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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
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Waldo.
FREEDOM.

Allie Adams of Swansville was ii town.
Wednesday.-Mrs. Alfred Warren visited
at David Hussey's. Monday.-Mrs. Ed
bridge Griffin visited her daughter ut the
sheep ranch, June 4.-Charlie Morrison of
Searsmont, is visiting his parents in
\. Is. Browns barn in Palermo.-D. +.
Dow went to South Libert:, on business,
Thursday.-Fred Greedy haS moved into
his farm house in Freedom Andrews
mas a large number of fine toma to plants.
some of them measuring % inches in
height
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
FOR GOVERNOR.
lLEWELLYN POWERS
OF HoULToN.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large:
JOHN +. HILL. of Augusta.
JOEL WILBUR, of Avon.
r,r.t District-EDwIN PARSONS.
9ecOnd District-A. r. MCPHERSON.
Third District-FRED ATWOOD.
Fourth District--ALBERT II. SAW Elk
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
Penobscot.
DEXTER.

The Portland diver who examined the
stone bridge acress the narrows at Lake
Wassokeag, Wednesday, pronounced the
structure safe. He cut chips from logs in
the crib work ON which the bridge is
built. and found them perfectly sound
and in proper position. They have been
submerged since 1852. The bridge viii be
built higher now TO get above the high
water. Fsr
ORONO. @
o Court Orono. L. O. F., with the other
courts in this section. will unite in an eX-
cursion to islesboro. June sd, to which
all ForeSterS in the State will be invited.
They Will have dance after arriving. A
band will be in attendance, also the
Island City Quartet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

Who'd think Grover would want
another term after this. Isn't it pos
sible to have too much of Il bad
thing?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
CANADA HORSES

Cummings h Prescott have just received
carload Of heavy draft horses from Canada
Now 10 the time to get good hors tat prices
tOsult the times. iAAo4W
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

two weeks in which some odd shaped
thing on his work bench was covered
with a blanket he revealed the little
machine all made-and it was far
more complicated than the folding
machine of newspaper office. Then
he packed his grip and took ii to
Massachusetts where big shoe COM
pany's agent looked at it for two
minutes in astonishment and then
wrote out a check for the large
amount that he asked for it. patent
and all. Before he came home he or
dered the machinery needed in his
shop and paid spot cash.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

fered loss by the spring floods didn't ap-
propriate, the usual s100 for open air band
concerts. Sarah Orne Jewett contributes
the necessary amount. Music will have
greater charm than ever in that lovely
old town.
THAT was a remarkably successful in
tercollegiate field day. Friday. The
Maine College athletes have reason to be
dom, well. Bowdoin wouldn't be human II
she weren't happy under the crcum-
stances.
Experiments are being made at Rock
land to successfully burn lime in larger
lSiins than it has hitherto been SUPPOSED
could be operated. One holding1D
the experiment. If the departure plHtes
feasible there will be quite a saving fol-
the producers.
The same day that the Bowdoin ath-
letes won los out of a possible 1876 points
at the intercollegiate field day. Judge
Hawley of San Francisco, decided the
Garcelon bequest case in favor of the col
lege.
A branch of the society known as the
Patriots of America has been established
in Dexter. AS the real object of the or
der Is to advocate 50-cent dollars its title
Patriots of America" is a palpable mis-.
nOmei.
EastpOrt does not want to be forgotten
when deep harbors are referred to. as a
700-ton schooner with 800 tons of plaster
on board can lie afioat at the end of one
of her piers.
Come forth on the Fourth, Pitts
field will have the biggest celebra-
ton in its history, says the Pittsfieli
Advertiser. What with Augustus big
gest celebration therell be fun enough
for all of central Maine.
Hon. Harrison Hume it is said, will
go to England with the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery. This fact as
sures anything but dull voyage.
Mr.. Clarence Rand, an ingenious
Lewiston mechanic, not long ago
wanted some new machinery for his
shop, and to get the money to buy it
with he invented a machine for doing
the work of four hands in tenth
part of the time that it took before.
He knew that in shoe shops the heel
straps of nice shoes are covered with
paper, to preserve them, and so he
went to work to invent a machine
that would wrap these scraps nicely
and neatly in paper and fold the same
once for putting into the shoes. After
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

One week from today, the protection
sound money tidal wave is due at st.
Louis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
4 Republican kennebec County
Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
AUGUSTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 80, SO.
At 10 O'clock A. M, In MeOMian Hall

for the purpose of nominating three candi-
dates for senators. one candidate forclerk
torney. one candidate for judge of pro-
bate, one candidate for register of pro-
bate. one candidate for sheriff. one can
for county commissioner, all to be voted
for at the September election; also for
the purpose Of transacting any other
It.
The basis Of representation will be as
follows: Each city. town and plantation
each Is votes cast for the Republican cam
didate for Governor In 1894 an additional
delegate, and for a fraction Of 40 votes.
further additional delegate, as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08
Deserved that Reception. !.
(Waterville Mail.)

