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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-26

In February, following further infCr.
nation was received, iustifying some.
Wn2t my fears regarding the with
df3Waf OF deposits and the future OF
the institution, and again called upon
the treasurer for 4 special statement
Of its affairs. ON the nth day Of Feb
ruary a statement was received which
purpofted to show the condition of the
bank as Of the goth day of that month
1T included certain items of resoul ce4
that Tor the fist time excited my sus-
picion of irrcguIarity in the accounts.
ana req me 10 continue my inVestiGd-
tHN' J NJ treasurer was then requf St
eo |" iufnlSh detailed statement OF
thS billS- payable account, and the col
lateral pledged to secure the same. and
also list of all notes held by the bank.
and their amount and probable value.
1 His attention was again called to The
iact that the bank had no legal right
to borrow money o. pledge its sncuri-
ties FOR that pulp pose. The list Of not 4
called fer was never obtained. although
! wrote a second time for il.
| Matters had noW reached so unsatiS-
| factory condition that | went to
| Lubec. and, on the 18th day Of April.
made personal investigation. AT the
time of this visit the treasurer was i'll
and confined to his bed. After exam
ming the books and paners Of the bank
and conferrin& With the treasurer and
his friends, a clandestine ledger was
produced which showed the amount
due depositors II he 80 instead
of 81 392 50. as appeared on the hooks
! h.
the books OF the bank
An examination rf this ledger
showed the actual number of depnsi-
tors To he a. while the number appear
ing upon the book previously cyhihlttI
rs the general ledger of M. bank. WAS
only about 60. In some cases where
deposits had been made, accounts haG
never been opened upon the regular
ledger. and in others. the accounts hal
been opened bus the treasurer n4i
failed to enter some of the larger items
Of deposits thereon. tn all eases Whrla
the proper credits had nnt been given
and depcSitora accounts opened in The
regular ledger. the general account Vt
| liabilities had noj been increased IT,.
correspond Win the amount deposited
and there was consequently no la
,raaSe i'm rho assnte II ,l.,, ..,,.,..,,..I
thar in som, cases whore I,n,.,,,,,..,,.
had made martial nay,,a,,t ~ n,i
maid th,i,. iuan. in nam ~. ,,,,,,,..,.. A.,
dnreerrarts. bod rat h,o,, ,,,d, 49,.
treasurer mad re-ai,ad nossa.sfnr
the notes after they had been paid. AMI
bad contin,ted ~ ,..rr,. ,b.,, .f., ~.
fuu a,,,,,,,,t as - rart of ,b.. ,,.,.,.. ..,
inc hank ~. ir,...t;.,,io, I'LL.
shaved that rho a.,..,,r,.rt n.,,,.l H.,
S5oo a<h,bitad ~ 49,. A. 10 nm. ~
previous examination. was mjssfns.
ana Su fs,. as ! zno,, $40 ana h,. 49,
tamnfo1 ~ account fo,. /, Thor. ,yar.
nthr, irtta,Ia,ifias IN the rao,,l,r ....#
.,nnte a,,d aes.ts sufficient !, ba,. =
tn y elosina of tho apk v.ifh,nt ~.
discovery, of Inc ,l,ii,inrel ,n,o,,rt 4,,.
aarn.i,ors
,.:.
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subs .antially the same as that report
ed to the department from time to time.
go '''' 80 Ga"
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-26
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rer-Colored Spots, Aches. Old Sores. u
GERS in Mouth Hair-Falling? Write
cook Remedy Co. 7S3 Masonic Temple,
chicago. H., for proofs of cures. Capt.
ial, $a0,0o0. Worst cases cured in II To
~ days. l00-page book tree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-26
EXAMINATION AND SUPER
VISION

The present laws relating to savings
banks and the method of examining
our State institutions have been criti-
ciSed to some extent on account of the
developments in the case just stated
There are those who claim that The
enactment OF law requiring some on
TO verify depositors' accounts would
afford additional protection from en-
hezzlement by dishonest bank officials
on the other hand. there are those VITO
insist that we have sufficient law Al
ready, and that there has been a fail
ure on the part of some one to enforce
that law. or use it to its fullest extent
To protect depositorS But all agree
that depositors should have every con-
sistent and reasonable protection pos
sible. Tie difficulty however. lies in
suggesting any other method or any ad-
ditional precautions that will guard
absolutely the funds in our banking
Institutions
The public generally. in considering
this matter, do not distinguish between
a comparison of the individual
ledger accounts of depositors with the
general deposit account. and a veritl-
cation. or comparison of the books is
sued 10 depCsitors with the depositors'
accounts as they appear on the ledger
of the bank. 1t can be seen that these
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
but never anticipated finding such a
rare specimen
CLIMATE IS NOT CHANGING.
why the Oldest 1nhabitant,s stories Ar,

