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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

The effect is distinctly beautiful and the
sculptuIed figure seems to have acquired al
most living. breathing reality.
FrederickA Shaw. an American sculptor
with studio on Fifth avenue. is the dis
coverer of this new method of utilizing
marble for artistic effect. He is a native OF
Maine, we'll known to the Bar Harber sum-
mer colony, and for several winters past
has pursued his studies in Florence.
81 believe I am the first person who ever
took Rutland marble to Florence" said Mr..
Shaw TO a World reporter. Rather funny,
is it not taking marble for sculpture from
bleak Vermont 10 sunny Italy? But it 8
true, l had to to get the effects l wanted.
The Italian marble while excellent for many
purposes is TOO Opaque for translucent eff
fects.
stWhat is translucent sculpture? Those
two panels in the windows there are exanl-
ples'' and Mr. Shaw pointed to two large
windows at the end of his studio, through
which the sunlight was shedding a mellow
glow. They looked like beautiful stained
glass windows, only the tints were more
soft, more pleasant to the eye
Each window was about ten feet high
and about three feet wide, and was filed
from top to bottom and from side to side
with huge marble slab, on which had been
most delicateIy carved by Mr.. Shaw life-size
figures, with tracery of foliage or cloud
effects.
He further explained that the marble was
only one inch thick and that the figures
were cut intaglio; that is, they were cut in
to the marble, and not the marble cut away
from them. The art consists in sinking the
design to varying depths SO as to produce
lights and shadows that will produce har-
monious whole
Some parts of the slab of are cut away
until only one quarter of an inch remains,
while others are left at the full thickness,
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

than 5000 nautical miles. She was the W.
Jan. q. 1889, when she stranded on one of
the islands of the Hebrides. She was
wrecked in the blizzard. and was abandoned
off the Delaware Capes OF March Is. 1888.
She exceled all other drifting crafts in
speed. having covered during the 80 days
that she was zigzagging in the North At
lanvic, 500 knots. No speculative and adj
veturesome tugboat owner has ever
attempted to find the Wolston and tow
her into port. There were many efforts,
however. to bring in the Wyer G. Sargent.
as her valuable cargo was a tempting bait.
a big tug went out Of Bermuda and spent
several weeks vainly cruising after her.
Probably no derelict has been so CON plete-
ly covered with barnacles and tangled gulf
weed from the Sargasso Sea as the Wolston
She would surely be, if it were possible to
get her, OF immense value TO any dime
museum. 1t is considered unlikely by the
hydrogra phic experts that she has whilst God
the fierce gales of the winter. It is now
three months since she was heard from. If
she has not gone to pieces it il proba BILE
that she will follow pretty much the same
course as she did when she first dritted to
the eastward, and will again appear in the
Sargasso Sea. That is where the shell of
the Sargent, with all her cargo gone, was
passed on Dec. &, 1892. Some of her heavy
mahogany logs drifted on the shores of
Bermuda and were sold at auction.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL r.. r.
In Effect, Dec. 3Oth, 1894.


