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Hydrocyanic Acid.

The distilled essential oil of almonds. which when diluted supplies the popu- lar flavoring for sweets and confection- cry known as ''ratafia." contains fin its strongest form a sufficient percentage of hydrocyanic acid to make 1t highly dangerous. A young man who was ex- ecuting an order by pouring it from large bottle to a smaller one noticed that he had not put the label quite straight on the smaller bottle and took itsoff again. Before replacing the la- bel he licked 1t to make sure of its sticking properly. But while pouring he had inadvertently let drop or two trickIe on the outside of the bottle where he had affixed the label. Then wlen he touched the label with his tongue lie felt as if something shot along that member and also jump of his heart So he rushed to a tap, which was fortunately close at hand. and put his tongue under the running water. Never as long as he lived. he said. would be forget that poisoning sensation. Chambers Journal.
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carIxls,. Sheer at eladstons.


 J.E. Boehm. the sculptor. once met Gladstone at country house and was immensely impressed by the extent and diversity of the statesman's knowI- edge as revealed in his conversation Boehm was still full of the subject when the morning arrived for Carlyle's sitting for a bust, and to the philOso- pher the sculptor poured forth his ad- imitation for GIadstone's intimate ac- quaintance with subjects so far apart as gardening and Greek. Carlyle lis tened for a time in scornful silence; then he said. And what did he say about your work?" "Oh, nothing" said Boehm. ''He doesn't know any thing about sculpture" "Of course" !" grOwled Carlyle. 'of course, and he showed his knowledge about things that you didn't understand. No doubt if you asked Blackie he'd say that Gladstone knew nothing about Greek, and the gardener would tell you that he knew nothing whatever of garden ingw s tt
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PANTHER UNDER FIRE.
Delaware Asked to Explain Why She
Fired at Repair Ship.

Norfolk. va, Aug. 30.-According TO
a repart which has created intense in
terest in naval circles here today, Ad-
miral Osterhaus, commanding the Al
lantic feet, has demanded that the
captain of the battleship Delaware ex-
Mai, how ii was that the repair snip
Panther, with 500 men aboard, was
three times endangered last MONDAY
nv shells from the Delaware,
The f,aiaware had been firing upon
the sunken San Marcos In ranger
sound. and, it Is declared that seven
miles away the Panther's rig made ner
link like the stinieen San Marcos The
gun crew of the Delaware, it is chars-
ed bv mistake, fired their 3lst, s2d
and 33d shots at the Panther, the nrst
striking within 125 yards, the second
within 10G wards and the third within
TX wards of the repair ship. This mace
things go interesting for the Panther
that its wireless was put in operation
and the firing suddenly ceased
All the firing. 1t is declared. vas
then called off and the meet ordered
hack 10 Hampton Roads, where ..prepe-
ra.ions are now being made fory the
elaborate September war game. Inc
panther had abeasdsa moving picture
apparatus taking scenes OF the SUI
tests and further destruction OF tne
San Marcos. -. tA
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1t Is MaderO
For President

Mexico City, Aug. 30-With no dis
" ednesday received the nomination of
the Progressive party for President, put
Francisco Vasquez Gomez, his old run
ming mate and erstwhile agent OF the
revolution at Washington, was griled by
partisans of three other candidates for
the Vice Presidency.
When the convention adjourned the
candidacy of no other man than Gomez
for the Vice Presidency had been con-
sidered Jose Pine SuareZ continued a
favorte in the betting, with Alfredo
Robes Dominguez as second choice.
A ballot now probably would have re-
suited in division of honors for third
place between Gomez and Fererando lg-
lesias Calderon.
Madero was the only candidate for
the Presidency whose name was placed
before the convention. No speech was
made AT 9 o'clock Wednesday night,
the committee which had been sent to
notify Madero of his nomination. report
ed that he had been accepted and would
appear before the body al II O'Clock
Thursday.
The report resulted in adjournment, fol-
lowing the adoption of a resolution that
the entire body should Immediately
march to Maderos home.
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the .MoRL D,s GREATEST.
tjne,e Sans New BattIeships Will Be
the Biggest Afioat. III

