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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-04

Rioting has occurred at Tung
Chow, near Pekin, China, which is
attributed to- an edict ordering the
troops to cut off their queues. Part
of the city has been burned and loot
ed. DR.. Sun believes the recent ex-
ecutions of Generals Chang and Feng
win not cause any trouble and that
things win settle down quietly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-04
iBy associated PreSS.)

New Orleans, Sept 4.-Reports
this morning show the so-called
"ring" forces defeated the Good
Government league yesterday in the
parochal primary. Chandler G. Lu-
zenberg was nominated for District
Attorney over his two opponents by
approximately two thousand majority.
This is a big decrease in the normal
majority of the ring" in previous
elections.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-04
LIGHTNING KILLS TROOPER.

Bisbee, Ariz.. Sept, 4.-Trooper Sad
dler, of the Fourth United States cav
airy, was struck by lightning and
killed while riding near Fort Huachu-
ca. Monday. Eight cartridges in his
belt were exploded His horse was
also killed,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-04
THE MARKETS,

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Wheat steady
shade to three-eighths higher. Pro.
visions steady, five cents off to five
cents up.
New Orleans, Sept. 4.-Cotton
steady, twelve to thirteen points up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-04
Woman S Aage Fails in Ohio.

"OT''dT Adge FAILS IN Ohio.
Columbus,lreg Sept Additional
returns froI Yesterdays election on
amendments % the Ohio constitution
confirm ear. indications that all of
the AZ ame ments were ratified ex-
cept equal outrage. and possibly
good roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
Shipping News.

Portland, Me- jan. 14-Arrived:
steamer Englishman tBr) Bristol.
Sailed, steamer Fremona, (Br),
London,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
5owdon lnterseholastie Baseball
League Plans for Coming Season.

Brunswick, Me. Jan. 14.-(speclaD -
Delegates from Gony High of Augusta,
Lewiston High, Edward Little High of
Auburn, Deering High and Morse High
of Bath met at the Beta Theta ri chapter
house. Saturday afternoon. it being the
annual meeting of the Bowdoin Inter-
scholastic Baseball League.
Francis X. Callahan of Portland. the
assistant manager of the Bowdoin Col
lege baseball team and the president of
the 1nterscholastic League, presided. At
the request of Leo Dunn, manager of the
Cony High team, the regulations regard
ing umpires was slightly changed, so
that this year, If the managers of the
two teams interested can agree on an
umpire five days before the date of the
game and notify President Callahan of
their choice, that man shall umpire 9th
erwise President Callahan will select an
umpire for the game.
1t was also decided that no team
should take more than l. men, including
players, scorer and manager. on trip
The representatives, from the schools
were as follows: Cony High, Manager
Leo Dunn Assistant Manager Raymond
Swift; Lewiston High. Teacher-Manager
r. S Drysdale; Edward Little High,
Manager r. T. Grant; Deering High,
Manager Herbert G. Cobb Captain Ed
ward Humphrey; Morse High, Manager
Amos B. Haggett, Jr, Captain Harold
Wing.
The managers adopted the following
schedule: April "a, Edward Little at
Deering April II Morse High at Au-
burn Cony High at peering: Mas &.
Deering High at Bath Edward Little
High at Augusta May s. Edward Little
High at Lewiston; May H. Lewiston
High at Deering, Morse High at Angus
Ia May 49, Cony High at Lewiston May
u.s. Lewiston High at Bath May %. Gony
High at Auburn: May y, Deering High
at Augusta; May %, Deering High at Au-
burn; June !, Morse High at lewiston
June s. Edward Little High at Bath
Deerng High at Lewiston; June d. eony
High at Bath. Lewiston High at Auburn
One game between Deering High ana
Morse High remains to be arranged later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15

BASEBALL NOTES.

