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AN ALSA'ElAN LEGEND.
4 Peasant of Alsace Explains a Peculiarly
to Prussian Officer.

Peasant of AIsace Explains Peculiarly
to a Prussian Officer.
Thore is an anecdote related in French
provincial paper, which, if true, reflects
credit on the sInartness of the Alsatian
peasants, or, at all events, of the particu-
lar one whose neat reply to Prussian in
terlocutor is recorded therein. Tt appears
that in the church of Wintzenheim, vii
lage in Alsace, there is to be seen an enor-
nous silver mouse suspended near the al
tar. Recently the church was visited by a
Prussian officer, who, puzzled to under
stand the Specification attached to the
mouse, sought an explanation from vii
lager present in the building. The latter
explained the legend thus:
More than a century ago the whole Of
the countryside was overrun with mice,
which invaded the houses the fields, even
the beds of the inhabitants, who were un-
able to sleep, owing to the attacks made
upon them by these unweloome intruders.
Little children were especially tormented,
and the village schoolmaster, panied at
seeing numbers of disfigured faces round
him, had what, according to the legend,
turned out to be happy inspiration. He
called to mind the Israelites, the serpents
'-ASSS CAooo VSAO N0oeAy ceAAo WHO luoctuo YAK
en- by Moses to deliver them from the rep
tiles Rejecting on this, he conceived the
idea of endeavoringl to rid the locality of
the plague of mice by casting huge
mouse in silver, the sum required for the
purpose being raised by taxing the in
habitants according to their means. When
sufficient sum of money had been OBJ
tanned, the project being carried out the
silver mouse was suspended to the wall of
tho church, and from that day not mouse
was to be met with in field or house.
The Prussian officer, when the peasant
concluded, INDUCED in hearty laugh at
the expense of the simple villager and in
CURED with amazement whether it was
possible that in the present enlightened
age there were to be found peopleto be-
lieve implicitly in such superstitious nom
sense. ''Ah, sir retorted his companion.
1--WE are far from believing implicitly in
the story, for if we thought such miracle
had really taken place we should long
before now have given our last sou to make
German in gold and should have hung
him up in the church in order to get rid Of
all the rest"
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ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS.
How to Render Quick Aid to Person Who
Has Been Shocked

~@S" w AS0AANCA xuASh AAu W q Z cISOu w no
Has Been Shocked.
An English electrical paper calls atten-
tion to the Importance of instructing per-
sons not only how to treat those injured
by an electric shock, but more particular
ly how to remove such victims from the
circuits when such circuits are still alive
He cites cases in which second death
was caused or nearly caused by the prevail
ing ignorance as to how such victims
should be handled. He points out the dan
ger of touching the body except through
the medium of some insulating material
and suggests first taking off some ones
own clothes and wrapping them around
the hands, or of making bundle of such
clothes and forcing them between the VIC
tim and his connection with the earth
On this subject The Electrical World says
1.-THE publication of DR.. d'Arsonval's val
liable 'formula'-namely, that a man
shocked by electricity should be treated as
II drowned, has called forth other articles
on this subject, among which is recent
one by German doctor in one of our con-
temporaries.
With genuine German thoroughness he
states that the first thing to be done is to
get . physician, then to treat the burns
like any other burns, etc., adding that
they are not generally dangerous. AS we
are mere laymen, it may not seem proper
for us to express any radically different
opinions on medical matters, yet, being
Americans, we venture to suggest that it
would be far better to advise a person to
send some one else for the physician, and
meanwhile try at once to resuscitate the
victim by artificial respiration. leaving the
care of the burns to the undertaken, or to
the physician, if resuscitation is success
full. Thoroughness is a good thing, but
little common sense is sometimes better"
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went to the shlpyard he found everything

went to the shlpyard he found everything
satisfactory.
Il see you came down last night and
attended to it yourself, he said, and then
he asked more pleasantly, "How is your
baby?"
She died shortly after left the house
for the yard last night" answered the
other in a low voice..
just an incident in everyday life.-New
York Tribune.
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RESTAURANT FOR SALE.

