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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07
work TO- Tiny Fingers.

Children are now on the qui vive for
the Christmas holidays, and already is
heard on every side: What shall give
for Christmas Let the children set to
work during these long winter even
ings ard make ornaments to use for
decorating the Christmas tree, and you
will find that the days and evenings
Will be happily spent, and all too short
for the little ones if thus employed
Purchase several sheets of glazed
paper of different cclors and cut them
into strips two inches long and three
quarters OF an inch WIDE Place thu
ends together and glue, being careful
TO get them as even as possible. Now
slip different colored strip into this
one and paste the ends of this together,
so continuing until a chain is formed
two or three yards in length. This
makes very pretty trimming for the
tree.
The Older children who can handle a
needle can make & number of bags out
Of tarletan Of various coIors. which
may be filed with candy. Corn
ucopias made of cardboard and deco
rated with colored pictures are also
ornamental. Let the little ones do this
kind OF work and you will find that the
nervous excitement which is hurtful to
many children viii lose its force, ana
the children will enjoy their trees far
more if they feel that they have had a
hand in preparing the decorations.
Children may also be taught to help
Others by preparing such gifts as they
may be able to make for those who arr
not SO we'll off as themselves. and a
warm flannel skirt, which may easily
he made by little hands, will save one
enid at least from the chilling blasts.
The hearts of the little ones are tender,
and by little judicious oversight much
good may be done for the suffering poor
by a few little ones
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LOWERING REPRlMANDED.
NJ Captain Is Severely Talked to by Secre
tary Of War A'9er.

Washington. Dec. 6.-Secretary Alger.
today, made public the reprimand ad-
ministered to Captain Lowering by sem
tence of court martial. as follows:
by order of the President, the pro-
ceedings, findings and sentence in the
case of Captain Lowering are approved.
1t is, however, disappointing that an
offence so grave and. as an example,
90 far reaching as this, should have
been visited with so light a penalty.
There Is no question but that Private
Hammond deserved punishment. but
he should have received it in a lawful
way. The military laws governing the
army are explicit.
When, therefore, an officer with the
Intelligence and experience with which
Captain Lowering is credited. not only
violates these laws but exhibits a lack
of humanity, he should receive more
severe sentence than mere repri-
mand
Committing such acts degradeS the
ohicer more than the soldier he pun
ishes, and shows unfitneSs for the care
and command of men. Under excite
ment, men frequently do things which
In cooler moments they recall with
. sorrOwing regrets, but this case is ag-
gravated by the fact that after weeks
Of elaboration this officer evinces no
regret for his wrongful acts"
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Rev. r. D. Towne, pastor of the Bates
Street Universalist church in Lewiston
gave notice at the forenoon service, sun
day, of his resignation to take erect OIL
March LIST, 1888.
A special town meeting was held II
scarboro Monday, called for the purpose
OF taking action to prevent the wearing
AWAY of the shore at Pine point, where
the Scarboro river flows into the bay.
The selectmen of Mars Hill held q
fire inquest last week to investigate
tho origin Of a fire that started in set
Of buildings at Mars Hill village, occu-
pied by j. H. Webster and owned bS
Eobert Irving. The fire was started II
The corner of the stable near the ell.
and on the outside of the building. Ihe
straw that formed the banking mac
been lifted up and saturated with kero-
sene oil An empty salmon can tha'
had contained kerosene oil was found
noarthe place. The brand on the can was
compared with others on sale IN all the
stores at Mars Hill and TINS piace "hu
that particular brand was eniy Iouno
at the store of A. A. Stlthaih c. ~
Three cans had been SOLD, one 70 cu9
toner here, who produced MS cah' am
two others to two strangers on tiie
amc evening Of the fire, VINO aiso pun
c,,ecef y can of oil, and from theA
,-orarol . nnaarance and conversation
were from across the line. Inc PREM
ises had come into the present o"ne,
hands by foreclosure and sherli1s sale, ,
The former owners were from View
Brunswick and closely connected VIII
the party who purchased the salmon non
and oil There is no doubt but the nre
was set and there is close connectlon
between the fire and the strangers Wno
are recognized by some OF the clIlzens
by the description given OF 'nsl.
There are loaded shot guns waitns
for those two worthless, or, IN Iact, any
other SUSPICIOUS person sneAAAs
around n the night at Mars Hiii.
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Novelties 10 Toys.

