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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05

Patrick Cassidy Of ipulton. IS in the
Pcnohscot c"anty jail charged with
smuggling 70 bushels Of oats over the
Canadian border into Houlton. cas-
sidy admits that he brought in -
bushels but he denies that he is r.
sponsible for any more. Cassidy's cas-
will b. presented to the United Stats
grand jury which convcnes in Portland
an 'rI,SluV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05

There has seldom bcen more H'' No
in the city than is reported ~ !.
present time. a large proper loi' -
Is d,ie to the prevalence OF the ''i.
ana there are but few houSe''o
where there is not one or more
Icvs affected with the malaay' 80
thorc is also n great deal Of s'ck'i','' =.
= mare serious nature. when AZ" 10
ett.eted by the high dea tn rate Vi 49,
month of January. In looking ~,
record il was found that from on-
LET tn sunday. Feb 8. there nav
cnr,ed in the city, IS deaths
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05

At the meeting OF. Calanthe Lodge,
K Of r. Wednesday night. there will
to work in the rank Of Page ANY
brothers sojourning in the city. are
cordially invited to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
New York Cotton Market.

New York. Feb f.
Cotton futures closed quiet ana steady.
February, 935; March. 9.34; April, 9.2s;
May. $50; June and July. 9.25; August,
S.g3: September. Si5; October, S.2l; No
,rnhnr ny; DeCember, l.9l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05

The funeral of of the late Mrs. Fret
\. Wilson will b. held from the RESI-
dence at No. II Maple street. at ?.
NJ. tOday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
ST.. 95Mll. 30.

On the Produce Exchange:
BUTTER--inactiNe; cream ories, lifi2l
dairies, llt2MlS
CHEESE Dun, 10i4Ml1&.
EGGE-Du fresh, Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
The Woa.h ,r for Ianu,ry

Abstract of meteorological observations
taken at the Maine Agricultural Expert
ncnt Station. for the month of January.
iH.I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
New York Money Market.

New York Feb I.
Money on call, steady, l4m2 per cent;
last loan at per cent
Prime mercantile paper. @m4 per cent.
Sterling exchange. firm, with actual
business in bankers bills ut $3.50, for de-
man dand at $4.Si4 for 90 days: posted
rates, $l.S%Gii.S5l- and $lsa; commercial
bills $4.Silt+.Si2.
silver certificates
Bar silver, II :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
'eclleod3mns
Rest, Health md Comfort 10 Mother and

MRS. WiNSLOW'S SOOTHING S1RUP, tor
children teething, softens the gums, reduces
iiHalllnation, allays all PAIN. and cures winu
'oilc Perfectly sale III all cases We woui,l
FAY To every mother " no has Il suffering cniid
30 not let Your prejudice, nor the prtiu'iIcc9
Hio'ners, st;nd between YOU ana your sunei'
1iS enid aud the relief That Will be Surc--yes'
absolutely surc-to follow the use OF lnis
"e'ilclne, if timely used. Price a5c. 4 bottie.
iebl ,d&wkvly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05

Asthma quickly relieved by Lung
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-05
lie T + IA.
The Famous Pa|mist and CIairvoyant,
Will Remain One More Week.

II Is SAT" @ say nothing u lie kind
mas eyer created 50 great an interest in
occultism in Augusta ~ QUEEN JI[,r'rA
ana her company Of Pdlmists ana Clair
NoSanis. Honest Straightforward ana
capable. 5 cotcrt Of life readers are
ape !" interest all visitors Ia the camp
~ al Water ST. and their readings of
character ana persons may be- termed
truly remarkable, at the request Of many
who were unable To gain a hearing dur
ing the Queens stay, the latter has
decided to remain one more week under
me management of Mr.. Titus great care
Is exercised Ia hIV" no Objectionable per
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22

Come and see the picture" he said.
81 should like your opinion of it,"
The reporter consulted his watch.
Il shall have to come back some
other time for that he replied; 81
must hurry off now to keep my APP
pointment with Mr.. Dunlap"
He started toward the door; but
suddenly facing sprague again, he
held out his hand to the artist, who
pressed it cordially.
Goodbye, old man. he said, af-
fectionately, "be as sensible as you
can, and don't wantonly play with the
fire."
And before sprague could frame an
answer, the reporter was gone.
The artist remained thoughtfully
standing until his friends footsteps
had died away in the distance. Then
he turned and walked slowly into the
studio. Here, in the middle of the
room, stood an easel, upon which was
the portrait of a beautiful young
girl.
Sprague gazed at it long and earn
estly. Then he heaved an almost in
audible sigh.
"Sturgis is right" he said to him
self, turning away at last, t'and-and
| am a COMPOUNDED idiot"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
VII.
N

