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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
MoIIIorIY Cnts.

The wife Of an army officer owned
two cnts- mother and daughter, Both
these eats. within n few days Of each
other. brought kittens into the world.
The mother had three, the daughter
one. This daughter had always been
u plensure.loyng cat, without Stnbil-
iIty Of character, She was terribly
bored by the obligations Of maternity.
Almost before her Kittens eyes were
Gnen she deserted it, going of for a
twenty-rour hours' fun and diversion.
Then IL was that the mother, now n
grandmother rose to the occasion.
Although SHE wns no longer young
and although she was quite worn with
nursing, having brought up many fam
lilies. she went TO the rescue Of her
grnndchid. says II contributor to Har'
per's Bnzar She got into her daugh'
ter's bed, stayed there long enough tc
wash the kitten, TO feed II and to cud
die il: then she took il back to heI
own bed. where it lay among her kit
tens. Whenever the daughter return
ed from one Of her iounts, she would
90 to the grandmother's bed, pick out
her own kitten, carry II home to b'
nursed, and so relieve herself; ther
she would go off until necessity forced
another return. The patient grand
mother always resumed her ministra
tions, and only when both sets OF Kit
tens were wenncd would she neglec
for moment the deserted grandchdld
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

It Is well known that in the manu-
facture of carbon steel microscopic
diamonds are formed, and the cur
ious fact IL stated by the Scientific
Press that from the examination OF a
number Of steels from variety of
processes identical results were given.
A piece weighing 300 grams was cut
from lump Of steel and treated with
nitric acid, the insoluble residue col
lected being mainly graphic carbon
After being washed with water i IL
boiled three times with fuming nitric
acid, which partially dissolved the res
ldue, hylroAoric acid and the h'ming
sulphuric acid being used, then there
remains nothing but graphite, which
after being washed, was melted with
chlorate Of potash. The insoluble resi-
due obtained fell into the bottom OF
vessel filled with iodide of methylene
he little transparent octahedrons visi
BILE through microscope, which burned
on sheet OF platinum without any
ash, being the diamonds.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

A famous stcpple chamber was asked
IL he ever felt fear In his business
"Or course ! feel fear ut times he
said. Fear s common TO all man
kind. Net to feel fear Is courage To
overcome lcur Ia the real quality OF
courage. divide the nerve force OF
mhn into two pnrts-the impelling
foFae and the restraining force--lhe
sume impclling force that causes u
boAe of rccrulV ut FIRST 10 run under
fire and the restraining force that
cnuses them to overcome for various
reasons the first natural fear so, IN
climbing, one unused to 1t X by far the
natural impclling force of his nervous
system afraid, afraid that his legs, his
arms. his support, will give AWAY and
/ plunge him down, Shakespeare, who
touched all human emotions, touched
on his feeling OF fear In high places
when in King L>nr' he pictured Ed
ward nj the cliffs of Dover,
"rhc one way togct over the naturn
fear is By some restraining force from
either within or without ! remember
once when ! was Il boy ut sea l. wni
ordered nloft by the moteOnd tremblet
with fear aud Begged to be let out o
1t. Upon my soul cant 60 up there,
This was the first impelling impulse
hut when the mnto touched me u
with the rope's end ! was ut the tol
of the mast so quick TINT the mat
could not follow So If you hoppe,
to be with anyone who shows signs o
fear In II high place few sharp slap
on the face win bring him to HIMSELF
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
oHEcEs GREAT AND SMALL,
u, \, Treasurer Gives Checks for Mil-
lions or fora Penny,

A few days ago Hon, ellis II, Rob
erts, the treasurer OF the umteh
States, signed two checks, one for ?
cents and the either for $i37 5Oi,O53,lG
The same routine was necessary for
each, The a,cent check gave just rs
much trouble In the clerical routine
Of the office ~ the check for millions.
The wdde difference illustrates, the
wonderful variety Of the financial
operations OF the national government,
says the Phlhdelphla Post, Nominal
ly, the revenues of this country are
$3.50, 100000 year. but In hnndhng
this almost incredible sum the trans
nchIop reaches several billions of dol
lars. Uncle Sum not only collects an
enormous amounts Of money, but he
pays II out In many thousand difer'
ent ways, and every cent expended
goes through u labyrinth of red tape
which, though toruous and eompll'
Gated. Ii u nNcessnry safeguard Tor
the money OF the people,
We do not hear much OF the treas
urer Of the United States In The news
and discussions Of the day, but, after
all, he is one Of the most important
oincers OF the governments, He ls Gus
todIan OF all the moneys and OF the
securities pledged by the national
banks for their circulating notes anC
FOR public moneys deposited witt
them. There are sub-treNsurem IL
mine cities, and all OF these are undel
his order, With the secretary OF tn
treasury and the comptroller he sign
all warrants for payments, and witt
the register, all checks for transfer
of moneys from any Repositories IL
paws hy checks interest on registered
public securities aud redeems nOtlona
banknotes and worn government cur
rency Upon his suggestion are deter
mined the denominations of Unhle'
States paper printed for circulation
and This Is the man who has TO be u
carcrul about cents AZ about SlVV
100000,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
uoood ,ne Duke Of wellington.