Nv "eNi me -'iiii.( W.
Governor Cleaves got a warm recep-
ton from the Bangor conventjon, as
he well deserved. His administration
has been worthy in every way and
he will retire from the office with the
kindliest wishes of the citi-
Zens of the State, regard
less of political ties. Mr.. Powers has
difficult task on hand to make II
record that will surpass that of his
predecessor.
Capacity and Ability Unquestioned.
ellsworth American)
The Republicans of Maine have
placed In nomination for governor
Hon. Llewellyn Powers. of Houlton
man whose capacity and executive
ability are unquestioned. The political
complexion of the Pine Tree State
makes his election reasonably certain.
Wide Awake.
(Whig & Courier)
The Republicans of Penobscot county
nave furnished ample evidence that they
are wide awake this campaign year. The
convention held in this city, Friday
morning. left no room for doubt on that
point. Entitled to 2O9 delegates under
the call POS filed credentials with the
committee. 1t was not only a large and
enthusiastic gathering of the representa-
tive Republicans of the county. but the
convention was marked for it's earnest
ness and harmony.
AS regards the ticket placed in NOM
ination there can be but one opinion. 1t
is made up of good material from top to
bottom The three senators, Hon. Will
liam Engel. Hon. Edgar b. Weeks and
Hon. Albert X. Day. as matter of
course. were ronominated by acclama-
ton, having served but one term each,
and having earned the hearty approval
of the people by reason of their able and
conscientious discharge of the duties en-
trusted to them.
A Good Stroke Of Business.
Bangor News.)
Penobscot county Republicans did a
good stroke of business. Friday. and put
In nomination good clean men for the va
rious county Offices And being nomi-
mated these gentlemen are as good as
elected.
Will Have Good Administration.
(Rumford Falls Times)
Later on Mr.. Powers was called upon to
address the convention and made one of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

The town of South Berwick. having suf
fered loss by the spring floods didn't APP
propriate, the usual sl0o for open air band
concerts. Sarah Orne Jewett contributes
the necessary amount. Music will have
greater charm than ever in that lovely
old town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

Polish up your Reed buttons. for lone
wear will show somewhat even on q
campaign button.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

Get your laundry-and lots of it-ready
for st. Louis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

Lewiston Journal: Rev. S. G. Davis
Of Calais, made use of very striking
simile at Wednesday evenings session
of the convention in Auburn. When
the tide is out on the st. CroiX at my
home, there are numberless little arms
and bays and ponds. partially or
wholly disconnected; but when the
tide comes sweeping in. the little divi-
sions merge into each other and swell
into tn Wilderness of the mighty ma
jestic St Croix. Just in the same way
we see numbers of little churches split
up among themselves and each other
and only needing to be united by the
great tide of strong, practical Chris
tianity to become Il mighty force"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

The Pine-Tree- State edition of the
Portland Press was issued Saturday
1t is one highly creditable to the pub
fishers and should be found entertain
ing by all interested in the history OF
the development or the State and
who care to note the wonderful pro-
gress already made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

An anonymous writer sends .the
Times a communication in which he
expresses the Christian hope that
there may be hell. in order that the
editor Of this paper may be suitably
luartered hereafter--all because of
an editorial which offended this cor
respondents feelings. The desire that
we should be fried for ever and ever
possibly with this. pious wisher
serenely looking down upon our end
less torment from the high seat to
which his virtue had brought him.
shows a peculiar judgment regarding
the relations which should exist be
tween offence and its punishment, and
prepared us to find at the end the
signature Charity" Yet, uninten-
tionally. the correspondent has here
illustrated exactly what his, and
many other peoples idea Of Christian
charity is and, had he signed the let
ter. we should have been glad to give
il entire to the public. Then we should
like to have some uncharitable person
prescribe for US
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-08

