davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ing of this dye. Report has it, though,
that similar water promising satisfac
tory results has been found in the state
of New York and that an American
company has begun on a small scale
the manufacture of methyl violet.
With the price of good pencils al
ready high and with the proba bility
that the price will go higher, the caution
has gone out that Americans should
be less wasteful in the whiting of
pencils and in throwing them away
when they are only half used.
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DEMAND FOR QUICKSILVER in
MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS

n SUBSTITUTE for mercury has
A\ long been the quest o fAmerican
manufacturers of certain forms
OF ammunition. and the news has re-
Gently been given currency that the
search has been half successful-that
is. that though the ammunition max
ers have not succeeded in finding a sub
stitute. they have been able to produce
combina,ion which ,fulfills all the
functions of mercury and yet requires
that only one-half of the amalgam
shall be mercury. That form of mer-
curry called illuminate of mercury has
been found indispensable in the manu-
facture of high explosives. or military
explosives of the greatest efficiency
An authority on gunnery and explo-
sives has written of illuminate of mer-
curry: This high explosive is used in
detonators and is formed by the action
OF nitric acid upon the metal mercury
IT is very powerful explosive and is
the basis of the manufacture of numer-
Gus types of blasting caps and detonat-
OrE. Used in service detonators, IL Is
combined with an alcoholic solution of
shellac and assembled under a pressure
somewhat exceeding the probable pres
sure resulting from the shock of dis
charge. When the sheil-fller is prop
erly confined and the detonator cor
rectly proportioned the detonation
should be perfect. Dense black smoke
is characteristic of such detonation.
Lead nitride has been proposed as
substitute for mercury illuminate: both
: trnitrotoluene and trinitromethylaniline
have been used in the manufacture Of
detonators."
A illuminate of mercury cap or prim-
er. or illuminate of mercury detona-
| idr. is the starter" of propelling &
/ charge of smokeless powder or of the
RI n
| shrapnel Combustion is relatively
| slow chemical reaction. explosion is a
| much quicker chemical reaction and
| detonation is much quicker than ex-
| ploson. An explosion starts with the
explosion of a single particle and takes
| place progressively from particle to
particle until the phenomenon is COM
plete. Detonation is effected with so
much greater rapidity than explosion
| that apparently there is no progress
| sion from particle TO particle but an in
| Simultaneous conversion of all the ex-
| plosive compound into gases.
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cast this offering in the form of verse,
employing eighteen stanzas, or divi-
sions of the subject, to meet the pur-
pose of this commemoratfon. These,
taken together, give an outline sketch
of the life of Lincoln from an obscure
childhood to his tragic death. They
embody. besides. the writer's apprec cia-
tion of Lincolns character and the en-
during quality of his influence. The de-
voted enthusiasm of Miss Nes regard
for the great American and her sincere
wish to do him honor with her best of
effort stand obviously clear here. There
is. moreover, in the form of this verse
a manifest feeling for the dignity of
expression thatNthe nature of the sub
iect demands. and an equally apparent
aim to reach and embody this serious
and exalted attitude. Admira BILE half
tone pictures present Lincoln himself.
as well as the historic log cabin. the
Springfield home and monument the
White House. and the Lincoln memorial
now in process of building in the Poto-
mac Park at Washington. Published
originally as souvenir of Lincoln s
birthday. the little book has now start
ed out on a wider circuit journey that
one sincerely hopes will be a prosper
Gus and useful one.
THROUGH SOUTH AMERICAS
SOUTHLAND. With nm Account Of
the Rockwell Scientific Expedition
to South America. BY the Rev J. A.
Zahm. c. S. c., Phi. D. III j. Mozans)
author M Of Up the orinoeo and Down
the Magdalena,' etc. Sixty-five il
Illustrations. New York: D. Apple
ton e. Co.
History is indebted to this author for
important additions to the literature of
a nation which now occupies a spot
light prominence in our own trade af-
fairs. The average traveller knows his
plpefull about South America, but few.
like DR.. Zahm, have studied the coun-
try and its people from the isthmus to
the Straits of Magellan. or possess his
ability to combine knowledge with mar
ratiTe charm. DR.. Zahm was A mem
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the du Pont Powder Company is at
Pompton Lakes, n. j.. and there is
great illuminate factory in California
operated by the California Cap Com
pany. At Sherbrook. Canada. is an Inn
mense illuminate plant which fur
nishes illuminate to several OF the large
cartridge making companies In the
United States.
very great number of people know
mercury as "Quicksilver" 1t is a me-
tallic element which has the peculiar
characteristics of being liquid in the
lowest temperatures that usually oc-
cur in the temperate zones. The most
important mercury or quicksilver
mines of the world are those of Alma
den In Spain and of Idria in Ilyria, in
California and Texas. In Russia. Mex
leo. Peru, Hungary and Pennsylvania
1t occurs generally in the form OF a
red sulphide called cinnabar and is
found in the rocks of the Oldest as
well as recent geological formations.
was issued a few years ago by the
geological survey, covering the inves-
tigations of DR.. G. F.. Becker on the
Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific"
Cinnabar is found in many forms OF
rock eruptive as we'll as sedimentary.
Red cinnabar was used by the Ameri-
can Indians of the west as a pigment
for coloring their bodies. and in addi-
mia and Texas deposits have been
found in Utah. Nevada. Arizona and
Oregon.
One frequently finds reference to
"hasks of quicksilver A flask" is
the container and conveyor of quick
silver The metal is shipped in large
steel or wrought iron bottles flask
shaped, closed by a screw stopper. and
the custom is to ship about seventy
five pounds in one of these TASKS" 1t
is recorded that 1t was an old custom
to send quicksilver to market in sheep
skin bags. and 1t is said that some of
the smaller producers in some parts of
the world still follow this custom.
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BOOK REVIEWS.

