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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Pretty names and bit Of silver have
been the cause OF recent investigation
by the French government. and as Oft
en- happen in the social world those at
tributes have proved TO cover an insid-
ious but deadly poison. A fayorite
brand Of cigarettes called Bouts Ar
gentes" or Silver Tips" has the end
intended for the lips covered with a
metallic leaf claimed to be silver Anal
ysis reveals it TO be base imitation
attached to the paper by lead chro-
mate. Perchance some youths fancy
that silver tongue is to be obtained
by a prescription compounded of nico-
tine. white lead and mereurial salts.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

"A boy can learn to speak correctly
,nly at home declared Bishop Vincent
recently, "and parents ought to take
up the study Of English even in middle
life. so that their children might ac-
quire correct habit Of speech from
hem" A part OF this suggestion cap
Italics Captain Mahan's merry words
at Yale about the possibilities OF ac-
eomplishing something worth while,
even as late in life as after forty.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Charles James FOH. 30 49,.
statesman. had two aaafs.
ghgss deaths psriO1 n oiis J ~ -
and serenity YesTs ln,sTssSsA ~
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terBal aunt, Lady Napier. 10 isN
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16
MKlNLEY'S DOUBLE.
aE GOES AS OUR consul TO
MONTREAL.
Acted IS = suhstttate fsr the President
a1nring "a a.AeitlnE tasssls@asn "A
RAl.saarl--sllis fressnt PHASE A. &ss
Reward

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NeN Yerk World.
Mr. J Z Btlrlngsf.
the SlJ0seIth editor
jast appointed a.
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Carl Cronhelln, poor Swede, who
vas recently employed as dish wash
,r in Boston. has fallen heir to an in
.ome OF $4,000 a year, and has also
married Boston widow. Nice 10 be
70 lucky, isn't it?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Owing to bountiful growth OF
wheat in the agricultural regions and
1 fine large crop of shorts in Chicago.
he farmer is now in position to reap
unusual returns for his product.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

While the North is lecturiEs on the
egal, moral and religious phases of
ynching. the South contents itself with
,laying the horrible example role.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

II the Klondike price list may be re-
led on a man up there ought to own
1t least one mine before he can afford
o buy a drink.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

NE OF the features
OF the coming
Trans : Mississippi
Intern atio nal
Exposition, TO be
held in Omaha.
Neb.. in 1895. will
be the Fine Arts
building. which is
TO be a permanent
structure. and will
hereafter house all
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

That is digestive strike story"
which comes from western state,
whose leading industry has of late been
seriously imperiled. One employers
hands refused to go out" when others
did. NO" they said, I'VE believe the
boss has paid us all he could afford.
Anyhow, he's always treated us as
though we were men. His wife and
daughter have been good friends to our
womenfolks, too. They've done the
fair thing by US, all around, and We
won't go back on EN-" Here shines
out that spirit Of brotherhood which.
IL permitted to have its way with men.
will preserve the nation. ''At tho
heart Of the whole se-'al problem" a
wise writer has said, lis the quiet.
homely personal service whereby one
helps another. No legislation. no
shortening Of hours nor frightening OF
pay rolls, no improvement Of houses
nor lessenirg Of rents, no establishment
OF the cooperative commonwealth. ;
will make much better situation
which sorely needs lettering, without
this individual effort. When every
privileged family is ministering in
some direct way to some other family
less privileged, then the social millen-
MUM will begin to dawn"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

An eighty-year-old man Of somer-
vile, Me-, who for half his life has
been partly blind and partly deaf, has
recovered his senses in full. without
treatment.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16
OMAHAART BUILDING
FEATURE OF THE TRANSMITS
SISSIPPi EXPOSITION.

q Permanent Hereafter IL
WIN BE the Home of Beautiful
Things from Eyerywhere-A Credit
90 she City.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Atchison fKan.) Globe: The world
will never be regulated until we are as
sleepy at 8 O'Clock every night as We
are when called early in the morn
Ing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