In a quarter of the city which is
rapidly surrendering to the relentless
encroachments of trade, there still
stand a few old-fashioned houses, the
sole survivors of what was once an
a%ristocratic settlement.
One by one their fellows have been
Slapped and swept away by the resist
less tide of commerce, until these an
Gent dwellings, stubbornly contest
ing a position already lost, now real
their sepulchral brownstone fronts in
stiff and solitary grandeur-huge sar-
cophagi in a busy mart.
One of these houses stands well
back from the street line, the tradi-
tional backyard of the ordinary New
York dwelling having been sacri-
feed, in this instance. to make room
for a tiny garden, which is separated
from the street by a tall spiked iron
railing, behind which grows an ar
Dor vitae hedge. The former serves
as a defense against the marauding
of the irrepressible metropolitan
gamin; while the latter confers upon
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

In the Is years from 1855 to 1900
increased from 49, 64 to 27,374.
At Eucla, in Australia, a subter-
ranean lake has been found at a
depth of 800 feet, with a comparative
ly inexhaustible supply of water.
In 1868 Japan's export and import
trade amounted altogether to only
26,246,545 yen, or silver dollars. In
$40 yen.
Among the accidents" reported in
Austria recently was the case of a
workman who walked along the road
smoking a pipe, with a 50-pound bag
of %gunpowder on his back!
By offering King Menelik eight per
cent. of the proceeds, Italian capital
lists have succeeded in securing the
exclusive privilege of working the
gold mines of western Ethiopia for
so years.
Oberammergau used to be deserted
by tourists except in the years Of
the Passion performances. It is now
becoming a regular summer resort,
about 500 persons having spent the
hot months there this year.
The recent large vintages in France
recall the years 1874 and 1875, when
wine was so abundant that it was
given to the horses. It was claimed
that if oats were soaked in wine the
horses would need only half the
usual quantity for the same amount
of work.
In the recent British naval ma
neuvers Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford introduced a complete innova-
ton. In the event of a war at sea
there is the contingency of the com
mander in chief and his second in
command being killed. Without spare
admirals no one would be left with
experience in maneuvering a whole
fleet. Lord Charles, during a whole
week, caused the fleet under his com
mand to be Unanswered by the va
rious captains, with the result that
valuable experience was gained all
round.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
A FATAL ATTRACTION.
U~nconsciously Encountered by the
Victim, But 1t Became Very
Holding.

at is a hateful habit" declared the
dandy.
"Pshaw!" said the medical student,
whats the harm in chewing gum?
1t improves the digestion"
"And ruins the temper. Did you
hear of my experience at Lake Lucid
last summer? No?
II was visiting the Smith-Joneses
lat their lodge, and on the opposite
shore lived a girl 1 wanted to meet
You may think how pleased I was
when she sent out invitations for an
informal dance, and /, as the guest Of
the Smith-Joneses, was included.
"You know, I belong to the til
regiment, and therefore possess a
pair of perfect fitting duck trousers.
Now those of the other men were
only ready-made, and l would easily
eclipse them.
"The evening arrived, and a dilem-
ma confronted me; it was necessary
to take a rowboat, yet to sit down
would crease my trousers. but [ re-
called the famous painting of Wash
ington crossing the Delaware in a
standing posture, and I, too, hoped
to pass to victory.
III opened the dance with the
hostess, who was stunning, in some
gauzy stuff with blue ribbons. Elated
by this honor, I stepped out on the
porch to cool off on a corner of the
rustic railing. Presently I started to
slip down.
Imagine my horror when i found
myself firmly fixed to my perch.
II realized my position at once; the
email boy of the family had forgotten
his tolu gum.
sit was a long evening. Through
the window 1 could see that beautiful
blond, with plenty of partners, among
whom I could no longer be numbered.
"John Smith-Jones came running
out to fill up a set of lancers.
"I am not dancing tonight l
pleaded, with truth.
"When supper was served John
again sought me, saying we must
help the ladies, but I refused to stir.
"At last the boat returned and then
I literally tore myself away from the
festivities. And my hostess never
knew why 1 neglected to thank her
for a pleasant evening"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
"Come in!" said Murdoch, removing

