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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14

p. NJ. on an act to authorize Milford r.
I.evcns;iler. of WaldOboro, the right to
propagate Holsters.
THURSDAY. FEB. 90, 1899. at 2 o'clock
=. NJ. on petition of James X. Burns and
AS others of Knox county. for amend-
mcnt of chapter 2S5 of Laws of 1897, re-
la.ing to shore fisheries; also an act for
the same.
Per order committee.
CHAS G.. WOOD Secretary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14
wyaIuer committee.
"ALIER p. PERKINS, Secretary.

se 'up- committee on Judiciary Will
as rp"oiic hearing in it's room at the
in Augusta:
NrD,af. FER. u. 1899. at 80 o'clock
Non h hne subcommittee on judiciary to
\ abol;.uIs been referred the proposition
ssiOnn,rn! me Office of disclosure COM
IA ~ abolish Imprisonment for debt,
%rs 'akc the probate courts the
esio, VI disclosure, will give ii public
as above, to lawyers.
0lcer committee.
GEO. II. SMITH,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14

Of tho nolice court of the city of Beliase.
THURSDAY. FEE, q. 1899: at f. 2 ;s
O'clock F. NJ No of 9 be ,a ah owners asi RS in in
gaze the d9 GnEste er 'h in the town Of
Cherryfeld. ,o,o -. o,o
o.clnck p. NJ: No. Son an act relating
to chapter 1866 of the PriSnae ac a'9 70 incor
norate the Livermore Falls Water Com
TAuRsDAY, S ZEE g.. 8 1S' petition it ~ q
tha m,,ncipai officers of the town or Jed-
fnrson. praying that the ealing anu uo
ings Of their town at It's aiiho'i i'ee''''9
in 1873. be made VaEd. ooo
THURSDAY. ZEE ;aI =; a a'' petiaion of
Wnviand Enowlton and IL other menipe,
W the Waldo County Bar. for an act Fly
ing trial justices in the c1 ouhi'S tha no,ice
concurrfei.ith ..ity of Belfast in civil eases.
v,hare:n The debt or damage uoes Ho'
coed twenty dollars. ~ ,eoo =. oso
THURSDAY, FEB. % iss9, w.. al, al t nv
O'Clock p. NJ; 40 ,h ooT private and Special
TO chapt pc ,sa. entitled IAN act to incof,
m narase 81 the ts'i Livermore Falls Light ana
power Company. ,soo ~ ..o
THURSDAY. FEB. % MI nes;t;on of !
eclseh hn +. Nj and ~ 81 others asking for the
~. zoe If a law so thal ~, ~.
Limitations Limitations shall be care' i'i ~ ''''
county commissioners ,soo at ..o
THrRsDAy: FEB Eel ,l2 Z lS an a act to t"
oc loehf ,,i,.nter 2eS of the Pubic LdwS ol
| ; ,lln ra,.tin~ to hawkers ana peoo'eis .
1851 Tu fs FEB 2: ls' sct at ,e c Is9
ate eloeN lien t on hay for the eo'''"s ana
pressing asssing thsryoi FEB. %, 1889 at 20
d aaek s A. No ma an p aft a@e and
stosy e s sSsp ef 49, IS CT snt'1sa act
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gave voice 10 his sorrows bewailing his wfe's
frailtes and the tormcnts they brought to him
to him born to tenderness" as he truly puts
IT, but unable To plant any root Of tenderness in
her shallow nature-loving her in spite OF rea-
SON living with her. but not AZ her husband,
suffering ccasclessy.
Tho garden often saw gaycr scenes Of good
fellowship and fcasting, and once "A historic
frOlic. when the conyiyes. flushed with wine,
ran down the slope to the river, bent on pung-
ing in to cool their blood and were kept dry
and undrowned by Molieres steadier head and
hand. His m6nage was modest, and his wife
seldom came out from their town apartmGnt,
but his daughter was brought often for tfi
from her boarding school near Autcuil He wAs
beloved by all his ncighbors to whom he was
known less by his public reputc than 10y his con-
stant kindly acts among them II was not Tho
actor manager, but the "tapisser valet de chamo
hrc du ROi.' then residing in Autcui. who signec
the register of the parish church. as godfather
of village boy on March 20, 1911; just as he
had signed, in the same capacity, the register
Of Saint-Roch on September 10 1863 at the
christening Of friends daughter Jeanne Cath
crime TOutbcl These signatures were destroyed
when all the ancient church registers. then
stored in the Hotel de Vile were burned by the
Commune.
Coming to the later times the authors pass
in review Voltare and his haunts, with Didcrot,
Rousseau and Bcaumarchais. There is good
note on Dderot, who gives the effect in his
work say our authors as Gambetta did in the
flesh of a living force Of nature. When at the
same table Gu the cafe Procope) Didorot opened
the long locked gate. the full and mpetuous out
flow swept all before it. submerged and breath
less In his personality as vivid as that Of Mira
beau W. SEQ a fiery soul. n stormy nature
daring thinker a prodieious worker. His head
seemed encyclopedia to Grimm, his lifelong
friend. and Rousseau. his friend and later en-
cnv asserted that in centuries to come that
head would hc regarded with the reverence given
to the heads of Plato and Aristotle" No.lalre
could imagine no one subject beyond the reach
of piderot's activity Arstne Houssayo says Of
