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as devoid of methodical vindictiveness

us uSVOlu OF rnSlnOOlcal VlnulcllVSneSS
us n mastiff.
told him l had come to talk with
him in view of conducting his defense.
BAH" he said, "therc is no defense.
Can you defend me against God?"
Let me ask of you," began, mot
to talk in that reckless manner. Try
and be cool. Blasphemy may relieve
your feelings, but it viii not help your
case"
my case is helpless" he said, with
every Aeshly indication that it was
"But if it is worth while to make o
plea at all, it is not necessary to an
nounce your guilt in advance"
He sprang up from the bed-he was
six feet at least in height-and with n
clenched fist uplifted shouted;
II am not guilty, but might as well
be, for God has decreed that everybody
shall think So"
A little CLEAN of hope suddenly had
shot out of the darkness of this reply.
The man might be in some degree in
sane, and irresponsible.
IF you are not guilty there are pos
sibilities of defense. / don't think
Heaven will object to our availing our
selves of them"
"Much you know of Heaven" he ro-
piled. mo man could have made such
set OF circumstances to fit into my
doom. 1t requires the subtlety and
cruelty of a god. might as well have
killed that man and given myself up.
The result will be the same. But I'm
too id weak to kill anybody. So /
am to be killed. This is in accordance
with eternal practice
He looked at me with glariug eye.
His words were hot with n burning
arraignment. There could be no mis-
take about the earncstness and sinceri-
ty Of his emotion.
Either this man is innocent or mad, !"
said to myself, and then fastened to
disavow the thought to myself.
II tell you beforehand" he went on,
''that you cannot do anything with
the circumstances. Did l go to Mr..
Princveau and use threatening words
yes. Did happen to have a.pistol in
my possession whose bullets exactly
correspond to the one found in the
mans body-yes. Did l disappear
after the deed--yes. Is my life and
character Just such as would fit me for
such a dced-yes. And yet l tell you
that l was not there, did not kill
him, and never had such an act in nv
mind"
Easy" l said. "If you were not
there, you were somewhere else. We
ought to be able to get at that"
Eyes. we ought to. if we were nov
lighting against destiny. But just at
the time that ought to have known
where | was l was unconscious"
"Then you might have been there
unconsciously and irrespousibly."
"Yes. Some demon may have robbed
me of myself and worked this thing
through me. That's the safest theory.
You'd better stick to that You'll get
some credit for it after I'm hanged"
"Clarkson," said |, II met your wife
downstairs; she made me como up and
sec you first"
He staggered against the wall IN
the corner of the cell and broke down.
poor girl! Poor girl!' he said,
with great sobs. I've been the curse
of her life"
'She believes in your innocence.
''Of course she does. She knows me,
poor old sweetheart. She knows that.
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LEAVE Portland, 1855 A. M; Augusta, ass A.
NJ; Waterville. $50 A. M: Bangor, $40 A. M;
AKHivE Lagrange, B a. M; Brownville. B.42
A. NJ; Katahdin Iron Works, 9.35 A. NJ; Nor
cross. y.3j A. NJ; sherman, 1870 A. M; Island
Falls, 1854 A. M; Honlton, Il5a p. M (; Bridge
water, u IS A. M; Presque Isle, 1.33 r. NJ;
Carbon. 20 p. NJ; Fort Fairfield. l.50 p. M;
Dover and Foxcroit, si7 A. M; Guilford, 9i4
A.. M; Monson, 9.43 A. NJ; Greenville, l0.25 A.
LEAVE Portland. lilo, A. NJ; wateryille, 1.4O
4.5s =. NJ; Norcross, $50 p. M; sher man, s.29
=. NJ; Island Falls, 647 L. M; Houlton, 735 p.
NJ; Presqne Isle. 300 p. M Caribou, $50 p. NJ;
tort Fairfield, e%5 I; NJ; via Newport & Dex-
Az, l.. NJ; Greenville, sos l.. 81.
\, LEnyE Portland 100 r. NJ; Augusta. 2:45 ?.
d.; Wateryilie, 3.A 7. M; Bangor, sos P. NJ.
ton, s0of. NJ; Greenville.s.5 +. M; Lagrange,
680 7. NJ; Brownvile, 7.07 4. M; Katlhdin
Iron Works, 7A5 T. NJ
ton, 6ls A. NJ; 9uilford, 6.32 A. NJ; Dover
and Foxcroft, $50 A. M; Katahoin Iron
Works, 625 A. M; Brownville Junction, $50
a. u; Brownville, 7.1s A. M; Lagrange, $50
ARRIVE Bangor, DIS A. NJ; waterville, 1854
a. NJ; Augusta, Ii.si NJ; Portland. l.2o p.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield, 7.i6 A. M; Caribou,
I d. A. M; Presque slc,7.4o A. M; Monticello.
~ A. NJ; Houlton, sos A. NJ; Island Falls,
y, % A. M; sherman, io.A A. Nj; Norcross,
:, ,'"r ~. NJ, DroWnVlne, ll.oU a. M; ARRIVE
Bangor, 10 p. M; Portland, % P. M.
LEAVE caribou, II OF p. M. Presque Isle,
l227 +. NJ: Fort Fairfield, Il 05 7. M; Bridge
5a'er, 1l5 p. NJ; HoultoD, 2i0 l.. NJ. Island
rails 307 J. M; sherman, 3.n p. NJ; Nor
cross, 40 7. NJ; Katabdin Iron Works, $40
J.. NJ; Brownvilc lie, SO r. II Lagrange, 5.55
7. NJ; Greenvile. $50 4. M; Monson, AIS p.
; rs T.: NJ; sebec. q p. NJ; ARRIVE Bangor.
rs 7. N: Wateivllle 1000 p. NJ; Augusta,
1852 p NJ; Portland, lao A. NJ.
Gro. NJ. HoUoHroS GcnI Pass. and Ticket
Agent.
F.w. CRAM. v. p. and General Manager.
BANGOR, June 20, 1895. julyiSdtf
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did you have the pistol with you
that was found in your house?"
mo. l never carried pistol in nv
life"
did not your wife then know that
the pistol was in the house at the time
, this murder was committed uptown"
mo. She did not know anything
about it."
"Wherc did you get it?"
II took it in pledge from little
Frenchman who boarded in the house
and who wanted to raise money to go
Iome. threw it in chest of draw
crs, saying could get five dollars on It
any. time at pawn shop, for 1t was
handsomely silver mounted"
'llow long was this before the muir
der of Mr.. Prinevcau?"
The man turned round and looked
at me with blank face and said, slow
ly: 1T was about five days before,
and the day after had had the words
with Mr.. princveau in the library"
confess that both his looks and his
words had n lnell-like effect. In spite
of myself felt staggered.
'Do you know of anybody whose in
tercst would be advanced by the death
of Mr.. Princvcau?"
He hcsitated moment. Then he
said: "No. Mr.. Princveau's death was
a deprivation to me. He was the best.
and in fact, the only friend had"
why did you go to him that night
week before his dcath?"
''To get money"
did you get it?"
Eyes. always got it."
"By thrcats?"
No. 1t was absolute charity. He
gave me n twenty-dollar bill. He Ill
ways felt sorry for me. l was flush
with that money and bought the piss
tol, not because l wanted it, but be-
cause the Frcnchman was hard up"
NOW tell me what the conversation
was with your uncle that night"
Il cannot tell it clearly because I
had been drinking, and l am elusive
and foolish when have liquor in me-"
WAS there not a quarrel?"
mo. lie may have upbraided mo;
he always did, and may have talked
fast and loud. always do, but there
was no other quarrel"
This man puzzled me completely.
There was nothing in his information
that at all removed the fatal circum-
stances. l had to confess to myself
that any gushing sentimental lout
however guilty, might present this
view of the ease. But there was some
thing in the fellows face and tones that
went past my reason and awakened
some instinct that he was innocent.
When l left him l was in n curious
quandary. / could not put my finger
on piece of evidence to be used in re-
buttal of the circumstances, and yet
found some Inarticulate voice in me
saying: THAT man is innocent"
Thought the matter over that night
without coming to conclusion, and
went to bed saying would sleep over
it, which, of course, is very much like
saying in the face of dilemma that
you will toss penny up. In both cases
there is an acknowledgment that some
thing outside of your own will may de-
termine for you.
TO he Continued
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MADE HIM EAT 1T.
The Policeman Would Have No Man Flour
ishing a Pistol There.