THE MAN OF PROMISE. BY Willard
Huntington Wright, author of Mod
ern Painting: Its Tendency and
Meaning" etc. New York: John
Lane COMPANY.
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THE CRIMSON GARDENIA AND
OTuEK TALES OE ADNENTI RE

by Rex Beach. author Of The Spoil
crs." etc. illustrated. New York
Harper * Bros
From New Orleans at carnival time
up through the west and into the
northwest these stories lead one in
series of adventures that take their
color and movement and general flavor
from the localities in which they are
Set. And this northward progression
produces the effect of going home, for
with every advance toward 1t Rex
Beach grows more like himself, more
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The use of mercury in the arts and
in medicine is extensive. 1t has long
held an important place in medicine,
and the pharmocopeia mentions about
twenty-five mercurial preparations, in
cluding those of calomel. This strange
metal has a greater specific gravity
than any other metal except the plati
mum metals. and gold and tungsten
being more than thirteen and one-half
times heavier than water. 1t freezes
only at temperature of between
thirty y-nine or forty degrees below
zero. Fahrenheit. which is between
seventy-one and seventy-two degrees
below the freezing point of water. I'm
der a heat of $50 degrees it rises in
fumes and is gradually transformed d
Evening star., 1916-05-07
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RE-
GENTLY ADDED.

The following list. arranged by sub
jects. includes some of the latest addi-
tions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each sunday are reprinted at the end
OF the month, in the librarys monthly
bulletin. Copies of this may be oh
tanned free at the library or viii be
sent by mail for Is cents a year:
Music.
Chaplin Nellie. Ancient Dances and Mus,e.
1909. vQ-C3s6.
De Vile. Paul Universal Method for the
NayIor. f. W. Shakespeare Music. 1918.
Wv -N23ss.
Ordway f. n. The 0ppra Book. yvlo-orcpo
Rice W. e. The Carlton in Literature.
yNRE- R3sc. Reference.
Van verbtsn. Carl. Music After the Great
War. vy-v31sm.
wier. A. f. Grand Opera at Home. vYo-
WS33g.
wier A. T.. Piano Pieces the Whole World
Plays. vZP- ws34p.
Art Studies
Rosanauet. Rernnrd. Three Lectures Aes-
thetir. w-1Bs5t.
Flaccus l.. W. Artists and Thinkers. w-lFsa.
Parkyn. z. A. Prehistoric Art. wl2-P23e.
Phillips. l.. NJ. Art and Environment. 1914.
wP543.
Raymond. G. l.. An Art Philosophers Cabinet.
W-1R215a.
Tredwcll W. r. Chinese Art Motive. Inter
preted. W66-T1i4
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@HIs is remarkable novel II
one reads il merely as the lnt1-
mate story of an interesting
mans career he cannot fail TO
he impressed with the insight
and creative skill that have combined
here to produce in so vivid a realism the
complex character of Stanford west NOT
can he fail to appreciate the fine dramatc
instinct that has chosen so unerrlngly the
circumstance and situation that are IN
the highest degree fitted TO reveal ana
prove this character. Again, the story
becomes even more remarkable II one
reads it in the growing CONSCIOUSNESS
that this is the dramatization of human
instinct the instinct of the whole human
family to tyrannize. one over another. in
q thousand nameless ways. From this
point Of view the novel stands as. in a
sense everybodys story.
Before he was forty years old Stanford
West, the man of promise, was. for HIM
a failure That is. where he might have
been a leader. breaking new ways through
old and hndering habits of thought and
action he settled. instead. into COM
r,1onplace security. He was thwarted and
baked and finally defeated by the women
who loved him. At the first it was his
mother who wept and prayed the gifted
lad back to a Semblance OF the conNen-
tonal behavior against which he was
rebel At the last il was the secure fu-
ture of his little daughter that insnared
him TO the way of the popular and profit
able authorship which he loathed. In be-
tween these two points four different
women held him. one after another in
bond to their various systems of eXac-
tion All of them wanted him to he
harIy-in their way. SO. what with filial
duty and parental obligation and the
age-old furtive dominion of the female
over the male the man who was designed
20 be much turned out to be little. because
he was never at any time himself A big
trcne handled in big manner. Art and
philosophy appear TO have been Mr..
Wricht's chief literary absorptons hther
to The quality of this novel. however.
leads to the hope that story writing may
hereafter occupy a fair share of his at
tention.
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TT HE CAPITAL CAMERA CLUB will
open its twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of pictorial photography in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art with private
view and reception Tuesday evening,
May g. This exhibition, which Will be
displayed in the room occupied for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
OPERA HOUSE
"The Prince Of PiIsen," Ono Night
Only, Thursday, September 21st.

