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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08
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NxW 1oxE. Aug. z.
Receipts. slices pkss; exports. sas
bols; 6i.ses sacks: s.ies, 7ieo PkGs: quiet, held
low extra. q ss42 50; CITY mills ssssas Is; pat
ems. so.4 -; winter Wheat. low grades.
ps q So "a s.. e ssosy oe.. 81
straights. ooss 70. patents. 5 10 400, rye
mixtures. 25a2 80; supe hne 6Sa 10; hne.
SOUTHERN FLouR-steady, quiet; common to
far extra 2a3; good TO choice S.o0aS-5o.
RYE FLouR- qa:ct, stesdy;--t2 6oa$3.e0.
CORN MKAL-quiet., firm;
Western, 2 65aa 20; Brandywine. 2.70.
RrK- nominal; W estarn. &cas7. ssa sa
BARLEY-out of season No. Milwaukee, 65a67
western. e3ae7; two rowed state. esad6; No.
Toronto. e4as6. - @s-Sf ee4
two rowed state 7oa7s; slxlowed state soass; city
made Canada iooalot.
WukAT-Reoeipts. eio,l5o bush: exports. %, SOC
sales, s., 600; dull, fl IN, cents np;--
No. REQ. STORE and elevator. 5gia59.
aaoat. 5s.a-, fob. 6oa6oi, No. l hard. 70ia7ol
No. spring TRAPS; No. northern 6la67i
No, sred. 81: No sprins solasOl; unSraded
red 72.s7sl; No. white, 5si
CoaS-heoeipt,. gs.o; Exports, a.1S9' saies'
eco scarce; dul decidedly hShe sao.,
2, e5a65i elevator; 67a67 snoat; No. 5. Aais
=; steamer aiioaI a.; yellow. 400; un.
graded mixed. 45ss5ii steamer mixed. asia
o'Ars-nsoeipt.. III. 900, exports. 50 bash,
sales. $1,000; dull, lower, weak; -
No. =. S,a&9; do white. t4aiii; No.
Ch,casS, 39Ai0, No 3, 37ss7. DO white,
42Ia--; pux,d Western, 39aiO; do white,
iOa50; Whit stat'. i0a50.
BkkF- quiet, sieady; beef hams, dali; tierced
be f. quiet, STEADY, city extra India mess,
s7asls; cut meals. firmer, quiet; picked
bellies, IL lbs, at 5; picked shoulders, 6ia6i
picked hams. llaal2: miadles, nominal.
LARD dun, hrmer
N.si+ ss.an. closed, s9.65; --------' city,
81 e0a7 90; - refner, INN; Continent
S7.76a--; a, rs 90; compound pap, 81. 00a$6. %
fokS- quiet, firm; ---- sales, -ools
mess, III 50 "a -: xrra prime. $l3 0oasis.25.
BgrrsH- fair demand, s'eady; -
state dairy new !5a2i; do old. l0ai4; do creamery
new ;2ial6. do creamery new IA % do factory,
IL 10; llgirs 2Ja23 .olis. Halo.
GHEgsE- firm. fairly active
state large. 7asJ; do fancy s5ass; fancy old
~. %: state small, 7aa9i, do new,
9!aWi; Old, Al do white. loalo'' mart sklmr
3 5; do new 'ie9t: tu. stisn', 2a2i: Western
small, old loaalei; Western part skins, new Sac.
PE1EoLEUs-- steady, quiet; United. So
CoFFEE-ric, dull, steady; ~" z. l6ial6s.
srGAE-raw quiet, steady; refined. dull
No. /. 3 s-lSs4; No. P. J els,7; No. 4
4 az BID; No. 9. ) l5-i6a4a; No. =, 3 .6ai
No. s, 33ii3 Is 10, No. ., ll-l6a3 rs;
No. 10, x ,S 1916; No. IL, 3 9-16isi; No
IL, 3Aa3 ll.l6: No. Is. 3, of, q is4 sic
mould, 4 II loaf; standard, . 47-l6a4s
contectionera. \ -l6aii, cut loaf. 5ls5 5-lo;
crushed. 5ls5 10, powered, 4 1t16s45; graz
ulated, 7,i6aii; ou5es ll.l6a1.
fra'ghts TO Liserpooi-market, depressed, dull
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08
nARxEI REPoau.
The Stock Market.

