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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

The Captain Chapman farm, situate in
Augusta on the Coombs' Mills road. two
acres Of land; buildings In fine order.
Eight hundred dollars spent ON buildings
alone within; the last two years. Apply
to Lendall TitcOmb. Augusta, Me-
mavHdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22
TO LET.

Tenement on Bridge street, opposite
Sturgis. Opera house black. aug2, dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

A cottage by Lake Cobbosseecontee.
Apply to l.. P. HArsey. East winthrop, or
F. l.. Jersey. Augusta. aug22, diff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

). Bernard sheehan passed sunday
at Old Orchard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

NORTH LAKE VIEW HOUSE, Togus
lake, five mill ast Pettengills Corner.
Board. lodgin. boats. horse feed, &C.
Accommodations for large parties and
picnics. Two camps to let. Good fishing.
w. Z. Barrows, Prop. aug5. d1mo'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Have you heard about. have you
seen, do you wear the swell Sorosis
The kind that has style. snap and
art in them.
The kind that fit your feet comfort
ably and are extremely fashionable at
the same time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Furnished rooms to let at IS Gage
street Prices, Is cents and 81 per week.
aug17, d1ws
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

House No. Is Grove street, about July
l. also Meonian hall for entertainments
and dances. Apply to James A. Getchell.
janitor. or by letter to Horace North,
Peabody, Mass, go Lowell street.
jly1Sdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

n = Holway passed saaday i Caps
Small.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Band dating stamps with initials or
full name and address for cancelling the
new revenue stamps as required by law
only Is cents each. C. w. Fletcher, So
Chapel street, Augusta, Me.
DIFF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22
Business Cards.

. 'la'A'''oa : ''aa''sH.
"a COUNCILLORS AT LAW.
Omces over Granite National Bank. Wa.
ter Street, Augusta, Maine.
JOSEPH WILLIAMSON. Jr..
Notary Public.
LEWIS A. BURLEIGH. City Clerk.
Collections speciality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

First-class Office, second story Hill &
MacOmber block: also front office. third
story same block 20 rent at low price,
Office just repaired and plumbed.
jne1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Mrs. Antonio H. Sawyer. contralto, will
be in Wateryille during July and August.
While in Naterville, Mrs. Sawyer will re-
culture. II q class in Augusta or other
nearby cities should be formed one day
In a week could be devoleu to 1t. For
terms and particulars address. Mrs. An
tonia H. Sawyer, So 7th Avenue. New
York. apr25, DIFF
MADAM BRANN- Ciairvoyant. Is at AZ
Gage street, Augusta. Me. oct25, diff
+. W. Spencer, No. Is Winthrop street,
will loan money on any kind Of personal
property. mayfair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

House and lot at 10 East Chestnut
street, opposite st. Latharine's hall. In
quire or address George w. Hamlin, Au-
gusta. july2S, d2moss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Store suitable for furniture business.
Four floors and basement: elevator run
by electric motor. The upper floors can
be arranged for desirable Offices. Inquire
Of Atkinson Furnishing Co.. SIS Water
street, Augusta. aug1, dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22
FOR SALE.

Bay horse, ten years DID, weight 1900
fbs., sound and kind, good worker and
roader. Sold because l have not use for
him. Il. II. Hammond, Manchester, Me-
aJyp1Q Il u-A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

After September LIST, the store now oc-
cupied by the American Tea Company, on
the northwest corner of Water and
Bridge streets. Apply to Mrs. E. a. Ma
son, u Summer street augl0dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

90 Are you seeking home in the choice ST
and healthiest locality in Augusta? II so
l. have just the place on Western avenue
twenty minutes walk from State street;
acres fine garden land. abundance OF wa
ter. Price $12U; 5000 cash. balance on
time. Inquire of Jas. l. Bailey, Western
Avenue, Augusta, Me. june2, k&wkytf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

A convenient rent Of five rooms. Apply
to w. G. Boothby, at kennebec Savings
Bank. aug5dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22

Piano, sewing machine chamber set
and other household goods. Apply No. Ii
Bangor street, East Side aug16 d1Ws
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
FINDS IN ARIZONA.
RELICS OF ARCHAEOLOCIC
VALUE IN THE STATES.
Buried cities Laid Bare-Many Ideas OF
tho Customs, Dress, Warfare and
Religion of the Prehistoric Indians
Brought to Light.

