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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
A VIVID DREAM.
One OF Robert Louis Stevenson's
PhantOms of the Brain.
Rose Van b. Specie.

Yesterday l walked too far and spent
all the afternoon on the outside of my bed
went finally to rest at o and slept nearly
II hours on the stretch. Bennett (the
doctor) when told of it this morning,
augurcd well for my recovery. He said
youth must I've putting in strong OF
course ought not to have slept at all
As it was, l dreamed horribly. but not
my usual dreams of social miseries and
MISUNDERSTANDING and all sorts OF cruel
fixions Of the spirit, but Of good, CHEEKY
physical things-of long SUGGESTIONS Of
vaulted, dimly lit cellars fun of bluck wa
ter, in which l went swimming among
toads and unutterable cold, blind fishes
Now and then these cellars opened up into
a sort of domed music hall places, where
one could land for little on the slope Of
the orchestra, bur IA sort OF horrcr prevent
ed one from staying long and made one
plunge back again into the dead waters
Then my dream changed, and was n
sort OF Siancse pirate on n very high deck
with several others. The ship was almost
captured, and we were fighting desperate
" The hidcous engines We used and the
perfectly incredible carnage that we ctf4rt-
ed by means of them kept me CHEEKY, rs
you may imagine, especially a. | felt al
the time my sympathy with the hoarlrts
and knew that was only i prisoner " it'll
these horrid Malays Then saw i signal
being given and knew they were goini, to
blow up the ship
lcapcd right OFF, and heard my captors
splash in the water after me a. thick aS
pebbles when bit Of river bank had given
way beneath the foot. | never heard tile
ship blow up. lint spent the rest Of the
night swimming about some pile, with
the whole sea fun Of Malays. searching for
me with knives in their mouths They
could swim any distance under water. and
every now and again, just as l was begin
ming 10 reckon myself safe, a cold hand
would be laid on my nnklu-ugh ,-" The
Letters az Robert Io@i> Stevenson, edit
ed by Sidney Colvin, in Scribrers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
ANSWERED PhAftn'

rrayed that love might come;
THAT that great passion which makes hca'0"
or hell 49,, ho,r,
70 whom IL cometh might fiji my lone heart
With all its heights OF Joy and depths Oh woe'
That might know the length and breauth vi
human soul ,,
Which but the heart that loves can eVsr hho"'
Love came! How my life doomed
How fairer than thought was ear'h' no"
near seemed heaven
The rriefs that had been mine were Silocu
DER ..,.
With light from my glad heart, and they were
lost.
And then-God the heavens broke; the earth
stood still
stood alone to reckon up the cost.
The day will never dawn so horror filed.
Not when the earth shall melt and roll away
Such agony will never come to one poor
heart
There comes n time we cannot even pray.
The sonl knows well there is both he'll and
heaven,
When. when unsought the hearts full love IS
given.
An answered prayerl God gave first what
asked and naught beside,
The bitter portion my own lips hac craved.
What other could he do than give it me?
How other teach my wilful heart The truth
That prayers Of earth ask ever but the wrath
He giveth all unasked to those who live by
faith.
Rose Van Il. Specie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Novel Swindling scheme.

Among the battered tlotSam and jctSam
that has accumulated in a secondhand
store not great distance from Jack son
square is IA shabby round table with a curl
Gus secret and no doubt a still more curl
ous history. The top was once covered
with green billiard cloth. which now is
set in the center and perhaps ten inches
square.
The whole top is loose and can be re-
moved, revealing an interior space con
tanning a horseshoe magnet wound with
wire and connected with an armaturc
very much like that of an ordinary tcle-
graphic instrument. \ close examination
shows an insulated wire running down
one of the legs to a small knob or button,
protruding on the outside. When the top
is in place, the steel plate rests directly
over the magnet This strange device is
explained clearly enough by its present
owner ut is dice table - he said. ION
which lot of money has been won. When
it was in order there was n good sized
battery inside. connected with the magnet
When the knob on the leg was pressed, the
current was turned on, and that made the
steel plate magnetic The dice they used
with it had small metal disks on one face,
and as long as the current was on they
naturally fell that side down. When the
knob was released, they would fall any
way they CHANGED 30 come, so all that was
necessary for the operator TO do was TO
keep his knee on the button and he could
absolutely control his play. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
How Horses Catch Cold.

