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 Calle Elias, Nogales, Sonora; fourth
 door rom Hotel Cazabon. Good
 barber, careful attention.
 Flagstaff Sun Democrat: A party of twelve will leave Williams next week to survey out route from that town to the Grand Canon for a rail- road. They will survey on their re- turn route from the Grand Canon to Flagstaff.
 Wilcox News: It was reported last week thas Black Jacks gang had been seen in the vicinity of Bonita. On tracing the rumor, 1t was learned that three men who answered the publish ed description of the robbers who held upa train in New Mexico, some time ago, had visited resort near Bonita. Being strangers they were thought to be members of the gang.
 Yuma Sentinel: The largest sweet potato ever raised in Yuma county was brought in last Monday from Sup ervIsor Jordans ranch by Charles Boyd. oe'Nugent, the popular knight of the toddy stick at ''The Place." who has agricultural aspirations, made bid for the vegetable and gotit, and it is now on exhibitor. The potato weighs just forty pounds aud would make good meal for several large families.
 Tombstone Prospector; M. W. Jones with five stonecutters arrived last evening from Tucson to commence work upon the Ed SchieffeIn monu- ment. The monument is to be built of granite such as now surrounds the grave; it is to have pedestal of p feet height placed upon a solid base of same material, and is to be an im- posing structure that will mark the grave of Tombstone's founder and pioneer The total cost of the monu- ment will be about sl 1000.
 Prescott C0uries: A Prescott printer woke up one morning to find full quart bottle of high grande whisky in bed with him. He has no idea how it got there, and concludes 1t to have been special dispensation of Providence similar to the down pours of mama to the ancient Isra- lites. Rather, if he seeks biblical in- depreciation of the phenomenon, let him remember the passage in Holy Writ; ''To him that hath shall be given. .m--S. S. F. x K.
 Mesa Free Press: Capt. McDill who drives Hockett's stage from here to Florence narrowly escaped being killed out near the we'll on the desert | one day last week. He was going at pretty lively speed when the goose neck broke and the break came so suddenly Mo. was pulled from his seat and fiDally landed in front of one of the wheel horses which stepped on his left collar bone. The bone was not | broken but Me. had to take lay of | for a few days on account of it.
 Winslow Mail; The United States Fish Commissioner delivered two hundred black and two hundred rock bass, and one hundred crappies at this place Tuesday morning with which to stock Clear Creek. These are the fish which were secured last spring through the effort of R. c. Bauerbach, ably assisted by our delegate to Con- gress, M. A. Smith. In the absence of MT. Bauerback, Charley Sherwood received the fish and deposited them in Clear Creek, losing two only on the transfer. These are most excellent varieties for the table, and if left alone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29
EDIsOn'S IRON WORKS.
His Great Invention for Securing Iron from
Low Grade Ore.

New York. Oct. 27.-The Electrical
Engineer will publish. tomorrow, the
first authoritative account of Thomas A.
Edison's success in recovering by cleo
trical means the iron contained in low
grade ore. The inventors experiments
have been carried on during the past
six years at the old Ogden iron mines
near Dover, N. j., where he claims
there are 10000, 900 tons of ore on the
land Immediately surrounding his
plant, from which can be produced So,
900, 900 tons of iron.
His process, in brief. consists of
blasting the ore from the mountain
sides and then by means of steam
shovels and miniature railroad cars
conveying it to massive crushers where
it is broken up and passed on to other
mills. where it is pelverized. The
powder is then allowed to fall in close
proximity to electromagnetic which
defect the iron to one side and the nom
metallic matter falls to the other side
by gravity. 1871.
From the time the ore is blasted until
it is resolved into this metallic form
and compressed into brinQuettes for
shipment, the process is entirely auto
matte. Mr.. Edison's process of recov-
ering low grade ores will undoubtedly
have an important effect on the iron
industry.
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WOODLAND HoUseKeEpeRs.
WHAT They Do in autumn 10 Prepare n,
Winter.