him. The last man Of the day Of dreaming IN
religion and royalty the first man of the day OF
the Revolution And John Morley, looking nc
him from a greater distance than any OF
th,sc. and with kecncr eyes. ranks him higher
as a thinker than either Rousseau or Noltaire.'
Curiouslv. the authors seem TO feel that Ilon-
dou's bust in the Louvre contains rchnem"nts
of expression which Fragonard. if h. had been
WORKING in the solid. might proGtahly hav" So
cured when he mad tn portrait of Didero';
but the painting which We reproduce certainly
seems a more adequate memorial OF the man
just it IS.
There is one critical judgment set forth In this
hook which is inept enough. The authors quote
as the most vivid sketch Of Saint"-Bcuve in
conversation the foolish remark of Edmond De
Goncourt: when I hear hin, touch on a dead
man with his little phrases. | seem to see a
swarm Of ants invading a body: cleaning out all
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dicate how the authors provide their back
ground for the historical characters they are
chiefly concerned to portray If we are told
about the Hotel de Bourgogne it is because the
authors wish to talk about some of the famous
members of that house, for example, the Jean
sans peur," Due de Bourgogne who appears
with hands prayerfully raised in Of the
most interesting portraits at Chanty He was
FAR from being a man Of piety. Ambitious and
INSCRIPTIONS, calculating and impetuous, he
created the role on his stage played with tran
sent success by Philippe Egalite four hundred
years later. He rode at the head Of brilliant
ualn, and posed for the applause Of the popu-
lace. He walked arm in arm with the public
eXecutoner, Capeluche, and when done with
nm handed him over TO the galloWs. He
was handsome and elegant open in speech and
open OF hand, bewitching all men and women
whom he cared to win How he destroyed the
Duke OF Orleans is well told in this book. on
black winter night he sent false messenger
to Orleans, begging him to hasten to the King
The Duke started out in needless humor with
scarcely any guard at all, and out Of the shad-
ows his murderers sprang. "IIe called out that
he was the Duke Of Orleans. so much the
better they shouted, and battered him to death
on the ground; then they rode of through the
night, unmolested by the terrified attendants
The master and paymaster of the gang, who
was watching from "A doorway hard by e. see
that his money was honestly earned. went off
on his way Workingmen and their families
now live in all that survives of the great Hotel
de BourGOgne, the tower Of Jcan-sanS- peuT a
massive and picturesque structure. in which a
grand stairway, still unmutilatcd. permits us To-
see in Imagination once more the people Of the
house and their motley followers going up and
down about their daily business Jcan-sans-
peur, according to tradition. used t. make his
bedroom at the top of the tower
Pleasanter individuals troop through the scenes
sketched in these volumes Villon. Konsard.
Marot and Moliere. The long chapter on Molierc
and his friends is one of the best in the book.
giving as ii does really vivid and animated
picture of the group. The immortal dramatist
is shown in the earlier stages Of his abOriouS
career acting with his companions in little the
atres. and suffering hardships which We associ-
ate in our modern thought only with the yaga-
bonds Of the stage. We read Of how Molierc was
arrested and spent night or two in the Grand
Chatelet because a trlhing debt for candles
and lights in his theatre had not been paid.
There is a pretty passage CONNIE moratinc him
on the little property he had leased at Auteuil.
where ne would dwell from time to time for the
sake of the pure air and the quiet
1t is in his garden, behind the wall that holds
the tablet. that We may see the player-poct as
ne rests in the frequent free hours, and days
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rs Of his imprisonment in France and Of his
az abors for the good Of his country, he IS
,yg too strenuous. but always touches the
--nest themes with d certain lightness which
.-s-s hin al once entertaining and winning
:. feel all throueh the bock-though he makes
Effort to gain our sympathy-how great his
.c-.alss have been for the ideal which he has
up before himself. If Prince KIOpotkin had
owed simply his own selfish inClinations ho
I'd have devoted himself To- scientific studies
which h. has marked aptitude and IN which.
-s-3 be has won considerable repute; but III
l. 5 L SO many other Russians, noble in
as well a. Of birth. the pure flame Of en-
.a-d patriotism steadily burns. An un-
aAs enthusiasm kept well in hand, and
gs ;-nrerately expressed, lends to his auto
-.,ay q enifed and touching significance.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

