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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12

LOCAL MATTERS.

DR.. o. S. c. Davies is having the ter
race at the north end of his lot on
Stone street graded and sodded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12

\ now workshop is being fitted up in
the rear Of Cyr & Michaud's bicycle
shop at the upper end of Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Haskell of
Northern avenue. are the happy parents
of a son, born, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12

->EeG3. -It,lILA@p LODGE. No. 70
.,.s..83@r> A .. u. w. Mct is every Tues.
PAQ$%uHB 5av evening at 7.3G o'Clesk, IL
sEaaSsee@ A - u W. Hall.
..4GaTEis;: GEORGE a. CRAIG. NJ. w.
A1|3,>t5s G W. SYLVESTER, Financier.
ta;sss&l f. y. MAXWELL. Recorder,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
GENIUS IN CONVICT GARe.
Many Useful Inventions Are Due to
the Inventiveness Of Criminals.


1t not lnfrequently happens that
men immured behind iron bars in our
prisons give to the world inventions
whose yalue it would be difficult to
estimate. Oae OF the most iInpor-
tant of recent minor inventions is
credited to the ingenuity OF a convict
il the New JerscN state prison
Charles Filler. Ii IS a blind lockstitch
sewing icachi!.e Wn:ch will enable one
operator to 60 the work of many. The
device was inverted by Filler while
he was At Wori. III the clothing shop
OF the prisoA. Outside capital was in
terested in tie machine and Filler re-
eeived as his reward a cash payment
of 5000. a block Of stock. his parole
and the promise of position with
the company at a good salary
Other conVicts itavc faured in pat
ent Office reports as Ii. eIstors. One
whose name is recalled was Ae!chi0r
Farkar. who, while confirod in q Gnn,
garion penitentiary in 1889, deyi=en
a mechanism for giving a man a clean
shave in twenty-five seconds The "a
bic report assured us that tie gov
ernor Of the penitentiary had tested
the machine and declared It sue
cess, but what came Of it is unknown.
convict of mechanical turn OF
mind is apt to find his confinement
and his isolation from deterrirg infiu
ences most helpful in enabling him
to acquire greater facility The eXhi-
bition by the prison association of ar
ticles made by canyicts cont aimed
specimens of high-class work done be-
hind the prison bars. Among them
were an elaborate iron door grill q
richly carved Oak staircase, chairs,
desks, banjoes, cabinets, iron bed
steads, plaster casts, etc. A piece OF
cloth woven at Auburn came in for
the highest praise. Richard Barker, a
life convict at Auburn, made box
out of II, ,796 separate pieces of wood
which was marvel of skilful cabinet
work. 1t require" a glass to see where
the different fragments Of wood were
Joined together In the year 1885 the
goods manufactured by the convicts
of the state Of New York were valued
at $o,236,32o.
Ran Ten Penny Nail Through His
Hand.
While oening box. j. c. Mount
of Three Mile Bay, n Y, ran tel-
penny nail through the fleshy part
o. his hand. Il thought at once Of
all the pain and soreness this would
cause me- he says, land immedi-
ately applied Chamberlain's Paia
Balm and occasionally afterwards. To
my surprise it removed all pain AMI
soreness and the injured parts were
soon healed For sale by all drug
siEts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23

investigation the only
results the kettle molasses But few planters
of til fact that to get the richest po
immediately We
will than interesting
Sugar will abn
1862
permitted day will test only 16 per
and o will only 1875
and will 116
permitted @ days will test only 1913
to will only 80
will
this basis.
experiments conducted in Java and
little modification will apply the Louisiana product
beng the controlling factory
Rokand Plantation Kettle NIolasses
lie twelve before rola
entire disposed balance
fore grinding There tnua and ncssan
in fast enough t5 quiet tie 70 More Rokand
This is RoNianl the rit!
sclac
sparkling Man
his the
product Will grinding
advice retailers 9
res left have consolation
Genuine Old Fashioned Moae There
natural
cenrated delight. Rok will
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
AN EPISODE OF TIE
~ REIGN OF TERROR