TLese quotations are furnished daily BY S. j.
Hega ~. manager Baldwin Bros. Co., stock brok.
erage Office in this city.
| Aug :. 1884.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08
A Good Appetite

Always accompanies good health, and an
absence of appetite is an indication of some
thing wrong. The universal testimony given
by those who have used Hoods Sarsaparilla
as to its merits in restoring the appetite,
and as a purifier of the blood, constitutes
the strongest recommendation that can be
urged for any medicine.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills, biliousness,
jaundice, indigestion, sick headache. 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08
Chicago Market.

I'LL: hsw fork Munzy Market.
NKw YORK. Aug.
Money. easy, /, ....
Prime mercantile paper 3laii.
Government oonds. steady.
Railroads. stronger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08

FLOUR Receipts. slices nkGs: exuorts. 325
bbls; Ga 522 sacks: sates, 7io0 pkgs: quiet, held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08

Senator Lodge says 1t will be the senate
bill or nothing. We have had nothing SO
long now that we can stand 1t a year or
two longer. Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08

"ex-div. ibid. iasked.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
Injuries to the Eyes.

An oculist of long experience in this
city, who was recently asked to state
the most common causes of accidental
injuries to the eye, replied: "Among
children, throwing stones and playing
'shinny'-a most dangerous game. An
other not infrequent cause of accident is
allowing children to stand about the
kitchen range when the cook is frying
fat that sputters and flies about the
room. Among adults, the umbrella (its
point when carried open in a crowd
and tip when carried closed over the
shoulder) is quite common cause Of
injury and flying cinders another. But
most of the cases we treat are not due to
accident. but rather to the prolonged
misuse Of the eyes by close application
either in dim or glazing light. and Of.
ten injuries arise from strictly oonstitu-
tionai disorders. "-Philadelphia REQ.
ord
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
COINS OF LITTLE PRACTICAL USE.

The Gold Dollar Had No Utility, While the
Three Cent Piece Served Purpose.
To one who has not given the subject
thought il would seem that the most
useless coins ever issued by the United
States were the silver 3 cent pieces.
They were small, as thin as sheet Of
MANILA paper, and before they finally
disappeared from circulation they came
to be regarded as nuisances.
Although there is much to be said
against the annoying little coins, they
were, as a matter of fact, Of far greater
utility, as far as circulation is concern
ed, than another coin. This is the gold
dollar, which, experts at the subtreas-
ury say, has never served any useful
purpose. Said Maurice Muhleman, cash
ier Of the subtreasury, recently:
"Fron tho mutilated condition of the
gold dollars sent here for redemption it
is positively shown that the public do
not regard them as coins. Their only
use appears to be for bangles, necklaces,
watch charms, scarfpins and the like
1t is doubtful if one in a thousand ever
really passed in circulation.
with the 3 cent silver piece it was
different. When first coined, the coun-
try had nothing in the shape of coin
between the huge copper cents and half
cents and the silver half dime. The
small coin was hailed as blessing and
became popular at once. There was an
excellent reason for its issue also.
Strange as it may seem, it was not
provided for by a coinage act, but by an
act revising the postal rates. This law
lowered the cost for transmitting the
unit Of weight for letters from to 8
cents IL was deemed advisable by con-
gress thereupon to issue a coin of CORE
spending denomination. The coin was
of great utility and circulated freely un.
til the advent of the nickel. New
York Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07

THE ORIGIN OF OMENS.
Survival of Some Celestial superstitions In
Modern Times.

Survival of Some Celestial superstitions In
Modern Times.
Something of the influence of ancient
astrology is shown in the popular belief
that the rising and setting of Sirius, the
dog star, infuses madness into the
canine race. In our medical prescrip-
tions, too, the old superstition appears.
The ornamental part of the apothecary's
II is none other than the sign of Jupi-
ter, under whose special care medicines
were supposed to have been placed, and
our nostrums are still compounded un-
der the symbol Of Jove's protection. The
letter itself-recipe, take-and its -four
ish mean substantially this: "Under the
good auspices of Jove, the patron Of
medicine, take tho following goods in
the proportions set down" Some try TO
throw the responsibility for the symbol
r back to Raphael, but the sum of evil
donco points to Jupiter as its patron.
In America Friday is additionally in
good reputc. Columbus sailed ON Fri
day and first discovered land ON Friday,
the Pilgrims landed ON Friday, and on
Friday Washington was born. Yet even
in America, Notwithstanding all these
"best accidents" n flavor of misfortune
attends tho day, and the statistics Of
travel and mercantile transactions for
Friday show how widespread is the prcj-
udice against it.
Other days less generally maligned
are Gains birthday, the first Monday in
April; the Sd Of May, called the "dis-
nal day" in the highlands Of Scotland,
and Dec. 81, when Judas hanged him.
self Apropos Of Judas, the superstition
of unlucky 10 probably has its origin
with that unworthy disciple The i'll
omen dates from the last supper, when
13 sat at table. One denied his Master
and went out and hanged himself, and
since that time "twelve grouped to-
gether fear another one. " A deep seated
prejudice obtains against any given l3
dipping together in the dish, lest one
fall victim TO misfortune before the
end of the year. The existence Of the
defiant Thirteen club" in New York,
which makes that luckless number the
pivot ON which all its doings turh,
should do something to dispel this time
stained superstition. -Chautauquan.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
ONLY A SCRATCH NEEDED.
The Frequency OF Blood Poisoning Among
the Meat Packers.


