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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29

Chapter $50.
AN ACT to amend Section forty-one of
Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the taking of Salmon in the
Penobscot River above the water works
dam at Bangor.
Section forty-one of chapter forty of
the revised statutes Is hereby amended
by ADDING after the word files in the
ninth line the following words: 'Proyid
en, however, that It shall be lawful for
the lnhabitant of this state to take sal
mon with drift nets from six O'Clock in
the afternoon on Friday to six o'clock
In the afternoon on Saturday of each
week IRON the water works dam In BAN
cor to Midway, during open season, but
not within three hundred yards of any
dam or mill race so that said section, as
amended. Shall read as follows:
Section Al. No salmon, shad or other
migratory fish shall be taken or fished
Tor within five hundred yards of any fish
obscot river between the mouth of the
kenduskeag stream and the water works
dam at Treats falls on said river: nor be-
tween the Augusta highway bridge over
the Kennepec river and the Augusta
dam; nor any salmon above FERRY Point
bridge on the Saint Croix river in Calais.
vember, except by the ordinary mode of
angling with single hook and line or ar
tihcial tiles; provided, however. that it
shall be lawful for the Inhabitants OF this
state to take salmon with drift nets from
six O'clock in the afternoon on Friday to
six o'clock in the afternoon ON SATURDAY.
~ SnSu week IrOIl the water works dam
in Bangor to Medwav. during open sea-
son, but not within three hundred yards
OF any dam or mill race: nor shall hook
and line or artificial flies be used at any
an flme within one hundred yards of any
tGn shall h1 not apply to the taking Of ale
Georges river, and by the town Of Waldo.
boro In Medomak river, under the au-
thority granted said towns by the prlvat
and special laws of Massachusetts. passed
M MAJ six eighteen hundred and two.
ana amendments thereto passed bv the
legislature Of this state. nor shall it ap-
ply to the taking Of alewives by the town
Of Woolwich in Nequasset stream: pro-
vlded that fly fishing shall be allowed up
to the bridge across the Denny's river al
LIN hi,ncolns mill. but not between, said
yided, also, that fishing with an artificial
ny or single baited hook and line shall be
allowed up to within fifty feet Of the dam
across the Aroostook. river in the town
OF Caribou. The penalty for, the violation
OF this section is fine Of not more than
fifty nor less than ten, dollars for each
offense.. and further fine OF ten dollars
for each salmon and one dollar for each
shad SO taken approved March 2O)
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at Evanston. The latter tswn-now
One OF the hondsomest suburbs Of Chi
cago-he founded. and It very properly
bears his name. He was not content
with being the author Of the plan out
of which the university grew. He en-
dowed, from his private wealth, the
chairs of Latin and Of mental and
moral philosophy In the amount OF
$4,000, and later increased that fund
to 500, 700. He was the first chair
man OF the Board Of Trustees and occu-
pied that position for forty-two years.
He was one Of the first to advocate
the emancipation OF the slaves. He
voted for the nomination of Abraham
Lincoln at the convention of 1850, and
was soon after sent by the President to
Colorado to I'LL the place Of Gov. Gil
pin His career In Colorado since that
time has been part of the history Of
the territory and the State In its march
forward. He. helped the building Of
her railroads, the development Of her
mines, her agriculture, and the general
growth of her commonwealth in man.
ner unparalleled by any one of her citi-
ZenS.
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wearer OF the bays was to be chosen by
vote, and Mr.. Orr was the successful
one. He received $3.50 votes, and Henry
o. Shepard, of Chicago, was close sec
ond with ., 1892 votes. b. B. Herbert was
a close third with 5,137 votes. The 9TH
er candidates were far behind. Mr.. Orr
is natural printer. He inherited his
love for the types and drew from his
father a love of the artistic. This feel
ing is seen in the very beautiful speci-
mems of printing art which Mr.. Orr has
turned out from his shop In New York.
He began life with thorough educa-
ton In the printing office, and learned
every detail Of the trade. He became
a rapid and accurate typesetter, skill
full pressman, and acquired the keenest
appreciation of the artistic in the get
ting together of his work. When the
days Of his apprenticeship came to an
end he set out on his wanderings, and
entered the employ Of big envelope
concern In Springfield, Mass. Later he
set up in business for himself in the
Massachusetts city, but 1t was not until
he opened his shop in New York that
he took his place beside those great
printers who have done most to lift the
trade into the realms of art. In his so
cial and private relations Mr.. Orr is
amiability itself. Loving open-air exer-
else, his devotion to healthful sports
was shown in his unopposed election as
a governor Of the New York Athletic
CInh
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THE SHORES or THE DEAD SEA.