RaStignac Paris at that moment meant hard
ness, cruelty and everything that makes the
bitter struggle Of life, nothing that makes its
romance. His emotion has repeated itself, no
doubt i'm the hearts of thousands Of French
men and foreigners. There is no city on earth
that 50 looks the part of Juggernaut as Paris
under certain conditions Yet to Paris we go
for some Of the most fascinating memories
in history and literature. Always there has been
the sinister presence behind the gay and beau
uful mask and in such books as MI Tighe
Hopkins recently published "A Traveller in
Old France" or in earlier pages, ike those of
Arthur Young's famous work. We have brought
home 10 Us the seamy side Of a specifically
radiant spectacle But there has always been
romance in Paris there have always been men
and women oyer whose careers il is joy to
lirecr ana we are glad Of every new book that
adequately repoduces their atmosphere. Such
a book is The stones Of Paris" in which We
have intelligent and sympathetic gossip of ia
nous men and Of the fast disappearing relics of
their sojourn i'm The city 10y the Seine.
The method Of the authors is more or less
typographical as their title suggests, but they
have wisely rcfrdmed from too systematic an
exploration Of Parisan streets preferrng al
WAYS t. weave their descriptions Of buildings
into discurs.ve chapters embracing notes on the
various celebrities of various times connected
with them They find room also for those little
iott!ncs found III The hyways of research which
hclp us t. realize a vanished environment with
a full sense Of an that il involved. Thus, II is
amuyire 10 come upon such a passage as that
one which touches on the general aspect OF all
Paris as follows:
They who by the grace of God and the stu
r,iditv Of man owned and ordered these human
cattle Of the darkest ages ndd thclr MONIES
,,,itbin This new. strong town WALL IN grim
ctad.ls whose central Keep and lesser towers
ard stai-case turrcts. stables and outer SUuct-
ur.e were grouped about great court thdt
svarrurd with men-at arms, EroolnS ana haile-
Drs ON And 50. endless walls ScoWlcd on the
wavfarer through the towns aneS-narroW'
winding unpavcd filthy. ON a hot summer day
phiIiuuc Auguste stood at his open window IN
th. Ga Palace and the OdOr Of mud came or
C,nsivelv TO the royal nOstrils, soon the man
civ streets were paved. When a kings son
haHpcncd TO be unhOIsed by a per1patcuc pig
nocing for garbage a royal edlct torbdue te
nreecnce Of swine IN the streets, the Only tN-
rentions being the precious dozen "f the aptr-N
of petit Saint Antoine. There were no Slue,
paths and they who went aloV' VIZ WEI, tt
:" The wall and splashed with mud by the
muIne and UalfrcyS Of those who couid rae.
rhrv rode the man III front his lady behIhu' Gi'
Iro,Ira omen trenches. in the middle OF lhc
rnad9vav served for drainage, naked ana ShahiI-
less the graVcyaTds were unienceu anu nuu !
5Iad bo,.s and the constant disease ana IIt-
ou.rt ,pidcrnics that came from all tIIS louI
ness were fathered on convenient llON'"'
There is more description of this sort III ,he
book. but we quote the fragment mercy " IL
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

