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PASSION FOR BETTING
AMERICANS LEAD ALL WHEN 1T
COMES TO QUEER wAGERs.
Edis0n's First the Result
OF = Bet, and Mackey Laid Money
ON Frisky Grasshoppers.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
There is probably no other country
where SO much and so curious betting
place as in the United States.
Especially is this the case at election
time. Wizard Edison, it is said, made
his first unusual experiment in electric
ity as the result of a bet. He was a
telegraph operator, and the lunches Of
the boys were carried in tin cans, into
which reaches made their way, caus-
ing much kicking at meal time. Various
methods were tried to get rid Of them,
but finally Edison made a bet that no
would suppress them.
The next day the Dime cans were
piled in a heap and the wizard placed
around them a circle of narrow tin foil
ribbon about an inch wide, and about a
quarter of an inch away another SIM.
liar circle, and then he connected both
with the current. The onseQuenc was
that every roach in trying to get to the
cans placed himself with his hind legs
on one pole Cor piece of fold and his
fore legs on the other. thus completing
the circuit. and rolling over dead. The
bet was won, and the dead piled up like
an Irish fence.
In the civil war the soldiers at the
front spent much of their spare time
in gambling. and battlefields woul be
found literally strewn with packs OF
cards. The reason for this was that.
as soon as the attack was sounded
every man threw his cards away, for
the soldiers were Superstltlous about
dying with a pack of cards III their
n --~-~ w-aa fhof ffar
a great fight there would not be a pack
Of cards in camp, and curious substi-
tutes were evolved. Old soldiers will re-
member some of them.
Millionaire Mackay tells a story OF a
contest he had three years ago with
one of his foremen. The foreman was
something Of a naturalist and trained
one of the enormous s.assnoppers OF
the West, as Mark Twain trained his
frog, until he could jump ABOUT ten
feet. Then he interested Mr.. Mackay in
the insect. Mr.. Mackay went out and
caught some hopperS ana packed them
against the record breaker, with the
result that he was beaten every Tune,
sent several of the hands out to hunt
for the strongest jumpers they could
ind. But all to no purpose, until one
day he discovered a wet SPOT on the
nao MAcKAY CAUGHT ON.
investigating the matter he found that
the spot was very strong ammonia, and
that the foreman had a. phial OF ann
monia with a dropper in his sleeve.
and that q drop OF the ammonia made
= jump hard enough to
beat the record every time So Mr..
Mackay provided himself with = drop
per and then went TO another battle.
The same morning he managed to set
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
The Parts That Do Not Grow Old.
phi,adaIphia Record.

