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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-29

the race when Mace and Drew (Bay Nor
gan was driven by Hiram Drew, owner
Of the Old Drew Horse,) passed by jog
ging. Mace said to Drew, Lets start
them up little, and off they went at
merry clip, which they kept up for the
full mile. Drew finished three rods ahead
"a very foolish thing to do with horse
in the condition Bay Morgan was in.
The quick eye Of Mace saw that the horse
was in poor condition, but he had the most
speed. When they began to score up for
the first heat Bay Morgan was still puff
fling from his fast work, and Mace and
Spencer, the driver Of Gray Stranger, pro-
longed the scoring all they could. In
the first heat Bay Morgan won with three
or four lengths to spare in 23l14 The
second heat Lady Litchtield won, with
Bay Morgan about three rods behind the
mare, and Gray Stranger Is or IS rods
back, time 2 80. There was no flag Gray
Stranger had made no move to win q
heat The next heat be was sent to win,
but tho mare again won with Gray
Stranger second. A. G. Hunt drove
Bay Morgan this heat, and he finished
eight or nine rods behird in poor condi
ton. Bay Morgan, or Hiram Drew was
Gray Stranger started together. The heat
was won by Gray Stranger in 2.37, the
mare close second The next heat was Il
hot one and it was head and head nearly all
the way, and finished dead heat in 2. IS
1t was too late to finish the race that
night and Lady Litchfield and Gray
Stranger divided the money. Gray
Stranger as an old trotter Robinson got
in Boston or New York. He was sore and
lame when he came on the track, but the
longer he trottcd the better he guG. Lady
Litchfield was in fine condition, but
would not be allowed to trot today; she
would break and make three or four
Jumps and catch and trot and break and
run again. She would break twenty
times in mile, and it was called fair.
Then, in fact, 1t was the practice with
drivers to learn their horses to break and
catch well. Hiram Drew was handsome
bay horse, about Is \ hands high, per
feet Morgan in make up. and level
headed trottcr. His gait was simply per
fcction. His stride was long open and
rapid every foot beat was as clear and
distinct as a clock He was handicapped
with a sulky that must bave weighed 100
pounds If he could have had an expert
enced driver and been properly fitted,
he could have trotted in ego. / have
always thought that he was injured that
day. 1t was very hot and he was very
fat and soft, and right here l will say
that in my opinion no stallion should trot
race before September, after the hot
weather. / have driven o good many
races and some of them hot ones, and
over that same old track but I have
never driven or seen u race since that |
enjoyed half as much rs that 18th of July
trot forty years ago. | was pretty tired
when got homo that night, but have al
ways been glad / went and by the way,
2.3l 4 was quite clip 10 years ago
Turf Farm and Home.
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HYPNOTlSM IN COURT.
German Jury Decides That Hypnotic
Influence Is Not Irresistible.

A case was recently tried in Munich
| criminal court in which it was claimed that
D rich and highborn lady had been hypno-
tized and thus led into marriage with an
Edventurer and professional hypnotizer.
Half dozen learned professors from as
many different universities wero sum-
moned to testify whether it was possible
that all resistance is impossible. The jury
Jailed to be convinced that such is the case.
The most important opinion given was
that of Professor Fuchs of Bonn, who
said: II do not believe that hypnotic in
fluence is irresistible. When we see the
exhibitions of professional hypnotizers, We
are led to think that they command ODE
dience If a hypnotized person is told,
You arc dog he will begin to bark and
crawl on all fours. But l believe that all
such people are only somewhat stupid in
dividuals, who follow no other influence
than tho wish to appear interesting or to
plcase-for some reason or other-the hyp
nOtiZcr.
None of the great scientists who inter
est themselves in hypnotism has ever de-
clarcd that he himself could be inllu-
encod. 1t is impossible with a person feel
ing his responsibility, and neither judge
nor jury could be influenced"
The expert advised that such trial be
made with the judge and jury then pres
ent, but thought that it would be without
results. He admitted, however, that the
same jurymen could be brought to go
through some harmless exhibition during
an afternoon tea where, people came for
tho purpose of being hypnotized. Professor
Hirt of Breslau corfoborated this. He
thought that tho Paris" mediums" are cs-
pooially trained. Not oven tho best hyp
notizer living could influence a single
| juryman in court.
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EASTER LILIES.
With Onions and Potatoes a LEADING
Source of Income In I,ermrda

