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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

A woman really died of broken hears
lately in England She was an old lady OF
81, who fell dead while buttoning her
granddaughter's dress, the postmortem
examination showing that the left ventri-
Gle of the heart was ruptured. Only one
other such case is on record.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

There is sort of speculative value in
the prescription books of defunct drug
store, and it is the usual thing for drug
gist going out of the business to transfer
his books to another of the trade for
consideration Some druggists decline to
fili prescription without an order from
the physician, but many old prescriptions
float about the city for years, and coun-
try physicians tell queer stories OF pre-
scriptions lent by one family to another,
sometimes with serious results.
The difference between nominal, indl-
Gated and effective horse power often puz-
zles people. Nominal horse power is an
assumed quantity, used for the conven-
ience of makers and buyers in describing
the dimensions of the engines Indicated
horse power is the amount shown by COM
putations of the indicator diagram. Et-
fective, or actual horse power is the work
an engine can do, or the difference be-
tween the indicated horse power and the
horse power required to drive the engine
when unloaded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

Red Seal Sarsaparilla is for sale every
where. Ask your dealer for bottle. 1t
,lways cures
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

son whatever that you could feel free to
exercise your power in this manner"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
MARKET REPORTS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.
Money, on call, easy, 1la2.
Prime mercantile paper, 3a4
Government bonds. steady.
Railroads., weak.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
Cattle Reeeipts and Quotations.

BRIGHTON, Mass, Dec. lS.-Amount of stoci
OH the market at this place and at Waterfowl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

tU A MTG put in these columns secure
w zAxN ! - more answers than those
wholhave not tried it are aware.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

*ex div. ibid. tasked.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

Following are closing quotations of secur-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
TIE FATHER az tbs HOUSE.

Representative O'Neil's Death Transfers
the Distinction TO Silver Dollar Bland
Distinction as father Of the house."
which was enjoyed by the late Repre-
sentative Charles O'Neill Of Philadel-
phia since the death Of his colleague,
Judge William D. Kelley, has now de-
scended to the paternal progenitor of
the silver bill known as the BLAND act"
or the dollar Of the daddies" bill. In
continuous service the Hon. Richard
Parks Bland Of Missouri is the fatheYof
the house, although in age and length Of
experience in congressional affairs sew
eral other members are his seniors
Nh. Bland is So years Of age, isfnow in
his eleventh consecutive term. aud at the
end Of his present term, March, 8, 1895,
he will have served % years. I In years
Of service in the house, howdver, Job
i%ector" Holman Of Indiana Aceeds all
others who are nov members Of tho
house. Mr., Holman is II years Of age,
entered the house in 1859, and with the
exception Of three terms (six years. b.
has been in congress ever since.
Another member Of the house entered
that body earlier than Mr.. Holman, but
served only four years, and after an alb
senoe Of 30 years returned to the house
this year, The latter is General Daniel
p. Sickles, who first entered the house In
l957.-Washington Post.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
SAD cAsE OF erAnvArIon.
A Father steals n Sack Of Flour. which no
Family Dovours Raw.

A Father Steals n Sack Of Flour. which Ms
Family Dovours Raw.
This little story, whose sadness is not
wholly sad. comes from a western city
which has suffered severely during the
present financial stringoncy.
A grocer in q Of the poorer quarters
Of the town was accosted one day by a
man who asked If he would let him have
q sack Of -four and trust him for pay
ment until he found work again. The
grocer refused Going out to the front
Of his shop y few minutes later. he found
the man no longer in sight, and one Of
the sacks Of flour piled up outside was
missing. Summoning the nearest po-
liceman, he described the man and his
application.
81 think / know who he is" said the
officer. 'rl have him for you in a
jiGy."
On arriving at the house Of the man
whom from the description he suspected
Of the theft, the policeman walked In
without knocking. The t~olltale sack Of
-four was standing on a table in the cen
ter Of the room, and tho family was
gathered around it. They had not wait
ed TO unite, much less to cook it, but
armed with spoons had fallen ravenous-
ly upon the sack, and making holes in
the sides were eating the dry flour. The
man turned white to his lips at the sight
Of the officer.
The policeman looked and hesitated-
Suddenly q bright idea occurred to him.
"Does John Smith live here2"
The mar shook his head.
DO you know where he does liveY'
No one knew.
That's all right. Perhaps | can find
out next door. It's John Smith want.
and the officer OF the law resreated. Re.
turning to the grocery, he asked the price
Of the -four. paid it and related thescene,
"And | Will be id" he concluded.
lowering his voice reverentially, as might
one who had trodden upon sa-
cred ground, 'if ! am going TO arrest
that maap-Kate Fields Washington.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
CHEAP FLOUR DEAR BREAD.