OWING to the demands of other business the
subscriber offers for sale at a bargain one
OF the best restaurant and dining rooms in
Portland. Centrally located. within five min
utes walk of steamboats, and depots, on the
lines OF the horse cars to all parts of the city;
well equipped with all modern appliances, con
20 furnished rooms in connection and with an
established patronage of some II years stand
Ing. The house is splendid opportunity for
an energetic man. Rent low and complete
surrender. Low figure. G. DA SYLVIA, Nos
81, %, % and 81 Pearl street, Portland, Me.
aug31d1w*
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Japan iaments the decrease of foreign
visitors, who formerly spent SO much
money in the country. Since the agita-
tlon about the treaties has aroused regu-
lar antiforeign feeling people are afraid to
come lest they should be molested in tray
cling.
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Take the PRESS, it contains all the
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WANTED.

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NOR SALE-SIoop yacht 81 feet long
Il feet beam: fittings first class, nearly
new. Apply to W. A. ALLEN. foot of Preble
street, Portland, Maine. 3-tf
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WANTED-Situaton as entry or billing
clerk or travelling salesman, by young
man with five years experience in retail gro
ceres. Address &. w., Box "a, Deering, Me.
81
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WANT A CLOCK.

OF any kind at any price, have the largest stock
- OF new style Clocks in the city at bottom
prices. MCKINNEY, the Jeweler, 459 Congress
street, Monument Square. Open evenings.
mar2sdH
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TO LET.

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one week for rs cents cash in advance
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TO LET-RENTs.

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WAN,IED-Washing to do by a woman who
" will take clothes home or 20 out and also
house cleaning. Please call at MRS HILL. 16
Madison st. al
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

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CLOCK REPAIRING

1 HAVE made speciality of clock repairing for
years and am familiar with all its brancbss
Myprices are reasonable, my work strictly firsteass
prop me postal and / will send for your clooE
MckENNEY. the Clock Maker 459 Congress- 81
Monument Square. sent%Tf, o.
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EOR SALE-At South Portland, new house
nearly completed, fine location, good
neighborhood. handy to ferries; will be sold
low on monthly instruments of SIS. INQUIRE
+. H. HARTFORD or E. t. NICHOLS, South
Portland. ali
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r. MPLOYMENT-As smart lady or gentleman
~ at once in every town, to sell new book
at greatly reduced price; sales quickly made;
70 right person from SIS to $40 per day. Ad-
Me.
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FOR SALE-2oO light dynamo (nearly new
l. rs light dynamo with lamp, volunteer
etc.: these machines are of first class make
and will be sold cheap or exchanged RICH
ARDSON& CO., ATS IL Congress street. (op-
pOsite Preble.) al
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TO LET--RoOMs.

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WANTED.

A gentleman to represent am
Old.line Mutual Life Insurance
Company in Maine, as General
Agent. Address, w. f. LUNT,
No. IT'S DevOnshire ST., Room
2O5, Boston, Mass. sep1d3t
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WANTED-We want to build limited num-
~, Der of comfortable cottage houses at
Woodfords for reliable parties; homes can be
secured in this way by simply paying small
amount down, balance in monthly payments.
RICHARDSON & CO., 478 IL Congress street.
toPposlte ffeDle.) Bill
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WANT DESTINATIONS.