Source of Income In Bermnda-
1t is the popular impression that the
production of lily blossoms for the Easter
season in this country is an important in
oustry in the Bermudas. The fact is that
the blossoms are only byproduet Incl
dental to the growing of lily bulbs to be
sent to Europe and America. The expor-
tatlon of the blossoms is small excent at
the Easter season, and at any other time Of
year when the plants are blooming the
blossoms are given to visitors. The same
is true of freesias, which are grown in
great numbers.
The soil and climate of the Rermr,das
are especially favorable to the growing of
the lily, ana the bulbs are an important
product, sharing with onions and potatoes
the attention OF cultivators. The lily grow
er separates the bulb into parts and plants
each part. The new bulbs are not export
ed the first year, but are the second. 1t
takes four years to produce the great
bulbs, three inches in diameter. from
which spring the tall stalks crowned with
many blossoms. The grower has boards
with four holes of different sizes. and the
bulbs are sorted by passing them through
these holes. One sees in Bermuda lily
fields covered with plants VARYING in
height from a few inches to two or three
feet. The small ones are the stalks from
young bulbs. The talles1 are the cros
sent to this country at Easter. The bulb,
ore removed from the ground in summer
and set out again in the autumn.
Bulb growing is profitable and certain
The grower can be reasonably sure OF the
price from year to year, and he usually
hopes to make a profit of about 50 per
1000 on lily bulbs sold in lots of 100. 600
General Hastings of this country. who
finds the climate of the Bcrnudas peculiar-
~ suitable to his constitution, has man.
aged to evada the law forbiddinc alien
ownership of land in the islands and has
become one of the most notable growers
of lily bulbs.
Work in tho lily fields is done largely by
negroes, though whites, men. women and
children, are also seen in the little PATCHES.
The Bermuda negroes are better educated
and seemingly more Intelligent than the
negroes of this country, and their bearing
is markedly different. The Bermuda ne
gro has the broad British accent and rather
less of what is supposed in this country to
be the negro dialect The ground for the
lilies is broken first with the pillow. and
after that the cultivation is entirely with
hand implements. A large matlocklike
hoe is used. Although the snowy fields Of
lilies and freesias have often been dcscrib-
e2, no one quite realizes the abundance of
these and other flowers in the Bermudas
Lilies are seen everywhere growing or cut
and placed in water. Freesias are gather
ed and given away by the hundred. Chill
n, h. j.. ~
blossoms into passing carriages. The num-
Der of lilies is almost cloying, and visitors
tire of the ever present odor-New York
SIM
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Two EGGS a Day.

IT is not an uncommon feat for n hen
to lay two eggs a day, especially the
Leghorns and other laying breeds, when
forced. | once knew game hen, says
an experienced poultryman, to make q
regular practice of laying two eggs a
day about two days in the week, and,
what is more she would layone egg the
day before and the day after. Ono week
she laid ten eggs. She was often shut
sup alone, so that no other hens could get
near her, and at night two eggs were III
her nest. But the most remarkable rec
ord that ever came to my notice was OF
coop of five silver penciled Hamburg
hens. They were ..ept by friend who
worked in a butchers shop, and have
no reason to doubt his word. The hens
had all the fresh meat they would eat,
and the way they shelled out the eggs
was q caution. On many days they
would lay ten eggs, going on the nest
early in tho morning and late in the
afternoon, but upon the day following
they would not lay more than two or
three, if any. Fresh meat and plenty OF
exercise were tho things which caused
such an abundant production of eggs.
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Boiling Potatoes.