- r,ctures a struggle which has IN
y,om, ]" srcferine for those bearing the
0v'o "',,a p,,, as we suggested at the outset
'srden, ..,,,,in is not a man 10 write morbldly
Prince h'0PV .,ro,k Of humor runs through
"'o,,,y '.Hrsy nature. and his pages sho" IT, AS
,lu'o7 ..aTerss the mental growth and the cir cir
U"' aaa. 'e,. which detached him from the i'm
:n.,. ns'''i''' and turned him into an ardent
'1si -, cause Of liberty; as ne sketches
F'FSe' ~, ~, sociallsuc figures Of his time; as
be i'0'',' 'l~s his Imprisonment in the fortress
@ des-i''.' md $. Paul and narrates the eX-
,,9c 0c incidents Of his escape 'nere''o" as he
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

the glory and in few minutes leaving very
clean skull of the once lustri"us one" Since
they are apparently unaware of the complete
failur, of the brothers Goncourt to rise to an
appreciation of Sainte-Reuvo tho authors pre-
par. ms to expect some quaint comments or
their own on IN, famous critic; but we must
confess that w- hardly expected such an ex-
traordinar, deiyerance as this. I'm his written
reviews. ~ainte-Beuye had the supreme art OF
di,tuIinr ID drop of venom in phi"l of honey
SO making the poison fragrant and the Incense
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

withal that came in the actors busy life then
Here ne walks. alone with his chosen cronieS'
Robault his sympathetic physician, BOlleau, a
Creouont visitor. Chapcllc. who had room ~
the cottage the quondam schoolfellow and IN.
man of rare gifts, pleasing minor poet i"nd
of fun fonder Of wine, friendly even 10 rud '-
ness but beloved by all the others. whom NJ
teaeed and ridiculed and yet couuSeiIcd shic"d-
~. He sympathzcl with. albeit ms sc'pu'
shirt could not quite fratcrniz' with the se' 81
tive. vibrating nature OF M"ilerr. th'' pI."Nll|
fering In this day -and-night 'omI"niohshp
craving consolation for his betoYcd soul, MolieIe
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
FLORIBA v.

Ey Lady Lindsay.
Neht hafI fallen on my heart
snce ! saw my queen depart
Oae va.c, FloribanJ
Andle dawn ana sunset burn,
she shall never more return
Va vale. FloribanD
NeyermOIr O ncNcrmOrc'
sle hath .yed Death iron door
Vd'. yaic. FlorlbanO
Went she singing through the way.
- a trid, ou marriage day?
Oa.e. vale FlorlhanD
oo1.1 ye not have held her close?
- lhe thorn boughs shrine a rose
Vai,. vale, FlorlbanD
w yeW. and cypress tree,
"eep To- her and weep for me
Oa.e. vale, FlOribanQ
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
RAMBLES IN PARIS.
SOME LANDMARKS OF THE FRENCH
CAPITAL AND THEIR STORIES