An English farmer was one day ut
work in the fields when he saw party
of huntsmen riding about his farm
He had one field that he was specially
anxious they should not ride over, as
the crop was in condition to be bad
ly injured by the tramp of horses; so
he dispatched boy in his employ 10
this field, telling him to shut the gate
and keep watch over 1t, and on no ac'
count to suffer it to be opened.
The boy went as he was hd, but
was scarcely at MS post before the
huntsmen came up, preempuonly or
dcrlng the gate to be opened. This
the boy declined TO do, stating the or
ders he had received, and his deter
mnation not to disobey them. Threats
and bnbes were offered in vain,
After while n man of noble pres
ence advanced, and said, in commando
inE tones, "My boy, do you know me,
l am the Duke of Wellington, and
command you to open the gate!"
The boy lifted his cap, then answer
ed, firmly, II am sure the Duke o.
Wellington would not wish me to dis
obey orders. ! must keep this gait
shut. No one is to pass through bu
with my masters express permis
sion"
Greatly pleased, the sturdy old war
rtor lifted his own hat and said, ~
honor the man or boy who can b
neither bribed nor heightened int
doing wrong. With an army OF suci
soldiers could conquer the world"
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

Iowa has an OctogenaEan associa-
tion, abont fifty members of which re-
Gently attended picnic in Union park,
Des Mdres. No man under so is eh-
gible to membership in the society:
The oldest member is N. A. Bacon OF
Des MYines, who is in his 1O1st year
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

One Of Philadelphfa's hotels, 200 feet
high, has devoted its entire roof to n
garden. A rustic arcade has been
built overhead, 10 be covered with
trailing vines, and at each column are
tubes and boxes of plants The view
extends for miles beyond the city.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

Europe not only produces more than
one-half of the worlds wheat crop,
but consumes almost the entire worlds
surplus. North America, on the Other
hand, raises between one-fftll OF the
worlds crop and is the worlds great
surplus exporter
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

"That fellow over there has the
sweetest temper ever knew
"T don't wonder at 1t. There isn't
any room for his angry passions to
~iaa. ."--f,levelnnd plaindenler.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
A Good
INVESTMENT.

Wortuuss are being mado every day W ~
eompanies in the oil fields In southern OAiAsj
fornia. which are tho greatest prouuoeIs
Tho world Some wells producing as mucn a
6OD barrels day, worth Si,OO per paLIei, anNl
many wells twenty five years old are sun now
iny strong. .ou ,.nd IN ana
..sha., ali district in the state. Some OF en@
mai wells are our nearest neBhbors, hehcs 10
v,Ith almost absolute assurance that we Gun
,ra,ca dvllinR our wells and that eacn sly
avayv one will pour forth On uninterrup'ea
aow Of wealth for the fortunate owneN' %
The ofIc0rs and directors Of our company NV
Al, ynan whose character and financial standinR
aya bevond question and We invite the ciosesN
iNveatipation. Tho highest references WiAS
gladly be furnished upon requesti
Ror a abort lime we will sell limited amounp
~ vou.nssessable stock at ten cents share
frnv valuN Al. .O0. Every cent OF money receives
An ana aAle OF stock goes into further devSiVRe
meat ana iust as soon a. oil is struck the pitvN
oS sharea will rapidly advance until. propanly
An a very short. time, It will reach and pass tnS
mar value mark. Wrlto for free pamphlet tuA!K
SasorIb,ue our prospects and proposition:
,rill oost you nothing to investigate this WM.S
=, rnce A the stock will soon be advanced Wv
don't want q cent OF your money until SNS
have fully invest gated our company
Industrial Oil Co.,
A. @. Elollingsworth. Sec'y.
324-92e Laughlin sld'gs
,SGSnpa Los Angeles, CAL !
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
ASA McRENN0LDS.