Horses are very subject 10 nasal Catarrh
and il j. n widely prevalent belief among
coachmen that if horse goes into fresh
stable. and especially if horse which has
been out at grass goes into n stable with
other horses. it will be most likely to de
velop a cold; so. too, il is noticed, will
horses bought at fair, and this is popu-
larry attributed to the drafts to which
they have been exposed. As it Is admitted,
however, that any other horses which may
have been in the stable generally catch
this cold from the newcomer surely it is
more reasonable to suppose that the latter
has in like manner received the infection
from some of its neighbors while on sale
A medical friend of the writer lately
made an interesting experiment He has
two horses and has been in the habit of
turning one out for the summer months
When he brought it in again for the win
ter. it used invariably to develop a severe
cold. Coachmen will tell you that this is
due to the unaccustomcd warmth Of the
stable, which makes the animal mesh. ;"
Last year, however, before bringing in his
horse the doctor had his stable thorough
ly disinfected and lime washed and put no
other horse into it. The one which came
in from grass then remained perfectly free
from any symptoms Of catarrh spectator
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
TO CURE THE GRIP.
Advice OF a Famous Physician.
First and foremost, REST.

flfSt ana foremost, REST.
Take care Of yourself. Your already
weakened nerves want rest, and must
nave 1t. III the attack is severe, go to
bed and remain there. More fatali-
ties result from the neglect OF this pre-
caution than from any other cause.
Eat sparingly. Your digestive or
cams are in no condition to take care
of large quantities of food.
Drink plenty of pure. cold water.
1t allays the fever. stimulates the kid
neys to action and opens up the pores
OF the skin. Keep the bowels open
with DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.
Take three doses Of DR.. Miles Nerv-
inc per day. and If you cannot sleep
take an extra dose at bed time To
further control the fever. and 20 over
come the peculiar aches and pains Of
grip. use Or. Miles Pain Pills. They
act quickly and effectually, and no bad
effects result from their use. These
remedies have been thoroughly tested
more than a million times, and their
efficiency is thoroughly established
They never fail to give relief.
DR.. Miles Remedies can be found
at any drug store. ana they are sold on
a positive guarantee that first bottle
or package benefits or money refunded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
A Hardy Plague.

In 1860 the Dutch city Of HARLEM was
devastated Ivy the bubonic plague Whole
families persisted, among them a family
by the name of Cloux, whose various
members We're buried I'm the HARLEM
church yard. Thirty or 40 years ago it was
found that the masonry Of the tomb was
out Of repair, and the vault was entirely
rebuilt. The masons in charge of the
work descended into the vault and re-
manned there during more than a day.
Now, although more than two centuries
have passed since the epidemic, all these
workmcn were attacked with the infec-
tious bubo characteristic glandular swell
ing) of the plague and had to undergo
long treatment at the hospital Neverthc-
less, there were no symptoms of the plague
proper, and all recovered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
COUNTY BOUNDARIES.
The Peculiar Zlgxng Lines Between
Two states md the Cause.