The National Baseball Commission III
a finding handed down, saturday, at On
cinnati. O.. denied the claim of the st.
Louis National League club to Pitcher
J. r. Salmon and decided that title to the
player is vested in the Philadelphia
American League club.
Unless some of the new pitchers show
exceptional form. the Red SoX viii start
the season with the following boXmen:
Wood, Hall. O'Brien, Pape, Collins CT
cote. Hagerrnan and Bedient- The first
six have shown that they are strong
enough for the American League when IN
shape. Hagerman wos II and lost
games for the Denver club, the same club
that O,Brien pitched for in the West
Bedient was q winner with the ProVi-
dence club and should make a fine show
ing with the strong Red SoX support.
Manager Connie Mack of the Philades-
phia American League baseball club an
nounced, Saturday, the players, new and
old. he will take TO San Antonio and
other parts of the South for spring prac-
tice. One team will leave Philadelphia.
Feb 10. and will include Catchers Egan
and Kilbullen, Pitchers Danforth, Pike,
McCleary, Jensen. Bonner, Brown, Gipe,
Houck, Long, Russell and Salmon; In
fielders Derrick, Piper and Chase; out
fielders Strunk, Maggart and Emerson
The other team Will leave March d. and
will be composed of all the regular play
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
THE BITE OF A COBRA.
How an English Traveller Describes
CeyIon Native Rites Attending
Dyinq Man.

The day had been unusually hot ana
sultry even for Ceylon. But there was
the prospect of change. y cluster of
small clouds which had risen over the
hills had been followed by others larger
in volume and blacker in color until at
length the north was darkened with an
unbroken stretch of ominous vapor
In one of the native dwellings that lay
back from the road, embowered in palms
and a wealth of tropical vegetation, a
young man lay between life and death.
He had been bitten by COBRA and an
inclination to sleep was oVerpowefihS
him More than once he had closed his
eyes and allowed his head to drop ana
for time had resisted the frantic efforts
ofh is friends to rouse him. The hapn-
rala had been sent for, and had Just ar
rived with his company OF dancers, TOM
tom beaters and singers, who were no"
making preparations for the ceremony by
means of which they would endeavor to
drive out the evil spirits by which the
sick man was invested.
They covered him in leaves and flowers,
and erected by his side figure repre-
senting the demon they sought to eXor-
else. and, near at hand they placed an
altar, upon which they arranged oHer-
ings of flowers, rice and flesh. by way OF
Precipitation. Then they left to don their
professional attirement.
Meanwhile the storm had broken with
terrific violence over mountain and val
lev. Rain descended in torrents, saturat-
ing the parched jungle and causing the
roads to welter in floods of muddy water
IA pnn1lltS the
wayside. 1t was Walpurgls hlsht IN
deed Ia night when the whole company
of evil spirits were awake ana hoidihS
communion in the neighboring jungle.
The villagers had sought refuge in their
huts and, despite the rage or the ele-
ments, were endeavoring to sleep. But
one family was up and could not rest, for
there the Kapurala and his strange as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
BROOKS.

o,,.n. - tho sesara cold and Ter
'",iis ~ IN ~. 90 - ,Iero ha,
-, - - ~ nm r.,I b,si7ess round
-. az, me- ana town .sossfn
- -. ~. teo,, t,,oii,, M
80 s,,tztaar. j., sI,o,nli,c snow
- t,,,,l,a,.e -, ..tn,.,iinsr rosl can
49,, -, A. 80 ,yarn, and
,..ftI, an anfnaanca of rood fuel such
~ Mia FARMERS are blessed
,'i+t, ~ -. much =, he thankful
,..1,;,. s,ll, ,.|.,.are clin,atic CON
,.itjaos. ,,r,,.atl nut vhat If fine noor.
me stol. and old Of ON. cities And
No =. tbe snfferinrs Of the moor
-, ,.,.,..,+,,,.,.s- t1,at rod has nIacod
-, ~ ~ ma +, sn ver,, many i'm
.ta,,,(.. 30 {,,,t u noo,ly. cured forn
rrl,ora ~, sa.,,o very sick ones
-. M, Irod eto,,ltnn v,ha
,ra.a,74.d w. husband with a fine
t,a,}t,,,. 1,sh,. has a month 400 is now
,.a,.,. Low. Nth aruto t2rirbt.s disease.
f,.al (.f.hrfg, is etiu very sicl, man
win rheumatism about the region of
M h.s,.t ami Grove fears are enter
taired I'm, him MANY families are
laz-i,,t, H., everest form OF colds and
ls,,sb..
HIrs Cbae Forbes was taken very
qr,5dantV with the endemic. and her
danobter Mrs < II Lord of Belfast
ZINC nm fo stop with her a few DAYS
p Payson went to Boston. Tues
dan, i, the interests of the produce
husiness and from there will % to
Mrs. Jnsepbipe Foeg went To Knox
to care for her daughters family III
tho absence of Mrs. Shi6Ies. who has
returned IN BANGOR for further treat
,1esf
%-a,.fs yysfa, Pomona Grange met
with Harvest Home Grange, Brooks
Ian. It was election and installa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
Men Chosen at Colby for
The Dramatic Club.
VIII Later, Present The Play
"Whai Happened 10 Jones'"
Bowd0in lnGersChoIasiic Baseball
League Arranges Schedule.