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And beneath it the sentence from
Thomas Hardy. o,.,
FRANK II. BR0KS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
PROTESTED In VAIN.
Gen, Char, snubbed for Objecting to
the Looting of Pekin.

London, December 10.-"Gen. Chanee
wrote a letter to Count Won Waldersee, "
says the Pekin correspondent of the
Morning Post, complaining of the re-
moval by French and German troops oil
the astronomical Instruments from the
wall of Pekin, but the letter was re-
turned to him on account of its tone. lie
has notified the foreign ENJOYS that all
persons are prohibited passing the Ameri-
can guard ON entering the south gate oi
the palace, owing to the frequent cases OF
iooting. The ministers are offended at
this individual assumption of authority.
"Yong Lu, who is now acting as the
adviser OF the Chinese court, enjoys the
favor of the Empress Dowager, and Is
forming regiments which may be trusted
to defend the court.
at am informed that the execution OF
Yu Hsien is certain whenever the ENJOYS
demand It,"
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
Elegant Dining Rooms on Second
Floor Ruined.
Fire Caught in Private
Dining Room.
Fittings and Building Was
Probably Insured.

The second floor of the richly appointed
Morton Cafe, at 4S9 Conaress street. was
transformed into wet and blackened
ruins In about an hour this morning.
The fire was first seen by Frank Levique,
q hackman, who pulled In an alarm from
box five. At that time smoke was pour
ing out OF the second story windows, and
1t looked as though the flames had got
pretty good start. When the department.
arrived, stream OF water was turned on
from Engine /, which quickly deadened
the flames. After that 1t was seen that
the chemical could probably finish the
lob, and no more water was used. The
second floor OF the cafe Is devoted to
number of private dining rooms, and at
tine rear is q roof garden. The fire anpar-
emily caught In the second room and spread
up into the ceiling. The lathing overhead
was all aflre, as was part OF the parti-
tion.
The apartment had been elegantly fitted
up at a heavy expense, bnt everything on
this floor was ruined By the smoke and
the flames.
The cafe occupies all three stories OF
she building, there being more dining
rooms on the third floor, and on the
ground floor lunch room and candy
counters. The fire did not get into ths
ground floor at all, and little or no dam
age was done there.
The third floor was not disturbed
much.
Manager Smith was in the Preble
House when the alarm struck, and had
left the place only an hour before. Every
thing was all right then, so far as he
could see.
The cafe is owned hy Elmer Woodbury.,
and the damage Will not be far from
5000.
The damage to the building Itself
which is owned by the Brown heirs, Will
not be large, probably two or three hum
dred dollars. Both building and fixtures
were probably insured, though IL was
not learned for how much.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.
Big Nation aud Little Exchange Com
pliments.

Lisbon, December 9.-King Carlos has
recsivsd from Queen Victoria the follow
ing telegram in response TO the one sent
by His Majesty yesterday;
" am greatly touched by your kind
telegram. 1 sincerely thank you, my
dear nephew, for It, and for the good
wishes you entertain toward me and my
people. 1t is again with the greatest
pleasure that recognize the cordial and
friendly understanding between Portugal
and England"
After cordial farewells to the Portu-
guese officials and an exchange OF salutes
the British squadron sailed at noon.
at Saturdays banquet on board the
British hattleship Majestic, when King
Carlos. Queen Marie Amelie and Prince
Louie Philippe, together with the mem-
hers of the cabinet and other dignitaries,
were entertained by Admiral Sir Harry
Hold sworth RawSon, the Portuguese
premier, Senior j. Lucanio de Castro
toasting "Queen Victoria and Great
Britain" saluted 1.-THE alliance that has
long existed in treaties and has been con-
firmed in recent acts "
He said the significance of the alliance
was ian assurance that our rights will
be respected and our dominions main
tained."
Sir Ii. g. Mcdonnell, the British minis.
ter, in responding, thanked the govern.
ment Of King Carlos for 1.-THE friendly at.
titude maintained with such correctness
toward Great Britain during the war in
South Africa, which has been WARMLY
appreciated by the government Of Queen
Victoria"
.sThs confirmation OF the allianoa
which unites us indissolubly," continued
the British minister, ''is there in the
uresenoe OF the Channel SQUADRON
Ancient ties are drawn closer by recent
events. The British government desires
that q firm amt durable alliance may be
ever maintained"
In conclusion, he proposed, "the pros
perity OF Portugal and the happiness OF
the royal family"
senior Villao. minister OF marine and
the colonies. who responded, said: 1--WE
welcome our allies There (pointing tc
the British fiag) is the British flag. Let
us salute it with respect and affection,
as he Portuguese tag was saluted al
Komatipoort. These two salutes are q
public affirmation of the alliance
Senior villao toasted the British
squadron. Sir Harry kawsan, in reply
ing, said: al welcomed with enthusias n
my instructions to come TO Lisbon, wher'
our union and alliance are now beinS
celebrated. thank you for the reception
ana drink to our sister navy, which hal
gioriously maintained Portuguese trad
tions.''
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED.