In his work on the senile heart DIR. Bal
four tells US that there are two parts of the
human organism which. if wisely used.
LARGELY escape senile failure These Two
are the brain and the heart. Persons who
think have often wondered why brain work
ers, great statesmen and others should
continue to work with almost u~nimpaired
mental activity and energy up to a period
when most of the organs and functions of
the body are in a coEsiition OF advanced
seniie decay. there Is a physiological rea-
son for this, and ar. Balfour tells us what
It is. The normal brain. he affirms. re-
mains vigorous TO the last and that be
cause its nutrition is specially provided for"
About middle life or a little later the gen.
eral arteries of the body begin to lose their
elasticity and to slowly but surely dilate.
They become, therefore, much less efficient
carriers of the nutrient blood to the can
Hilary areas. But this is not the case
with the internal carotids. which supply the
capillary areas of the brain. On the con-
trary. those large vessels continue to re-
tain their pristine elacticity. so that the
blood pressure remains normally higher than
within the capillary area of any other organ
in the body. The cerebral blood paths be-
ing thus kept open. the brain tissue is kept
better nourished than the other tissues of
the body" Who is there among those who
have reached or passed middle age that will
not be rejoiced to find such admirable physf-
illogical warrant for the belief that the
brain may continue to work. and even to
improve, almost to the very last hour or
yffo1
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I'D one py ones MS race uuSh-
ing with excitement. AS he placed the
last ard In his hand he laid them down
and slipped slowly from his Chair to the
f1oor-dead. His hand was four aces.
He was a well-known gambler.
About fifteen years ago when the ex-
treme western border of Dakota was
coionized there was a lively squabble
about what the new country should be
called. There were four commissioner
whose duty it was to decide on the
name. and at the board meetings the
vote for the name of the county was
always two and two, n public feeling
began to run high.
John VIM suggested that hi four
commissioners should take five hun
dred white chips apiece and play q
represent IS zach. This was agreed to.
and the game commenced with the
entire population on hand.
For two hours little gain was made,
which seventy-three hands were dealt
before it was opened. Finally Commits
sioner Edwards opened 1t for 500. He
held three kings. jude La Mou held a
zigzag and the others dropped out
Edwards drew one card, La Moure
dealt himself Ave cards, and the bet
ting commenced. Men with revolvers
kept the crowd from the table. After
several raises there was 5000 In the
pool, private money, besides the chips.
InGn the uduQ was CdiACas LII ia 10
held three kings and La Moure had
drawn a full-three fves and a pair Of
fours. He rose to his feet and cried:
GREAT FIvE-CARD DRAW.
gentlemen, his is Mckenzie cou
ty," and so it was and Is called. The
game lasted eighteen hours, and La
Moure and Winn were carried shoulder
high around the town, which saw no
sleep that night. The cards held by La
Moure are to be found among the
archives Of the county. labeled, La
Moure's Five-card Draw"
On Feb. 81 last there was a little game
in progress in Butte, Mont. when Miles
together and commenced throwing dice.
General Warren had an option On a
$50. 900 mining claim near C~enterville.
After a little talk about it the two
men came to an understanding that
they would throw dice. and that if
Sis, 900 for the claim, and that if War
rem won he should pay Fenton $4,000
for it.
The town turned put to see the fun.
and the result was that Fenton paid
SIS, 600 and the $50, 900 claim changed
hands while the drinks were being
called for.
1t is we'll known that the average
gambler is somewhat superstttious as
to how he carries his money. but Abe
Slupsky, of ST. Louis, broke the record
some years ago. He ran a secondhand
clothing store at one time In ST. Louis,
and eventually merged into a politician.
When the Republican was
held in Minneapolis Abe went there
with 81, 900 to wager or Harrison's NOM
i~nation, and for fear he should be
robbed on the train he had the money
changed to the smallest number OF
bills he could get and smoothly placed
them between the shoulder blades in
his back, pasting a porous plaster over
them to hide them and hold them Sc
cure. The plan worked we'll. and, al
though he had a hard time travelling,
he was satisfied when he put his money
up, and better still when he cashed in.
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place for the New woman.

The appointment of DR.. Annie w. VIII
liams as assistant bacteriologist of the New
York health board emphasizes the value Of
feminine skill and precision in scientific
work. .Bryn Mawr College is a witness OF
the admirable adaptability of women for
biological research. There is nc reason why.
In the rapidly developing field of municipal
hygiene the new woman should not make
for herself q distinguished place In the
bactertologica1 and pathological laboratories
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10

Somerville Journal.
gloves.
Saleslady-What number please?
Telephone Girl (surprised)-Why, how did
YOU know that / worked there?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10

Don't miss the great auction sale Of the
Marcy jewelry stock. Monday af $50 and
I'D ?. m sveEy day. See Cd IN this paper.
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to Colorado Springs en- route to Den
Yer and u OF q dangerous country
where the miners army deied the five
thousand men Of Sheriff Bowers for
three months last summer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
Lillian Russell's Mortgage.