Trains leave Portland, Union Station, Railway
Square, for stations named below and inter
mediate points as folloWs:
7.15 a. M, For Brunswick, Bath, Rockland,
gusta, Waterville. Bangor and Mattawamkeag.
$50 a. M, For Danville Jc: Poland Springs
Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls, lewiston, Win
throp oakland; Waterylil s Llysrmore FAILS
ton. Lancaster, St. Johnsbury. Shsrbrooke.
Montreal, Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis
10 20 a. M, For Brunswick, Bath Lisbon
Lewiston. Gardiner Augusta and Waterfalls.
Mechanics Fails Rumford Fails, Lewiston,
Farmington, Kingfeld. Phillips, Win
throp, No; Arson. Waterville. skawhegan,
j. 80 D. IN. m. Express for Brunswick. Bath,
Belfast, Dover and Foxcroft, Bangor, Bar
H aaf st. Stephen, HOulton and 1foos.
$40 p. M, For sebago Lake Brighton, No.
Conway, FaDyans, Lancaster, ST. Johnsssfy,
sos p. M, For Brunswick. Bath, Lisben
Falls, Augusta and Wateryille.
$40 p. M, For New Gloucester, p8uVllls
Junction Poland Springs. Mechanic Falls.
Auburn and Lewiston.
Nght Express Sn sssRns oa Wst for
B Buck Vancebero, St, stephens.
st. John and all Aro0Stook
not run Is Belfast. Ts1ser Dover and FoxesofG
or beyond Bangor Saturday nights.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.ao 8; M, paper train for Brunswick, Au
gusta. Wasefville and Bangor.
loop. M, For BrunsTlsk, Lisbon Falls.
Lewiston, Bath Augusta, WatsrSslle, Bangor
and st. John.
Hoop. M. NIGHT Express for all points
East with sleeping Cars to Vancebero.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreafand Bridgton S.25 a. NJ, Lew
iston and Mechanics Falls, s.3oa m. Water
willie and Augusta. ,8.35 a. M, st. John Bangor,
Augusta, Rockland v,,a and Brt pssyas
Harrington, Rumford Falls, skowhegan and
Lewiston. 1890 pm; (Mixed) Bartlett, No.
Conway and 8ebago Lake. $50 p. m.; Skow-
hogan. Watervllle, Rockland. 5;25p. m. BAN
COR and Augusta. 5.35 p. m; Ransely Farm
ington. Rumford Falls, Lewiston, 90 p. NJ;
points. $40 p. M; Vanceboro, Bar Hafbor,
Bangor, Wateryills and Augusta; 1;Aoa. m.
G. P. & T. A. v. p. & Gen'l Man.
Portland. Dec. % 1894.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

Florida coast until March 16. 1894, when she
was driven back to the southeast by the.
northeasters of the early spring almost INTO
the same position where she was slghteo In
the previous December. In the latter part
of April. when balmy southerly WINDS began
to blow. she was slowly forced BACK into
the Gulf Stream. and on Juno 6, AS reported
within 300 miles due east of the point where
her skipper gave her up to the sea on Oct
10, 1891. The influence of cyclonlc storms
sent her southwark again. She crossed her
own tracks several times, and was last seen
on Oct. 20. last year, on the sou,hefiy edge
of the Gulf current.
The Wolston was an unusually substantial
vessel. She was built at Bath, Maine, In
1882 of beech and hacmatack. under super
vision of the American Shipmaster's Asso-
citation. She was rated A l, and was guar
anteed until October, this year. Like other
distinguished Yankee craft that have
created records, she is, or was, centre
boarder.
Another A merican schooner. that started
drifting about seven months before the
wolston, went over almost the same track
in her meanderings in the Sargasso Sea.
She was the Wyer G.. Sargent, which up
to Dec. 6, 1892. had drifted about $500 miles
She was never thereafter reported. Inc
Sargent carried a cargo OF mahogany
shipped from Gulf port, and valued at
nearly $4,000. She was more than 10 uays
atioat. The Wolaton had record OF l'oeS
days when she was last seen.
All the great derelIcts have been iumo
carriers, otherwise they would soon vanish
from the surface of the Atlantic. lhelr
buoyant cargo keeps them at1oat, ana Keeps
the seas from crushing them. One other
schooner than the Sargent has drifted more
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Value of Cottonseed Meal.

The New England Homestead is au-
thority for the following:
The cheapest feed today is cottonseed
meal Tt is selling at from 81 to 50 per
ton below cornmeal. Its feeding value
is far greater than that of corn, while
the manuriaI value of oottonseed meal
is four times that of cornmeal. At cur
rent prices it is also the cheapest of all
fertilizers. The man who buys cotton
seed meal and feeds it intelligently OBJ
tains in the manure at least three
fourths of its fertilizing value. Buy
cottonseed meal instead of corn. Cot
tonseed meal is usually the highest
priced cattle feed in the market, lin
seed meal possibly excepted. The pres
ent situation amounts to positive rev.
olution, and farmers should govern
themselves accordingly. The consump-
ton of cottonseed meal in New Eng
land has not materially increased OF late
years, owing to it's high price and the
competition of gluten products at lower
prices. The latter are higher than in
previous years, owing to the advance i'll
corn, from which they are made
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