The Smithsonian institution will
soon publish most interesting ac-
count of excavations recently made
near Winslow, Ariz., under its
auspices, the result Of which was the
discovery of many things of archaeo-
logical Importance. Dr. ]. Walker
Fewkes had charge of the digging
which unearthed portions of the ruins
of four ancient and long-buried cities.
The aboriginal inhabitants of the
region have traditions to the effect
that the towns in question were the
dwelling places Of remote ancestors
OF their own, and the finds" made
incidentally to the excavations seem
to show that this belief is presumably
correct. Up to a comparatively recent
date the walls of the ruined build
ings rose to a considerable height, but
the Mormons, in constructing the near
by Sunset City, now itself in ruins.
utilized the stoues for their houses.
says the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
One Of these buried cities, to which
the most careful study was given, was
evidently pueblo of great size. of a
rectangular shape and inclosing plaZas.
From this ancient ruin. now repre-
sented only by a huge mound. were
taken several hundred beautiful OBJ
jects OF prehistoric handiwork. They
were obtained from the metropolis or
burial place of the pueblo in the very
shadow of which the dead were inter-
red, not being carried away to any dis
tance. Almost every grave was indl-
Gated by fiat stone slab, which lay
above a skeleton. Many of these stones
were perforated with round, oval OF
square holes. Some of the bodies were
extended at length. while others hat
| their knees drawn up to the breast
| Many vases and POTS We're obtained
which bore strange designs, mostly
representing NEUROLOGICAL birds ant
beasts. Their significance, as illus
trating the mythology OF the people
10 whom the pottery belonged, is as
cert ainablc to some extent from th
traditions still current among the liy
ing aborigines. One design, who'll.
UNIQUE. is painted on the bottom o
a bowl On one side Of the rim is rep
resented the upper part OF man. an
below. in the interior OF the bowl, ar
two footprints. as Il the man ha
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
POLITICAL PARTIES EMBLEM 3.
Daises. Primroses. Carnations. Noictsnno
Others Adopted as symbols.


j. IS interesting to note the various
em5lems adopted by parties in variods
countries. Probably the most popular
emblem nowadays is the primrose o.
April 10. On the day of Parnciis E
death his followers wear sprig Of ivy.
Jacobites sport oak leaves on Royal
Oak day, May %, ard ever since the
birthday OF James ILL.,. in 1858, they
have worn white roses on June 10.
Red carnations are also a JacO1ite eD1-
blern. In France Orleanists wea- whl:e
daisies. and followers of the house OF
Bourbon C'los Blancs d'Espange) wcai
white carnations. The violet was Tho
Bonapartist emblem, and many duei'
were fought over the little blue flower
Admirers Of General Boulanger use,
Ia wear a red carIlation always in Their
buttonhocs. Nowadays anti-Sem!to'
in Algeria have taken the Cornf1owc
as their badge, but in Austria this part.
always wears white carnation. Th
| cornf1OWer was the favOritn flower q
! the old Emperor OF Germany, and loya
| Germans used to wear bunches Of
! in his honor. White daisies are tn
! flower of the queen of Italy t2Iarsuc
| rite of Savoy. and when she goes t
visi, a town the streets ara always FL
Of boys selling nosegays OF that foWc
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
Rates of Travelling.

1t is we'll known that the speed OF
travelling has increased amazingly
since 1898, and it is matter for con-
lecture whether it Is possible to in
crease in the same degree by 1888.
A French statistican has just drawn
up an interesting document, showing
al various periods in what time GER
tain frontier towns could be reached
from Paris. The years chosen are
1850, 1882, 1884, 1854 and 1897. In
1850 it took FIVE days to go from
Paris to Calais. One hundred and
thirty-two years later, in 1882. the du-
ration of the journey had been re-
duced to 60 hours. In 1854 1t had fallen
to 2S hours, and in 1854 to 6 hours
40 minutes. Today one Of the boat
expresses takes 8 hours ~ minutes.
The journey to Strasburg took 2ls
hours in 1850, 1OS hours il 1882, 10
hours 40 minutes in 1854, and today a
| matter of s hours 20 minutes. The diff
| ference for Marseilles is still more
phenomenal From 10 days in 1850
the duration of the journey was re
duced to so hours in 1884, and today
! it takes 121a hours. The distance
from Paris to Bayonne two centuries
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

