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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
CONDITIONS VERY GRAVE.
Judge Low Turner Of Portland Is
Failing Very Rapidly.

Portland. Me-. Feb. 16.-Judge Levi
Turner, who was stricken yesterday
with an apopletic shock. was failing
rapidly according to his physician this
afternoon. A little before noon his
temperature was rising and the coma
increasing.
The condition Of Judge Levi Turner
of the superior court WAS very grave
this evening. At IL o'clock his ply
sician, DR.. r. II, Gerrish said he was
very near the end. 1t was hardly pos
sible that he would live through the
night
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
COFFEE BALLooNlNG.
Sensational Jump Followed Active
Covering in Market.

New York, Feb. l6.-There was q
sensational advance in the coffee mar
ket wednesday as u result of active
covering and renewal Of bull sup
port Prices closed at from 53 to 81
points above the final figures of Tues
day. The advance, which followed
nearly a month of steady declines. was
attributed to reports that a new bull
Clique had been organized among lead
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
WATER SUPPLY SURVEY.
v. s. Geological Body to Duplicate
Connecticut Appropriation.

New Haven. CT. Feb. 16.-The
United States Geological Survey has
offered to duplicate any reasonablc
appropriation of the Connecticut State
Legislature for scientific survey Of
the fresh water supply of Connecticut
AS planned by the state commission,
there will be detailed survey Of all
the fresh waters Of the state with cs-
yecial referenc to drouths. municipal
supplis of water and the. supply OF
water powers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
Henry Parminter, Aged 1o8 Years.

Charlotte, n. c., Feb. 16.-Hcnry Par
minter, veteran of the Mexican and
Civil Wars and the states Oldest cit
izen, lacking but Is days Of having at-
tained the age of 10s, died at his home
here "Wednesday OF grip. His wife died
in 1869, at the age of 10l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
RockIAND REPUBLICANS
Nominate Geo. n. elethen as Thei
Candidate for Mayor.

RoCAland, Me-, Feb. 16.-Aldcrman
George II. Blethen, a granite manu-
facturer. was nominated by the Re
publicans of this city in caucus to-
night as their candidate for mayor
in the coming city election.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17

Ing ihtefestsoin consuming markets in
Brazil
Coffee for March delivery closed at
lu.2S and Sept. a. 1911 Wednesday
night, compared with 20 and 40, the
low point reached on the recent slump.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
HOUSE PASSES RESUsMiSSioN
(Continued from Page Ten)

road commissioners office during the
absence of the other members TO look
after any other matters that may come
before the board.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17

\ course of lectures is being given
at Columbia on Illuminating gas, and
deal with recent improvements in the
manufacture of gas and in its puri-
iication, also the use, abuse and
valuation Of gas.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17

Bird Photography by the Lumiere
Direct Color Process and Present
Day Spain are subjects of lectures at
the New York Normal College. ,.-.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17

Boston. .Fet a Sw Sw-rFeked.' psyrolls
and Misrepresentation OF the vaue Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
For First Time Services
Over Wreck Of Maine.
Immense Crowd See Wreaths
Placed Upon The Bail|eship.
U.S.W. Veterans and OAR. Present
Address BY Vice Pres. zsyas.

ilanava. Feb. 16.-The final memo
rial services to be held over the wreck
OF the Maine wera conducted by the
Havana Camp, Urited Spanish War
veterans Wednesday. the 18th anniver-
sary of the destruction of the battle
ship. The Havana Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, partici
pated and great concourse WHO
thronged the decks of score of steam
ers looked on. 1t was the first time
that Cuba had shared officially in the
anniversary ceremony.
Vice President Zayas made the prin-
cipal address and representatives of
the Cuban army and of the various
departments of the government were
present Nreaths were placed upon
the wreck and flowers strewn on the
waters about it.
The memorial exercises interrupted
the woik of recovering the wreck for
ONLY one hour. 1t is now believed that
all the caissons will be completed by
April |.
Philadelphia Feb. l6.-Thc 18th an
niyersary of the sinking of the United
States battleship Maine in Havana
Hartor was commemorated here
Wednesday night. when the electrical
X illuminated dials OF the clock on
CITY hall tower were darkened from
9.4 until $50 o'clock. This observance
of the date was ordered by Mayor
Rcyburn on the request of the Span
ish- American War veterans in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-17
MINING CLAIM FRAUDS.

