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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
TERRIFIC DUST EXPLOSIONS


Davenport. Iowa. Aug. 19.-The ele-
vator Of the Davenport Glucose Works
was the scene of two terrific dust expio-
sions. today, as a result OF which four
lives were lost and two persons were seri-
ousiy injured. The dead are: John Kaap.
fell from top Of building, 60 feet; Junn
Hamm. leaped from top OF elevator; VIM.
Wolf, caught by falling wall; Paula
Woln. caught by falling walls.
The injured are: Frank Stabins and
Henry Holm. The first explosion threw
down the south wall of the building and
a considerable portion of its side walls.
The second threw down the fire escape.
Hamm. Raap and Holm were In the Gu
pola. Holm escaped to an adjoining roof.
The Others ran for the fire escape and
were gradually crowded to the edge of
the structure. where they stood GU feet
above the firemen and spectators. Raap
dropped to the pile Of brick and debris
beneath him and was killed. Hamm
leaped into space and his body was
crushed by the fall. Wolff and his daugh-
ter died at hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
nors About ihe Nack. TAsrn Case.

New York. Aug. 19-At conference at
Long Island City between District At
t6rneys Olcott OF New York county and
Youngs OF Queens county. 1t was settled
that the trial of Mrs. Mack and Martin
Thorn for the murder of william Guiden-
suppe Is to take place In Queens county.
District Attorney Youngs will now ac-
cumeilate In evidence to be presented to
the grand jury, which will meet In Long
Island City next month. 1t Is probable
that the trial will not take place until
the winter term OF court.
The two district attorneys and soma
officers, yesterday. visited the scene OF
the murder in Woodside. and. It Is card,
found bullets behind the Dashboard In the
bedroom on the second floor, where ii is
alleged that Thorn shot Guldens,ippc.
This Is regarded as an Important discov-
cry to cOrrOborate the confession said to
have been made by Thorn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
NOT 4 CT QUO 70 mar
Jhs Wsmaas' Relief cssps Galleries. Il Gasp
osasea. Ihsrslay.

Newport. Aug. 19.-The sixth day at
Camp Benson found not a cloud to mar
the Woman's Relief Corps gathering.
there being delegates from all over the
State present with corps from COrinna
and Dexter. In the morning there was a
mock trial. dress parade and band con-
cert. In the afternoon the programme at
Association hall included music. recita-
tons. speeches and an address of WEI
come from the department president,
Mrs. Crosby of Rumford Falls, to the
Women's Relief Corps. Remarks were
also made by Mrs. Howes of Lewiston,
and there was "A stirring speech by C. F.
Smith of Hermon. In the evening camp
fire with three-minute speeches and ball
were the features.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
How to Avoid Writers Cramp.

An English writing master of re-
pute, named Frederick Falconer, had
long puzzled over the question of how
to provide remedy for the distress
ing trouble known as writer's cramp,
which lays hold of the wrist and hand
Of man who is compelled to do much
writing, and forces him to stop work
and rest until the cramp departs. Now,
nature does not usually provide an in
hiction for which there is no remedy, so
argued Falconer.
Like flash came the solution of the
problem; and now all the teachers of
writing, bookkeeping. and clerks in
England are saying to each other:
Why did we not think of that before?"
Falconer's line of reasoning was simply
this: Nature has provided man with
two hands.
When he insists on using only one for
some particular purpose, such as writ
ng, nature steps in and raps him over
he knuckles for his foolishness. In
he case specified the rap over the
.nuckles is called writers cramp."
Since writing first became an art, men,
With the exception of few persons
naturally eft-handed, have written
With the right and only. Falconer's
proposition is to have the pupils at the
English public schools taught to write
With either hand. Provided their edu
alton in this direction is begun early
enough. there is no reason why the left
lAnd should not be used to guide the
zen as well as the right. Then good-by
writer's cramp. When the right hand
becomes stiff with too much handling
the pen the writer only needs to shift
he pen to the left hand.
What folly" says Mr.. Falconer, "tO
rain boys and girls to use but one hand.
No wonder that the left is almost losing
is usefulness. Why are not carpenters
rained to saw with the left hand as well
Is the right, ball players to throw with
'ither arm, and soldiers to shoot from
.ither shoulder? Fancy training a child
o walk with one leg only. Yet this is
iust as sensible as to allow him to grow
Up using only one arm
The idea of teaching pupils to write
4 With both hands has been received so
avorably by the educational magnates
# England that it has been put into
PRACTICAL operation in some of the Lon
! Ion schools. With scholars who are in
l he pOthook and hanger stage of their
L educational career, it is almost as easy
l teach the use of the pen with one hand
l As with the other. 1t is with the older
'upils that the difficulty is experienced.
In order to accustom the beginner to
lse the left hand carefully, Mr.. Falconer
las constructed an apparatus consisting
/ II a series of sings suspended from a
rame. The pen is supported in this sling
and thus much of the strain on the
nerves of pupil learning to write witt
the left hand is said to be overcome II
is trying work at first. but facility soor
| comes with practice. and the benefit de
| rived is practically the adding of a new
hand to. the writer's stock in trade.
| The question of extending this new
style OF teaching writing to all the public
sideration at an early meeting of TIN
school board. 1t Is believed that 1t viii
be generally adopted, and it may eventu
ally find its way to the schools in ahi
e cOuntry.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
viii. shout ~ Miles.