If potatoes oo covered with boiling water
and placed on the fire, they will cook in 80
minutes. II they be very small, they may
get done IN 2S minutes, and if they he
large it may take 80 to cook them sufii-
ciently. They should be kept boiling all
the time after they once begin, but not a.
q furious rate, as a too rapid boiling
breaks the surface Of the potato before tbs
center is cooked. The time of cooking is
to be counted from the moment the boiling
water is poured over the potatoes. When
the potatoes are done, the water should be
poured off and tho steam then allowed to
escape. Should it be necessary to keep
them warm after that cover them with a
coarse towel, never with the pot cover, fer
if the steam does not have q chance to cs-
cape it will be absorbed by the potatoes,
which will become setiden, dark and
strong favored.
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sometimes three or fourl connected wifi
poison sacs. The eyes CLEAN with hate.
ful expression, and the whole appearance
OF the reptile is even more revolving than
that of the diamond rattlcsnake.
AS its common and scientific names in
dictate, the moccasin inhabts the water
and is an expert fisher 1t is not n true
water snake, however, for it passes much
of its existence out of the water.
Stagnant ponds and swamps are COM
mon i'll Florida. In nearly every swamp
there is depression, or ''sink hole, usu.
ally near the middle The water seldom,
entirely disappears from these holes, even
in seasons of great drought. AT such peri
DDS the sink holes contain dark semi
liquid which is fairly alive with small fish,
frogs and crabs and with them may al
ways be found a number of moccasins.
These snakes gorge themselves on this
food supply rs long us it lasts.
When large moccasin is attacked, it
gives out sickening, musky odor, similar
to that of the diamond rattlcsnakc, but
more powerful. Owing to the fact that
this snake is seldom encountered out of the
water, persons are rarely bitten by it.
Professor Charles Coe, who gives, in
Popular Science News, this sketch of the
water moccasin, says also that he has fro.
quently examined the fangs and poison
sacs of this species and has found them
equal in size to those of the largest di:t-
mond RATHER. Their venom is doubtless
of equal virulence, as bites suffered by ami
mails generally prove fatal
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An Old Time Horse Irot.

We have received from George c. Goodale.
of Winthrop,ap account OF +" An DID Ilrle
Horse Trot, which we publish below.
Mr.. Goodales account was written.
from memory, and is singularly clear
and evidently accurate account OF q race
which took place in the early days of trot-
ting in Maine, and is a valuable contribu-
tion to. the horse literature of the state,
and we will add, parenthetically, that
8Y&Goouale was for years the owner of
W}NfhUp Morrill,, and has promised to
give u, at an early day a detailed history
of the career of that noted horse. But TO
the story. . In the spring of 1855 was
An apprentice to shoemaker in the town
Of Eenduskeag On July 4th there was
a horse trot at Bangor, twelve miles from
Kenduskaag The race was between Bay
Morgan, kpown later as HiramDrew.
: Lady Litchheld. driven by Dan Mace, and
kteay Stranger, owned by George Robin
sonSof Augusta. AS money at that time
wa scarce and fitty dollars a year small
pay with the shoemakers' trade thrown
in. /. with three young shopmates started
for Bangor on foot to see the race. 1t was
oyer the old Bangor mile track The
Day was hot, and in due time the horses
appeared on the track and commenced
iogging Bay Morgan was very fat and
Soft, and although had had M exneri-
enco at that time, had horse sepse
ennuqh to see that he was in M cond;t,on
to fight race was standino nasr ~ a
judges stand with several Others iool;, :,
At the horses as they were preparing for r
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LABRADOR ICEBERGS.
Seen by Moonlight and In the Flash Of
the Aurora BoreaIis