Waterville Me, Jan. 14-(Speciap.
The men to represent the college on
the Dramatic club for this season
were chosen. SATURDAY What Hap
pened to Jones' is the title Of the
play to be given and the following
men will make up the cast; Jones,
Seymour SouIe L.; Ebenezar. Fred
eriak Uubor. ii. Anthony Gooilcy.
D. D.. Earle Davis, II; Richard, ] Al
fred Lambert, IA: Holder. Fuller
Lawrence Kane. Is, Begbee, Louis
Wilson, IA. Mrs. Cooley, John Do
Ian, 70 Cisv, Danile Ashley ID; Mar
iorie, Albert Willard, 10; Minerva,
Roy Gilmore, Is; Alyina, Robert VIII
liams, Is; Helma, Paul Christie
pher, Is.
TIE Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
bowling team came back, Saturday,
when it defeated the Delta Epsilon
team at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
alleys, by G6 pins. The standing Of
the Inter Fraternity Bowling League
is: Delta Kappa Epsilon, Won two
matches and lost one: Phi Delta The
ia. won one watch and lost bnct
Delta Epsilon. lost one match. The
next match will take place. next Fri
day. between Delta Kappa Epsilon
and Phi Delta Theta teams. The sum
mary of Saturdays game follows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
KENNEBEC.
BELGRADE.

J. G. Skates has four teams hauling
hcmIock To Great pond.
NJ. and Mrs. VIII Penney are re-
ceiying congratulations on the birth
eff daughter Jan. >.
Y A Knowles loaded car with
potatoes Cor Boston, last week. The
price paid was 81 cents.
HRS. Alex. Mills OF Sidney is passing
few days with her daughter Mrs. j.
". Penney
A very small amount of cord wood
and pulp has thus far been hauled to
this station.
Or II. H. Pulsifer OF Waterville is
visiting at +. G. Yeatons S.
+. A. Ciark's hay press is pressing
large amount Of hay in this vicinity.
Fifteen dollars is the price paid for
the hest of hay.
belgrade Grange held tWo-days
fair Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan.
10 and II. Considering the travelling
and weather good sized crowd was
present The net receipts were about
$3.50.
Mrs Ellen Yeaton is confined to the
house by a severe attack of bron-
chitis.
G. l.. Minot, who has been on the
sick list for the past three weeks, is
slowly improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15