Everett, Mass December s.-'The body
OF man, whoss home may have been
either In South Boston or Quincy, was
found in SUBMITS field, back OF the
Broadway car stables of the Boston eie
waited road about o'clock this afternoon,
by Officer Emerton, and upon it the med
ical examiner will make an autopsy to-
morrow. In the meantime The BODY VIII
remain at a local undertakers' awaiting
Identification. The cause of death is not
clearly shown by the condition of the
body, but there Is possibility that the
man /. was assaulted by footpads who
robbed him anu injured him SO badly
that death followed from exposure during
Ia night.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
kENNLBEC WILL CLOSE.
Last Nights Cold EIpsctsdto Seal Up
River.

Gardiner, December 9.-The Kennebeo
river will bs olossd to Navigation by to-
but des oite tais outlook, the schoonsrs
Abenaki, coal laden, and the e. l.. War;
rsn, light, to load lumber, ware towed
up today by tugs Perry and Lawrence.
from Bath. The river was coated with an
inch OF Ice and through this the tugs had
to break their way Loading crews were
put at work tonight and work will be
rushed to get the vess us loaded at the
earliest possible moment. The tugs re-
turned TO Bath, but they will try TO forcs
their way up when the schooners are
ready for sea.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
NOR In ANDROsCOGGIN.
suicide of Isaac Parker of Greene Not
Credited.
lsrKcIAL TO THE rREss.,

Greene, December 9--It is now the
general belief that Isaao Parker, the
farmer and miikman OF this town, who
last week left note addressed to his wife
stating that he was going TO jump into
ihs Andre ssoggin river from boat and
commit suicide took this courss to attract
attention from him until he had time 60
dislnpsar. He owned three hundred
acre farm ana considerable other property
placed second mortgages. He owed quite
q sum OF money being indebted to one of
his neighhors In the sum OF 500, he also
had collected all the money he possibly
could. On the night OF the day he was
supposed to have committed suicide he
collected a bill from man upon whom
he called. Parker was an eccentric man
and his friends state that II be conceived
the idea OF jumping into the river to end
his life he wCuld be likely to do 30. but,
although the river has BEEN dragged and
searching parties have done all possible
not trace of him has been found. Park
er had life insurance aud some go as far
as ta say that be is shrewd enough to
plan scheme to disappear with the OBJ
jsnt OF getting this money but this Is not
generally credited. 1t is strange case
but there are sufficient circumstances
outside OF the suicide theory to account
for his disappearance II is now the in
tention to put detective at work upon
the case TO ascertain II any clue of Parker
can be found. Within the past four
years half dozen or more men have
dropped ont OF sight in this part of the
stats and not the slightest clue Of any Of
them has ever bsen found. A famous
case OF this kind was that Of Foster Lee
Randall, an old and prominent resident
of Lewiston who left home one morning
and whose whereabouts fromthat hour to
this are shrouded in impregnable
mystery. Randall was man OF consider.
able property, and there seemed TO be no
reason why he should wish to drop out of
sight and knowledge Of his friends. 1t is
not thought the case OF Parker lie an
analogous TO that OF Randall. Startling
developments are likely to oocur In the
case.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
THE WEATHER.

Washington, December 9.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and cold Monday
and Tuesday; diminishing west to north
west winds.
Boston, December e.-Local foreca st;
Monday. fair and colder; Tuesday, fair,
continued cold; high northwest to west
winds diminishing in force.
Portland, Dec. 0. 1900. The looa.
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 70 412; thermome-
ter, 80; dew point, "a; rel. humidity, "a,
direction of tho wind, SW; velocity of
the wind, Is; state of weather, cloudy.
Sp. m.--Barometer. s9 TAI; thermome-
ter. II; dew point, lis rel. humidity, 64i
direction Of the wind, W; velocity Of
the wind, IS; state of weather, clear.
Maximum temperature, IS; minimum
temperature, IL; mean temperature. "A;
maximum wind velocity, IS w; precipi.
tation-24 hours, Il.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
No Bitterer Gale Ever
Swept LAX g.
Foster Plunged Into Aw ful Sea
Sinking Nose First.

