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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
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LARRABEE IN JAIL AGAIN.
Held on Charge Of Malicious Mischief but Not
on Tha. OF Intent to Kill.

The court room was packed, yeSter-
day morning, when Frank Larrabee
was given a hearing before Judge An
dreWs. Two warrants had been issued
against him. The first count was that
he committed malicious mischief in
the Gage street shoe factory on the
21st day of February to the amount of
several hundred dollars. This matter
is about the same as the breaking, on
tering and larceny case for which he
was tried a short time ago and on
which he was out on bail. w. II.
Fisher, Esq, appeared for Larrabee
and County Attorney Leigh for the
State. on this charge Larrabee
waived examination and appealed.
The second warrant. charging LARA
bee with assault with dangerous
weapon upon the person of h.rs.
Catherine Fl. Thomas upon Saturday.
March 23. was then read. The iirst
witness called upon was Mrs. Thomas
who made the charge. Her evidence
was quite dramatic at times and sew
eral times during her story she
nearly broke down. She testified that
last Saturday afternoon she did not
know where her daughter Eva rad
gone and at last becoming worried
she started out to hunt her up. a
Young girl by the name of BordWay
gave her the first intimation as to
where she was, by telling her that she
thought that she was at the home Of
Frank Larrabee. She went to LARA
hee's home. found the girl there and
asked her to go home with her al
once. Larrabee was standing near the
sink when she entered and drawing
knife from his pocket he started
toward her with the threat that if she
did not go away he would have her
hearts blood She was unable 70
describe the knife but said that he
took it from his pocket. She said that
J.arrabee asked her daughter to
choose between him and his mother
At last she was so frightened that she
left the house. She was then :ross
examined but her evidence was not
shaken.
I.arrahee was then placed on the
stand He said that Mrs. Thomas
came to the hoUse. and asked Eva to
go home. He said that he stood near
/ the sink with 4 bread knife in his hand
at the time. He was positive that he
did not threaten Mrs. Thomas in any
way. He did ask Eva to say whether
she chose him or her mother. He
said that Mrs. Thomas was SO excited
that she acted as though she intended
: to assault him ana that Eva stepped
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
UNLIMITED VISITORS
Turn Things Upside Down in D. c. Robinson
Cottage at Cobbossecontee.

Word was brought in from Ham
mond's Grove. Lake CobboSseecontee.
last evening. that undoubtedly supplies
the missing information as to Wnere
Frank LARA bee and Eva Thomas
kept themselves during part. at least.
of their recent absence from this city
Lindley II. Hammond had occasion,
yesteI day. to go to u. &. Roblnson
cottage. and found that some uninNlt-
ed visitors had been there and turned
things upside down, making them
selves rather too much at homo TO
please the owner.
The cottage is locked and the win
dows are protected by shutters. but
the parties had bored holes through q
shutter through which it could easily
ba unfastened and entrance made.
Mr.. Hammond found that the visit
ors had ransacked every part of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
AUGUSTA POSTOFFICE.
Complaints Invited il the Local Service Fail:
at Any Point.

Editors Kennebec Journal de
sire the use of your columns to say a
word to the public in way of eX-
planation and request.
A letter from lady received by me
recently. complaining of the supposed
loss of Two letters sent by the writer.
says: Il find others have lost letters
but have made no complaint at the
office"
| will not comment on the re-
markably small ratio of actual losses
in handling the mail by the service,
nor attempt to show, what expert
enccs teaches. how often such errors
are due to other reasons than poor
postal service.
But do ask in common justice to
this service that local losses in the
mails may be reported at this office.
Immediate search and attention will
be given the trouble on every case re-
ported: and. if possible. all losses re-
covered.
y There is no possible harm in COM
planning of poor service. nor will the
complainants motive be misun Ter
stood but unless we know of defects.
so that they may be remedied. it is
natural to suppose the service is sat
iSfaCtOry
If those who find poor service in
any direction will report the same
personally or by letter every member
Of this force will work to take away
the defect. and at the same time
thank the person for pointing it out.
This office intends only to give Au-
g4sta the best work possible.
Very respectfully yours.
WALTER ID. STINSON.
Postmaster
Augusta. Ne, March 2S, 1901
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

