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New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

The collections of the Fogg Museum at Harvard
have been enlarged within the last few months by
the acquisition Of "a large number of photographs
from Athens, comprising many Illustrations OF re-
Gently discovered works Of Greek architecture and
sculpture and of others from Naples OF ancient
monuments i'm Southern Italy and Sicily. Among
these last bout nfty Views of different parts OF
the Case del Vetti the recently excavatcd house in
Pompeii. which has brought to light in addition TO
the interesting architectural remains some i'm
portant Graecp- Roman paintings and good deal
of sculpture.
Miss Hardick-Ethel can't he after money. She
has broken her engagement with that wealthy
plumber
Miss Fosdick Don't be TOO sure She lifted him
for who owns a bicycle-repairne shop
Nondon Spare Moments.
The Electrical World" says that a certain little
mechanical device Is called In Germany Auto
matisches spiegelg ssplat chutzvorrchtung
"As It's name clearly indicates it Is an apps-
rstusforprotectnga
ofmirrorgl ssac sactingautomaticay. In this country
We are In the habit OF calling this simple device
'cutout "
George what shall get Freddy for Christmas"
Don't get a wagon. wheelbarrow or anything
that ! shall have to RAUL him around in: get him
q rocking horse-he can work that by himself
-(Chicago Record.
There 10 a class OF people" says a railroad man
who are always last to leave the cars-for pur-
pose This s especially noticed on surburban
trains They go from one end of the train TO the
other. looking In seats on both sides of the car
IL IL impossible for our men to be always on the
watch. and presumably there are many losses that
can never be reclaimed
she-Thers goes Mr. Meens dressed In black as
usual. ! suppose he thinks that color suits him
better than an other.
Of HsMHs ses,iSn: S rs his %e.nnss: He has lot
~wSs IN mourning: no further expense-<Judy.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

The new District Attorney Is probably familiar
with the saying about the tide In the affairs OF
men" etc. and appreciates It's applicability to
present circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

A contractor In this city has asked To have the
amount paid him reduced 800. II this had hap
pened in Tammsny times. his friends would un-
hesitatngly have asked the courts to examine
into his mental condition.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

England ranks a toeraby hard drinking
country, and has done since it took It's place in
history. carrying it's liquor. however. with a
steadness which has to go TO Holland or
Kentucky To see paraeled Still legislation for
the control and regulation Of its drinkers is con-
stanily required. and invites frequent amplifica-
tion and revision. leaving after ALL the statistics
Of intemperance much as they were In the classi-
flea lion Of the Incorporate a certain proportion
are recognized as insane drinkers for whom
special statutory restraints are provided and
these again divided into sub-classes: first
those who inherit the propensity; second. those
who evince it as the chief manifestation Of some
form Of cerebral disease: third those who are
afflicted with it as a result OF injury to the head
severe fever or other wasting bodily ailment
mental shock. heavy grief, reverse OF fortune
and indeed. cause" similar to those antedatlng
some other insanti IS: and fourth those who
qure II through vicious course OF indulgence In
stimulants. Cases Of this kind require medical
ther than punitive treatment. and I'm the Opn-
ion of the British Medical Association should be
disseminated from those Of the criminal drunk
ards who require the application OF ordinary
penal and reformatory agencies. The doctors
ought to know more about this subject than any
body else. and it is discouraging that I'm the main
they are obliged to admit the inadeQuacy OF all
expedients TO the correction and remedy OF the
evil. Whatever form the disease or vice assumes.
It II obstinate and refractory. and there. here.
the only thing that society can do is TO battle
constantly with all its manifestations. employ
ing statutory. hortatory. educational and all
other means against it without looking for It's
extirpation. and necessarily being content with
moderate meastr Of amelioraton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

kicked to GARDENERS 15-yards line.
Armes landed on the sphere but was
downcd right in his tracks by Pratt.
Gardiner commenced to buck the cen
ter for short gains until they worked
the ball to the 25-yards line.
Here the Cony lads stopped the hard
bucking of Armes and Woodcock and
the ball went to Cony. On the next
play Jackson took the ball and. run
ming like the wind towards Gardeners
goal, landed the rigskin within two
feet of the Gardiner goal line.
But alas. In two more downs Cony
could not make the necessary gains so
the ball went to the Gardinerites. They
punted to the 30-yards line, the pigskin
being caught by Griffith who ran five
yards before he was tackled. Cony
worked the tackles for short gains.
Gardiner held their opponents on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