the age of the Crusades, miracles were
common, and when the desirability OF
shrine became manifest 1t was an
easy matter to make a miraculous dis
covery Of the grave, the location Of
which was so revealed to monk in a
dream, the monastery established, and
afterward appropriated by the Turks.
The plains of Jericho are the private
property Of the Sultan; are titled for
his benefit by the local peasantry, and
are kept free from grasshoppers by a
primitive and thoroughly oriental
method. When the storks make their
first appearance in the spring, the in
habitants know that the grasshoppers
will not be long in coming, and the To-
cal supervisor sends word to the Pasha
in Jerusalem that the hopper crop is
nearly ready. AS soon as the Pasha
feels equal to the necessary exertion
he sends word to the men Of the VII.
lagos nearest to the Jordan to hold
themselves in readiness to protect the
Sultan's crops. When the 'hoppers be-
gin to move, all the population turns
out in force, armed with sticks, brooms,
poles. brush. punches Of cane and simi-
lar means of offensive warfare, and,
forming a line, advances on the hop
per infested district. Every grasshop-
per that can be found is killed., and
after the carnage, which generally lasts
only day or two, the pest is subdued,
and the people go back to their homes.
The Jericho plains are singularly fer
tile, and under any other rule than that
of the Turk would be one Of the choice
garden spots, OF Palestine. Now, little
is grown there save wheat, which is
produced in quantity and of quality
unknown elsewhere in the Holy Land.
Midway through the fats runs the
Jordan, and tradition has pointed out
in the vicinity Of Jericho and along it's
fertile plain many spots noted in sa-
cred lore. AT one pool in the river, nc.
cording to the popular legends, Christ
was baptized, and here the Russian
pilgrims fill their bottles with water
from the Jordan, to be taken home as
a holy relic. At another is shown the
tree which Zaccheus climbed to get
above the heads Of the crowd; at still
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the law course in class Of several
young men who have since become
famous as barristers and sharp witted
lawyers in Dublin and elsewhere. He
was called to the bar at the Kings Inn
in 1865, and became a bencher in 1879.
1t was not until 1885 that he became
a queens counsel. His talents rapidly
brought him to the surface Of the legal
swim in his native city. From 1877 to
1880 he filled the post Of Solicitor Gen
eral for Ireland. From June, 1885, to
January, 1886, he was Attorney Gen
eral for Ireland. Then Mr.. Holmes
stood for parliament as the representa-
tive Of Dublin University, and was
elected. He sat for that interest from
1885 to 1888. In the latter year he was
made a justice Of the Queens Bench
for Ireland. Among other offices he has
filled is that Of privy councillor, to
which he was appointed in 1885. JUS
tice Holmes Is not severe Judge, and
can unbend to enjoy a joke on counsel,
or even on the court, when the oppor-
tunity presents itself.
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to come from, he-is greatly niiGenken,
for the clever CREEK monks, While
claiming to rum afre9 boarding House
for tramp pilgrims. have in6nagod to
make the establishment not only Z pay
ing institution, but one OF the wealth.
lest communities In the East. It's o.
tentatiously given out that entertain
ment Is free for all who come, but be-
fore the tourist leaves the confines Of
the monastery he IL made aware that
any contribution he feels willing to
make infaid sof the poor brethren VIII
be gratefully received OF course, ev-
cry tourist takes the hint, and even
from the poorer classes OF pilgrims,
who 60 afoot and have little to spare,
the shrewd monks contriye to get
something. 1873
From the towers OF Mar SAba It is an
easy rico to the tomb of Moses, which
marks the end OF the hill country OF
Judea and the beginning of the plains
Of Jericho. The tomb is a Mohamme-
dan mosque on the site Of a Christian
monastery that dated from the days
of the Crusades. 1t Is not an imposing
structure, low, fat and without archi-
tectural pretensions, but enjoys great
repute In the world OF Islam as a
shrine of unusual sanctity. The fact
that the real grave of Moses was UNI
known even to the Jews Of his own day
cuts no figure in this case, for, during
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md return. No one ventures even so
far as the Jordan without an armed
iescort, for the road from Jerusalem to
Jericho is as badly infested with
thieves now as when the good Samari-
tan went that way and picked up the
luckless tourist who ventured to make
the journey without an escort. Even
now 1t sometimes happens that over
confident travellers come to grief, and
a recent party met on their way a
couple of English tourists who had fall
len among thieves who carried out the
Scripture program almost to the letter.
stripping them of their raiment, save
a shirt apiece, and departing, leaving
them unwounded, It Is true, but half
dead under the responsibility of get
ting back. to town with no more cloth
ing than that left to them by the plum
derers.
About half way between the Holy
City and the Sea of the Dead the party
stops for the night at the Monastery Of
Mar Saba. II Is a gloomy looking
place. half fortress. half monastery,
but 1t has abundant accommodations
for the hundreds Of pilgrims who flock
from Jerusalem to the Jordan and
back again. There is no charge for
food or lodging, but II anyone supposcs
that the monastery loses money by en-
tertaining travellers, or that the Abbot
lies awake nights worrying about
where the support Of the brethren Is
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The Wife In Russia.