IHC fOllCthhn w QUIZ have NO M&s1 k0NT-
ishing a Pistol There.
Tho boys are telling rather good story
on Fargo citizen and police officer, which
runs something in this wise: The citizen
had purchased a candy revolver for his lit
tie boy, which closely roscmbled genu-
inc weapon. The other night he was in
the ladies' waiting room at the Northern
Pacific awaiting the arrival Of No. .,
smoking a cigarette. It's against the rules
to smoke in this room, and when the officer
stepped in he detected the smell of smoke,
and after sizing up the crowd finally To-
Gated the citizen calmly smoking away.
"Hcro, said the officer, "if you want
to smoke, you will have to go outside"
"Don't you talk to me that way, re-
piled the cigarette smoker, 'or II blow
you full of holes. As he said this he
drew tho candy weapon from his pocket
and lovelcd it at the officer. The candy
was wrapped with tinfoil and looked like
q sure enough revolver. The crowd, at
least, took no chances. Convinced there was
going to be shooting and that "cop-
per" or somebody was going to be killed,
there was n unanimous desire among the
bystanders not to witness the slaughter of
Iilc uCNOltd 8uiINittii vi Viz lttstib. iSNtAS
one made an attempt at the same time
to reach the door. Several might have
been injured if the prompt action Of the
police officer had not prevented the panic
that seemed imminent. He seized the citi-
zen's right arm and pushed it UP and back
so that if the candy revolver was discharged
it would be in the air. Then he shouted,
"You are under arrcstp' and led him out
into the hallway, which was soon crowded.
The citizen still held the ca1dy revt ,er,
which looked formidable enough in nc
dim light. He seemed to have lost his
bold front and was trembling with ear.
In faltcripg tones he said: "Don't pu me
under arrest. would rather cat this re
volvcr than be locked up in a police cell F"
"Wcll," said the officer, half in jest,
"you eat that revolver, and I'll let you 60
"All right" he returned, and to the
amazcmcnt of every one, including the
officer he put the barrel into his mouth
and bit off a large section. Before the
crowd recovered from its surprise the trig
ger had disappeared from view, and by the
time the officer had discovered that he had
been the victim of II joke the revolver had
been eaten. Fargo Forum.
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Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO. July 10.