to make barely five yards. Gardiner
fumbled but Day fell on the ball, after
which Woodcock gained four yards
through left tackle, where Clarke
tackled him hard. Then Cony gained
the ball on downs. Barrows and all the
line men holding Gardeners heavy line
finely. Then Cony worked the ball to
within u yard of Gardeners line when
Umpire Douglass made a rank de-
cision, giving Gardiner the ball on only
three downs.
Gardiner made several fine rushes
and then came the disputed point. On
three downs Gardiner had failed to
make five yards. They had one more
down and SO punted to Cony's 35-yards
line Cony's men We're playing up too
far and so missed the ball and one of
Gardeners men ran up the same time
as did Griffith and Nash of Cony. The
Gardiner man finally secured the ball
and crossed Cony's goal line. ae
The question of the right of ground
then the touchdown was hotly dis
cussed, Cony claiming that the Gardi-
ner man was off side, but Gardiner
claimed that Griffith touched the ball
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

1C-yards line On the next play Gardi-
ner made a forward pass to Cony
which gave the Augusta boys gain
of ~. yards Then Besse started to
go around the right end but was beau
tifuly tackled by Clarke and the ball
went to Cony for Gardiner had failed
to make the necessary distance.
The rest of the first half was but a
repetition of the first part. both sides
using tackle and center plays. The
playing was all near Gardeners goal.
The playing was not beyond the 30
yards line at any time in this half.
jackson and Scribner played beauti-
fully. and Curtis, Cony's center. al
though weighing only 12S, held his 2O5-
pound opponent in splendid style.
The second half opened with the ball
in Gardeners possession. They kicked
to Cony's 25-yards line. Griffith ran 10
yards. Then Cony began to play fast,
hard foot ball.
Here Jackson made runs of 30, % and
10 yards and Scribner gained 20 and %
Yards. bringing the ball within one and
a half yards Of Gardeners goal line.
Then the ball was given 10 Grliiith TO
buck the center. He was fiercely
tackled by Day.
IT was on the next down that Umpire
Douglass made a very questionable de-
cision. Cony had less than one yard to
gain. which they easily made, but
Douglass claimed they made but ~.
feet and gave Gardiner the ball. This
made the crowd wild and Cony desper-
ate. The best Gardiner could do was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

Joseph II. Peters, alias Joseph Pol
lard. Descriptions: Age 3S, height 5
feet inches, weight $50 pounds. eyes
black with a very peculiar look, hair
a faded black and cut short, complex
ion very light muiatto, high cheek
bones, long nose. thin face. Dress
when last seen: Dirty greyish suit.
soft black felt hat, russell leather old
shoes, pointed toes, unlaundered col
ored cotton shirt. Has done 10 years
in Charleston state prison, and was
discharged Nov. 2. 1895. If found.
arrest. hold and wire me as l hold a
warrant against him.
IRA NJ. TRUE. State Detective.
Hallowell. Me, Oct. I, 1896.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

+ 1t might be well for the economical
housewife to take a walk out into the
pantry and see how the -four barrel is
getting along. It's barely possible you
may need some more of the crushed
wheat soon. If so, it would behoove
the housewife to buy now, as flour is
ready SIS cents higher" said ]. e. Full
ler,the well known Water street grocer,
Wednesday, land think it will go still
higher. With wheat 121s cents more a
bushel, a large export flour trade pre-
dicted,a light crop Of wheat In this coun-
try and a short supply in Russia, India
and the Argentine Republic, and an
overwhelming Republican vote in
Maine-all this tends to tone up the
trade and tighten the prices. Very lit
tie flour can now be bought at August
prices. The winter wheat crop was
partially injured. and there was a fall
ing off of 60 per cent. in the spring CROP
From the best informed circles / learn
that where we had 10000 900 bushels
last year, we can only expect 1O7, 900 900
this year. Oatmeal has also gone up
so cents barrel. and corn and oats.
out of sympathy have risen from a low
notch two or three cents"
L. c. Cornish Esq, was in Portland,
yesterday, on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Prof. G. A. Robertson Says All are In Coco
Condition.