THE STONES OF PARIS IN HISTORY AND
LETTERS. BY Benjamin Ellis Martin and Char
lotto NJ. Martin. Illustrated. IL Two Volumes.
Octave. Pp. " 269; Viii, 292. Charles Scrbner's
Sons.
Every reader Of Balzac remembers Rastignac
standing above the ignominious grave of Pere
Goriot, and, with clenched fist, finging his de-
fance at the great city lying at his feet. To
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
WEST VA MIDDLE,
Election Of Scott as j, 5.
Senator Not Certain
ETZENDANNER AND P|ERS0n.
The Two Parties Are Wide Apart on
Their Case.
TWO REcALcITRANT REPUBLICANS
The Game OF Unseating-If IL fs
started. the Democrats wuI Keen
I'd With the Procession Untii tho
Finish.
Finish.

CHARLESTON. KANAWHA COUNTY.
W. VA, January a.-(special)-rhe Sem
ate Committee on Elections to-day de-
cided to recommend that Messrs. Getzen-
danner and Pierson. who accepted posi-
tious I'm the volunteer army. are entitled
to seats I'm the Senate. The Democratic
claim IS that under tho Constitution OF
the state. which provides that no person
holding a lucrative position under tho
State or National Government IS entitled
to seat in the Legislature. these men
forfeited their seats in the Senate by ac-
ceptlng positions In the army.
The committee Is also at work on the
contested cases Of Democratic senator's.
Nathan r. Scott, who Is the Republicans
nominee for senator. will have difficulty
I'm securing the election. The Legislature.
as it now stands. has a Republican ma
iority of two. one member is in bed
with phoid-fever-Ashby, Of Putnam
county-so that Scott will need every
Republican vote to elect. Two dele
gates-Hunt. Of Kanawha, and Hapton-
stall OF Fayette-refused TO take any part
! ln the caucus OF 10 ut hhhihA ~ - w
| clsion. so that to be elected Scott must
either secure these two votes in some
way or seat other Republicans 70 make
a majority without Hunt and Hapton-
stall. Steps are being taken with this
in view TO unseot Democratic senator's
Kidd. Ashby. and Marcum-but the Demo-
Gratis in the House wiz retaliate II this
Is done.
Several contests IN the House are al
ready before the Committee OF Privileges
and Elections Of that body, and should
| the Republicans unseat Democratic sena-
tors. ihc ho1s will keep up with the
procession in the matter of unsealing.
Several Republican senators viii vote
against unseating Democrats without
legal evidence against them. and IL -
doubted If the resolution 10 unseat them
| can pass.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
nEGIN SECOND HALF SESSION.
Interesting Exercises to Mark the
Event at Richmond College.

The opening exercises OF the second hau
session Of Richmond College will be held
in the College Assembly Hall on Monday
night. February 7th. The college trustees
will hold their semi-annual meeting In
the morning Of that day. presided over by
Rev. Rev. W. Z. Hatcher. ID. d., presi-
dent Of the board. They Will also be pres
ent at the reception rendered to the new
students that night.
President BO3twright Will make speech
on Art at Richmond College and
after a report OF the first half year 5
work and a word Of welcome, the faculty
and students will repair 20 the library,
where the reception will be held. The
"Thomas Art Hall" will be thrown open
10 the public that night for the trst time.
An unusually large number or new stu
dents is expected at this second term.
Ouite a number will come I'm from the
cifv. and several each from the states OF
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Car
ollna. Virginia. and Maryland. The num-
her OF matrlculates has not as yet reached
that of last year but the prospects for II
are very bright just now. one o. student
returned a few days since-Mr ii. I
Musselman. Of Orange. one new one has
been on the campus several days waiting
70 matrlculate-Mr. II. b. Spencer, OF
King and Queen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22