sociates still conducted their midnight
orgies over the tleeting soul OF the an
conscious native. The company had re-
turned to the hut arrayed in their weird
apparel The dancers wore short cotton
skirts, puckered up into iiounces, and
round their loins We're thick leather
girdles, gaudiy decorated with colored
buttons and metal knobs. Their breasts
were covered with a network Of beads in
concentric circles, and meeting in the
middle under bright disks of brass. The
head-pieees would have done Justice 10
the most whimsical of demons. They had
white metal crowns, the castellated rims
Of which spread out over the foreheads
of the wearers and, in front rose several
ornaments of plated silver like an array
of feathers, and from each hung trinkcts
and pendants in all varieties. Round
their necks and ON their arms and feet
were a wealth of ornament, necklaces of
beads, heavy bangles, armlets and
hollow anklets filed with beads.
The ceremony was conducted in the
light of a small cocoanut oil lamp. which
barely sufficed to show the features OF
the performers, but the lightning, gleaml
ing almost without intermission through
the open doorway, made UP for its short
comngs Standing by the head of the
dying man, holding out his hands and
twisting himself about, the kapurala was
chanting strange, incoherent air IN
which the singers at first joined listIess-
ly. As he proceeded his fervor increased
until his movements became those of
maniac He was accompanied in his
spasmodic gestures and grotesque pos
lures by the other dancers. To the ac-
compartment of the storm, the scene was
impressive in the extreme, for the devil
dancers clapped their hands, screamed
and halloed in a manner so wild that 1t
filed with awe even those who had wit
messed the ceremony many times before.
At length they desisted, and the in
mates of the hut grew more composed,
The storm, too, had shown signs of abat-
ing The lightning was less vivid, and,
except now and then for flash unusual
" dazzling, it was passing away to other
districts The thunder was heard only
as a distant rumbling, and the dark bank
of cloud which had heralded the APP
preaching storm, had travelled on until
through its silvery fringe cleaned the
welcome rays of the moon The light
shone down upon the fresh earth, sod
den by the copious rain, and stole among
the native dwellings and through the
open door of the one whose inmates had
secured no rest that night. The Kapu-
rala was STOPPING over the PROSTATE
form of the sick man. All apparently
was still, for coma had supervened des-
pite the extraordinary efforts of the
deviI-dancers to prevent it. The face
was set and there was a tranquility
about 1t that caused the beholder to gaze
at it earnestly for some minutes. Then,
seeing that his rites were unavailing, he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
SLEEP A POISONING.
French Observers Consider Slumber
the Result of a Toxic.

The curious conclusion Of the French
observers, MN. Legendre and Pieron,
that sleep is due to a sort Of poisoning
of the brain. has, according to Z scien-
tihc contemporary, been much dis
cussed. 1t is, the French experiment
ers contend, produced by a morbid
change in certain cells of the frontal
lobe of the brain And this poison is
held TO act as an anti-toxin. and To
neutralize in the higher nerve centers
the poisons produced by the fatigues
of the day The poison of sleep. in
fact. is believed to be an antidote for
all the poisonous by-products produced
in the human body by every mental
and physical action.
The experiment which is described
as having led to the above extraord-
mary theory was as follows: Serum
from the brain of a deg. Which had
died from insomnia, was injected into
another dog. 1t fell into deep sleep
from which it awoke In perfectly
healthy state The inference that
sleep is due to a natural poison i'll
the brain, however, scarcely seems to
follow as logical conclusion. For
the brain of the dog which died of
insomnia could scarcely be supposed
10 contain poison. It is suggested that
such experiments should lead TO the
invention Of cure for insomnia.
There is also the suggestion of the
possibility of cure for sleep which
seems of more Importance. IL the
poisonous by-products of fatigue and
the toxin of sleep could both be neu
tralized by suitable injections. then
man might do without sleep st Louis
Globe and Democrat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
BOXING NOTES.

Monty Attell has signed articles for
a bout with Chick Hayes at Indian
apolis, Jan. "a.
Battling Hurley and Dick McMa-
hon will box in Rochester, n. y, next
Tuesday night.
Joe Mandot, the Southern sensation,
and Harry Trendall are to provide the
Washington birthday feature at Pits
burg.
Bobby Wilson, matchmaker of the
Oneida A. C. of Utica, is looking for
an opponent against Kid Julian, who
has been signed for Feb. ,
Frank Mantell, the Pawtucket box
err is quoted as a 10 to favorite for
his 20-round bout with Fritz Holland
in Sacramento. Cal. next Friday
night.
Packey Mcfarland and Jack Ward,
the latter from England, viii meet in
a six-round affair at the National A
c., in Philadelphia on the evening of
Jan. "a.
Jack Redmond, a Milwaukee, Wis,
lightweight, Saturday accepted an
offer to met Matty Baldwin in box
Ing contest II iouHBSlo"I, ", 1"ii' ~
Joe Thomas, regarded by coast fans
as former welterweight champion of
tho world and a San Francisco pugi-
istie product, has retired from the
boxing game. Thomas was advised to
take this step after he was beaten re-
Gently in Oakland; but insisted at the
time that he was able to get into con-
ditien More recently, however, he has
been thinking over the matter and
stated, Saturday. that he would try
for no more bouts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15