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ITO LET.-2 or suites of rooms. all very
pleasant, $50 Congress street suitable
for offices or otherwise. L. o. BEAN & CO.,
Monument square. e9I
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ITO LET-Room in law Office; fully furnished ::
Il cheap. Address at once, M b. this paper,
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FOR SALE--New cottage house of rooms
at East Deering, on line Of horse cars:
large piazzas, cemented cellar. Sebago water,
nne drainage. Price $1,000. onequarter down,
Dalance by the month. RICHARDSON & CO.,
40 IL congress street. Zone filght) Bill
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ITO LET-Large:sunny room with dressing
L room and large closet adjoining. IN
quire at No. II Free street. l-tf
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WANT the public to know that plenty of re-
~ liable help can be found at nv Office.
lo9 l-2 Federal street. Men and women, boys
ana girls OF all nationalites ard for all branches
Of work; A first class employment office.
VINO. ALMEh Boil
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WATCH REPAIRING.

NEW Resilient Waltham Mainsprtngs only TIC,
~ warranted; cleaning and Kidnapping only
81 Sc; cleaning 800 All work strickIy frstclais
and warranted. Twenty-Five years watch maker:
MCKINNEY. the Watch Maker, 459 Cong ress al
Monument Square. septldtf
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FOR SALE-In Falmouth on road leading
from Portland to Yarmouth. farm of 50
acres with stock and tools 8 ~ miles from
Portland. J. W. MERRILL, Falmouth, Me.
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RINGS. RINGS. RINGS

NOR SALE-Oakdale, new IL story
l. house. rooms. sSebago, water closet.
cemented cellar. perfect drainage, large
lot. Price $500. or $500 down or would rent
to q. desirable family. D. Il. FkOHOCk, rs
William street, or Fohock's Two Price
Clothing store, 413 Congress street. ii
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ITO LET-Rent at 40 Cumberland street,
l. six rooms. Inquire of W. H. SARGENT,
corner Cumberland and Washington streets.
Al
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FOB SALE.
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Head for one week for rs cts in advance.

EOR SALE-Three large show cases,1 counter
4 case feet long; 1 wall case 8 l-2 by 16,
glass doors. IA drawers; glass case s by 20,
all glass. Very desirable cases for millinery or
other purposes. N. s. GARDINER, 1856 Mid
die street. Al
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RIO LET-Desirable sunny rooms over H. P.
1 8. Goods and Geo. C. Shaw & Co.'s
stores, Congress st. Fine location for dentists
or DOCTOR Inquire GEO. G. SHAW & co.
EA@ may22-H
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ITO LET-Large front room, furnished
Il cabinet bed, use of bath. suitable for
gentleman and wife or two ladies, No. liz
Franklin street or IS Milk street. 3l-l
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ITO LET-House containing 10 rooms; bath.
!. L steam heat sebago water; just put in
thorough repair in first class location. Also
one containing nine rooms bath and Sebago;
in perfect order the same as above. For fur.
ther particulars call on N. s. GARDINER. 1875
Middle street. 3o-I
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ITO LET.-Small.tenem in center of the
s5 Exchange street. s9-I
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7 OST-pair of gold rim eye glasses, on
~ Moulton street, gold.chain attached. If
the gentleman seen picking same up would
klndiy nave them left at the wharf of the
greatly obliged. 10Y 70
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MONEY TO LOAN-on first and second
1Nl mortgages on real estate, commercial
paper, stocks. bonds, personal property or
any good collateral security at the lowest
market rates. For terms. etc.. INQUIRE of "A.
G. LIBBY co., AZ 1-2 Exchange street.
Portland, Me. ang3l-4
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Two BE LET-Brick building No. IL Pleasant
Il street. suitable for manufacturing estab
lishment; with or without steam power. For
particulars apply to EDWARD B. WINSLOW,
Portland Stone Ware Co., or WILLIAM X.
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Two LET-Choice furnished rooms, every
4 thing desirable. Inquire in a. m.
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UNFINISHED house to let, No. Al Grey st.
inquire afternoon on the premises. 22-2
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
NOT AN ITALIAN.
The Assassin of President carnot Was

The Assassin OF President Carnot Was a
Swiss.
ROME, June 26.-An investigation
which the Italian authorities have made
into the identity of Santo, the assassin,
shows he is not an Italian, but comes
from Ticino, the southernmost Canton
of Switzerland where large majority
of the inhabitants speak Italian.
There no longer seems any doubt that
the assassination was the result of a
plot to avenge the deaths of Valiant
and Henry, the recently executed
anarchists He acknowledges that he
is an anarchist, and feeling runs high
in Paris against that class.
LYONS, June 20. mob gathered
last night, marched to the Italian quar-
ter and sacked the stores and resi-
dences of the residents. The police
make 300 arrests
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
FORTY LIVES LOST.

