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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLE
REMEMBER" ONE WORD WITH you,
Sal POLIO

reading in the May Ladies' Home Jour
nal Its 80 or more contributors cover a
wide range of subjects Among the lead
ing articles are the following: The Bril-
liant Social Reign of Harriet Lane"
When John c. Calhoun Went a-W 90
ing" When the Animals Escape From
the Zoo Some Remarkable Cases of
Double Personality My First Colony
of Bees" Preserving a Husband in sum
mer." and Keeping Summer Boarders
With Success. The pictorial features
this month are unusually attractive.
There are also seasonable contributions
on gardens, flowers, lawns. cooking, and
needIework and four pages of fashions.
\ handsome cover design adds much to
the appearance of this delightful number.
Donahoe's Magazine.
The May Donahoe's is a striking
number in the variety and Importance
of the topics treated. 1t is also a most
attractive number with its many
beautiful half-ton illustrations, and
appropriate cover-design. The fol-
lowing partial list will give an idea of
the general excellence of the table of
contents: Denis Florence MacCarthy:
His Letters and His Lyrics Rev.
Matthew Russell. S. j.: The Count de
Mum Rev. William Dollard: "Fa-
nous Tapestries in America Ida
Rose McCabe: "A Short Talk on
Catholic Journalism" Rev. +. Ryan:
In the Nations Capital Anna Sea
ton schmidt; The Farm Boys Moth
err Frank II. Sweet: and Colonial
Law" The illustrated department.
People in Print" is of unusual in
terest. this month. The fiction is ex-
cellcnt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
Everybody's Magazine.

There's lot of entertaining reading
crowded between the covers of Every
bodys Magazine for May. Illustrated
special articles. stories, sketches ana
poems make up the table of contents
which includes: 'The Making of a Coun-
try Home" J. p. Mowbray: Making
Rain by Electricity" Clifford Howard
1.-The Vice of Slang William j. Lamp
ton: How to Go on the Stage, FRANKLIN
E'vles: Adventures in News-GettinS, Al
len Sangree; photography as flhe
Art" Charles II. Cafiin: and Fortunes
for the Worlds Benefactors, Eugene 4.
LYLE. Jr. Nearly all the contributions
are handsomely illustrated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

In the London Times Mr.. G.. w.
Shaiicy comes To the support of Mr..
iioWcIis IN That protest of his against
the new arithmetical standard in re-
cent American fiction to which we
have lately had occasion to refer in
TINS place. Ii the standard is arith-
mctical the method of producing
many OF the novels of the day is. in
ms opinion. mechanical. A machine
Tor writing historical novels of the
latter day pattern would surely no,
overtask the genius of an Edison or a
Tesla, he argues, adding, indeed, that
the machine exists. and il is none the
less machine because Ii is of flesh
and blood. Nothing ever turned out of
Il lathe was more purely mechanical
than these works. They are laborous
they involve patient toll at the desk:
they are, perhaps. conscientious in
respect of their documentary basis.
and thcy are equally remote from his
tory and from fiction in any true .cnse
of either word" Mr.. Smalleys re-
mark as To the touchStone whereby
the mcrctriciouS quality Of these books
may be discovered is especially ant
Let any man read chapter of
Wentworth or a chapter of Henry
Esmond. he says. and lie has all
the apparatus he needs for Judging of
the modern books which masquerade
under this title of historical novel"
The words are conclusive. But how is
the reader who is apparently content
with the rubbish to be made to read
the masterpieces There is the rub.
However. Mr.. Smalley, like Mr.. How
ellis is not unhopoful. For one thing
re We'll knows that there is a public
in the United States which is as loyal
as ever to high ideals and to great
authotS, . the love of good
Etera ture has not died out of the
land. New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
The National Magazine.

This magazine is showing many improve
mcnts of late, and the current number IS
an exceptionally good one. 1t opens win
Toe Mitchell Chapple's pungent depart
ment. affairs at Washington which Is
profusely illustrated with portraits OF
well known people. y. n. Somers con-
tributes sketch of unique interest en-
,i,,cd ..An American King" Ralph Ber
yensren writes of How Mars COMMUNE
Gated with the Earth Fred Funston
and His Capture of AGuinaldo, is the
subject of a stirring sketch by Chris Rit-
ter. -"Our Ncighbors. the Mexicans. fur
nish an interesting subject for Clara ).
Ellis. Maria S. Porter contributes an ap-
preciative sketch of the life OF LYDIA
Maria Child Several pleasing short sto-
ries and the regular departments com
plete the number
The Ladies Home Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
The Living Age.

