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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
THE CRIMINAL ANALYST.
Mysterious Crimes Solved BY Two
Noted English Medical Men.

Prof. Pepper is Il man under the az
cragn height. and in his silk nat and
fur-lineu coat looks more liS" Il city
man than "a surgeon. When any muir
der "ase presents peculiar difficulties.
or is enslrouded in mystery. Prof.
Pepper is the man VIII" steps forward
and says. This is what occurred"
or This is ow it was done. He is
surgeon to at least one London hos
pital. and is also the Home Office and
Treasury adviser. And he is, perhaps.
the greatest criminal analyst, chemist
ard microscopical expert OF the day.
That is WHY he has been called in in
Tive Hilldfcp Crescent case.
on juno s. 1902. the dismrnbered
body Of Il young woman. cruelty mu-
tilated and partly burned. was found
near the Albert cmhankmcnt n Lam
beth. The crime was Shrouded in
mystery. and. apparently. there was
absolutely no clew tn go upon. And
yet when tie professor was called in
he WIS able within IS hours to furnish
evidence enabiing the polio" to get
on TIN" track of a man who was almost
certainly the criminal When liz, found
himself being Swallowed. however. he
committed suicide.
'Cuilty,"
IT,. word was spoken in = hoarse
whisper. and the next instant the bolt
was drawn. IN itself the mans con-
fesSion bore testimony to the skill of
Prof Pepper. whose evidence hanged
him
The murderer in question was Sam
uel Dougal. who was hanged for the
asa SsinatiOr Of Camille Cecilr Hol-
lond at the Moat Farm. Clavcrins
Essex. In the solitude of a dark night
this murder was committed. Unseen
by any prying eyes Dougal inferred
the body of his victim. and not till
between three and four years later
WAS it discovered and eXhumed
With nothing to go upon but these
remains : partially decOmposed IL Mr.
Pepper was able to reconstruct the
tragedy detail by detail. and wound up
with the characteristic words:
And that is how it was done"
One Of the recent more causes cele-
breS Prof. Pepper has figured in was
the bruce case. 1t will be remembered
that doubt was thrown upOn the pres
ence OF a body in the coffin buried in
HlghSate Cemetery. The coffin was
ordered to be opened. and Mr. Pepper
atterward gave evidence as to the
finding of the body.
Many readers will remember the
Borough Mystery arising out of the
death of Maud Marsh. a barmaid at
the Crown public house. 1t afforded
another instance of the value of the
criminal analyst, though, in this case,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

When Harry Lauder sailed some time
ago on the AIauretania after long stag
run in the States, an English officer toll
this story of him-a story Lauder does
not particularly like to have repeated
when Lauder went to London for the
1Irst time the stage reputation he had
made in the provinces had not made
much of an impression on the metropolis.
With a shrewd sense of the value Of
striking effects. Lauder decided he woald
arouse the LUndOncrs Ia his peCulla
merits in Il novel manner. From some
h"neNard or other he procured the most
skeleton-like specimen of horse-lcSh he
could find On this he planned to maxi
his first stage entrance.
The old horse was tractablc enough.
with Lauder astride. awaiting his turn in
the wings: but when the little fellow
urged him forward for the grand en-
trance there was a baIk. buck, ano
Harry was ingloriously shot to the front
Of the stage over the horses head, the
animal peering after him with what
might be termed AN amused expression
Lauder slowly and painfully rose TO M
feet while the gallery appaudc anu
stamped and cried Justify"
''Dn it again, Harry. -" it again
Lauder rubbed his aching back, felt
tn" horse. and, turning to the audience
he said
Like - | will
And he didn't: but thereafter his popu'
larity WAS assured.-The Jude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
NATURES STONE cRUsHER.
Curious Phenomena Revealed IN
Shattered Mountains.

