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Evening star., 1898-02-19
Interesting French Experiments.

From the New York Tribune
A valuable communication has been made
by NJ d'Arsonval to the Socfete Interna-
tionale des Electriciens concerning the
therapeutic and physiological effects of
high frequency currents, his experiments
showing the powerful inductive effects OBJ
tainable with these currents, striking In
stance consisting in the placing of three
lamps in tension and allowing the current
to pass through the body. These currents
cause no sensations. and a man placed in
circuit does not feel that he is traversed
by the currents which brilliantly illuminate
the lamps. The principal results of this
electrification are an augmentation of the
oxidations in the organism and an increase
in the production of heat; and a subject
who, under ordinary conditions, eliminates
seventeen to twenty-one litres of carbonic
acid per hour throws off thirty-seven litres
after having been submitted to this action.
Such high frequency currents do not act
solely upon the surface of the body, but
also profoundly upon the interior. All these
results have been obtained upon number
of subjects, and it is hoped by specialists
in this line to arrive at a direct treatment
for the interior of the bodies of those pa
tients who suffer from Zymotic disease.
Experiments to this end are in progress.
Evening star., 1898-02-19
Ancient Political .Riugs.,

From London Answers.
The evil of monopolies and rings was
known to ancients, Aristotle referring to
them in his Politics." and then, as now,
it was found necessary to hold them in
check by legislation. The monopolist was
in Roman law called a Dardanarius, and
punished under the Lex Julia de Ammonia
Monopolies Of clothing. fish and all articles
Of food were prohibited by the Emperor
Zeno under pain Of confiscation and exile
so that 1t is certain that the rings" Of the
ancient days were as mlschievous as they
are now. At Athens a law limited the
amount of corn a man might buy. Tho
earliest recorded instance We have was q
corn ring
There is an ancient tradition that the
king who made Joseph his prime minister
and committed into his hands the entire ad
ministration of Egypt, was Apepi. Apep
was one of the shepherd kings, and ruled
over the whole Of Egypt as Joseph's Pha-
raoh seems to have done. The prime minis
ter, during seven years of remarkable plen
ty, bought up every bushel of corn beyond
the absolute needs Of the Egyptians, and
stored 1t. During the terrible famine thai
followed he was sure 10 get his own price
and bartered corn successfully for tho
Egyptian money, cattle and land; and TAX.
ing one-fifth for Pharaoh, made him su.
premely wealthy. 1t was not merely q
provident act, but a very polite one, his
policy being to centralize power in the
monarch's hands.
Evening star., 1898-02-19
SOME MUSICAL NOTES

The musical event1Of the season will be
the first appearance after many years of
the Theodore Thomas Orchestra at the Co.
lumbia Theater, Friday afternoon, March
4. at AIS. Mr.. Thomas reputation as a
conductor has always been high, and he is
today considered by many as the foremost
conductor, in America He will have the
assistance at this concert as soloist of
that wonderful violinist, Ysaye, who was
the sensation of the musical season in
Washington three years ago.
The Sunday Night Music Club was en-
tertained on Saturday evening by Miss
George Miller. 118 street northeast, and
on Sunday evening by Miss Alice W. Was
serbach, 1900 r street northwest, where
the program included the Fourth Schumann
symphony, Aubre's Domino noir overture
the Mendelssohn Ruy Bias overture and
Marche Hongroise; Danse of the SyIphs,
and Menuet des Toilets, played by the
Boston orchestra at their Tuesdays con-
cert. Among the invited guests were Miss
HasSler of Boston, who sang a beautiful
song, accompanied by Miss Elsa Ulke, and
Prof. Jerichau, who played composition
by Mendelssohn, and, as an encore, an i'm
prOvisatiOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lent will give q
sciree musicale at the Universalist Church
next Saturday night. They will be assisted
by Mrs. Everest, mezzo-soprano, and some
of their advanced pupils, and a program of
much interest will be presented
The last of the series of chamber musical
concerts given by Mr. Herman c. Rake
mann win take place at the Washington
Club next Thursday evening. The program
will include trio by Goldmark, Eocturno
end Finale ala Zingaresa by Mailing, Ro-
name for 'cellO,.. Beethoven, ana quartet
for piano and strings by Rhineberger. Mrs.
H. Clay Browning will be the vocal soloist.
and will sing an aria from Massenet's S
''Herodfade' and IAszt's ''Lorely." This
forms an attractive collection Of music.
and should prove highly satisfactory. 1t
Is expected that the attendance will be
very large.
The concert which took place last night
at st. Johns Parish Ean for the benefit Of
the choir. of ST. ,Michaels and All Angels
Church was a success in every respect.
Though the weather kept a few people
away, the hall was we'll filed and the pro-
gram thoroUe1 1ly enjoyed. Those who took
rart were Miss Fannie At Lee, Miss
Blanche Muir, Miss Helen Lackaye, Mr..
Arthur Earnest, Mr.. W. H. Conley, the
Tuxedo Quartet and Masters Harry and
Fercy Finney, who, with Master Malcolm
Sutherland, Marshall White, John Maury
and the choir, deserve special mention. The
whole affair was uncer- the direction of Mr.
Edw. .. Asmussen.
Mr. Charles E. Bell. one Of Washington's s
baritone singers, who is one of Sig. e. E.
and "'Tis 1 Alone Can Tell" from the
opera Of the "Beggar Student at Sig.
Morris musicale. which was held Thursday
evening. This Is the second one given this
season. At the next one Mr.. Bell will sing
the well-known English baritone solo, "The
Wreck Of the Hespesus.
Papa, what Is a. financial forecast 2"
Its the way your mother looks through
my pocket book atn night before she asks
me for money next morning."-Chicago
Record.
A man is knownzby the unpaid bills he
keeps-Ijfe
Evening star., 1898-02-19