HAMPTON. VA. January 4-(special)
The funeral OF Mr. III. G.. Viking TOOK
place from ST. Johns church at J.. u.
to-day. and a very large number OF our
citizens were I'm attendance 10 show their
respect fOr the deceased. There were
many beautiful floral offerings.
The services were conducted Dy heV,
Mr. Bryan. rector Of the church. ana ths
following gentlemen acted as pall-pehters;
Honorary Colonel Thomas Iaop, Cosonei
9 Phiuips. l.. VI. Sclater j. B. Lake.
4 ". Richardson u. @. Marrow. Arthur
S. segar. and ". u. Rudd. Actiye-J. 9.
Outten. Captain Jesse 5. Jones. w. =.
Lawson. T.. S. Jones, George B. Young.
James sclater. Jr.. Dr. f. ". Shield. ana
George r. Wood. The intcrment was In
the family section near the church.
The funeral OF Dr. T. i. Hope VIII take
place on Sunday afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
A SAFE RURGLARIZED.
About $3.50 TN Negotiable Paper '"r-
ried OT-Other Thefts.

The safe at Hares planing-mi ana
box-factory. No. 23lS east Main street.
was entered Friday night. and negotiapie
notes TO the amount OF 800 stolen.
Entrance to the office in which WAS the
safe was effected by pryIng open side
window. which looks out on the lumber
yard. The safe was opened by working
the combination. There was no money
I'm the safe. but the burglars made
thorough search for cash, books and pa
pers being scattered all over the once
floor. The thieves took away set Oh
carpenters tools
Captain Whtlock. Of the First District,
was on the scene soon after the burglary
was discovered yesterday morning. lie
SAYS he thinks there is little reason 10
doubt that the burglary was committed
by some one familiar with the premises.
SCARED BURGLARS AWAY.
An attempt was made Friday night to
enter the vacant residence at No. 3l3 east
Leigh street. apparently for the purpose
OF carrying off lead pipe. The would-be
thieves were frightened away by citizens
of the neighborhood.
Friday night an overcoat. belonging 70
a man named Cary, was stolen from the
office of W. II. Cullingworth Il CO., az
east Broad and Eighteenth streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
MR.. STUTZ AT HOME.
HE RETURNED FROM ASHLAND
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
DID NOT KNOW HOW HE GOT THERE.
Called His Wife over the Phone and
Asked Her When He Left Home
His Mind ~ Unbalanced, the Doctor


Mr.. Walter s. Stutz. who disappeared
from his home. No. 1917 west Broad street,
is at home again, having returned there
Yesterday afternoon. He came from
Ashland and says he has no recollection
OF having left home or Of having written
10 his wife. yet she has a letter from
him. which was sent her through Bishop
c. c.. Penick. az whose residence Stutz
called Friday shortly after leaving home.
Stutz left the epistle. together with one
addressed to the Bishop. In these letters
he wrote that he was going away TO seek
work and health, and when he had found
both he would return.
He must have walked from here to Ash
land. Tor when he returned home he was
drenched 70 the skin, and was in state
of exhaustion. His family We're search
ing everywhere for him yesterday one
son went 10 Hampton. another % Gayton
and a friend went TO Washington to look
for him. and kilograms were sent all over
the country. requesting the police to look
for him.
CALLED Up OVER THE PHONE
None of the searchers had reported yes
terdav afternoon at o'clock, when the
telephone at the Stutz residence rang, ana
Mrs. Stutz was called 10 the phone. To
her delight she recognized the voice at
the other end as that of her husband, and
he told her he was in Ashland. when
aid leave home?" he asked, "and how
aid I get here?' The first question the
wife answered. but the second she could
not and she cannot now, for her hus-
band does not know himself. Mr.. Stutz
told his wife he was coming home on
the next train, but she sent friend 70
Ashland after him, and the two passed
on the road.
When the 7I0 train rolled into Elba
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Stutz's mothcr-in
law and his little daughter were awaiting
him at the station. He stepped from
the train and the little one sprang 10
greet him. but he did not recognize FER
and his mind has not yet cleared. lie
has given no explanation Of his conduct
and seems unable 20 talk, save In broken
sentences. Dr. Bagby was called to at
tend him as soon as he could be gotten
home and he says the alteration is Of
a temporary nature.