Tn the evolution of her geological
ard other features, nature presents
many curious phenomena. To the
thoughtful investigator there IS very
remarkable instance to be seen in a
hill of broken volcanic rock situated
nea, tie city of Honolulu The hill ia
the district Of kaimuki. is several nun
dred feet nigh. and as far as 1t haS
been opened up, is composed IN Sfta,
part OF finely divided lava. slightly
adhrrent but crumbling readily under
slight pressure. Not only is 1t timely
broken up, but it is to great degree
sorted out as If it had been separated
by a graduated sieve. the particles
ranging in size from coarse dust ul
to an inch or 50 in diameter.
The greater part. of the pieces are
cylffdical in shape, with sharp edges
"a" though they had been formed by
repeatedly breaking off threads or
ropes of very liquid lava. The most
curious feature Of the deposit is ITS
homogrneitv Hundreds Of wagon
loads of any particular size may read
iIy be obtained. the size varying IN
different parts of the hill. but That in
any one spot being uniform.
A pit has been dug in the side Of
the hill from - to lao feet IN width ana
depth and several hundred feet In
length. from which thousands of tons;
have been taken for ROAD construction
in the vicinity. 1t is not known now
deep the deposit goes. but apparently
il HIS considerable depth.
This broken trap rock makes eX-
crilent macadam roads. the coarSer
varieties being used for the founda-
ton and the finer ones for the top
LAYERS. For some reason it is sad u
be unsuited for use in making con-
crete. though it is not known that a
thorough trial las been mad" Of it
for this purpose.
Many conjectures have been made
as to the manner in which this de-
post was formed 1t was undoubted-
~ made by flow of very liquid lava.
blown out of the adjacent crater by
steam or gas under heavy pressure:
but how it came to be broken into
such quantities of uniformly shaped
ard sized fragments is beyond con-
lecture.
The sharp edges and fresh surfaces
of the Fragments present an appear
ance of having broken but Yesterday;
but it is stated by biologists who have
studied the erosion anG other fea-
lures Of the country that the deposit
has existed in its present condition for
one or two million years.-Harper' s
Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
The Pole an Ancient Landmark.

1t is a somewhat roundabout way to
but department officials at Washing
ton have discovered that the endeav-
ors of these men to be the first t.
reach the North pole have been all in
vain: that this point had been viewed
b. man more than 100 years before
Columbus discovered America. In d
history unearthed the claim is made
that the pole was reached in 1860
by a friar at Oxford 1t is called "a
new naval history or complete view
OF the British marine and was pub
lished by John Entick in London, 1857.
On one of its musty pages the follow
ing paragraph appears:
In the year 1860 it is recorded that a
friar of Oxford, called Nicholas de
Lima, or of Lynn. being a good as
trGnomer, went in company with
of the world. and there leaving his
Company together he travelled alone
and made draughts of all those north
ern parts with the indrawing seas
Mnlcn at mis- return he presented to
the King of England. 1t is added that
he went to the North Pole. by means
of his skill in magic or the black art
but this magic, or black art. may
probably have been nothing more
than a knowledge of the magnetical
needle or compass, found ont about
10 years before. though not in COM
mon use till many years after.
Thus it seems that $50 Years ago an
explorer suffered some of the setbacks
to fame which have been hurled at
DR.. Cook. Reaching the pole by
''black ant and magic" has its mod
eIn Interpretation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

An official note Of the approaching
Christmas has appeared in the Post
Office Department. 1t comes III the
form OF a warning to all postmasters
that Portugal, Guatemala and Uru-
quay refuse to admit to their mails
articles bearing non-poStaSe CHRIST
mas stamps or ether adhesive charity
stamps. or labels. incidental thereto,
the United States PostofiIce Depart
ment has issued the usual annual
caution that to avoiG delay III han
ding articles bearing Christmas
stamps to be transmitted in the IN
national mail, the covers ot such
articles should bear the full address
OF til" srnGer. Postal officials win
mot forward articles liable to be re-
fused by the countries mentioned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

the expert was DR. Stevenson. He
Was able to state definitely that the
unfortunate young woman had been
elver antimony over considerable
period in infiiYf%esmal does. George
Chapman, the landlord Of the inn-his
real name was Sevedno KlosuWskl l.
was arrested. and the police We're lea
to look into the deaths of two other
women WHO had died under Xix" SuS-
pici3us crcumstanccsS The bodies
were exhumed and. though two years
had elapsed in one cast. ana six III
the other. since burial. DR. vcnSon
found sufficient anthony in each cas-"
to ground further capital charges
against Chapman, had tie cas-" 81
Maud Marsh been insufficient to hang
him.
In 1892 the police in South London
We're baliled by Il clever ScOundrel. \
human monster. they knew. was at
large. inducing poor. Innocent girls to
take capsules "in order to beauty
their complexion" The capsules con-
tanned strychninr. and the victims
died in agony. Put the villain worktt
under cover al darkness AMI the au-
thorities We're unable to get any sui
ficient clpw as to his identity till Dr.
stevenson took the matter up.
Then within "A hours. the polio"
were on the lookout for Il man Of mid
die age. a doctor. and probably an
American. Within a few daNs tn"
notorious Ncill Cream was in prison
and in due course. was hanScd.-Lon-
den Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