CHICAGO. July 10.
FLoUR-dull. easy.
WEFAT-No. 2 spring, e3sa67J; No. red
63iaaif.
CoBN-Nc. 2, i}ia4s3
OATs-So. 2. 24ta5:i
RyE-No 2. 4sadS.
BARLEY-No. 2, s5s45
FLAxsEEp--Ec. l. @l.35ar IS.
PoRK-Sil. '0asll 20
LAsD-s6 S0ss6sO.
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Maine Matters.

The catalogue for the State normal
school at Gorham for the year ending
June go has been issued. 1t is an especial
ly attractive one, illustrated with pictures
of the school building and the several
class rooms. The record of the past year S
work is very gratifying.
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Mothers: Mothers,, ,ro.hers.,,

Mas. WrNSJ1w's SooTllISs Syrrr has been used for
over FIFTY TEARS Ny MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for
ihefr CHI LDkEH white TEEfHINt5. With PEEFE t,T
SUCCESS. II SDOlHES the CHILD. SDIfEES the
ut Ms, ALIANS all PAIN; CURES WIND collie,
ana is the hcs. remedy Tor nIAl:i.I.tEA. Se}d by
Druggists IN eVerv part of c world. tr sure and ask
ior Mrs; Winslow's Sootfnlg ss1uF, and take no
ghe- kiii. Twenty-Five cents bc.Gie. dSwlyr
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Mr.. John McAuley and son, Edwin, of
Cambridge, Mass, is in the city visiting
Mr.. McAuley's sister, Mrs. John Bowling,
Middle street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-11

The Augusta local base ball nine called
the Stars will go to Oakland, Saturday,
to play the club of that town.
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CHAPTER I.

copyright, 1895, by Bachelor, johnson and
Bacheuer.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-11
MARKET REPORTS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YoRK. July 10.
Money, on call, easy, 1a1l
Prime mercantile paper, 3ia3I.
Government bonds, firm
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Railroad and Steamboats,.
BANGOR & ARO0S70OK R. R.

Pullman Buffet Paror cars on all through
trains between Bangor and Aroostook county.
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'ex div. ibid. tasked.
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had disappeared. His wife promptly
acknowledged that he had come home
late on the afternoon of the 18th, had
hurriedly changed his clothes and gone
out. She had not seen him or heard of
him since. But she strenuously denied
that he had committed crime, and
refused to be influenced by any of the
damaging circumstances.
Here the affair threatened to end, as
so many others of its kind have ended,
in idle curiosity, police inetficiency and
ultimate forgetfulness. But on the
Esd Clarkson was discovered in hid
ing in Troy. He was brought here
and lodged in the city prison, and then
it became known to the public that the
police had found in the rooms of Mrs.
Clarlson in Variclz street small
French revolver with five chambers.
one of which was empty, and the bull
lets of this pistol correspondent in size
with the one taken from the body of
Mr. Prineveau.
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New York Produce Market.