"It would surprise you to know" re-
Gently remarked an officer OF one of our
large packing houses, "how frequent
cases of blood poisoning are among our
employees, and the cause in most of
these instances would doubtless surprise
you more A scratch on the hand from
n bono Of calf's head or pigs foot
often disables man for week, and,
strangely enough, in almost every case
that has come under my notice the
scratch has been so slight as TO be al
most imperceptible.
"The first intimation the man has Of
his injury is a swelling of the forearm,
accompanied by smarting pain. Both
swelling and pain generally extend to
the shoulder, under which a large lung
sometimes forms. Even after the pres
ence of the scratch has been in this
manner demonstrated it is often impos-
siblo to detect It, 1t is usually caused,
in the case Of the calf's head by the
sharp edge ON the bono of the neck, due
to tho carelessness Of the butcher who
sewers the head from the carcass. If he
does his work well and his cloaycr has
severed the joint perfectly, all is well,
for there is no sharp edge to cut, but if
he has missed the joint by even hairs
breadth, which happens in five cases out
of ten, there is an edge on the bone that
will probably work mischief.
"Of course none Of these cases has
ever resulted seriously, as prompt meas
ures are always taken and as we always
insist that man so injured Immediate
ly consult physician. This rule we
never vary, for we feel bound to retain
man ON the pay roll while suffering
from such an accident, even though he
be untitled for work, and the unskillful
treatment of an apothecary, on which
many of them would like to rely, or the
even less satisfactory methods of home
surgery would only prolong the term Of
idleness. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
Irish Superstitions.

Mr.. ie Fanu, writing ON Irish super
stitions, says: "The 80 called battles of
the Derins (bnryings) originated in the
superstition that the last person buried
has, in addition to his other troubles, to
allay the thirst Of all previously laid in
the churohyard. Where the water car
ried is procured have never heard, but
as much is wanted, the atmosphere be-
ing very hot. the labor involved is in
cessant and the carrier not relieved till
the next funeral takes place. Peasants
have been known to put shoes or boots
into coffins to save the feet Of their rela-
tives on these weary water carrying
walks. Our neighbor, John Ryan, pro-
vided two pairs of shoes in his wife's
coffin--a light pair for ordinary wear
and strong pair for bad weather. -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
THE OK CART.
somc Facts Concerning That laundering
but Picturesque Vehicle.

but Picturesque Vehicle.
One would scarcely expect to find OK
carts made in this city, but they are
made here by one manufacturer rs part
of general wagon making business.
The sale of OK carts in this country is
decreasing. Here the use of them has
always in large measure been confined
to the rough and hilly farms of the New
England and middle states, and even in
those states they are now giving way to
carts and wagons drawn by horses Old
farmers brought up to use OK carts con-
tinue to use them, but their sons do not
The younger men buy not oxen, but
horses, not OK carts, but wagons and
horse carts. How much of this change
is due to the fact that the stony, hilly
lands are now pretty well cleared and
that oxen are less needed for plowing,
how much is due to the spirit of the
age with its quicker movement in all
the fields of labor, how much to great
er inclination toward luxury, it might
be difficult to say, but the OK cart is
passing away. 1t is still used, however,
to some extent. It may be met perhaps
in the haying field, perhaps under the
spreading elms at the village black
smiths shop. The cart met amid such
surroundings is quite as likely to have
been made in the city as in the country,
for they are all substantially alike.
The only important changes that have
been made in OK carts in many years
have been the substitution of iron for
wooden axles and the broadening Of the
face of the wheel. All OK carts are now
built with iron axles and inch tires.
New York city built OK carts are sold
in western Connecticut, in western
Massachusetts and in New York, and
occasionally in remoter parts of this
country. There is a steady demand for
them from the planters of the West In
dies and Of Central and South America.
An OK cart costs about $1O0.-New
York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE.
Not unlikely That 1t May All Be Made
BY Chemical Processes.