\ Census bulletin soon to be issued
is expected 10 add to the discussion
OF the causes for the present high cost
of living. 1t will give. in part, the
return of the agricultural census. and
will show that whereas the present
. value OF farms in the United States
y is approximately $50 600. 300, 900. as COM
pared With Il little mere than S2o.oto,-
600. 0U0 in 1900. the total acreage has de
clined. According to officials the to-
tal-yalue OF farm land. buildings and
Implements has increased enormously
as compared with values disclosed IN
the census of 1900. The value at farm
lands in 1900 was fixed by the census
OF that year AT SO, 500 900. 900, more than
double the aggregate of capital invest
cd in manufactures. The expenditures
for farm labor are said to SHOW u gen
cral increase of fifty per cent This
increase is represented by an increase
!. in wages paid on the farm. the figures
showing that there mas been II" in
crease in the number OF laborers em-
ploNed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

....A Chicago paper, tue other day,
gave. d graphic description OF the way
, explcssmcn and others puuncc upon
newly arrived immigrants. Here.
again. is II new illustration Of an old
question which respectable representa-
tives of the press have been pointing
out for "A long time, and it seems that
the police. by this time. ought to be-
gin to realize the necessity for pro-
lection to the crowds of almost help
less Foreigners vino are easily deceived
by ,lir air of authority which I'M
scrupiiuus men assume. to impress
thcu, on their arrival in great cities
q: III" new world. They are easily
confused, miSltd. and hccced The
newspaper points out that in spite Of
the publicity given to such casts. men
with eXprcssmcn'S badges seize upon
= and lead astray these non English
"a speaking immigrants Long immunity
from punishment has emboldencd this
class of sWndlcrs, ana it IS high time
/, that an example be made of some of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

President Taft has thus tar failed
to receive credit for a law signed by
him last year which is Of utmost im-
portance to poor men bringing suits
against railroads and other corpora
lions in the L. S. court. Heretofore
the expense of fees and costs and FOR
printing and ether processes. has been
so great that the poor man has hau
no redress against Il railroad company
or other great corporation. The new
law provides that suit may be brought
and appeal taken. ii in good faith'
without the plaintiff being required Ia
prepay fees or costs or for the PRINT
fns. of the record This act Was ap-
Oroved June "a. 1910. and although "a
the greatest Importance to thousands
psaoeIlle se,I 'Nllunoa an 'noPSh"''ll
little or no attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
Editorial Comment.
Capt. Walls indicate
Ip.th Times

capt. Walls is at Galveston. safe
and vindicated. The schooner Hollis
wood which he declined to abandon
diti not sink. and he finally got low
into the Texan port The story is one
OF the most thrilling ones that has
been brought in from the tfackleSS
sea in long time. and the conduct Of
the brave anG fortunate skipper of til"
Iolliswood. which is in accord with
the best traditions of his profession.
deserves the highest recognition from
his owners. vino will doubtless lee only
too ready to accord it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
UNLITERARY MARK TWAIN.
William Dean Howeils Gives REM
niscencss of His PecuIiarities.

