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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-12

New York June IA list just made vi
by the foreign missionary society officers
in this city of the missionaries in China
shows that the American Presbyterian
Society has in the North China district
the following:
Rev John Whcrry. d. D.. Rev. J. l..
Whiting. Rev. y. NJ. Cunningham. Rev.
c. II. Fem. who are accompanied by their
wives; Rev. Charles A. -Killie. John NJ.
Leonard. NJ: D.; Grace Newton. BESSIE
Mccoy ana Jessie McKillicau. Nearly al
are from the South and West.
Representing the Methodist Episcopal
church in the district where the Boxers
are making trouble are Anna Gloss NJ.
D.. OF Chicago; Frances O. Wilson Of Dcs
MoincS Mrs Charlotte NJ. Jewell ana
Mrs, Barrows. N: L. n p. both regis
tereG fr4m The NV n, fo Th,, oity hTrraT.
Gilman. {. NJ. Frey, +. +. Glover. Ra-
chael r. Bcnn. NJ. d.. Ida VI. Stevenson.
NJ. d. Edna q. Terry VI. D.. Miranda
The Congregational church IN this coun-
try supports more missionaries in the
North Chira district than any other de-
n2minati9n , Among them are ,,,.au W.,
5. Amcnt. Mary y. Amcnt. Mary y. An
drewS, Abbie G. Chapman, Franklin VI
Chaplin. Flora r. Cnapln, Jane +. Cha
pin. Jane q. Evans, Charles +. Ewing
rah T.. Ewing. Howard Gait, Louie y.
Gait. Chauncey Goodrich. Sarah T.. Good
rich Annie \. Goud, Ada Haven, James
II. Ingram. NJ. D.. Myrtle Il. Ingram,
John l. Natter, Mary l.. Matecr Luellina
Miner. Mary 5. Morrill,. Virginia &. Muir
dock. NJ. D., Willis c. Noble, NJ p. Will
j. Noble. Frances Il. Patterson, Albert T.
Peck. NJ ID. Celia f. Peck. Harry L. Per
kins. Estclle l.. Perkins, NJ. d., lfor1c,
r Pitkin. Letia T. Pitkin, Harry y. Por
ter NJ. D.. EIiz tbrth G. Porter. Mary H.
Porter. James H. Roberts. Grace l.. Rob
crtS. Nellie y. Russell, bcvnlle q. Shcf-
field. u. d.. Eleanor w. sheffield. Nj
Elizabeth sheffield Arthur H. Smith. j.
D.. Emma Il. Smith, VIM. +. Spraguo
Nictte J. SpraEue. Charles \. Stanley,
Ursula Stanley. Elwood G. TewksburN
Grace II. Tewksbury. Edward r. WaG-
ner. NJ. d.. Myrtle G. Wilder. Mark VII
liams +. Gertrude Wyckom and II. Grace
Wyckof.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
has these American missionaries In Chan
ii province:
Mis- ID. ". Duoro. Miss Amy Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wood Berry. Miss II.
Rutherford Mr.. and Mrs. Larsen. Miss
Lcithauscr. Miss \. Gownn. There are
also "a Swedish missionaries at th"S,
points The following are in this cuun-
Try: Mr.. and Mrs. kulErCn, Mrs. +. Elm
and Mr. and Mrs. Hill
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARkC-.
The Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. June l1.-Aftcr a day of
great irrcgularity in the movement NJ
prices and m extremely narrow interest
IN the market, prices of stocks closed gen
There We're one ar two periods of firm
ness ana a few special features OF
strength, but practically MI tile gains
Were wiped out. The market opened gen
orally higher in sympathy with Il better
tone of foreign stock markets. Estimates
by arhtragc houses of buying for London
account places the number Of shares Of
the general list at upwards MI 20.oto This
London buying was promptly taken adj
vantage of to realize and the level of the
market fell below Saturdays close. Mis-
souri, Pacific ran off over point ana the
Changers We're under pressure on the
ground of renewed strength in the wheat
in the Northwest. No small degree of
speculative activity was transferred from
Wall street to the wheat market. which
was furiouSly active and excited. BuNing
Of Reading first preferred ana of North
ern Pacific turned the tide OF prices up
wards again. The trunk lire railroad
stocks led by Baltimore * Ohio showed
some degree Of strength The late rcac-
tiOn in the market had its inception i'm
Northern Pacific. The stock fell away Oh
the announcement that the meeting Ia
consider the rate of dividend. which had
been fixed for Wednesday. had been post
poncd to Friday to await the arrival Of
an influential member Of tie voting trus-
tees. II. x O. showed the closest sym
pathy with Northern Pacific. The whole
market ran off and closed about steady
but without any tendency to recover.
The bond market was very dull ana was
inclined to he heavy, though there Were
a few exceptions. Total sales par vatuc
81 .625 900. United States new Is advanced
l.. in the bid price.
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Democratic Chairman JOnes al Chicago.

