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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
.GEr INTO A HOLE
1t You Are Afraid Of Lightning Don't Make
Yourself Conspicuous.

Campbell Swinton says lightning is
most apt to strike projecting objects-for
example, a tree. On that principle you
ought to keep clear of trees, just as you
would keep clear of hayrick. Similar
ly if you are in fiat space-take a farm
er's tield-you should make yourself as
little an object as possible. If everything
is level, you yourself become the proiec-
tive point which may attract the lightn-
ing. Therefore, lie down fiat on the
ground or, even better, get into hole
"A person who took shelter in hole"
Campbell Swinton continued. would be
absolutely safe, l should think. Even if
lightning We're to strike the ground near
by, its power would scatter so much that
he would hardly be likely to come to
harm. Then. if you are in house while
a thunderstorm is raging, the safest shell
ter would be in the cellar-that is, far
building. For myself. l am rather skep-
teal how many folks would care to crawl
into d hole or plunge into a cellar. You
see the risk to life and limb in England
from lightning is very small indeed--so
small that the average man would run it
rather than disturb himself"
81 suppose the idea which you have in
Dictated to me explains the damage that
factory chimneys and the chimneys of
dwelling houses occasionally sustain from
lightning?"
Just so. They are a point of attrac-
ton. Not only that. but there must be
an additional attraction in the column of
warm air which rises from a chimney
when a fire is burning beneath it. | once
saw IA chimney struck by lightning. and
smoke had been issuing from it. There
were various neighboring chimneys, but.
so far as l could make out, none of them
We're active. The incident occurred while
l was sitting in the Wellington club, and
the damaged chimney belonged to a
house on the other side of Grosvenor
Crescent. London Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
THE EAGLES OF TENNESSEE.
Ia Single Night and Day II-grown Eagle
Can Fly 1000 Miles.

Eagles are often seen near their nests
together, but when the sun is shining
they frequently take their ma jestic fight
straight toward it until they disappear
from sight. Sitting upon the mountain
side their vision is so keen that they can
see far down in the valley a sheep or
young goat, a big turkey or rooster. a
small pig. d rabbit, or partridge, ard al
most instantaneously they descend upon
their victim. Often. when a large c,if
or goat is to be attacked and carried CT
four or six of the great birds will unoe
and remove the carcass to safe spot
when they will Immediately begin to fight
1t out to see which of them is entitled to
the choicest bits, and it is truly a survi-
val of the fittest in such combats as
these. But an eagle is always confident
OF his strength and rarely overreaches
himself in such conflicts or in his desire
for prey. When lingering by the noun
tam rivers. watching for ducks or geese,
their natural shrewdness. They swoop
nom opposite directions upon the fowl,
which tries to escape by diving, and
could outwit one eagle, but suddenly. as
the pird comes TO the surface of the wat
err the second eagle seiZeS him.
With its wonderful power of sight, COW
ering a radius of miles. the eagle COM
bines swiftness of fight equally marvel
lous. In single night and day a full
grown eagle can fly 1000 miles. Oftentimes
the visitor in the Tennessee mountain
can just see him like little speck in
majestic circles about the crest of a far
away peak. The sghtseers and noun
talneerS who love tO.watch eagles always
choose the break of dawn or a calm sun
set Then they are to be seen wheeling
IN circles and gliding about in horizontal
sweeps, just before starting out on a
days hunt or settling for the night.-New
York Evening PdstE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
POWER FROM TaE WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS
The Niagara Falls Board Of Trade Want to
Use The Falls Tor Power.