The "iron bound coast of Labrador is
guarded by groups of islands--barrcn
hopeless and forlorn looking rocks, all the
more dcsolato in appearance for the miscr-
able fishing huts or "tilts'' that have been
thrown together on them. Entering
through some narrow passage between
these islands, the steamer anchors for the
night in rock bound basin, for it is too
dangerous work to navigate the Labrador
waters after dark. The narrow passages
between the islands, both along the Lab
rador and in the Newfoundland bays. arc
called 'ticklcs," and aptly so, for it seems
as if the sea had reached out foamy fingers
and tickled the rocky ribs of the coast I'M
til it split its sides with grim, stormy
laughter.
One evening we found one of these
ticklcs nearly blocked by q huge iceberg
which had drifted into it and grounded
We passed near enough to feel its chilling
breath and to have thrown biscuit on it,
as the sailors say. We had hardly anchor
ed in the haroor before we heard loud re-
ports in rapid succession, like the firing of
field artillery. Looking in the direction
from which they came, we saw above the
heights that surrounded the basin tho
peak of the iceberg swaying slowly and
maiestically to and fro and finally disap-
pearing, a peak of different shape rising
from behind the height and taking its
place.
They say that an avalanche is sometimes
so dclicatcly poised that the vibrations
from q shout or II handicap will start it
on its destructive course, and possibly the
wash from our steamer had disturbed the
iccbcrg's equilibrium. At night the moon
rose, and the northern lights throbbcl il
the sky, so that the iccberg's peak was at
times bathel in silver, ut times in clear
translucent crimson. 1t isn't often You
find combination of iceberg, moonlight
and northern. lights, and feeling that |
might never again behold such an exquis-
lite sceno ] remained for hours on dec;
watching it.-Gustav kobbe in st. Mich
olaS.
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TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

1t is rumored that Mr.. II. Wesley Hut
chns of Auburn has sold the bay horse
Sidnut 2.25I by Sidney 219M-; dam by
Nutwood 2.1SA, to Massachusetts, parties.
Sidnut Is not only very fashionably bred
horse, but demonstrated that he was a
race horse when he won the second,
third and fourth heats in the .. 33 class at
Rigby last fall in 2.25A, 2.27h, 2.?S.
He has also sold the bay colt Don Seer by
The Seer, 2.155l, to l.. p. Williams OF
Livermorc.
The fast pacing mare Daisy Ledo, by
Lcdo, owned by J. M. Simpson, New York
City, and wintering at the farm of Fred
Coffin of Monroe, Me-, dropped nice FLY
II inches high at birth, by Bishop Dudley
60 2s7.
A. G.. Scrbner, Lewiston, has pur-
chased tho brown pacing golding, DIR.
Dix, 2 80, of George Marsh of Dixfield.
DIR. Dix is by Albrino; dam by Daniel
Boone, is a speedy horse and is expected
to go well this season.
Ed Heaply has in charge at the Fair
field stable of W. X. Atwood, Van Hell
mont, 2191s This fine horse is in ex-
cellent condition this spring.
Guy g. Edwards, the successful driven
and handler, has in his stable at Fair
field the big bay pacing gelding, Ned H.,
2,al't by Gen. Grant. He is looking fine
and ought to beat $50 this year. This
horse Is owned by Landlord Hamilton OF
the City hotel The PAGER Wostbrook, is
owned by Mr.. Edwards. Wostbrook Is
very fast horse, and made record OF
2,34h, as a three yoarold, starting In
races against aged horses.
AT Bath G. G. Moses horses are coming
out in first class order this spring. Mr.
Kennedy, their trainer and driver expects
"a great amount of speed sfrom the colts
Shaw Bros. string under the care and
training of Mr.. Dustin, have wintered
first class and will be heard from then
this season. ~
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Daily geuuebet 5ouraal
Black Knot.