"pf ~ the Iitcrary men hay knew
says William Dean H"WeliS IN ilS reinlh-
iSccnces Of Mark TWaln, ne was tne
most unliterary in his make and man
ncr.
II do not know whether ne mad any ac-
Hnalntancc With Iatlh, but htlitNt hol
tn" least. German II" knew pretty Well
ana Italian enough lat" in Itt 10 nave
fun with it; but he used t-nghsh ~ All us
alien derlvatinnS aS # " mao come W
out of American. or out OF MlSSoufldl'
ground.
His STYLE was what we all know. for
good or for bad: hut his manner. II L
may difference the two, was entirely his
own as if no ON" had ever written before
\ have noted before this how h" WAS not
enslaved to the consecutivencss in writ
ing which the rest of us try To. that Is
he wrote as h" thought. and az all men
think. without sequence. without an eye
t-.- what went before on should come af-
ter.
IF something beyond or besides what
ne was saving occurred to nm, ne IN
Nl'ed 1t mt" ms page ana mace IL rs
much at home there as the nature OF II
would suffer him Then, when he was
through with the welcoming Of TN
casual ana unexpected guest, ne would
80 back 10 the company he was ente'-
tanning ana Keep on WIN what ne mac
been talking about. lie observed this
manner IN the construction 81 ms sen
fences ana Ehe alfanSemtht OF ms cha!-
irrS ana me ordering or dlsordeiihg OF
=, Ininnd M, itb ! ~ ih,..,,.,. f m
MAJ. ubich h., n,,,.n n3itnd anI u.b.n
had don" nv, worlI ,c,.mrdin" tn tradil
tin,, with ,,uthn,'s timns ana tonin.
rarcf,,iiv studied he h,,,.t,ad' tho mo-. g
in whcrevnr tLr fau., fnr tbnn, to,r,
him ut tho mnm.nt II. vas WONT Wn
we're mot MAILING -, tevtbooI, INIT a hoo,
for fine rleasure rather than tho instrI,
ton of the 1:snder and he did NOT 500
why the pri.ciplc ON which IN, bnilt hi.
travels ana remipisc.urn. ana t:ti,.s ,nl
novels shnrId MOI .nnI,. :, IL. nnd ID
not. now see either though nt tho time
it COMPOUNDED me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
Saturday. October 90, 1910.

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
= To subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLE1GH g. FLYNT. Publish
-ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

Col. Roosevelt made visit to the
abandoned farms of New York. the
other day. The only outcome thus
far las been brain storm in Wall
Street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

\ Democratic exchange says that
political signs throughout the country
are Democratic. our contemporaries
should remember that the majority of
voters DO not believe in signs;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

sorbed much of the goodness ana the
enthusiasm which this man must have
shed about him. In his life ana MS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. all of US may ma
ins oiration and hope.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

The latest wedding fad was SprunS
upon tine public in New York. the
other day. where the bride was at
tended by d group of little white dogs,
in place Of bridesmaids.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

The man who lives in d boarding
house is escaping one source Of worry
that troubles the average householder
it is the price of coal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

You are not experimenting on Yourself
when YOU take Cha mberlain's Cough
remedy for cold as that preparation
has won its great reputation and eSten-
sive sale by its remarkable cures of
colds. and can always be depended nnon-
It is equally valuable for adults and chill
with implicit confidence as II contains n 81,
harmful drug. Sold everywhere. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
TRINITY coMMhNDERY, NO ?,

r Special conclave at Masonic Temple
Monday, Oct. 81 at 12.3o o'clock sharp for
the purpose of performing the last sad
rites and ceremonies over the remains
of our late frater, Amasa Il. Hodgkins.
POWER :. MOONEY, +. c.
THOS. II. BODICE. Recorder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

We wonder why British court Off
Gals charged Crippen's execution day
tn American election day,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

W. \. Frey Of Bangor, who re-
turned Wednesday from a hunting
trip to Glenburn brought with him a
24o-pound buck deer which he was
fortunate enough to secure within a
rev hours after his arrival at the
farm OF his brother-in-Iaw. Charles
Mcdonald whose guest he was dur
ing his stay in Glenburn The ami
mai was shot just at dusk in one cor
ner OF Mr.. McDonald's orchard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

n"tabl" event in Thomastun Ma
some circles wAS the recent ceIebra-
ton of the 18th anniversary of Henry
hhoX chapter, K. \. NJ. Most t.x-
c"llent Companion Thomas II. BODICE
OF Augusta. grand high priest of the
'rahd Chapter Of Maine was present
and was rendered an informal recep-
uon. feature of the event was the
historical address presented by Past
High Priest Joseph T.. Moore. who re-
viewed not only the interesting events
OF the last p years. but also told Of
the early days Of Cha pter Masonry in
Thomaston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