Some Things which Puzzle the Average
citizen Of SO. louis.
In view Of tho great reduction Of tho
price Of -four within the last year, n
great many people have wondered why
bread continues to bo sold for 8 cents a
loaf and the loaf not ~perceptibly in
creased. The reduction in the price Of
-four between Dec. 1, 1899. and Nov.
20, 1898, according 70 tho official quota
tons was rs follows Patent, last year,
1896 and $3.50; this year, S2.o5 and $40.
Extra fancy. last year, S3.05 and &8.15;
this year. e2.G5 and e2.75. Fancy, last
year, $3.50 and S2.G0; this year, g.. 20and
$3.50. Lower grades, last year, from So
to S2.3j, and about the same at present.
Now, these are the prices at which balo-
ers and retailers buy -four. and while
reasonable people do not expect to derive
the whole Of an advantage that amounts
to almost % per cent, they do expect to
get some benefit in the increase in size Of
loaves. Such advantage has not been
theirs. On the contrary, while the loaves
have not increased in size or the price
beon reduced, many householder declare
that never before have the poor qualities
IN the commercial bread been so con-
spicuous. The only explanation that
the bakers and -four dealers can give is
the reduced sales Of -four in largo lots.
The bakers say that since the reduc-
ton people have taken to baking their
WI bread to an extent not hitherto
known 10 the trade since commercial
bread became the fashion. This prac-
tice Of making bread at home has large
ly reduced sales to retailers, and while
the latter get some reduction In price
thoy say that the decrease in the sales
has been so great that they cannot afford
TO share that advantage with their Gus
toners. But this does not explain the
almost universal poor quality Of the
bread at the present time, and the gro
GERS are silent when they are questioned
upon the subject.-St. Louis Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

omclni Report Comparing tho Average 81
This Year with Other Years.
The statistical returns Of the depart
ment Of agriculture for the month Of
December are principally devoted to the
indication Of the aveg6ge Of the prices
Of the various products Of the farm at
the points Of production OF in the near
est local markets. As thus indicated, the
value Of corn is 81 cents per bushel,
which is "a cents lower than the CORE
spending price Of last year, which was
80.4 cents per bushel, q figure which cor
responds nearly with the average farm
price Of corn for the decade 1880 to 1893,
inclusive, which was 8Q3. and is OF
cents lower than the average for the
three years 1890 to 1892.
The average price OF wheat Is sci
cents per bushel. The next lowest price
IN the % years from 1870 to 1898, in
elusive, was CAS- cents IN 1884. The
average for the 10 years 1880 to 1880
was 92.7, while for the three years 1890
to 1892 II was 1870. The decline from
the average Of the last three preceding
years, in two Of which, 1891 and 1893,
occurred the largest yields in the his
tory Of the country, was PAS cents, or 30
per cent.
The returns make the general price
per bushel Of rye Sis cents, which is 8
cents lower than that OF last year and
90 cents lower than the average during
the past decade.
The average farm price Of oats, as re-
turned for December, 1893, Is 2s.9 cents
per bushel, which Is go cents lower than
last year and Ia cents less than the
average price during the past decade.
The average farm price Of barley IL the
lowest on record, the price being report
ed at 40.6 cents, against az cents a year
ago, "a cents in 1891, CAS- cents In 1890
and 4o.7 cents il, 1889.
Unlike the other cereals, the farm
price Of buckwheat por bushel is tho
highest since 1888; the average price Of
buckwheat por bushel is the highest since
1888.
The averageplantation price of cotton,
as shown by tho department reports,
was, on Dec. 1, 600 cents per pound, as
against 9.4 cents on the same date last
year, showing a decline Of 1 40-10O cents.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable indica-
tons as to yield as reported for the cur
rent year, this price is 1 ITO cents lower
than the average plantationpric for the
seven preceding years, during which the
range was from 9.8cents to 7.3 cents; av-
erage, SO cents.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