NEW YoRE, July 10.
FLoUa-Rece1pt., 1862 pkss; exports. 1887
u Is: 900 sacks salea. $500 pkgs; dull,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
Greatest Demand for Years for Lands for
Farm Purposes and at Prices That
Are Daily Rising.
MERCHANTS ARE VERY HOPEFUL.
Those in the Country Towns of the State
Expect an Immense Trade in
the Fall.

The farmer sits among his bees
and COWS and contentedly smiles on
the rest of the world. He looks out
upon his grain fields and makes
mental calculations as to the great
wealth he will stow away in his
inside pocket after the fall sales.
The farmer beams; the soil which
he tills booms.
A few days ago the G l b e asked
its correspondents all over the state
to make careful inquiry of registers
of deeds at the county seats and of
land buyers everywhere as to the
demand for farm lands, the notable
sales recently made and the prices
at which made, taking particular
note of whether land was selling at
higher or lower price per acre than
two or three years ago. The an
swers are most gratifying, showing
that there is a large demand for land
for agricultural purposes, and that
prices are moving steadily upward.
In the northern part of the state,
where there is still much new land,
the sales of the season have been
enormous, and the purchase price
the largest for many years. The
farmers everywhere take a very
hopeful view of the situation. The
following excerpts are made at ran
dom from the reports of CORE
spondents:
"Aitkin county is experiencing the
greatest influx of settlers ever known
in her history"
1.-The demand for Pine county lands
for agricultural purposes has in
creased in the last year beyond prece-
dent
1.-The outlook for good times was
never, in the history of Otter Tail
county, so encouraging as it is at the
present time
Real estate is on the boom in Ohm
sted county"
There is a greater demand for real
estate in Mile Lacs county than for
the past five years.
And so the story goes on all the
way down the line of counties. The
prospect is a glowing one.
The merchant, too, is happy over
the outlook, as he knows that when
the farmer prospers the country mer-
chant also prospers. Dealers in mer-
chandise are laying in stocks for
the largest trade in their history,
and there is nothing to indicate that
they will be disappointed. Detailed
reports from reliable correspondents
of the Glob are given below;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
OCEAN TRAVEL IS SAFEST.
Only 36S Lives Lost on American
Vessels Last Year.

WASHINGTON, July THE records
OF the United States steamboat inspec-
ton service, which during the last
nineteen years has been under the di-
rection of Gen. Dumont, as inspector
general show that during the last
fiscal year the number of lives lost on
steam vessels was approximately S6S.
This was an increase over the average
for the preceding eighteen years of 12S.
This great increase was caused by the
large loss of life by the laundering Of
the steamship Colima recently off the
Pacific coast. This makes the average
for the last nineteen years 247. The
highest previous annual loss was $50
in 1874, the lowest was 1873, in the year
of 1886. Notwithstanding the great in
crease in the number of vessels since
1S70-over 100 per cent-there have been
but 729 disasters to steam vessels, with
a loss of but 5,057 lives, the number of
passengers carried per annum having.
increased from 122, ,5S9, 130 carried in 1870.
to not less than 650,O0o,O00 carried in
1892. The average loss of fife under the
law of 1852 was one person to every
250,1S1 passengers carried, while under
the ac5 of 1871, which greatly. improved
the efficiency of the service, there was
only one life lost in each 2,703, 5533 pas
SengerS carried, or a reduction in the
number of lives lost of nearly II to 1
in proportion to the number of pas
sengers carried. The service consists
of about 175 officers and clerks, one
supervising inspector general, ten SUI
pervising inspectors of districts, under
which are local inspectors, divided
amongst the various customs collection
districts of the United States
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
BLUE EARTH.
FARMERS Anxious to Hang Onto
Their Realty.