Ever since the news that Lillian Rus.
sell had mortgaged her residence for sl9,.
900 was published in the newspapers the
curious have been clamoring to know how
II happened that Miss Russell could be SO
Impoverished.
It is pretty thoroughly understood that
our first light opera prima donna is not
lavish in the matter Of expenditure, and
it is equally well known that she has for
the last eight years been receiving very
large income.
The only answer to the apparent para
dox presented by the juxtaposition of in
come, expenditure and mortgage is that
Miss Russell is not "broke, and that her
placing Of the $4,000 mortgage at s per
cent simply means that she has paid of an
old s2a, 900 mortgage which drew . per
cent,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

CARDS OF fBANKs, oBIruA1Y NoEIo1s, H.so
LurroNs or HssPs0f, Bro., viii bs charged st
the rate # ten cents per line. No charges
less than seventy i've cents.
ALL ADVERTISING ANNouNonh1N1s o. n
rsRrArxxnNrs. whose object 10 the raising Of
money will be charged at the rate Of hftssn
cents . line.
ADVERTISING MOTIONS. news form, viii be Ok.
cluded from our local columns. except such %
refer to advertisers occupying space In our
advertising columns, and will be run under
separate head on one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fall to receive the JoURNAI
promptly will confer favor by notifying th
ONCE Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Assistant Manager Owen of the Au-
gusta Opera house, was in the city, Mon
day, OH his way to Bath, on business, and
in brief talk with a Journal reporter said
that Sousa's band will give matinee In
this city June 10th, on its way to Boston
from Bangor. Manager Owen passed
through on the afternoon train to the
same city and from there they went to
Squirrel Island, where Mr.. Owen Is build
Ing cosy summer cottage. BE says that
the seasons business at the Augusta,
Bangor and Bath Opera houses has been
good.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

The contract for the carpenter work Of
the hospital barn has fallen into good
hands to assure a vigorous and thorough
carrying out of the contract. Hallowel.s
L. f. Bradstreet, has the faculty
or ability, of obtaining good jobs in Au-
gusta quite often.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

A member of the Kennebec Valley
Campmeeting Association says that quite
number of the buildings at the camp
meeting grounds near Dresden will be re-
paired before the next series of meetings
are held.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

1t is worth while from week to week, to
notice the window display of f. W.
Church. 1t may remind you of appetizing
articles in their season, you would other
wise overlook
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

A soda water dispenser says that the
sale of this refreshing drink this season
will, he thinks, surpass that Of any pre-
vious one, at least present indications
point that way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

The Kennebec County Medical Associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting at the
city council rooms, Wednesday of this
week, and will take dinner at Hotel
North. The membership of the associa-
tion is now about As.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Fish ard Game Commissioner Went
worth Of Bangor, was in the city, Monday,
on business in relation to printing the CON-
pilation of the laws of his department.
This is the busy season with the commits
sion
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

c. c. A. cigar.
Lost-Horses.
House for sale.
Suits-H. G.. Turner.
Hayes Cream Bread.
Wanted-Young man.
Free sninc-F. l.. Hersey.
Auction sale-R. w. Soule.
Business card--Dr. Johnson.
Furniture H. III. Somes & Co.
Wanted-Union supply Agency.
Furniture-Amesbury 4 Wakefield.
Il. c. Hodges & Co. stocks and grain.
Milk and Cream-Penney's milk farm.
Clearing out sale-Cash Dry Goods Co.
Cemetery Ornaments-Trouant& q Bates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Work was begun, yesterday, on the foun.
dations for tho now house that A. d.
Ward Is to build ON the corner of Melville
street and Western avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

| Work will begin in a short time on
the Norway South Paris Electric Road"
said one of the Augusta stockholders, yes.
terday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
for Sale or to get.

Small Advertisements not exceeding four
lines thirty words) coming underi the head
OF WANTED, For SALE, To LET, LOST, &C., will
be inserted two times for rs cents, three times
for IS cents and one week for so cents, ADVANCE
PAYMENT. In sending by mail remittance OF
postage stamps or postal note should be made
with order, as the charges are too small to
open accounts for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

A. G. Jewett has taken the contract
to build the new schoolhouse at River
side. which will be very fine one and
cost about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

A journal man was informed, yester-
day. that the Cotton King" which was
booked for Thursday evening, at the
Opera house, has been cancelled.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Mrs f. z. Page, wife of Cashier Page
of the Skowhegan Savings Bank, Is here
from Skowhegan, visiting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

The grounds around Will Cages new
residence on upper Winthrop street will
soon be finely graded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
Spain.