Not unlikely That 1t May All Be Made
by Chemical Processes.
"Do you mean to predict that all our
milk, eggs, meat and flour will in the
future be made in factories?"
"Why not, if it proves cheaper and
bettor to make the same materials than
to grow them? The first steps, and you
know that it is always the first step
that costs, have already been taken. 1t
is many years, you must remember,
since | first succeeded in making fat di-
rect from its elements | do not say that
we shall give you artificial beefsteaks at
once, nor do l say that we shall ever
give you the boefsteak as we now obtain
and cook il. We shall give you the
same identical food, however, chemical
", digostiyely and nutritively speaking.
Its form will differ, because it will
probably be n tablet But it will be q
tablet of any color and shape that is de-
sired. and will think, entirely satisfy
the cpicuroan senses OF the future, for
You must romCmber that the beufstcak
of today is not the most perfect of pic
lures either in color on composition.
Tea and coffee could now be made
artiGcially," continued the professor
"if the necessity should arise, on the
commercial opportunity, through the
necessary supplementary mechanical in
yentions, had been reached. "
"And what about tobacco?"
"The essential principle of tobacco,
as you know, is nicotine. We have oh
tainod pure nicotine, whose chemical
constitution is perfectly understood, by
treating salomino, natural glucoside,
with hydrogen. Synthetic chemistry has
not made nicotine directly as yet, but it
has very nearly reached it, and the la
boratory manufacture of nicotine may
fairly be expected at any time. Conine,
the poisonous principle of hemlock, has
been made synthetically, and it is so
close in its constitution to nicotine and
so clearly of the same class that only
its transformation into nicotine remains
to be mastered, problem which is not
very difficult when compared with 9th
ers which have been solved. The parent
compound from which the nicotine of
commerce will be made exists largely in
coal tar. From an Interview With
Professor Berthelot, the French Chemist,
in McClure's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
MAxIMUS.

I hold him great who, for loves sake,
Can give, with generous, earnest win,
Yet he who takes for loves sweet sake
think hold more generous still.
bow before the noble mind
That freely some great wrong forgives,
Yet nobler Is the one forgiven
Who bears that burden well and lives.
1t may be hard TO gain and still
To keep u lowly, stcadfast heart,
Yet ho who loses has TO fill
A harder and trucr part.
Glorious 10 Is TO wear tho crown
OF deserved and pure success.
He who knows how TO fail has won
A crown whose luster Is not less.
Great may he be who can command
And rulo with just and tender sway,
Yet is divincr wisdom taught
Better by him who can obey.
Blessed arc they who die for God
And earn tho martyrs crown Of light,
Yet he who lives for God may be
A greater conqucror IN his sight.
Adelaide Proctor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
A cHlLD'S DAYS JOURNEY.
Little Feet which All Day Long Mark the
Passing Moments.


How many miles a day the little feet
of young children will travel is often q
source Of wonderment to parents who
lovingly watch them. This restless &C.
tivity was never better illustrated than
by very old story, which may interest
readers of this column.
A grandfather who had little to do
except to watch the curious antics of his
grandchildren as they played around the
house resolved that for one day he
would follow one little fellow who
seemed especially restless, prying into
everything from morning till night.
1t proved much more of a job than he
had expected. Noon came, and if the
child was not wearied the man was, but
he had set out to go wherever the child
led, and he persevered. Toward night
there came q sudden end TO the expert
ment, when the child crept through be-
tween the rounds of chair where the
space was entirely too narrow for a
grown man to follow. He had TO ac-
knowledge himself beaten at last.
Whether the baby turned back and
winked ono eye at its grandfather the
story does not tell. No doubt, however,
the baby's mother thought he did
Boston Budget.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
The Dog In British Poetry.

In the mediaval metrical romances
are found the first noteworthy references
in our language TO the dog Thomas the
Rhymer of Ercildoune wrote "Sir iris
tram" some time in the thirteenth CEN
tury. The story is familiar, of course,
but the pathos Of it is here augmented
by the knights dog also being brought
under the spell of the fatal love potion:
An hounde ther was biside
That was y-clept Hodain.
The coupe he licked that tide,
Though doun it sett Brongwain.
Tristram and the beautiful Isolde Of
Ireland,
Thai loved with all ther might,
And Hodain dede al so.
When Tristram was banished to Wales
and fought for Trianour
The king welp he brought
Bifor Tristrem the trewe.
His name was Peticrewe.
OF him was michel prus
-Gentleman's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
A NEGLECTED WONDER.