This is curious custom you Amer
leans have Of referring to your wives
by their husbands Names" observed
Glanvock Kaplon, an intelligent Rus
sian traveller 81 suppose the Ameri-
can holds his wife in as high esteem as
the Russian holds his, but IL at home
I should speak of my better half as
Mrs. Kaplon my friends would at once
conclude that my domestic relations
were not as pleasant as they should be,
and that / was thinking of a legal sep
aration. When first heard an Ameri-
can speak Of his wife as Mrs. Jones, for
example, l felt almost like presuming
On my acquaintance by intruding into
his private affairs and asking him
what the trouble was at home. Yet
1 soon learned that the custom was
universal over here, but still cannot
get used to 1t. My wife Is the plain
blunt way I speak in Russia OF the
lady who, / suppose, / would have to
call Mrs. Kaplon in polite society in
America. In some of the more fash
ionable circles Of st. Petersburg this
American social custom has been
adopted, though was told by a promI-
nent government official not long ago
that the Gar dlsapproved OF it."-St
Louis Republic.
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peasant, and. if it were their interest
to do So would. with neatness and
dispatch, cut the threats of all the
party, pillage their baggage and throw
their bodies over the nearest precipice
But even Turks learn something by
experience, and the Turks of the
guardhouse on the road to the Jordan
have learned that 1t is more profitable
to protect than to plumber travellers. so
they extend hearty welcome to the
tourists, invite them. in and offer them
parts Of the Ottoman Empire, is al
ways on tap, and the traveller who ac-
cepts a cup from a gens-d'arme, by
that act engages the man as his protec-
tor during the journey to the Dead Sea
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then proceeded systema tically, and for
the past three years he has spent eight
hours daily preparing this map of the
world.
The maps are in relief, every ocean,
lake and river being carved out of the
surface. All lines or names are en-
graved on the surface with sharp point
ed tools, and then filed with paint.
which imparts pleasing effect and
also allows more delicate minuteness of
detail than If the names were put on
with pen and ink. The route Of every
railroad and canal in the world is ac-
curately represented, as well as the
various steamship routes.
Not content with making his globe
the largest Of its kind In existence, Mr..
Schroeder claims he has prepared the
most accurate maps extant. His col
lection of maps Is immense, and not a
map of any Importance is published
that he does not procure Immediately.
This one item of expense has cost him
hundreds of dollars.
That one person should possess suffi-
cient patience to complete this great
work seems scarcely credible. Mr.
Schneider has had no assistance in the
mechanical part of his labors, save that
OF his young son, George G. Schrieber
Jr Many offers have been made Mr.
Schneider for his wonderful production,
but thus far none have been consider
ed. He is said to have been offered So
300 for the globe by Western uni
versity, He, intends to exhibit the
globe at the Paris exposition.
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Pattee's Wheel Throws Ferris Inven-
tion I'm the shade.
A device which IL intended to eclipse
the Ferris wheel of Chicago as an en-
cheering feat. combine the joys Of q
shoot the chutes" and a scenic rail-
way" and give pleasure seekers and
novelty hunters something to talk
about, Is what Herbert Pattee offers to
the management Of the Paris Worlds
Fair Of 1900. Pattee's wheel is expect
ed to be the mechanical marvel of the
great exposition, leaving both the Fer
ris wheel and the Eiffel tower far in
the rear. The inventor Is young actor,
resident In Washington, who has been
connected with various companies, and
who puts In his spare time giving play
to his inventive genius. He intends
starting for Paris in a few days to lay
before the authorities the scheme of his
wheel, which he has little doubt will
be adopted. fr,
The device consists of a gigantic
wheel 200 feet In height, and with a
steel frame composed of a network Of
braces. Its structural detail and the
towers which support 1t look not unlike
the Ferris wheel. The great difference
Is that, instead Of having cars suspend
ed between the the two outer rims, or
the periphery Of the wheel, this space
Is inclosed and laid with stout flooring,
giving the whole the appearanceo of a 81
gantic bicycle wheel with broad, fat
tire. Upon this floor and in the inside
Of the wheel is a great trough with
sides rising three feet above the bottom,
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that tourist goes alone, for travelling
In the East is expensive, and an excur-
sion of this kind would cost three or
four travellers much less In proportion
than it would cost one. Mounting at
the hotel door. the party goes rattling
along the narrow streets Of Jerusalem.
Two hours ride from the hotel down
through the gorge excavated by the
Brook Kedron brings the party to the
Turkish guardhouse on the road to the
Jordan, where he is met by the un-
speakable Turk in force, for all the
garrison for the time being, whether
on duty or not, come out to meet the
travellers and bid them welcome. The
cordiality Is purely mercenary, how
ever for the Turkish and Kurdish
troops have no more love for the Chris
tian tourist than for the Armenian
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another are a few scattered stones,
stated to be those Of the, identical walls
which fell at the blast Of the Jewish
trumpets. A cave in the side of a hill
Is stoutly affirmed to be the veritable
hole in the ground into which Lot re-
treated after the destruction Of the
cities of the plain, while beneath the
waters of the sea a few hewn stones,
still in position. as n wall, are supposed
to mark the location Of one OF the
doomed cities.
The immediate neighbprhood Of tho
Sea Of the Dead presents few attrac-
tons to the tourist, and does not In
vite a stay Of more than few hours.
Not bird in the air. net a fish in the
sea, NOT a sign Of life along it's shores,
but a glimmering above the waters
from the constant evaporation, intense
heat, reflected. from the rocks and
waters. and utter silence. The sea
well deserves it's name, and after n
survey of the vicinity It Is easy to I'M
derstand why the jewellers IN the plains
of Jericho believe the region to rest
under perpetual curse, and that,
after nightfall, II Is infected by the
uneasy ghosts of the wicked jewellers
in Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Oldest German Newspaper.