Chicago, June Ex-senator James X.
Jones. chairman of the Democratic
national committee. arrived in Chicago,
today, and will be here several da-'s
looking over the preliminary work of
the coming Presidential campaign.
Wednesday, VIM. J. Bryan will meet
Senator Jones here for a final confer
ence before the Kansas city ConVcn-
ton. Senator Jones said: There is
absolutely no truth in the report that
I will endeavor to persuade Mr.. Bryan
to consent to the dropping of the Is to
/ plank of the platform. this year.
There will be no abandonment Of any
issue Of the Chicago PLATFORM"
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Facts
For Sick
Women

Hrsf-fyso medicine that
holds the record for the
largest number of ahs0-
lutte Cures Of female Ills
Is Lydia e. Pinkfhans's
Vegetable Compound.
Sec0nd-MrS. Pis,Itl1as,,
can show by her letter
files In Lynn that a mill
Hon women have been
restored to health by her
medicine and advice.
7his,d-AHIeffers to Mrs.
Pinkhan, are received,
opened, read and an
swered by women only.
This fact is certified to by
the mayor and p0sfs,sas-
ter of Lynn and others of
Mrs. PinkI,as,,'S 0wss city.
Write for free book con-
tanning these certificates.
Every aiIing woman is
invited to write to Mrs.
Pinkhass, and get her adj
vice free of charge.
lydia Z pinkhap Med Co LYNN Maaa
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5.6p2.OOO RECEIVING RELIEF.
midas Famine UnaItered- Good Rain in
Southern India Late Monsoon Predicted.

London June 1.-the viccroy Of In
ala. Lorl Curznn If KedIestpn. has
cahlrd To the secretary If state FIR
India, Lord George Hamilton, announc-
ing that / good rain has fallen in
southern India. that there have hccn
scattered showers elsewhere. ana that
the meteorological reporter forecasts 4
anud hut late monsoon.
The Eot weather, however still pre-
vais ana the famine relief situation
has not altered. There are about
5.>o2.o"o persons receiving relief.
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BOUND FOR MAINE COAST.
North Atlantic Squadron Coming and Practice
Ship Chesapeake Has Started.