"The Prince of Pilsen" in an entirely
new dress and with company COM
posed Of notable players will be seen
at the Opera House on Thursday even
ing. No other musical comedy has
quite reached the popularity Of this
tuneful work Of Pixley and Luders.
The present company is the only one
organized for this seasons presentation
and is said to have gathered the most
brilliant cast for its Interpretation.
Charles Horne, one Of the best Of the
German dialect stars, Is to play Hans
Wagner, and Edward T. Mora, with q
fine baritone voice and splendid per-
sonality, will again sing the Prince.
In the selection of the female pr1ncip-
ais Of the cast the management is said
to have been singularly happy. Es-
tella Birney. gifted with a charming
stage presence, is to play the role Of
the dashing widow. Other members Of
the cast include Walter James, George
c. Hail, Irene Duke, Eldora Stanford,
Dorothy Delmore, and Frank Mac
Evan. The chorus is said to be a
most pleasing combination Of youth,
beauty and vivacity. Prices s1.5O, $1O0
rs. so. Seats now selling. Tel. 19O.-
Advt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

The Augusta Water District, which has
been busy during the summer months ex-
tending its Bangor street pipe line from
point near the corner Of that street and
North Belfast avenue up Riverside Drive,
has now laid 1900 feet of pipe and has 600
feet to lay, but has suspended operations
for the present as the district has a
string Of 100 feet to lay down State
street to Hallowell to connect the mains
of the two cities. the pipe used being SIX
inch, the same as has been used on Riv-
ersde Drive. Work was begun Monday
at the Hallowell line and the men are
working this way. The district also has >
crew working on Gilman street laying 400
feet of six-inch pipe. half of which dis
tance was dug through solid ledge. The
excavation is now completed. however,
and everything is ready for the men to
commence laying pipe:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20


When our boys left for the border
everyone was asking what sort Of coun-
try was it. Come and see Liberty and
the question will be answered. The
scenes of the serial are laid along the
Mexican border where our soldier friends
went ready for whatever happened. You
will see truthful portrayal Of Mexican
bandit raids: thrilling hescues by the
American troopers, and enjoy the love
story to the limit. Marie Walcap. Jack
Holt and Eddie Polo supported by bril-
liant cast Of Universal stars, give q mill
tary atmosphere and the thrills of pa
triotism to each and every episode.
VIM. S. Hart appears In a remarkably
spectacular new feature. For some Of its
gorgeous settings an old Aztec village was
built on the side Of a mountain. Thous-
ands of men, women and children were
employed to take part In one Of the bat
tie scenes between the ancient warriors
of old Mexico. No thonght was given to
cost in this production until it was COM
pleted. When everything was finished 1t
was in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Never Again features that famous
Broadway fun maker. Willie Collier.
He appeared here in "Willie's Wobbly
Ways" a short time ago which was de-
light to all laugh seekers.-Advt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
Piseataquis County Rescript