THAT was a remarkably successful in
tercoliegiate field day, Friday. The
Maine College athletes have reason to be
very proud of the showing while Bow
dom, well. Bowdoin wouldn't be human II
she weren't happy under the circum-
stances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

student of anatomy. with his hand book' of
several hundred pages, might well envy the
Chinese student and his epitome of less than
200 pages.
The book is n pamphlet. of about 100 leaves.
IL inches by u in size. 1t Is made of brown
rice paper. and its leaves are fastened neatly
and firmly together by white silk thread. The
text is on one side of the leaf only, and the
leaves are doubled. hut not cut: SO that though
there are nearly 100 leaves. there are only 200
pages of text. not 400 as there would be IL both
sides Of each leaf we're printed and the leaves
cut. as with us.
The text is handsome and clear. but the
plates are the chic. delight TO one who doesn't
plates. most of them OF the kind that one looks
Tor in II book on anatomy. But the drawings are
copied from European anatomical plates, and
pictures of other than human subjects are insert
cd. For instance, one page shows the bones
of the arm, hand. leg. and foot: the next page
has u human spine. various unhuman jaws and
teeth; n third page shows the skeleton OF
scme extinct animal with Il gentleman walking
inro its mouth. aud skeletons OF an ape and n
crocodile. and a fourth pago shows the skele-
tens OF a camel. a buzzard, and an elk. Among
the plates showing the muscles Is Il picture of
the Greek wrcstlers. the fox and the rabbit
are shown when the book gets on the subject
of ears. and when IL comes TO the nose. the Gle
plant and st. Bernard dogs are shown.
is reproduced here. The text below the cut
Longfellow's ''Excelsior:"
The traveller. by the faithful hound,
Half buried In The snow WAS found.
The travellers left hand Is Immediately
above tho tea-chest like character, His head
is s,ip pp nSuf from n,'e the fa eG I, the So Slahkcl snst
The pions monk OF ST. Bernard has a dis
,inctly Tartar cast OF countenance, but evinces
Probably he knows that the second dog will
90 on howling until his master comes.
The other plates are strictly anatomical.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
"a Ram.

From he Rochester Union and Advertiser.
WoLCorT, Nov. l0.--The r., w. and o. depot
at this place was a scene OF great excitement
shortly, before 9 o'clock Saturday evening,
when Ticket Agent Graves and tho train crew
OF No. lOl attempted to unload a bloodud
merino ram. which had been shipped here To- a
sheep fancior.
The ram was in a stout crate and also in a
tremendous rage. No sooner had the crate
touched the ground than with q bound the ram
knocked one end out and Instantly assaiied
every one IN sight. The crew took refuge on The
cars. while Graves bolted for the semnphore
pole, As he placed his hand against the role
anu started to climb tho ladder the beast
iuhged against the pole, catching Graves's lrft
hand hetwern its head and the heavy timber
crushing his fingers horribly. ~
The young man was Knocked from Ihe no,o
nnh III NE extremity seized the beast by Tie
horns, Iheh rnsusi avid scuifle between the
on me 3,her' IN which Grave, bore the Lrnnt OF
we .onnlct, oelns lawn IN the cinders with ram
and rain crew on top of him most OF IN. tims
Wnen me ram WAS AZ last returned 10 its crate
crushed. Graves was cut and bruised from head
TO foot anG had his uniform nearly tom Oh,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

