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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Ostie Allen of North Arson, left,
Monday, for short business trip to
Boston, after spending a few days with
friends in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

I Miss Grace Barbour has returned from
/ FnNboro Mass. where She has been dur
ing the past winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Frank Draper returned to North
Wayne, Tuesday, after spending sew
eral days at his home in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

A. F. Gerald has secured an addition to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

ting in Lynn. Mass. for several days
mas returned home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
SUNDAY.

Heath Relief Corps, Heath Post G..
\. r., Calvin Boston Command. t. y.
L.. Danforth NJ. MaXcy Camp. 5. of Y"
and General Grant Council. L. Q. A.
NJ, will meet at G. a. Il. hall at 10
o'clock, and in a body march 10 the
Methodist church 10 attend Divine se,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY.
Programme Nearly Completed
for the Days Observance.
Services Will Be Attended, Sunday, at
the Methodist Church.
An Elaborate List OF Exercises Is Mapped
Out for Monday.

The committee having in charge the
programme for Memorial day has
nearly completed the task, and tn" re
suit is as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Many bicyclsts have paid q fine of one
COLLAR for riding OF tho sidewalk during
the past few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Mrs. Stephen cohurn ana daughter.
Miss Louise. are visiting in Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

The cottasers are beginning 70 occupy
their summer homes at Hayden AXE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Charles Lashon has closel his news
stand IN Madison avenue.
Mrs. stephen Cohurn ana daughter.
Miss Louise. are visiting in Boston
The cottasers are beginning TO occupy
their summer homes at Hayden lake
The G. G. c. G. held meeting at the
library parlors Tuesday afternoon ana
evening.
Many bicyclsts have paid q fine of one
dollar for riding OF the sidewalk during
the past few days,
Mrs. W S. VArney who has been Wis
ting in Lynn. Mass. for several days
has returned home.
Miss Grace Barbour has returned from
FnXboro. Mass. where She has been dur
ing the past winter.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Z. Ham of
Bingham. Is in Skowhcgan attending to
the sheriff business.
George L. Cleveland has been critically
III a the Skowhegan house for the past
week. He is now improving.
Mrs \. W. Brainerd has been confined
10 her home on North avenue for some
;ime past on account Of illness.
Hon. S. ]. Walton. commander Of Rus
sell Post q. a. r.. viii deliver the Memo
rial day address before the post. this
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
PERSONALITIES.

The Rev. Edward Allen OF Tiverton.
England, has just died, with 101 years
to his credit. He was given up to die
sixty years ago by eminent physicians,
who announced that he had an incur
able heart disease. One after another
the doctors passed away and Mr.. Allen
grimly attended the funeral OF each.
Sir Henry Bessemer, the inventor.
whose wealth was gained from the i'm
proved method Of making steel which
bears his name, and who died recently
in England, interested himself some
twenty years ago in building a steamer
which was to be proof against seasick-
ness. A swinging cabin was the main
feature. The boat, however, vas full
Of complicated devices, scarce one Of
which realized the hopes of the great
mechanician.
Miss Katherine Duer, who will mar
ry Clarence Mackay, is a daughter Of
one of New York's oldest families. She
was a bridesmaid at the wedding Of
Consuelo, duchess Of Marlborough, and
It was while en- route to visit her friend
at Blenheim palace last year that she
met Mr.. Mackay on shipboard. It was
love at first sight. the gossips say, and
in proof of it they point out that she
refused the young Mr.. Wilson of the
Tranby Croft family, while at Blen-
helm. and the gallant Marquis Guy de
Lucre later in Paris. This latter was
probably after more "lucre,"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
Dangers from Escaping Gas.

So many people suffer from head
aches, extreme lassitude and disinclin-
alton to make any mental effort, a con-
dition which amounts to positive inert
ness, that medical men have been in
vestigating the why and wherefore Of
this state of things in order, If pos
sible, to find a reason, and, following
that, a remedy for this annoying and
discouraging condition. Among other
facts brought to light, 1t appears that
many headaches and much discomfort
are traceable largely to the poisonous
effects Of gas Of various sorts. Ordi-
nary illuminating gas has, as is we'll
known, the properties that produce as
phyxiation, and, even though the vic
tins may survive the accident of in
haling a large amount of gas, the head
ache, nausea and prcstration following
such an experience are distressing in
the extreme. It is often the case that
people who live in houses lighted by
gas suffer serious consequences with
out being aware of it. They do not in
hale enough to attract their attention,
but the poisonous vapor slowly but
surely undermines their health, pro-
duces headaches, congestion and a long
train Of unsuspected evils.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
HIRAM MAXIM.