The Apri! term of the kennebec su-
perior court will convene, TUESDAY
There are Il number Of important cases
to be disposed of at this term, among
them being the Mari murder case
which may not come up for trial, the
cases Of breaking ana entering against
Cora Carson Witham, the Bickford as
sault and battery ease, the Larrabee
and Webb larceny cases. the case
against Larrabee on the charge u ma
licious mischief. and the case aSaiiS'
Levine of Waterville. charged win re-
ceiving stolen goods. There VIII pe d
number Of search and seizure cases
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

cottage. opened everything that con
tained articles. and had strewn the
contents of drawers trunks and closets
over the floors.
He then recalled that. last Tuesday.
his son. Chester. had told him that he
had seen boy and girl go down TO
the grove. the girl. "a Thomas girl
with whom he had attended the Cony
High school. and the boy one who
looked like Larrabee boy. whom he
knew in Augusta"
This would seem to show that the
couple mentioned had been the unin-
Vted guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
soi for few days. and may be a Sc
riOus matter for the guests to explain.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
STATE HOUSE.
All Roads Will Lead to Bangor
on April II.
Brilliant Outlook For Bangor's Re-
cepton to Gov. Hill and Staff.
news A CLEANED From the Departments a. the
Capitol.

Inc invitation extended to Governor
ii!li ana staff. To be present nj reccp-
ton, 10 be given in their honor by the
citizens of Bangor, Friday. April i. has
been accepted ana the affair promises 10
be most notable occasion
The reception promises to be the mos
elaborate in Bansor's history. if aeport ;
from the Queen City" be true Members
of the committee in charge of the invita-
uons are now dispos.ng uf the tickets ana
the demand, thus early. is assurance that
the attendance Will lie very large
The invitations to towns in the vicinity
Of Bangor are being sent out this week
he list including residents of Dover
FoNcroft. Dexter. Ellsworth Blcksport
Calais. Lar Harbor. Houltcn. Fort Fair
field, Caribou and Prcsque Isle besides
numerous smaller places. \ particular
interest is being shown by Aroostook
county people and il is highly probable
that large party Of prominent pcopl"
/ from the northern part of the STATE viii
be in attendance.
4 The floor managers for The bail. Major
: r IL. Strickland. has announced his aids
as follows: Harry A. Chapman. Alden
+. Webster. Stanley =. bennett. Carl T.
Dorrct,. Ralph l.. Plaistcd Sabine NJ
Wood. Eugene r. Savage. H.n.y g.
Flrnham. John l.. Parker and Frank d.
Hight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

The following certificates of incorpor-
alton have been filed with the secretary
of State:
The Sanitary Flushing Devise Com
panv. organized at Bddeford, for the
purpose of manufacturing flushing, ap-
paratus, with $lOo,O0o capital stock ol
which 81 is paid in. The officers are;
President, james Fl. Emery Of Arlington
Mass; treasurer. Peter f. Black OF som
cryille, Mass. Certificate approved March
Y, 1901.
The KranS Leather Company. organized
at Portland for the purpose Of manutac-
turing ANA dealing i'll leather. with sln'VV
capital stock of which nothing Is pald n
The officers are: President. Geo -
Wentworth Of Portland; treasurer T.. NJ
Hansen of Portland. Certificate approved
March p.
Iitchfield Cushion Heal Company, or
paniZed 1T Portland. for the purpose o. o.
making boots. shoes. etc, with $i'''ol'
canitni stock of which 5000 is paid in'
Tie officers ale: President, Wiiford j.
Iitchfield of Southbridge, Mass; treas
urcr. John f. L. Litchtcld OF Nofcrs'tl
Mass. Certificate approved. Mdrch -
Colonial Amusement Company. organ
lied at kitt.ry for the purpose OF con-
ducting general Legitimate theatricai ~ l
amusement business. with $lO.Ww cdpIu,"
stock of which nothing is paid IN. II
officers are. Pre- sidcnt. William II. - Nei'i
of Cambridge. Mass: treasurer, liorace
NlitcheU of kittery. Certificate approved
March 2S.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
For Women.
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Dr. Tolmans Monthly Regulator has brought
happiness 10 hundreds of anxious women.
There is positively no other remedy known
W medical science, that viii so quickly ana
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Those having maple orchards say
that the season has not opened "
very we'll with them. but on account
OF the large amount of snow they 'i'
hoping for Il good run later in the eea-
son.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Ladies Hemstitched Linen Hand
kerchiefS, all linen. really worth 19C.,
special at I2lac. each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