blue. red, white and black pigments,
scendants. They priced for ceremonial
purposes quartz crystals, stone con-
cretions and fragments OF obsidian.
They were acquainted with bells made
of copper. They had rattles of sea
shells and wore fringes OF shells on
the margins Of their garments. In
ceremonials they made use OF stone
slabs painted with animals. The war
rors were armed with bows and ar
rows tipped with stone and obs!dIan
points. They had clubs, stone ham,
mers and axes. They made needles,
bodkins and avis Of bird stones, an
telope tibiae and ribs, which they
sometimes carved in imitation OF ami
mails. The women were adopts in the
manufacture of earthenware vessels,
which they decorated in elaborate fig
ures in several colors. They were Ia
miliar with the art Of glazing pottery
and practiced etching Of the same to a
very limited extent. They buried thei1
dead just beyond the outer walls and
deposited with them various votiye
offerings pottery. basketry. ceremonla
and other paraphernalia. having hrs'
painted the face and wrapped the body
in mating The symbols on their pot
terry indicate that they recognized this
sun and spider as powerful deities
They worshiped the rain. clouds
lightning, snake, tadpole, frog and var
ious mythical birds. They entertained
an idea of future life and associated
the dead with rain gods
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
Teak Trees 1000 Years OLD.

The teak wood Of Hindoostan is al
y.ost indestructible. The tree reaches
q sirth of from 10 to 10 feet and has a
clear trunk OF 70 to so feet to the first
limb. The timber retains its fragrance
20 great age. 1t is wonderfully hard
vood, durable and strong, and once
seasoned does not split, crack, warp,
shrink, or alter in shape. In certain
portions Of Burmah there is teak 1000
years old. 1t weighs 40 pounds per
cubic foot. Teak Is used in India for
construction, bridge-making, sleepers
and furniture. 1t is exported to Europe
chiefly for building railway carriages,
shipbuilding or making decks and
lower mosts and for the backing OF
armor- plates on ironclads. 1t is pc
culiarly useful for the latter purpose
owing to the resinous matter which ii
contains and which acts as preven-
tive Of rust, the wood neither affecting
the iron nor being affected by ii.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
TRAVELLED ON A TAG.
A Five-Yesr-Old GIRL Comes Fro

A Five-Yesr-Old Girl Comes From
Poland to America Like a Parcel
A number of passengers at the rail-
road depot of Cincinnati, says the
Enquirer of that city, gathered in the
waiting room around very interesting
little mite of girl, perhaps years
old, who sat by herself, hugging DOLL
The little one was pretty, win larse
black eyes, raven black hair, rather
dirty hands, but a face so pleasant ano
full of light that it naturally attracted
everybody. Nobody could talk to H.
tie Bohumala Homa, for that was her
name, yet ladies who bent down over
her seem to understand her dainty for
eign jargon. Around the child's meek
was a string that held suspended upon
her bosom the photograph OF a young
woman holding a babe in her aims
To the photograph note was wrItteA
in the Polish language stating the
name Of the child, whittier bound, anc
asking strangers to show her alonis hel
way. The child had come all the wa,
lTOEl DIGmou, III ASOILu dS1 AhuAJ, a.
alone, and was on her way to her mo
ther, whose name was Anna klobos;
and who lives at 170S South Broadway
St. Louis. The place from which sn
started originally could not be learned
Her clothes were very poor and he
little shoes were made of the coarses
kind of leather. She carried no bag
gage except a little school sack, ii
which were few primary books, nuts
candies, cakes and large envelopes tina
contained her transportation. OF thes
the little one was very careful an
would cry in a frightful manner
anybody touched them. From steam
ship captain to railroad conductor he
guardianship had run since she wa
first tagged and sent atloat down on
of the worlds great arteries, br
everybody amused her, and before tn
sis train on the Baltimore and Obi
Southwestern took her away for her S
Louis home the little one had mac
friends of nearly all in the big wal
ing room.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

The new pendulum chrnnoscopc Is
said to he the most wonderful timing
instrument in the world 1t measures
accurately down to the one-thousandth
part of a second. It can be used with
the uuickness Of stop watch, and
neither electrician nor mathematician
is needed to operate the instrument,
which is mechanical, with simple cleo
,rical attachments. The speed OF a
cannon ball can be determined by s1e
new timer, and it will tell the lapse OF
time between the firing of revolver
and the starting OF runner, or deter
mine how long it takes a boxer to de
liver q blow.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