The issues of this popular weekly maya
zine for May have been of unusual inter-
est, as the following brief list of the ar
ticlcs and sketches presented will ndi-
cate: Signalling TO Mars" Sir Robert
Ball: The Poems of Crabbe. "A German
Movement Against Pessimism," Char
lotte Yonge. The Religions of Japan,
The Novels Of NJ. Rene Bazin." Ed
mund Goose; The London Factory Girl.
.Heroincs and Beauties" Andrew Lang;
THE Fear of Natural Catastrophcs.
..Brightens Sister-in-Law." king Ed
ward VII" and "Will Germany FALL?
The several literary departments present
a large amount of entertaining matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Henry James. The London Morning
Post declares. is the Sherlock Holmes
of psychology. That eminent detective.
now unfortunately deceased, was a
master of visual observation. Nothing
relevant or irrelevant, not the least
speck OF mud on the polished boot of
a client. not the least trace of COM
position in the texture of the speck
escaped his piercing eye. This gift of
inference from observation is repeated
in the instance of Mr.. James. who APP
plies il. however. to the things unseen
of the mind. The report that Mr..
james is coming to live in the United
States has just been denied by him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

The question of putting books in
paper covers is coming up in England
1t is Il practice so far unknown there
though long in favor on the Continent
and i'll America. 1t will probably be
the next successful innovation on the
customs of the conscrvativ Briton.
Apropos of the growing difficulty of
discovering unused titles for novels.
we are told. says the literary editor of
tn" New York Tribune, that Il well
known author lately submitted l.
titles to his publisher for forthcom-
ing book. and diligcnt search revealed
the fact that they had all been used
before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
Woman's Home Companion.

This excellent periodical for women
presents many interesting and enter
tanning features in the current number.
This issue is such an attractive one
that it should add many new names
to this magazines already large list
of readers. The table of contents in
cludes: Memorial Day III the South,
by Mrs. V. jefferson Davis, The
Countess Won Waldersee," by Mabel
Percy Haskell; Two Meetings With
Garfield by Clara Morris; "A Va
cation Tour in ar Old Street Car"
"Womans Part in the Pan American
Exposition:" Two Odd Chicago
Clubs" fiction by Lillian Bell, Leroy
Scott and Onono Watanna: household
articles by experts in every depart
ment. and the usual number of re-
productions from great paintings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Tho head of the English department.
of the Central high school. Springfield,
Mass furnishes some interesting 1acts
about juvenile reading in Il recent art-
clio contributed to the Journal OF Edu-
c,tion. For example the reports OF
,o,pazine reading among the pupils
from the first of September to the be-
Ginning of the year show that Mum
Sev's is the most popular magazine:
and following that. McClure's and Har-
ner's take second and third place. one
how informed his teacher, with unut-
terable scorn. pointing to Il volume OF
noetry. that he enjoyed that stun
ahout as much as he enjoyed studying
q fashion plate. But before the year
wac over the teachers patience was
rewarded by finding that the boy was
not only reading poetry. but also in
Lived to take a more than passing
;n,erest in q tailor'S fashion plate. In
o,,rrent fiction David Harum was
the particular favorite with the boys
when Knighthood was in Flower
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

T. Marion Crawford has gathered
together several volumes of notes re-
lating to the history of Florence and
it's people, and it is from these vol
umes that he is working in making
ready a novel of Florentine life. 1t is
understood that he always collects
facts in this fashion before starting an
historical novel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Queen Victoria's literary tastes W.
mostly old fashioned. Walter
was her favorite author. and she no.
great partially for Jane Austen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
The Ladies Home Journal.

