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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-28
Sale of American Horses.

Regular weekly shipments of Amer
lean horses are now sent to Liverpool,
London, Glasgow, and many other
large cities, and sold at auction. Amer
lean horses, like American cattle, have
won the public favor where a few
years ago there was strong prejudice
against all horses not English or
Scotch bred, says Live Stock Journal.
The following report from Mark Lane
Express Of recent sale shows how
prices go over there, estimating in
round numbers S. to the guinea: "A
sale of United States and Canadian
horses was held by Messrs. Macdonald,
Fraser & Co., Limited at Glasgow,
when over fifty were catalogued. The
animals were from four to seven years
old, and ranged from 1872 to II hands
high. They consisted Of matching and
brougham horses, a number of strong
van or bus horses, few suitable for
carting and lorry purposes, and one OF
two trotters AS the season is now close
at hand when extensive purchases are
made, the inquiry was much better
than for some time past, and good
commercial horses were competed for
and realized full values. Nan and har-
ness horses sold from 25gs. to 33gs.
and up to 44gs. and 46gs. matching
and carriage horses, 31gs. to 36gs., and
from 1Sgs to 25gs. A handsome bay
trotting cob, considered to be one OF
the finest presented for sale by auc-
ton, was run up to 90gs., at which fig
ure it was withdrawn. The firm since
last auction sale have passed about
eighty animals through their hands by
private bargain, and disposed of har-
ness horses up to EGO; cart horses, to
fAA and 'bus horses from f24 to f32.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15
A Chapter in a Romantic Life.

The charming wife of the Governor
of West Virginia has arrived at what
is probably the end of one of the sew
eral very romantic chapters in her life,
by the disagreement of the jury before
which she was tried on the charge of
forgery. 1t would be a skillful novelist
who could take his heroine through
such a series Of episodes as those
through which Mrs. Atkinson has
passed and still make the character
seem real to the reader.
A poor, obscure girl she married, as
some would express it, above her sta
ton, a physician of a prominent fam
lily. He died one night because in at
tempting to take a drink of whiskey
in the dark he drank instead, some I've.
After eight years of widowhood, she
married Judge Camden, the most
prominent and wealhiest of the IA
nous Camden family. He was rs, she
SO, charming, vivacious, an ornament
to his household and the society in
which he moved. The marriage con-
tract gave her $1,000 outright and at
death he Willed her his property, or
the bulk of it.
Then CANT the chapter which is just
drawing to a close. Her aged husband
attempted to carry on his business
until the end. but toward the last was
unable to do SO satisfactorily. There
was land sold, which his heirs contend
ed was sold cheap after his death by
his widow in order to realize on it. The
method the heirs charged was to forge
letters, antedating the death of the
judge, to show that the transactions
We're carried on prior to his death, so
that the other heirs could have no pos
sible claim to the property.
Mrs. Camden was under indictment
on this charge before her engagement
to the Governor was announced. Ac-
cordingly it is clear that her last lover
was willing to accept the alternatives
along with the charming widow Of 50.
He has been criticised by some for do
ing this, on the assumption that he
would pardon her were she convicted.
1t has also been said she would not ac-
cept pardon at his, hands. Com
ments have been made. by other gov
errors at the request of some of the
newspapers but they are of no interest
now.
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Tammany Not Yet Beaten.

Again we are told ex-Postmaster
chieftain, is going on the George tick
ct. He says he does this because ne
disapproves of Croker. We know that
Croker disapproves of him because that
man of few words has said so, init
now the latter turns on him.
The better class of Democrats in Tam
many hall wanted Dayton for Mayor,
and Sheehan was for him, but Croker
made Sheehan and didn't want Dayton
and Sheehan did as he was bid.
Dayton has a following. but how
great it is impossible to determine.
Certainly it is not as great as were it
not known that he is disgruntled and
those who make it up are those who
fear the effects of the election of j
man like George as much or more than
they would that of Van Wyck. Con-
sentative people, then, will expect lit
tie more from Dayton's strength than
his personal following, which probably is
not very large in such a crisis, and
those who, like him, hate Croker and
will be encouraged to show that hatred
by Dayton's attitude. Tammany is
not yet beaten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15
Newsy Cleanines.