The name Of Spain was bestowed by the
Phmnicians from the word span, SIGNIFY.
ing ga rabbit" an allusion to the great
numbers of this animal on the Spanish
plains. The country was Formerly caile1
Tberia. from the tribe Of Iberi, who took
choir naIne fssm ths river Ihro q Ebro.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

The county commissioners will be in
session at the court house today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Mr.. Folsom of Cross q Folsom, has lust
purchased a fine new Edison phonograph
and 30 new selections
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

1t will cost you nothing to notice the
rich and elegant jewelry display in Harry
Lowell's window. es..s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Hon. VIM. Atkinson of North Anson
was in the city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

The Augusta Bicycle Club will hold a
business meeting at its room this even.
ing, at 80 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

II. c. Lumbert is building a two story
house on Chestnut street for Mrs Young.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

John Mack paid a fine of 45O before
the police court, yesterday, for drunken
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

John Mathews paid fine of 50 before
the police court for drunkenness, yester-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Hebron Knowles were In
the city from Belgrade, yesterday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Hon. p. o. Vickery returned home,
yesterday afternoon, from Ocean Point.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Judge Larrabee of Gardiner, was in the
city on business, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

j. A. Vickery of Bangor, was In Au-
gusta, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
Local Matters.

II. L. Boyd of Bangor, was in the city,
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

GRIST-MILI, SAW-MILL AND STORE, for
merly known as Coombs' Mills, situated about
two miles from Augusta good mill privilege.
Will be sold at bargain. Apply to Burns &
Kimball on the premises.
mayl4d&wky 1mo*
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Number OF Desirable Residences in Au-
gusta, Maine, varying inyprices from $3.50 to
"a, 500: also several 10 to Is acre places in the
suburbs Of this city; one two story house and
in Kennebeo county varying in price from
S1200 to $80O0 Houses and tenements TO let
e. W. Whitehouse, Attorney, Augusta, Me.
ian1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Fine carriages and road carts Of sll kinds ~
the 8. 8. Brooks &, Co. hardware store.
march19d&wtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD and have
a few bargains in house lots on Patterson
street to close the estate Of the late James
Howard. w. H. Gannett Agent, Willow ST.,
Augusta, Me. apI27d4w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
WANTED.

bright young man to represent our bicycle
agencies in Hallowell. A grand opportunity
for the right party. Inquire about 1t. Buck
ley & Goodrich, Augusta. may21dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

To any lumberman or capitalist wishing
safe and profitable investment, we have several
very desirable tracts of choice hardwood pine,
yellow poplar and cypress timber lands for
sale at low prices, accessible for immediate
particulars apply to the undersigned, Hannah
Real Estate Exchange, No. McGraw block,
Detroit. Mich. apr23d1m*
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Ladies' Victor Bicycle, In good condition.
Will be sold at a bargain. Inquire at f. l.
Clarks Machine Shop, under Trouant Bates.
Water street, Augusta. may1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

Houses in different parts OF the city, ranging
in price from s400 to $5OG0. Also good farms
Of e. g. Fogg, Attorney at Law and Dealer 10
Real Estate tan6dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21

All ladies having few hours leisure each
day should write me at once, regarding pleas
ant home work which easily pays SIS weekly.
This is no deception and will certainly pay
you to investigate. Reply with stamped en-
veiope Mrs. s. L. Stebbins, Lawrence, Mich.
rmav.Odots
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03
Mystery of the nlue Bean.

The English blue bean, when in
troduced by the proprietors of The
horticultural Review, caused much
commotion in the horticultural
world. AT Earl's court, shortly aft
erward, the blue bean was the Gen.
ter of attraction in the pavilion de-
voted to the fruit and flower shows,
the table on which the dishes con-
tanning the delicately tinted pods
were displayed being thronged
throughout the day by an enthusiasts
TIC crowd of amateur and profession
II gardeners, all bent on solving the
mystery of the blue bean. The Sc
cret of the blue beans blueness no
man knows. 1t is of most exquisite
int, and every part of the of
he pod is both evenly and pel- city
lyed. Inside the flesh and seeds are
Of tho usual green tint, and from q
culinary point of view the bean is
everything that could be desired. -
London News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03
What Christ Taught.