II you will look on the map Of New
England, you will see two curious irrcgn-
larities in the dividing line between Mas
sachusctts and Connecticut. One of them
Is In CRANKY township, little northwest
of Hartford, and the other in Enfield
township, on the Connecticut river, south
OF Springfield. 1t is standing conun-
drum why, SO long AS the boundary is
imaginary, they did not make it straight
instead OF crooked. But thereby hangs u
sale.
Those two little joys on the map arc
monuments to human obstinacy and to
the pcrsistency which is one Of the chief
traits OF the Yankee character. The an
ccstors Of the farmers who own those little
spots OF ground preferred to live in Massa
chusetts rather than in Connecticut and
fought for their preference until they had
their way.
The controversy began in l7l3 and con
tinued for ! II years before 1t was finally
decided. In 1924 the question was appeal
cd to England, but the government was so
much cngrossed in the Seven Years war
that II was never brought to the attention
OF the crown. Up to the outbreak o. tho
Revolution both states continued to levy
taxes and send notices Of fast day and cleo
tions to the farmers who occupied the
land, and there is no record of how they
avoided one or whether they paid both.
Later, however, they voted and paid taxes
in Massachusetts only, notwithstanding
the protest Of the county authorities IN
Connecticut. In 1893, after peace was re-
stored, both states appointed commission
ers, but the dispute was carried on until
1904, when compromise was reached.
There were several similar disputes he
tween the two states besides those which
now appear upon the map, and an agree
ment was reached by which Massachusetts
consented to surrender her claim to "A strip
Of territory in Woodstock and Suifield
townships provided Connecticut would
yield her claims to the other tracts in dis
putc No action, however, was taken upon
the report.
In 1910 the controversy was revived by
some legal proceeding, and another com
mission was appointed, but il il ever
reached IA conclusion there Is no record To
M found In 1920 third commission was
intrustcd with the settlement, and after
two years they decided upon the present
boundary line. which was adopted by he
Legislature of both states.-Chicago Rec
oval
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
HE WAS A eLUFFeR.
How n Maine Man Got Money For
College Expenses.

y successful Auburn man tells the fol
lowing story OF his own experiences: Il
wanted t. get some money 10 - to col
lrgc," says hr, "and the only way was 70
earn II. | had no trade, which made ii
bad resolved that | would try what
blutling would do. l went to Boston. ana
after awhile ! struck job Is a meat cut
ter When went into the store. the pro
prictor asked ne what | could do. and |
told him could emit meat. He wanted a
good meat cutter, and | hired out with
him. ! had seen men cut meat, but haG
never cut any myself.
Sow hon took up knife end went to
work it was not tn bc wondered At that
my employer called me to account. He
was on his ear, rs they say, and / can't
SAY that blame him. Look here. young
man. h. said. that ain I the way 10 cut
meat Well, said |. that : the way they
cut meat lip in Vermont | don't care
he replied. this is not Vermont | want
you to understand that If you are going
to cut meat in Boston you We got To cut it
the way we cut it, And with this hs
took the knife and the saw and showed
me how they cut meat in Boston. de-
tanned him as long as could. and never
tried TO remember anything half SO hard.
Il guess grasped the situation, for
remained there rs meat cutter several
months When l struck Auburn. had
an iden would 60 10 work in the shoe
factories. | went 70 every factory save one
and stated my desire. l didn't know any
part Of the business, and I got the cold
shoulder. Many of the forcmen took my
name and address and said when they
wanted man they would send for me
guess they haven't wanted a man since; ut
any rate they haven't sent for me When 1
entered the last shop, was desperate. and
l resolved to try my old game of bluff.
They asked me what / could do, and
told them | was n cutter, adding that
was very sure I could please them. They
set me to work. ! went slow at first for
| was watching to see how the fellows did
it. BY good luck l got on to the cutting
without spelling much leather, and before
many days l could cut uppers with the
best of them. / worked there two years,
and when left to enter college they seemed
sorry TO have me 60 Since then havo
graduated from college. and here am fol
lowing my profession, able to hoe my row
with my livelicst competitor Lewiston
(Me.) journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
FORCED TO KILL HIMSELF.
He Was Declared Officially Dead ana
Then Driven to suicide.

