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tFrons a photograph taken By Professor Mercer.]

fessor Mercer said to the writer: 1.-THE
thread material used in this spindle at
tached 10 distaff held in the left hand
ran to the spindle. which being twirled on
the knee and being left free to act. spun
or wound the thread. These whorls prove
a strange coincidence in the thread
making processes in The Old and New
Worlds. DIR. Schliemann found several
thousand whorls at Hissarlik and, strange
10 say, many of them were decorated will
the swastlha or bent armed cross. Others
were marked with the ordinary cross. By
the bent-armed cross is meant a cross
which resembles two letter rs, one placed
across the other just as if each was single
bar.
"Some of the Mexican spindle whorls
are marked with crosses, but none show
the design in its symbolic form so clearly
as the specimen which brought to light
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thing, until it seemed as if it were going
to envelop and stife me in its horrid
craving folds. The rushing roar came
closer and closer. A sudden blast of air,
cold and dank, as if it came from a char
nel-house, struck against me with ire
sistible force, and felt myself falling.
L caught desperately at the lower fringe
of the living curtain, but the shiny, twist
ing strands slipped through my fingers or
broke in my grasp, and then -
L opened my eyes to find myself lying
Imply over the arm of the sofa, with my
brother-in-law and the doctor bending
over me. sIapping my HANDS and shaking
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Where Garfield Was Shot.

The marble tablet that rested in the
south wall of the ladies' waiting-roo of
the Baltimore and Potomac Railway Com
pany's depot and the brass star placed in
the tiled flooring of the apartment to n, ark
the spot where President Garfield fell
when assassinated have been removed.
a superstitious dread on the part of the
travelling public of constant reminder of
a tragedy seems to have led to the removal
OF these monuments. The immediate
cause OF the removal of the tablet and star
was the fire which occurred in the depot
on the night OF March 4, which damaged
the tablet to such an extent that the Off
cials of the company declared it was not
in condition to be replaced.
A portion of the marble tiling also had
to be removed, and although the metal
star placed where the President fell might
have been put back in its old place, it was
permanently removed. ana the spot is
now marked only by piece of red tiling,
which would pass unnoticed except to
those familiar with the place and the
tragedy that was enacted there.
Officials OF the company stated that
there was no purpose IN removing the
monuments except that they had been
damaged by fire. From other sources it
was learned that there had been much
complaint on the part of the travel
ing public of having the horrors of the
assassination constantly recalled to their
minds when going through the depot or
waiting for trains. To such an extent has
this feeling prevailed that the company
has long regarded the reminder of the
tragedy as a disadvantage, and it is be-
ieyed by many that the officials were only
too glad to have an excuse to obiiterate
the monuments.-St. Louis Globe Demo.
crat
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Thus the message was called from mouth
to mouth with rapidity and authenticity.
when Colonel Buchanan came to the
relief of the disheartened soldiers he re-
quested Johns presence at camp, sending
men as hostages, and endeavoring to treat
with his red foe, but the warrior listened
to his propositions disdainiully He de-
sired no treaty, and, looking the officer
steadily in the eye. declared that he pre-
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The shimmering meshes of the lace grew
finer and closer. The glitter and glow
faded, and before me hung a priceless
piece of rare old tapestry, marvel of de-
sign and workmanship, in which the
colors were softened and harmonized and
blended as only time himself can soften
and harmonic and blend the crude re-
suits of human invention.
1t was an exquisite fabric. but even as
gazed upon it with wondering delight q
creeping shiver passed over it, spelling its
beauty, as a sudden squall roughens and
darkens the clear surface of lake.
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ests of its law-abiding citizens in depriv-
ing them of fertile and accessible lands
and bestowing them upon the unwilling
Indians. who preferred the thick woods
and barren shores from which they were
driven and which were best suited for
their savage needs.
"God made that wild country for the
Injuns," declared Mr.. Miller in conclu-
sion, land the Government made fool of
itself in driving them away and giving
them land that the white man was bound
to need some day" CLARA LA PRICE.
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An Easter Birth.