Wa shineton. Aug. 30-The two new
battlaships authorized by the last nav
al sact proba bly, will be of 2s,sOO tons
aisplacement. or the biggest war yes
sels in the world The largest SHIPS so
far designed for the Anne riean. pavy
are the New York and the Texas win
. afsplacement of $1,000 tons each . ana
II hecasne known only today that ,ne
navy department contemplated ex.
ceedfng their size The new snips
win have. heavier armor than any pc
fore put on a batueship, which ac-
counts for their Increased aispiace-
ment The armament of the new yes
sells win be the same as the New YORK
and Texas with main battery OF AZ
1a-inch guns. - mo, 49,,
With this approach to so,""e-toil
battieship. the naval ordnance experts
arc considering the, question: OF a 10
inch gun. 1t wall require $4,000 , ~
hattleship to Withstand the terrific re-
coil from a main battery OF lo ie-ilen
cams
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ABOUT TIME TO ACT
If Wave of Foreign Crime in America
Is Ever to Be Stopped.

New York, Aug. 3o.-All the Italian
detectives in the city, IS in number
We're summoned to police headquarters
L, day and assigned to stem the wave
Of Italian crime. The seriousness or
the situation became apparent today
when it was learned that the Italian
government had received through ITS
consul here, list of crimes committed
by natives of that country here since
the first of the year and was much eX-
ercis,d bY the showing. 1t was stated
that the detective bureau has a list,
containing the names of no less than
5000 cx-ItaIian convicts believed to be
in New York City at this time.
Tile immediate provocatien of the
~ allan crime crusade was the tive
kidnapping cases reported to the polics
yesterday and still unsolved, In add
ton, police records show IA cases o!
bomb throwing since July IA
The action of Police Commissioned
Waldo practically reyives the once
famous Italian detective bureau which
was disbanded only month ago.
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CANADIAN POLITICS.
Some Speakers Can't Get Annexation
Fooiishness Out of Heads.

Mount Forest, Ont. Aug. 90-The dec
-iaration that President Taft and his
friends have had the idea of future an
nexation of Canada in their minds was
given place in the address of Sir James
Whitney, premier of Ontario. here to-
night. The premier asserted that the
reciprocity agreement was intended by its
advocates in the United States to ham
string and kill anything in the nature OF
concentration and consolidation OF the
British Empire" Sir James added that
back in the minds of President Taft and
his friends was the idea that Canada
might one day form a part of the North
American Republic. 0
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APPEAL TO COUNTRY
BY Colored Convention at Boston or
Members Political Rights.

Boston, Aug. 80. In an address to
the country adopted at today's ses-
sions of its fourth annual convention
the National Independent Political
League. organized by colored citizens
to secure fer them equal rights under
the constitution" take President TAFT
to task for his alleged color discrimi-
nation.
The address asserts that President
Taft announced color discrimination
in the right to hold public office. per-
petuated the injustice OF the Browns
Vile soldiers, killed his bartering with
the eelofed perjudices of the South by
putting the balance of the supreme
court in the hands of the Bourbon
South: lent the prestige of his office
to the doctrine of inferior education
for colored Americans. and refused .
raise his voice for trial by jury for
colored Americans"
In the face Of colored discrimina-
ton of varied forms the President is
silent, inactive and publicly declares
his impoteney" the address says.
In a bin of rights asked for the fcl-
lowing are included:
The enforcement of the Constitu-
ton to stop Acknowledgement and
peonage; the passage of federal
anti Jim crow law for Interstate pas
sengels; federal aid 10 education with
the same schooling for all, the restor-
alton of the discharged Brownsvillas
soldiers. and legislation making lynch
ing capital offence under federal
jurisdiction"
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Visits Scene Of Death Of
Broker jackson.
6eidsrs Fate Nov Heavy Upon
Evidence Of Physicians.
Touching scsns when he Dead
Mans Brother Is Recalled.