| Washington. June 1I-Thc North Allan
tic squadron Will rendezvous At Newport
vii hin thu next two days ana proceed ON
II. cruise tn the Maine coast The N,w
I York. kcar-ar-c ana Texas already arc
/ at Newport the Indiana ana The Ma~sl-
chuscttS are on their WAY from Fort Mon
! roe. and the Kentucky after completing
/ her practice drills AZ LINN Haven BAN
4 Will Join thr squadron. which iS Schci-
ulcd to leave Newport. June -. The itin-
| crary will b. as follows:
| Arrive at Boston, juno II: leave Boston.
! June ~ and arrive back at Newport.
] June y. leave Newport. July RI. lrriv, at
I Portland Nj, Aug 1. leave Portland.
Aug. s. ana arrive AZ Kocklaud. Ne. tn.
/ same day: leave Rocklaud. AUG II. and
arrive at EIth. Me. the sam" day; leave
t|lth, AuE. ~. ana arrive back AT New
port TIT next day.
Annapolis Md. June 1.-THE Tui,co
States practice ship Chesapeake lett her"
today. having un board the first, second
ANA third classes MI naval cadets. IHr
nprth"rnmost point touched Will he F"rt-
I land. Nj.
ON July :. at Gardeners Bay. the Chose
| psakc will transfer the cadets of the frs.
ANA second classes tr thr United states
| practice ship Newport. which Will Ni~
! Boston ana n"iEhhurinc waters, Newport
and Philadelphia returning To- Annapolis .
AUG. Is. The Chesapeake will return OH
! the same date.
Newport. II Il. Jun. H. Eattlcship- lu-
/ diana ana Massachusetts, arrived i'm IN"
] harhur from Hampton Roads. this after
noon. joining thu flagship New York Lud
/ tn" hattlcShipS Texas ana krarsarEc Thc
fleet will ~Ail fOr Boston. Wednesday,. Ir-
/ irving there in time fpr Bunker Till day.
/ The summer itinerary of the fleet in
CludeS return from Boston To- Newport
/ for months stay AMI later a visit to
/ Portland Rockland and Bath, returning
/ here To remain until Sept. J.
Bell Boyd 81 the famous spy Of
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. Iunc H.
cotton spot closed quiet; midd!ing Up.
Lands, .; middling Gulf, "i. Sales, .
bales.
June S.e2 July, S65. August. N.25: Sen
TENDER, 7.S3; October 1865; November, 7.5i
December. 80: January. 152; February
Isl; March, 1.5S; April. 100; May, 49,.
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Chicago Markets.

Chicago. June III.
The wheat market. today. scared to the
highest point since october ana closed
-i.u-Il higher than at the close If bust
ness ON change. saturday. continued
druuth and crop damage in the Northwest
were the factors. corn closed Nd ana cats
d, lower. Provisions It the close Were I'M
changed Ia y ,I5c. depressed.
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT-Ju 80, July. -; August,
ccUUI;N- june. 3>r.: July. a>7,; August,
GATs-Junc. 2la,; July -
PORK-Juy. $1L75, September, 81 50.
LARIJ-JulN. $6.N5, September, SG.N.
RIRS-JuIy $6>5; september, $3.50.
I'ash quotations closed as follows:
WiiEAT-No, ; spring, e'"7:; No. :
'GSojRN-No. :. 39n29i4; 80. yellow, a9'l
GGN.Ts-No. >. 22a.aea: M white, 25a.
m2G. No. white 25li2524.
RNE-No. >. ~.
HARLEY 31Gt57ti: mailing. HAS.
FLANSEED-SlSO. Northwestern flax,
$1.>0.
P0RK-Mcss. $lo.G5al1.So; short ribs,
$6.70n7o0: shoulders. 6,-uGa,; short clear
sides. $7.3oH1io.
Unchanged.
CIDN ER-$>hO.
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Battleship Kentucky on Cape Henry.

Cape Henry Va, June 1.-THE bat
tleship Kentucky, from Hampton
Roads, anchored in the channel abreast
OF Cape Henry, at noon. 1t does not
appear likely that she will change her
position. today.
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Fifteen dcacons and three clcrgymen
We're ordained. Sunday morning, at
Trinity church. Boston. by Bishop Law
renee Of the Episcopal church Of Mass
achusetts.
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Medical Book Free.