Bulletin 81 of the Cornell experiment
station is of more than ordinary in D r.
lance, as it gives q partial remedy for
black knot of plCms and cherries. Prof.
Maynard of Massachusetts, has made help
full suggestions In similar direction
This pest which has been uncontrolled
and very destructive is of American ORR
gin. Black Knot is not due to attack OF
insects but to fungous growth known as
plowrightia morbosa. Other trees aside
from plum trees are affected by it. Every
one interested is familiar with the dark,
swollen portions of an affected tree 1t
seems probable that the fungus gains &C.
cess at easy penetrable points of the bark.
1t is generally formed in the forks Of
young branches, where the growth of two
seasons unitcs and upon small bear
ing spurs.
The fungus produces from each knot
one crop of spores during the early part of
the season, and another during midwinter,
after which the central portion of the
knot dies The time in which the spores
produced by the fungus gain an entrance
into the branches is not definitely known,
but it seems probable that this occurs
soon after the ripening of the spores.
The old system of cutting out the al
fected parts is partially defective. The
system used by the station and recon-
mcnded by the bulletin is the application
of the Bordeaux mixture. The time Of
spraying is not fully understood, but the
latter part Of March or early April, or
when the buds are beginning to swell, is
recommended. Prof. Maynard recon-
mended the copper mixture, with which
he has had considerable success.
On an unspraycd portion Of the tree
the Cornell station removed 2002 knots +;
on a sprayed portion but 1855 in April.
In November on an unspraycd portion
1865 were removed, and on a sprayed por
ton but 1G5. AS the Bordeaux mixture is
used for other purposes, the author of the
bulletin, Mr.. Lodeman, justly remarks
that special spraying for this purpose
will not be required as much as it other
wise would. Let us all be thankful that
our plums and cherries can be protected
by this widely useful Bordeaux mixture
In conclusion it may be said that the
first crop of spores of the black knot are
matured in June when they are scattered
Another crop is maturod from pimplc-
shaped elevations appearing on the sur
face of the knots in autumn and winter.
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take a little Carlsbad Sprudel
Salt in a glass full of water. That
will set you right and keep YOU
right, if you're inclined to be bill
ious or dyspeptic or constipated.
People wonder, sometimes, why
it IS that the Carlsbad treatment,
the worlds remedy for habitual
constipation, should be recon-
mended for diarrhea and such
disorders, too. Simply, because
it leads the stomach and bowels
naturally into healthy condi-
ton, whatever their derange-
nents-it doesn't accomplish it's
results by harmful irritation, as
most pills and purgatives do.
Beware of limitations sold as
improved" or artificial"
Carlsbad Salt.
The only genuine Carlsbad
Salt, with all the properties of
the Sprudel Spring solidi6ed,
has the seal of the city of Carls-
bad and the signature of "EIsNER
& MENDELsoN Co., Agents, New
York." on every bottle. All
others are worthless limitations.
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Nasmyth and the Tay Bridge.

1t so happened that had crossed the Ia,
bridge in gale of wind a few weeks be
fore its collapse, and was talking 20 Johr
Nasmyth about it, when he said: g 1t has
always seemed 20 me that the constructors
of that bridge made great mistake in tax
ing the letter l instead of A for their mod
ell Look here" he continued, rising from
his chair, and straddling his legs wide
apart, ''you give me a push sideways, but
you can't move me. Notwithstanding his
feet close together and standing bolt up
right-"the least lateral pressure will up
set me at once. John Murray in Good
Words
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Railroad and Steamboats,.