OF a military rifle to more purpose than
the making of black and blue marks
on innocent shoulders. This waste en-
ergy was just what was needed to fur
nish a gun similar to his fathers ma
chine with motive power for feeding,
firing and ejecting the cartridges. He
returned home, elated with the posi-
bilities Of the idea, and showed his
father his plan for making the energy
of the kick of a military rifle perform
all the functions Of loading and firing.
He believed that, If the cartridges were
fastened together, on a belt, 1t would
be only necessary with such a gun to
pull the trigger and the recoil would
continue to keep the gun going SO long
as the cartridges lasted. But his father
thought the mechanism would be too
complicated and expensive to make the
gun a practical military weapon, and
advised him to hold fast to the original
machine gun. In the meantime, how
ever, other inventors had been at work
and the Calling and similar guns
were placed on the market. This dis
couraged the Maxims. During 1881 to
1883, while in France, Hiram S. Max
i'm again took up the subject of the au-
tomato gun, and thought out one that
he was confident would be a practical
success. He now went to England,
hired suitable quarters, provided him
self with tools and began a series of ex-
periments. In his first experiments
the recoil action was confined to the
breech mechanism and the cartridge
case, the barrel remaining stationary.
But this method was not entirely sat-
i~sfactory, and subsequent experiments
convinced him that it was necessary to
allow the barrel to recoil with the
mechanism. He made an apparatus,
holding seven cartridges in Its maya
zine, all OF which he was able to fire
in less than n second, or at the rate
of about 600 rounds per minute. This
was the first successful gun that would
load and fire itself. Mr.. Maxim knew
the value of his discovery, and he now
wisely set about securing patents in
every country of the world, and for
every conceivable means of firing ma
chine guns by powder derived from the
burning Of powder. This done, he be-
gan the making of automatic guns, and
soon produced a weapon, weighing for
ty pounds and capable of firing 1000
rounds in a little over three minutes.
The operator sits on a seat in the rear
OF the gun, his head slightly protected
by a small metal shield. pulls the trig-
ger, and, as the u pours forth it's
deadly hail of bullets, he swings the
barrel back and forth so as to sweep
down the rank of an advancing foe.
The ligAtness and adaptability Of the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
"YOU ARE

horse was fleet and strong and l got
away, but carried will me one of their
rifeballs. I tore off parts of my sleeve
and pushed them in the wound, but 1t
still bled. I'm better now; I'm rested;
I'll 30 on" and again he tried to get
on his feet.
Rafael, my boy, it is impossible,
you are weak. You cannot ride: the
motion of the horse will cause you to
bleed to death. Guido must go. Emf
liza, tell him to saddle a fresh horse
and get ready to ride to Santa Lucia"
Emilia started toward the door, but
her brother raised his hand in protest.
Guido is only a half-wit. He might
start for Santa Lucia, but he would
never find his way in the dark. Even
II he reached the place he would forget
whom he wanted to see."
But there is no other man in Ro-
salia," pleaded the mother.
True! Therefore l must go. wound
or no wound. Emilia, tell Guido to
saddle a horse and bring 1t to the gate
quickly. We are losing time"
Brother, we can't let you go. I'll
never see you again." and the poor
child buried her head on her brothers
neck. Then, suddenly rising, she ex-
claimed: ooh, why was l not a man?
Cuba so needs men! Yes, I'll tell him
to get Linda ready at once. Colonel
Pena must go to help Gomez" Turn
ing, she kissed her brothers forehead
and hurried out to the stables. Soon
the quick gallop of a horse vas heard
approaching the house. But it did not
stop at the gate. On it sped in the d.
rcction of Santa Lucia.
A moment later Guido, the half-wit-
| ted black boy wandered aimlessly into
| the room.
Where is the horse, where Is Emil
lia?" inquired her brother.
"Gone!" replied the boy.
Gone? Where?" came from all
present.
II dun know. She said somethin'
bout St. Lucia, jumped on Linda's
back, and looks to ME as how she's
gone"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
BROADENING EFFECT OF WAR
1t Has Awakened Seventy Million of
Anglo-Saxons.