Frank Crutr i one "f rushinys
most successful farmers H.. has
raised 40 bushels Of potatoes from
scven-eiehthS Of an acre Of lana ANA
his friends doubt if any Of the Young
farmers in that section can beat his
record
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

X. IT. BROWN. Sec.
JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT NO. 3.
Meetings 1T 49," o'clock every secol'J and
fourth Tuesday.
FRANK J. HAM, G. r
G. w. MERRILL. Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9 p. N.

o'clock.
c. NJ TARER. Capt.
JOHN T.. KELLER, Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 30 o'clock.
E. F. WESTON. n. G.
r. II. BROWN. Sec
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
PHEN ON EMAIL.

There Is no question but that Polly
of the Circus" is one of the best at
fractions ever booked to appear in
Bryan. OF all the great number of peo-
pie who have witnessed this produc-
ton, there is not one who does not
pronounce it great. The fact that the
people of Bryan know this was dem
onstrated this morning.
Seats were placed on sale at Bran
don & Lawrence's at 8 o'clock, and for
an hour there was one grand rush for
tickets. The board now looks as if a
cyclone had struck it, but there are
still lots of good seats left. However,
those Intending to see this show had
better buy their tickets at their very
earliest convenience. A phenomenal
advance sale is assured.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
Mountains of Moab

Most travellers who visit the Holy
Land content themselves with visit
to that restricted part west of Jordan
The mountainous regions of Moab as
seen by them from Jerusalem are lost
In purple haze that constantly hangs
over them, and the great stretches be-
yond are covered in mystery. This
is true partly because OF the fewer
historical incidents connected with the
eastern regions, but mainly on account
of the great abyss of the Jordan val
ley that has always acted as a barrier
Few who descend into the valley 1900
feet below sea level undertake to climb
the hills beyond, which rise to a
height of 1900 feet. Though its glory
is far outshone by that of western
Palestine, still, both in the old and the
new dispcnsations, it has Il history of
its own and from an economic stand
point will always enter very largely
into the life Of Palestine Christian
Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13

contract that will give him hand
some sum before he will consent tc
come and snatch the brands from the
burning. Often he contracts for sc
much a brand. He agrees to save sin
ners at so much per head. If the
money is not guaranteed, the sinners
can go to hell, so far as he is con-
cerned.
On the other hand, however, it is
only fair to say that there are large
numbers of men and women who are
devoting their time and energies al
most without any compensation in try
ing to make the world better and in
spreading the gospel of peace. Many
of them get nearly nothing for their
work, but they even risk their health
and lives in their devotion to their
work. They are entitled to all credit
and honor. Often these humble men
and women are bullyragged and
abused by the professional religious
grafters who have only two objects in
view, notoriety and cash.-Topeka
Mail and Breeze.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
Alabama and Texas.

Henry Acker, who has just returned
from a trip of several days spent il
Alabama, where he went to gather
some additional information about ter
racing farms, states that the farmers
of that state are many years behind
the farmers Of Texas in point of pro
gressive farming, but that they have
much better roads than are to be
found in Texas. 1t is difficult to un
derstand how farmers in any state
can be so far behind in improved farm
methods and yet have good roads
However, we are going to have good
roads in Smith county, and the time
is not very far distant.-Tyler Courier,
Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
CORDITE.
Made rf Two Powerful Explosives
kneaoed Into Paste.


kneaded Into Paste.
Cordite is the outcome of the strange
paradox that if you mix together two
powerful explosives the result is a
smokeless slow burning powder. Nj
troglycerin and gun cotton mixed to-
gcther with a little petroleum jelly
make cordite. II is curious to see the
two deadly explosives being kneaded
together into a paste by women with
the same unconcern as dough is knead-
cd FOR bread. Indeed. machines SINH
lar to those used in bakeries take up
the work Gud knead the buff colored
corditc paste for seven hours. Then it
Is forced through molds and issues in
long cOrds-hence the name cOrdite-
the thickness Of which is varied ac-
cording to the weapon in which it is
TO be used
For big guns corditc is half an inch
thick and cut into lengths Of thirty
seven inches. Rather more than n
thousand Of these cordite sticks pack
ed in two bundles make up the car
fridge for a twelve inch grn. For the