have you ever seen the weasel carry bis
winter food to his den? If you meet him
m the woods, watch him at work: no ona
.ouid De more methodical. He brings HE
1000 to the entrance of his home. and
suddenly pops into the round hole in the
Srouno mat serves him as doorway.
Whatever food he may have brought he
VIII lay 1t near his door, go in. turn
around, and then reach out to drag in tba
1ainty after him. 49, '''o
The chlpmunk is another busy house,
Keeper He works on much the same nIan
as the weasel, and to and fro he will has
ten on the still days of October seeming
70 understand the advantage of toiline
while the winds and sky are fayorahle
In storing his provisions, the chipmunk is
tar more careful than the red SQUIRREL
ana ne is also more particular about fur
nishing his home. He selects the dry ma.
pie leaves or those of the plane tree and
Stunts them carefully into his cheek pock-
ets 10 carry them to his den When no
;annot find enough nuts or grain this
oroVident little housekeeper chooses
something else.
We know of two chipmunks that were
observed by student of animals while
they were gathering cherry pits from un-
ger cherry tree near the students
mouse. AS he preferred watching the
workers to disturbing them, they grew
most friendly. and We're full of joy at the
unusual feast that they were laying I'm
Tor themselves. They gathered the seeds
or the sugar maple also, and, as MANY of
the keys were yet on the trees. although
the leaves had fallen, the chipmunk har-
vested them by running swiftly out up0n
the ends of the small branches, reaching
tor the maple keys. shipping off the
wings and deity slipping the nut or sa-
mara into their cheek pockets.-Our AMI
NAL Friends
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G. A. STAPLES ON TaIAl
At Lancaster, n H., for Shooting and Killing
Norman 0ecota, o. July 81.

Lancaster. N. H.. Oct 27-The trial
of George A. Staples for the killing of
Norman Decota, July 81, last, COM
menced, this afternoon. at the regular
session of the supreme court for this
county. Judge Wallace presiding.
County Solicitor Goss appeared with
Attorney General Eastman for the
prosecution, while the prisoner is rep
resented by w. H. Paine and Harry
Def. Hillard. A number of witnesses
were sworn and several of them testi-
fled to the bad character of Decota,
the victim.
Perley Lowe. owner of the road
house. related the story of the shooting
and of finding the dead body in the
doorsteps. Jailor and Mrs. Cummings
testified to the trouble they had while
he was in Jail. and considered Gagged
lion. The testimony in general was
Gotta. An adjournment was taken until
tomorrow.
The crime for which Staples is on
trial. was committed at a road house
in Randolph. kept by Staples. 1t is
alleged that Decota had been an I'M
welcome visitor to the place for several
days, and, on the night of July 81, last.
Decota endeavored to break into the
DOORS
After Staples had warned him to de-
sist, or he would shoot, Decota took
no heed Of the warning and Staples
picked up a rifle and aimed at the al
legged intruder, who fell dead from the
effect of the first shot
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sAccHANIE At REST.
Celebrated Statue At Last Accepted by the
Metropolitan Art Museum.

New York. Oct. 27.-Mr. Mckim is
happy and his bacchante is no longer
out in the cold. The statute for which
an offer Of 10000 francs by the French
government was refused by Sculptor
McMonnies because he had previously
promised it to MIR. McKim, which Bos-
ton accepted and then rejected, has
been unanimously accepted by the
board OF trustees of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Gen. Die Cesnola,
director of the museum, has received
protests. among them one. today. sign
ed by 20 colored women, but they were
inefficient. The statue has been placed
in the corridor reserved for wrought
iron and bronze work. Mr. McKim
said:
Il am glad poor Bacchante has at
last found haven of rest. / am glad
that she has come into the possession
Of an intellectual body of men, who ap-
preciate her. 1t may interest you to
know that l have had large number
of offers from clubs, museums and in
dividuals all over the country who
wanted to buy her. But the statue
was not for SALE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29

Save every scrap of meat, for it is
meat which makes the monthly bills
mount up. Into the stock pot go tough
ends from rib roasts. fat ends from
mutton chops, bones from srloin steaks
and from all fowl. The so called in
ferior pieces make the best soups and
stews. Soup meat may be seasoned
and made into pressed meat for lunch
con. Cold muttons may be transformed
into hash on toast with tomato sauce,
scalloped mutton or macaroni timbale.
Cold roasted or boiled fowl can be
made into croquettes, salads and entrees.
Tough ends Of steak are good when
made into Hamburg steak. All fat
from meats can be clarified and kept
for frying. Doughnuts and fritters are
much better fried in drippings than In
lard.
A tablespoonful of stewed tomatoes
left from dinner will add to the roasted
beef gravy the next day; a single raw
tomato may be peeled and cut into a
garniture for the cold meat. A half
cup of peas may be added to the break.
fast omelet. All cold mashed potatoes
should be saved for croquettes.
The broken pieces and crusts OF
bread not fit for toast may be put into
pan and dried, not Drowned, in a cool
oven. When thoroughly dry roll them
on an old breadboard, sift through a
coarse sieve, put them into a glass jar
or tin box and stand them aside fol
breading croquettes, outlets or oysters
This will save the purchase Of cracker
crumbs. The better pieces of stale
bread may be used or toast or pulled
bread. The crusts left over may BIZ
used for queen buildings. mullins OF
plain bread buildings. Mullins lef;
from breakfast may be pulled apart an
toasted. Pieces Of cake or bread make
| delicious cabinet buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29
Brief Note Of Notables.