CAPT. RICHARD WAINWRIGHT.
Wainwright. When the Maine was
blown up in The harbor Of Havana
Wainwright stood on the quarterback
beside Capt. Sigshee and supervised
the lowering Of such boats AS were not
destroyed From that day he has been
spofifng for fight with the Spaniards.
He remained with the wreck from the
night of the explosion, Feb. 10, until
ne hauled down the tatterGd flag with
his own hands April ;, and was the
sole surviving officer Of the Maine left
in Havana. Strictly speaking, he was
never in Havana. for he refused to set
his foot on the island OF Cuba while
the work of investigating the explosion
was in progress. At the conclusion o!
The investigation Wainwright was or
dered to Washington for staff duty IN
the navy department. The transfer
was anything but to his liking. HI
conft.ed to his friends that he wanted
"a good little vessel with some Ca
nable guns, and a crack at the cncm,
on something like even terms Whe!
he was assigned to the command OF tn
Gloucester he was suprcmely happ,
and from that day he has been max
ing a record for himself, his crew an
ypsscl
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
A REV RELIC.
An Old Copy of Paine's Common sense
Owned in Chicago.

Owned in Chicago.
Among the curios OF this country
revolutionary days is worn paper
covered copy Of Thomas Paine's Com
mon Sense" 1t Is owned by Clark Er-
vim, an old-time Chicagoan, and is
probably the only original copy now
in existence. Mr. Erwin has made in
quiries of historical societies anu
searched diligently during the worlds
fair for another book like the one in
his possession, but without avail. the
book bears the date of Feb. IA, l1to,
and was sold by W. & 7. Bradford
Philadelphia, for shilling. 1t is print
ed in ancient style on rough, heavy pa
per, now yellow with age and WIN
ragged edges The leaves are held to-
gether by a bit of stout twine. a re-
ward of several hundred pounds 5ter-
ling was offered by King George for
the head OF either the author or the
publisher. 1t was during the war CT
the rebellion that the book came into
Mr.. Ervin'S possession. Mr.. Erwin was
the first man to enlist in the First Iowa
cavalry and went through the war as
a bugler in troop G.. For some time
| his company was engaged in fighting
Bill Quantrells guerrillas, with head
| quarters at Sedalia, Mo. Quantreii
! had taken possession Of a small and al
most deserted town IN the vicinity OF
Sedalia and after a short but sharp
engagement with troop G. was forceo
to retreat. Before doing so his men
sacked the town. and every book OF
document of any value that they could
not carry off was piled in heap before
a warehouse and fired just before the
retreat While running his sword
| through the debris Mr.. Erwin poked
out the book. which was tightly pachcd
among some papers and unharmed. Il
is supposed to be some family relic and
on the cover is written the names
&C. De Merrill Aug. .. 1875, Joseph De
Merrill, Aikman Welch' and belo"
| these Mr.. Erwin has added his name
For some time Mr.. Erwin talked OF
giving it to the Boston Historical So
ciety for preservation, but has since
decided that when it leaves his haad$
it will go to the Field museum.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
l,utanci,i.s Legislation on Patents.

a measure of vast importance to the
manufacturing and commercial inter
es,s of the United States is the act O..
congress authorizing the president to
appoint a commission to revise and
amend the laws concerning patents,
trade marks, and trade and CONNER
ca} names. The laws, rs they exist.
are inadequate to the conditions OF the
day. They are too complex, contra
dictory. and susceptible of great fraud.
The United States courts, in deciding
causes on the laws concerning patents,
have unintentionally done much to rem
der confusion worse ccnfounded." i,
Is to be hoped that the commission will
stamp with its strongest disapproval
the use of "Old Glory and the Gen
eva Cross for purely business advan-
sages. These symbols are almost sa-
cred
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
DOolIn and the Thut,taerbOlt.


+. Doolin was track-walker on th@
Erie railroad. He attended a wake
one day shortly before it was time TOT
him to so on duty, with the lament
able result that early in the evening Ii"
seemed ambitious to walk ON both
sides Of the track at once, Gays Har-
pers Magazine.
The ",Thunderbolt" express was due
to pass the Haskell road at S:45. At
that time Doolin reached the road, but
the train did not appear. She was stlli
invisible at g. and Doolin began to-
worry about her in a nlaudlin way,
When she was twenty minutes late ne
could control his anxiety no longer,
and began walking the track towarU
her as fast as he could in his unsteady
condition.
The "Thunderboit' meantime was
flying along at unusual speed She
had been delayed by trifling wreck
and the engineer was making up lost
time. Suddenly a lantern whirled like
q giant pinwheel in the gloom rar
down t-.c track. The engineers face
wh.ened the brakes ground into the
complaining wheels; the engine rocked
and trembled; passengers lurched in
their seats, and with q hiss Of air ana
steam the "Thunderbolt'' stopped.
Dropping from his cab the trembling
engineer ran up 10 where =. Doo!in
stood.
"What-what's the matter" he
gasped.
"Ye're late said Doolin. "Fwhas
Kept yez?"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
JOUR- BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
Ooolin and the TnunderOOlt-HOw e.
"Wake" Almost Resulted in n Double
Funeral-Fiotsam and Jetsain from
the Comic Papers.
He Came Too Late.