This is II true story: In San Francisco
there Chinese secret society the laws
of which are rs strict and unchanging as
those of the Modes and Persians. One Of
the members of this society told some OF
its secrets-an otfense punishable by
death. He was to be tried in the usual
way before a tribunal of the society.
The night of the ordeal was fixed. The
culprit was represented by able counsel,
but the sentence was death-as was ex-
pccted An executioncr was called from
an adjoining room. He was strapplng
big Chinaman and wore one OF those md
eous wooden masks that art critics think
so beautiful He carried n double edged
sword fully five feet long. To test the
edge he folded newspaper in eight parts,
and tho knife went through those eight
thicknesses Of paper as If it were Dlt OF
butter in summer time.
The culprit was put down upon ms
knees, and another Chinaman, also on his
knees, faced him and caught the traitor by
the cue He drew the culprit's neck TO-
ward him, the smOck was pulled over MS
shoulders. and with one mighty swing the
double edged sword descended. Like
flash it Glove the air and then-stopped.
A fractional part of an inch separated the
sword from the victim S neck. very, very
gently the executioner brought the weapon
down until 1t just touched the traitor )
neck. Then, as it is crime to Kill man
in San Francisco, he stopped. He brought
the sword to his side again, turned to the
judges and said
THE culprit is dead.
The newly executed got to his feet and
said something to the judge. The judge
did not hecd--for the culprit was dead. He
tried to speak to the Cinnamon, who We're
hurrying from the hall. But he spoke TO
deaf ears To all intents and purposes he
was a dead man.
He made his way into the street and the
first thing that caught his eye was a huge
poster proclaiming 10 all Chinatown that
he had been executed that evening. No
one would speak to him, no one would
look at him. He was dead man-just as
dead as if the cxecUtioner's sword had in
reality descended
Fer whole week that man wandered
about Chinatown, the posters procaiming
his execution staring him in the face at
every turn Not a crust of bread could he
beg. not Il mouthfUl of water. His people
knew him Us dcad-he was past, gone,
buried
And SO one day he wandered up into the
American portion of san Francisco and
stole revolver from messenger boy,
who was showing it TO some companions
Then he ran down into Chinatown, sat
down on the pavement beneath one of his
own death notices and blew the added
brains out of his poor Chinese head Phil
adelphia Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
The Liar and the Thief,

Lying is of all mean traits Of character
the most despicable This is the crying
sin Of the age-that men do not value their
word. If a man steals and is caught the
world brands him thief and shuns him !;
he can never outlive it; but if he lies,
though it may be proved he is still re-
spectacle and if he profit by the lie he is
esteemed especially clever and smart
But the thief is not near so dangerous
TO society as the liar. We can protect our
selves against thieves, We can guard our
possessions, but the liar can penetrate the
strongest fortress and blast the most pre-
cious Of our possessions. He can 20 into
court and rob or murder at will He can
blast a life or ruin fortune and there is
no redress. Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Subtleties.

Intercourse with Christians had given
the savage taste, among other things,
for dialectic subtleties.
Il spare your life, he said to the cap
tive.
Thank you" the captive replied, not
forgetting his manners.
So you owe me your life, don't your
asked the savage
"Oh, ycs," said the captive.
well, then, if take your life, won t
be stealing, will T." exclaimed the savage
1t was clear this benighted person took
truly civilized delight in bunkoing his
ethical sensibilitics for the benefit of his
propcnsities. detroit Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

DIR. Weir, in discussing the tendency of
some insects to get drunk, says: AN in
toxicated bee was carried to my laboratory
for dissection and microscopic invest iga-
ton. This insect was so drunk that when
placed upon its back it had the greatest
difficulty in getting upon its legs, yet
when cosmos blossom was brought within
two inches of its head the bee thrust out
its proboScis and staggered toward it, Ii
Immediately began to suck the nectar
and in a few moments tumblcd over, a
drunken, scnseless, almost inert little
maSs-a victim of appetite"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
watered Milk.

Here is good test for watered milk
which is simplicity in itself: A well pol
ished knitting needle is dipped into deep
vessel of milk and Immediately withdrawn
in an upright position. If the milk is
pure, some of the fluid will hang to the
needle, but if water has been added to the
milk, even in small proportion, the fluid
will not adhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Waiting OStriches.