The discussion of the power question
has arrived at that stage where the city
council might very well open up negotia-
tons with other municipalities with the
object of discovering whether the cost
TO each Of electric energy might not be
greatly lessened by the cooperation of all
in comprehensive project.
Inc board of trade of Niagara Fails
asks that the city engineer investigate
their proposal for the generation of power
from the Whirlpool Rapids, claiming that
an unlimited quantity can be obtained at
siZ per horse power. Hamilton is nego-
tfatng for cheap electric energy, and all
over the country between Toronto and
the falls electric railways are springing
up which would be greatly benefited by
power at the lowest possible price. There
are two routes by which Niagara power
may be brought to Toronto; the first and
most direct by cable across the lake; the
end of the lake, passing en- route Hamil-
Ton, Oal1vile and other places where
power could be largely used. The second
route would involve twice the mileage
OF the first mentioned. and would doubt
less be very much more costly at the out
set, but it would be less liable to disturb
ance and breakdown than the cable.
Which would of course become useless the
moment the insulation was penetrated at
any one spot. The question of routes and
OF comparative economy is one for eX-
perts, however. and should be referred to
them for q comprehensive report.-Toron-
to Glohc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
OF Personal interest,"

The poet Burns spelled his name BUR
ness (his family name) until the pupilca-
tion of his poems in 1856
Henry Laubouchere always dictates MS
vorl, 10 a shorthand secretary. Although
he has to a great extent given up the az
five editorial work in connection win
Truth he makes point OF passing vi
all the proofs; each week.
Jere Simpson. it is said, OWING 10 u1 ,sl
whereby he agreed to Keep OUT OF tne
congressional race in 1898. viii Ie.iie
from public fife when his term expires.
Charles Bucher of Newton. is Sald W ue
the Democrat who threw the DeIhoI l a..e
vote to Simpson last year for the Fopu-
list vote next year
Baron Griuenau. formerly GeIn,a ID
military attache in Peklil. mas Josl e
turned TO Corea Siberia and RUSSIA, part
" on horseback His life was IN daIiser
several times The most important CIR
cumstapce in connection with TINS Joul-
new 10 that he has explored the uhknowii
warts of Corea with some thorousHiiess.
Major George II. Harries. VINO mas oee'i
anno;nted brigadier general o. tne , n
tjonal guard of the DISTRICT .. IN, III I'd
TO succeed the late Genera tAip... Earo
yav is n native of Wales out cai ns..' ~. -
when he was a boy. saw service asa ',
| the Indians on the plains ana ioT sesn, q,
,,aa,s was = newspaper man IN Wasiiihs
| ton. g.. III. old
| II M stanley has returned 70 ms NV
| ,ocat;on that of the special coftysp. 10
dent. He is going to wrlte a'ou'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
AetUr CAMpHOR.
How the Odorsero Gus Drug Is Obtained from
tic Trees.

Notwithstanding the comparatively
narrow limits of its natural environ
ment, the canlphor tree grows we'll III
cultivation urGe- widely different con-
dltions. 1t has become abundantly
naturalized in Madagascar 1t Hour
lshes al Ruenos Ayres. 1t thriVes IN
Egypt, in the Canary islands, in south
eastern France and in the San Joaquin
valley in California. where the sum-
mers are hot and dry. Large trees, AT
least 200 years old. are growing IN the
temple courts at Toxic, where they are
subject to winter of 20 TO so nights OF
frost. with an occasional minimum
temperature as low as II degrees 10 10
degrees T. The conditions for really
successful cultivation appear TO De Il
minimum winter temperature not De-
low 20 degrees II, 30 inches or more OF
rain during the warm growing season
and abundance of plant food, rich IN
nitrogen. IN the native forests III
Formoca. F-ukien and Japan camphoi
is distilled almost exclusively from the
wood of the trunks, roots and larger
branches.
The work is rforne by hand labor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
Bike Bits.