~ d. * j 4 y = e 4 + Z \
why the Oldest Inhabitants Stories Are
Not Always Correct.
From the Monthly Weather Review:
A correspondent in Mortified, Mass,
desires our opinion on the question,
Were the winters of fifty or seventy
five years ago much colder, or were
the snoWfalls deeper than at present.
The opinion is widely held that the
winters were colder and the snowfalls
deeper, but can find nothing to war
rant the belief except that in the first
part of the century a much larger per-
centage of the population lived in the
hill towns or in the interior, which
are both colder than the valley or the
coast towns" On the general question
as to appreciate changes in climate
the editors opinion is that there has
been no such change in any respect
whatever so far as meteorology proper
is concerned. If We divide our rec
ords of the weather recorded in North
America since the days of Columbus
into two periods, viz, before and after
the year 1900, we shall find that every
popularity, such as remarkable storms,
winds, rains, floods, frosts, etc., re-
corded in the current century can be
matched by a corresponding remark
able event before the year 1900 The
popular impression alluded to by our
correspondent result almost entirely
from the 'imperfection of our records
and especially of our memories. There
is a large class of persons whose hab-
It's OF thought are so crude that when
they experience any remarkable
weather they jump to the conclusion
that the climate has changed, forget
ting that they themselves have had
such limited personal experience that
they are not fair judges of the weather
over the whole country or of the climate
OF century. Our correspondent seems
to suggest that a certain change in
the habits of the people, such as the
removal from the interior to the coast,
or from forests to prairies, or from
country to city, or vice versa, will
partly account for widespread errors
| in respect to the climate. The sugges-
ton is excellent, but the editor would
be inclined to interpret the phenom-
enon somewhat differently. The gen.
eral movement of the population in
the past century has been from the At
lantic states westward, and from the
country to the city, or quite opposite
to the movements suggested by our
correspondent. In fact, we find no real
agreement in the so-called popular ira
ditlons with regard to the weather.
We have met with quite as many per-
| sons who think the winters are more
| severe as with those who think the
winters are less severe than formerly.
Everything seems to depend upon how
and where the ''oldest inhabitant" lived
when he was boy, as compared with
his present condition. The average
| climate of New England so far as the
weather is concerned, has not appre-
ciably changed since the days when her
| Oldest forest trees were young saplings.
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Lesislating Against BOOK Agents.