Assistant Postmaster James Gayler
has many callers daily, among them
some persons with queer missions. A
man who bore in his hand a letter in an
envelope of mourning inquired for Mr..
Gayler recently. He wanted to know:
'Isn't there any way that ] a get
mourning stamps
'Alourning stamps? ! never heard Of
any" said Mr.. Gayler in some astonish-
ment.
II should think the government would
print some II is dreadful to put a big,
staring Columbian stamp, or even an
ordinary one Of the garish red color. on
a letter Of mourning. The stamp simply
destroys all the effect Of the black Dor
der. There ought to DO a mourning
stamp to harmonic with the envelope"
Mr.. Gayler promised to lay the re-
quest before the department at Wash
ington.-New York Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
Fourht 10 a ReaI FlnIsh.

A scientific boxing contest to the
finish" or in other words what seems to
have been a regular prize fight, took
place between two of the male birds on
the ostrich farm at Riverside a few days
ago. The birds fought viciously with
their feet till one succeeded in dealing
the other a knockout blow. The defeat
ed bird died in a few days, causing a loss
of about 500 to its owners.
1t is said that there is no living crea-
ture that can kick harder than the os-
strich. It is almost certain death for a
man or beast TO receive the full force Of
one Of its kicks when it is in a fit OF
rage. The keepers Of the ostriches say
that it is almost impossible to separate
them when they are engaged in a fierce
fight, and it is highly dangerous to at
tempt it.-Pomona Progress.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
4 slsrna's o
Nine Years % Hard Work TO Secure the
Release Of a Michigan city Convict.

Nine Years of Hard work 70 Secure the
Release Of a Michigan city Convict.
A touching story Of s%isterly devotion
has been brought to light by the visit Of
Miss Kate L. Kennedy 10 her brother,
Charles Kennedy, n life term convict at
Michigan City. Kennedy was received
at the penitentiary in 1884, convicted for
murder. Nine years have elapsed since
Miss Kennedy entered upon what she
declared 10 be the mission Of her life.
There has been apparently no obstacle
too great for her to overcome. no sacri-
Gee that she would not make in tho
10 which she has already devoted
the best years Of her young life. With
tears In her eyes she has appealed to gov.
errors, United States senators and con-
gressmen. There was none who did
not give heed to her sorrowful plea, but
the letters which she has obtained In
support Of her appeal for executive
clemency have apparently been without
effect. Her purpose has been persistent
ly pursued through every administra-
ton since that Of Governor Gray. Hope
long deferred has only given her strength
to continue her efforts.
Her travels have taken her to Wash
ington, where, in the capitol building,
she found many who were touched by
her simplicity Of manner and the car
nest prayer which she breathed for as
sistance TO swing open the prison gate
and bid a d%isgraced brother once more
enjoy liberty.
Senator Hill was visited at Albany by
the youthful petitioner. From New
York Miss Kennedy travelled TO Harris
burg, where Governor Pattison freely
granted her m interview. Thence she
went to Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and
other states. Prominent newspaper men,
preachers aud lawyers have supplement-
ed her pleading for mercy.
Her belief in her brothers innocence
has prompted work in other directions.
Soon after Kennedy entered upon his
term Of Imprisonment Miss Kennedy
adopted masculine attire, and for weeks
tramped about the slums and f~requented
the gambling houses Of Cincinnati in
search Of evidence which could be made
the basis for an application for a re-
hearing. She found it a hopeless task to
establish her brothers innocence, though
her faith never wayered. Governor Mat
thews has promised careful %considera-
ton Of the case.-La Porte Qnd.) Cor.
Chicago Record
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

Herrmann's theater has a new attrae-
tion-a lady usher. The young lady,
who is very good looking and who dis
guises herself in a Titan tinted wig,
made her debut In this capacity last
night and viii continue 70 usher for tho
rest Of the week.
Manager Hill said that the young
lady, whose name ne declared he did not
know, was paying q bet she had made
with one Of her friends. A friend Of
his had arranged the thing and that
was all he knew about II.
The young lady performed her duties
carefully and c~ourteously, but she de-
clined 10 give her name or any informa-
ton as to herself.-New York Mirror,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
"nInn smIth,s, TronbIea.