the trustees of the State normal
schools. says all are in first class con-
dition.
Il was down to Castine, last week, y
said Mr.. Robertson, land found that
the school there had opened splendidly
with fine graduating class and an ex-
cellent corps of teachers. The students
are taking great interest and are do
ing great work. The schools at Cor
ham, Fort Kent and Pennington are
also doing well with good attendances :
Mr.. Robertson will visit the school
a. Gorham sometime this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

The following new corporation has
filed it's certificate with the secretary
of State:
The Columbia Hall Association, or
ganized at fremont, for the purpose of
building and maintaining a town hall
at fremont, with $4,000 capital stock,
of which $500 is paid in. The officers
are Willis Watson of fremont, presi-
dent and treasurer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term, Hon. o. G. Nall. Pre-.
siding.
w. Z. Choate. Clerk.
G. w. Iseselton. County Attorney.
e. T.. Norton, Sheriff.
F. A. Small, Stenographer.

-. - NHOdtc. SlcIhs
G. w. IIeselton. County ATTORNEY
q. Il. Norton. Sheriff.
F. A. Small, Stenographer.
ID
Augusta, Oct. Z.
w. i. Stewart ct al. VS.. Charles II. Mel
son. G. f. Johnson for plaintiffs r. +.
Webb for defendant This is scire facias
on a judgment against the defendant as
trustee of one Geo Il. Sims. The parties
reside in Waterville. The plaintiffs do
provision business and furnished Sims
who was in the employment of Nelson
with supplies, the bill for which was sued
in the Watervile municipal court with
Mr.. Nelson as trustee. The trustee was
defanlted and executor was issued against
him for Il total Of S1321.
The execution was returned in no part
satisfied. and the present writ was sued
ont in the same court requiring the trus-
tee. Nelson. TO show cause why the exc
cutlon should not he enforced against
him, and ii comes TO this court on appeal
The trustee contends that at the time OF
the service Of the original writ upon him
he had no money of Sims In his possess
sion.
The plaintiff contends that he had more
than sufficient funds in his hands nj the
TIME of the service TO pay the defendant
and that subsequently to the service set
tied suit against him by Sims. by the
payment 10 the latter's counsel of SIS.
Nelson admits the payment as alleged,
and that 1t was subsequent to the service
81 the original writ but contends that he
did not owe Sims. and only made the
payment 10 relieve himself of the worry
of n law suit. being 1T that time in very
poor health. and TO hav. relieved from
attachment some horses in his possession
but which did not belong to him, but to
other parties. The question submitted TO
the jury was whether Nelson was in
debted To Sims at the time OF the service
of the trustees writ. and IL So how much
The jury took the case at 5.il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

first, thus putting their man on side
Griffith, being new player. became
ratified. and said he touched the ball.
and the decision was given to Gardiner
Griffith said afterWard that he did not
understand the question asked him
He touched the ball but not until the
Gardiner man had. So it was an off
side play on Gardeners part. but the
decision having been made was not
taken back
This ended the game, as time was
called just as the Gardiner man crossed
the line. The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
BUSY SESSION..
Railroad Commissioners Transact loi.
Of Business at Wednesdays Session.
Biennial Cleaning Of State Library and 0th,,
Capitol News items.

The State railroad commissioners. J.
B. Peaks. B. f. Chadbourne and Fred
eric Danforth. held their regular
monthly meeting at the Capitol,
Wednesday. large amount of rou-
tine business was transacted
On the petition of the Brunswick
Street Railway to cross the tracks of
the Maine Central Railroad at Main
street, Brunswick. the commissioners
mitted to cross at grade, they paying
for the crossing frogs, sigma! masts and
for maintaining the same. Each road
pays one-half the costs of a signal
tender
The commissioners hold this to be a
dangerous crossing and therefore pro-
vide that q red ball by day or a red
light by night shall always be dis
played before the crossing and the
Electric cars to stop 100 feet before
passing the crossing. Galen C. Moses
of Bath appeared for the street rail-
road company and no one for the
Maine Central.
The petition of the selectmen Of the
town of Waldo for a highway across
the Maine Central was dismissed the
commissioners having no Jurisdiction
in a case of this kind. Mr.. Evans.
chairman of the Waldo selectmen. APP
peared for the town and Hon. Seth M.
Carter of Auburn for the railroad com
pany.
The hearing on the petition for Il
branch track on the Ashland branch of
the Bangor e Aroostook Railroad was
continued till the next meeting.
The members of the board win hold
hearings as follows: Portland &
Rochester Railroad, Oct l3; Eastern
division Of the Boston K Maine X. r..
Oct a. Bridgton e Saco River K. r.,
Oct. 10; Grand Trunk, Oct. l6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