Such a gun is being built at the Gov
eminent Arsenal at Watervliet, as thi
country has never seen, and the mos
imaginative of warriors half a centul
ago would never have dreamed of.
When this weapon Of death and dc
struction, the enormous forgings fC
which are now being put together, i
finished. three years from the present
it will weigh 100000 pounds, and wi
hurl shell over 20 miles. 1t will b
mounted, without doubt, in one of tn
forts-Hamilton or Wadsworth-at tn
entrance to New York Harbor, an
woe betide the hostile ship which shat
venture to approach within range
this gigantic watch dog.
Gen. Flagler. chief of ordnanc
says the new gun will be worth in mo
emplacements dozen Pinch weapon
One shot from it will do more damas
than a whole series of projectiles fire
from the smaller guns. The new des
troyer is to be 46.67 feet long; the boz
IS feet. The bore will be 16 inches, IT,
maximum diameter of the gun at tn
breech 81 inches, at the muzzle 81. Tt
total capacity of the bore is 121, 4S7 C,
. DC Inches. Inc pOWuer cndInDeT WI
have a capacity of 10000 cubic inche'
The charge of powder requisite to
discharge will weigh 1860 pounds. J
fired from Fort Wadsworth it wcul
plump a 1870 steel projectile down i
the village of Yonkers. The velocit
OF the shot at it bids good-by to tn
big gun would be 1875 feet a SECOND
nearly as swift again as sound. Wit
this force the shell could be drive
through 80 inches of steel at the gun
muxzle, and 27.5 inches at distance
$500 feet.
When this mammoth gun is compile
ed It will be tested on the grounds
Sandy Hook. and then. If satisfaction
will be mounted where it will do IL
most good in the protection of Amer
can goods and chattels against a TO
eign foe.
For many years efforts have bee
made to secure the construction of
gun on these gigantic plans, but
was not until year ago that permi
sion was obtained. 1t is conceded no
that the increased power of mode,
naval weapons makes imperative f,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
Presidential Appointments.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The following
appointments were announced at the
White House, today:
James Jeffreys of Camden, Tenn,
and Rose Griffin of Kansas City. COM
missioners to allot lands in severalty
ton in Utah.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

East Wakefield. N. H., Aug. ls.4rte
races at Ramshac1kle park, today. o..
sisted of two events for purses Of ~
each. The 2.45 class was the NJ
trotted and was won by Harry r., u
8. (Mhls); Dixie l.. (Jack). second:
elenc Wilkes. (Fox). third: C. y ii.
D. g., (Fox), fourth. Best time. A1oN.
The 2.26 class In which were fuar
starters. was won by Hattie y, bf. ~.
(Jones); Sydney. b. e.. (Poweii)., 49,
ond; Betsey Babbitt. CHI. E.. (tok1.
third; Tack-Hammer NORTH, BIZ. n.
(Sumner). fourth; Blacksmith, b. 4.
drawn. Best time, 2.28N.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
" /. SURPRISE
Was Osb Way cspl. Whitmaa Csuld Haze
ssss Killed, IhIak Ms Friends.