[OriginalI
During the French revolution Nine.
de -Four and Nine Breton, two friends,
found themselves on opposite sides.
Nine. de Four's husband took sides
with the revolutionists while NJ Bre-
ton was a royalist. One day Mime Bre-
ton came hastily from her chateau and
told her friend that young Victor Rre-
ton was to be arrested.
An arrest during the reign OF terror
meant death. The young man must be
concealed, and the two women hurried
ly consulted as to how this could be
best accomplished. Mime de -Four final
ly agreed that he should come to her
house. provided he coutd he taken there
without being seen. But how WAS this
to be done? 1t was morning. and as the
arrest was liable to take place that
AFTERNOON he must go in broad day
light. In fact. the revolutionary com
mittee had him already under Survcil
lance till they could make other impor
tant arrests and find time to attend TO
his case. Therefore. since the mother
and her friend could not wait for dark
ness, some disguise was essential, ana
as the boy was only twenty, had no
beard. but did have a pair of pink
cheeks, they decided to put him Into
girls clothes Young Breton, having
donned feminine attire, walked down
the road paSSiu@ "citizcnS" who were
watching to see that he did not leave
She house Nine. de -Four picked
him up in her carriage. and he drove
with her to her chateau. Once there
he was introduced as Mime de Fourss
niece.
The risk Mime, de -Four was running
in eoneealinG Il royalst kept her in an
agony OF fear. fer il discovered she
would fall under the ban OF the feNo=
|utionistS She would have better tax
on her husband or at least her dauGl,-
ter into her confidence. Louise de
Four Was only eighteen, but was far
beyond her years in good sense. he
sides. women are far better Tilted Tor
aiding and ahetting such coucealincnt
than men. Madame's keeping her Sc
cret from Louise resulted in its getting
10 the reyoutionists. Louise spoke to
a friend about her cousin, wondering
why she had never heard of her be.
fore and why she always kept her
room This friend told the police.
One evening there WAS stormy
scene at the De lours'. NJ. de -Four
came home and told his Wife that he
was suspected of harhoring young Bre-
ton. Madame confessed 10 her hus-
band, and, the danger threatening the
whole family being Of the greatest mo
ment, Louise WAS called into the con-
ference. She saw at once that in her
Ignorance she had put The hounds on
Ghe scent. But now chat she knew all
she proved the most fertile of any OF
them in eXpedient. She laid a plan and
at once put it in oDeratinn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
Graphic's Daily Story

4, was Just aIter dusk that a corporal
| and six men, accompanied by woman,
reached the De Four chateau. The
lamps were lighted, but turned low.
"CorpOral." said NJ de -Four, proceed
with your search. The premises are
ut your service. and if any royalist is
hiding here hope you will find him.
HIM" said the corporal, who knew
we'll who was suspected. summon
the inmates of the chateau"
This was done, and when all were as
sembled the corporal at once turned
his attention to the niece who had
lately come and who was present with
the others
"Who is this person?" asked the cor
poral.
"My niece, Julie de Four" replied
Nine de Four.
And this o.
"My daughter"
Mime Renaud," said the corporal
to the woman who had accompanied
him. take Mile. Julie de -Four aside
and see II she is a woman"
The woman called the niece to one
end OF the room and ordered her to un-
button her dress from the throat
What" she exclaimed. us it really
SO? She's woman"
by gar, Who has put us to all this
trouble for nothing?' exclaimed the
corporal
"If it is any one in this house. said
NJ. de Four with dignity, Il demand to
be informed who he or she is..'
"Monsieur need not suspect any o11r
here. The information came from the
outside. am sorry to have troubled
40 good Il friend to the cause. Mon
seuv, | bid you good evening
With that he led his men and the
woman, Renaud, away. AS soon as
they had gone Nj. and Mime. de -Four.
Louise and the niece went upstairs
and entered room for conference.
She who had been Louise took the
hand of her who had been the niece
and said:
"A thousand thanks. mademoiselle.
owe you my life
Yes, and You came pretty near ow
tllS lilc SONl ttdlu. II W as w NliO III
uocently gave you away.
Louise took off Il wig and going to
basin began to wash paint from her
face. During the process part of her
nose came off, a thin slice of her
checks and the paint of her chin. She
had made herself Up to play the part
IF the suspected niece and Victor Ere-
Ton was similarly altered to look like
ner.
The next day Mime. de -Four with
julie (Nictor Bretnu1 drove to the hotel
whence the post started for Paris, the
aiece took her departure and the same
Ncning Victor. in mans attire. left the
tapitai with 4 party Of emgrants for
the border When the Bourbons We're
restored he entered the service of the
king and was Instrumental in saving
from banishment NJ de -Four who had
become prominent as n revolutoniSt.
The families WERE however, mean
while united in the marriage of Victor
and Louise.
MARY ALICE BERESFORD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
A Work-weary Suicide.