was outlined through the drapery and that
the light gave the robe new appearance.
By this method of sculpture charcoal
cartoon is sketched directly on the face of
the marble slab, and with this guide his
workmen proceed TO do the rough part of
the work, cutting into the stone TO depth
Indicated by the 'thigh light" guide deter
mined upon by MIR. Shaw. When they have
finished this first process Mr.. Shaw begins
and with his chisel cuts and caryes until the
finished picture is produced.
The difficulty of the art will be appreciate
ed when it is stated that should his design
show an arm stretched out in the act OF
making what is known as full +ront-arm
gesture the perspective he has to work Is
only a contrast of light that limits him TO a
cutting of less than one inch in heroic
sized figure.
As to whether this new art will supplant
the stained glass used so extensively it may
be said that both will have their plae es
but that fer decorative purposes where
grandeur and sublimity are desired and
where a bright light can be obtained the
marble intaglio will probably supersede the
ght-diffusing glass.
By simple arrangement of electric lights
BILE may be maintained at night and in
place of the dark unsightliness of stained
glass windows when church is brilliantly
lighted the panels of the new marble art
will shed forth light. Should no light be
projected from the back they will not lose
their beauty of form but will appear as bas-
relIefs.
Mr.. Shaw has just completed frieze of
Iii L - hr ir6f o6 FIR hQ
by incandescent lamps.
Mr.. Shaw utilities a pneumatic chisei In
his Florence studio, where he has an outfit
engines, compressors and tubing-neoesaary
to run it. This continuance has the power
of striking 5000 blows minute. With both
hands free to guide his chisel, the machine
can be perfectly controlled.
One of his successful works is the por-
trait of his sister. Miss Harriette A. Shaw.
the harpist, who last summer was member
of the Court Orchestra of Berlin.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

and it is from this contrast that the picture
grows until the inanimate stone, cold in it s
clear white spotlessness, takes unto itself
life, form and beauty.
''This window said Mr.. Shaw, going to
the other end of the studio. represents
Sylvie, wood nymph, gazing at her own
reflection ina woodland pool, and it is the
best illustration of my work that 1 have
here All these effects pers pective, form,
light, shade, atmosphere and pictorial art-are
reproduced from marble only one inch thick
and no elevation of any point or part can
be obtained save by contrast within limit
of tilI ee-q uarters of an inch.
This was exhibited in the Paris Salon of
1888 and, although the first thing of the kind
! had ever exhibited, il gained for me a
very valua BILE gold medal This window is
to be exhibited at the National Academy
of Design il. d few days.
The other window, which represents
Christ sitting with his hand resting on a
cloud. is moi yet completed. Mr.. Shaw does
not expect to have this scene finished in
time for the coming exhibition.
Translucent sculpture was brought to Mr..
Shaw's attention in a peculiar way. His
statue of the Tempest, work we'll known
to New Workers, has been particularly sue
cessful. 1t represents young female figure
combating the wind. while her storm
tossed draperies swirl around her form in
graceful folds. AS he studied the figure Mr..
shaw observed that the form of the maiden
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
How Stevenson Came Near Being Put off
a Long Branch Train.

Long bTancn lfdAUs
The following anecdote about Robert
Louis Stevenson is related In Harper's
Weekly:
During his last visit to this country
Robert Louis Stevenson escaped very
unpleasant experience and never knew it.
A journalist, who knew Stevenson by
his published portraits, entered car at
Long Branch, and saw the famous
author seated in a corner, with a black
square box on the opposite seat and
rubber be dangling from it. The con-
ductor knew the journalist and said to
him, pointing to Mr.. Stevenson: "Pm
going to put that man with the long hair
off the train. He is smoking. | asked
him not to, but he's been at it again
when I've been out Of the car"
"He's not smoking" said the journal
ist: "that is some device for carrying
medicine in the form of vapor, which
g inhales in his lungs. He is an inva-
lid. That is Robert Louis Stevenson,
the novelist"
The conductor seemed interested, but
only lOr uOA u SoA'3 In
said 1t doesn't matter who he is.
call it smoking, and he's been at it after
l told him not to-"
The journalist tried another tack. Did
you ever read, Kidnapped?' " he asked.
Nav" said the conductor. Il don't
care what he is; he has got to obey the
rules
The journalist persisted. did you
ever read Treasure Island?'
"Naw," said the conductor. 81 DON'T
read many novels; they are all trash,
anyhow"
"HoId on" said the journalist. Did
you ever read DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. H yde?
He wrote that also."
"What?n said the conductor. did
1 read, Jekkle m Hyde Well, guess
I did. Couldn't sleep the night
finished it. l seen it played at the thea
tire, too. It's great, amt it? Well, that
man is dandy, amt he? He can smoke
he can, faint what you call smoking.
is it? Sick, is he? He does look sick.
I'd like to see anyone object to man
like that taking his medicine"
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Fluctuations of the Two Great Parties in
Congress.