The Australian federation convention
| has rejected proviso favoring fema.t
| suffrage.
British landlords are said to own 20.
| O00,0 900 acres of land in this country, al
area larger than that of Ireland.
The Chinese laundrymen of Boston
nave formed an organization for mu-
tual protection and for union prices. y
A New York matchmaker recently
accomplished the feat of drilling a hole
through common pin from head t.
point.
The Turkish minister Of public works
has submitted proposals to the sultan
for the construction of about 4, 500 niles
of new railway lines.
Bridget Sheridan, a hawker, residing
at Kilcoo, County Down. has just died
at the remarkable age of 115 years.
Her age has been verified
Russian official reports state that
seventeen provinces will be affected by
this years bad harvest. The peasants
cannot fail to be ruined for several
Years.
Northern Georgians are so frightened
over the yellow fever that some of the
ignorant ones are eating dried tumble
bugs eyes as ''hoodoo" for the
plague.
Glass manufacturers of Kokomo, Ind,
have begun to draw on the sand banks
of the lake shore about ST. Joseph,
Mich. for white sand at the rate Of
from five to ten car loads day.
The winter of Sitka is milder than
that of many European capitals, Ber-
lin, Vienna or Copenhagen. The mild
climate Of the southern portion Of
Alaska is due to the Japanese current
Frau Wagner made profit of $780,
600 from the Bayreuch festival this
year. The festival of 1876 incurred a
large deficit and that of 1882 barely met
expenses. The next will be in 1899.
The longest stretch of straight rail-
road line in America is on the Lake
Shore Railway, beginning at a point
three miles west of Toledo. O., and run
ming sixty-nine miles without a curve.
AS one testimony to the rapid growth
of Palestine's population, it is stated
on good authority. that while ten years
ago there were nearly $4,000 residents
in Jaffa. today there are nearly $4,000.
Eleven well-developed and good sized
apples growing from a single bud, and
all forming globular piece bigger
than big pair of double fists. was
freak displayed in Corvallis, Ore, re-
Gently.
A Kansas City woman, arrested for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

that she should be released. Women
all over the land petitioned the Queen.
The Pope wanted her released.
But no, Spain chung to her with grim
determination. She was kept incom-
municado in that dungeon, not allowed
to see her friends and, We are led to
suppose. closely guarded. But some-
one gets drugged confectionery to her
and this she administers to her guar
dams, credulous guardians. The at
tempt at rescue failing that night it is
supposed she surfeited those guards
again with the drugged candy. How
they must enjoy drugging! What sus-
picionless people they were to be sure!
She escapes. She tarries in Havana
several days while the stern military
hand of Weyler, with every household
in his clutch and power to search every
nook and Granny, cannot find her. The
time for the boat to leave for America
draws nigh. Spain in the person of
Weyler and his associates are supposed
% be Tuning and frothing. Spies are
sent in every direction, detectives
watch every approach to the steamer.
In the midst of all this. Miss Cisneros
in charming masculine attire, her
fresh sweet face, that the detectives
must have seen portrayed in the New
York Journal if in no other enterpris-
ing papers, comes tripping on board
with nothing to cloud that familiar
couHtenance other than a sombrero
jauntily worn on her back hair; smiles
sweetly on a detective and shows him
her passport, then passes on while the
sleuths go elsewhere cropping for her.
Wonderful!
What with such vigilance, such keen
scented officials, Havana will wake up
some morning to find herself bagged by
the insurgents. Then we suppose the
complaint will be that Uncle Sam
wasn't sufficiently watchful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

else he could think of. Hes farm
err" replied the woman. Amy grown
up sons?' queried the agent. Yes,
there was one. "And what's his occu-
pation?" oh" said the fond mother,
me belongs to the Hamlin Rifles
my pile" said the Newspaper man. the
other day, Il shall establish sheet in
which ! shall publish all contribute /
news items exactly as they arrive in
the Office, without change or correc-
ton. l shall employ no reporters, ard
shall publish the biggest daily in Maine
on nothing but the contributions Of
readers who will write: Print this
item just as | rite 1T and don't make no
changes wOtevver."
Two lone sisters in Biddeford had Il
burglar scare all to themselves, recent
ly. They were in the habit of keeping
a sum of money hidden in a certain
place. In the absence Of one woman
the other thought it would be good
policy to change the hiding place.
When 1t came the others turn to stay
alone she began to feel timid and to
assure herself looked to see if tina.
money was all right. 1t was gone!
Then she was sure burglars had stolen
it. She became so frightened that she
did not dare move from the house to
alarm the neighbOrs, but took her posi-
ton at an open window, where she re-
manned until about 2 o'clock in the
mornings ready to scream for help at
the first suggestion of a noise that
would indicate an attempt to get in the
house. Finally she became 50 exhaust
cd by her long vigil that she threw
herself on the bed with her clothes on,
but not to enjoy undisturbed rest for
she awoke with start every few
minutes and her dreams were filled
with visitations from burglars. When
the absent sister returned in the morn
ing an explanation was made and then
she retired to make up for the sleep
she had lost the night before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