John Mccartney. 16-year-old,
work-weary lad. employed by a dairy
man. living in Baltimore, shot and
killed himself in his employers home
Monday. This note was found on a
bureau: Il am to die like dog
would, but | am better off dead. I
do nothing but work. Z"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

/ AXE e-LaXa-iiEEa L3rnnn -Qu1nine Tab.
let's. All druggists refund the money
il it fails 10 cara T. w. Groves sig.
n:,tule IS cn each box. &c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation il every one knew how
naturally and quickly Burdock Blood
bltters regulates The stomach and
Oowles. ,aEv&
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23

Beet Sugar In German
Germany is credited with 2,295 900
of the 6,S25.000 tons of beet sugar
produced in the world last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
Pract cal.

,non't you loye winter?"
y adore it.
For the crisp and bracing air, and
or the exquisite snowy landscapes -
No for the OYSTERS"
Cures Group. sore thloat pGlmOn-
airy troubles.-Monarch over pain OF
every sort Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23

Smallest Microbe.
The grip bacillus is the smallest mi
<robe yet discovered which affects
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IN OK OYER HIS CRAVE.
NOUeI Monument at WoodldsCn
Cemetery-Nany Stones Alike.

Grief has queer ways OF testifyins its length.
breadth and depth. the monuments in any larss
cemetery attest. WOodlawn Cemetery. in The
Bronx has many and striking proofs OF the fact,
but striking than the memorial recently
erected by the widow the grave Of George
SchIosser once prosperous butcher of the vicinity
Of One-hundred- and 81 ghgy-seventh-st and Pros
pect-ave. The monument is only about four feet
high and is a plain block Of granite bearing the
family name in large letters and supporting the
seems to smile, as though saying:
George top in life and slew many OF Us,
but in death triumphant"
1t Is said that Mrs Schlosser paid $500 for the
memorial and that the expenditure has left her
but meagre support for herself and her children
She feels however. that she has done her duty and
is pleased with the result. She has been heard
TO criticise the expression of countenance by
the figure.
Moreover grief is not above copying Bsreavs-
Forty odd angels, more than a hundred draped
urns-sometimes there are four five in a row-a
multitude OF stone crosses of similar size and de-
sign a single cemetery prove the fact.
There is style of monument costing thousands
of which there ten specimens in Woodlawu.
II there only one. il would be generally ad-
mired and praised. In fact, the admiration OF
many for the first erected Is responsible for the
existence of the other nine The design referred
consists of massive cross to twenty feet
high, mounted in the centre OF a platform ap-
platform at the foot of the cross stands a sculp-
tured figure Of woman clad IN white. The poise
OF the figure the folds Of the draperies, the posi-
ton of the hands and the relation of the statue to
difference in expression. in the details of the
drapery and the objects grasped by the hands
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and Teorganizing the world OCCUPIES the remainder
city life in the wonderful city Of MADDEN. Every
stands on every floor OF every factory. The Book
Of Books" also contains instructions about making
almost everything. from trouble up to a street.
car;
say the least John Good signifies on paper his
leaning toward Mary Smart and Mary says John
urer. writes, Good enough for BOTH" and they are
the Spirit Government OF Love" and Joseph A
Maningtop vee,Pregldent Martin Cone is secre-
bers OF the grand central council Mary A.
caiilins George c Whpei. Fred Has. Msry 3.
Lease. Mary Ryan. Abbie W. Gould. A. H Mertz.
are superntendents Of departments and instructors
THE Book Of Books is enlivened now and then
with pictures OF white nlacs. white doves and the
Bne gro9nd T "es Of 5 white Of star 6 on
makes things look bad for Chicago and the south
parks. drives. glass towers. theatres hotels and
be Surrounded Sy % eg to aSp bt Is to
reaching around the southern end Of Lake Mich
igan. in horseshoe shape. covering a territory OF
l5e miles square, is to be nothing but the city
II vas long ago made clear to the officials in this
about building the city Of MADDEN until a sign ap-
peareo IN the heavens Next fairly definite idea
about last November so Miss MADDEN disposed Of a
modest little house and lot she owned IN Perth Am
BOY and went to the Windy City. She and her