In the SiX-day race at Madison
Square garden three of the profession
ais used heavy, puncture-proof tires.
one had brake on his wheel, one
gear case. presumably to keep the
smoke off the chain. and two APP
peared several times with caps on
heads and bells on the handle bars
None carried an umbrella
Dealers in graphite and other lubri-
appearance of the bevel gear and the
enclosed chain models, if the fad Of
trying to see how far wheel can
travel without having the gear lubri-
Gated continues to grow. Edward Ed
wardes has engaged to ride a bevel
gear wheel 100 miles day for 800 days.
and he will keep record of how often
Of the prominent long distance riders
who have adopted dust-proOf gear
cases are Boosting of the number Of
miles they have covered without touch
ing the chain. Robert Weyh, who is
competing for the Century Road Club
mileage medal Capt. Glib. of the Cen
fury Wheelman. and G. p. Staubach,
the century rider, have all gone severa,
thousand miles without looking at
their chain. Even Eta Morse Hud-
ders, the health culture writer is after
a record of the kind, and has an
nounced that she has gone 2400 miles
on gear-cased wheel without modelling
with the, chain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18

anu the methods employed seem ratber
crude. The camphor trees are felled
ana the trunks, larger limbs ana some
times the roots are cut into ch,ns
whicn are placed in wooden trh
ABOUT ~ inches high and 20 inches IN
uiameter at the base. tapering toward
the top like an old-fashioned churn.
me tub has tight-fitting cover
which may be removed to put in the
chips. A bamboo tube extends from
near the top Of the tub into the con-
denser. This consists of two wooden
tubs of different sizes, the larger one
right side up kept about two-thirds
full of water from a continuous stream
which runs out of a hole in one side
the smaller one is inverted with its
edges below the water, forming an air.
tight chamber.
This air chamber is kept cool by the
water falling on the top and running
down over the sides. The upper part
OF the air chamber is sometimes filled
with clean rice straw, on which the
camphor crystallizes, while the oil drips
down and collects on the surface of the
water. In some cases the camphor and
oil are allowed to collect together on
the surface of the water, and are after
ward separated by filtration through
rice straw or by pressure About II
hours are required for distilling tub
full by this method. Then the chips are
removed and dried for use in the fur
mace. and new charge is put in. At
the same time the camphor and oil are
removed from the condenser. BY this
method 20 to 40 pounds of chips are re-
quired for one pound of crude camphor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18

citizens to put their houses in order
And, as if this We're not enough. we are
also informed that London will be
startled by the news of Il great riot. to
suppress which the authorities will have
to call out an armed force. The death
of the Car is also predicted.
But all these astounding events are to
be thrown in the shade in November.
when communication is to be opened up
with the planet Mars.
After this the discovery of the North
Pole comes as an anti-climax. and even
the news that "a calamity of unprecc-
denied magnitude may be expected on the
Thames" fails to awake within us more
than ephemeral interest. We are. of
course, sorry for the little King of Spain.
who is to be kidnapped and carried
across the frontier and our sympathies
go out to the Prince of Wales, who is
condemned to terrible family bereave-
ment" The German Emperor. however.
is to attain the dearest wish of his
Observation-Disclosures that may be.
Somewhat more thrilling is the an
nouncement that in May a collision will
occur between "the greatest two Euro
pean powers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18

On another tombstone are the words
Dear old Priny.''
But real grief is silent. or nearly so. and
the word Jacob upon another marble
slab doubtless covers a heap of regrets.
Further on there is another superb
tomb. upon which the name of the dog is
inscribed in very small letters 1t is as
follows: --"Pompefi. the favorte dog of
Miss Florence st. John And under this
is the following quotation from Byron
In life the first friend.
First to welcome.
Foremost to defend.
But there is a still stranger inscription.
It is to the memory of Dearest Topsy,
the firmest and most devoted of friends
and companion of her mother.
Another is to the memory of Our dear
treasure Jock. Il Scotch collie. died 3lst of
August. 1889 aged fifteen years. He was
the most intelligent. devoted. gentle, ten
der and affectionate. dog that ever lived.
with the best of tempers. He was adored
by his devoted and afflicted friend. Sir ii.
Seton Gordon, Bart"
Here are others
Dear and affectionate Duke and Tippy,
his Beloved grandmother
Dear Little Peter who died suddenly.
On the tomb of a she dog is the follow
ing
She brought a ray of sunshine into our
existence,
But. alas. she carried it away with her.
"Adored Spot our Friend. Darling
Chin Chin" and Sweet Carlo" lie close
to each other.
Dear Minnie brave. Intelligent. singu-
larly beautiful, loving and loved" has a
splendid monument
But. as if to prove that race preiudices
necessarily disappear with death, in this
cemetery of dogs there is stone erected
.'To the memory of our dear little cat,
Chinchilla. poisoned July 21st."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
TREASURE. SEEKING, IN PARIS.
uNdssprsad Belief That. Great, Treasures Arc
Hidden Somewhere In the City. -