A Tug Boat Goes Down in New York
Harbor.
New YORK, June 25.The tug boat
James D. Nichol, with sixty-three ex-
cursionists and crew of ten or twelve,
sank three miles off the Highlan'&
She had license to carry fifty passen-
gers, but it is said there were seventy
five on board While on her return
trip from the fishing banks the sea was
running high and the vessel careened,
soaring the passengers, who rushed to
the other side. This caused another
lurch and the vessel went to the bottom
like lead At last accounts forty-fve
persons were unaccounted for and it is
believed that number were drowned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
nj. cASlMlR. PERlER
Elected President OF the French Republic
.lI Ns. at Versailles.

v l. .
Elected President Of the French Republic
at Versailles.
VERSAILLES, Paris, June 2S.--Casi-
mier Perier was yesterday elected
president of France in succession to
Carnot by the senate and chamber Of
deputies, sitting asa national assembly.
The great palace of Versailles was
filled with spectators long before the
session began. Chancellor Lacour,
president Of the senate, presided and
called the body to order at p. m. The
voting was closer than was antici-
pated. The assembly consists of SS4
members. On the first ballot Casimir-
Perier had 451 votes, clear majority
Of only eight in the full assembly,
though only s53 votes were cast.
[Casimir- is of u family which
has been distinguished in France ever
since the first revolution. Two of the
family, presumably the grandfather
and great uncle of the new president
established banking house in Paris
about century ago that eventually
became the Bank of France. One of
these two was famous minister Of
state. His son was a prominent per-
sonage in the days of the second re-
public, and came into office immediate
" upon the overthrow of the second
empire. He died in 1876. The presi-
dent-elect became minister of foreign
affairs and prime minister last Deem
Der. Retiring therefrom a few weeks
ago, he was chosen president Of the
chamber Of deputies, which place he
occupied when Carnot was assassinated.
He is a thorough republican, but de-
cidedly conservative.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
PULLMAN.
American Railway Union After the Pullman
-tf#6 Car Co.

American Railway Union After the Pullman
Car Co.
CHICAGO, June a5.--The american
Railway Union, as a result of the eS-
ecutive session. notified the Pullman
Company that unless it is agreed BY
noon tomorrow to arbitrate the
differences with It's strikers, all the
Pullman cars in the United States,
Canada and Mexico will be boycotted.
The union has no idea the company
viii comply and a boycott is considered
certain. officials of the Pullman COM
pany declare that they will hear to no
proposals for arbitration from the
American Railway Union. 1t is sale,
that restitution and starvation threat
en- the Pullman strikers About nine
thousand of the fifteen thousand in
habitants of Pullman are now being
fed by the relief committee.
LUDLOW, KY, june 27.-Two hun
dred employees of the Pullman com
pany have struck in obedience to or
ders from Chicago and will remain out
until the company will arbitrate with
the Chicago strikers.
ST. Louis, June 27.-The Pullman
employees, numbering nearly four hun
dred have struck in sympathy with
the Chicago strikers. This leaves the
company with only its shops at Will
mington, Del, in which to conduct re-
pairs on its ears
CHICAGO, June 81 Efforts of the II
linois Central to carry Pullmans caused
strike on that line All suburban
traffic is tied up because Of the switch
mems strike.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
IN AM ERICA.
President Cleveland's Message Regarding
Carnot's Death.

