
Americans are credited with having the
poorest teeth of any people in the world. 1t
Is said the more brain work a person has
the worse his teeth become.
The highest lakes in the world are the
Himalayas in Thibet, where there are sorne
bodies of water as high as 10000 feet above
the level Of the sea.
Before the days OF coined money. tbs
Greeks used copper nails as currency.
The first w;ndmills were made by tho
SRracens.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

One of the department eRicials at the
State House is quite deg fancier himself
aud being generous wishal has probably
bought more dogs for the purpose OF giving
away than any other man in the State. He
se.t one to friend in New Hampshire last
week. He bought it for full-blooded set
ter, but some of the experts claim to see
traces of ether blood. 1t is said By his
friends that there lent 4 county in Maine
where he hasn'r ma ie some one happy with
the gift of dog Indeei. giving away
dogs is hobby with him, AMI be always
tries I, give good one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

An Aroostcok gentleman who was in th'
city Sunday saii that the b. & A. Railroad
i, getting more freight than was expected
an | notwithstanding dull times the prospect
for Increased freight is brighter than at first
anticipated. The Railroad Company has
crew of men who are waiting until spring
when operations will Immediately begin on
the extension from Houlton to Presque
Isle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
MAKE GOOD YOUR LOSSES
GIN PART)
On Defau|ted Mortgages,

II ron wish to collect or sell defaulted bonds or
mortgages on properties In Colorado. Illinois.
North and Sou b Dakota, Oregon, and Waning
ton. or on properties negotiated through LorK-
bard. Equitable, 6howalter, Jarvis CoDklln, and
other Mortgage and Trust Companies In any OF
the States " Territories. you can do 10 readily by
communicating with our Office.
Having facilities for serving your interests,
can do 90 economically and faithfully.
Uspsid and present Taxes should re.
ce1vs prompt attention., and excessive
taxation should be reduced. To these mat
hrs we pay immediate attention. not only effect
erty. Delay In these matters frequently injoje
titles. and we would advise you 10 sive them
) our immediate attention by comm unicating
oe'sfgl practice, and beiSg wel acquainted with
the Western court practice, believe can serve
your interests to Jour prodt and satlsfaction.
VIM. \. Titus, Attorney. at-l Law,
S4A sxashangten 49, Dsston, Mas.
so q
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
AueusIA FiaE AlAan.


IA Cushnoc Heights, Cor. Oxford and North
ern Avenue
~. Near Webber & Cages Mil.
y. Water st., Near railroad Bridge.
81. Water St., Granite Bank Building.
II. Break Key in Bangs Mn, East Side.
". Cor. Cony i Bangor Sts,
43. Cor. Middle East Chest
nut Sts.,
81 Arsenal, Ger. East'n Ave.,
f6. Hospital, (Private),
"a. Foot OF School St.,
49, Pettingills Corner,
10. Pulp Min, (Private),
Il. Break Key in Engine House.
u. Bridge St.. Cor. Spring.
-. Corner Sewaif and Green SITS.
20. Corner Winthrop and State Sts.
81. Corner State and Western Avenue.
-. state House, (Private).
81. Stapleton, Gage st.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

From an article ON the science Of ears
We CLEAN the interesting information that
itself, is of exact and elegant proportion
in its various parts, and another ear OF
small and good shape is that Of Miss "a
ZEN Terry In Nine. Antoinette Strings
ear similarity is noticeable, as far IS the
size and depth of the concha are concern
ed. to that Of NJ. Paderewski.-Paris Her
eld.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

A widowers' association has been formed
- Dresden. No man can. join unless his
wife is dead, and should he marry again he
becomes merely an honorary member. One
of the principal objects of the association is
to help new members-tha: is to say. newly
made widowers-by looking after their
wives funerals and putting ont his chill
dren, if he has any. TO nurse. There Is also
convivial object in view, and the widow
srs meet together for mutual sympathy and
entertainment
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-29

Col. Geo. A. Philbrook of the 81 Rsgi-
ment received, Sunday noon, request
from Mayor Shaw Of Bath for a compan,
of infantry to be detailed to guard property
on the ground of the Bath fire. Col. Phil
brook complied with the request. A later
dispatch from Mayor Shaw stated that she
troop, di exec llent work in guarding the
property and keeping order, and were bt-
having ep!cndidly.