n curious toy, new this year, for small
children. is a miniature hand truck of
he kind that is used in stores and by
freight handlers in railroad freig ut
houses and on wharyes in handling goods
md freight. Ii has Il bale and feet of
light iron, and in its proportions it is pre-
;isely like the big trucks. 1t is twenty
seven inches in length, and it sells for
% cents.
Miniature yachts. most commonly made
If wood or tin, are now made also of
oiled steel. The steel yachts are new
his year. They are like the Defender in
shape and are sloop-rigged. They are
made in sizes ranging from fourteen
inches to twenty-four inches, and they
sell at 80 cents to $3.50.
Another new boat is a small steel pro-
Deller. whose wheel is turned by clock
work. which is wound up by turning the
smokestack of the boat. This boat is re-
-ailed at so cents. The car that winds
up is an old mechanical toy. This toy in
4 new form is presented in the trolley
.ar, with the trolley pole rising at the
usual angle from the roof. The car is
Wound up by means of its trolley pole.
rhe seats of the car turn over. and it has
IN the outside adjustable signs that can
De turned to show the destination of the
iar. The car is made of steel. Steel
folds paint better than tin does, and it
S stronger.
Manufacturers of doll carriages keep
Up with the styles of baby carriages,
whatever they may be. The newest
thing in baby carriages is the now famil-
lar vehicle like q chair on wheels. called
The go-cart. Dolls go-carts are made in
, large variety of styles and sizes.
American mechanical toys are exported
considerable extent. and we export
.lso, chiefly to South Africa and Austria
la, considerable quantities of velocipedes
or boys and girls, and also of such
hings IS doorway swings and buck
boards and other styles of childrens
wagons, made of wood. which are
shipped knocked down. to save space.
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK MARKET.
The Features Of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Dec. 6.-Although specu-
lators in stocks have sought to influ-
ence prices for several weeks by SUR
misses on the contents of the Presi-
dents message, the actual publication
of that document. today, had little
effect on the market. There was moth
ing in it that came as a surprise. The
market held fairly steady after it's pub
LEGATION until raid by the bears in the
final hour. Union Pacific was direct
~ affected by the paragraph devoted
20 it in the message and declined near
ly a point.
Most of the days prices was how
ever, due to special causes. Sugar was
the leader in point of activity and
strength and advanced at one time 3h
points. Its strength was caused by the
approaching dividend period and be-
lief in the advantage arising from the
newly applied countervaling duties
Manhattan was at one time 21a points
above Saturdays closing, on the be-
lief that the proposed underground
rapid transit plan will be vetoed by the
courts.
Some of the days railway statements
of earnings for the fourth week in
November were so favorable as to lift
the prices Of their stocks. This was
notably true of Missouri Pacific and
Louisville. Each of these stocks rose
a point. Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheel
ing preferred moved up q. points or
the increased earnings shown for the
month. and Southern Railway prefer
red rose from the same cause. The
Coa!ers were decidedly weak. New Jer-
sey Central conspicunusly So
The money market continued notably
easy Notwithstanding the case Of
money and sharp stiffening in the
discount rate both in London and Ber-
lin, sterling exchange was weak
The bend market was active with
the exception of dizziness at midday.
and prices advanced without interrupt
ton. Total sales, $3.7s0000.
United States bonds were unchanged
in bid price. There was a sale of the
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A VERY SERIOUS JOKE.
Reported insanity Of Maine Boy at Yale Was
&c. a Students Joke

New Haven, Conn, Dec. G-The ar
rest and locking up. Saturday, of Hen
~ Otis Johnson, q Yale sophomore, of
Machias, Me-. as an insane person, will
probably lead to the expulsion of four
students implicated in what they
thought practical joke.
Shortly after 1, Saturday afternoon.
the central police station received a
message from Mrs. Young, 119 Wall
street, that a man named Johnson had
gone insane in the kitchen. and was
trying to murder all the people in the
house. The sergeant in charge sent
four stalwart officers and the patrol
wagon to the house.
The police rushed in and Mrs. Young
pointed out Johnson, who was carving
meat. They seized Johnson and Sc
cured the knife, and put him in the
patrol wagon before he could spea x.
He was placed in cell, and two hours
later locked up in a cage in the city
almShouse.
President Dwight sent two physici-
as to investigate, and they ordered
lanson's release. The faculty has
scured the names of four students I'M
cheated but refuse to divulge them
The blunder of the police was almost
az serious as the joke.
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4 POISONED LIVER
DON'T KEEP POISON IN YOUR BODY
LONGER THAN YOU HAVE TO