Testimony at Boston Hearing Regard.
ing Wsii,a- iitegsl Use Of Mails.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
When Lawyers Are Quiet.

One George Wilson. lawyer, who
had much litigation, in some of which
he was personally Interested as par
ty or as trustee, finally passed away,
and short funeral sermon was de
livered by member of the bar in the
presence Of n few old personal friends.
The lawyer told how the old man had
been abused and malgned, but that in
fact, he had helped the poor and un-
fortunate often and was not n bad
man.
On returning from the services an
old lawyer was asked by another law
yer about the services and what was
said. The old lawyer replied, "For
once old George could not file de-
murrer or motion to any Of the pro-
ceedings which had taken place"
The lawyer who made the inquiry
replied, "Well. this must be the first
time George did not move for arrest
of iudgment"-Green Bag.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Invisible Indians.

All Indians seem to have learned q
wonderful way Of walking unseen.
making themselves invisible like Ger
tain spiders, which, In case of alarm.
caused, for example, by bird alight
Ing on the bush their webs are spread
upon, Immediately bounce themselves
up and down on their elastic threads
so rapidly that only blur Is visible.
The wild Indian power Of escaping
observation. even where there Is little
or no cover to hide In, was probably
slowly acquired In hard hunting and
fighting lessons while trying to ap-
proach game, take enemies by surprise
or get safely away when compelled TO
retreat And this experience transmit.
ted through many generations seems
at length to have become what is
vaguely called instnct-John Muir In
Atlantic
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Spoiled In the Makinu.

Behold, when n man on a trolley
car removed his hat the other day IStle
Willie observed that he was bald-yea,
very bald. for not single hirsute
rambler trailed over his shining pate
But when 1t came to whiskers the
bald party was right there with the
Iilacs. He had whiskers in bundles,
whiskers I'm stacks. In fact, he had
enough whiskers to start rat factory
and make fortune.
Say, mamma" finally remarked
Willie, turning to his mother, "just
look at that man there"
Hush, dearw returned mamma. "He
will hear you. What's the matter with
him?"
Everything is the matter with him."
replied the youngster. when the an
gels made him they put his head on
upside down" Philadelphia Tele-
graph
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
cARB0LIc ACID.
Peculiar Effect Pure Alcohol Has on
This irritant Poison.

One of the most frequent irritant
poisons used for suicidal purposes Is
carbolic acid and a more agonizing
death could not be selected. Why
any one should select this poison IL Is
hard to understand unless on account
Of the fact that IL Is cheap and easily
obtainable. This form Of poisoning
can usually be easily recognized by
the odor, which Is well known, and
by the white burns or marks on the
lips and mouth, which are typical OF
carboic acid poisoning.
Send for the nearest physician, and
In the meantime, as carbolic acid Kills
quickly, the first aid treatment must
be prompt I'm order TO get results. II
possible cause the patient to vomit by
giving an emetic. such as ipecac or
pint OF warm water This, however,
frequently fails TO work on account
Of the irritated condition Of the mu-
cous membrane Of the stomach. One
of the best chemical antidotes Is ep-
som salt in solution. Another good
chemical antidote Is alcohol, the only
trouble with this remedy being that
It cannot be given In n pure form. II
has to be diluted with water and for
that reason loses its efficacy.
Just exactly why alcohol counter
acts the effect OF carbolic acid Is not
known, but If, for instance, carbolic
acid is splashed on the hands and they
are at once immersed In absolute alco-
hol there will be no resulting burn
DR.. II. III. Hartung In National Mag
aZine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
His Blunt Critic.

Irving Bacheller was introduced one
day by mutual friend to western
mountainccr.
"Mr. Bachelor" exclaimed the
friend to the mountaincer lis an au-
thor of rcpute i'm the east"
"Oh, yes" drawled the mountaineer.
II know of him. / was locked up In
my cabin here by the snow two win
ters ago, and | only had two books TO
read the whole five months, your book,
sir" he said. turning to Mr.. Bacheller,
land the Bible, and l read them
through several times"
Indeed" said the author a smile
Of satisfaction wreathing his face.
"Ies. SIR continued the old noun
taineer, "and l never knew before
how interesting the Bible was."-St.
Paul Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
An Elusive Water lily.