The Republicans will have in the next
Congress PA mem bers of the House of
Representatives. In no previous House
have there been as many AS 200 Republi-
cans, til ough after tine tidal wave of 1872
the Forty third Congress, elected at that
time, contained 1874 Republicans. Be-
sides breaking the record numerically
the Repu blicans will also be stronger
than ever before as regards the total
M en- bership. After the tidal wave of
1872 the Democrats had 80 members TO
1874 Repu blicans, while now with the
increased representation they have only
1O4 mem bers While the next Congress
will contain more Repu blicans than any
previous one in the history of the party.
the Fifty-second Congress. elected in 1892.
contained the smallest number of Repu b.
lican Congressmen-ss.
The Democrats achieved their high
water mark of representation in the
Fifty second Congress-236-and had a
majority over their Republican adverse
RES of i4S. The Repu blicau majority
IN the next Congress over the Democratic
Representatives will be only 40. The
low-water mark of Democratic represen-
tation was reached in the Thirty-Dinth
Congress, elected in 1864. There were
in that Congress only forty Democrats,
and lonesomeness was the most marked
characteristic of the Democratic caucus.
The next House of Representatives will
consist of 355 mem bers. The First
Congress of the United States consisted
of only seventy-three mem bers.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

A story WAS told by Ticknor who said
it was a singular fact that the head OF
Daniel Webster grewe1arger after he hae
passed middle age. Ticknor, knowing
Webster intimately, asked him about the
matter and received the reply, Eyes, find
that have constantly to increase the size
of my hats.
We may observe that this interesting
phenomenon does not depend entirely up
on increase of years, for comparatively
young naval officers have been known to
complain of tightness in their headgear
after the mental strain involved in taking
lunar observations
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
PAINTING WITH SUNLIGHT.
Work Now Going Oh in Studio of
Maine Artist Show.

His We1l-Known Representations OF Tenn
pest and Sylvie-Some of the Uses of
the New Art.
The PRESS has mentioned many times
the success of the Maine artist, Frederick
A. Shaw, with his translucent sculpture.
His work is attracting more than usual at
tention in New York this winter. one of the
metropolitan journals speaking as follow
of il:
Translucent sculpture is the latest novelty
in the realm of art. 1t adapts the principles
of sculpture to a slab of marble an men
thick, which when set in window catches
the warm radient sun-tints upon the ex-
quisite carvings of the sculptor's chlsel.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. R.
! STATION FOOT OF PkEBLE STREET

On and after Sunday. October 20, 1894.
Passenger trains viii Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction
Nashua, Windhsm and Epping at 100 a.
m. and 1890 p. IN.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at72C a. m. and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, SprinEvale. Alfred. Water
boro and saco River at 7.30 a. m., 1890 and
4.25 D. m.
800, 4.25, and 6.2Op. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, West
brook junction and Woodford's at 7.3o.
e.46 a. M. 1890. SOC. 4.25, and
$40 p. m.
For Forest Avenue Deering). 6.20p. m.
The 1880 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver junction with "Hoosas Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station.
Worcester, for Providence and New York,
via Providence Line" for Norwich and
New York, via Norwich Line" with Bestss
& Albany r. r. for the West. and with the
New York All Rail via "Sprin9feld."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1.3o p. M. (; from Rochester at $50 g. M,
1:3o and 6.5op. M; from Gorhana
4.15. and $50 p. m.
For through Tickets to all points West and
South, apply to F. H. COLLINS. Ticket
Agent, Portland. Me. *ae -e
j. PETERS. Supt
je39 dtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