The Magdeburg Gazette, probably
the oldest newspaper in Germany, last
month celebrated its 250th anniver-
sary. 1t is still conducted by represen-
tatives of the Faber family, which
founded It In 1647. just at the close of
the Thirty Years War. The present
heads Of the venerable journalistic dy-
nasty are the two brothers, Robert and
Alexander Faber, perpetuating a line
almost century and a half older than
that which rules over the London
Times, the greatest If not the oldest Of
newspapers. Magdeburg took on the
decorations of holiday in honor of its
venerable Gazette, which well deserv-
cd them
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An. Il1inois Man Com pIcting Repre-
n oentation Of the karth's Surface.
George @. Schneider, Of Lincoln, H.,
a. low completing what he says IL the
largest geographical globe In the world.
Graduated from German universe
ties. Mr.. Schrieber Is not only an ex-
pert mapmaker, but Is an authority on
geography A little more than three
years ago he conceived the idea OF
building globe which would surpass
an other globes not only in size, but in
accuracy and detail. He had made
several spheres similar In size and de-
tail to the ordinary school globes, but
he wished to Guido his own efforts as
well as those of others.
Being OF mechanical turn OF mind,
Schrieber prepared his plans for the
monster sphere with care, and has sys-
tematicaily put them in operation. The
first step was to build the frame Of the
globe. This consisted Of a skeleton of
cast iron rods radiating from steel
pipe, which forms the axis; the pipe
was perforated and the rods were re-
ceived into it, being carefully gradu-
ated In length. Then common tele-
graph wire was used, a network being
woven over the ends of the rods. A
rigid and fairly smooth surface having
been thus formed, he covered the wire
network with several layers of stout
building paper, gluing each sheet
smoothly to the surface.
Than "a Lob
sphere five feet In diameter the exact
shape Of the earth, being slightly fiat
tened at the poles. 1t was ready for
Mr.. Schneider to begin work upon.
Not much time was required to lay
ON the integument of the great mass.
The preparation used is Of Mr.. Schrei-
ber's devising. He has used wood pulp
and papier mache, but neither was sat
isfactory. After years of experiment.
ing he invented a composition which
serves the purpose better than any
thing yet discovered Sawdust sifted
In through cheese cloth until 1t Is as
fine as flour is mixed with the cheapest
grade Of varnish known to the trade,
and the outer covering Is ready. Schrei-
Der covered the big sphere with a lay
er a quarter of an inch deep of this
material.
Two or three weeks time was re-
quired to dry the surface thoroughly,
and then the real work commenced.
First he marked off the degrees of lat
itude and longitude with mathematical
accuracy, then laid Off the entire sur
face Of the globe In half-inch squares,
half an inch ON the globe being equiva-
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ex-eov. EVANS USEFUL LIFE.