IL your stomach poisons your liver the
consequences may be serious
What poisons arise in your stomach
come from undigested food which has de-
composed there. They are absorbed by
your blood and go to your liver where
they paralyze it's functions and make YOU
bilious.
Finally they go into the blood again
and are carried all over the body. disor-
dering your different organs and perhaps
making you dangerously sick
This is the origin of many diseases,
which are not always known for what
they are.
The poisons of undigestef food can only
be got rid of by the use of purifying.
strengthening, digestive tonic. like the
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
A few doses of this wonderful cordial
will soon clear away all undigested. fer
menting. poisonous substances, restore
your appetite. aid you to digest your
food. purify your liver and blood of all
dangerous poisons, and restores YOU to
perfect. health.
1t Will cure biliousness Indigestion.
nausea, headache, dizziness mental de-
preston, weakness, fever, fiatulence con-
stipation, loss of appetite, bad taste in
mouth. stomach-ache. anaemia, rheuma-
tism, etc, where other medicines will
barely give relief.
At druggists. Ten cents for a trial bot
tie.
Write for free book to The Shakers. 80
Reade Street, New York.
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Things Essential With Sheep.

Those who set out to feed sheep will
do well to observe a few essentials.
First among these is a dry yard. 1t
need not be large. but must be dry and
well bedded. Keep it fresh and clean.
Next insist on absolute quiet of the
sheep. If necessary. keep everybody
and everything cut of the yard except
the man who feeds them. Let nothing
brighten or disturb them. Wild, rest
less sheep never fatten rapidly. An
other essential is constant access to
clean, wholesome water. Feed at regu-
lar intervals and at a uniform ration.
Make all changes gradually. Sheep
cannot be put on to fall feed in short
time as cattle
Feeding too heavily at the start is a
very common mistake in all kinds Of
feeding 1t is CT the utmost import
ance to start right. An animal that is
overfed at the start rarely does as well
afterward. Another essential, and one
of the first things demanded. is feed
trough that sheep will not get their
feet into. Clean this before every feed.
If any grain is left do not expect the
sheep to eat it. Remove it and give
fresh grain. Regulate the feed 50 tha-
none will be left. Stale feed cuetails
the appetite and impairs digestion. Il
is useless to throw a lot of feed into
a dirty trough, for sheep leaving a part
of it from day to day, and wonder why
they do not gain. Every days allow
ance of hay, grain and water should be
fresh and clean. Keep salt constantly
before them. Rid the flock of worms,
ticks and lice. Do not grind any grain
except for very old sheep.-Ruray
World.
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Lucknow and Cawnpore Today.