Again the fiower-shoot cIeaves the clod,
Again the grass-spear green's the sod,
Again buds dot the wiliow-rod.
The sap released within the tree
Is like a prisoned bird set free,
And mounteth upward buoyantly.
Once more at purple evening dream
The tender-voiced, enamored stream
Unto the rush renews its theme.
How packed with meaning this new birth
OF all the growing things of earth
Life springing after death and dearth!
Thou, soul, that still dost darkly grope,
Hath not this, in its vernal scope,
Some radiant resurrection hope?-
Clinton Scollard in April Ladies' Home Jou,
nal.
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came once again rushing, roaring. pur-
suing terror.
The heavy curtain swung toward me as
though strong wind was blowing
against it from behind. and as it came
nearer great wave of disgust and horror
swept over me, for l saw that the whole
fabric was composed not of chenille but of
millions of earthworms, which began
wriggling, squirming, twisting, writhing,
stretching out and contracting until the
entire drapery was revolving mass of IN
cessant, loathsome movement.
Nearer and nearer swung the odious
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and rolling me about with vigor which
was decidedly painful.
was deluged with cold water. There
was a choking smell OF ammonia in the
air. The windows were wide open, and
my sister was in the midst of frenzied
attack of Mysteries in a nearby armchair,
under the sympathetic care of the parlor-
maid and the nursegirl.
Let us pess over the scene that followed
my return 20 consciousness. 1t seems
that instead of ''behaving like an angel"
/ had groaned so sepulchrally that some
one had come in to see what was the mat
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process for spinning in the Old and New
Worlds before TIE discovery of America
by Columbus"
A study of the face of the whorl found
in South America shows 1t to be of ex-
ceeding age. Its general style and work
manship make it plainly apparent that it
is the result of the labor of the people who
inhabitated that part of South America
now known as Colombia, before the star
of Bethlehem startled the shepherds. In
some particulars it, resembles in great
degree stone objects found in the
monuments of the mound builders, and
also calls to mind certain carvings on i'm
plements of stone used by the Aztecs,
Mexlco's early settlers. Directly across
the center, or rather around it. is belt,
large on each side in point of width mar
rowing down until in the center the longi.
tudlnaI lines come close toge ther.
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shore were their provisions, their stores of
ammunition and their families. For a
long time they successfully resisted the
efforts of their enemies to cross.
1.-The story has often been told of the
construction OF canvas boats in which the
soldiers reached the opposite shore under
protection of howitzers planted upon the
bank above them, and of the destruction
by them of immense stores of dried fish,
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ferred to fight him man to mana state
ment which the angry general could not
resent. as he felt inclined to do, owing to
the dangerous position of the three SOL
diers held by the Indians until the return
of their chief.
"The Indians endeavored to keep the
waters of Rogue River between themselves
and the white men. Upon the further
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which at that season of the year formed
the chief article OF Indian food. The ber-
ries upon which they might have subsisted
had not yet ripened, and their attempts to
catch further supplies of fish were frus-
trated. Starvation or surrender stared
them in the face, and a dreadful scourge
of sickness, caused by lack of food, set in
among them.
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There is but one monarch of Europe
who can show the scar of a wound re-
ceived in war. 1t is King Hum bert, who
received a severe saber cut at the battle
of CustoZza.
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He THREATENED SUICIDE.
An Augusta Romance Comes to Tragic
Climax, Saturday Evening.