Papa, what Is financial forecast ~
Its the way your mother looks through
my pocket book atn night before she asks
me for money next morning."-Chicago
Record.
Evening star., 1898-02-19
Fascination by n Fox.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
One day about three weeks ago a dairy.
man, who rents a few fields from the
Earl Of Haddington, when out in his fields
noticed a pheasant roosting in a tree abou,
twelve feet from the ground. Shortly after
a fox came prowling through the small
plantation in which the tree grew, and
quickly marked the bird. At once 1t pro
ceeded to run round the tree in a mar.
row circle and at a rapid rate. In a very
short time the pheasant fell from its
roost, evidently hypnotized or rendered
giddy by watching the circular career OF
Mr. Reynard. Before 1t reached the ground
the fox had 1t in its mouth and scampered
OF. The dairyman was SO amused with
the performance that he made no effort tc
stop the fox.
Evening star., 1898-02-19

A man is knownzby the unpaid bills he
keeps-Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-31

Squared or sawed lumber cx-
ceeding 80 NM. ANA less than
80 NM. in thickness ....... I25 francs
Nooes sawed - I'M. or less In
thickness .....................~1.75 francs
~ hi@ hlocks Observation-Disclosures. 10 francs
,1'''F'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 0.1J francs
H"IS 49, '.'.................... :; francs
.tip|c& ana pears crushed ar
cut and dried .................1 30 francs
Manufactured ana prepared
pork meats Observation-Disclosures. ~ francs
Lard ana its compounds ,..... p francs
Therefore. in further execution of the
provisions Of said section. it is hereby
declared that on and after the first
day of June, 1888. ana during the con-
uhuance in force Of the agreemen:
aforesaid. ard until otherwise declared.
the imposition and collection of the du-
TIES heretofore imposed and collected
upon the following named articles. tha
products Of France, by virtue of sail
act are hereby suspended and in place
thereof the duties shah b. imposed ana
collected thereon according to the pro-
visions Of said section three as follows.
on argols or crude tartar or wine less
crude. per cent. al valorem.
on hrandies or rather spirits mann
featured OF distilled from grain or
other matrials, $1.75 per proof gallon.
ON paintings in oil or water colors.
pastels, pen ana ink drawings and
statuay, - per cent al yalorem.
it is further acclaimed that the rates
Of duty heretofore imposed ana collect
rd on still wines and vermouth, the
product Of France. under the provi-
sions of the United States tariff act of
1891. are ccnditiOnally suspended. and
in place there Of shall he imposed ana
collected on and after the first day of
June next as follows. namely:
ON still wines and Vermouth. in
casks, % cents per gallon, in bottles or
JUGS, per case of one dozen bottles or
jugs, containing each not more than
one quart and more than one pint,
SIS per case. ana any excess beyond
these quantities found in such bottles
or jugs shall he subject 10 a duty Of
four cents per pin; on fractional part
thereof, but no separate or additional
duty shall he assessed upon the bot
ties er jugs
Now, therefore. he it known that l.
William Mckinley, President of the
United States of America. have caused
the above stated notifications Of the
customs duties Of the respective coun-
tries to hc made public for the infor-
nation of the citizens vi the United
states Of America.
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand ana caused the seal
Of he United States to he affixed.
Done at the city of Washington. this
80 day of May, one thousand eight
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ch2'ted away with that worthy, who is
NOT nall $" aSSituouS in his attendance
on the sessions of the Senate as Speak
tF Reed IS upon the sessions of the
ti"rSe. l'ut 1t IS not 50 necessary for
lEe VICE President 10 be at The Cap
MOL. The sessions of the senate aFr
ltS SIS stormy ana then there is Presi
dcht pro TEN, who takes the chair
"hch the VICE president is away. Sen
atof rye, bE election Of the Senate,
IS now President plo tenn. Of the Sen
ate On ne House side, Speaker Reed
IS Always IN attendance, when the noon
honf comes. that being the time when
the SESSIONS OF the House and Sena 80
""&in. in TINS regard of punctuality
speaker Reed Is one Of the most re
h3ifkdole iNt n now IN public life. Ht
IS never lhdISr"sed, SO that he can noy
attend I" ms duties However, tn"
/ speak lafriN attends the evening Se7-
SONS 81 the House, which are called
/ every .fldaE hlght Tor consideration
| ~ private pension hills. on that even
/ lh9 ne deSl&naleS some one as Speaker
| Pro tehi'' ana lhat gentleman has the
| authority 10 open ana close the even
lhS session as wei as to preside over
! All IT'S 0eilperatlohs
NO event around washington recent
! Iy, in which any Of the Maine deleg@
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BURGLARY AT WINSL0W.
S,lectmen's Office RaiGei-6ut a Small
Amount OF Plumber Secured.