The water lily of the Amazon has
very elusive habits. The buds open
twice. the first time just a chlnk at
the tip In the early sunrise hours. n
sort of premonitory symptom. On the
following evening II spreads its four
sepals with such alacrity that you can
see them move. But the big white bud
among them remains unchanged until
o'clock I'm the morning. when Il hur.
riedly spreads its blossom wide open,
remaining in this condition only half
an hour. Within the hour IL has near
ly closed. and 10y another hour and n
half the entire flower has been drawn
under water by the coiling of the stalk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Wauner as an Acrobat.

Ferdinand Praeger related an Incl
dent OF visit TO Wagner at his Swiss
home. The two men sat one morning
on an ottoman in the drawing room
talking over the events of the years.
Suddenly Wagner, who was sixty
years old, rose and stood on his head
upon the ottoman. At that moment
Wagner's wife entered. Her surprise
and alarm caused her to run to her
husband. exclaiming, "Ah, Richard,
Richardp' Quickly recovering himself
he assured her that he was sane and
wished to show that he could stand
on his head at sixty, which was more
than Ferdinand could do.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
SPHERIcITY OF TIE EARTH.
"Parallax" Bet Against 1t, and He Lost
His Wager.

"ParallaN" Bet Against IL, and he Lost
His Wager.
The straightest canal I'm the world is
In England and runs from Firth. in
Cambridgeshire, TO Denvers Sluice.
twenty-five miles away. 1t was here
that years ago Il decisive experiment
was conducted TO prove the sphericity
Of the earth. At that time. says High.
ways and Byways In CambrldgcshirH.
n deluded gentleman. who called him
self "ParallaX." was obSessed with the
notion that the globe was n fiat DISK
and used 10 go lecturing with great
vigor on the subject. After these lee
lures he invited questions. none OF
which was able to shake his Nclief.
When asked. for example. "Why does
the hull of IL ship disappear below the
horizon while the masts remain Wis
ble?" he would answer because the
lowest stratum of mir Is the densest
and therefore soonest conceals objects
seen through it," Finally he showed
his whole hearted belief In his absurd
views by laying heavy wager that no
DIlt NOhil hlHlllVN Z llltlAl. 1 IL ~ Ns'NN''
were deposited in the hands Of 'UdxSs.
and the trial. under agreed conditions.
took place upon the New river. as part
Of the canal is called. Three boats
were moored three miles apart. each
provided with Il crOsstree Of equal
height. If the earth was spherical the
central cross would appear above the
other to IN observer looking through
of the boat at either end; If it was fat
he would see both the other crosstrecs
as one. "parallaX" declared that he
did see them so. but the judges unani-
mously decided against him, and the
poor man lost his money.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
He Didn't Know Them.

The late Rev. Horatio Stebbins OF
San Francisco was man of large
mind and noble powers, but more IN
miliar with the world Of intellectual
and scholastic interests than with triv
ial and timely things. His household
was blessed with charming daughter
who grew up tall and beautiful, com
manding the admiration of all who sa "
her
One day visitor said to the good
doctor: doctor, your daughter grows
more charming day by day. Why
she's a regular Gibson girl"
"Ah, thank you, thank you," replied
the doctor In his best manner. Wber
the visitor had gone, turning to his
wife the doctor asked, MY dear, whC
are the Gibsons ?"-San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
A MAN Of MYSTERY.
Peculiar Life Of Metastasio, the Cels-
brated Italian Poet.

Metastaslo Q69S-17S2), the celebrated
dramatic and operate poet, spent fifty
five years in Vienna with the Marines
family without ever learning German
or wishing to learn 1t.
Besides his utter Indifference to all
speech but Italian, Metastasio possess
ed many pecuiarities of character.
None might mention death I'm his pres
tnce. Those who alluded TO smallpox
before him he made 1t a point not to
see again. In all his fifty-fve years
In Vienna he never gave away more
than the equivalent Of $25 to the
poor. He always occupied the same
seat at church, but never paid for it.
He took all his meals In the most mys-
terious privacy. His greatest friends
had never seen him eat anything but a
biscuit with some lemonade. Nothing
would induce him to dine away from
home. He never changed his wig or
the cut or color Of his coat.
Metastasio was to have been present
ed to the pope the day he died and
raved about the intended interview In
the delirium Of his last moments. Mrs.
PiOZzi familiar TO readers Of Boswell's
Life Of DR. Johnson" as Mrs. Thrale)
collected these particulars from the Ia
dies OF the Marines family, with
whom Metastasio was so long domesti-
Gated without speaking or understand
Ing a word Of their language from first
to last
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
CURIOUS PERUVIAN TREE.
Il Produces copious and Continuous
Supply of Rain.