OF the three cities in which the great
est scenes of the mutiny We're enacted
Lucknow is today by far the most beauti-
full Where the cruelest deeds in the
bitter tragedy of Cawnpore We're done a
fair garden has been laid out and into
this no native is permitted to come. A
cross of white marble upon a black Pc
deStal stands to mark the site of Mana
Sahib's Bibighar, or women's quarters,
in which. at his brutal orders. the Eng
lish women and children Were done to
death. Over the well there stands now
Baron Marochetti's lovely figure of the
angel of the resurrection, with the text,
'"rhese are they which came out of great
tribulation.' while the inscription. writ
ten by the late Lord Elgin, runs: ''Sa-
cred to the memory of a great company
of Christian people. chiefly women and
children, who near this spot, were cruel
ly massacred by the followers of the re-
bel. Mana of Bithoor. and cast the dy-
ing with the dead, into the well below
But outside. Cawnpore is the Manches-
ter of India, doing a huge trade in cot
ton. saddlery and boots. AT Delhi the
most striking and impressive memorial
is the battered Cashmere gate and bas-
lions, preserved with infinite care ex-
actly as it was after Lieutenants Home
boy blew that narrow breach in it, at the
cost of every life but one. through which
Campbell's column entered the city.
Lucknow. however, is a very garden of
gardens. 1t has its delightful parks, and
round every European bungalow are
wide pleasaunceS, in which gorgeous GRO
tons, wonderful climbing plants. hibiscus
stephanotis, and the delicate mauve bour-
ganvillias make splendid color. Before
the beautifully kept grounds of the Resi-
dency there stands the handsome obelisk
erected by Lord Northbrook. while Vice
roy. to those native officers and sepoys
who remained faithful. with inscriptions
in Uindi and Hindustani. Within are
other memorials. but the first objects of
every visitors pilgrimage are the Resi-
dency itself and the cemetery. The shot
riddled. crumbling walls of the former
tell their own eloquent story, and it is
with subdued and thoughtful feelings
that one mounts the tower whence such
eager watch was kept. A very small tab
let marks the room in which Lawrence
died. In the graveyard are the resting
places of those men, women and little
children who died or were killed. and
were laid there at night by loving hands,
SO persistent was the firing in the day
time The gardener in charge brings Il
lovely little bouquet of roses and laven-
der-blue plumbago, in case the visitor
desires to take away souvenir of a
spot so mournful, so tragic. But, surely,
one would rather cast it in respect upon
the simple marble slab recording in his
own words that Here lies Henry Law
renee who tried to do his duty. May the
Lord have mercy on his sOul"'-The Lon
don telegraph.
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ARE THEY TO BE
REACHED.
Through 1t Alone Can the Air Pass
ages of the Head, Throat and
Lungs be Healed.
"HYOMEI," NATURES OWN REMEDY
ror Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Asthma
Coughs, Colds and Bronchitis.


~ 1t is row 1dmitted by the medical profession ,i,a
Sa.asih. bronchitis, Asthma and diseases of the all
passages can not be cured by the old methods. Tn:
reason o this made plain to any intelligent person
"'o Will give it moments thought. The air pass
ages Were never intended for the use of liquids
sprays, donches and atomizers. for no matter how
ooieA' they might be in medicinal value, nature a,
oaee eGpsls them. and they never reach the parts
-.'5c,ed furthermore, the attempt cure Catarrh
AID bronchitis by treating them once or twice each
@ee Is as absird as trying to extinguish dangerous
re by the same method. The bacii of these diseases
grow and multiply BY the thousands in few hours
ana noiang but tine frequent application OF some
powerful gcrmicide will kill them. That such one
a aas .-sn found in IS KYo1IK1 the New Aus
eia = Dry Air Cure, is attested to by thousands
ny n' the country who have been cured by its Use
iyotnei is natures own remedy carried to ali
aar;s OF the head, throat and lungs by the air you
oTeaiiie It can be taken at all times and in an,
piace There is no danger. no risk. Your money
IS refunded IL it fails to cure
hyome.' Inhaler Outfit. 500 Extra bottles
Hyoine'. SOC "Hyome :" Balm. a wonderful
healer &c Can be obtained Of your drug
g1st, or By MAIL. Pamphlets free.
THE U. r. BOOTH CO..
1872 Congress ST.,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
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nis Stuusbfe 5uarual.
KINGS LUCKY ESCAPE.
ne eoylston Bank Robber to B,
Allowed to Go Free.
~ Reimbursed and The officials Think Ne
is Weak Not Vicious.

Boston, Dec. cit was learned, to-
Aav that United States District Attor-
new Jones has issued instructions that
the papers in the case of Albert King.
former messenger of the Boylston Ma
,ional Bank, who is under indictment
an a charge of embezzlement be filed
mon his entering plea of guilty. and
the payment of the costs.
There is no desire on the part of the
hank people to push the case against
the young man. The bank has been
reimbursed and it is held by the in
,erested parties, that King, who from
the first has been seen to be weak rath-
or than vicious, has had lesson.
Kings case was to have been called
for trial about the middle of the month.
King is 10 years of age. His crime was
that of running away with more than
$4,000. which he had collected for the
bank.
On May 18th, he was traced from
Boston to Lowell. Pennington, Me-,
Rangeley and back to Pennington.
where he was arrested. On his person
was found s30,94o.35 with $50 of the
amount he had taken.
King made no resistance but was
brought down to Boston, May "a. H..
was arraigned the next day, in the
municipal court pleading not guilty,
and furnished bail for his appearance
in the superior criminal court on June
To-
The case, however, was before tina
time turned over to the Federal au-
thorities, and. June 26, King again
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
embezzlement and trial was set for the
December court
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sew YORK PRODUCE Market.