II had running. itching sore il,,ii,,, on ny
log. Suffered tortures DoanS put'i' pI IN. ~.
took away the bdrninG and ltchlIs
,.Irr'' q. ". Lenhart, Bowling Ereci''
..
n. w.fS.wky,tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Great numbers of the school reports are
being sent out from the office Of State
Slpt. w. w. Stetson. These are among
the most interesting Of the department
reports, claiming as they do universal
interest. throughout the State ana other
states also, and the demand for them is
very large.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

n William Thompson. who has charge Of
The State House employees. is the posses
sorsef a seven-toed cat. 1t is a handsome
animal, a gift from an officer at the
Charleston state prison. and the extra
number of toes bestowed By nature, giv"
the paws the appearance Of prize fight
ers hands. Woe he to the mouse that
those paws strike.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
SKIRTS

Black Chcviot Flounce Skirt,
Taffcta band at top of tlounce, Brush
braid binding,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

50 dozen Ladies light weight Vests
and Pants. these goods We're made to
retail at nc. but owing to slight i'm
PROJECTIONS We shall offer them at 11c.
each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Adjutant-Gereral Richards has ordered
an election TO fill the vacancy in the clii-
taincy Of 20. X. of the IS, Regiment.
A recent election in Go. NJ, Of the 2l
Regiment. resulted in the election ot
Sergt. Guy D. Getchell as captain.
The following changes in the officers
have resulted from an election held by
Co \. of the 1st Regiment; to lie cap
tain. Lieut.. Burton +. Kcnnard; to be
first lieutenant. Second Lieut.. Herbert l..
owe: To be second lieutenant, Serst.
Frank L. Cummings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

The demand for travelling libraries. at
Tie present time is greater t!an the sup
ply. All the libraries are OF, ana there
are I number Of requests from towns
waiting for attention. or course ono
great factor in TIE increased demand is
the fact thai the Legislature reduced the
price Of the libraries from s. TO $-.5a
which is sufficient 10 pay FOR the trans
porta,ion. Then attthis time Of year poo
pie in the rural districts ana small towns
are confined 70 their homes for the great
- part Of the time as the roads are in
poor condition ana they naturally Ike tn
pass the time by reading. This class of
people find the travelling libraries greIc
and appreciated convenience.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

lung Kuro viii stop that hacking cough.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
DRESS GOODS

This department is now thoroughly
equipped in the seasons newest and
best. Make it your business to m
spect the pretty things now being
Shown in Silks and Wool Dress
Goods.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29
SKIRTS

Black figured Mohair skirt with
flouncc. trimmed with band of Tafrela
SILK. extra value.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

All wool Venetian. double breasted
Taffcta silk lined Eton jacket. collar.
revers, front OF jacket ana cuffs.
trimmed with Taffeta heavily stitched.
Flounce skirt with same trimming as
N jacket. one II the pref &ao.O 90
tjest Of the season, DO
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Eton Suit. made Of all wool Venetian
Jacket Taffeta lined, Jacket cut square
neck without collar. silk trimmed. also
darts are trimmed with silk bands
heavily stitched, FlounCe skirts with
three bands cf Tameta Silk ana
band of satin for heading. \ very
effective suit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

Elack figured wool goods with Mo
hair finish. = inches wide. worth tl.00
and $l.25 our syndicate closed out
the balance of n we'll known jobbers
stock of these goods at nearly !. price
special.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-29

The largest assortment that we have
ever shown, many Of the styles shown
by us cannot be duplicated in this
state. Silk Tissue, Six Gingham,
Silk Muslin. Dimities. Eddy Silks.
Foulardine. Percales, Ginghams and
white goods.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
Availability of Phosphate as Plant
Food.