Know Thyself." a book for men only.
will be sent free tsealed ana ',1stpaid) to
any male reader of this paper inCiosing
&c. for postage. Address the
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EMPEROR'S APPEAL.
Continued from page ~

proved. on the contrary the disorder
has spread from the neighborhood Of
Pekin to the capital itself. which is
growing turbulent in anti-foreign dem
Onstrations In addition to the burn
ing Of the Pekin club, the secretary Of
the Belgian legation mas been roughly
handled in the streets. Hostile crowds
continue to demonstrate against the
legations. Two thousand international
troops are approaching the city, ana
the advance guard is due to arrive. to-
day Tuesday.
The United States. according to dis
patches from Copenhagen. have given
hearty adhesion" to the scheme for a
| European demonstration. The Russian
minister in Pekin, who also acts as the
envoy Of Denmark is credited with
having sent dispatch to the Dutch
foreign office to the effect that a dem
onstration has been planned. under the
| leadership of England and Russia in
which all the great powers and several
Of the smaller will take part. The lat
ter are not called upon to send troops
as there are enough on the spot. but
they are 10 be asked to delegate tho
right to hoist their flags to the great
powers in order that a demonstration
,,"s - ii'.ue Il . "'''i' i"u'ii' uii.,'
-" - IT 80 'to' ~ -"
'''''N ''''' % ia " '''' II i''''' my" anu
| dSlee u inc Arrangements
! Ticn Tsin, June 11.-An American Of
| ficcr who has Just arrived from the
front for provisions reports that the
forces are repairing the track between
Lola and Largh-Fang CD. lie caught
a Boxer, last evening, who was at
tempting To set fir" t" bridge. ana
ne saw several corpscS, eNldently the
| bodies ~ men killed by inc troops n
Cen Niche.
IN" hith tram lett, at t. NJ, today.
with PROVISIONS. Great anxiety Is feit
here respecting the fate II II" foreign
ers IN Ickln. me troops cannot reach
TN" capital bct"r" tuesday night ana
tn" fear II that an attack VIII be made
bctor" then.
It Is reliably asserted that the Rus
slams will land over 400 men with ar
uu"ry, tonight, provided they can get
transport over the 1aku par.
Washington, June 1.-The navy de-
paFtmcnt has received the following
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island and Ocean Point. ON Iue7uas.
Thursdays and Saturdays steamer az
Via Five Islands landing on sigma ri ri
does not land at Sawyer's Island or isle.
of Springs. ,,.-bor at
Returning leaves Boothbay Haroor a. a.
$50 r. NJ. making the same landings -
above on the same days. ,,o,bbav
MAIL STEAMER leaves Doo ~, Is
Harbor daily (Sundays excepted BE- ~ 90
A. NJ; landing daily at Southport, Ne md
vine, Wcstport Junction. WestpaMTtd rd hTr
Bath. Via Five Islands on Sawvers
Wednesday and Friday; via pay Stnr.
island on Tuesday. Thursday and IL saw "a N
day Returning leaves Bath at zSg same
making same landings as above on ''"'0
Unavoidable delays excepted and sup
iect to change without notice:
JAS b. DRAKE,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr'
W. W. Mason, Agt., Bath.
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total of % deaths from the bubonic
piague Is officially reported from Rock
nra i r, Queensland. Two fresh cases
are reported at Adelaide. South Australia
p"e OF which has proved fatal.
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Peabody Medical Institute.

| I Rulfnch St. Boston. Mass. the oldest
| ana best institution Of its kind in Amer
iica. Write today for free book.
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TO WATERS EDGE.
Continued from page -

Neither Of the Mallory Brothers could
he seen at their office. tonight. 1t was
said they were at their home in Con-
uectfcut,
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Railroads and Steamboau
1sZIIINMR d{EElan