aus forms of artificial light, some OF
which are painful to the eyes and pro-
duce actual mental distress, the ,ex-
press elevators of hibh buildings which
produce momentaiy cere bralan&emia,
the wind pressure when riding in rapid
ly moving vehicles, unprovided with
wind shields the telephone. requiring
intense mental concentration to hear
conversation, and at the same time
disregard other mental Impressions of
sight and hearing, exc.
The Americans ambition to go to
the limit of physical ability, to reach
the goal he has set for himself, has
carried him to the limit of human en-
duranee.-Dr. |. L. Naseher in Medical
Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.

Hiram Kicker of Poland Springs visited
lis son, Hiram, Jf., Is Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
LINCOLN.
CEDAR GROVE.

Mr.. Huntington, who has made his
home with James Hathorn, suffered a
severe shock and passed away
Wednesday afternoon. Funeral SER
vices We're held at l o'clock, Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. H. H McFadden is in poor
health. She had a. slight shock, Fri
day morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15

turned away. and, taking the offerings of
food and flowers from the altar as GUS
tom allowed. stole out into the cool night.
followed by his companions The cobra
had prevailed. -Douglass NJ. Kane, in
London Pail Mall Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
ANNOUNCING

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15

deaths reported in the press as due to
acute indigestion and those due To
apoplexv during or following heavy
dinner occur in gourmands.
A potent cause for nervous break
down among those who have vast re-
sponsibilities is found in the secret OBJ
sessions and phobias, or fears found
ed upon threats. It is hardly neces-
sary To refer to the many prominent
men who l4ave their body guards.
house guards and private detectives,
Are mental and physical labors ex-
cossivep . 4 school teacher who
had class Of forty pupils received
class fifteen hours day for weeks
and was suffering from neurasthenia.
A typewriter working usually nihe
hours a day was obliged to work from
twelve to fifteen hours day Tor
week, and vas then physical wreck.
"A city official holding position in
volving little actual work but occa-
sional grave responsibilities was forced
to face these responsibilities several
times within one week, and he was on
the sick list for ten DAYS afterwards.
Are there unrecognized factors that
tend TO shorten life? Anything which
irritates the nervous system hastens
its breakdown and shortens life, The
vibra tor of motor vehicles certainly
has such an effect upon the organism.
Some persons complain OF
vertigo and present other symptoms
of cerebal anaemia after riding in such
a vehicle and many persons complain
of lasstude after ride
Other factors referable TO modern
civilization and the strenuous Ire
which irritate the nervous system ana
tend to produce disease, are the vari-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
Bandits Rob Kansas City Train.

Fort Smith, Ark, Oct. 4.-Three
masked men held up and robbed
northbound Kansas City Southern
passenger train No. 4, three miles
northeast of Poteau Oklahoma, to-
night and after opening the two
safes in the express car with nitro
glycerin escaped with a large guam
tity of loot including registered mail.
The train was brought to halt
near Poteau by the application of the
air brakes. simultaneously two OF
the robbers made their appearance
in the express and baggage car, fore
ed the express messenger, baggage
man and conductor behind pile OF
trunks and applied their explosive to
the safes while the third bandit stood
guard outside the car. When en-
trance was forced to the safes the
men gathered the valuables in gun
ny sack and after intimidating the
clerks in the mail car added all the
registered mail in sight to their loot.
They escaped to the mountains. Pas
sengers were not molested.