An interesting case of what must
love, took place, Saturday in this city.
A resident was very much in love
with a young French girl, and, after
paying her his devoted attentions for
considerable time, arranged with her a
day on which to be married. That day
was last Saturday. According to the
arrangements, the man called at the
young lady's house, preparatory to
having the ceremonies performed.
when the girls father in broken Eng
lish informed him that his daughter
could not marry him. She was not
well enough, he said, and the marriage.
he insisted, must be postponed for all
time.
The man was distracted. He vowed
he would commit suicide. He went to
his home and there made all the hor-
rible overtures. He got a rope, and
attached 1t to beam very securely.
Then he made a moose with the end.
Nearby it he placed a knife, where
he could reach it, so that. in case the
rope did not do the work well, the
knife might do the rest.
Thereupon he halted. Once more Will
/ see her and her father. He again
presented himself at the house of his
loved one, and in the most graphic
language at his command, described
the details of his desperate prepare
TONS.
Whatever the father understood OF
this, enough there was to induce hin
to give his consent; and the two were
forthwith married.
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Outline Of Mission Work.

The mission on Water street will open
at p. NJ. Tuesday. Following is the
outline of work to be undertaken;
T. GOSPEL WORK. Gospel meetings
are to be held in the evenings. In these
help in the song service and personal in
Nitations to people out on the streets to
come in, and to help in leading souls to
Jesus.
In the mission Sunday school there will
be need of teachers and workers who will
help to gather in the children who do not
go to Sunday school elsewhere.
In the house to house visiting we eX-
pect to find some homes where we can
hold afternoon cottage prayermeetings.
II. RELIEF AND RESCUE WORK.
We expect to find destitute and needy
families and individuals. To relieve these
we can use donations of clothing and
provisions and some times money. Help
ers will be needed to collect these and to
aid in distributing them wisely.
There may be needed II home or homea
to which Il friendless girl or boy or older
one can be taken for care and protection
for a little until provision can be made
or work found for them. This is rescue
work. Snatch them in pity from sin
and the grave.
The financial business of the mission is
looked after by a committee of five good
Christian business men who, with the
treasurer, Mr.. Jas. Plummer, will attend
TO the matter of the rent and other ex-
penscs connected with the mission.
As you read this. dear friend do you
not hear the Masters words, "Inasmucf
as We have done 1t unto one of the leas,
of these my brethren. we have done it I'M
to me-. VIII you ask him, Lord, what
wilt thou have me to do?'
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AUGUSTA LOCALS.
CITY MARSHAL'S REPORT,
Sl.O74 Have Been Received 70
Rental Of City Hall.
Food and Lodgings Given to 545 Persons
-S165 License from Carriages.

The report of the city marshal OF
Augusta, Henry T. Morse, for 1861
ending March 81, recently presented at
the meeting of the city council, gives
many interesting figures.
There have been 537 arrests, all tod.
OF these 211 were sent out of the city.
The following gives the detailed hst;
Selling goods without license, 4; dls-
turbance 2. cruelty to animals, /: ring
ing in false alarm, 2: indecent exposure
/: bastardy, /; ARRAY, 5; complaint TO
keep the peace, s; fast driving, II nm
dam 1. forgery. /; committed to Re-
form school, 2; committed to lndustrlai
school, 2; SANDER, 2; breaking ana en-
tering. 5; search and seizure, ); single
sale, 4: malicious mischief d assault
and battery, IS; evading railroad iai eS'
2: evading board bills, .; Vasrahcy' ~.
common drunkard, 4; DRUNKENNESS
committed and fined, ia; drunkenness
discharged on probation, lOo, dfuHheh-
ness, sent out of city, III; resisting
officers, 8: arrested and turned 10 out
of-town officers, 4; arrest for shefliI' l.
total arrests, 53i.
Nine hundred and forty-fve persons
have been given lodging and FOOD.
There have been IA disturbances With
cut arrest; "a buildings found I'M
locked; II runaway horses caught d
leaks in water pipes reported; car
riages broken and disposed of; stolen
teams found and returned to owners:
100 truant pupils caught and returned
to school; committed to insane nos
pital; 3 insane persons picked up on
street and cared for: 10 children lost
and found. and returned to parents: Z
fires put out by officers without alarm:
16 holes in street and sidewalk, lanterns
were hung up by officers; 80 times
goods were found outside of stores ana
returned to owners; 6 cattle found and
cared for by officers; 10 horses found
and cared for by officers.
Thirty-three public carriages were
licensed, of which l collected $165, and
paid the same over to the city treas
urer and took receipt for same. l have
received Of different parties for rent of
City hall, $107450, of which l have paid
over to the city treasurer and taken
receipt for same, and also $1.00 for old
hooks
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WESLEY M. BUKER's EscAPADE.
An Augusta Youth in Very Bad Scrape al
WaterviIIc.