Passenger trains leave Augusta - IA
THROUGH TRAINS. 49,.
GOING WEsT-s4O A NJ. for Levl.to,
Pennington, Phillips, Rockland, Porf..
and, Boston, Bridgton, Montreal "a
Quebec; 1000 A. M. for Brunswick, Lev
lston. Far.nington, Phillips, Carrabasset
NJ. CONWAY Fahyars. rancastnr. CIR.
No. stratford Island Pond. Coi H:
and Beecher Falls; 80 P. NJ. local 10
wick, Bath, Rockland,, Lewiston, Port
land and Boston, Cornish, Bridgton. No
Conway and Bartlett; 10.65 p. NJ. might
Pullman) every night for Lewiston, Bath.
Portland and boston; 155 A. NJ. for Port,
GOING EAST-135 A. NJ. might sx-
pressl for Skowhegan. Bangor, Bar Har-
por, st: stephen, Calais, st. John, Hail.
tax and Aroostook county and to Wash
ington Co. r. r.: $40 A. NJ. for Water
vile, Belfast Skowhegan, Bangor ana
BucksRort, Vanceboro. st. Stephen. Houl-
ton, woodstock, st. John and Halifax:
sor and Lewiston, via oakland and Win
throp; go p. M. express for Watervlle.
5Sangor, Bar HarbOr, Wash. Co. K. R.,
Old To"n, Patten and Houlton, via 3. 4
and. North Anson, Bingham. Skowhsgans
BELFAST, FoxcrOft- Grecnviiie. Bangor,
old Town and MattawamKeag; 73 P. N.
suNDAYs-Going West. 1.6 A: NJ for
FOR Brunswick, Bath, Portland and Bos-
Ton. Going East s. A. Nj. Bangor, Els
worth and Wash. co. r. e: s15 A. N.
md 2.30 +. NJ. for Waterville and Bangor.
The N."ht Pullman Train leaving at
l.35 A. VI. Monday morning, going east
1oes not connect for Skowhegan nor on
Sunday morning for Belfast, Foxcr0ft or
beyond Bangor, except to Ellsworth and
points on the Washington County Rail-
road.
ArCnMnnD trToNr .1No
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the street continues sthronged with the
toughest kind of mob ready to preak
tout at the slightest provocation.
u. S. Minister Conger has sent ~ ma
rines and the British minister, Dir
Claude Mcdonald, IL marines to guard
| the Methodist mission compound where
members of all denominations OF Fro
testants had gathered. The Roman
Catholics, assembled in the north ca
thedral, West Pekin, have small
guard of French marines, but the con-
verts have been well armed by Bishop
Favier and will desperately resist at
tack.
Paris. June lin the Chamber of
Deputies. this afternoon. NJ. Denys
Cochin, Conservative asked the gov
eminent if adequate measures had
been taken to arrest the instruction
in China and protect the French flag.
The minister of foreign affairs, Nj. Del
casse, replying, said emma was
country of secret societies and that one
of these gave the signal for the insur-
rcction. The acts of the rebels. he
added. showed that for them the enemy
is Western civilization. Continuing,
the foreign n1lTlStcF Stlu "a toiil-
munty of danger dictates to the pow
ers their resolutions. l wish to set
aside all question of divergent views
among them. What | affirm is that
The surest guarantee of safety for each
is a united front. If the Chinese gov
ernment does not seek to rcpress the
insurrection, it must expect new and
grave misfortunes. | have placed at
the disposition of the French minister
all our naval forces in Chinese waters.
and have instructed him to keep in
constant communication with his dip
lomatic colleagues. among whom the
most complete accord has not ceased To
reign. The legations have just notified
the government of China and the Dow
ager Empress that an end must be put
to this peril. which menaCes the en-
pre and European interests. Other
wise. the powers will act for them
selves"
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ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

Through tickets to California and all
points South ana West may be had Of Z.
n. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
Jnly office n Augusta selling via all
oense.
GEO. F. EVAN.,, v. P. & Gen. Man.
F. +. BOOTHBY, G. p. & T. A.
Portland. Maine.
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OF the 2S5056 buildings in PHILADELPHIA
25S 6S5 are dwellings.
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New York Money Market.

New York. June II.
Money on call. easy. 1aim2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 3i2Mi4 per
cent
Sterling exchange. firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at SiS73sGrIS7
for demand and at A.Sl7smis5 for 50 days
posted rates, A.S5i1 and $4SSl2; CONNER
cial bills. A.S4NiS4A.
Silver bars 60.
Silver certificates, 60G61.
Mexican dollars, Az.
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ON the Produce Exchange:
HITTER Steady; creamcries, liH"Isi2
tairies latgUlJl.
CHEESE quiet. Sngi2.
EGGS-WCak; fresh. 10i4.
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Eastern Sl'mb't Co. r SS%" April J.