Two men and two women are en-
gagged in the biennial cleaning of the
state library. Once in every two years
every book in the library is taken down
and brushed and returned and returned
to it's proper place. AS there are A.
00o books in the library it requires
some time to do the work
Miss Inez Hill has returned to her
duties in the adjutant generals de-
partment after a short illness
r. s. Partridge, Esq, was Il visitor
to the State House. Wednesday. and
called on Pension Agent Millken
Hon. Edward " iggin went to Water
vile, Wednesday afternoon. on bust
ness.
The agricultural bulletins for Octo-
Der will be sent out, today.
Work on the Australian ballots is
going on in the judiciary room
Hon. S. W. Matthews will not COM
plete his speech-making in North Caro-
lima until Oct. "a. He began Oct 5, in
company with Hon. Thomas r. Purnell
and will speak every night until the
24th
Councillors +. Dudley Freeman. o. B.
Clason and j. c. Holman of the execu-
tive council, We're at Orono, Wednes-
day. as the committee on educational
affairs of the council, to prepare a re-
port on the condition and needs Of the
Maine State college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
AMUSEM ENTs.

Joshua Simpkins,' a story of New
England farm life, will be seen at
Meonian hall. Oct. O. 1t is said to
abound in novel features, wonderful
mechanical effects, excellent singing
and dancing and plenty of refined.
wholesome fun, and brings to light in
the third act a real saw mill in opera
ton, which is claimed to be the greatest
realistic stage effect ever produced.
renders some excellent music, and also
aids in the introduction of many pleas
during the progress of the play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
GARDINER WINS
But the -Cony High Eleven Played
Far Better Foot Ball.
Gardiner Boys Won on a Questionable Deci-
sion by Umpire Douglass.

ARD fought was the
foot ball game at the
Driving park. Wednes-
day afternoon, between
the knights of the grid
iron from the Cony and
Gardiner High schools.
Tho conro u-oc & 70 n In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

The Ladies' Aid society of the Uni
versalist church has elected these Of
ficers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. c. S. Hichborn; LIST
vice president, Mrs. G. A. Robertson
End vice president, Mrs. c. r. Whit
ten; secretary, Mrs. A. G.. Andrews
treasurer, Mrs. A. M. Goddard These
officers constitute the executive COM
mittee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08
GARDINER HIGH
CONY HIGH.
Wanted for BURGLARY.

State Detective Ira NJ. True is send
ing out the following to the police,
throughout New England:
WANTED FOR BURGLARY-s25 RE
WARD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

Fishing schooner Josephine Swanton,
Portland. for banks. reported leaking
repaired at Boothbay Harbor and pro
ceeded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-08

favor of the lads from the city of mills
and ice but they scored their six points
on questionable decision by Umpire
Douglass. Cony played far better foot
ball and ought to have won the contest
hands down. 1t is no honor to the
an impartial decision of the umpire.
Play was called at 315 o'clock with
the ball in Cony's possession. Barrows
The advocate., 1896-09-09
PlG-PEN POINTERS.

The digestibility of food is an impor-
tant item. Make it count; "balance the
ration"
II you can start with a small, Lut
choice herd of thoroughbreds you are
fortunate, and on the high road to sue
cess.
A short, compact body in a SOW indi-
Gates a tendency to fatten, and not to
bring large Htters. Select those with
long bodies, well rounded ribs and ten
to twelve teats, well spread apart.
A correspondent from Old Mexico
says the American hog is rapidly gain
ing in favor there, owing both to the
good quality of the meat, and the con-
siderable difference in price between
the two countries.
You CANNOT push the hogs too fast.
1t will lessen the cost if you provide
clean, tight pens, and dry, clean sleep
ing place. Pigs which have been once
stunted do not make as good use Of food
as those which have always been kept
thrifty.-Rural World.
The advocate., 1896-09-09
SENT FREE.