Before Christ came men did not know
God They did not understand his ia
thorhood and affection. They had all
along supposed that whoever would en-
JOY Gods favor must purchase it in
some way, and so before the coming of
Christ men crouched and tlembled be-
fore God as though he were an al
mighty tyrant and they worshiped be-
fore him with sacrifices of slavish fear
But the coming of Christ brought a
new element into human faith. He
taught not the Jew alone, but he taught
all men everywhere that God loves
them; that he loves them as sinners;
that he loves them with love that is
more devoted and tender than any
mother bears her child; that he is not
only ready to forgive them all that is
past of transgression and sin, but to
make them heirs of glorious and eter-
nal inheritance; that all God asks Of
man is love. -Christian Advocate.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03

Christmas is almost in sight, and
stockings are much longer than they
were last year, Dallas News
A praiseworthy Christmas decoration
Lining the pockets of the poor with
gold and silver. New York journal.
Christmas comes but once year, and
when it does IL sneaks up ON every one
aaawares. Chicago Record.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03
Bucklen S Arnica salve.

The best salye in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers,salt rheum, fever,
sores, teiler, chapped hands, chiblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay re.
quired. II i guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfsction,. or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by
w. s Lloyd left
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03

known. Ask druggist for Woods Ph0sphodine;
# he offers some worthless medicine in place OF
letter and we we Will end by return nail Py;ce
one package 81 six IS One will please, six will
cure Phamplet in plain sealed envelope, two
stamps. Address
EHy-sold in MI Sterling by Kennedy Bros
r. G. Lloyd, WIS. Lloyd, Tarlton 6. Julian and
druggist everywhere
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-03
Woods Phosphodine.
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.

Promptly and perman
entity cures all forms OF
Nervous Weakness, Ennis
sions, and SpermAtorrhea
Imp0tency, and all effeets
OF Abuse or Excesses.
Been prescribed over So
years in thousands ID
eases; Is the only Relia-
BILE and Honest Medislsn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
Storm Notes.

Omaha-A severe blizzard prevails
in Nebraska. 1t is Is below zero.
Rutland, Vt.-For the first time in
rs years Lake Champlain is frozen
its entire length.
Kearney, Neb.-The worst storm
that has visited this section in twelve
years has been raging here during the
past week. The thermometer regis
tered 10 below zero.
Quincy, Ill--A blizzard has been
raging and thermometer has been II
below all the week.
New York-The weather has been
very cold and stormy here tins week.
Thermometer ID below.
Minneapolis Dispatches from many
South Dakota points tell Of binding
snow storms, wind 80 miles an hour,
and the thermometer + and 20 below
zero.
Miles City-One Of the worst snow
storms ever known in Montana pre-
vailed Wednesday night.
Kansas City-Blinding snow and
sand storms and a rapidly falling
thermometer have combined to create
the worst blizzard known III the south.
west in many years
Boston-The thermometer is Z be-
low and all trains are late and macy
blockaded.
PhiIadelphia-The coolest weather
experienced in Is years is prevailing.
London-There is bitterly cold
weather throughout Great Britain.
Railroad trains are blockaded ~ deep
snowdrifts.
Washington-The scverest weather
for many years prevailed here all the
week. Railroad traffic is greatly i'm.
peded BY the intense cold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
q CONGPLETE I
'ry Goods. Groceries and Provisions.

the near yicinlty of any portion Of
the reservation.
AS The News understands it, Mr..
Teter fayors the allotment of the
lands to the Indians ir severalty, he
looks upon it as the only practical so
luton of the question at issue, and, II
this be true, he should be urged 70
visit Washington without delay with
view OF perfect understanding
with the Commissioner and for the
perfecting Of such plans as will start
the work for irrigation at the opening
Of spring. The citizens Of Blackfooi
and Pocatello are particularly inter
ested in the opening of the reserva
ton; to them will come benefits whict
will reach no other towns in Idaho
and they should leave nothing undon'
to hasten the work of irrigation a
the first and prime move TO the enc
desired.