The universal fear Of anarchists leads
to amusing mistakes. Among other
things, a well known English sportsman
was travelling in Spain with his wife at
the time of the Barcelona explosion. Not
hearing from him, his relations induced
the foreign Office TO telegraph to the au-
thorities at Barcelona TO make inquiries.
The telegram was this:
Arthur Smith, British subject, in Barcelona
during recent outragos. Kindly make inquir-
les. Wire results.
To this came answer:
Man Smith Is ia Barcelona. lie Is being
watched.
This was followed by asecond message;
Man Smith attempted to leave Barcelona last
night Now In custody.
Shortly after Smith himself wired this
to the foreign Office;
lowing 10 your COMPOUNDED telegram have
spent "a hours in Spanish Jail. What do you
meanf
London Cable.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
A PERlLous RIDE.
An Illinois Central switohman's Hands
Frozen TO a Chain For Two Miles.

An Illinois Central Switchmau's Hands
Frozen TO a Chain For Two Miles.
John II. Morris, an Illinois Central
switchnan, rode two miles early yester-
day morning hanging to a chain beneath
the tender of an Illinois Central engine
drawing a passenger train. By the mer-
est chance he is now alive to tell the
story. ,..,r
A few minutes before 3 O'clock, Nor
ris, who lives at Burnside, stood on the
platform Of the station at Kensington.
A passenger train which had been belat-
ed by the cold and snow stopped at the
station. Morris, as the train was NOV
ing out, attempted to swing himself TO
the front platform of the first car. He
slipped on the icy steps and fell between
the car and tender. As he fell in the
darkness his hand struck a chain dam
Cling down beneath the tender. He chung
to the cold iron links and hung there,
expecting death momentarily. The roar
of the train drowned his cries for help,
and as the train gathered Roadway its
swaying set his body in motion, and he
was swung violently against the sides Of
the tender until his body was terribly
bruised.
After running two miles the train
stopped. He was just able to attract at
tention bya few feeble cries and was
rescued from his perilous position. Ills
handsMek frozen Is thesaOG and aIs1n-
juries froE the cold and the pounding
against the sides of the tender were Sc
great that he relapsed into unconscious
ness as soon as rescued. He was taken
TO st. Luke's hospital, where at first il
was thought he might die, but he re-
vived later in the day and his recovery
became assured before nightfall.-Chi
caQo Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

Considerable of a stir was experienced
in the State normal school in this city
recently. By a %preconcerted arrange.
ment a large number Of the lady stu
dents came to school with their hair done
up on top Of their heads in old fashioned
style. Some Of tho young men got wind
of wha. the girls were TO do, and in a
spirit of mischief nearly all the boys
parted their hair in the middle before
entering the assembly room. The I'M
usual appearance Of both sexes caused
some laughter, and members Of tho
faculty present, fearing that discipline
would be destroyed, sent the young men
to the presidents Office, where they were
given the choice Of leaving the school or
parting their hair on the side as usual
-Winona Aiinn.) Letter.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
Ner nlsrlnn Gond Enonrh.

A lot Of people are talking a0out the
name the state shall have when New
Mexico becomes a state. In the east
they are proposing different names, and
out here there arc a lot Of people who
think plain New Mexioon not good enough,
but would like Montezuma OF some
other high sounding Jim crow name.
We think New Mexico-just plain old
New Mexico-good enough, and want to
suggest toa lot of fellows-late importa-
tions-that the name we have lived un-
derwill do in the future as in the past
Socorro Chieftain.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
The eAR Al LIVERPOOL.
Its Removal, n Gigantic Task, Now Aim
an Accomplished Fact.