loyalty to the Government ia unimpeach-
able.n
And her Highness 10 the Government now.'
"Her Highness is the Government" repeat
ID Col. Ferguson, like a parrot.
Get up, Colonel" said the Princess, grave;
ly. You are a brave man, ! know
For your Highness's interest" said the Col
onel earnestly.
AN now said the Princess, you can hnd
me quarters in the palace"
Your Gracious Highness's palace" assented
the Colonel. He gave an order. when there
was b~ustlinR in the corridor.
Tho next thing. Colonel said Count Balbi.
us TO put Prince Frederick under arrest"
When that should be done Col. Ferguson's
committal to our side would be complete.
"That evidently follows" said the daHed
Colonel.
The Princess stood In the door, where the
astounded maid of honor OF Princess Honoria
awaited her.
Colonel" said she, Count Balbi and Mr..
Gerald represent me. You will take your or
ders from them"
Sowing to us. she went out with the lady
Into the palace. which. as you now know, is
part OF tho citadel of Zara.
You will MS to arrest Prince
Frederick" Balbi then said.
II the Colonel had said this was tho natural
sequence Of our proceeding, | now fancied he
hesitated. But fear OF seeming lack Of devo-
ton TO the new regime persuaded him, and he
led the wav, ordering the astonished guard at
the Princes bedroom door to stand aside. We
knocked, again. several times, when a petu-
liant voice within demanded tho reason for the
interruption.
Frederic Of Heidelberg never Is an imposing
man, although u Prince; and now helooked
sufficiently startled, az well he night. Col.
Ferguson stood in the shadow. A lamp vas
burning on o table, revealing tho Prince half
out of bed.
1T means. your Highness, that a revolution
has placed Princess Beatrice of RomaRa on tho
throne Of Dnlmatia."
Never had n reiRninR Prince so great q shock.
so unexpected an announo GO nent, that he no
longer reigned. He turned ar at tu Brute on
Col. ferguson. And you. Colonel!' The
Colonel nuns his head. But he was ours. body
and soul, as we knew.
Balbi sent for two of his own men. He added
to the single guard at the Princes door, q guard
hat now hold his deposed Prince q prisoner.
But none of the Dalmatians had any particular
affection for the house of Heidelberg.
When we had left Venice we had with us
three flags with the device Of Rcmaga, and
il was the black hound on the red field
ground flying from tho citadel that startled
cara that morning. that amazed the British
Minister. Lord Twickenham, and left Prince
Stefanoff, the Russian, near speechless. For
we had cara 10y daring assurance. The Princn
was our prisoner. The palace, the garrison.
and Col. Ferguson were ours. We counted on
winning many by this apparent success: on
arcusing disatfection In the army on its return
from Bergamo.- No Russian nor English war
vessel was in the harbor. bat l thought It ex-
pedient to look up Lord Twickenham in the
morning. He was to be won over. For. al
though we had won go far in our attempt. al
though we had turned defeat into monetary
than monetary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
ANTONY IN CHINESE.
"Ts'un Tai sun Lun" Is an E,Itome of
the snbiect by an EngIish Doctor.

"Ts'nn Tai Sun Lun" is a very interesting
book, even II one d ,esn't understand Chinese
and is not a student of anatomy ''Ts'nn Tai
Sun Lun" Is an epitome OF anatomy and physi-
ology, prepared by Benjamin Hobson. NJ. B..
of China" 1t might have been better IL
Bachelor Hobson had located himself more
definitely. "Of China is n pretty comprehen-
sive territorial title. But at all events. the
book is all right; there is nothing indefinite
about It,. and unless Chinese characters are
regular 'portmanteau words" the modern
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
CHAPTER XII,
HOW CERTAIN TRAVELLERS TAKE THE GREE
STEAMER AT lara.

STEAMER AT lara.
But again her voice reached me out OF the
twilight of semi-consciousness.
And how Is lie. fat err"
MS only the loss OF blood. my daughter.
The wound is trihing." said the other.
My eyes opened on a thin. ascctic-cowled
race, n monk, a woman, n nun was bAndaR-
ing my side, whore was II sudden .cute pain, but
the faintness had gone. Tho nun looked into
my. eyes. a dark. spiritual, pitying face.
You are better, signOri'
pale, yet now glad.
You Will live, Gerald" she said, softly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

~ bsnr,s ~. h9Ver had oeen ~ aima.l Al
Nolunt rilv left, because this was the only way
OF duty.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14
Let Your Light So shine"

As an illustration Of the need Of keen.
ing the lower lights burning. d. T.
Moody often relates the following:
"a few years ago, at tho mouth Of
Cleveland harbor there were two lights
one OF each side of the bay. called the
upper and lower lights; and TO enter
the harbor safely by night, vessels must
sight both of these lights.
These western lakes are sometimes
more dangerous than the great ocean,
One wild, stormy night, a steamer was
trying to make her way into the bar-
Dor. The captain and pilot were aDy-
iously watching for the lights. BY and
by the pilot was heard to say, DO YOU
see the lower Light
No. was the reply; I fear we have
passed them.
Ah, there are the lights said the
pilot, and they must be, from the bluff
on which they stand, the upper lights
We have passed the lower lights. and
have lost our chance of getting into the
harbor.'
What was to be done? They looked
back. and saw the dim outline Of tha
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14
Effect of yObnCCn

a physician at Yale has discovered
that in class Of 147 students. the r
who never used tobacco SURPASSED the
10 who die use it TO-. per cent in gain
In weight, "a per cent in increase in
height. 26.7 per cent in growth of chest
RlrtG, and i15 per cent in gain In lung
capacity. Figures even more striking
were obtained at Amherst, and the con
sOlati0uists are duly elated at the show
Ing.
But this exhibit relates only ia the
physical side Of the boys sature. Prof
Fish, Of the Northwestern University. IS
authority for the statement that to-
Hocco injuros the intellectual faculties
as well. He says that when 4 college
class at Yale had been divided into four
sections, according to scholarship, it
was found that the highest section was
composed almost entirely of non-smok-
er8, and the lowest sectaY almost cn-
tirely of smokers.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14