II is now Mr.. Langtry's turn to sue
or a divorce. which he anticipates
slll come very easy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

If dog meat sells for 81 a pound In
Alaska, what do you imagine nice,
dump bologna sausages are WORTH
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

The name of the new king is spAled
Wheat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-16

Among score Of street arabs sent
to Indiana some thirty years ago by
Children's Aid Society % New York,
the "ugliest, raggedest ,nd most
friendless of them all" was taken
home by kindly judge and given, one
by one, all the opportunities Of which
he chose to make use. As Gov. John
Brady of Alaska this boy has recently
been appointed executive of a terri
tory larger than Germany, France and
Great Britain combined. No boy who
reads this paragraph can have SO I'M
propitious a beginning. How many
kill climb as high?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09
PICTURESQUE AUGUSTA.
A Stroll With Pencil and Camera Around
Our Beautiful City.

Augusta is a beautiful city, situated
famous for it's many scenic attractions.
All who have lived here and all who
nave visited mere nave learned to love
our grand old river flowing ever onward
between It's forest clad shores, have
learned to love our hills and valleys
stretching back from the river to the
level farm lands gemmed by lovely
ponds. Whether wrapped in the crys-
tai sheets of winter, or clad in springs
luXuriant mantle of Verdure, or roDed
in the brilliant hues of autumnal splen
dor, the city and the surrounding re-
gion are beautiful with the richest
beauty that New England affords.
In all directions from the city radiate
roads that are the delight of the bi
cyclist or of one travelling by any other
means of locomotion. In all directions
are spots commanding superb views.
10 to Round Top on a pleasant da3
and what a magnificent panorama is
displayed to the eye. Far, far stretches
the fields and forests, lne hills and val
leyS, with the cleaning river flowing
from the blue northern horizon, seem
ing like an outlet from the sky, wind
ing it's way onward to the sea,
distant and unseen. Just below lies
the city itself, so near we can see the
outlines of all the buildings that border
the shaded streets, and can almost look
into the homes of the people; yet far
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

was cold and stormy. The inclemency
of the weather. however. did not pre-
vent the assembling of a vast multi
tude. packed in dense masses in the
streets radiating from the Jail and in
the neighboring buildings and yards;
the number was variously estimated
at from eight to twelve thousand, many
of whom were women; some had come
a long distance the night before. Sager
asserted his innocence to the last, and
prepared a manuscript. partly of mar
rative. and partly of eXhortation,
which was read by Rev. Benjamin
Tappan. the clergyman in attendanca
upon the prisoner. 1t had no influence
to change the public sentiment as to his
guilt. His mother was interceding
with Governor Dunlap and his Council.
who We're in the court house for a re-
prieve: and he had hopes to the last
moment that she would be successful
When the appointed time came for exc
cution. George w. Stanley. sheriff of
Kennebec. cut the rope, and the drop
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

An especially pretty spot is the road
that threads the valley of Bonds brook.
1t was on this brook that some of the
earliest mills We're built: and there are
still one or two on the lower part of it.
This little valley is one of the most
picturesque places in the city. and 1t is
hard to say when it is most beautiful
in the early summer, when the woods
covering its sides are in their freshest
green; in the fall. when these same
trees are ruddy with all the thousand
tints of that most lovely season. or in
the winter when the snow covers the
ground and the only green things to b.
seen are the tall fir trees standing in
solemn groups around the mill ponds,
and when the course of the stream can
be traced only by the ice upon it.
In the pages of this centennial supple
ment we have attempted. among other
features. to present some of the many
beautiful views around the city. On
nearly every page are given pictures
of the leading buildings and their at
tractive surroundings, pretty hooks
around the city and groups of snap
shots of many attractive points. For
a large number of the pictures from
which these half-tones were made the
Journal is indebted to friends whose
skill with the camera is amply attested
by the pleasing results. To them we
return our sincere thanks for their
part in adding to the attractiveness of
these pages.
No true Augustan will find any
trouble in locating the views forming
the scenic groups on this and other
pages. If they are not familiar to all.
then they ought to be. Not to realize
the superb attractions of picturesque
Augusta is to be blind in the midst of
beauty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