Nansen's book has been in so great de-
mand. since it was put into the Portland
public library last winter, that it has been
necessary to have the volumes rebound.
Bangor man who was at Mt Desert
Ferry. Tuesday night says the fire which
destroyed the restaurant building was
caused by cat overturning a lamp while
left alone few minutes by a man who
went upstairs.
peculiar thing was noted by the Lew
iston police at A. NJ. on a recent moon
| light night. There was not a cloud to be
seen in the sky. and yet rain was steadily
raining IN flne drops. wet enough to soak
through heavy overcoats.
| Bangor jeweller has on exhibition In
one of the windows of his shop, string
OF beads which has attracted considerable
i'attention. The beads were worn by Mary
Woodbury. who sailed over to this coun-
try in the Mayflower in 1920. She settled
in Cape Elizabeth, Me-. and the orna-
ments were handed down from generation
to generation. They are still owned by
er.
Not long ago ki Skppwn Angus,
| woman of larges& 6San8e interests, was
elected director ue Q 0ff(SRation. This
example has beens daiaxsd n Limerek.
Where the Misse4SE rances and Martha
there. The estataOf their father, the late
Hon. Jeremiah Mason, owns the bank. !,
and as they hold large interests In thss.
estate it seems very proper that they
should be directors. IL It is said to- be prob
able also. that onesOf the ladies may z
| elected president. -
Wednesday. the county acommissicen
| rendered decision in the much discussd
road case in Brookln. deciding against
the laying out of the road. The location
OF the road over which the dispute arose
is at Naskeag point in that town and was
| laid out by the town authorities to take
the place of a road already in existence,
but which it was proposed to albanian as
soon as the new road was built Among
those through whose land the new road
ran was Mrs Judge. who. together win
others. objected to the building of the
road In addition to this, the people liv'
ing on the old road objected to the aban-
donlng OF 1t. AS a result the county COM
| missioners Were appealed to.
This is the experience of a Bethel wo'
man. and 1t does not reflect on any given
| rule but simply shows that no two COOKS
COOK alike. This woman tried a rule ION
molasses cookies, which was quoted In
Maine paper and which was such gooa
rule that it had been used in the givers
family for 20 years Accordingly lafse
batch was trustingly made. and they
came from the oven fair to behold. put
well suited for matchmaking roadways.
twas a shame to throw such batcn
away. so the snaps We're put in covereu
crock and carried down cellar. Tness
they were kept for six months when they
were found to have ''ripened' sufficiently
to permit testing bites. The cookies CON on,
stantly improved with increasing age. uh
the housewife declared that If the orlgl
nator of the rule had said that the COOKIES
would keep 20 years, rather than that tne
rule had been kept for that length o.
time. 'twould have seemed not unreasoh'
able
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

August was a recOrd-breaking month
:
a still greater increase. Once the free
traders told us we could not expect to
sell our goods abroad unless we took
goods in exchange, indirectly, if not
directly. For that matter they are
probably saying the same thing now.
1t may be well, however, to bear in
mind that while we are exulting over
the increase of our exports, foreign
countries are lamenting over the de-
crease Of theirs, especially of those
sent to us.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

getting cultures of the bacteria that
produce the disease. They expect that
soon farmers will be able to inoculate
their land just as human being may
be treated.
The new English dictionary.in course
CT publication in parts in London, will
be a ponderous evidence of the i'm
mensity of the English language In
the latest section the 3771 words ex-
tend only from "Foisty" to "Frankish,' -
or more than double the number found
in the corresponding portion of the
Century dictionary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

Anyone who suppOses that Republic
can defeat in the Democratic metropo-
lis of New York is likely to prevent the
election of a Republican President in
the next generation needs to enlarge
his thought area and improve its text
ure before guessing again. Anyone
making such talk, in the heat of cam
paign excitement, however, is not so
hopeless, he will cool off.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

Mr.. Bryan is lodging. That is
nothing new with him. But when the
silver craze was at it's height, people
bitten by the epidemic didn't coolly
weigh his words. They then got an
idea that he was the frankest of men,
fearless, ready to answer every ques-
ton without hedging. Some of the
Populists became Disguised at the way
he fooled with them, but they were in
the minority. Mr.. Bryan is still hedg-
ing, and what is more, his followers, as
well as others, are beginning to take
more notice of it. He was asked in
Kentucky, a few nights since, whether
he favored government ownership Of
the railroads and his answer was mot
when the RothschildseQwn the govern
ment." Rather amusing. isn't it, to
think of the Rothschilds controlling
our government at Washington? He
also remarked that it would be a good
plan to let the Republicans retire the
greenbacks and then when that was
done go to work and put them back
again. Why not go to work now to
prevent any such thing? Is Mr..
Bryan getting ratified?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15
Mirabile Dictu!