"A small boy stole ont early whc,
mlIkm"n'S wagons were tie ONLY yr
hi"leS or the streets and shcng wcr,
yet closed. The small boy carried ;
piece Of chalk ana wicked grin
STOPPING. with his back to the east il.
made several marks which shonc vivid
" against the walk. He surveyed hi,
work, chuclIlcd and melted away. savs
the Chicago News.
A little while later when tho rugb I,
the city had begun no one got over thos,
marks without stopping. Men with
watches in their hands and speed IN
their feet paused in their mad career
swung around, read the inscrIption
missed their train and sworc. Girls
stopped, read and looked contomptuoug
ut their folly. Every one who road
hurried away without looking back &c
see who saw him When the rush abateJ
the bad boy sauntcred out, and Rugged
as he looked at his chaIl, marks,
april t."
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14

''lI YOU over So" hogs XIII rattle
Sn"k"&?' inquired the old mounaiH'cr
according TO the san Francisco Pest.
Evidently mono Of his hearers haj
over h"h"ll such an exciting spectacle
Wen, it's picnic for the hogg." he
'"h''nu"d, and a great surprise and
disappointment 10 tho snakes.
AS soon as hog sights q rattlcsnahn
4" &runts rs though some orc had
'Nn'kod MIN an car Of corn aud tr0t;
right after it. The snake secs big.
tat hog coming his way. and YOU can
almost soc II grin as ii coils UP and saws
TO its"lf: That's my pork
III" hog trots right up rs If b. want
ed to be friendly and the snarc. fired
with aE' ambition to Kill some nork
lets fly like steel spring and books on
10 tn" pork, Then comes the surprisc
instead OF running and sQucalilg. as The
snake expected, the hog calInly turns
ar"nnd plants his forofoot on the snake
ana commences feeding off lis tail It
IS Il painful surprise to an ambitious
raftler lie keeps thrashIg around
and striking until there ism, bite of
nm left. Then Mr.. Hog looks for Il now
RATHER. lie doesn't feel any moro i,t- I
'"nV'n'"nc" from the snake bites than
lie would from a yellow Jackets sting"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14
POINTERS ON FLOWERS

Loosen the leaves and other winter
covering from about the hardy bulbs,
The beds for the summer plants NAV
now be thoroughly spadcd and fertjI-
yea, although the plants must not be
SET out Ter some time TO comc-po mat
ter now tempting and baImy are the
april days.
Don be discouraged if the garden is
small; fortilize heavily now. and plant
closely a little later. and with careful
banning surprising quantity of flow
ers may be raised in even the tinipst
ward.
inc croCuSes are now in full bloom
ana many Of the outdoor hyacinths
budded. But don't neglect them be-
cause them seem so perfectly hardy.
Keep evergreen boughs and straw CON
venient for a light covering on cold
nights.
Now is the time for planting and
lranspIanting hardy shrubbery. Pack
ne earth firmly about the roots and al
oW each bush rlenty of room to grow
See that all new varieties are carefully
abeled for future reference.
Remember that It Is not too early IN
plant the sv aet peas outside the very
irst day of Apri. and they should surely
be planted before the middle OF this
month if th"y t.rc to make good growth
nd withstand the summer heat. Don't
be in a huy'y about planting other
lower iced outside for some time to
,ome.
The peont:s are now sending I'D thick
red stalks md sprigs of green iris are
orming .stifty clumps in the borders
loosen tfs soil about the clumps, then
spread dry leaves or straw over the
oosened earth. This loosening of the
'oll Is very important, as the winter
covering may become so packed and
lard that the sprouting stalks canpot
ievelop properly.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-14
y Fathers Revenge,

Tho clock In the church tower st,ucn
the hour Of 3. Three in the morning,
A haggard and wcariod man softly
laid bundle Of linen, surrounded wit,
a small red face, bearing traces of tears
within the cradle.
An object on the mantol caught his
g|aring eye. lie picked it up and read
the inscription:
"To the quotost and best behaved
baby, Shagwo&s Baby Show, 1895"
Laughing bitterly, he crushed tho
fragile silver mug with his BlipporeI
heel, kicked off the slippers ana woarilv
sunk into bed Cincinnati Enquirer