Some Parlsians are actually kept from
wandering by conviction that there is
hidden treasure behind the walls, or he
meath the flooring, or in the chimney
neok. or under the root S
You are told that during the number
less sieges to which Paris has been sub
iected, and the internal revolutions It has
undergone. there exists not Ia cellar or a
earret but has become the receptacle of
some part of the immense riches accumu-
lated in religious houses and old families
There is, perhaps, nothing Irrational in
the superstition that in the good old times
when converts We're made the depositor-
les not only of the secrets of the aristoc-
racy, but of the family jewels likewise.
instances must have occurred wherein
these deposits were buried and remain
undiscovered, together with the treasure
of the confraternity. But human folly
has of late years exalted this rational
possibility into dazzling certainty, Every
means is now resorted to, and more gold
and precious time expended than the most
valuable treasure could repay in order to
seize the secret which still resists discoy-
cry. "While you of the matter-of-fact.
plodding Anglo-SaXon race are toiling
and broiling in Australia and California
searching Tor gold. we, gold-seekers of
old quarters of the city round Notre
Dame and the Hotel de Vile. where gold
is teeming in greater plenty than amid
the rocky bo0lders of California or be-
the great treasure-seeker.
As if to mock this feverish and never
ceasing chase, not one of the great tradi-
tional treasures-of which four are be-
lieved to exist-has been yet brought to
light, although now and then some token
is vouchsafed of their real existence.
From time to time, for instance the ira
dition of the famous treasure buried by
Napoleon's order. on his hurried de-
parture from the Tuileries before Water
loo. is justified by the turning up in all
parts of the palace garden of gold pieces
and silver crowns. The boles of the elm
trees down the middle alley of the gar
den were all marked with hieroglyphic
signs, which, ceasing at certain pOints.
began again on the lime trees of the
Terrace of the Feuilans. But the elm
tree where these signs began and the lime
tree on which they have ended have been
uprOoted and the soil all about them
turned over without avail. Then. during
the laying out of the Bots de Boulogne.
great interest was excited by the fenc-
ing off of a portion of the wood close the
Pre- Catelan, and ransacking of this
small spot for a MONTH under the s,,per-
attendance of a government officer: while
crowds waited anXiously outside the line
to see one of the forty workmen strike
upon the golden deposit confidently be-
lieved to have been buried there by
Fouche, Duke of Otranto. The hoard is
actually calculated as part of the family
wealth.-Chambers Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
..0LD M00RE's" PROPHECIES.
Southern States, He Says. Will Be "DeIuged
With Blood"

The prophetic eye" of the concocter of
the familiar English almanac known as
'Old Moore's' has already taken in the
year OF Our Lord lSss and if half the
things that are predicted come to pass
the twelve months beginning New Years
day ought to furnish a choice assortment
of opportunities for journalistic enter
prise. Dire distress and trouble" we
are informed Twill envelop the nations
as with garment. Crowns will fall, and,
in some cases, heads with them.
The ''effete monarcTies. of Europe.
however. according to "Old Moore will
not be the only sufferers, for he states
that in America "a fearful and bloody
struggle will take place between the
white and black races" The Southern
states are to be deluged with blood. and
scenes enacted recalling the days OF '63
and ga
August is an especially unlucky month.
'''rhere will be ruin. havoc and death in
the air. and it will be better for all good
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
Awkw ARD SITUATION IN PARIS.
One Of Americas Independent Citizens Rifles
q Policeman.