In the Piscataquis county case Of tho
State VS.. Ellis M. Jones the following
rescript has been handed down by AS
sociate Justice King:
Piscataquis county. State Of Maine,
vs. Ellis M. Jones.
Rescript, King, j.
The respondent was found guilty by
the jury under an Indictment charging
him as a common seller Of Intoxicating
liquors on the first day Of January,
1915, land continually thereafter up to
the day Of the finding OF this indict-
ment." On exceptions to the overrulirg
Of his motion in arrest Of Judgment,
and to the refusal to give certain In
structions, Held:
1. That the averment az to the time
when the offence was committed IL sur
fleient In law to constitute q good In
diotment
2. That It is not imperative that the
statute form Of indictment should be
used.
Q. That the OFFENCE Of being d COM
mon seller Of Intoxicating liquors may
be established by the acts Of the party
done on a single day
4. When, as in this case, the offence
is alleged to have been committed on
a particular day "and continually there
after up to the day Of the finding OF this
Indictment" such allegation may be sup
ported by proof Of the commission Of
the offence on the particular day named
or during any part Of the period COW
cred by the continuando.
s. There was no error in the refusal
- -
ment was bound to prove that the re-
spondent was q common seller with
out reasonable cessation. INCREASINGLY
and continuously" during the entire Pc
riod named. and that the offence charg-
ed in the indictment should be con-
strued to mean sale Of intoxicating
liquors each and every day between
the dates set forth in the indictment"
Exceptions overruled.
Received September 18th. 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
Cumberland County Rescript

The following rescript in the Cum
berland county case Of T. B. Wagne,
vs. the Congress Square Hotel Co. has
been handed down by Chief Justice
Savage:
Cumberland county-T. B. Wagner VS.
Congress Square Hotel Co.
Rescript by Savage, c. J.
Section / Of Chapter 101 of the laws
Of 1913 provides, among other things
that no innkeeper who has sufficient
safe or vault and who keeps a copy
Of this section printed IN distinct type
constantly and conspicuously posted In
all in his Inn, shall be liable for the
loss. by a guest Of jewelry, personal
ornaments and other specified classes
Of property, unless the guest has offer
ed to deliver the same to the innkeep-
er for custody in the safe, and the inn
keeper has refused or omitted to re-
ceive 1t. It also provides that an inn
keeper shall not be liable for the val
ne Of property in excess Of 5000, wheth-
er received or not. In an action by a
guest against an innkeeper for the val
ue Of scarf pins, cuff buttons and studs
stolen from the guests room, it az
pearing that the irnkeeper had not
posted any copies Of Section 1. It Is
held:
1. Chapter 101 Of the laws Of 1913
was intended as q substitute for all
existing statutory provisions governing
the liability of inn-keepers to their
guests. and repealed Sections 6. and
8 Of Chapter 20 of the Revised Stat
utes.
2. An innkeeper, who fails to have
copies Of Section 1 Of Chapter 1O1 of
the laws of 1913 posted as provided in
the section, is liable as at common law
for the loss Of jewelry. personal o. ma
ments, and other property specified IT.
the section.
3. At common law an innlzeeper is
an insurer Of the property OF his guest,
and is liable for the loss Of 1t, when
placed within the inn, except when
caused by the act Of God, the public
enemy. or the neglect or fault Of the
owner Or his servants.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
A Nutshell knowledge of Soup
BY Frances MarshaIl

BY Frances Marshall
Put all bones or meat for soup over
the fire in cold water.
If it is necessary to add water during
the process Of cooking, add boiling wa
ter
Buy as little as possible, especially
for the soup kettle. Keep it filled. in
stead. with things from the leftover
supply.
Work out interesting combinations of
this kind to produce into resting flaw
ors.
Save stale bread cut it in cubes, and
brown in the oven for croutons to serve
with cream soup.
Add never more than half bay leaf
to- soup, for it is strong in flavor Add
onion with discretion, too, for remem-
Der that piquant and suggested flaw
or is better than a more decided one
Let all soup stock in which meat has
been cooked stand long enough for
grease to cool on top, it can then be
thoroughly skinned.
If it is necessary to serve soup Of
this kind before it has cooled, use a
piece Of ice. Drop it into the soup. let
the grease harden on it, and then rinse
off the grease. Continue this process
until the grease is all removed.
Almost any kind Of leftover vege-
table can be added to the soup pot.
Mashed potato can be added to a thick
soup. Boiled onions give flavor to
soup stock. Cauliflower. tomato. car
rots. beans, peas and odds and ends Of
green pepper can be cut into neat piec-
es and added to the soup after it Is
strained.
A very palatable soup can be made
from beefsteak bone and ends and left
over scalloped tomatoes.
A ham bone and dried peas make
good soup.
Lamb left-overs, boiled with rice and
onion, form good soup.
Remember that soup stocks only
need to simmer, so if you are cooking
with gas, the simmering flame Is quite
strong enough for it, and any other is
unnecessarily extravagant.
In mixing cream soups, always pour
the meat or vegetable part on the
cream to avoid curdling. Add a pinch
of soda before mixing.
Plan to have soup that Is not like
any other part Of the meal. That is, II
you have boiled mutton, don't use the
mutton soup stock until the next day.
If you have tomato soup, have green
pepper salad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