"Come in!" said Murdoch, removing
the cigar from his lips.
The door opened. admitting a tall
and beautiful young girl, evidently
not long out of her teens.
did l disturb you, father?" she
asked, stepping lightly into the
room.
mo, Agnes" replied Murdoch,
courteously; "as you see, / am indulg-
ing in a period of dolce far niente."
The young girl laughed a clear, sill.
very laugh, as her eyes FELL upon the
pile of newspapers.
eff the reading of a dozen news
papers is dolce far niente, I should
think you would welcome hard work
as a pleasant change"
"Oh!" replied her father, "the
work l have done on those has not
amounted to much. 1 have only
been cleaning the news from the
morning papers.
EYES," he added, answering her sur
prised look, cit takes a deal of skim
milk to yield a little cream
The last paper which Murdoch had
been examining lay upon the desk be-
fore him.. From the closely printed
columns stood out in bold relief the
glazing headlines:
MURDER IN A CAB.
MYSTERIOUS ASSASSINATION OF An;
UNKNOWN MAN, IN BROAD
DAYLIGHT.
CABMAN REILLY DENIES ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIME.
Miss Murdock's glance rested care
lessly upon these words for an in
slant. They aroused in her nothing
more than the mild curiosity which
attaches to events of palpitating hui
man interest, when they have been
CONCEALED in the columns of the daily
newspapers and served to palates al
ready stated with sensational YER
bosity.
"Mary said you wished to speak to
me-" said the young girl, after a
short pause. 81 thought / would step
in to see you before going to Mr..
Sprague's."
ITO sprague's?" inquired Murdoch,
fixing his keen eyes upon the young
girl. "Ah, yes; l remember he spoke
of the appointment last night. How
is the portrait coming on?"
cit is almost finished. Probably
only one or two more sittings, at the
most, will be necessary"
Agnes seemed slightly embarrassed
by the fixity of her fathers search
ing glance. She settled herself in an
armchair and assumed a look of defer
ent expectancy.
ITO Be Continued
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
FASHION IN 0 v
Those That Are Worn in the Coun-
try and ut Society Gatherings
in the City.

In the open air and for afternoon
calls white kid gloves or white Swedish
leather gloves are worn, says the New
York Tribune. For travel they use
white Berlin (twine) gloves that a
be easily put on and taken off; for rid
ing on horseback, hand sewed gloves
of kid leather; for driving, very large
gloves of chamois leather. For the
country or ON the strand the giants de
aaxe" is recommended. 1t is not fas-
tened, can be washed and can be worn
in the country on all occasions, such as
while plucking fruits or flowers, visit
ing the stables, the pigeon house or the
poultry yard, o when Playing with the
children at the seashore. AT balls and
evening parties the kid glove still
reigns supreme, though also the white
Swedish glove, which must always
reach to the elbow, is often Worn. At
dinner or in the interval between din
mer and supper it is absolutely neees-
sary to remove the gloves. The stupid
fashion of taking off but one glove and
hiding the hand as much as possible has
been entirely abandoned. The fashion
of wearing pretty lace gloves has never
taken a strong hold in high circles,
though it cannot be denied that a beau
tiful hand covered by a silk network,
is exceedingly attractive. They are
still worn by highly fashionable Won
en- at their prisate receptions, but such
daringdeserves appreciation only when
the wearer has hands of great beauty,
and there are but few endowed with
the enviable gift of beautiful hands.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
VOLTS AND A COOL MIND.
Marvellous Escape from Electrocu-
tion Through Retention of
Wits md Nerve.