1t Has Awakened Seventy Million of
Anglo-saxons.
Every process of our national thought
and action has been marvelously quick
ened, just as the Roman intellect was
fired when Rome was expanded from a
municipality into an empire. Through
out the length and breadth of this land
petty politics is losing its wonted SAVIOR
for the average American. Why should
he trouble his head about parochial af-
fairs when he is confronted with ques-
lions affecting the fate of great depend
encies either at our own doors or at
the antipodes; why should he lie awake
about the sayings and doings Of local
politicians when any hour may bring
news decisive of the fate of an army or
of a fleet Of battleships on which the
hopes of the country rest? This wal
shown by a telegram addressed to the
Tir,es-nemocrat on Sunday last from q
little village in mississippi. The tele-
gram read as follows: r1oa~a wire
us Immediately. at out expense. the ex-
act situation in the Philippines and the
WutI Sd DOutS VI OdulPSOu 8 anu DCliiCs q
fleets; also what attitude France is as
Stunning in the execution of the neutrali-
ty laws in Martinique" 1t required no
vivid imagination to realize the scenes
when the telegram was sent. Evident
ly there had been a long and thorough
discussion of all the tremendous ques-
tons that confront the country and at
last anxiety to know the latest develop
ments became uncomfortable, and the
telegraph was invoked. The mental at
titrde of this Mississippi hamlet is uni
versal, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
and from the lakes to the gulf. 1t
means that $1,000, 900 of Anglo-Saxons
have awakened to the fact that there
is other business in life besides rails
ing crops, manipulating stocks and
'scalping'' markets. We have some
times forgotten that nations are not SO
great because they are rich, and that In
the eternal order of things they can
only be permanently rich because they
are great. The lesson will not be for
gotten in our time. The real basis OF
our Astounding prosperity in recent
| years must be found in the limitless de-
votion with which millions of Ameri-
| cans, in the four terrible years, laid ev
erything on the altar of their political
principles. Now once more the foun-
dation of our national life Is to be wild
ened and strengthened, moi by war be-
tween brother and brother, but between
the reunited nation and a power that
stands for all the most reactionary
methods and policies Of the Bourbon
school of thought and action.-New
York Sun.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
MUNICIPALITIES.

Lord Rothschild carries insurance
policies on his life a~ggregating 81, $780,
900.
Rosa Bonheur is one of the two
French women who are legally author
lied to veal mans attire.
Anthony Hope and Edward Rose
will collaborate in the dramatization
of Mr.. Hopes "Simon Dale"
The widow Of George Augustus Sala
has gone into bankruptcy through at
tempting to liquidate her late hus-
bands debts.
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania. better
known to the world as Carmen SYLVIA
has recently received a doctors de-
gree from the University of Buda-
Pesth.
The eldest son of Sir Henry Irving
has recently published a life of
Bloody Judge Jeffreys," in which he
undertakes to rehabilitate that gem
tleman's somewhat frazzled character.
The son of Queen Natalie Of geryia.
for whom his father, the dissolute
King Milan, abdicated the throne, has
shown traits Of imbecility. Queen
Natalie, crushed by the bitter sorrows
of her life, is about to withdraw to the
solitude of a convent.
Upon his arrival at Capetown,
Africa, recently, Mr.. Rudyard Kipling
and his family were very warmly re-
ceived. and Mr.. Kipling presented with
a set Of verses addressed to himself by
q private in the ranks. The title OF
the poetical effusion is IAN Expert.
mept in Imitation"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06

In the collection of geraniums at the
great f1ower-show held undisputed
kingship because of it's strength and
brilliant flowers. On the day when the
judges were making the awards, a
poorly clad little girl was standing
close to this plant, whispering to it
words of admiration and approval. AS
the judges approached she drew aside
and was apparently much agitated.
Whose plant is this?" the leader in
quired. Unable to restrain herself I'M
til they should find the number in the
list, she cried out, "Oh, thank you for
liking it, it is mine!" How could you
raise such a geranium as this?" was the
astonished reply. She gave a look Of
tenderness to the flowers and gently
answered.: at was a baby stem when
] got it from my mammals coffin, and
as I had nothing else to love l carried
1t about to keep it in the sunshine
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06

ness, danger, nothing daunted her.
Bareheaded and alene, she urged her
horse over the road at a pace. which
would have made most girls tremble
with fear.
Not even when an hour later the
tropical storm broke in all Its fury
around her did she hesitate. Light
ming striking the tall palma reals
caused Linda many times to shy and
almost bolt the road, but the brave lit
tie rider held on and never ioosened
rein until in sight Of Pena's campfires.
"Quien vs!" suddenly called out the
picket.
"Cuba!" answered the brave little
girl. She refined up her painting steed.
"Adelante una!" ordered the guard,
and Emilia, pale. wet, and dripping,
rode forward.
"Caramba! 1t Is q child. Who are
you? What do you want?"
II am Emilia Moncado. I want to
tell Colonel Pena that there is a battle
at Saratoga. General Gomez has only
$50 men against over 1000 Spaniards,
and he needs help"
A few minutes later, almost fainting
with fatigue and nervous strain, she
was borne into the presence OF Pena'
"Dios mio!" he exclaimed, as he list
ened to her story and then gave the
signal for his command to mount.
"You poor little thing, you should be
abed and asleep" Wrapping his coat
around her little, trembling, wet form
he jumped into his saddle and had an
of1cer pass the child up to him. The
order was given to march. and in hi:
arms the fighting colonel of Camaguey
carried the little heroine back to hel
home in Rosalia.
Take her." he said, as he handed
her over to her h~alf-crazed mother
"She brought us the news. I'll speal
of her to General Gomez. She deserve!
the rank of a major general. She hal
saved her brothers life, and her brav,
deed may win the day at Saratoga
Omaha Bee.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06