1reSiueHU SIeNcanOS 4hcSSaSe hcSaEulhS
Carnot's Death.
WASHINGTON, June a5.-'rhe president
in a message to congress this morning
announcing the death of the president
of the French republic at the hands of
an assassin, says:
This terrible event which has over
taken our sister republic cannot fail to
deeply arouse the sympathies OF the
American nation, while the violent ter
mination of career promising SO much
in aid of liberty and advancing civili-
zation should be mourned as an attic
ton of mankind"
The president also directed the fol-
lowing message be sent to Ambassador
Eustis in Paris.
Express to the minister of foreign
affairs the profound sorrow with which
the president and American people have
heard of the atrocious crime which has
robbed sister republic of its wise,
humane and patriotic chief magistrate.
s(Signed) GRESHAM.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
DoUBLY' FATAL.
Man Killed While Resisting Arrest--Police-
man VIII Die

Man Killed While Resisting Arrest--Police-
man VIII Die.
CLINTON, June 26.-While resisting
arrest William Ryner was shot through
the body and fatally injured by Officer
John Cole. Cole was severely handled
in the fight which took place in at
tempting to put Ryner under arrest.
Later Ryner died, and shortly after
the announcement of his death an in
furiated mob of the lawless element,
friends of the deceased, gathered with
the avowed intention of lynching Cole,
but We're prevented by special deputies
sworn in for the occasion. Thirteen
special police We're placed as guards
around the house. Cole is in a pre-
cartons condition from the fracture of
the skull received in the fight and will
die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
SIGNS Of FIMEs.
President cleveland Thinks They Arc
Very Propiti0us.

President Cleveland Thinks They Arc
Very Fropitiaus.
WASHINGTON d. O., June 26.---The
president in speaking laat nightiof the
financial situation said. The offer OF
certain New York banks to replace
from their vaults gold drawn from the
government treasury for shipment
abroad is certainly thoughtful and
patriotic. 1t not only tends to main
tain the treasury's gold reserve in good
condition, but it adds to the stock Of
popular confidence, which is at all
times important The elements which
make up our actual situation do not
justify any apprehension; apd the adj
ministration still adheres I'd it's pledge
and determination to protect our ma
tional credit at all hazards and to keep
the quality of our money equal to the
best SO far as the limits of executive
power permit. !"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29

water supply is taken from the Des
river, whiehAhas large island in it OPP
posite the city. Experimental wells
have been sunk in this island, which is
composed entirely Of sand, and 1T has
been found that water comes into them
fast enough to furnish the water sup
ply. This will give a natural
sand filter Of several hundred feet and
will give Fort Dodge the purest kind
of water. Samples Of the water were
tested by the state board of health and
praye this.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
IN FRANCE.
Rioting Exists at Various Points in the
Republic.

y d
Rioting Exists at Various Points in the
Republic.
PARIS, June 27-Riotous mobs have
done and are doing great damage to
Italians in various portions of the re-
public. Six hundred people were ar
rested for rioting. The anti-Italian
sentiment is growing intense and em-
ployers are discharging Italian work
men. The body of the dead president
arrived in Paris yesterday morning and
was at once conveyed to the Elysee
palace. Santo was brought up for ex-
animation yesterday and said he alone
was responsible for the act of violence;
that he was an anarchist and devoted
to the policy of violence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-29
PRENDERcAST's CASE.
Judge Payne Decides What the Defense
Must Prove.

Judge Payne Decides What the Defense
Must Prove.
CHICAGO, June Pin the Prender-
CAST case yesterday Judge Payne in
deciding a point raised by the counsel
announced that he will instruct the
jury that the defense must prove the
assassin became insane since the last
trial, otherwise the former verdict must
stand even though Prendergast is
found to be insane at the present time.
The prisoner created a scene during
the days session in attempting to adj
dress the court. He was put on the
stand and examined by Judge Payne.
Prendergast'st testimony was incoherent
in the main, but at times his answers
were surprisingly shrewd and sarcas-
tic.