Five thousand volts of electricity
were hurled into e. L. Price, an cleo
trician at the Edison company plant,
and he walked over to the City hospital
to tell 'em about it. Tt proved to be
the tallest thing in the line of a story
of that kind the doctors had ever
heard, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
ga very few hundred of those things
volts of electricity-kill a person."
remarked one of the doctors, eying
the electrician askance.
sJust so,'' said the electrician, "but
always put in providing a circuit be
formed"
"You say 5000 volts of the stuff en-
tered your body?" inquired another
one, gazing at the man in wonder.
"Yes, SIR" Price replied; $500 volts
registered"
Didn't it do anything at all to you?"
asked a physician.
Nothing but this replied Price,
and holding up his left hand he
showed the two middle fingers split
a little at the tips.
CHATS all, except Kind of a queer
feeling in my breast, as if somebody
had hit me there, but not very hard.
When my fingers touched the $1,000
volt wire I knew enough not to try
and put the wire away from 'em with
my other hand. If I had, of course,
my life would have been snuffed out
quicker'n a match in a gale.
"But at that time I might have done
so, for the shock as it was was enough
to make the oldest hand at the bust
ness forget for the instant all he knew.
cts the old question of keeping
your presence of mind, no matter what
happens. Let a person one part of
whose body comes in contact with a
live wire of whatever strength keep
presence of mind enough not to touch
the wire with another part of his
body, like the other hind or a, foot or
any part of his body, and he will most
generally get away alive. This, of
course, is providing there's somebody
else around or within call to come and
knock the wire away with a club.
"And the rescuer, under such cir
cumstances, should not try to push the
wire away, for this may cause him to
get fastened to it himself. 1t should
always be knocked away with a blow,
any kind of a blow. This gives only in
Simultaneous contact, and the
tum of the blow sends the wire away
from the club the next second after
contact"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22

the occupants of the garden a sem
blance OF protection from the GU
rious gaze of the passers-by.
This property, having been the sub
Ject of an interminable lawsuit, had
remained for many years u~noccupied,
and was even now beginning to be re-
garded by some of the neighbors as
haunted, when at last it was bought
by DR.. Murdoch, a wealthy widower
with an only daughter. For some
months masons and carpenters were
at work; and then, one day, the new
occupants entered into possession.
The Murdocks lived quietly but lux
uriously, like people accustomed to
wealth. They had their horses and
carriages. their house at Lenox and at
Newport, and their yacht. Their cir
Gle of acquaintances was large, and
included not only the fashionable set,
u also a scientific, literary and art
istic set. For DR.. Murdoch was q
chemist of national reputation, a
member of several scientific bodies.
and a man of great intelligence and
broad culture.
On this particular New Years morn.
ing DR.. Murdoch was seated in his
study, apparently absorbed in read,
ing the daily papers, a pile of which
lay upon his table. His occupation
might perhaps more accurately be de.
scribed as skimming the daily papers;
for each journal in turn was subject.
ed to a rapid scrutiny, and only a few
columns seemed occasionally to inter
est the reader.
There was no haste visible in the
doctors actions, each one of which
appeared to be performed with the
GOODNESS and elaboration of a MAJ
who is not the slave of time; and yet
SO systematic We're they, that. all los
motion being avoided. every operation
was rapidly completed.
In a short time the pile of newspa
pers had been disposed of, and tn,
doctor, lighting a choice cigar, Leaned
back in his comfortable armchair ant
placedly pulled the wreaths of fra
grant smoke ceilingward. He was ap
parently satisfied with the world ant
with himself, this calm, p~assionles.
man. And yet a sharp observer would
have noted an almost imperceptibl,
furrow between the eyes, which nigh
perhaps have indicated only TIN
healthy mental activity of an or
binary man; but which, in one givel
so little to outward manifestation O
feeling as DR.. Murdoch, might ais,
betoken more or less serious n
ance or displeasure.
While the chemist sat in this pen
sive attitude, there was a rustic O
skirts outside, and presently Their
came a gentle knock at the docr o
the study.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
Corn Boiled in Husls.

Select short, thick ears of sweet
corn; remove allhusks except the inner
layer; strip these down and remove
the silk from the corn; then replace
it and tie the ends together at upper
end of each ear. Throw into a large
boiler of boiling water and boil rapid
ly for ten or twelve minutes, if corr
is,young and ears small. Take from
the water, take off the strings and
serve at once without removing the
husks, before sent to table. Put but
ter, salt and pepper in a saucepan and
melt to consistency of cream; pour this
into a gravy boat and serve with the
corn.-Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22

The summer girl who suffers with an
oily skin will find in the hot days of
summer an opportunity offered by the
great beautifying establishment Of
Dame Nature to rid herself of her an
noyance. Every friendly drop of per-
SEPARATION should be encouraged. Do
not dam the stream with the perpetual
powder rag. Let it fowasit will, know
ing that each little rivulet carries with
it impurities of which you should be
glad to be rid.-Good Health.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
Small Horscshoes.