Erie, Pa, December 9.--In the midst OF
one of the moss bitter gales that ever
swept Lake Erie. the iron ore barge
Charles Foster, In. tow Of the Iron Duke,
went to the bottom this morning ten
miles of Erie and eight persons were
drowned, as follows;
Captain John Bridge OF Cleveland.
First mate, name unknown.
second mate, name unknown.
Seamen Robert Wood and william Kel-
ley OF Port Austin. Mich.
Cook Mrs. May OF Detroit.
Two unknown deck han DIS.
The Charles Foster was one of the fleet
of James Corrigan OF Cleveland and for
two months has been running from Du-
luth to Erie with iron ore. Her cargo
consisted OF 1900 tons of ore. Capt. Ash
ley OF the Iron Duke. made Erie in safe
ty. In An interview, he said;
1.-THE Foster was in tow about 600 feet
astern. was up all night and there
were three men on watch with me. The
seas were rolling tremendously from the
northwest and the gale carried with 1t a
binding snow storm. We made the har-
bor light all right. When we turned
for the harbor, sea much heavier than
any other experienced, struck us ran
to the stern. Just as I got there the
Foster plunged in an awful sea and dove
down nose first. There was not CRY
from soul of the crew Of eight she carried.
just as she pitched down / saw man on
her forecastle with a lantern. The tow
line parted when she went down. ThH
storm was so heavy that / could not nut
ahnI1h to hnnh for anYnne. y
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
YEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural departments weather
bureau for yesterday. Dec. 0. taken at 9
p. m, meridian time, the observation for
this section being given in this orders:
Temperature, direction Of wind state OF
weather;
Boston, 20, W, clear; New York. 26.
W, clear; Philadelphia. 30. W, cloudy
Washington, "a, NV. clear; Albany. To-
troit, Is, NV, partly cloudy; Chicago.
10, NV, clear; st. Paul, 4, W, clear; HUI
ron, Oak 10 SIC, cloudy; bismarck. 8,
Sc, snow; jacksonville, 81, W, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
STRIKE BROKEN.

Topeka. Kas.. December 9-The officials
Il the santa Fe road take a decidedly
iopeful view of the telegraphers' strike
situation. They viii say the backbone Of
he strike is practically broken already
I'D that the affairs OF the road will be
in their normal condition inside of two
,eks The officers tonight rescinded
order closing the shops.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
THE NEELEY CASE.

Washington, December 9.--The supreme
court tomorrow viii hear arguments in
the case OF Neeley VS.. Henkel, involving
the right OF the United States to extra
dite Neeley for trial in Havana for the
alleged einbezziement OF the Cuban postal
funds The court has specially assigned
1t for argument on that day, and 1t is at
the head of the call.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
BRICK BLOCK BLOWN DOWN.

Manchester, N. h, December IA
spscisl despatch from Nashua TO the
Union says; "During q sudden squali
of wind at / 40 this afternoon, the npper
portion Of the front wall of a brick block,
2s to s5 Fastory street, was blown down.
Only three people were injured, although
the block lie In the very heart OF the city.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
CLUE IN JESSIE COBB CASE.

Lewiston, Me-, December 9.-The police
are still working on the Jessie Cobb
murder case, and 1t is understood that
the latest clues point to a Lewiston man
as being connected with the case. A po-
iios official told reporter that he
thought an arrest would he made before
IonU
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
CHINESE MURDERER CAPTURED.

Shanghai, December y.-Pao Ho Nisn,
taotai OF Gnu Chau Fu, In the province
of Che Kiang, who was responsible for
the July massacre, ana who absoonded,
has been cantured near Su Snau and sent
to Chang Chau Flu.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10

June 20 last, leaving creditors looking for
Sums estimated at $500. 100 intrusted 10
bis care, Is doing thriving business in
the City Of Mexico where he Is living In
opuIence under an assumed name.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-10
sHoT WAS FATAL,

Augusta, Me, December 9-Georga e.
Wentworth, who shot himself through
the head last night, died at II a. m, to-
day. Family troubles are understood to
bave been the cause.