Rockland, Aug. 1.-the chief topic
of conversation in the city. today. is the
Olive Pecker tragedy. The mariners
who were wen acquainted with Capt
Whitman are unanimous in the opin-
ion that he must have been taken by
surprise as he could not have been
overcome as he was a remarkably
powerful man. full OF courage. Mrs.
Whitman is thoroughly overcome Sh.
lies In stupor. says nothing and
seems to understand but little that IL
said to her. She has eaten practically
nothing since first hearing OF the fatal
ity. and her friends are becoming
alarmed at her condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

Hutchinson. Kan. Aug. 1s.-A4 thu
L. A. w. state circuit ,bicyc3s faces
here. today. 400 persons packed the
grand stand. During the, third race !
section of the stand gave way. throw
ing 500 persons to the ground. No one
was killed. but number were seriously
injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

Plattsburg, N. Y. Aug. 19.-President
Mckinley and Secretary Alger left at
$40 this evening for Troy. They oc-
cupied President ELEPHANTS car. The
car will be sidetracked at Saratoga and
will leave there at o'clock in the
morning. arriving in Troy at 9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

Women in England have the local
government franchise in counties am,
boroughs on the same conditions IS
men,andarecent return shows how rela-
lively unimportant their vote is. m
the counties and boroughs of England
and Wales there are altogether $3.50. $40
local government electors: of thes..
only 729.75S are women-that is to say.
women form less than one-seventh OK
the electorate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

Robert Cornwell. farmer living in the
eastern part of Barton county. near Col
den City, Mo-, has made use of natures
greatest pests. He has succeeded In
propagating a species of potato which
thrives and develops without the aid of
the suns rays, sends out no stem or vine
and grows entirely beneath the surface,
using tne energy consumed by ordinary
potatoes in producing tops" to further
the growth of the tubers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
Hepes Tor Early Considerable

Washington. Aug. 19.-Secretary
Sherman has acknowledged the recent
overture Of the French government
Ambassador Patenotre for negotiating
a reciprocity treaty between the United
States and France under the recipro-
city clause Of the new tariff law. and
the secretary adds an assurance that
he hopes to take up this subject at an
early day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
EXECUTORS. SALE or
Timber Lands.
AT AUCTION.

VIII be sold at public auction on
Wednesday. the first day Of September
the board Of trade room, City building.
In Bangor the following tracts o. timber
land belonging to the estate Of the late
Augustus D. Manson:
One-haf In common and undivided ot
the south half Of Township II. Range -
w. E. L. g.. ArO0stook county, includiug
some fractional interest in public lots,
5760 acres.
One-eighth Of seyen-eighths in common
and undivided Of N,969 acres OF land. be-
ing the Huckins tract, so-called. ln
Township Number in the I'd range Of
townships west Of the Monument Line In
the county of AroostoOk. known as Wy
topitlock. being all Of said township. az
cepting the Nichols Academy Grant. 20
called. the public lots. and lot of ~
acres formerly sold to one Graham Rol-
Inns.
One-half in common and undivided d
Piscataauis Co.. Katahdin Iron Works.
town. including the Same fractlon1l In
terst In public lots, SEQ acres.
One-third in common and undivided of
Township 6. Range 3, w. e. l. 8. Piacat-
aquis county. Trout Brook Town. 90
in public lots. S021 acres.
One-fourth In common and undivided ct
the east half and OF the southwest quar-
ter Of Township 2, Range 2. w. u. l. q.
fractional interest In the public lots. said
three-quarters contain l7.se3 acres uaety
or, less.
one-sixth in common and undivided q
Township No: ]. Range 4, known = H.
same fractional interest in pubic let,
$40 acres. rs
( One-half in common and undivided Of i
tract OF land In Township Number ~
Range l. Bingham's Kennehec Putchan&
on OF rf rHvSh3 IT, H. &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
BASE sALl.
matlsna, League Games.
AT BOSTON.

Boston batted Killen hard, played a
perfect fielding game and backed up klo-
bedanz In fine style. Stahl. DUFFY. Ten
ney. Alien and Collins were noted for
their excellent work. and Boston's base
running was a feature. Davis was or
derei of the field by Umpire O'Day Tor
disputing a decision. and Gardner was
substituted. Ely did the best work for
Pittsburg. while Sugden, Rothfuss. bono
van. Kllen and Smith made some pretty
plays. The score:
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New England League.
a rr, Nyv1vry

The Taunton team finished with Bos-
ton squirt and by punching four singles
won the game.
Il 8 4 5 6 Z 9 RHE
Taunton. 2 l 0 81 -:
New Bedf'd, 3 0 0 0 l, 0-5-11-:
Batteries McDougal and Burke; Day
and Murphy. Umpire, Breckenridge. At
tendance, $50.
AT PAWTUCKET.
Nick Wise was responsible for the de
feat of the Pawtucket team, as he SCORED
three of the runs made by three homers
in SUGGESTIONS. while in the first inning
when he made his initial appearance "a
the plate Hi Laid happened to be on sec.
Ond base and came in ahead of Nick
therefore Wise was actually the cause o,
four of the seven runs.
2 3 5 6 Z 8 8 R.H.E
Fall River. 0 0 0 x-7-15-:
Pawtucket. l 0 0 0 0 2 o. g:
Batteres-Flannigan and McManus
Knorr and Coughlin. Umpire, Connolly
Attendance AGO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
PITTSBURG.