Express steamer
leaves Bath daiiy
Sundays exceptely
III S.35 a. NJ, lano-
ing daily at est-
|uort Junction, South
| port and Bootnpay
IIarbor; on MOI
DAYS. Wednesdays
and Fridays on sis
nal at sawyer
Island. I s lie 0 !
Spring S, SQulFIei
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Lydia E Pinkham Med Co, Lynn, MasA
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London. June 1i.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai. dated today. says: "All
the naval forces except the Russians,
are acting under the orders of the Brit
ISL admiral.
Evening journal., 1900-08-09
BATTLE WITH SHARKS.
A Desperate Encounter In which
Two Man Eaters, Were slain.

A Desperate Encounter In which
Two Man Eaters, Were slain.
Probably the most desperate fight
which has ever been witnessed between
a couple of sharks and human being
took place at Havana some time ago.
Several fruit peddlers had boarded a
large mailboat, and among them was
a swarthy, bare legged young chap noted
among his comrades as clever swim
ner. The purser Of the vessel was stand
ing by the gangway, holding bis child
in his arms, watching a couple of sharks
that were hanging about the ship. Ac-
cidentally the child fell out of its ia
TIERS grasp into the water. The father
Immediately jumped overheard and
seized his child, and in moment the
sharks were making for the pair
Seeing the predicament, the bare leg
ged young buccaneer dropped his fruit
basket ana went over the rail like a
fash
As the first shark turned on its hacl;
-the invariable prelude 20 biting it'
victim-the young fruit seller rose tC
the surface, and, with n long, keer
edged knife, fairly disemhoweled H.
The other was not nearly 30 easily
disposed Of. The shark seemed to real
ize that in the fruit seller he had q
dangerous foe and apparently SPARED
for nn opening. Several men on board
the vessel blazed away at the monster
with revolvers. but the young fellow
begged the men TO desist. being un
nerved by the firing. Fish and mar
diyed alternately, and when the fish die
make for its foe the plucky boy divet
and plunged the knife in its side
The water was crimson with bloo'
when the three were hauled safe an'
sound TO the deck of the vessel, and {
handsome sum Of money was collected
for the victor.
Evening journal., 1900-08-09
AsResTus.
some of the PecuIinrities of This
Mysterious substnnce.

Asbestus Is a physical paradox, yet
one OF nature most marvellous produc-
tions, 1t has been called a mineralogical
vegetable; il is both fibrous and crys-
talline, elastic, yet brittle; a floating
stone, which can be readily carded,
spun and woven into tissue. In Ger
many IL Is known az steinflachs (stone
fax and the miners of Quebec give it
quite as expressive a name-pierre cotton
COTTON stone) The asbestus mines Of
Quebec are the most famous in the
world, yielding So per cent of the en-
tire output, Italy being the snly com
peting country. and there the industry
is declining Although Charlemagne is
said to have had n tablecloth of ashestus
which he cleansed by throwing into the
fire. il was practically unknown until
1850.
The italian mineral was then expert
mented with and some years later put
on the market. In 1878 tho first Cana
dian mine was opened, and the product
steadily increased until 1890. when
9.s00 tons, worth 81 260. OOO were
mined. There has since been decline
in value. the amount for 1896 being
12.200, worth only $3.50, 600. Asbestus
is flexible, noncombustible and a non
conductor Of heat and electricity. and
on these properties its increasing use
depends. II is spun into yarn, from
which cloth is woven for drop curtains
in theaters, clothing for firemen, acid
workers. etc IL is made into lamp
wicks and gloves for stokers and ropes
for fire escapes. IL is feltod into mill
board to be used as an insulator in dy-
namos and as a fireproof lining for
floors. 1t is used to insulate electric
wires and as a covering 10 prevent loss
Of heat from steam pipes. Mixed with
rubber it is nsei 10 pack steam joints
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