81 was in Paris a year ago. says con-
tributor land one day while passing a
certain thoroughfare I happened to put
my hand in my pocket and draw forth
some sort of handful. 1t wasof no earthly
use to me- and doubling it over, | tore
1t in two pieces. Doubling these. to-
gether | tore again. Then l dropped the
eight bits of paper in the roadway.
IA moment later a man in uniform
came across the street and faced me. Il
saw he was policeman. He touched his
hat and then pointed to the litter.
Monsieur, he said. and ratified on a
lot of lingo that i couldn't understand
mustered up a few French words for the
purpose of finding out what he meant. 1t
was no use. He pointed at the bits of
paper again and jabbered away for dear
matted his hands together and made a
motion as if diving toward the litter.
II handed him my card. but he ""iitely
bowed and shook his head and refs : it..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18

sources and prospects of Rhodesia. Mr..
Stanley Is already on the spot. one of the
guests at the opening of the Buluwayo
railway. His letters will appear in South
Africa and will afterward be republished
in volume.
Mr.. Wolff. who has figured SO promi-
nently in the troubles in the Austrian
unterhaus, Is 80 years Of age and was
born in Bohemia. He several wears ago
fought duel with lawyer named Fis-
cher and both, Of them were sentenced to
a months Imprisonment He is vigor-
GUS writer and since 1890 has edited his
own paper, which is bitterly antisemitic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
Loxpox's DOG CEMETERY.
Many Queer Inscriptions in Memory Of Dumb
Brutes.

Near Victoria Gate in Hyde Park there
is an enclosure reserved as a burying
ground for dogs. The first stone that
meets the eye of the visitor, says Figaro.
is erected to the memory of Beloved
Roby, died Goth of August 1896. aged Is
months and a half"
Then comes Flick. faithful friend.
and Maudie. an old friend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18

Then / underworld to pass him, but he
firmly barred the way
about that time l caught on to what
he meant. He wanted me to pick up the
bits of paper had just thrown down. Al
first l thought | would refuse, but didn't
care to get into trouble over a trifie. and
the French copper looked decidedly seri-
Gus.
80 stopped over the curb and picked
up the eight bits of paper and dropped
them into my pocket. Whereupon the
officer bowed and smiled and passed
along. ''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
98c and S1.19
will appreciate.

Buy dozen of handkerchiefs and we
will give you nice fancy box to put
them in free of charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
Dress Goods

We are cutting up lots Of Dress
Goods. For Genuine Values, for cor
rect styles, and for variety, people
come to our store. We bought them
right. AS we are now selling all our
goods strictly for cash we can afford
to sell at a very small margin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-14
Newspapers and Cycling.

New York Advertiser.
The relation of the newspaper to cycling
is a question that has never been defined
exactly. In the early days of the sport or
pastime. whatever way you want TO look at
it, the press. with the exception of the
weekly trade journals, let the mention of
cycling severely alone although dealing
with every other sport, no matter what the
class of it might be. deep-rooted preju-
dice existed against cycling. and no amount
of persuasion on the part Of those most in
terested in IL could alter the unfounded OBJ
lection When the ice was finally broken
and an item about cycling has increased to
a regular column. Ii may be said that the
bicycle and rider are recognized. But 10
what extent is the recognition TO reach!
And what may the newspaper publisher eX-
pect for the benefit he is doing the manu-
facturer and l.. A. w? Unlike any other
makes a profit for the manufacturer of BIZ
cycles. Before the daily papers contained a
cycle column the makers and dealers
mourned the lack of interest shown by the
press The League of American Wheelmen
Slumbered. cut no particular ice. Now both
of them are gigantic in their proportions. 1t
Is sincerely to be hoped that the trade rep
resentatives and the league magnates will
be circums Tect enough to know on which
side their bread is buttered and not let 1t
fall with the wrong side in the dirt. There
was a time when baseball required a good
deal of space in a newspaper. Now the
stories are briefly told. Perhaps the tales of
$4,000 beauties and valuable franchises
bought and sold had depressing effect on
the poor publisher, who printed stories OF
other people getting rich while the count
ing room ledger showed no profit TO him.