Spain blames the United States for not
antercepting every secret filibustering
expedition that may seek to leave our
coast. but doesn't even intimate that
she has been somewhat negligent in
preventing them from landing on the
Cuban shore.
spain captured a young girl by the
name OF Cisneros and threw her in
prison. Then there was a great outcry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

Iowa authorities say all hog cholera
cures fail and the disease is expected
to be worse this fall than ever. For
tunately there are methods of preven-
ton that do not altogether fail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

There was a decided flavor of good
times and a determination to make
the most of them about the meeting OF
the Boston & Maine Railroad stockhold-
ers, Wednesday. The report showed
the road to be prosperous and Presi-
dent Tuttle explained wherein it would
get still bigger share out of the pros
perity that judging from his experience
has struck New England with full
force. The newspaper reporters found
the meeting a most harmonious one
with congratulations reciprocal be-
tween management, directors and
Stockholders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The department expects the treasury
reserve to reach the, $2Oo,OOO,OOO mark
within year. 1t will then be in order
for the free silver and "endless chain"
prophets to show symptoms of reserve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The efforts OF the Sultan to compel
the withdrawal Of American mission
aries from the interior of Asia Minor,
will tend to swell the contributions 70
the foreign mission work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15
9xily xsauthee ganruxI
TERMs:lsz. 90 PER YEAR.

No notice Whatever will b taken Of I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communicatila,s relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH q FLYNT, Publishers, Au
gu0tA, Maine.
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Nearly 5000 more railroad men were
injured last year than during the pre-
vous year and so more We're killed,
there being in all l out Of 444 employees
out of every 2,S27,474 carried was killed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The Venezuelan settlement seems to
be going along without friction now
adays. Great is arbitration under GER
tain circumstances
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The Great Assassin and willie
the Sudden" have been exchanging
compliments. They are a well matched
pair of anachronisms, to say the least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The Canadians who found fault be-
cause we didn't make tariff to suit
them, now find that the tariff they re-
Gently adopted to please themselves
isn't doing it. It's no easy matter 70
make a tariff satisfactory at home, let
alone pleasing ones neighbors.
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cond
ills with
her every detail of their suffering
In this able to for them what the physicians unable
had
successfully
training.
of the
local irritation
the Pnkham,
will take trouble Pnkham
testimonials which publishing
10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

That Louisiana woman has a mint,
who supplies the local trade in juleps
with the aromatic herb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

1t is taken for granted that Justice
Field will leave the field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gists refund the money II 1t fails 10 cure. D.
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Maine GOssap.
4 Brave Lille Girl.

Just one more kiss for good night, mama,
Just one more kiss for good night;
And then you may go to my dear papa.
And-yes-you may put out the light;
For I'll promise you truly l won't be
AS l was last night. you'll see,
Cause I'm going to be papa's brave lit
AS he told me l ought to be.
But the shadows won't seem so dark,
mama,
If you'll kiss me little bit more:
And you know l can listen, and hear
where you are.
If you only won't shut the door.
For If | can hear you talking. l think
1t will make me so sleepy. maybe
That III go to sleep just as quick as a
wink,
And forget toto cry like a baby.
You needn't be laughing my mama dear.
While you're hugging me up so tight;
You think am trying to keep you here.
YOU and-I guess-the light.
Please kiss me good night, once more,
l could scarcely my promise keep,
If you'd only stay with me just as you
And kiss me till go to sleep.
-Harper's Round Table.
Dye ever see such an October?
Pity the indoor mortals these glor-
ious October days. They can't pity
themselves enough.
The Portland Pops" say Farmer"
Mclaughlin would make "a hummer"
for gubernatorial candidate. Whereat
lookout for humming and a buzzing
The schooner, Hard Chance, will take
a party of Maine Klondikers via Cape
Horn for the Eldorado to look for the
Good Chance.
Those who regard a formidable look
ing bull dog, that accompanies an
American Express driver in Portland
on his rounds, as an instance simply
of dog and master, are mistaken. The
dog Is an employee of the company. The
company furnishes the dog as we'll as
the man and supports both of them
The dogs duties are to watch the arti-
cles in the team and to get a grip on
anyone except the driver who under
takes to NEEDLE with any package.
1T is time" said Secretary Dyer of
the Portland board of health, Wednes-
day morning. that people became
little frightened over the prospects of
a diphtheria epidemic in this city, There
have been five new cases reported this
morning, and it looks as if people in
the infected districts were getting
careless"
The case of Sherley versus Letting
well indicates that the season at Bar
Harbor isn't too late for an airing.
Lewiston Journal: A deputy sheriff
OF Lincoln county, in behalf of himself
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Mrs. Langtry's horse is rapid.
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There Is something very absorbing
to the average youth about embryo
military experience. A canvasser for
the Bangor city directory had a funny
experience in the suburbs the other
day. He called at a house and a
woman came to the door. Whats your
husband business?" asked the can
vasser, after he had asked everythinp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

Lewiston Journal A deputy sheriff
OF Lincoln county, in behalf of himself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

the case of Sherley versus Letting
well indicates that the season at Bar
Harbor isn't too late for an airing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15

The Australian federation convention
has rejected a proviso favoring female
suffrage.