Earned runs-Boston, 3; Pittsburg, 2.
Two-base hits-Tenney, Stahl, Donovan,
Padden, Davis. Home run-Collins.
Double play--Padden. Ely and Rothfuss.
First base on balls-By klobedanz. /; by
Struck out-By Klobedanz. /; by Killen.
2. First base on errOrs-Boston, 3. Left
on bases-Boston. 5; Pittsburg. 5. Wild
Notwithstanding /. Time, 159. Umpire.
O'Day Attendance, $500.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

BANGOR-Aug co. ar, schs Emma S
Briggs, Osborne. Portland: Fineman.
KnOwltOn, New York.
Sailed, schs Abraham Richardson.
NickeTson. -; George Nevenger,
Phillips, New York; Flora Condor,
Sellers. do; Julia Bailey, Sprague, do;
Leonora. NickersOn. Boston; Leading
Breeze, Pinkham, do.
Sid. schs Clara Leavitt, Kennebec
| and New York; Frank A Palmer. Gar
diner. Newport News; Normandy,
Merry. Kennebec and Washington:
Matte A Franklin. Mcdonald, Kenne-
bee and New York: Maud Briggs,
Thurston, Bangor and New York.
Foreign Ports.
| ST JOHN-Aug 20, ar sim St Croix
Pike. Boston; sch Sadie Wilcutt, Dixon.
Perth Amboy; sch Progress, Erb. Eos.
ton; sch H M Stanley, Flower. New.
port.
Cleared. sch Lizzie b Belyea, Thorn.
aston; sim Cumberland, Allan. Boston
sch Ida N Cough, Salem: sch Beulah
WATSON, Rockland: sch C Colwell
Rockprct.
] ALMA-Aug IS, ar, sim Ardanmora
Wilson. West Hartlepool
| CHATHAM, N B-Aug 10. cid. SIN
Whitsurn. Hutton. Cork; bark Cypriaa
| Hansen. Carthagena.
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coast defence the possession of guns
which will carry further than the
greatest possible range of anything
which can be used in the armament of
a war vessel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21
AT PAwTUCKET.
AT NEWPORT.

The leaders met in the greatest pitch
ers' contest of the year OF the Go mel
at bat, the total hits Were only three. wv,
off Pittinger and one off Hawley. IL wa
n remarkably fast contest throu2 hout
the only runs being scored on a base OF
balls, Magoon's error and Mills double
Dagger in the first.
2 3 5 6 s RIFF
Newport, 0 0 0 0 0 o. 2
Brockton, 0 0 0 0 0 0 It, l.
Batteries-Hawley and Crisham: Pittin
ger and Shea. Umpire, Hunt. Attend
ance, 1000.
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, AT WASHINGTON.

Two new men, Gettman and Fox. made
their appearance on the diamond tor
Washington. The first game was lost be.
cause of bases on balls and errors. II
the second Swain pitched a mastery
game, while Briggs in the fourth inning
was pounded for eight hits with a tota
of 16 bases. Attendance, 5000.
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and Donahue. Umpire. Lynch.
AT BALTIMORE.
Powell had the champions guessing
from the start to the finish the result be-
ing another shutout for the home players.
70 3 4 6 Z RH.E
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0-5-10-2
Baltimore. 0 0 0 0 0 0 49, 5-3
Batteres-Powell and thinner; Pond
and Robinson. Umpire, Lynch. Attend
ance, 1920.
At Philadelphia-Cinc 2; Phila-
delphia. 6. Cincinnati. 4; Philadelphia. g.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
WOMAN AND HOME.
PAID BRIDESMAIDS.
a European Custom which IL Find
Ing Earn. A ~ 81.