| Kaiser Wilhelm's speeches during the
last two years fill 1923 closely printed pages
| in the cheap German edition in which
| they are printed.
Sir Philip Currie, British ambassador at
Constantinople. will soon be relieved at
| his own request. His duties have for
some years been very hard, and he de-
sires rest.
Sir Edward Sassoon, who has bought
Barney Barnato's London house, is a
grandson of David Sassoon, a Hebrew of
Bagdad. who made a great fortune in the
India and China trade.
DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew has for some
| time past been paying the expenses for a
law education for an old war veteran.
Mr. Depew recently received a note an
| rouncing the old mans death.
George Sand. the noted French woman
and writer. was really Nine. Dudevant,
and her relatives were so proud of her
literary success that they had the family
name changed from Dudevant to Sand
the only instance of a non de plume le-
gally ousting the real name.
The Duchess of Aosta. who is closely re-
lated to the King of Italy, is woman
with a distinct mind of her own. When
she first began to cycle, the King gave
orders that she should not be saluted by
Il sentry as she rode by on her wheel.
Obedient to the royal command. the first
sentry she passed ignored her presence,
whereupon the Duchess quietly dismount-
ed and boxed the mans ears.
A monument to the late Eugene Field
is to be erected on the campus of the
Missouri state university by the teachers
and school children of the state. A part
of the necessary fund has been raised,
and an effort to complete it will be made
on November next by commemorative
exercises. to be known as field day. in
the public schools of Missouri Mr.. Field
was native of Missouri
The Countess of Warwick is noted dog
fancier:> indeed. her dogs are said to be
better known in some circles than she is
herself. She has the finest Japanese
spaniels III Europe. and they accompany
her whenever she goes from one of her
houses to the other They occupy six
baskets and monopolize six shawls IN
| their mistress dressing room. and they
are each and all as devoted to their beau
tful mistress as she is to them.
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Polo Notes.

Manager Burnllam of Portland, is
anxious to have the game scheduled
with Gardiner at Gardiner, Thanks
giving evening, transferred to Port
land.
Bath Times. Oct. 2S Manager Cody and
McAuiffe of the LewistOns. were in Sa-
lem, this week. and signed Jimmie Doyle,
a Well-known ball player and polo rusher.
He is said to be a good man and one of
the squarest athletes in the sports.
Portland Advertiser: 1t is doubtful
if any of the players of last years
team are seen here the coming winter
Jordan has good place to work and
prefers not to play polo for the present
Whipple will probably be induced to
join the Southern New England
League The Portland team as at
present made up, includes Lincoln and
Curtis, rushers; Morton, center; Jean,
half back; and Farrell, goal.
Portland Express: The Portland
poloists will report at Pawtucket on
Nov. 1, and will at once begin practice.
With this training the men will all
be in first class condition for the open
ing of the season. Manager Burnham
has received a communication from the
Fall River management in regard to
having a game in this city, Nov. 4.
Mr. Durham has not decided whether
to accept this plan. He will decide in
few days. Manager Burnham pays
more for the use of the-hall in Port
land than is charged in any of the
other cities in the leagues The floor in
City hall here compares rather favor
ably with the one in Lewiston, which
has been laid only few years. The
floor here was laid just 80 years ago
Harry Burnham, the young son Of
Manager Burnham, will again act as
head usher at the games in this city,
this season. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29
PEACE OR WAR 2
President Andrews Of Brown,
on European Situation.
Lack Of Confidence Even Among the
Most Closely Allied Countries.
Thinks II Possible that England Will Be H.
vaded In Case ol War.