friends are said to have watched for the sign in
VAN, The promised bow Of MADDEN" was not
eisplayed above the eastern horizon by the spirit
hands. Nothing but Chicago SCOT disturbed the
atmosphere, as day after day the sOrrowing off,
cars or the Spirit Government of Love- strained
their eyes eastward But Cupid evidently took
pity on the supreme ruler and the 'instrumentY ~
for short time after she arrived IN Chicago Miss
Hadden's Eastern friends received word of her
marriage TO Mr.. Dean. ~
MI Dean, whose name appears as the 'Tnstrts-
rnent' on the title page of THE Book of Books"
is a well known Chicagoan. having resided there
since 1850 While admitting that the volume IS the
result OF spiritualistic communications, Mr. Dean
disclaims any connection with other spiritJlaIsfz
and says he has no following whatever II was IN
lsS2, while in connection with the Organization OF
a cemetery that he had the first visitation from
the Spirits There were two manifestations at this
time, both connected with people he had hurled
Shortly following that, according TO his statement
the leaders OF the spirit world, the people I'M
stairs as he calls them. took complete possession
OF his being and affairs, and indicated him that
dom OF Heaven 10 carry out their plans for this
mundane sphere. 1859
According 70 Mr. Deans story. Miss MADDEN had
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Her announcement OF herself as "the supreme ruler
of all things IN the heavens and controller OF all
things on earth" is not considered strange by
her closest friends. who say she frequently posed
as a prophet. One acquaintance says that at one
time Mrs. Dean prophesed the end OF the world.
When the day appointed arrived. and the world
kept right along at fits routine business. she was
much disappointed. Mrs. Dean writes beautiful
verse her Trends say ana n tne bn b efPgsse
Books opens. are certainly not prosaic. In this
Council and 10 Abraham the son Of Terah, and
Shirt PeonIe Of tho Heavens Mrs Dean com
niands that the earth be made a better place to
live in She recommends more light and better
soil flowers fruit and other good things. She
wants an even temperature. and directs that there
be no more ice and snow Even a real estate deal
in Greenland could not justly accuse her Of
Partially. She also commands that all carnivorous
forthwith She further directs that an animals on
the air educate themselves up TO a plant diet.
She draws the color line and wills that coiored
suggestion that to all white people be given love,
Kindness and Justice TO one another Isl Is however,
everybody happy and wants them to be so right
After Mrs. Deans will Abraham. gets second
place. with Endorsement of the spirit Govern
the present day church and social customs. and
a gentle hiEt that all who don't at once subscribe
would do well to order asbestos suits at once
Dean. the instrument through whom the talking is
done. Others Of the ancients who make use Of
Cyrus, and the reader cannot after reading all
they have say repress feeling of sympathy
such goes out to a telephone Election Day.
King Solomon gets particularly enthusiastic over
Mary Baker MADDEN, the supreme ruler, saying
among other things:
s'She viii breathe into your nostrils new breath
OF life that will make you strong as the wind She
will make you all kings, and beside you the great
King David win appear as dolt, She viii make
you ell queens, and beside you the great Queen
Sheba will appear q nun"
'She has only to speak, and the poles OF the earth
are changed. the sun and moon are blotted out.
all the stars of heaven added to the old sun,
the motions Of the world are Quickened- and there
ESQ days in the year"
After reading all King Solomon has to say, the
only natural conclusion is that Miss Hadden now
Mrs. Dean, has not said word since she went to
Chicago.
Then Mr.. Dean himself has something to say In
THE Book of Books" partly TO show his willing
ness to work. He assures the fathers he will do
everything he TO give the spirit Government OF
Love" a good start, and the scheme Of the govern
ment is given IN detail. There is to be grand
central council and a president The council shall
always consist of a dozen men and women, six Of
each. The first president is to be man. the Sec
ond woman, and alternating for all time.
There are TO be thirty-seven working departments.
There will be three grand divisions of the world
each subdivided INTO States. Much in
the way Of details about the plans fpr rebuilding
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W4TCHING RACCOONS.
Ho5C They BehdUe at Home and
abroad.