tie came too late!--Negloct had tried
Her constancy too Ions;
Her love had yielded 20 her pride,
And the deep sense Of wrong.
She scorned the offering of a heart
Which fingered on its way,
Till it could no delight impart,
Nor spread one cheering ray.
tie came too Iatc-At once he felt
THAT all his power was Ger:
Indifference in her calm smile Gweit--
She thought of him no more.
Anger and grief he'd passed away,
Her heart and thougnts were tree
She met him, and her words were gay
No spell had Memory.
He came too late!--The subtle chorus
OF love We're ali unbound.
Not by offense of spoken words,
But by the sights that wound.
She knew that life held nothing now
That could the past repay.
Yet she dlsda!ped his tardy vow,
And coldly turned away.
He came too late.--Tier countless dreams
OF hope had long since flown;
No charms dwelt in his chosen themes,
Nor in his whispered tone.
And when, with word and smile, he trlea
Affection still to prove,
She nerved her heart with womans pFias;
And spurned his fickle love.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

before anyone could stop him he had
started. Slowly the horse put forth
foot until it found safe resting place
and then followed it with another
Clarke leaned as far back as possible
to give the animal chance, and while
hundreds watched him with batet
breath he descended. Stones and rock,
loosened by the horses hoofs rolled
and ratified down the hill to the greal
plain below, but Dandy never lost hil
footing, and Clarke kept cool. Incl
by inch they went down and the
watchers on top of the hill were afrait
to raise a cheer lest the horse might
be startled and lose his footing ir
which case horse and man would roll
to certain death at the bottom of ths
hill. Part of the time the horse ap.
peared to he sitting on his launches
SO close to the ground he was forced
to crouch in order to avoid being "cap.
sized," and from the heights above
horse and man looked like flies as they
slowly went down the long hill.
At last the impatient watchers saw
the horse step out upon the broad plai,
and the perilous trip was done. Then
arose the cheer which had been long
pent up, and horse and rider were
lauded again and again by every sol
dier who had seen the daring feat
It took but a few minutes riding tc
skirt the base OF the hill. and soon
Clarke was once more with his com.
panions, receiving their praise ant
congratulations.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
False Syntax Corrected.

There appears to be no end to ths
humor of examination. Here is th'
latest story that has come to us, ant
that to us, at least, is new. 1t ap
pears that in an elementary eXamina
ton in English which was lately helt
in school near New York City twt
sentences were given out to be cor
rected by the younger scholars. Tn
first sentence was to be corrected a
to it's subject matter and the second a
to its syntax. These were the sen
tences: The hen has three legs" "Wh
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

leaped into the receptacle. From these
q line Of footprints extends across the
bottom of the bowl. ending at the op-
posite rim, behind figure OF the lower
body and legs of man crawling out
of the bowl on the opposite side. On
another piece Of pottery, a food basin,
is figure of q spider, representing the
NEUROLOGICAL spider woman. She is an
eerth goddess, bride Of the sun and
mother of the twin war gods. The
PRIESTS made elaborate prayer sticks,
some of which were several feet long,
and painted them with yellow, green,
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

to escape from the American meet "t
Santiago. 1t fell to his lot to pro'ec' p
the landing of Gen. Miles eNpeol'ioA
at Port Guanica with the guns OF the
Gloucester. and he performed his ou.S
in the same thorough and sclen'iio
manner which he employed when ne
attacked the Spanish torpedo boat oe-
stroyers, Pluton and Furor, ana Sllo.n
cred them with a hail OF steel from MS
six-pounders. Lieutenant Comhlanue1
wainwright is q son of old COMMODORE
Wainwright. and was appointed to An
napols from the District or Colunloi",
He has given such convincing prool
that he comes Of the right KIND Oh
stock that he is known among the ofli-
GERS Of the navy as Fighting DICK