New York, aug. 30--The IL men who
are trying Paul Geidel for his life on
charge of raurdering William H.
Jackson, visited this evening the room
In the Iroauois hotel where the aged
broker met his death, il is alleged, at
the hands of the youthful bell boy
In company with Judge Grain. the jury
went over the entire ground which
had been connected by testimony with
the events surrounding the death Of
Jackson During the afternoon the
prosecution continued its fight to re-
flute the declaration of the defence that
Jackson died of heart failure and not
at the hands of the bell boy.
The testimony now indicates that the
! life Of young Geidef may depend upon
whether his counsel can prove that the
broker died from natural causes. Sew
eral physicians were placed on the
stand, who gave testimony in direct
opposition to that of the witnesses of
the defence With the examination of
! these men the state rested it's case.
touching scene was enacted when
DR.. Frank W. Jackson, brother of the
dead men. was recalled to the stand
bv the prosecution Despite the fact
that Dr. jackson testified that in his
opinion his brother could not have
died of myo-carditis. his effort to be
unprejudiced was evident to all IN
the sonrt room.
"All we want is the truth said At
torney Gray of the Geidel counsel In
addressing the witness
.aGod knows that is. what / am here
for this afternoon answered the doc
tor. his voice breaking, II came here,
Mr. Gray, to help you all can. went
to the autopsy, in hope, that could
find some natural cause of death. But
| couldn't.
I'VE know that DIR. Jackson. we
know that said Mr.. Gray.
1t was fully aiawss minutes before
DR.. Jackson recovered his composure
and was able to continue.
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NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE
Ria and Strong Enough to Do Without
Connecticut Towns.

Boston, Aug. 30.--An amalgamation
of the New England Baseball League
with the Connecticut League cannot
be considered as even a remote pos
sibility. according to the unanimous
verdict Wednesday night OF the direc-
tors of the New England League, be-
fore whom the matter came up.
The annual meeting of the league
had been called for Wednesday night
but was postponed until Monday eve
ming. Sept. is, and the session held
was informal. although all the clubs
were represented.
The secretary of the league, Jacob
C. Morse, was instructed to forward
protection for the league for 1872
Manchester. n. H.. and Portland,
Me, had representatives present to
urge the taking in of those cities to
the league. Mayor Eugene NJ, Reid
of Manchester assured the club there
would be solid backing for the club In
the New Hampshire city and similar
assurances came from Portland.
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LAURiER AT HALIFAX.
Immense Crowd Greets Him-And he
Scores His Friend Borden.

Halifax n. s, Aug. S0-Halifax To-
night enthusiastically greeted Sir VIII
frid Laurier, premier of Canada VINO
discussed the reciprocity agreement anu
argued for the support of the Liberal
and policies. The meeting was
more largely attended than an pelitieai
affair ever held in the maratime prov
ines more than 10000 persons crowding
into Arena rink.
Sir Wilfrid scored Mr.. Borden for
raising the annexation question and Tor
turning. as he said, from the policy or
former Conservative leaders
He did not believe, he said. that the
Conservatives were prompted in their
nresent opposition to reciprocity by the
manufacturers, las the agreement must
be for the benefit of the industrial classes
as we'll as the farmers and fishermen.
The reason lies in the unhoiy alliance
between the Nationalists of Quebec and
the British Imperialists,l he declared
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Frances Holmer Of New York Wednes-
aav won the 15-miie Marathon race
against Pat White of Dublin y ~
ras At Douglas, Isle of Man. Homer
t,n,a was hour q minutes, 30 SECONDS
Frank Gotch. champion wrestler WI.
,aavs Hnmbolt Ia, ThursdaS night for
Chicago. where he VIII meet 80 80 ].
Hackenschmidt Labor day. accofu'ns
to announcement "Wednesday night ~
Emil Klank, Gotch's nanager. at IN ,
training camp. at Humbolt Trainers
and, SPECTATORS at the, Gotch camp de-
clare that the. champion neyer vas Ia
better physical condition.
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ANTi-FRENCH FEELING
| Prominent at Pan German Union
Meeting at Berlin

Berlin. Aug 30,-Members Of the
Pan-German Union he'd packet
mass meeting tonight and adopted a
resolution demanding either Frances
complete recognition of the Algeciras
act or Germany's acquisition Of SINH
lar rights in west Morocco as France
claims in the other district. Tie res
olution strongly condemned interview
ton in the dispute by a third power.
An inspired article in the Lokai IN
zeiger also protests vigorously against
what it terms the uniustifiable attl-
tude taken by Great Britain 1t de-
clares, moreover, that Germany was
never DESTROYS Of obtaining a footing
in Morocco and hints that the details
If an agreement would occupy a long
period. even should the French pre-
posals aboHt to be presented by VI.
Cambon generally be acceptable to
Germany.
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'Deathof Judge UNA
Jas. Richardson.