a European Custom which IL Find.
Ing Favor In New York.
That weddings are fast losing their
simplicity and sentimentality is an ac-
knowledged fact, but of late they have
done more than that-they have de-
scended to the level of the funerals
where paid mourners used to weep.
The custom has been inaugurated of
hiring pretty bridesmaids and the
whole affair is reduced to business
level. This has been done in this coun-
try and the idea is being taken mp in
Paris and London. Paid bridesmaids Is
term calculated tn shock the aesthe,-
ically minded, but some who assist at
the altar have an eye to the main
Glance, goodly sums being paid TO
beautiful girls for their services at
fashionable marriages. There is one
belle who has earned sufficient to pro-
vide for herself an elegant trousseau
by thus ministering to the wants of
ultra-fashionable brides. This girls
figure is perfection and shows off the
beauties OF expensive gowns in the fin
est style, while her complexion is sur
passingly lovely and her features fault
lessly regular. So run after is she that
she can afford to turn up the nose OF
disdain at any but really first-class at
fairs, and it is becoming quite an honor
to have her name figure in the wedding
report of really influential brides.
There is another fashionable brides
maid in London-really New York
maiden--who earns quite comfortable
sum by posing as bridesmaid. Her
beauty is incompatible and her figure
SO fine that she always causes sensa.
ton wherever she appears in the robes
OF honor. 1t Is no unusual thing for
her to have dozen invitations within
week. or course the majority of the
applicants are perfect strangers, and
frequently ii is her painful duty to de-
cline to appear at second-rate we'd
dings, though the price offered is often
exceptional. A recent New York we'd
ding witnessed the satin-robed bride
attended by 10 exquisitely lovely
bridesmaids, ten of whom were paid
over $50 to appear, the costumes
works of art--being provided for the
occasion BY the brides father. One
favored beauty. who prides herself on
having appeared at zoo weddings, issues
dainty circulars, and directly fash
Ionable engagement is publicly an
nounced forwards her prospectus to the
1ride-to-be, with goodly assortment
IT press opinions. letters of reference.
ETC.. being almost certain of securing
III order to attend -Chieago News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
Nearly Gone.

Thinking over the past, present, and
future, ones eyes naturally glance to
the calendar, ard attention Is directed
to tie passing away of the present year.
Only one passage remains only few
more days and 1897 will be year in
history only, How silently and quickly
the years fly by, Time finds its way
and departs, waiting for the pleasures
of none Only short time ago, it
Seems, we were preparing for the holi'
days Of 1896, yet before we have time
to recover from the pleasures and trials
of that years end we find ourselves
preparing for another However quick
ly it may seem, events transpire -~mar'
riages, deaths, births, changes innumer,
able. We look forward In the dim fnt-
ure with anticipation and delight, with
hopes of brighter happier and easy
lives; our imagination wonders and
mystifes, and before we are aware the
leaves of another calendar have all been
urned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
TRAPPED ~ A CLAM.
Sea Gun Makes = Capture Whach
Proves Too Much for 1t.

Sea Gun Makes q Capture Whfch
Proves Too Much for 1t.
While walking along the beach al
Portsmouth one fine morning noticed
number OF sea gulls lowering lust
overhead, as II In search OF food. Once
in awhile one OF them would suddenly
dart down and catch fish. All at once
noticed little farther up the beach
one of the gulls struggling with some
dark object. The gull would rise a
short distance and then suddenly fsll,
tapping its huge wings as il 1t had been
caught in trap. 1t rose several times.
bat at last became so exhausted that it
fell motionless on the beach. WAITED
for minute, but as the bird did not
move ! went to investigate the cause OF
the birds actions. On approaching |
noticed that a large clam had fastened
itself to the bill Of the gull so tightly
that it was impossible to remove it, Ii
seems that the clam was lying on the
beach with its shell extended, as any
who ever saw CLANS lying on the beach
has always noticed their shells open,
and the gull, seeing the clam, tried I'd
obtain the feshy part Of it, when the
clam suddenly closed its shells and thus
captured the gull. In the illustration
the gull is shown flying with the clam
on the end OF its beak. A friend OF
mine tells good story of gull that
VG,nt Inl l.,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24

pieces; join the ends with big hook
and eye at the place where you have d.
vided it.
Now bring the ribbon around your
neck and tie as four-in-hand under
your chin, knotting II firmly there. Tn.
hook the fastening al the back, take off
the stock and sew the knot firmly
where you have tied il, so that it will
not have to be tied again. II you now
find that the ends of the ribbon are too
long cut them off and save these ends
to be usel for something else. The pop.
uIar length is almost TO the waist line.
Finish each OF the ends with lace knots
sewed in the center with strong thread
You have now the very latest up-to-date
winter stock.