There is much pleasant, profitable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

The theory that novels strongly in
flucncC conduct is possibly sustained
by the statement that a certain mon
arch in Eastern Europe had based his
matrimonial adventures on The exam
pie of Mr.. Anthony Hopes hero. Ru-
dolf the Rudy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

The Century Company announo IS
that the first edition of Miss Runkle's
historical novel. The Helmet of M
varrc, wilt be one hundred thousand
copies. This they calculate to be from
forty thousand to fifty thousand large.
than the next largest first edition Of
any novel ever published.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
The AnsIo.Amcrican Magazine

for May presents one of the most in
teresting table of contents that this
excellent magazine has thus far given
It's readers. Among the many sub
jccts of Importance under discussion
are noted: Canada Under British
Rule" Roscoe Williams Grant; Evils
and Abuses of the Public Library Sys-
tenn" Edwin Ridley; Some Rccollec-
lions of Lincoln's Assassination" 4. X.
Abbott. MD. and Cain and the Flu
ture of French Art" c. w. Draper.
The editorial departments give much
timely matter. s,AA
The Words Wo-1.
With the May issue this valuable
magazine begins its second volume
with every earmark of prosperity and
success. Few periodicals of recent
years have grown SO rapidly in pop
Llar favor as has this magazine. The
current number presents many note
worthy articles on subjects of much
Importance. including the following:
The solution of the Cuban Problem"
Senator O. II. PIatt: 'Russia's Con-
quest of ASIA" John Kimberly Mum
ford; Actual Rural Independence"
Walter +. Andrews; Waterfalls and
the Work of the World" Theodore
Waters; our Consuls and Our Trade"
Frederick Emery; breeding New
Wheats,'' w. S. HARDWOOD: president
DiaZ and His Successor" J. u. Whelp-
ley; The Author and the Publisher
at Peace Mary Il. Mullett: New
Nerves for the Steamship" Henry Har-
rison Lewis; The Public Library and
the Public School," and a sketch of
Brigadier General Funston. The il
Illustrations which accompany the ma
joiity of these articles are excellent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Mrs. Sally Pratt Mclean Greene, the
author of Cape Cod Folks. and
'Nesty of the Basins has completed a
new story of the sandy coast where
she is most at home. Flood Tide is
the title chosen for her book. which
will be published through the Harper's
in the autumn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Number eight in the Harpers Amer
lean Novel Series is by Mr.. a. Maurice
Low. who calls his story of social and
political Washington The Supreme
Surrender Judging from the out
lines of its plot it is 4 strong rather
than a cheerful tale, but it is doubtless
an accurate picture of life at the Cap
ital. Mr.. Low whose first novel this
is. is u Washington man and the
writer of the page on "Transi. tlantic
Topics in Harper's Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Another Account.

San Antonio Tex. Dec. 22.-News has
lust reached here of a terrible fire in
the city Of Zacatecas, in the Mexican
state of the same name. in which many
lives were lost. The fire was in the
principal market building owned by the
CITY. The lower part of the building
contained a large number of cellars and
apartments, which were
stocked with meats for city consump-
ton. The fire broke out in the cellars,
and when discovered had made con-
sfderab Bile Roadway. In order to save as
much of the meat stored in the cellars
as possible a large force Of men was
ordered by the authorities into the
burning structure, and while this force
was working the flames burned their
wav to the top of the market COM
pletely enveloping it. The fire depart
ment was unable to check the progress
of the fire. and after burning several
hours the building collapsed, the crum-
bling walls burying a large number OF
the men in the cellars under the runs
Just how many were killed is not
known. but the loss of life IS said to
be appalling. Latest advices from
Zacatecas state that fifteen bodies had
been taken from the ruins. while it IS
believed many are still under the
wrecked walls The market building
was one of the finest structures of the
kind in the republic. and was a source
of great revenue to the city.
There is no hope that any of the men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23

New Orleans, Dee 22.-Archbishop
Chapele. who returned home late last
night. was met by a league commit
tee of laymen and priests, headed by
Mayor Caodeville and escorted to the
new house presented to him by the
diocese.
Today there was a formal reception,
and. speeches were made by the mayor
and Associate Justice o. Q. Provosty,
in which a cardinals hat for the arch
bishop was predicted The archbishop.
in reply, said he could not discuss his
mission. but assured his people that
he would rather be archbishop of New
Orleans than emperor Of Russia, in
the course of his speech the archbishop
said.
THE mission conided to me was dlf-
fieuIt and delicate. and, so far as I
was concerned, unsought By desire Of
the holy father and of President Nc
Kinley I was in Paris for three months
during the negotiations between
the Hispano- American commissioners.
After my return from Cuba and Porto
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
BLOODY CLUB is FOUND
NEAR M0RTENSEN'S HOME
Officers Believe it Was the Weapon With Which
Hay Was Rendered Unconscious
Stains Are Anazsd by County Physcsn-Human Hair Discovered
In Blood Cl0ts.