More than one day of this year will
%henceforth be commemorated in re-
curing anniversaries. And more than
long-established commemoration
will, because of this years doings,
~henceforth have a significance it lever
has had. before. The decoration day re-
Gently past marked the transformation
of that observance from a day of sec
tional memories of International
strife to one of national honor to the
nations heroes On both sides of the
now obliterated line. The last Fourth
of July marked the ending of that
days century-old traditions of bitter
ness against our kin beyond the sea,
and an increase of JOY, among them as
well as among us, in the vast good for
the development Of the race that has
sprung from the blunderings of a stub
born king. War made these anniver-
saries. War will now change them for
the better, and forever.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06

Maxim gun makes it's use possible In
all departments Of the service. In q
mountainous country 1t can be car
ried on the backs of mules, or, II need
be, by the men themselves. 1t may be
mounted on q tricycle., or placed on
wheels drawn by horses. The military
masts Of a battleship are usually arm
ed with these weapons; and their
decks are protected against boarders
by Maxim guns, stationed where they
could get in their deadly work to the
best advantage. Nor is this gun con-
fined to barrels of a small calibre. 1t
Is possible to make an automatic gun
weighing $50 tons, with seventeen or
eighteen inch bore, capable Of firing
from two to three shots a minute. Mr..
Maxim is confident that, In the near
future, the automatic system will be
applied to nearly all styles Of firearms.
Such is the terrible weapon known as
the Maxim gun, probably the most de-
structive arm in existence. Armies
will fall before it's hot blasts Of death,
like grain before a sickle, and the men
who will be called upon to face the
flaming missiles Of these guns will
march
Into the jaws of death,
Into the mouth of hell"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-06
THE TRADE in OLD BOTTLES.
A Nov York Firm That handles Half .
Million Q Day.

Million Q Day.
From New York Sun: Almost half
a million old bottles are handled every
day by q single firm in New York city.
Most Of them are wine and beer bottles,
but there are also hundreds Of bottles
used for catsup and other table sauces
The mineral waters furnish a large
proportion Of the full number. None
of these bottles is washed or cleaned
by the firm that collects them, but
they must not be old and "gummy" or
they will not be accepted. They are
shipped all over this country, and a
good many of them are sent back to
Europe. Those reshipped across the
water are mostly ginger ale bottles
ties sent to England, and wine and
liquor bottles sent to France. OF course
these are re-employed. The dealers
here say that the French bottles are
the best made. The English come next,
the American next, and then the Ger
man. Comparatively few bottles are
lost in transit, either on board cars
or in the collecting wagons. When a
wagon is loaded with cases Of
"empties" the driver puts a straw
wrapper on each of the corner bottles
at the end of the wagon. 1t doesn't
seem as II this would be a very great
protection, but 1t does serve as a
slight buffer in case OF passing rubs
and knocks. The bottle shops of New
York are not especially picturesque.
but in New Orleans there is one which
has become noted. 1t is visited by
most tourists, many of whom carry
away some squat, Queer-shaped liquor
bottle by way of souvenir. THE Bot
tie Man of Cont Street" owes his fame
to Mrs. M. f. M. Davis, one Of New
Orleans literary women. Mrs. Davis
lives only a block or two from the
haunt of the bottle man, owe In the
old French part Of the city. When
Eugene Field visited there several
years ago Mrs. Davis took him around
and his treasures. Field and the bottle
man were mutually delighted over the
meeting. The shop is a great high
sort Of shed, reaching from the street
back $50 feet into the block. 1t is
piled with stack on stack of crates
full Of empty wine bottles, while from
the ceiling hang rows Of dusty demi-
johns and jugs. There are shelves
occupied by a. medley of quaint cor
dial bottles, bright green and blue, pot
bellied, tiat-sided, eccentric, freakist
things. Field delighted In these
shelves, and used to poke around ir
the dust and the shadows hunting VI
new shapes, which he carried off tt
add to the miscellaneous lot of stuff
he shipped home from there. But Their
was one bottle with which he was es
pecially delighted. 1t was a brillian
blue in color, with a very long, thil
neck and a fat body, pressed into
four-sided shape. In the middle o
one side was a seal, stamped in tn
glass. Every visitor in Cont stree
nowadays hears about Fields visits
and is permitted to gaze upon-or pur
chase-one of the Field bottles. Ate
his return to Chicago Mrs. Davis wrot
the poem, 1.-THE Bottle Man of Cont
Street." and sent it to him. Field re
piled in his usual happy vein, an
these autograph verses are among Mrs
+ Davis treasures today. =