The behavior of wild ostriches on the
plains of South America and South Africa
is said to be often exceedingly droll. They
have been seen to perform an antc that
looks like Waiting. A number of them
will start off on a run, and, having gone
= considerable distance, they stop sudden
~, spread their wings and whirl round
and round until they fall down They
also kneel to each other when about to
fight, opening their wings and swaying
their bodies about i'll an excited way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

Many stories are told Of former Cana
dian bishop who had passed his youth in
Scotland but flattercd himself that not il
hint Of his origin could be gained from
his speech or manner
One day he met a Scotchman to whom
he said at last abruptly, Hoo lang hac yc
been here"
ABBOTT sax years, was the reply
"Hoot, mon" said the bishop sharply.
"Why haze We IA lost yer accent, like my
sci r'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Remarkable Mail Service.

According to Partisan journal the
following peculiar official document is to
he seen outside certain postollice Ia
France:
Notice
Hours of Collection.
First Collection In Summer,
Morning at five o'clock.
In Winter. The night before,
AT nine O'Clock
This notification is in the flowing hand
of the postmaster, and has been visible for
the past ten years -Household Words.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Surprised.

Mr.. Nicefellow ito adored ones little
brother)-There! You did that GRAND
very nicely. Here's penny for you
Little Brothcr-Oh, ma Mr. Nicefel-
low gave me penny
Maxwell, my dear, you should say
Little Brother-Yes; l know l should
say THANK your" but I was SO s'prised
[ forgot You said he hadn't a cent tc
ell his own.-Stray Stories
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
The Largest Cannon.

The largest cannon in the world was
taken by the English when India was
conquered. The cannon was cast about
the year 1900 and was the work of y chief
named Chuleby Koomy Khan of Ahmed
nuggur. The inside of the big gun is fit
ted up with seats and is Il favorite place for
English officers to go for quiet MONDAY
claan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Special Advertisements.
SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head Of WANTED. FOR SALE, TO
LET, LOST. &c. will be inserted once for
Is cents. and cents for each subsequent
insertion ADVANCE PAYMENT. In
sending by mail, remittance Of postage
stamps should be made with order. az
the charges are too small TO open ac-
counts for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Ieeches Fall Dead

Leeches, when applied to persistent ciga-
rcttc smokers, drop off dead. distinct traces
OIL the dangerous empyreumatic oil given
oil by tobacco being found in them
strangely enough, the same experiment
tried upon excessive pipe smokers resulted
IN no apparent injury to the lecchcs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
His EycsiEht Was Defective.

How did he happen to marry herr"
The young woman to whom the ques-
bon was addressed shrugged her shoulders
1t was her boast that she never spoke i'll
Of her friends, and she was determined to
live up to that high ideal.
You can see for yourself that he wears
goggles, " she said-Chicago Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

In the Lyon Medical Dr. Zambaco states
that more than 40 lepers circulate freely
in the streets of Constantinople and arc
engaged in all kinds of trades. yet they d,
not appear to give the disease to tie in
habitantS of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

SOAP FREf.--Why throw away money
for soap when by dropping card 10 An
eusta Tallow 90. Gardiner. their team
will call and give YOU pure soap In ex
change FOR worthless grease and BOILED
bones. fcb26 limo
WALL PAPER-I have the best as
sortment of wall papcrs that were ever
shown in Augusta; so Patterns from
Pcats & CO.. Boston. and 100 from the
Potter Wall 90, y. " Papers from &C..
up to $50 A postal dropped 10 MY ad-
dress will bring them right to Sour door.
Samples left over night for you to exam
Inc at your leisure. i. B. knowiton.
feb2i.dtf
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MRS CRAM. claIrvoyant, can be con-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

Boarder-Really, madam, l cannct wipe
myself dry with such IA small towel
Landlady-Nery well. I'll tell the
chambermaid TO bring you less water
Baltimore Jewish Comment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

Except good wife or a good husband
there IS no Better companion than an en-
terpriSlng and progressive newspaper
st. Louis Post Dispatch