ined it under the microscope, paying
particular attention to the shape Of
the cOrpuscles. With a solution of salt
he then crenated the blood, or shriveled
the corpuscles. as is done by the air in
time, and compared. the crenated blood
from his thumb with that taken from
the stick of wood. The creuated cor
DuScles were observed to be exactly
the same.
1t is an established fact that the cor
puscles of a human are round in their
natural shape. and that those Of the
blood Of lower yertebrates are oval and
ether shapes BY dissOlving the dried
blood in a solution Of water and swell
ing she Crenated cOTDuscles to their
natural size the doctor discovered that
the cor2uscles of the blood from the
stick were round, thus indicating that
they were from a person.
Make Further Examination.
DR.. Mayo, after completing the test
OF the blood, stated that the corpUscles
were evidently not those Of the blood
of a chicken or any such animal and
he believed that it was human blood.
To determine beyond a doubt, he said
he would have TO make chem
ical test and compare il with some
DlbDN hi-tF u ~ ia fC 1oAAAC IL t-AA AAcAy
body. This, it is said, viii be done TO-
day. The hairs, the doctor said, were
Enthusiastically those of a person.
The discovery of this bloody stick
is looked upon as very significant by
the police. and il is stated that every
test VIII be made to discover just what
it is and what part it plays. The piece
Of wood Is of a size that IS generally
used in cook stoves, and the police ar
que that it could easily have been
picked up and hidden about his clothes
by a person until such time as he was
ready to use it.
A blow over the head with such a
stick. it was said by the doctor. would
be sufficient to draw blood. but would
not necessarily bring enough TO cause
it to run over a person or his cloth
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
DEPEW THINKS OFFER
is MADE TOO LATE

London, Dec. 22-Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew in an interview with a representa-
tive of the Associated Press today said
that had NJ Hutin, former president Of
the Panama Canal company, offered to
sell the canal for S40,000.000 instead of ex-
pecting the United States to dicker about
the price. the United States would prob
ably have bought the property. The SEN
ator also said ne believed the decision
reached yesterday by the Panama Canal
company had come too late.
According to q dispatch from Paris to
the Associated Press, dated Dec. p, the
shareholders of the Panama Canal COM
pany that day adopted a report which
proposed, among other things. to adopt
as a basis of negotiation for the sale OF
the canal to the United States, the figures
and declarations contained in the con-
illusions of the isthmian commissioners
report. and TO give the canal company
power to close the discussion by propos-
ing a fixed price.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23