Boston, Oct. 27.-President Andrews
of Brown University spoke. tonight, be-
fore the Twentieth Century Club, his
subject being Peace or War" His re-
marks were very interesting, dealing
almost exclusively with the situation III
Europe. Speaking Of his recent trip
abroad, he said:
Il was struck particularly by the
portentiousness of the war cloud in
Europe. There never has been a time
when the nations there were SO isolate
and distrustful, in spite Of the alliances
which many of them have made. There
is lack of confidence even among
those which seem to be most closely
allied. This is especially true of Eng
land. The question has been asked,
What is the chance Of England being
invaded" / think it Is quite possible.
Take for instance. the time when
the so-called Channel squadron is alb
sent from those waters, for the fleet
has been known to go as far as Glib
raltar. At such a time a bold dasd
would put the enemy on English soil,
and perhaps in London itself. 1t would
no doubt be difficult to hold that city,
but the invaders could make their own
terms regarding it's evacuation"
President Andrews surprised his
hearers by his attitude on the Armen-
ian question showing as he did. con-
siderable sympathy with the Turks.
The Aremnians exaSperate tn
Turks just as the Jews do the Germans
and the Russians and this Is because,
like the Jews. they are too clever and
drive hard bargain. The Armenians
kicked up the fuss in the beginning and
the Turks set the Bashi- bazouks on
on them. Turkey was compelled 10
economize, so none Of the Armenians
was transported but they We're killed
Off
The money power is the great polio"
power of Europe and 1t is this that
prevented war long ago over the
English occupation Of Egypt. The
holders of Europe's loanable billions
have used their influence to prevent
war because it would smash the gold
corner and raise general crisis. The
military chests, now chuck full Of yell
low metal. would be ripped open and
their contents put into circulation by
war.
Toward general war crisis your big
money owner is always a bear. any
procedure which would make basal
money more PLENTIFUL and so presiri-
tate crisis. your meney princes vii!
oppose tooth and nan, giving over only
when threatened by! some more dire
calamity than the loss of the purcaas-
ing power Of their swords"
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THE DEADLY CIGARETTE
Causes a Fire a St. Louis, Resulting
in.$900,0 Loss.
Marrow Escape Of Occupants Of Building
r. Ons Nsn Sadly nSrt.

| st. Louis, Oct. 27.-A lighted cigar
cite. dropped by q thoughtless clerk, 1!
supposed to have caused the fire which
today, practically ruined the White
stone building at the corner of Seventh
and Chestnut streets occupied by the
General offices of the Wabash Rail
road and caused property less OF
about 100000.
Just after the clerks had returned
from their noon recess and were begin
ming work, a policeman noticed small
tongue OF flames shoot out from q
window on the fifth story of the build
ing, which was used as storage attic.
The officer rushed into the building
shouting the alarm and instantly there
was confused rush for every means
Of exit. Fortunately the stairways
were wide, the building in former years
having been used for the public school
library and Polytechnic institute.
The attic was stored with old papers
and documents and within five minutes
was a roaring furnace. During the ex
element seven young women employed
in one Of the inner mailing rooms on
the fourth floor had not been notified
and were still working, unconscious of
their peril. When they did discover
their situation they found that it was
impossible to reach the stairs, as the
stairway was burning fiercely. They
all got out Of the building safely, how
ever, by means of the fire escape.
A few moments after the girls es-
capped the roof of the building fell with
a crash, sending burning embers into
the air which fell on adjoining build
ings and started fires but prompt
measures prevented further confiagra-
ton.
Nothing was left of the two upper
floors of the building. but the broken
walls, while the three lower floors suf
fered damage from water and falling
debris.
The fire came so suddenly that the
Wabash Company was prevented from
saving anything. Every record in the
Office of the chief engineer, rights of
way, real estate deeds and surveys of
every description were destroyed. Ar
officer of the company estimates their
loss at 100000. Steamboats, place the
valuation Of the building at 100000.
A. X. Friend, a clerk, was carrying
some books from the first floor when
the crash came. Flying debris struck
him on the head. tearing it open down
to the eyes and nose. His injuries
may prove fatal.
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Curious condensatlons