The rain tree of Peru grows very
arge. Is rich I'm leaves and Is called
by the Indians tamaicaspi. 1t has the
power of collecting the dampness Of
he atmosphere and condenSing ii into
continuous and copious supply Of
ain.
In the dry season. when the rivers
ire low and the heat great. the trees
lower of cOndensing seems al the
highest. and water falls In abundance
from the leaves and ooZes from the
runk. The water spreads around In
reritable rivers. part of which filters
nto the soil and fertiizes IT, These
:iverS are canalized so as to regulate
he course of the water.
1t IL estimated that one of the Peru.
iield nine gallons OF water per diem.
m n field of an area OF one kiloneter
,Quare- that Is. $3.50 feet each way
an be grown 10000 trees separated
rom each other by twenty-five meters.
This plantation produces daily 3SJ.OO0
tiers of water. II we allow for evap-
)ration and inhltration we have l35,-
100 liters or 2o.J3l gallons Of f.rain fer
distribution daily. The rain tree can
oe cultivated with very little trouble.
for II seems indifferent AZ to the soil
IN which It grows The tree increases
rapidly and resists both extremes OF
,limate.-Espana Moderna.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
A Chance For tho Better.

The nine-year-old boy Of a Baltimor.
family who is compelled by his par.
ents to practice daily upon the piano
may not be n clever performer but he
has pretty shrewd notion Of the
worth of an instrument, as well ms q
rather mature wit, as is evidenced by
an incident in the household not long
since.
His father upon returning home
from a weeks absence heard the lad
plugging away at the piano.
"When did you learn that new piece
SOM" asked the parent
'Tt isn't a new piece, dad" answer
ed the boy. "The piano has beer
tuned. ."-Lippincott's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Diamonds.

Diamonds were first brought To Eu
rope from the east, where the mine
Of Sumbulpoor was the first known.
Golconda. now In ruins. was once a
celebrated diamond mart. The mines
Of Brazil were discovered In l72S and
for long time furnished most OF the
diamonds Of commerce. In 1867 dia-
monds were discovered in Cape Colo
ny. and I'm 1870 the wonderful finds I'm
the Transvaal were made which re
suited I'm the immense fortunes Of the
late Cecil Rhodes and others. Most
Of the diamonds OF the world are now
furnished by the South African fields.
New York American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Worth Her Weight In Butter.

Curious customs still prevail with
regard TO marriage. In some parts OF
Uganda the custom ls to offer SIX
needles and pack Of india rubber for
n wife. Some of the Katiirs sacrifice
oxen. The Tartars of Turkestan give
the weight of the prospective wife In
butter. In Kamchatka the price va
ries from one to ten reindeer. Some
savages require a certain amount OF
labor. Among the aborigines 1t is said
the current rate for wife is a box
of matches. which prompted n Paris
contemporary to speculate whether one
of the French government boxes would
be accepted.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
ROUTED THE SINGER.
Tosti's Encounter With q Persistent
and Peppery Stranger.

"Tosti used to tell an amusing little
story of feminine persistence" says
Harold Simpson In his book, "A Cen
tury of English Ballads" 1t was dur
ing one OF his busiest mornings, with
a long list of singing lessons to be got
through, that n knock came at the
door Of Tosti's fiat. His valet was Ill,
and so Tosti went to the door himself.
A lady, stranger to him, stood on
the threshold.
"'Signor Tostir she inquired.
"Tosti bowed.
"'Oh,' said the lady, 4 am singing
your song, "My Memories" at Man
chester tonight, and | want you to
kindly run through 1t with me-
Madame answered Tosti politely,
but firmly, 4 fear II Is impossible. |
have two pupils with me now, and a
third is waiting in the anteroom, while
others will shortly be arriving
"'But you must! the lady persisted.
"T am sorry began Tosti again
when he suddenly received a violent
push backward and the lady walked
into the studio.
'"Tosti followed, protesting. After a
long argument, which threatened to
become heated, the lady snapped out:
"'Very well; shant sing your song,
Them
Madame said Tosti, taking her by
the hand, L am infinitely obliged to
you
"The lady gave one look at him and
fed"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
She Won.