New York. Dec. G.
FLOUR-Receipts. 1926 bbls.: sales,
5i.D pkgs.; state and Western, quiet and
steady.
WHEAT-Receipts, 102 $50; sales $50 900;
opened easy under bearish weekly sta
tistics and lower cables, but rallied on
foreign buying; December, ee9sGl9els:
May. 81 5-16g,92 TIC.
RYE-Dull.
CORN-Dull: receipts Sc $50: sales l7a.-
600; opened steady and ruled quiet all the
morning: January, 2AM3l2s Mag, S31aiD
$685..
OATS-Receipts. 2121Oo; duh but fairly
steady: track white. lS0f3i.
BiEEF-Quiet.
PORk-Easy; family Sl0.5aG$11
LAhD-Steady; prime western steam.
$55 nominal
BUTTER-Receipts $500 pkgs.: ;.r:n:
stare dairy. 1920; do merry. 1iu2l:
Elsins. 23iaM2l.
CHEESE-Receipts, 4147 pkgs: quiet:
large white September, SAMSE: small
white September. 949A.
EGGS-Receipts. 1898 pkgs.: steady;
state and pennsylvania, 2lM25.
StGAR-Raw. firm: fair refining 33s;
centrifugal. 1875: refined, firm; crushed.
33s: powdered, j 3-15: granulated 5.
PETROLEUM-Dull.
COMPENSATORY. No. I. 6A.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Stead
MOLASSES-Steady.
RICE-Steady
FREIGHTS-Quiet
ROSIN-Steady.
TALLOW-Quiet.
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Prof. GowcII on Cheese Making.

| Among the instructive addresses at
the State dairy conference in Bangor.
vas one by Prof. Gowell,o the Univer-
sity of Maine, who took for his subject,
The Cheese Industry for Maine
Eairymen.' He said that the subject
| or cheese was subject that, without
doubt, was not familiar to those pres
ent, and that he would endeayor to
give a fair idea OF how the business
was carried on in this State and New
England in general. He said the cheese
| industry in this State especially, was
practically abandoned, which was ow-
ing to the great results that predomi-
nate In the butter business The art of
butter makingis SO rapidly and steadily
improving that nearly all the attention
was given to it, allowing the manufac-
kture of cheese to be neglected.
Prof. Gowell then talked some time in
favor of the cheese industry after
which he said he did not want anyone
to think he was booming the cheese
| business but that he was giving hints
of what might he done. He said the
people of this State were not using
| much cheese because it was not good
enough. and such as this State pro-
duced was not as yet desirable article
of food. He said he did not claim to
know how to make cheese himself, bu-
could talk on the subject as well as he
could any of the numerous subjects he
is so often called upon to discuss that
come under his line Of business, which
he is familiar with from actual tests
and experiments
One reason why the cheese industry
is not success in this State is because
we do not possess the properly con-
structed buildings in which to manu-
facture the article. Cheese factories
require proper temperature and a suffi-
cient amount of pure air which cannot
be had without buildings that can be
properly regulated Cheese has got to
be cured right or it is no good. And to
get good cheese we must provide our
selves with the conditions essential To
making il So
He also said that the milk of cows
had everything to do with making good
cheese. 1t should be stirred thorough
~ to get all the animal oder out of il.
anG a thousand and one other things
must be done. which is not required in
making butter. Temperature, time and
salt are the three principals in putting
cheese together successfully
He said that Canada and the Yves.
made large quantities OF cheese for ex-
port and are made under scientific
conditions TO stand long journeys in
transportation. II we should attempt
10 make such cheese we would not be
successful IN outside markets, ard be-
sides we don't want to support foreign
markets but our own markets At this
point Prof. GCWeil talked some on the
various kinds Of cheese made, which
furnished his listeners considerable
knowledge in this way.
When We can create desire for
cheese of mild flavor which now is only
produced by private individuals, we
shall create q large cheese industry in
the State and New England. Don't
put down the butter for the cheese. III,
gradually work the cheese industry UP
with the other. Most &C the cheese in
the markets today is as hard 70 digest
as boot leg.