LEAVE Portland. 1I.o0 P. M; Augusta l.So A.
M; Waterville, 2.45 A. NJ; Bangor. 6.45 A. NJ.
ARRIVE Lagrange. sis A NJ; Brownville. 9.oS
AM; Rehabilitation Workshops AN Norcross,
1905 AM. SHERMAN, Ills AM; Island Falls,
1l.0t A. M: Houlton ,l2.40 p. NJ; Bridge
water,.205 p. NJ; Pressure Isle. 3.15 p. NJ; Carl
Dou, AIS p NJ; Fort Fairfield, 4.05 M; Dover
and Foxcroft, 9.20 4. NJ; Guilford. 9.35 A. NJ;
Monsen. 1925 A. NJ; Greenyille. HOS A. NJ.
LEAVE Portland, us \. NJ; AugustS, 9.S3 A
NJ; Waterville, 10 20 A. NJ; Bangor, 4.l0.P. M
Arrive Lagrange. 5.4i p. M; Brownville, $40
p. M; katahdin Iron Works, 40 p. NJ.
Norcross, 7.22 p. M; Sherman, $50 p.
NJ; Island Falls, S.55 p. NJ: Houlton, 9.55 p.
7.Db NJ; Monson Junction 7.25 p. RI; Green
vile, s.25 p. NJ.
LEAVE Portland, 100 p. NJ; Augusta, s.45 p.
NJ; Watervillc. 4.2o P. NJ. via Newport and
Dexter. ARRIvE Guilford. 700 p. NJ; Monson
Junction,7.25 p. M: Gceenville, S.25 +. III.
LEAVE Greenville, COS A. M; Monson juno
ton, 7. o5 A. NJ; Guilford, 722 A. NJ; Dover
snd Foxcroft, 7.45 A. M; Katahdin Iron Works.
GAO A. NJ; Brownville junction, 7.25 A. NJ;
Brownville, 7.40 A. NJ; Lagrange. s.3S A. M.El4
p. Nj; Augusta. 3.42 p. NJ; Portland, 5.35 p. Nj.
LEAVE Houiton. 7.25 A. M; Island Falls, SO
A. NJ; Sherman, S.43 A. NJ; Norcross, 9.43 A.
M; Katahdin Iron Works, lois A. NJ; Brown
Vile. 1887 A. NJ; ARRIVE Bangor, 1873 P. M;
Portland, SIS p. III.
LEAVE caribou, $50 A. M; Pressure Isle, 10 30
A. NJ; Fort Fairfield, $40 A. M; Bridgewater,
11.4o A. NJ; Houlton, Ito P. M; Island Falls,
2.c5 p. NJ; Sherman, FPS p. M; Norcross, 1888
P. NJ; Brownville. ASS p. M; Lagrange, 5.2l
M; Guilford, 3.55 p. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft
4.20 P. NJ; Sebec, 4.42 p. NJ; ARRIvE Bangor
$40 p. NJ; Waterviile, 1900 p. M; Augusts,
HOO p. M; Portland, LAO A. NJ.
F.w. CRAM, v. P. aud General Manager.
BANGOR, March 20, 1885. iniyI8du
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A friend advised me to try Ely's Cream
Balm and after using it six weeks be-
lieve myself cured of catarrh. 1t is a most
valuable remedy.-Joseph Sewart, 6s4
Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, n. \.
NV son was afflicted with catarrh, in
dpced him to try Ely's Cream Balm and
the disagreeable catarrhal smell all left
him. He appears as well as any one.
II C. Olmstead Arcola, III.
price of Cream Balm is fifty cents
m,w,f&w
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A Little Exaggerated.

The witty George Canning, illustrating
the Hibernian tendency, when excited, to
hurry beyond the limits of good sense, tells
this anecdote:
An Irish divine, preaching against the
vice of swearing, and denouncing its prev
alence in certain town, said in the height
of defamation:
Even the little children that can neither
speak nor walk run about the streets bias
pheming. youths Companion.
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"OId Folks at Home.~

"Old Folks at Home" equally well
known as 1.-The Swanee River" was the
most popular song ever known in America.
Over 100000 copies were sold during the
first flveyears after its appearance E. p.
Christy 81 the original Christy's ministries
paid $500 for the privilege of having his
name printed on the title page OF one edi.
ton as the author and composer.