Founded a Town and University
and Helped Develop Colorado.
No man had more to do with the
growth and development of Colorado
than Ex-Governor John Evans, who
died recently at his Denver home. An
Ohioan by birth-he was born in 1914
he had unusual advantages for his day,
his father being wealthy. He selected
medicine for his profession, and in
1896 began practice among the
pioneers of Illinois. Three years later
he went to Indiana and In 1916 became
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MRS. BARNEY BARNATO.

Wife of the Famous Diamond King
Who Recently Committed Suicide.
Mrs. Barney Barnato, wife of the
famous South African diamond king,
who recently committed suicide, is a
native OF the Ozark Continent" She
was born in Cape Town, the family
name being Holbrook, and in the early
days Of diamond excitement removed
to Kimberley with her family. Here
she met Barnato, then a modest dia-
mond speculator, and they were mar
ried.
1t has been said that she was once n
barmaid in South Africa; but this is
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Coffee and Wine

Brillat-Savarin long ago stated that
the great Frenchmen Button and Vol
taire drank enormous quantities of
coffee, to their deadly hurt; and he
declared that person might take two
bottles of wine day without injury
during long life, but that by a similar
indulgence in coffee he would become
an idiot or die Of consumption. The
inordinate use of tea and coffee is now
well-known, and Is admitted, even by
temperance physicians, to be more dan
gerous than that Of alcohol. DR.. AL
fred Cpespi, in the Health News, has
just been adding his testimony to that
Of others.-London Caterer.
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Tourney to the Jordan !. !

A pleasure jaunt TO the Dead Sea is
q novelty in these days. when novelty
has lost its edge. Yet, there is such a
thing, and, during the season, travel
ers who desire to make the journey
from Jerusalem to the neighborhood
where Lot lost his wife may do so with
as little discomfort as the climate, the
bad roads and the horseback travelling
will permit.
The tourist who wishes to take In"
the Dead Sea as one Of the sights OF
Palestine will be reused at his hotel In
the City of David before 8 o'clock In
the morning, and will find his drago-
man waiting at the door with as many
Of the small Syrian horses as may be
needed for the party that proposes to
make the journey. 1t is very seldom
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Dieraeli and G,adstone.

In a recently published book Reginald
Brett Of England says that Queen Vic
toria once impatiently remarked: IL
am no longer Queen. Mr.. Gladstone Is
King" The Grand Old Man always
had an air Of aloofness about him, even
when he was in the presence of royal
ty. Beaconsfield, on the other hand.
was always welcome at Windsor. The
Queen didn't like him Mt first, II is true,
but he gradually won Der over. How?
~In trifies Disraeli never forgot the sex
OF the sovereign. In great affairs he
never appeared to remember IT,"