oxford, n. H., Aug 30.-Deatli,
which had lowered about his bedside
for month, came to Judge James B.
| Richardson of the Massa chusetts ST.
perior court just at the stroke of mid
night tonight. Judge Richardson had
| been unconscious for more than "A
| hours.
The critical part of Judge Richard
sons Illness istsaid by members of his
family TO have dated from the time.
last May. when he received two Black
Hand letters, threatening his life, fol-
| lowing his issuance of an injunction
against the Boston Photo Engraver's
| Union. The criticism of his judicial
action and threats contained in the
letter preyed so deeply on the mind IF
the venerable justice that he was bed
ridden until death came.
Judge Richardson was removed to
4 his summer home here July 5 Since
that time he had rallied strongly sew
eral times, only to relapse, however.
into states of stupor which brought.
his physical condition to a lower ebb
than before.
| Seventy nine years were behind
Judge Richardson when the end came
| many of them passed on the judicial
benches of Massachusetts. A widow.
Mrs Lucy b. Richardson, survives
The funeral will be held from the sum-
mer home here at $50 Saturday after
noon.
Judge Richardson was one of the old
est men in point of service in the Mas
sachusetts judiciary. having served Is
| bod hIau o.
his last sitting I'm the equity motion SEES
sion of the Norfolk superior court inn
posed considerable strain upon him.
but it was hoped that the summers rest
would bring back his former good health.
| Justice Richardson was a native of
| Oxford N H., where he was born Dec.
! g. 1892 He graduated from Dartmouth
| oliege in the class of 1857 and was al
| ways one of her most loyal and en-
| thusiastic alumni In 1892 he was elect
| ed a trustee of the college and served
continuously for u years. unul the press
of his judicial duties compelled him to
reiinquish the honor.
During the year 1889 he was appointed
corporation counsel of Boston by Mayor
Hart and later was made member of
the Rapid Transit Commission by Mayor
Matthews. He was appointed associate
justice of the superior court of Mas
sachusetts in 1892.
Notwithstanding Judge Richardson's
decisions were invariably received with
the highest respect for their honesty and
impartiality by attorneys and clients
alike, the judge was made the object
of threats by the Black Hand last May
while he was lying i'll at his Boston
home He had issued an injunction re-
straining the members and officers of a
photographers union from attempting
to unionize Boston shop. Both threats
came in envelopes postmarked Chicago
and were turned over to the postal au-
thorities, but investigation failed to dis
close the senders.
While Judge Richardson was always a
staunch Republican he always protested
against the party enrolment system in
Boston For a long time he refused to
participate in primaries because of the
demand for a declaration Of party affiii-
alton which was compulsory fer partici-
pa ton in the primaries.
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The Tickets in II
...4. Massachusetts.