The bicycle. as we'll as the Bible, now
forms part of the missionary's outfit.
About 100000 canary birds are an
nually bred in Germany and sold for
$4,000, 900.
In August nearly 5000, 200 pounds of
fish, valued at $4,000, were landed at
Gloucester, Mass.
.Sutton-in-Ashfield, in Nottingham,
has given birth to more famous crick-
eters than any other town in England
Fontainebleau's great grapevine pro-
duced 1872 pounds of grapes this year,
which. when recently sold at auction,
brought in $715.
Irish donkeys are being sent out in
large numbers to South Africa. Five
thousand pounds has already been
spent in three counties alone
A breeder of Charlestown, Nd, has a
pair of golden fawn rabbits with ears
that measure q inches from tip to tip
and drag on the ground.
An American company is making es
Inmates of the cost of a cable road from
the city of Mexico to the sulphur de-
posits in the crater of Popocatepetl
Several cases of boomers We're
among the booty taken by tramps from
| a freight car at Chillicothe, o. The po-
lice are puzzled to know what the ma
RAIDERS intend to do with the garments
| The little island of st. Helena is said
to be the smallest diocese in the world
There is a bishop, DR.. Thomas Welby
whose annual salary amounts to only
$500. There are also three clergymen
A Minnesota farmer insists that corn
makes better and cheaper fuel than
coal. He raised enough corn on ter
acres to heat his house and feed two
horses and a cow through the winter
| The camphor trees of Japan, China
and FOrmosa are beginning to fail, and
the United States government has tried
the experiment of growing camphor ir
Florida, with encouraging success.
1t is we'll knbwn fact that the tops
Of all such high buildings as the Fife
Tower will sway, under certain condi.
tions, backward and forward, often t.
a distance of several feet out of thu
perpendicular.
The great bridge at Montreal, 7,00t
feet in length, built to accommodate
two railroad tracks, two trolley line.
and two foot-paths, is to be erected by
American contractors and made O
| American materials
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sAaspAHoc SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
CenvsaiIsa BsisS held At Bath The Commit.
iees = Wednesdays Exercises.

Bath, Oct. N.-The Sagadahoc county
Sunday school convention opened shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning, at the Elm
Street church. President w. A. Atchley
delivered warm address of welcome and
spoke Of the need Of the thorough organ
ization of the Sunday school work.
Rev. A. l. Davis then made an address
on ''The Sunday School as Missionary
Agency" sss
Committees were appointed as follows:
On credentials-Mr. Hall. Mrs. Brown
of Topsham, and Mrs. Purinton OF Win
negance.
On nominations-Rev. Mr.. Herring OF
Brunswick, and Mr.. George Mallett OF
Topsham.
On resolutions-Rev. A. !. Davis and
Rev. D. E. Miller of Bath.
Interesting remarks were made by MI.
Reed, Mr. Purinton and Miss Douglas.
President. w. A. Atchley; secretary and
treasurer, Geo. w. Stilphen; assistant
secretary, K. F.. Hall; executive commit
tee, Rev. e. w. Churchill, Rev. E. M.
Trafton and Rev. D. E. Miller.
The exerices opened at $50 A. M, with
devotional service by Rev. W. E. Puring-
ton, and at 10 came an address OF welcome
by the president of the convention. Rev.
w. A. Atchley of Bath, which was re-
sponded to by Rev. Mr.. Pottle Of Bow
School as a Missionary Agency" which
was discussed by Rev. A. I. Davis and
others Rev. Mir. Hewitt of Richmond.
spoke on 1.-The Church in the Sunday
School, At the noon hour a picnic din
ner was served in the vestry Of the
church.
The afternoon session opened with a
praise and social service led by Rev. ].
+. Crosby of Bath. The Relation of the
Sunday School to Moral Reform was
discussed by Rev. Mr. Holman of Bruins
wick, and others. Rev. A. F. Dunnells
of Bath, gave an interesting address on
1.-THE Sunday School as a Fitting School,
In the evening there was a praise SER
vice led by Mr.. w. A. Fairburn of Bath,
and a stereopticon lecture by Rev. G. NJ.
Stiphen of Topsham.
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VALUE OF FORMALDtHYDE.
Public Health Convention Thinks It Can Still
Further Be Improved.

Philadelphia. Oct. Elm the public
health convention. formaldehyde, the new
gaseous disinfectant which was scarcely
known in the United States. a year ago,
but which during the year has been ex-
tensivey experimental with by medical
men. was the principal theme before the
mornings session. The discussion was
of course. of a technical nature but the
conclusion generally reached was that
formaldehyde had not yet accomplished
what had been claimed for it. The fail
ures. however, were principally attributed
to the lack of apparatus to properly gen.
crate the gas. and the near future is ex-
pected to supply this want. A large num-
Der of technical papers were read and
discussed.