The Spanish Escurial n Marvellous Speci-
men of Ancient Architecture.
The Escurial, the palace of the Span.
ish king, an architectural marvel, for
merly described as the 'eighth wonder
of the world" is now seldom spoken
Of, even by those who are ready to go
wild over much less pretentious struc-
lures. The cornerstone of this Spanish
Sc. Peters" was laid by Philip ii in
1868, but it was 3O2 years 1868 before
the monstrous building was pronounced
finished IL was built by Philip in full
fillment of vow to erect the finest
monastery in the world" should his
forces be successful in their great battle
with the French. That battle was fought
at St. Quentin on Aug. 10, 1857, st.
Lawrence day, and in order to honor
that saint as well as to fulfill his vow
the king had the foundation of his great
memorial laid Off in the shape of grid
iron, the implement of torture upon
which the goodly Lawrence as reputed
to have suffered martyrdom.
To those who have never visited the
Escurial the size of the gigantic struc-
ture is beyond comprehension. 1t is 740
feet from north to south and 580R feet
from east to west, the square towers at
each corner rising to height of over 200
feet Within this monstrous building is
the kings palace, a cathedral, monas-
terry of 200 cells, two colleges, three
chapter houses, three library buildings,
five large halls, six dormitories, three
hospitals aud over 5000 other rooms. In
order to make St. Lawrence's gridiron
complete, the building is built in quad
rangular form, with IL rows or ranges
of monstrous stone structures crossing
each other at right angles, these form
ing the gridiron's ribs, the handle be-
ing wing 47O feet in length. The
church, which is part Of this vast pile
of masonry, is 364 feet long, $50 feet
wide, with dome $50 feet in height
1t is estimated that the building cost
$50, 900, O00.-St. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
A Big Cypress Tree.

We started at $3.50 O'Clock, determin-
ing to take on our way the big cypress
Of Tula, which is so large that it is
worthy to be ranked above the big trees
of California We found it in the in
closure Of the parish church. There is
no doubt that the latter was built in
that place because of the tree, for which
the Indians feel great veneration. It is
precisely Of the same kind as the trees
OF Chapultepec, but the largest there is
only 40 feet in circumference, while this
one 10, by recent measurement, 152 feet
4 inches. There is another difference,
and very marked one, and this is the
tendency to fiattening Of the lower
and larger branches and Of the peculiar
buttresses which the trunk throws out.
In the latter they are almost as fiat as
boards, and in the branches the fiatness
is that Of wedge. The contrast be-
tween these and the upper ones, which
are rounded, is very striking The
trunk is not like an ordinary one, but
resembles buttressed wall, so that the
two diameters vary enormously. The
height mnst be less than 300 feet, MAX
ing the appearance in photograph al
most dwarfish. The spread of the
branches from north to south is gigan-
tic, and the effect of light and shade is
enhancing to the artist. There are col
onies Of lizards and of various birds in
the different departments of the trunk
and branches, and upon the green dome
of the top We're group of buzzards that
croaked without intermission during our
whole stay. San Francisco Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07

The peculiar murmuring sound, not
unlike the ripple Of the waves on still
evening, which we hear ON placing q
shell or other hollow object to the ear,
is due to the fact that the ooncave sur
face concentrates and multiplies all diff
ferent sounds around us, so as to render
them audible. The many sounds always
present in the air are augmented by the
resonant cavity Of the shell. Science
journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
Kentucky's Champion Horse Trader.


Talk about your horse traders, but
Washington county has q few that can't
be beat. Last Monday one Of them came
to town, and when he left home he bare
ly had money enough to pay his toll one
way. After arriving here it was not
long until he struck some one for q
horse trade. he continued swapping
horses all day. How many different
trades he made would be hard to tell,
but late in the afternoon, when he made
an estimate Of the days business, he
discovered that he had the same horse
that he started with, 2-year-old flly,
standard and registered, a COW and q
calf, a good team Of work mules, SOW
and II pigs, together with two yearling
steers and $11.65 in money. Can any
one beat it9-Springfeld (Ky.) News
Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07
Looking IL Up.

Mother-Why. Aennchen, whatever
are You doing with papa's big diction-
ary?
Aennchen (5 years old)-I am only
looking for my dolly 3 lost slipper. Papa
said yesterday you could find everything
in the dictionary. -Lesehalle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-07

Great Britain and Ireland is full Of
thirsty citizens if the quantity Of cork
used in year is to be taken as a critic
rion. 1t takes 70, 900 tons to stopper the
ale and beer bottles on tho tight little
isle in 12 months.