Specfa 20 the Globe.
MANKATO, July 6.-After careful
research among the county officials
and real estate men of this county.
your correspondent finds there is no
greater demand now for land. nar-
uculariy farm lands, than in the mast
year or two. Not many transfers of
!arm lands are being recorded, as the
mdlcatlon of a beautiful harvest is
glvlng farm owners renewed vieor
ana are anxious to retain thei, lands
Nllage property, however. is chang.
ing hands considerable, and the nrices
Inere1or are constantly increa sing
1hlrty-flve dollars per acre is the
average price being paid for farm
lands in this county, none being sold
at less than $50, and some command
ing SoO, $50, and when near the larger
villages, as high as $1O0 per acre. No
recent cases of large transfers are re-
colueu With the register of deeds.
The business men and merchants oe
the county report a good business At
present and all are unit in the he
llef that with the fine prospects of an
apundant harvest that the remaindeI.
OF the year will far exceed in the line
OF business any previous seasons
Mahkato Is having a. building boom
there being 100000 worth of now
buildings now in course of eraction
Laoorlng men are all having empiov-
ment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
IN FLAMING OIL.
Chicago Man and Wife Burned to
Death.

CHICAGO, July by the explosion
of a gasoline stove today, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Gunnwald were burned to
death and the residence burned to the
ground. Mrs. Gunnwald, without ex-
tinguishing the fame, started to pour
oil into the reservoir of the stove,
when there was a terrific explosion.
She was covered with burning OIL and
in an instant every portion Of her
clothes were in flames. Her agonizing
cries brought her mother and husband
to the scene. The old lady was so
overcome at the sight of her daughter
in flames that she was powerless to
act. The husband, urmindful of his
own danger, tried without success to
put out the flames. He then picked
up the burning form of his wife ard
carried her into the yard. BY this
time his clothes were on fire and he
ran frantically around the yard cry
ing for help. Finally, by rolling on the
ground, he managed to put out the
flames. Mrs. Gunnwald was so badly
burned that recognition was impos-
sible. She was dead when picked up.
Gunnwaid was taken to the hospital,
but there was no hope for his recov-
cry and he died in a short time after
being brought there. A police officer
rescued Mrs. Geyer, the mother of
Mrs. Gunnwald, from the burning
building. The old lady is prostrated
by the shock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
HUBBARD,
Farm Lands Going Well at Ex-
celIent Prices.

Spscial to the Globe.
PARK RAPIDS, Mimi, July 6.-Ev-
erything goes to show that times
are improving in this section. There
Is much larger demand for farm
lands nj " than for several years past.
All the vacant land in the northern
part of the county is rapidly being set
tied on, and with the present outlook
for crops the merchants all feel conf
dsnt of a much larger trade this fall
than for several years, for the reason
that the farmers have been getting
along with as little as possible, and if
nothing happens, Hubbard county will
have the largest crop of all small grain,
including wheat, oats, rye and fax, that
she ever raised. The grain stands as
thick as it well could, has good color
and is just about to head, and there is
now moisture enough in the ground to
matured, even if we should not have
another drop of rain. The Northern
Pacific Railway company has consid-
cradle land in this county which it has
put on the market at from S1.25 to 81
and So. per acre. Farm lands on the
prairies here are selling with all in
provements at from s. to SIS per acre.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
LYON.
A County Which Is Beginning to
Try Diversified Farming.

Special to the Globe.
MARSHALL, Mimi, July 6.-There is
no question here about the improve
ment of business and increased de-
mand for farm lands. Our register of
deeds says that his business shows
a greater demand for real estate, espe-
cially farm lands, than has existed here
before for three years. A good many
changes in ownership of property are
taking place here this spring. Prices
range from about SIS per acre for
unimproved to $50 or $40 for improved
farm lands within ten miles of Mar
shall. The transfers are not gen.
orally large, the farms being mostly
purchased for actual settlement This
section of the state was not seriously
injured last year by the prevailing
drouth, and crops this year are ex-
cellent. There Is as little disc ontent
among our farmers at the present
time as we ever saw here. Nearly
all confidently look for good times af-
ter the coming crop, and are planning
future improvements.
The low prices for the past year
or two for farm products made busi-
ness in town rather dull as elsewhere,
but our merchants are as we'll off as
those of any other section and are
generally on solid footing. I have
interviewed them and they say that
the prospects ahead are very prom
ising, with the big crop now in sight.
a slight Improvement has shown re-
Gently, but there is not much money
here to get until the coming harvest
supplies it. All seem to be contented
and hopeful however and there is
none of the discoura ging features of
business that the past year showed
everywhere. Marshall and Lyon coun-
ty are all right if present promises are
realized. A change in agricultural
methods from all wheat to mixed farm
ing and stock has been one fruit of
the low prices in the past, and the
county is bettered thereby.