he was a philosopher and talker
She was q woman of action. They
stood together on the bridge and
watched a tug that was hauling long
line Of barges up the river.
"Look there, my dear" said he
"Such Is life. The tug is like the man
working and toiling. while the barges
like the women. are
His wife gave him no time to flnisf
the sentence. II know" she said
'The tug does all the blowing and the
barges bear all the burden"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
We're All Actors.

Mime. Alexandria Viarda. the Polish
tragedienne, once propounded the fol
lowing:
at is n strange thing. but ask man
to mend n rip in his coat.
mo; he Is not tailor
ASK another to stop the faucet from
leaking,
mo; he's not plumber.
"Or another to do bit of cabinet
work.
"No; he is not a carpenter.
"But ask any one of the three or all
of them to enact Il little part in n play
and each will smile in fatuous conf
dence and instantly acquiesce.
But watch him actv'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
SaintIiness Unpopular.

That state of mind which let us call
the ignominy of the virtuous is not
entirely confined TO boys Of nine
years. have seen grown men and
women, being accused of saintliness.
over whose faces passed an expression
Of modification. They would accept
with more complacency the tribute
that they were getting TO be devils In
their old age.-Atlantic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
RUSIE's TERRIFIC SPEED.
HE Thunderbolt Delivery Terrorixsd
the 6attsrs.

the 6attsra
A veteran ball player who has bat.
ted against nearly all of the noted
pitchers In the last twenty years nam.
ed Amos Rusie as the universal stand.
ard Of speed In shooting the ball across
the rubber.
There have been many fast pitch
ers In baseball. and all of them In their
time when they cut loose for fair have
bafiled the best Of hitters with their
speed, but you will notice that when
fast pitchers are spoken of the one
remark is always made, Has he the
speed that Amos Rusie hadr And.
I think, II will be that way forever.
As long as great names are remember
cd or baseball is the nations game
Rusie will remain the champion speed
merchant. the one pitcher who could
send in the ball faster than any one
else that ever lived. When you say
fast as Rusie' you don't mean It,
either; you only wish to show that
your favorite pitcher is a very speedy
boy.
words fail really to describe the
speed with which Rusie sent the ball
He was a man of great width. great
strength and the ability to put every
ounce of his weight into the pitch.
Coupled with this he had set of daz-
xling curves which were manufactured
with the same effort required to pro-
duce the speed. Some men can throw
a straight ball with great force, but
have to slow up In order to develop
curves, but Rusie drove in a curved
ball with all of his tremendous power.
Facing Rusie to timid man was
inexperienced soldier. The distance
was shorter then. Rusie had the
whole box to move around In instead
Of being chained to slab. and he
simply drove the ball at you with the
force Of a cannon. have stood up
to all the great pitchers of nearly
twenty years, I have seen scores OF
them come and 60 and none of them
inspired the terror in n batsman's
heart that was put there by the
mighty Rusie. The ball was like a
white streak tearing past you without
time to balance yourself. figure the
course Of the ball or take aim at 1t
The fellows with the wide curve might
fool you into reaching out and missing
them, but you weren't reaching out at
Rusie-you simply swung Mt white
streak as II hurled past, and II you
took a full arm swing the ball was
gone and In the catcher's hands before
you had half finished the swinging
motion.
'The convincing proof Of Rusie's ter
rible speed was this: II any other
pitcher hit a man the man swore,
limped a moment and went to first
II Rusie hit man the man retired
from the game and sometimes went
to the hospital. To be hit by Rusit
was worse than to have an ordinary
man smash you with a rock" - New
York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-10
Grenada Was Bouaht Cheap.

The island of Grenada, in the Brit
lsh West Indies, was bought by the
French from the Caribs by a solemn
treaty In the middle Of the seventeenth
century. and the price paid was two
bottles OF rum. Esau's mess OF pot
tage was II good stroke Of business 10y
comparison The Caribs soon regret
ted having sold their birthright and
vainly tried To get the island back by
force. II is now one of England's most
prosperous colonies In the West Indies.