It's Removal, n Gigantic Task, Now Almost
an Accomplished Fact.
The brief announcement tho other day
that tho White Star line steamship Ma
jectic, drawing "a feet, had passed over
the bar at Liverpool with three feet Of
water under her keel shows that the
great work Of removing the chief inn
pediment to navigation in the Mersey is
nearly accomplished The engineers of
the Liverpool dock board state that I'M
der the worst possible conditions there
is a depth Of 90 feet Of water over the
bar, the great sandbank having been cut
down no less than nine feet, and the
debris bodily transported and dumped
far from the channel on a site where it
car do no possible harm.
During the three years that the work
has been going on no less than 1855, 900.
tons Of sand have been removed. Allow
ing the rough measurement Of ahundred
weight Of sand to a cubic foot, it appears
that no less than 7,52Ss5S8 cubic yards Of
material have been shifted. This is said to
be a record in the matter Of dredging
operations, and many other startling fig
ures are quoted.
During a recent week, for instance,
the three dredgers working at the bar
removed 10 less than 10000 tons Of
sand, a machine called the Brancker
alone lifting and dumping 100, 600 tons out
of this enormous total. while in a little
over three months almost 1 ,0OO, 600 tons Of
sand were dredged and placed on-tse
dumping site. Thearrival Of the Branch
er changed all calculations, the effect Of
the continuous working Of a vessel capa-
BILE of filing herself with 5000 tons of
sand in less than an hour being some
thing tremendous.-Chicag Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
Dc. lhs 80 smeLinE Reeora.

For a wager OF s. George A, Lee, pro-
prietor Of the Union house at Litchheld,
Mimi, smoked 30 cigars the other Sun.
day In II hours, The shortest time taken
to consume n cigar was six minutes
IL minutes was the longest time. Mr.
Lee feels no IN effects. Before entering
upon his task a Mr.. Konsbrick said that
If he succeeded he would promise TO
drink Lake Ripley dry. He has been
called upon to fulfill his promise New
York World.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

Mr.. Thomas McGreavy. a lawyer. has
received from President Cleveland an
autograph letter thanking him Tor the
presentation Of q book which was pub
lished by the grandfather Of the presi-
dent. Mr.. Mcdreavy found the book
some time since Ia o secondhand book
store. and being a b~ibliophile remem-
bcrei that the maternal ancestors Of the
president were named Meals and that
bis grandfather had been IN the book
Publishing business. The book was
entitled "Huchanan'a Adventures In
Asia and gave an account of the adj
ventures Of d missionary Of the Episco-
pal church, Il was published &c 1871
Market street, now Baltimore hfreet-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02
worlds Fair Bium.

persons who never visited the Worlds
fair, but who want TO make a bluff sue
cessfully that they did so, are now buy
ing for 10 cents certificates to the effect
that they took a ridein the Ferris wheel, .
said a man the other day. THE certif-
Gates are sold at several newsstands, and
the demand for them shows that a great
many persons need some sort Of 'afida-
Wit to make their friends believe they
actually were in the wheel, which is 200
feet high. For so cents you can make
your friends believe that you rode FIVE OF
six times in the wheel.-Cincinnat
Times-Star.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

The proposed agreement between the
postomce and the National Telephone
company, BY which tho former viii own
all the trunk lines, has not yet been
signed, although it has been ready for
completion nearly six .months. Atten-
ton will shortly be called to the subject
in tho house Of commons, and probably
the house viii refuse TO allow the ratif.
cation Of the scheme and refer to a select
committee the question whether the post
Office or municipal bodies shall control
the telephone business Of the country.
Public opinion is speedily growing in
favor Of state ownership london Cor,
New York Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-02

There are thousands Of unemployed
servant girls, good ones, too, now seek
ing situations. Every employment Of
fee In the city has 90 girls who want
employment to one application for their
services. The housokeepers in suburban
towns and the smaller country places
within reaching distance Of the city, who
had such a hard time Of It during the
fair, cannot only nov set all the serv-
ants they want, but can virtually die
tate prices 10 hem.-Chicago Tribune.