bill has been introduced in con-
gress providing that mo person hold
ing a copyright for any book, map, or
pamphlet shall enter into any agree
ment, combination, or understanding
with any person or persons whereby
the parties to said. contract shall have.
the exclusive privilege to sell books,
maps, or pamphlets, or into any agree
ment, combination or understanding
for the purpose of controlling or reg
ulating the output of books, maps or
pamphlets, or for fixing, establishing,
regulating, controlling or influencing
the price for which books, maps or
pamphlets are sold.'' The penalty pro-
posed by the bill is a cancellation of
copyright.
:. This curious bit of Legislation is
aimed directly at the person who seeks
to gain a livelihood by canvassing for
books of all sorts. While the book
agent has bad name and is consid-
cred the most intolerable bore in ex-
istence, it seems scarcely fair to shut
off his means of getting a living.
Surely, all things being equal. he has
quite as good a right to follow his
trade and calling as the lightning-rod
man, the sewing-machine agent and
the vendors of adhesive compounds
and patent kitchen utensils. AS a.
rule, the book handled by the agent
is a tolerably good one, and this is
great point in his favor. He is not de-
ceiving his customer to any extern. nor
is he obtaining money of that worthy
under false pretenses. Els book is
good, and while it may be, and prob
ably is, a very high priced edition. it
has the merit Of Wholesomeness and
is rarely a menace to society.
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was a sight that at any time would
have caused him to shudder, but now
it almost unnamed him for an instant,
especially as the dress had been cut
away so as to expose a wound in the
fair white flesh. His natural emotion
was at once taken as an evidence of
guilt, and he heard whispered COM
ments to that effect.
The II told you so'' of the man who
had before volunteered his testimony
particularly attracted his attention, and
from that instant he watched him as
closely as possible without being de-
tected, and, summoning courage, he
turned to the pompous justice and de-
manded what was intended by such an
unusual proceeding. ST.. Fs@
1T is the death test!' was the solemn
response. .. +.
"You will have to explain more fully.
I do not understand"
Eve believe that the corpse of muir
dered person has power to distinguish
between the innocent and guilty. Place
one hand upon that wound, raise the
other to heaven and assert your inno-
cence-if you dare. If you are indeed
without guilt all will be we'll. If not
the blood will flow again.
At another time Martin would have
laughed outright at the stupid super
stition of which he now remembered
to have often read.
IF guiltless why do you shrink?'
asked the man of law. "It is only the
murderer that need fear.''
He could hesitate no longer without
convicting himself in their eyes, and,
stepping to the side of the corpse, he
laid his right hand upon the wound and
called God to witness his entire limo
cence. Then he stepped back so that
all could see that no blood had fol-
lowed
God has attested your guiltlessness,"
said the uncle of the poor girl; "but,
see, the blood is beginning to flow, and
the guilty man must be near. Let each
in turn do as this stranger has done. :"
In the opening of the wound and the
oozing of the blood Martin Jaw far
more significant things than did the
afflicted old man, but he wisely held his
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peace and managed to place his back
go out, and watched each as they went
through the death test But there were
no more crimson drops bubbling forth
as sign of guilt, and, as the justice
declared that all had gone through the
ordeal, a sigh of immense relief burst
from many lips.
mot ALL replied Martin. "There is
one yet remaining pointing to the one
who had made himself so oficious.
THAT man has kept in the back
ground
John Kirkpatrick, is this true?'
'<No! 1t is a lier' was the hoarse
answer.
1T is true,' repeated Martin, firmly.
II have kept him under my eye all the
time, and I swear that he has not been
near the table,
II have-you all saw me-
But upon reflection no one had seen
him, and he was forced forward. Then
an entire change was visible. His
flushed face grew pale as ashes and his
british lip trembled. He looked around
wildly for chance of escape, saw there
was none, and, putting on an air of
bravado exclaimed with an oath:
We'll, can do it again.
With the words he had raised his
hand-was extending it-had nearly
touched the corpse, when he shrank
back with a fearful groan. His eyes
had been the first to see that the blood
was flowing freely from the wounds
not one alone, but all!
Astrong man at all times. he was
rendered doubly so now by desperation
and in his tremendous efforts to get
away his coat was torn to shreds, and
the jewelry and money of which the
girl had been robbed fell to the floor
and, raving and cursing, he was car
ried away to prison.
Durisg this exciting scene Martin had
remained unnoticed. When the justice
again they found him with his hand
upon his mobile lips.
and the uncle of the girl thought of him
What is t?'''they asked in breath
She is not dead! Show me where
can place her upon bed and sum-
mon some women. She is not dead
only stunned And he lifted her in
his strong arms and carried her to
another apartment. -
It was weeks before Ethel Loring
was sufficiently recovered to appear in
court. ii -. -.
Then her evidence was conclusive.
She instantly recognized the prisoner.
and the simple manner in which she
told the story of assault, robbery and
attempted murder added much to it's
force. Without leaving the box the
jury found him guilty, and he was SEN
fenced to serve a long term in prison
sentence cut short by death.
The trial over, the uncle of the girl
called Martin aside and asked the bill
for his professional services.
1t is a very large one,'' was the half
serious and half-quizzical reply.
No matter, will pay it. I will give
you anything you demand =
Here. then, is my charge he re-
piled, taking the hand of the blushfng
girl I came here to study geology.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
THEIR BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