The utter valuelessness OF chemistry as
a guide for the management OF agricul-
tural operations has been demonstrated
nowhere more forcibly than in the analy-
sis OF Florida phosphates. says the Flor
ida Agriculturist Ten years ago Norman
Robinson. then state chemist. wrote: NO
man knows, no chemist, agricultural or
other. has ever proved that any one plant
or any class OF plants can al the or
binary tempe nature IN one week. one
months or one year take up ana assimi-
late from bone phosphates in the soil the
same amount u phospboric acid that neu-
tral citrate OF ammonia in ODe-half hour
will dissolve ia q glass flask ana ~ q
scalding heat. The conditions are 30 to-
tally diverse that merely 10 state them IL
quite sufficient 10 show that the one oan
be in no sense 90 accurate measure ~
the other
But TO-DAY. We know from abundant
practical demonstration. the testimony ~
The plans iu fhf field. fhst thf plant oan-
not dissolve food gut 81 fls phosphate 90
the citrate ~ 8mulcnia does. Ten yesrs
ego ths 8EricpItpfsl pBpeff fffounded
viii fhe prsiaes ~ hof phosfilalf and
neatf sud Frgund plosphsfei Boa today
Na beer llfte ~ nothing "a fhCu De-
spite fhf demonstration, apparently COM
elusive. MAaf ~ ahr Alalama Hkpfns
uslf afafiQn. fAsf naaf Nnff maze BfQf
nf'f ~ q fGruuffI ~ fofn nlHu ari1
paosphyif. tDf fslmf. qaletlF leif go
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
Time to Prevent Potato scab.

Scabby potatoes won't pass in critical
wants to cat them at home, and the hir-
ed girl objects to peelng them. 1t is a
good thing not to have scabby potatoes.
Potato scab may be prevented by very
simple means, according to Bulletin 50 Of
the Vermont Experiment Station just
now being distributed. Prof. Jones says
that potatoes should not be planted in
soils where scab has been prevalent in
previous years. Changing the potato patch
to another field is a good preventive meas
ure in such cases. Scab is often brought
in on the seed potatoes, however, and one
of the most important means of prevention
lies in the dsinfection of the seed. This
is accomplished by soaking in corrosive
subimate or formalin.
To treat potatoes with corrosive sub
Innate make up solution of l ounce of
the chemical in Z gallons of water, and
soak the seed potatoes IL hours in this.
This solution is more poisonous than
town agency whisky and must be handled
with care. 1t is best to put the potatoes
in a loose gunny sack and let them down
into the solution by this means. To treat
potatoes with bormalin Cor formaldehyde,
as it is sometimes called, put half pint
of the chemical (Which is a liquid into
Is gallons of water. Soak the potato seed
two hours in this. Take the potatoes
out of either of these solution, dry them.
and plant as usual The solutions kill the
germs of the scab disease and practically
prevent it's occurrence unless fresh germs
happen to be present in the soil from
scabby potatoes formerly grown on the
same ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29

If the preparation of the seed bed, the
selection of seed and the planting have
been we'll done, the cultivation of the
corn crop will be easy and will accom-
pish its best results. The cultivator
should have in mind at least four OBJ
jects. viz, the conservation OF moisture,
the destruction of weeds, the feeding of
the corn plant and the aeration Of the
corn roots, says a. ID. McCallum.
The time, manner and frequency of the
civilizations will be modified by the con-
dition of the soil, but should be ADAPTED
to best effect the foregoing objects. Gen
orally it is best to begin with the har-
row before or soon efter the corn is up,
and cross-harrow in four or five days.
The importance of this early and thor
ough work with the harrow cannot be
overestimated, and ought not i'm any case
to be neglected. This narrowing destroys
the FIRST crop of weeds. which is always
the most injurious to the growing corn,
and pulverizes the surface soil forming
the soil mulch so necessary to conserve
the moisture below against the time of
drouth most sure to come.
Follow the harrow with the cultivator
using small shovcls and running close
and deep the first blowing. Cultivate
every week, the civilizations after the
first being shallow and farther away
from the corn. until the corn is too tall
for the cultivator. tt
The impression is quite prevalent that
q corn crop is we'll cultivated when II
Is plowed or cultivated three times
Three civilizations may be sufficient for
the best results in some instances. but
five or six are sometimes necessary. II
a farmer contemplates planting and Gull
tivating 30 acres of corn with one team,
it is a mistake. 1t would be better to
plant 20 or 80 acres and give il the cult
walton necessary to attain the best re-
suits, and use the remainder OF the 40
for pasture or some other crop.
The question of deep or shallow culti-
walton has its advocates pro and con.
and will perhaps never be settled to the
satisfaction OF all. but the preoonder-
ance of opinion, based upon experience
and backed by the principles of science,
favors shallow cultivation. at least shall
low enough to prevent the destruction
of the corn roots, which form network
a few inches below the surface surround
ing the plant. Deep cultivation tears out
these feeding roots and limits the corn
plant to a very small area for food and
moisture. which We seek to save and
render more available by cultivation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
Potato Cultivation.