time she died. The contents of the
stomach and pitcher were sent to
Professor Cleaveland for examination.
He found abundance of arsenic in the
pitcher. and one test showed traces of
arsenic in the contents of the stomach.
The remainder of the week was CON
sumed in the trial. which ended with tn :
retirement of the jury Saturday night.
The court adjourned to ten o'clock in
the evening. When it met at that time,
the jury had not settled the question of
guilt or innocence: but they sent word
to the court that they should probably
agree. The court then adjourned to
Monday morning. when the jury came
in with verdict of guilty
Judge Weston. in very appropriate
language and in a feeling manner ad
dressed the prisoner and passed n
tence of death upon him.
The sentence was executed on Fri
day. January = 1885. on a gallows
erected on Winthrop street. near the
southwest corner of the Jail. The day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09
HANGING OF SAGER.
The Tragic Spectacle Witnessed in Win
throp Square in 1885.

Only one hanging is recorded to have
taken place in Augusta during the
present century, the unfortunate man
being Joseph J. Sager of Gardiner. VIII,
was hanged for wife murder on a gal
lows at the corner of Winthrop and
State streets. Friday. January 2. 1885
The story of this execution is told and
retold by the older citizens. and it wa
the most sensational episode in the
Kennebec valley for many years. TIL
narrative is as follows:
The wife of Joseph J. Sager of Gard
iner, died suddenly, on Sunday, Octo-
ber 5. 1884. under circumstances which
induced his arrest for murder He was
confined in Jail at Augusta. and the
grand jury, in attendance upon the
Supreme Court then in session. found
true bill of indictment against him
for numbering his wife by poison.
When arraigned he pleaded mot
guilty." and Tuesday. october 23d, was
assigned for his trial. At the trial,
Judges Weston and Paris presided:
Nathan Clifford. attorney general and
James w. Bradbury county attorney,
appeared as counsel for government:
and Peleg Splague, Fred ric Allen an
beoTSe w. bdcneIueT IOf IIe accused.
A jury was impaneled after twenty
seven persons, who We're called, We're
challenged peremptorily and for cause
OF this Jury Oliver Bean of Readfield
was foreman. 1t appeared from the
testimony that Sager did not live hap
PLY with his wife, who was much older
than himself, and that on the NOM
ing of her DEATH at breakfast, he gave
her some wine to drink in which was
an egg with white sugar. In the
tumbler containing it was afterwards
found a white sediment. The same
white powder appeared in the cream
pitcher. on the breakfast table. which
was set away by witness who was
present. Mrs. Sager, shortly after
taking the wine and egg, was in great
distress and commenced vomiting
The family physician was called, who
failed to impart relief, and in a short
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

the river, are the Arsenal and the In
sane Asylum: and to the south the
view extends down the river to Hal
lowell. Gardiner, and the lower nenne-
bee valley. To the west the Capitol is
backed by round and we'll wooded
hlll. which in the autumn is one mass
OF glowing color.
The best view of all was obtained
from, the Fuller ;obsarvatory. shown on
another page. which was blown down
December 81 1925. There are many
other points in Augusta and just out
side it where a superb view is obtained
of the city and the beautiful region
which surrounds it, Within the city
there are a great number of picturesqu -.
places that we do not half appreciate
until we visit some other city that is
not SO highly favored. What a grand
old avenue our State street is. Few
cities the size of Augusta can equal it.
Our Monument park is a jewel in itself.
No city has more beautiful GENE
teries than those upon the hill wherh
sleep so many thousands who haVe
lived in the homes that their graves
overlook. The State grounds. streto h
ing from the Capitol to the river. where
stands the crumbling tomb of old
Governor Lincoln, are full of pictur
esque hooks All over the city. on
both sides of the river. are many
streets, shaded by fine old trees and
lined by pretty residences, that no
New England city can surpass. The
Kennebec, as it runs through the city.
bordered in many places by overhang
ing willows. is as beautiful and pictur-
esque a stream of water as ever flowed
from source to sea.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