To American women belongs the dis
tinction of having the smallest hands
in the world. Next come the women
of Austria. Spain, France and Italy.
Russians have long but beautifully
shaped hands while those of Spaniards
are often spoiled by the thickness of the
fingers which are apt to round at the
tips.
A charming Russian hand is that of
the Duchess de Sesto, while Lady RAN
dolph Churchill's lovely little hands are
an excellent illustration of those Of
Americas fair daughters
The hands of aristocratic English-
women are apt to be well shaped, but
are somewhat long and frequently hard.
No one, perhaps, takes such good care
of her hands as the French woman of
fashion. German women usually have
large, fiat hands, with fiat fingers.
A remarkable beautiful hand is that
of the present Duchesse de Mouche. It
is very small, indeed, beautifully mod
eled and has taper fingers curved lit
tie at the extremities and almond
shaped nails. The hand of the Vicom-
Jesse de Gallard is perfect, recalling
those OF the statues of Canova, which
are even more beautiful and distin-
guished looking than those Of the fam
Gus Greek models
Two Of the Austrian archduchesses
are remarkable for the beauty of their
hands. They are the Archduchesse
Elizabeth, mother of Queen Christina
of Spain, and the Archduchess Maria
Theresa, sister-in-law of the Emperor
Francis Joseph. Mines. de Yturbes and
Mieri, though Spaniards, have hands
as perfect as their feet. and another
peninsula beauty the Duchess de Nor
ny is the possessor Of beautiful hands.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
Queer Double Suit.

DR.. J. E. Gallagher, of Kingston, N.
Y, has sued Miss Anime Mulhearn
for $63 for professional service. Miss
Mulhearn has retaliated by suing for
500 for time wasted in entertaining
him when there was no reason for his
calls.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10

weather might not spoil the water. And
then the shepherd led his flock v:ner-
ever he would; nobody disputed his
right. So the Lord our Shepherd has
large pasture ground. He takes us
in the summer to the mountains, and
in the winter to the valleys. Warm
days of prosperity come, and we stand
on sun gilt Sabbaths, and on hills of
TRANSPORTATION; and we are so high up
we can catch. a glimpse Of the pima
cles OF the heavenly city Then cold
wintry days of trouble come, and we
go down into the valley of sickness.
want, and bereavement, and we say,
Is there any sorrow like unto nv sor-
row." But, blessed be God, the Lords
sheep can find pasture anywhere. Be-
tween two rocks Of trouble a tuft of
succulent promises; green pastures be-
side still waters; long sweet grass be-
tween bitter graves. You have noticed
the structure Of the sleeps mouth? 1t
is SO sharp that it can take up a blade
of grass or clover top from the very
narroWest spot. And so Gods sheep
can pick up comfort where others can
gather none. The secret of the Lord
is with them that fear him. Rich pa s
ture, fountain-fed pasture, for all the
flock Of the Good Shepherd
The hill Of Zion yields
a thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields.
Or walk the golden streets.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
Power of COMPOUND Interest.

A deposit of $40 in a savings bank
at Newburyport, Mass, has grown to
Sl,139,SS, and is still drawing interest.
How long the $40 has been on deposit
is not stated, but present total shows
the power of compound interest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
Out of the ErYing Pan

Out of the Frying Pan.
A 76-year-old lover at Coventry.
England, finding as the wedding day
drew near that he had not money
enough to pay the expenses, drowned
himself in a pond.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10

Prof. Dolbear says that what is cali
ed stupidity is simply the indication
that a certain brain area is not proper
ly nourished or is without communities
ton with the nerve fibre.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
TAIN IA. AGES SERMON
The GOOD sHEPHERD., LAST
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Text, Psalms, Chapter XIII,
verse 1 as Follows: THE Lord Is MY
shepherd The Battle Between
Wealth and Poverty.
HAT with post and

HAT with post and
rail fences, and our
pride in South
down, Astrakhan
and Flemish yarie-
ties of sheep, there
is no use now of
the old-time shep-
herd. Such All one
had abundance of
opportunity of be-
coming a. DOet. be-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
THE DEATH TEST.
BY A. B.