The following dispatch to the Globe
from Watervillc, under date of April "a.
will beinteresting reading in this city,
where the party named resides and is
well known:
Considerable excitement has been
caused in this city by Wesley NJ Buker,
Il young man Of Augusta. who arrived in
WaterNille Friday afternoon, by carri-
aee, in q drunken condition. in which
state he has remained, in part, to date.
One of the fellows first acts was to
call at the home of Eli Darveau Mr..
D2rveau was away from home, but Mrs.
Darveau, who was at home, was grossly
insulted by Buker, after which the fell
low went to the lower end of the city,
putting up his horse at libby's. on the
Plains This morning, Buker once more
appeared on the streets. driving his horse
in most reckless and cruel manner.
Meanwhile Mrs. Eli Darveau had entered
complaint and obtained a warrant for
the arrest of Buker, who was later cap
Shaw, and in default of payment WAS
given Is days in Augusta jail.
Mayor Redinston then entered com
ple int for abusive treatment to the horse.
| He was given an additional 80 days on
| this charge. The horse was visited by
| Mayor Rcdington and City Solicitor Har-
| veg ID. Eaton. and owing to its condition
| Nj. Eaton shot the animal with a gun
CHAINED near the scene, without usual
| legal forms.
| The solicitor said they would study the
| law later upon this case. 1t is not GER
| tain if the horse and carriage We're hired
| at Augusta or were the property of Bu-
| ke: but the former is probable. which
would cause some legal controversy.
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SUPERIOR COURT,
April Term, 1897, Judge Oliver G. Hall
Presiding.
w. S. CHoATE, Clerk.
G. w. HEsELToN. County Attorney.
A. l.. McFADDEN, Sheriff.
T. A. SMALL. StenOgrapher.

W. S. CHoATE, Clerk.
c. w. HEsELToN. County Attorney.
A. l.. McFADDEN, Sheriff.
f. A. SMALL, Stenographer
Augusta, April q.
State VS.. Horace W. Kimban In this
case the government entered mol pros
as to the charge OF intending to kill and
the respondent pleaded guilty to an as
sault After an admonition from the
judge to the prisoner against the prac-
tice of carrying firearms sentence was
imposed of six months in Jail.
State VS.. George S. Burrill. Brown &
Brown for the respondent. This is an in
dictment against the respondent VINO
pretences. The government in its indict-
ment sets out that on the 9th of January
last, he designedly, falsely and felonious-
~ pretended to the officers of the Messa-
lonskee Bank of Oakland. that he owned
Il sawmill at Cooper's Mills which cost
him $4,000 to build, and also the land
on which it was located, and that TINS
property was all free from incumber-
ances; that his father was well off and
had a large property, and would sign notes
with him and that he and his father
did not owe any money outside small
sum due for stumpage on one or two lots,
whereas in truth he was not the owner
OF mill which cost him $4,000. and he
did not own the land under it and there
was a mortgage OF sIbV upon IL, anu
that large sums of money were due from
them to creditors outside of the one or
two WoodlotS.
A second count sets out that the re-
sDondent represented that he and his
father owned the mill and that it had cost
$4,000 and was free and clear. 1t is al
legged that these representations We're
made to induce the bank to let him have
$li00. and that relying upon his statements
as true they We're induced to let him have
that sum. taking for it a six months note
signed by him and his father The gov
eli nment claims that at the time the
money was obtained the respondent and
his father were insolvent.
The testimony on the part of the gov
ernment was being taken out when court
adjourned a O'Clock.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
1As tao n
''' a:i''&<A<zs;< e So
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure. -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold
by Rowditch, Webster & Co., Druggists.
Augusta, Me. dec1. d6mos
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lin Suit or tn Es1.