Captain Smith of Belgrade died in
town, January 20. 1913, in consequence
of a casualty which befell him in the
rear of the meeting house. Driving on
State street on a dark night he missed
the way, passed out of the road. which
was not fenced, near to the meeting
house and cover the precipice" in its
rear; horse. sleigh and man went over
the abrupt declivity, which then ex-
listed from digging away the bank to
form Bridge street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

enough away so that the noise and con-
fusion of its busy activity comes to us
only as faint murmur.
Or climb the many steps to the Cap
Itol's cupola, and another view even
more extended and grand greets the
eye. Situated at the extreme south OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

fell. After hanging about twenty
minutes, DIR. Franklin Gage plo-
nounced Sager to be dead. when he
was cut down, and his body carried to
Hallowell with great speed where at
tempts were made to restore it to life
by means of galvanism and other ex-
periments, all of which We're fruitless.
His body is said to have been buried
with great secrecy on an island in
pond in Winthrop.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-09

the town, it overlooks almost the whole
of Augusta. Away to the north
stretches the Kennebec, until it is LOST
not far above the dam behind the blum :
forming the west banh at that point.
Covering both banks of the river is til
town itself, the houses being for the
most part yelled by the magnificent old
trees which are plentifal throughout
her streets. Directly to the east, across
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kITTFRY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Patents have been granted to Maine in
bicycle luggage-carrier; c. IL. Weeden,
New Sweden, bartender.
Harold NJ. Sewall, the recently APP
pointed minister to Hawaii, is now in
Southern California. He will leave for
Honolulu in about week.
Albert NJ. King, the nineteen year old
Boston bank messenger who absconded
with $4,000 of the banks cash, was ar
rested III Pennington Saturday. All of
the stolen money was recovered.
This sign confronts the sportsman in
one Maine town, and it may be added
that the sign is posted within few rods
OF a school house: "Notis-No guners
or tishln aloud on this PRINCES"
jeremiah {. Horigan, prominent cti-
zen OF Biddeford, and a large property
holder, died last Wednesday, aged sixty
four years. He was born In Ireland, and
had lived in Biddeford forty-three years.
While fishing of Alden's Rock, Port
land, Wednesday, Oliver Griffin, a boy
but that weighed 125 pounds. The hail
but was secured, and was exhibited at
Portland market
NJ ss Mary s. Snow, superintendent OF
the Bangor public schools, has been
elected secretary and treasurer OF the
New England Association OF School Su-
perintendents, which held its annual
meeting in Boston last week.
Hon. Horatio King, who was post
master general during Il portion of Presi
dent Buchanan's administration, lied In
Washington Thursday. He was a son OF
Maine, or rather he was born i'll the
vicinity OF Paris before the Pine Tree
State was set off from Massac husetts.
A curious question arises out of the
triple Lane murders at Bonny Eagle, over
the disposal of Mrs. Lanes property. II
Mrs. Lane died first, her child would in
herit her property, then the husband aud
finally the estate OF the murderer, but il
the baby was he first victim the property
other than Lanes right OF dover would
60 to Mrs. Lanes relatives in Boston.
The physician and the coroner, it is
Understood, believe that the baby died
first. Council have been retained on
bot h sides.
The Grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
last week elected officers as follows:
Grand chancellor, Edward {. Reynolds,
Portland; grand vice chancellor, Harold
A. Noyes, NJ. D., Berwick; grand prelste
Charles J. Mari, Boothbay Harbor; q. X.
OF Il. & $, Wesley a. Smith, Old Orchard;
q, NJ. OF E., Edwin c. Milliken, Port
land; q. NJ. at A, E. +. Barker, South
Norridgewock; q. [. A., Frank c. Netcalf,
Pennington; q. o. e., Frank Atkins,
Hallowel; supreme representative for
four years, George NJ. Hansen, Calais.
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COUNTY NEWS.
IN, additional County Hetrs see other pages