T is a foul and a
bloody murder, and
may God punish
the one who did the
deed! But may
there not be some
life remaining?
May it not be in my
power to rob the
grave? It is a dan
gerous undertaking
and if I am found
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10

OF the $1,000 breweries estimated to
be in the world. $4,000 are IN Ger
many.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10

Why isn't man a thief when he
hooks his wife's dress?
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-21

The next day she went to meet the
F'renchman again. The moment he
saw her face he knew that in leaving
her to reason out the problem he had
done well.
She came forward with ali the conf
dence of a child, and said:
Monsieur Caussidiere, since / love
YOU, I will trust you with all my
heart"
Oh, the days which followed; the
hours of blissful, dreamy JOY! Mar
jorie went every day to meet her lover
each DAY found her happier than she
had been before.
He was good and kind, and her love
for him increased, his reasoning seemed
logical as well as pleasant, and it was
beginning to take q firm hold Of her
accordingly.
What he might have persuaded her
to do it is difficult to imagine, but an
event happened which for the time be-
ing saved her from precipitation.
She had left her lover one day, FROM
Using to think over his proposition for
an immediate secret marriage, and give
him her decision on the following
morning.
She walked along the road with her
head filled with the old and still per-
picking problem, but the moment she
reached home all such thoughts were
rudely driven from her head. She found
Mrs. Menteith in the parlor crying bit
terly. Mr.. Mentith, pale and speech
less, stood by her side, with an open
| telegram in his hand.
What is the matter?" asked Mar
jorie.
Taking the telegram from the min
inters unresisting grasp, she read as
follows:
Send Marjorie home at once. Mr.
Lorraine is dangerously ill.,"
The girl sank with low cry upon
the ground, then with an effort she rose
and cried:
LET me go to him; let me go home!
Not once that night did Marjorie re-
member Caussidiere or her appoint
ment with him on the following day
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-21

the carriage window, while a familiar
voice addressed her by name.
She looked round, as she stood reach
ing down some parcels and a small
handbag from the net above her seat,
and recognized John Sutherland.
They have sent me to meet you," he
said, stretching out his hand. 81 have
a dog cart waiting outside the station
to drive you down"
She took the outstretched hand eag-
erly, quite forgetful of the angry words
with which they had last parted, and
cried in broken voice:
"Oh, Johnnie, is he BETTER"
The young mans face looked grave,
indeed, as he replied:
He is about the same. He is very
weak, and has been asking for you. But
come, let me look after your luggage,
and then we'll hurry down"
There were few passengers and little
luggage by the train, and they found
Marjorie'S small leather trunk standing
almost by itself on the platform. A
porter shouldered it and following him
they passed out Of the station and
found a solitary dog cart waiting with
ragged urchin at the horses head
a few minutes later Marjorie and Suth-
erland was driving rapidly side by side
through the dark and rain washed
streets of the town. At last thew
drew up before the gate OF the manse
With an eager cry, half a sob. Mar
jorie leaped down.
III put up the horse and come
back" cried Sutherland.
Marjorie scarcely heard, but, opening
the gate, ran in across the garden. and
knocked softly at the manse door, which
was opened almost instantly by Mysie
the old serving woman.
The moment she saw Marjorie she
put her finger to her lips.
Marjorie stepped in, and The door was
softly closed. Mysie led the way into
the study, where lamp was dimly
burning
"Oh, Mysie, how is he now?"
The old woman's hard, world
face was sad beyond expression, and
her eyes were red with weeping.
"Wheesht, Miss Marjorie" she an
swered, speak low. A wee while syne
he sank into bit sleep. He's awfu'
changed! I'm thinkin' he'll no last
mony hours LANCER"
"Oh. Mysie." sobbed the girl, con.
vulsivsly.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-21
IncaI,acitatcI.

81 am sorry" said Mcandcrlng Mike,
"but can't take that job you offer me
In the factory
"Why not"
"Whenever | get q cold I'm slightly
deaf mighm't hear the whistle blow
at quitting Cincinnati EnQuir-
Cr
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-21

DEAR EpIToR:-If you know OF a solicitor or
canvaSser in your city or elsewhere especially
man who raS solicited for subScTiptions
Insurance, nursery stock. books or taiiorins. or
ma n who can S"ll Goods YOU will confer &.
favor by telling atm TO coiresp pond with us; or
Ii you will insert this notice n your pa per and
such parties will cut this notice out and mail
to Us, we may be able to furnish them a good
position In their own and adjoining counties.
Address,
AMERICAN WOODEN MILLS CO, Chicago
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-21
An Alternative Problem.

Friend-l suppose rapid transit is
still the great queS' !on in Harlem?
Harlemite-No. 1t has been super
seeded by the question: How to get
along without rapid transit. Puck.