ON and After MONDAY. Nov. 10TH 1894
Trains will run,
LEAVE
For Auburn and Lewiston. ITO. 500 d M
1.3o, 5.15 p. m.
For aorharn and Berlin Falls 500 a. m
1.30 and. 5.15 .. m.
For Montreal and Chicago, 100 p. m.
For Quebec 100 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn S.25 a. H.
1915 $40, and $40 p. m.
From Berlin Falls and Gorhsm, S.25, a. M,
1918 and 40 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal, 1915 p. m.
FromQusbec 1915 p. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night trains
TICKET OFFICE.
No. Exchange Street, and Dspst at foo
oil India Street.
L. ]. SEARGEANT, General manager.
Portland, NOV. 7axh, 1854
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Portland & Rurnford Falls nv.

In Effect Oct l. 1894.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. NJ & LIS P. M. From Union Station
FOR Poland, Mechanic. Fails, Buck
$50 a. M, LIS and STOP. m. From Union
Station for Poland and Mechanic
Falls.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumfurd Falls.
Through tickets on sale for all points
ON p. u r. F Ray.
r. c. BRADFORD, G. P. & 7. Agt.
Portland, Maine
Feb1Odtf RumfOrd Falls Mains
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Allan Line
Royal Mail Steamships.
Liver DOL, Londonderry, Halifax & Portland Service.

From From From
Liverpool. Steamships. Portland. Halifax.
81 Dec. LAURENTIAN II Jan 10 Jan.
10 Jan. NUMIDIAN 81 JAN 2 Fob.
"a Jan MoNGoLIAN IA Feb 16 Feb
"a Jan LAyRENTIAN 2S Feb 2 March
Steamers sail about .. M. on arrival of
trains Rates of passages, first cabin $50 to
$50. Return. 500 to S11O, according to aG-
commodaions. Second cabin to Liverpool,
Londonderry, Belfast or Glasgow, $50. pre-
paid $25, return. &55. Steerage to Liverpool,
London. Londonderry, Queenstown Belfast or
Glasgow, $15.
OIAIE LINE { Steamships.
New York and GLASGOW via Londonderry.
Cabin $40 and upwards. Return $50 and up
wards.
Glasgow to Boston direct via Derry ana
Galway. Prepaid steerage SIS; intermediate
Sa5 Apply TO II, &. A. ALLAN, T. P. Nc
GOWAN and GEO. II. STARR, Portland or
Fl. & A. ALLAN, Boston. decTdtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

will leave Portland Pier. Portland, as follows:
For Long Island, Chebeague s. Harpswell.
Bailey'S and OT's Islands. 200 p. nj.
For Cliff l.. Tuesdays and Fridays only
RETURN FOR PORTLAND. Leave Orr's Is
land, calling at Harpswell and intermediate
landings. 700 A. Nj. ISAIAH DANIELS,
sept7df CECIL Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS,
Daily Line. Sundays excepted.
THE NEW AND PALATIAL STEAMERS
PORTLAND and FREMONT
Alternately leave Franklin Wharf. Portland,
every evening at o'clock; arriving In season
for connection with earliest trains for points be-
yond Through tickets for Providence. Lowell,
Worcester, Now York, &c.
Returning. leave India Wharf. Boston.every
evening at 6 o'clock. J. B. COYLE, Manager
j. +. LISCOMB. General Agent OctSdH
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

The MAINE STATE PRESS is $500 year
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14
AMONG THE POULTRY.

POULTRY like apples and they are
good for them.
The value of a pullet as layer is
uncertain until she has been tried.
THOUSANDS of chicks die because they
are permitted to become chilled. They
are yer. tender things.
TIE house and fence about poultry
yard should be substantial, if not orna-
mental. Build both to stay.
ALMOST anybody can devote a por-
ton of their time to the poultry bust
ness. The farmer should do it by all
means.
ONE trouble experienced by begin
ners with incubators is that they have
never given their poultry any attention
and they practice this sort of negli-
gence with the incubator
MosT people who sell eggs as ousi,
ness, for setting, try to have them good
They must do that if they expect to con
tinue in business. AS rule, therefore
when eggs fail to hatch, we should care
fully investigate the conditions before
blaming the man from whom we pur
| chased them.-Farmers' Voice.