WinsloW, Me, May 30.-(SpcciaD.-
the office of the selectmen of this town
was broken into, some time between
dark Saturday night, and daylight,
SUNDAY morning The burglar or bur
glars forced a window in the rear Of
the town hall and went directly TO the
once of the sclectmen, which is in one
corner Of the building. The safe was
smut and the bars turned but the COM
plhation was not on so the burglars
liiu an easy time getting INTO 1t.
lhere was but 80 cents in the safe. be-
sizes some town papers of value to no
one but the town. The burglars took
the spare change, some old town or
uetS and an old receipt book. They
dropped ID cents on the floor of the
'iiice' threw away the town orders near
the Maine Central freight house, but
kept the old receipt book.
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Daily Rernebec 3ournaL.
At POST POWERS.
Continued from page ~

pay of the men would be and for that
reason no agreements We're reached.
While it is Lieut.. Butter SO far as
commissions go, yet the men are sa-
hitting the lieutenant as captain and
that name has stuck to him for good.
Monday morning Adjutant General
Richards received a dispatch from
Senator Hale, saying that the Maine
Signal Corps appointments had been
made and confirmed by the Senate.
IT is the belief of Capt. Butler that his
corps is to be mustered in within a
very short time. Lieut. Royden, who
started on with the troops, Friday, had
gone no farther than Worcester before
he received a dispatch from Washing
ton. ordering him to return to this city.
AS he is the mustering-in officer il is
thought he has been returned for the
purpose of mustering-in the Signal
Corps. Another thing: The opinion of
the Signal Corps was asked of the men
stationed in Portland by the war de-
partment in Washington and as
favorable answer was returned it is
thought the men viii be at once mus
tered in. As the company now stands
il will take but very short time for
it to be ready for service.
With the members of the battery the
dav was long and disagreeable. Soma
of the boys attended the Memorial
Dew exercises and the recital of what
the Grand Army men had been through
did not serve in any way to elevate the
mems depressed spirits. All day long
the fag in front of the officers quar-
tiers. which during the time the men
have been stationed on the field. has
been flying at the top of the flag staff.
was at half-mast.
The hospital was, yesterday, free
from patients. There We're a few calls
for attendance but these were ali
treated in the tents of the patients.
While the battery is anxious to ct
away yet those in the hospital are no
less anxious TO have them leave. As
the Ambulance Corps is not recognized
by the government the only thing in
store for the men is to remain in the
camp until the last man is gone. As it
is not safe for the battery to be left
without medical attendance the hos
pital attendants will probably remain
until the field is cleared.
IT was thought by the men in the
battery. that they would be sent down
town, yesterday, to do escort duty for
the Grand Army. On account of the
condition of the roads and the nece:-
sity for the mems taking rations with
them to the streets it was thought the
acceptance Of the invitation would be
unwise and the men We're not moved
from camp as a body. Many who
wished were given permission to leave
the grounds to attend the exercises and
for that reason more than usual were
seen down town during the afternoon.
1t was the expectation of the men
in the battery to be sent away,
Wednesday, at the latest. There is.
however, but little foundation for these
expectations.
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ed to the war revenue bill. The time
was spent largely in an exchange of
views upon the policy of accepting any
amendments which are not gcrmane
to the bill, the result being a determi-
nation to accept none of whatever
character.
The talk was directed especially to-
wards the amendments Of Senator
Lodge for the annexation of Hawaii
and Of Senator Morgan. providing for
form Of government Of acquired ter
litoly and there was a general express
sion of opinion that they should not be
accepted by the committee, and fur
thcrmore that if necessary they should
be met With motions to table.
This decision was also made appli-
cable to other like amendments such
rs that offered by senator Pcttigrew