Write for County Map Of the South to
either of the above named gentlemen,
or to P. SID JONES, Pass. Agent, in charge
Of immigration, Birmingham, Ala.
The advocate., 1896-09-09

two inches. AS there is no strain on the
pole sidewise,it need not be very strong,
B is a. block of hard wood, 16 inches
long, four inches square, with slot
cut in for the pole to play in. The bot
tom end has a hole bored five inches
deep so that it will turn freely on the
end of the iron bar which is driven into
the ground. Should the animal be
headstrong, and the ground soft, the
bar might be pulled over. If piece OF
tubing be driven into the ground a few
inches, and the bar set inside, it will
not be tipped out. A short rope is on
the end of the pole for convenience to
hitch to. D is an iron bar, E short
piece of tubing, F pail or kettle with
weight sufficient to balance, which is
easily set off when moving. I use an
ordinary iron bar which is found on
most farms, and may be stuck by hand.
Only in very few instances, when the
ground was soft, have found it neces-
sary to use the tubing. Ell. D. Gale,
in Rural New Yorker.
The advocate., 1896-09-09
HONEY EXTRACTOR.
How TO Mako Good One &C Home nc .
Trlhlng Expense.

OAAO AAChAV
Trlhing Expense.
For bee-keeper running from 10 81
colonies, an extractor can be made for
about $1.25. Take four frames 10 by 13
inches, outside measure, 2 boards II
inches wide, is inches longs board 81
inches long, 10 inches wide; 8 sticks,
nails, barrel, feet wire cloth and
half days work. Nail two sticks about
8 inches long to the inside Of the barrel
opposite each other and inches from
the bottom Of 1t, having notches in
them to receive cross bar, which make
about one-fourth by two inches. The
upright center piece for the basket
make Q by inches and feet long; bore
1-inch holes through it 10 inches apart,
drive through two round sticks 81
inches long and that fit nicely. The
upright stick should be tapered off at
the bottom end and made round to
inch diameter near the top end for a
journal. A board inches wide and 5
inches long, with OF one-half-inch
holes bored in IL and nailed to the
journal with wire nails, does very well
for crank to turn by. Nail sticks
II inches long to the 17-inch boards and
~ inches thick, and bore Q 1-inch holes
three-fourths of an inch deep and 10
inches apart in each Of them, and fit
them on the ends of the round inch
sticks. Nail the 12 by 10 inch wire cloth
to the end of the board tightly and then
spring the boards apart and fasten
firmly to the spokes. Let the @1-inch
board cover one-half inch more than
half the top Of the barrel and block o
hook and staple to fasten 1t to the wall
firmly and box on the center upright
piece. The inside of the barrel should
be sandpapered and waxed.--R. r,
Whiteside, in Farm and Home.
The advocate., 1896-09-09
AN EXCELLENT TErHER.
Worry Convenient Where Only . Few AMI
mails Are Kept.

Worry Convenient Where Only . Few AMI"
mails Are Kept.
The cut shows a tether which have
been using, and found safe for any of
the farm animals. The old way Of driv-
ing stake into the ground, and tying
a rope, is very dangerous; many horse
has had foot made sore from burning
with the rope, besides very often being
thrown. 1 have seen horse lie down,
roll, get up and have good play while
hitched to the tether. / kept a horse
hitched out all last summer, with one,
because it could not be caught when
turned loose. 1t will be found very con-
venient when only one cow is kept.
1t is made as follows: "a is the pole,
10 feet long by IL inch thick and five
inches wide where the pin passes
through, which should be at one-fourth
the length of the stick from the end.
The long end may be tapered down to
The advocate., 1896-09-09
No Room for Doubt.

When the facts are before you, you must
be convinced.
The facts are that the Union Pacific is
leading all competitors, is the acknowledged
Dining Car route, and great through Car
line Of the West.
The line via Denver and Kansas City to
Chicago in connection with the Chicago &
Alton railroad, with It's excellent equip
ment Of Free Reclining Chair Cars, Pull
man Palace Sleepers and Pullman Diners,
demands the attention Of every traveller to
the East.
Ask your nearest agent for tickets via
this route. e. L. LOMAx,
Cen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
The advocate., 1896-09-09

To st. Paul and Minneapolis via Burlington
Route.
Two splendid through trains each day
from Missouri river points to the north via
the old established Burlington Route and
Sioux City Line. Day train has handsome
observation vestibuled sleepers, free chair
cars, and dining cars (north Of Council
Bluffs). Night train has handsome sleep
ers to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux
City, and parlor cars Sioux City north.
Consult ticket agent.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis, Mo.