Small advertisements not exceeding
t tSe h ,anss Of wa WNHisNTED. FOR SALE, to
LET. LOST. &C., will be inserted two
times for 8 cents. three times for y 3 e Ms
pAYMENT. In sending by mail remit
lance n Of postage 90 stamps or postal note
should be made with order, as the
charges are too small to open accounts
for.
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The Pettinsin Corner base ball team,
which beat the North Parish nine, Fast
day. wants to arrange a game with any
strong local club. The members play
grounds, that they have the best anna
teur aggregation that Augusta sup
ycrte
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.FoU ~ ID.

FOUND-That l am unable to comply
with my ad of the 10th. which stated that
for one week | would give free with every
pair of gold filed eye glasses gold nlled
eve glass chain. Owing to the fact that
/ have had so many calls for the gold
hlled frame that my stock of these goods
is entirely sold out. But / have placed a
another order for eye glass chains and
will offer on Tuesday, April 9th, for the
rest of that week the same chance to get
one of these gold filled chains free. Guy
o. Vickery, Jeweler and Optician. White
Front, Augusta apr24. DIT
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Asylum Lodge |. O. O. F., ard the
other branches of Odd Fellowship IN
the city, will observe. this evening, IN
Asylum hail. the 18th anniversary OF
the founding of the order. a very
pleasant entertainment has been ar
ranged. Members and invited friends
will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-26

A Portland patriotic" society adver-
tis1d a lecture on True Amenlcanism'
the other day, They evidently need 2
me re thorough acquaintance with the
little red schoolhouse'
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announced

Prof. Graves. the superintendent of
the village district schools. was In
Orono, Friday, in attendance upon the
Penobscot County Teachers Associa-
ton. He read a paper in the afternoon,
before the convention, On the subject.
"Arithmetic''
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Cobbosseecontee and Maranacook are
now free from ice, and by hook or by
crook, last years records must be beat
en-. Where there's Will there's way
AMI unless Imagination has fallen INTO
degeneracy, for the next few weeks
from time to time. one can expect most
anything in the line of the wonderful.
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f. C. Deering, who was formerly as
sistant instructor in the Shaw Business
college of this city, was in Augusta.
Saturday, calling On friends, on his
way to his home in Guilford from Port
land, where he is located with the Shaw
business college in that city.
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The Water Street mission will open.
Tuesday afternoon, at 3, with a prayer
meeting. and, commencing on that day.
gospel meetings will be held every eve
ming. and also on afternoons. to be later
announced
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day, who was 20 years Old and had
never been i'll a day in his life. The
attack of heart disease which caused
his death lasted only five minutes.
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j. Walter May of Newtonville, Mass,
has been visiting in the city few days
at his former home. called here by the
death of his grandmother. Mrs. Eleanor
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b. NJ Cross was making the rouhoS'
Saturday. in new delivery wagon
that is a model. 1t is S1a feet lohs'
built low and in every way convenient
for distributing among Mr.. Cross Gus
toners the popular market garueh
products Of Maple Shade Farm. I. H.
Gilson of Gardiner. is the builder. ana
the wagon certainly does him great
credit.
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William Gilman of South Mt. Vernon,
was in the city. Saturday visiting his
father. Deputy Sheriff Hiram Gilman.
who is serving as turnkey at the Ken
Debec iail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-26

Unity club will have its annual
''wind-up'' meeting, this evening, at the
court house. a very enjoyable pro-
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Capt. John Carson of Mt. Vernon, was
in the city, Saturday. calling on num-
her Of his friends, G. y. r. comrades
among others.
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Burdock Blood Bitters is natures true
remedy for constipation and kindred ills.
1t acts directly on the bowels. the liver.
the skin and while cleansing the blood
imparts strength to the digestive organs.
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