Anna Held, in the Oliver Moroscc
photo-comedy Madame La Presi-
dente" has the one play above any pos
height Of her charm and fascination.
The sparkling European success tells
Of the troubles started by the fondness
for gaiety Of three mature French
judges.
With an eye to securing his good
graces, they enjoy losing an occasiona,
game Of whist to their superior Judge
Galipaux.
NJ. Galipaux's life burden is an am.
bilious wife.
An escapade with the leading lady OF
theatrical troupe, Mile. Gobette
lands the three judges on the carpet
for severe reprimand. The offending
actress being evicted from the hotel
Like an inspiration. a way out OF
their predicament comes to one Of the
offenders.
That night on returning from seeing
his wife on her train to Paris, M. Gal
ipaux finds his house occupied by a
strange but very beautiful woman, who
refuses to leave.
From then on events crowd quickly
upon poor Gaudet, but through highly
humorous situations and startling per-
plexities he remains undaunted, to
emerge triumphant.
Also the famous Burton Holmes
Paramount Travel Pictures, and 9th
ers. Tomorrow evening only 1.-The
Prince of Pilsen," see other add. Fri
day and Saturday Jesse L. Lasky will
present Lou-Tellegen, in his latest
photoplay THE Victory of Conscience"
and the first episode Of Beatrice Fair
fax with Grace Darling and Harry
Fox-Advt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

Miss Katherine Cunningham, sewing
instructor of the city schools, arrived
in town Monday evening, preparatory
to taking up her work. She has been
passing the summer with her sister
in New York City. Miss Mary H.
Gussman, drawing instructor of the
city schools, who has been passing the
summer at Northfield, VT, also ar
rived in the city Monday night Miss
Cunningham and Miss Gussman will
make their home with Mr. and Mrs.
I. B. Peters, 172 State street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Will Hold Hearing at Rome Upon Pc
tition for Highway

The Kennebec county commissioners
Tuesday fixed upon II A. NJ, Oct. %,
at Bert Hawes' store at Rome as the
date for a hearing upon the petition
Of A. H. Higgins and 19 others for the
laying out of a highway on the west
side of Great Pond for the conven-
ience of owners of summer hotel ana
several cottages. .+.- ,.r
The usual amount of routine busir
ness was transacted and bills ap-
proved by the commissioners at their
session.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

The steamer Islander. Capt. Dunton,
will make another excursion next Sunday.
Sept. "a, to Boothbay and the Islands, at
the same reduced rates which were In
effect on the excursion last Sunday, and
will leave herAandings at the usual hours.
This will be the last excursion for the
season as the steamer will leave next
Monday morning to go into winter quar-
ters at Boothbay Harbor. and people will
do well to embrace this opportunity to
make one more trip to the seashore be-
fore it is too late.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
To Mothers :

Clothing of every kind outgrown or
partly worn which your children can no
longer use, would be very gratefully re-
ceived by the Howard Benevolent society
for the benefit Of children who need just
such clothing now in order to be able to
20 to school this fall. Either notify or
send to Mrs. N. L. Bassett. 4s Green
street. Tel. number CO.. %-'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

The regular meeting Of the w. c. T.
u, will be postponed on account Of the
State convention nat.Lewiston. Sept. 20,
21. and %. The following delegates and
alternates have been chosen: Mrs.
E. ]. Roberts, Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins,
delegates; Mrs. o. P. Robbins and Mrs
Ida Lyford, alternates: Mrs. c. s.
Fogg, delegate at large.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

The motor boat shippers Of the Au-
gusta Yacht Club have about concluded
their cruising for the season and will
soon be getting their craft ready for
the season. It is probable that some OF
the boats will be hauled out Of the
water tthe coming week.