Boston. Aug. 30-The name OF Har-
/ vey \. Shepard of Boston, slated by
the Democratic State committee to run
for the office of attorney general on
the Democratic ticket, will not appear
on the ballot at the primaries Mr..
Shepard having filed an insufficient
number of names TO eiftitle him to a
place on the ballot.
This was tire feature of the am
neuncement by Secretary of State
Langtrys office tonight, regarding the
candidates for state office who will be
voted for at the primaries on Sept. %.
Under the new direct primary law,
candidates for the head of the tick
ct" including the six highest state Of
ficers, must file at least 1000 names
and not less than $50 must be filed
from each of four different counties
Mr.. Shepard complied with the law
with respect to three counties, but
those looking after his papers in Es-
sex county failed to file the required
number of signatures. with the result
that he viii be left off the ballot.
The following candidates for the
principal state Offices filed satisfactory
papers:
REPUBLICAN.
For governor-Louis A. Frothing-
ham. Boston; Joseph Walker Brook
line; Norman II. White, Broellline.
For lieutenant goVernor-Robert
Luce. Samerville.
Fer secretary of state-Albeit p
Langetry. Springfield; Russell y.
Wood, Cambridge.
For treasurer and receiver general
Elmer A. Stevens. Somerville.
For auditor-Herbert w. Burr. Bos-
ton; John f. White, Tisbury
Tor attorney general-James NJ
Swift. Fall nt--o~
DEMOCRATIC.
For governor-Eugene N. Foss Ens-
ton: Thomas L. Hisgen. West fp-n a.
field.
For lieutenant governor-Dsv |.
Walsh. Fitchburg.
foI setIetaIt i state-Frar'5
Donahu. Boston; Edward o. Shelton.
Boston.
For treasurer and receiver general
Augustus l.. Thorndike.
For auditor-Charles B. Streeker.
Brookline.
For attorney general-George w.
Anderson, Boston; Joseph j. Leonari |,
Boston.
For couneillors-F'irst District, AL
fred f. Green, Dixbury Second Dis
triet, Henry j. Dixon, Boston; Third
District, John Quinn, Jr.. Boston.
Fourth District. no candidate named
Fifth District, Edward J. Carnie, Sal
EN-; Frank Foster, Manchester; Sixth
District, no candidate; Seventh Dis
triet, no candidate; Eighth District
William II. Gross, Lee.
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WINTHROP.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. I anney and Miss
Josie Penney have returned from a
visit in South Lagrange.
Miss Wolfe of New York is visiting
at Augustus Thompson
Meeting of Crystal -.-lre, l. O. @.
+, Thursday evening. AS there is i'm
portant business. all members are re-
quested to attend.
j. L. Cobb and son Atherton are in
New York.
Harold Clifford is spending his va
cation at Owls Head
Miss Bernice Wright of Dorchester.
! Mass, is the guest OF Mrs. Freeland
Yeaton.
The funeral of the late William
Charlesworth was held Tuesday from
| the home of his daughter. Mrs Asa
Maxwell. Rev. c. f. Sargent officiat-
| ed. Two sons and three daughters,
survive. Mrs. Norris of Wayne and
Mrs Sadie Watson of Washington. Il.
| l., daughters, were present at the SER
vices
Miss Bessie Benson celebrated her
l3th birthday by giving a party to her
young friends. The evening passed
pleasantly with games, music, march
ing, etc. Ice cream, cakes and crackers
were served. She received many gifts.
The guests We're Mary f. McIlroy,
Marguerite Jackson, Ernestine Lara,
Helena Bissonnette. Mildred Benson,
Wendall Lynes. Anderson Pinkham,
Paul Mason, Llewelyn Cobb. Richmond
Sargent and Rodney Howard.
A piano recital Will be given next tues
day at Town hall by the pupils of Miss
NJ Hazel Shaw. They will be assisted
by 5. Lee Woodman. baritone soloist,
and Mrs. Lottie York. reader.
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WINTHROP CENTER.

Mrs c. j Bailey passed Wednesday
and Thursday in Portland.
Edward l.. FAIR and family, who
have passed the summer here, closed
their cottage Wednesday and returned
to their home in New Jersey.
Miss Minneola Clough went to 0rono
Monday To visit her sister, Mrs. Maui
rice u. Jones.
Miss Leihthauser will lead the {. Z.
prayer meeting Thursday evening and
will give talk about her Work in
New York City.
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CENTER OF POPULATION
Is Determined to Be in City Of Bloom
ineton, Indiana.

Washington, Aug. 30.-The center of
population of the United States was
announced by Director of Census
Durand Wednesday to be in the
western part of the city OF
Bloomington, Monroe county. Ind.
This is eight miles further west than
the location announced July IL. when
Director Durand placed it AZ miles
south of Unionville, in the same eonn-
".
The change I'm the location of the center
of population since July II is due to the
discovery of an error made in the census
Office Two clerks worked separately in
computing the geographical location. but
both made the same error and the wrong
result was published as the census Of
fees determination of the spot. Tit
movement of the center of population 8
miles westward is due to the iincreass
of popula tion of the Pacific coast.
THE great increase in the population
of New York. Pennsylvania and certain
other states north of the 39th parallel
has balanced the increase I'm Texas,
Oklahoma. the Indian Territory and
southern California" said Director Du-
rand. 1.-The greater advance toward the
West Is TO a large extent due to the
increase in population of the racine
coast states, their distance from the
center giving them much greater weight
than the populous states east OF the
center. ..
For instance. San Francisco, seat
tie Portland and Sacramento win
population of s060l6. have as great an
influence on the center of population as
phuada,nhia Boston and Baltimore, with
a population of 2.77S.
III total western movement of the
oantar ~ nonnlation since 1890 is 55S
miles.
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The following table shows the num-
Der OF tons of phosphate which has
been received at the Maine Central
freight house for the past four years,
up to the present date, showing that
the number of tons received each year
Since 1903 has more than doubled
itself. With the exception of one year.
1903, $50 tons; 09, 67Gs 10, $50; H.
40 tons. The increase is due TO the
farmers raising more potatoes AT the
present time. than in former years,
Seventy-four car loads of potatoes
We're shipped from Gardiner by rail
last year, while in years past, they
were imported here.