west Sullivan.
report OF he burglaries may be found
elsew here In this issue.
Mrs. Sarah Hooper il visiting her
daughter, Mrs. V. Il. Gordon.
Eugene Il. Springer caught a fine string
Of salmon Saturday at Flanders pond
The Maine cigarette law does not de-
nriyc the sullivan kids OF the cigarettes
Miss Ella Tracy was the guest or Mr.
and Mrs. George II. Tracy Saturday and
Sunday.
Schooner "Willie l., MAXWELL, Capt
Gott, was loaded for Washington last
week by j. =. Gordon, OF Franklin.
Miss Gertrude Henderson, Miss Matte
Moore, Mrs. Flora A. Abbott and Miss
Hattie Hooper were in Bangor Saturday
The children and teachers OF the sun
day school will meet at the church at 30
p. m, on Memorial Day, and march to the
cemetery to decorate the graves OF dead
soldiers.
Frank Gordon will moved to swans
Island this week. Mr.. and Mrs Gordon
lost their third infant son last week, and
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4 Letter from Venezuela.

Mrs. Fred iiodg kins, OF Lamoine, wife
OF Capt. Hodgkins, OF the schooner -. B.
Look, in a letter home send. the follow
ing description OF the capital city of Ven
ezuela:
LAGUAYRA. April 16, 1897.
Laguayra is situated at the base OF
mountains 5000 feet high, and Caracas is
back Of it on a straight line from the
coast but seven miles. The railroad, how
ever, is twenty-five miles long, and after
riding more than an hour you can look
down to the water, not more than three
miles distant. In order to ascend, the
road goes around deep ravines where you
may look down hundreds OF feet into the
valleys. There are several short tunnels
made in constructing the railroad where
they could not go around the mountains,
and in one place you can see five stretches
of the track at different elevations
The scenery is grand, especially on the
return as You see the ocean below. The
road reaches an elevation of 5000 feet
Then you descend little to the city of
Caracas on a table land 300 feet boye he
sea level and surrounded by mountains
some 1000 feet above the city
Caracas is fine Spanish city of 10000
inhabitants, with some tine public build
iugs. We took a carriage and a gentle
man to show us the places OF interest.
First We went to the "Pautcon Nacionai,"
" here all the generals and noted men of
Venezuela are buried. They had some
fine statusry.
When We consider the fact that the
railroad has only been opened about
twelve years, and all thi. building ma
teriaI was brought over cart-road on
mules from he coast it seems VOudcrful
You can see this muic-road nearly all the
way from the car window and there are
pack mules passing all the time.
We Went 10 the capitol buildings, and
saw some fine paintings. Venezuela, for
a small country has had a great deaI Of
war, and they hive many noted generals
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f good quality Second, the real
, the prices are guaranteed
Fourth, We have the
to select from.
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the body was embalmed and taken to the
Island, which was their former home, and
where their other children are buried
The kind sympathy OF many friends goes
with the parents.
The ball game Saturday between the
Ellsworth and West Sullivan high schools.
was very interesting. The visitors played
good game, but the home team won
At the first half OF the ninth inning the
score stood % to %. Then Sullivan went
to the bat and Carpenter ran in score
which won the game. Little Archie
tiav"y. the smallest member Of the club,
played the best game. The visitors have
a good team and were appreciated by all
except the hooters. Arrangements will
be made shortly for n return game.
John Shaw, OF West Gouldsboro, fell
through trap door into the cellar in the
Granite hotel Monday, sustaining severe
injuries