for the abrogation Of the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty.
The committee also discussed 70
some extent amendments suggested
the changing the method of taxing the
transactions Of stock ana grain ex-
changes and of Insurance brokers. hut
decided 10 leave the provisions relat
ing to these subjects as they now
stand.
The only two changes Of Importance
decided upon related to drugs ana to
receipts. The amendments regarding
receipts eXempts receipts for amounts
below s.. and that in relation to drugs
IS 4 verbal change making clearer the
meaning Of the committee that drugs
and proprietary articles should be tax
Ell only when sold. Another change
permits druggists TO sell small
quantities of medicine not to be car
ried away from the store in packages
without afIixing a stamp.
There will be also q virtual under
standing that if the German amend
ment should be adopted by the Senate
there would be still further changes
IN the stamp tax. The committee is
divided on the German amendment.
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RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.
Treaty Promulgated that will Greatly 3enei
Both Countries.

Washington, May Gothic President,
late this afternoon, issued the follow
ing proclamation:
Reciprocity with France, ny the Pres
dent of the United States Of Amer
lea.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas. pursuant to section three If
the act of Congress, approved July ~.
1897. entitled AN Act to Provide Rove
nue. for the Government and to Encour-
age the Industries of the United
States" the government of the United
States and of the French republic have,
in the spirit of amity and with a desire
to improve their commercial relations,
entered into a commercial agreement
in which reciprocal and equivalent con
cessionS have been in the judgment oi
the President, secured according to the
provisions of said section. whereby tho
following articles Of commerce, being
the. products and manufactures of the
United States are to be admitted into
France on and after the first day of
June 1898, at the minimum rate OF
duty, not exceeding the rates respec-
lively appearing in the following table,
namely:
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Vienna Republican Caucus.

Vienna, Me, May 3o.-(speciaD.-At
d caucus of the Republican voters held
mere Saturday, the following delegates
were elected to attend the Republic
van county convention: j. r. Bradley
and NJ. S. Gordon
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.. aom Linton, the 44nglishman. was the
~ rider of the annual race meeting of
Charles River park Monday and he is
iit'iited with having added to his accom-
n XII nine worlds records in his 80
VII paced with Harry Elkes OF Glen
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WAR REVENUE BILL.
Senate Finance Committee Considering Sew
erai important Amendments

Washington. May Gothic Senate
committee on finance was in session
for three hours, today. considering
which have been suggest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-31

- w t '-''F7 ~
VIM. Il. Day, Secretary Of State.
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that new
q worths
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McDuffie Defeats Hoyt.

Bridgeport. Ct, May 30-The l0-mile
multicycle paced match race between Ed
die McDutiic, Cambridge. and Fred &.
iioNt. bridgeport, was won by McDuftio
in 49, As :,-J.
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Canned meats Observation-Disclosures. u francs
Table fruits, fresh lemons,
oranges, cedrats and their
varieties not mentioned ..... franc
Mandarine oranges ..... 10 francs
Common table grapes .......... francs
Apples and pears for the table, francs
FOR cider and perry .. 80 francs
Other fruits except dollhouse
cranes and fruits . francs
Fruits, dried or dressed. Eek
cepting raisins) ............... 10 francs
Apples and pears for the table. III francs
For cider and perry ............ 4 francs
Primes Observation-Disclosures. 10 francs
Old fruits .... francs
Common woods, logs, etc, per
100 kilos ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0.G5 francs
Sawed or squared timber, eight
NM. or more in thickness =. l franc
The record-union., 1898-02-06
THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.
Married in haste we repent at leisure