The smallest horse, probably, that
was ever fitted with a set of shoes by
any horseshoer in California occu-
pied a place in the shop of a Peta-
luna blacksmith not long ago. 1t
was a six-months-old Shetland pony.
one of a herd a Los Angeles man was
bringing down from Mendocino coun-
ty, where they had been pastured
during the summer. The rough roads
had worn it's bare feet and ~necessi-
tated shoeing. The shoes, fashioned
out of a steel bar, when fitted to the,
pony's feet were a trife larger than
a silver dollar piece and the full set
weighed just four ounces, an II
for each shoe.-San Francisco Chron-
icle,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22

The Garden of Gethsemane, which
so closely interviewer with the clos
ing scenes in the life of Christ, is now
a desolate spot, containing a few old
and shattered olive trees, the trunks
OF which are supported by stones,
though some of the branches are flour
ishing. 1t is a small square inclosure
Of about 200 feet, surrounded by a high
wall, a little way out of Jerusalem, be-
low st. Stephens gate, and near the
foot of the Mount of Olives. Biblical
reference to it is made in Matt. $500
So; Mark 14:26-5e; Luke 22:39-53. and
John 1s:1-14. The garden is the prop
erty of the Latin Christians, the Greek
church having fixed upon another To-
cality as the rue site of Gethsemane.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
CHAPTER VI.
THE ARTIST.

Sprague was a dilettante in art as
he was in life. If he had not been
rich, he might perhaps have become
a great artist. But, lacking the spur
of poverty, he seemed incapable of
sustained effort. Occasionally he was
seized with a frenzy for labor; and,
for weeks at a time he would shut
himself up in his studio, until he had
%creditably accomplished some bit of
work. But the fever was soon spent,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
AN INVOLUNTARY THIEF.
OF with Another Mans Horse
and Wngen and Got Into
Trouble.

There is no fun in being a criminal,
even though it be by accident. George
I'll. Jessup, the novelist and play
wright, who has now a big place in
Cabinteely, Ireland, once lived in San
francisco, says the Philadelphia Sat
urday Evening Herald. There was an
epidemic of horse stealing at that
time, which was followed by a SYM
pathetic attack of lynching. Vigi-
lance committees were everywhere.
and strangers On strange horses We're
viewed with suspicion.
Jessup and a friend were out driv-
ing one day and took part in a picnic
where they knew nobody. They
passed several pleasant hours at San
Mateo, where the festival took place,
and then remembered an important
engagement. They left the crowd and
went to the neighboring grove where
the horses We're tethered, and unfas
tening their own rig, as they sup
posed, jumped in and drove off. The
horse had trotted two or three miles
when the friend said:
George, this isn't our horse. It's
a larger and better animal"
Jessup looked at the steed carefully
and replied: upon my word, you arc
right. This isn't our carriage robe
either"
1t vas a handsome affair, and they
looked at it with some curiosity. On
the inside of it was sewed a piece of
cloth bearing the name and address
of the owner. The friend gasped:
George, do you know the owner of
this rig is the head of the vigilance
committed"
Mr.. Jessup broke into a cold per-
spiration as he replied: Lets drive
to the nearest telegraph station and
wire him"
They drove like mad, and when
they reached the station made ar.
engagements at the hotel to have the
horse and wagon cleaned. Then thew
sent a dispatch. and waited their fate.
In due time the irate owner arrived
and to their indispensable JOY he came
in their own vehicle. There were ex.
plantations and apologies, md, accord.
ing to California custom, the luckless
Jessup was compelled to ''treat the
house." an act which kept him poor
for the remainder of the month
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
A Dainty Salad.

One-half pint of crab meat, two
heads of celery, two hard-boiled eggs
minced very fine, one tomato scald-
ed and cut in slices, laid in a border
of shaved lettuce with the crab meat,
celery and hard-boiled eggs in the
center; garnish with capers and sea-
son with French dressing.-Peoplc's
Home Journal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
Different Denominations,

ga mar gave owe a hundred dollars
for a copper cent the other day"
THAT'S nothing. An English syn.
dictate has just paid $2,cGo,C0a fcr 3
wooden mill."-Harlem Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-22
H~enrtnche and Indigestion.

If we could be as blind to other peo-
pies blessings as we are to our own.
we certainly should not have so much
heartache and probably not so much
Observation-Disclosures Life.