q TILL MORE CLUES tending to
\ clear up the mystery surrounding
the atrocious murder of James R.
Hay, a week ago tonight are coming
10 light. Yesterday a bludgeon thought
10 nave an important bearing on the
case was found in the alley i'm the
rear Of Mortensen's home. Tt was a
simple stick Of FIRE WOOD. not over ten
inches long, yet heavy enough to knock
down, stun and seriously injure the
strongest Of men. A few clOts of blood
and hairs adhering to it have been ex-
amined. While they are regarded as
having come from a human being,
nothing absolutely definite has been as
certained as yet. Chemical examine
ton is still progressing and within a
few hours it viii be definitely known
whether the club was used for the pur-
pose it's appearance so strongly sug-
gests
Mortensen broke down yesterday and
wept 1t is the first time since he was
taken into custody that he has re-
sorted to the relief afforded by tears.
James Sharp, the father-ir law Of the
murdered man. confronted him. Nor
Jensen extended his hand, following
his custom with all visitors, habit
that has become monOtOnOus through
frequent macnine-like repetition.
Suspect Resorts to Tears.
Mr.. Sharp rejected the proHered
EandshaEe with blunt words and for
the first tine Nortensen broke down.
He soon recovered himself, however,
and like a man who feared to give his
emotions fun play, sought the protec-
ton of a phlegmatic front.
Other developments are coming TO
the surface. The officers of the law
have q theory in relation to the piece
of furniture in which MOrtensen de-
clared ne and Hay sat Monday night,
Cld have decided to hold il as evil
dence: the existence Of debts that jeop-
ardized the suspect Monday have come
&C light; what is believed to be blood
has been discovered upon the handle
of his shovel and ia many other ways
the suspicious directed against him are
growing stronger in the eyes of the
authorities.
AT the same time Mortezsen's
bTOthC- has come forward with what is
regarded as a logical explanation as
to why the revolver TO which Chief of
Police HILTON attaches So much inn
portqnce was hidden in Mortensen's
bookcase.
All things considered, AIortensen's
chances Of escaping prosecution have
grown less with the flight of the day
and he IS less able to withstand the
tremendous pressure Of suspicion, ac-
cusatiOn and cross-eXaminatiOn than he
was twenty-f0ur hours ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
u. P. IN EMIGRATION CANYON.
Chief Engineer Berry Reported to be Looking Over This Route
With View to Salt Lake Cutoff From
Echo Via Park City

Chief Engineer W. J. Berry of the
Union Pacific is looking over the
ground between COalviile and Salt
Lake. It is believed that his object is
to see whether a cutoff for the Union
Pacific to Salt Lake is feasible by way
OF Emigration canyon.
Mr. Berry and his party were in
CoalviIe Saturday. Word from there
is to the effect that their destination
is by way of Kimbalfs to and through
Emigration canyon If this route is
found feasible from an engineering
standpoint, it will be by far the short
est from Echo to Salt Lake which has
been under consideration. In addition
to that it viii give the Union Pacific
a better chance at the immense Park
City tonnage which heads for Salt
Lake valley smelters.
It is believed that Mr.. Berry is fol-
lowing in a general way the old sur
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Agonizing Scenes at Destruction Of a
Farm House.

Dubois, Pa, Dec, 22.-Near Summer
vile yesterday. the home of John ASH
baugh, a farmer, was destroyed by fire
and four persons were burned to
death. One other is burned in such
manner that recovery is doubtful, and
four others are seriously burned and
injured. The dead are, William Ash
baugh, p years old, a brother of the
owner Of the Ashbaugh home. Maybel
Ashbaugh, aged j.; Harry Ashbaugh.
aged 10: James Ashbaugh, aged g.
The injured are; Herman Ashbaugh,
burned seriously, leg broken and in
jured internally; John Ashbaugh. the
husband and father, burned seriously
and suffering from exposure, and two
young children. painfully burned.
The affair happened at an early hour
in the morning and the FIRE was prob
ably caused by an overheated stove.
Mr.. Ashbaugk vas awakened by smoke
entering the rom he occupied and
found the lower part Of the house
ablaze He made his way outside with
his two smallest children and huWied
back to look for his wife, brother ana
four other children who were still 80
the house. He succeeded in reachiHs
room that had been occupied by thei
children. but only one, Tue lo-yeaf -viu
boy Herman. was there Ashbaugh
could hear the screams Of the three
others in another room. but he could
not reach them. The flames were so
fierce he was compelled to fight his way
from the house. Meantime Mrs. Ash
baugh had jumped from an upper story
window and was lying on the ground
with a broken leg and suffering from
internal injuries and burns.
Reports from the injured persons to-
night say Nh and Mrs. Ashbaugh ana
the two youngest children are expected
to recover, but the condition Of the boy
Herman is still critical,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
Mnrdered in Cold Blood

Noblesville, Ind. Dec. 22.-John Gay.
aged y, second miller, employed by the
NOblesVille Milling company here, was
murdered in cold blood by an assassin
early today. He was resting on a stair
way near a window, when an unknown
person 1ired a load Of buckshot through
the glass. the entire contents of the
weapon entering lays head. William
Fodrea, aged %, son of ex-County Re
cOrder r'odera. was arrested soon after
the tragedy on the charge of having
committed the crime. He strenuously
protests his innocence. It is said both
Gay and Fodrea We're in love with the
same girl