Personally I should dream OF interruptins
fox other wild creature in the act OF stealing
hen For the pleasure and information TO be
gained by watching the animal at work the pay
ment OF hen two would seem more loss
than would the payment Of money for lecture
tickets. But then my living IN nowfse depends
upon the successful rearing Of poultry; II II did.
/ might have had more sympathy for a farmer
neighbOr who called upon me some months ago.
Something he said had been stealing his chickens.
and he wanted to know If I wouldn't try 20 find
out what It He and his sons were so tired
out every evening that he didn't see how any OF
them could SIT up nights 10 watch the henhOuse,
but never seemed 20 have ''nothin' to do but
money around the woods. lookin for animals and
takin pictures" and he thought the Job would be
Just IN my line. I thought so. too, so I accepted
the proposition. and that night I took an old
army blanket and made myself comfortable under
the lee OF a haystack, whence had fair view
of the farmers henhouse.
Before that however. l had all the hens removed
to another building, for ] knew the animal. what
il was, would probably return to the scene or
its former SUCCESSES and in case had to capture
an animal in the henhOuse did not wish to have
hundred squawking hens. That night. however my
watching in vain. and the second night was
Just as barren OF results. But the third night, q
beautiful moonlight night. l was not disappointed
II may have been II O'Clock when distinctly heard
sound from tho direction Of the stable II the
sound OF soma animal shifting Very quietly I
raised my head until had view Of a large part
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pertinent proved that by changing me fittings an
settings the tone could be made much louder.
UNCoNGENIAL SURROUNDINGS.
Certain Plants Will Transplant Themselves
to Another Habitat.

There are certain plants which viii deliberately
TRANSPLANT themselves when disguised with their
surroundings. and creep away for some Distance TO
a more congenial n-ighborhood- I once knew q
mint bed which fourshed until ptssty was occ,S-
pied close by, when & became prshtsd and
generally III treated by grubs and flies. II took the
remedy into its hands. and afterwnrd
found some distance away. In a flower bed Tho
roots creep long distances and establish them
selves where II best pleases them. We all know
how strawberries Will tire OF their home. always
seeking COLOMBO and TO establish the younger
branches Of their family IN fresh quarters and
that they cease 20 flourish for more than three
years IN the same place
There plants which seem 70 like living in VII
lage communities. and others which will form large
colonies OF their own. but which. nevertheless viii
not stray near a human town, but Will the con-
Sraxy.- rsceds lsurthsz and flrrhsr Aw.g cern tn
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caught OF Gloucester. Mass. IN March, 1862 In
time II went to Concord, n. H. where Mr.. Dadmun
IT, At that time the lobster weighed In
pounds. A single claw weighed 81 pounds. The
claw that Mr.. Dadmun preserved. after tho lobster
had gone the way of such things, was 13A inches
long. inches broad and Siz inches thick.
Preserved among other curiOsities OF the Dadmun
household, the giant claw remained claw for
many years. One day IL occurred 10 its owner that
Il was shaped something like violin, and he made
the experiment OF fsshiOning II to look more liz .
that musical instrument. After much patient sf-
fort Mr. Dadmun managed to transform the claw
into violin that could be played The tone was
sweet, but not loud enough for an orchestra Tx
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MAKING MIGHTY MATTRESSES.

The leveos or embanlnents which under ordinary
conditions conine the Missouri Arkansas and
other Southern rivers o. the United States within
definite channel strengthened on their rfvs-
face BY means Of waffle mattresses which are COW
cred by layers OF stones and esrrlL T1ls ral8vay
companies have 20 spend large N maintaining
Their tracks which run along the river bank by
tins method. The vaoers contained rsosntly an IN
teresting account OF the warning OF some OF the
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long been under the influence that he had
been subjected to. AS result OF the publication
OF the book Mr. Dean expects that the spirits will
allow him to prosper in worldly affairs. he
says his destiny. after the spirit Government OF
Love- has been spread the Western Henri
sphere. il TO go TO Europe and locate along the
Mediterranean Sea and await the coming OF a Sim
liar government there. After that his work will
lie in India and China.
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flooded townships and villages IN the Missouri Val
ley by Leslie MAtlock-a hardy stockman OF Hepp-
ner, Ore.-who rode furiously along the riverside
like e second Paul Revere, shouting out 10 the
people TO get 20 the hills while the water OF the
burst river rushed along behind him. The river
would pause to III I'D hollows and thus enabled
the horsemaa 20 get IN advance of the stream
FINALLY he rea shed telephone office, from which
he was able to send warnings rapidly IN various
directions thus saving great many hves--CThe
Sphere.
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VIOLIN MADE FROM LOBsTER'S CLAW

The only violin IN the world made from the claw
OF giant lobster has just been completed by
John H Dadmun, OF No. 40 Berkley-st. Camden.
n. ]. This instrument can be made to produce
sweet musical tones.