Married in haste we repent at leisure.
-Congreve.
Humble wedlock is far better than
proud rginity.-Augustine.
A husband is a plaster that cures all
the ills of girlhood.-Moliere.
Men marry to make an end, women
to make beginnirig-A. Dupuy.
A man finds himself seven years old
er the day after his marriage. Bacon
No man can either live piously or die
righteously without a wife.-Richter.
Take not too short a time to make a
worldwide bargain in.-Shakespeare.
Never marry but for love, but see
that thou lowest what is lovely.-Penn
For any man to match above his rank
is but TO sell his liberty.-Massinger.
It Isl in vain that man is born for
tunate if he be unfortunate in his mar
riage.-Dacier.
Fathers their children and them.
selves abuse, that wealth husband foi
their daughters choose.-Shirley.
Marriage with good woman is q
harbor in the tempest of life; with q
bad woman it is a tempest in a har-
bor-J. p. Sem.
AS the husband is the wife is;
mated with q clown, the grossness OF
his nature will have weight to drag
thee dowm-Tennyson-
The kindest and happiest pair will
find occasion to forbear, and something
every day they live to pity and perhaps
forgive.-Cowper.
The record-union., 1898-02-06
SPANKED THE WRONG PERSON.
Chicago Lady's Funny Attempt to
Suppress CockGghting.

The Bridgeman family have a good
joke on mater. She had promised ten
yearold Dick a spanking if he brought
Tim Rogers and his game chickens into
the basement again.
One night when she went down to
see that everything was secure she
found unmistakable signs of battle.
Then she remembered that Dick had
been unusually quiet and we'll behaved
at dinner and had gone to bed early.
So she went up stairs with stern de-
termination in her soul, for the mill of
maternal justice grinds surely in the
Bridgeman family.
Straight to Dicks room she went, and
if her heart softened at sight of the
quiet figure in the bed and the dark
head outlined against the pillow it did
not stay her hand. She turned down
the bedclotEes and vigorously applied
the slipper Instantly a roar came
forth in the bass OF her grown-up son.
Thunder and blazes, mother, what
the deuce is the matter?"
There was an explosive smoker from
under the bed, but Mother Bridgeman
was too used up to trace the smoker
to it's lair And Dick didn't get a prom
Used spanking.-Chicago Times Herald.
The record-union., 1898-02-06
A C1eyer RGccoou.

Omaha is believed to shelter the
snlartest coon that mas ever been dis
covered. The animal is member of the
Review Park collection. When Mr..
Coon was installed as permanent
member of the Review Park family
there was lack of adequate accommo-
dations. As a temporary expedient ne
was hitched to one end of stout chain
while the other was slipped over the top
OF stout stake. AS the stake was near
~ ten feet high and firmly Embedded in
the ground 1t was believed that this was
a sufficient precaution to insure his de-
tention.
As Il turned out, Mr.'Coon had not the
slightest intention Of deserving But be-
ginning Immediately thereafter there
were continual complaints from neigh
boring residents that some enc was
taking liberties with their hen-roosts.
Every night one missed nice fat pullet,
The record-union., 1898-02-06

and in spite of every effort to discover
the invader he remained unsupported.
The first suspicion attached to his
'coonship a few days ago. when the
keeper discovered few stray chicken
feathers sticking in his fur. But this
was dismissed as rank injustice to
the coon, as his ring was still attached
to the stake. But the next day the
fea theirs We're again in evidence. and it
began to be apparent that there was
some connection between the coon and
the trespasses. A watch was kept, with
the following results: The coon stunt
bered quietly until long after midnight.
But toward o clock the animal stretch
ed himself and quietly begun to shin up
the pole. When he got to the top he
managed to wriggle off the stake and
was free Ten minutes afterward there
was a clearly audible cackling and con-
fusion in the direction of the nearest
henyard. and in half an hour Mr.. Coon
returned licking his chops and scattering
feathers as he hustled back to his old
stand. Then he Skinned up the pole,
dropped the ring over and slid back to
his place. The stake has been discarded
and the coon is now disguised inmate
of wire cage.-Chicago Chronicle.