The most Of the care OF the potato field
should be done before the shoots are in
sight as the cultiyating can be done much
easier. faster and cheaper before they sp-
pear. with team, harrow and small boy.
than when they are In the way, With a
man. horse and hand cultivstor. We 90
over ours i've or six times with o lever
set. spring-too harrow Immediately aft
er planting. or within two weeks. This
Kills al eproutlng weeds and reduces the
surface TO fine mulch which prevents
the soil water from coming 20 the sur
face b. capillary attraction, allows the
al 60 enter. without which no chemical
action can take place. making plant food
available, and makes the coll q congenial
home for the plant
The hrsi culuysung after the sprOui r
base Ereened. and ore tough is done With
o smoothing harroN, which fhoul9 bt
ngbt with FlsntinF teeth. driving Bnfosf
fhe rows. sh0uid the Eround have macy
larFr stones "a would be better 10 nrrf
culflYhts with q roarfc toptbrq hand rul-
tiystor ron quite deep. spd which all
fhr0N some orr toNHr1 fhs piontf. Fel.
loNinR fhH Tifb y hsrroN Nii pun enc
stones INTO enc centef ~ tle roH
Tho Second cultivation should bf ven
ahsigb ESQ followed ~ > NeearT ~ siif
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
Plants without Seeds.

Various kinds of plants that have long
been grown from sets or have been wholly
propagated by underground roots, have
apparently almost entirely lost their
power to reproduce their kinds by seed
ing. says the American Cultivator. 1t is
much more common in tropical plants tnan
in those natural TO northern ATTITUDES. The
common banana is the most familiar
specimen of this class of plants 1t was
not Always destitute of seeds, and the
places where seeds used to be are indi-
Gated by dark specks when the fruit is
cut open. II is easy to see how the seed
of the banana came to be left out. The
pant grows in extremely rich soil, and
each root after fruiting sends up a crowd
of young plants that if there were any
seeding they would have no chance to
grow uD and bear fruit. AS the banana
seed was never used TO grow the fruit, ma
ture left it out.
We very nearly made the potato a seed
less plant, In the long era after its IN
PRODUCTION, before there was any attempt
TO reproduce potatoes from seed balls. I'm
Ill the introduction of the Early Good
rich, soon after followed by the Early
Rose, the production of seed balls on the
potato plant was very uncommon. Bios
SONS there would be in plenty, but no
$3.50
bail was hollow and contained no seed. We
can remember when, in digging potatoes,
the finding of a seed ball with seed in IT
was regarded remarkable event. All
this indicated that the vitality of the po-
tato had been injured by the long propa-
CATION from sets. All the new varieties
that are produced from seed will bear
seed quite abundantiy for a few years, or
until the necessity for seed bearing has
IL Lgt,F tharA va
reties of potatoes that are only sports;
that is. accidental variations from the old
type, and these can only be grown from
sets as they are very shy seed bearers.
These sport potatoes have very little con-
stttuton, though they are often very
vigorous growers. After a few years the
variety is sure to decline in production,
or 20 become especially liable ITO blight
and rot.
1t is possible, however to make any
potato produce seed balls in plenty. il
will do this If planted on very poor soil.
or where ii can make feeble growth. Ma
ture apparently sets a plant thus situated
to growing seeds. which may be carried
to some more favorable locality and thus
perpetuate the species. We used to notice
when we grew potatoes that those very
early planted and whose top was cut off
by frost were much more abundantly load
ed with Seeu DaiIb IMAM tnoSe pihnteu idteT
and which grew without any such check.
Yet this is only what is always seen I'm
growing grain. Every farmer knows that
an excess OF heterogeneous manure for grain
crops makes a great growth of straw. and
often to the injury of the grain yield. IT
is the mineral fertilizers, especially pot
ash. that tend most strongly to making
seed in all kinds Of plants. When po-
tatoes are plentifully supplied with potash
in any form they produce more seed balls.
Such plants also keep their vigor longer
than do potatoes grown where mineral
fertilizers are deficient.