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THE BALDWIN OR PICKER APPLE.

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m' ""'""s :'.o'"' - "' -
the bahw'n apple u 'ake" irom u"e "'s'o'
ry Of Mediori, work presented to the pub
lie Inv Rev. Charles brooks:
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Aom moo"'u I%ug: %o ,.: T.Ns y.
tno ce'eo'a'ou e"~m "pP~. n
treo p.odnc'ns tns cenc'ous ,ru", ssw on
snc sao nn', ~.n'" ,wo 'os's " 'ne cs cr
Wooorn nne, and u;DS Io"S' , 'sn ~ - e"vs "" y"
,.e p'csen' ,sa :. VII. S ~ W.
s'edior1 20 tne snc'ens oounaaly NJ "
nnSn. u was on sno .anh Sec"p,eu
lhompsoo' 'ouy OF n"y i1as sou," .s " w WIN
uscs, 10 S ea'seu ."e Daek no'so iv'
en. M ne rsaness ., uov. nS' SS,s 'nS nS
wn'sr ,,'a"c = 'n" 20 .na' .Ieo ~ .o.S ~" %
cin"sa u, IL wa very o'a ana Ponay uo,
cayeu oa' ooeo "u1 sSuno.nuy' osnu
'ss trunk tho woodpecAes naa dr''cd -
many % fvo OF sx circles o, hoscs, nos
larger thnn pea ana rom ,h's most we,
ih'c pecu!iar''y' the ,spplcs wcre eaned
"woodPecker apples ny degrees 'ne'r
narno was shortened TO Fse.ss; anu, our.
ing my youth, they werr seldom called oy
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L,r,, wo,n,-A vcrv eood msmber Of

LATIN Wosps.-A very good member Of
tho General Assembly Of Rhode Island
once moved to translate alltbe Latin phrases
in the statute, 50 that common people
could understand them. Tho exquisite
folly Of such measure was by no means
obvious to the great body Of the assembly.
Il was as likely to pass rs not. a good,
solid argument against Il would probably
have carried Il through. The late Mr. OPP
dyke took tho ground that Il was no advan.
tage to have the people understand the Lat.
in. They were not airaid Of anything
which they understood. Il was these Lat.
in words that they were afraid Of "Mr.
Speaker, there was man in South Kings
ton about twenty years ago, q perfect nui.
sqnce that nobody knew how 10 set rid Of
One day hc was hocing corn, and he saw
tho sheriff coming with paper, and he
asked what II was. Now if he had told
him Il wss a writ what would he have
cared7 But he told him Il was a capias sd
satistaciendum, and the man dropped his
hoe, and ran, and never has been heard OF
since" Tho bill was lost.
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Dss,ss OF MusnI.-An honest foot.
man, anxious to sxploru tho wonders Of .
o,,e-borsc museum, obtained q special hsl-
jday short time since. Accordingly, hk-
inr with him couple Of lady friends, he
presented himsclfst the door for admis.
sion. r,..
mo admittance to day, 'ir," mid the
keeper.
"No admit.ancc to-day lut mus, come
in-l have q holiday on purpose y
mo matter, this is close day, and the
museum In shut"
swhai," said John, saint this public
properly !"
"Certninly II d."
"WeIl. then. I will 90 in"
A ticket seller who overheard the din.
Ioguc, guessing his customer . caIibrc. stop
ped forward, saying poli,ely-
"I'm very sony, sir, but thsrs'ss funer.
al to-day. One ofthe miImmies died TWO
years ago. and wc'r going to bury him "
'Oh. all F! very well in tl,at easo NO
certainly won't intrude," said John. rctis.
ing With sll pcsibls deoorin.
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A PARTISAN STORY.

A new arrival hero, Prince Nariskine,
possessor of one Of the great fortunes
which have caused the Russian nobility to
bc received through Europe as tho modern
representative Of Aladdin and F0ruDatus
happening TO dine . few, evenings since
with friend who has built for himself q
small but most elegant and charming hotel,
fitted up with oil the appliances Of fashion.
able luxury, was struck by tho form Of the
s,utoui, in silver, which occupied tho CEN
tre of the table. Having expressed his al.
miration Of Il as a work Of an he was sur.
priced to find that his host seemed TO bold
Il in slight esteem. "lfyOu care 50 little
about It, why not sell It to me 7" said Prince
Nariskine.
.'rhe centre piece matches al the rest Of
the silver" returned Count D., "and
can't sell il to you unless you buy tho rest
of the service"
"very good, III buy tho whole Of IT,"
responded the prince. 10
''But ifyou want the silver you must
take the china also." replied the count.
.Very good. I'll buy tho china also" !"
replied The prince. r' ~.
al can't sell you the china unless you
buy the table and chairs" said the count.
"l'Il buy al the furniture Of the room :"
cried the prince.
But the furniture could not ba sold with.
out the ho.cs, harnesses and carriages,
and all these, ono aitcr the other, the prince
declared himself ready to buy, bat on ono
condhiou.
"Name IT," said the count. ,,.., ..
ut il that if make this purchase the
transfer shall he effected this very evening,
80 that may have the pleasure Of sleeping
tonight IN my new Parchssc. and IN your
bsa" p. -. =. M !, III, 49,,
count, who, having sent for his steward,
saye oriers fos the immediate removal ol
his wardrobe and personal effects, and tho
preparation Of his bedroom for tho rccep.
ton or the new master. Tho steward was
Tim ordered to produee the plsns and bills
ofthe afchitcca who had constructed tho
hotel tho inventories Of fumiturS ETC., and
the receipts Of the dealers Of whom the Va.
rious classes OF purchases bad been made |;
and after tho prince had gone through
these, and had agreed with the count to
purchase the whole for four hundred thou.
sand irnncs, regular bill ofsale was drawn
up and duly signed, and the prince, draw.
ing roll Of bank-noies from his Pocket.
counted out the amoant fixed upon,, and
handed Il TO bis friend across Tho dinner
table, which neither Of them had qn'uea
for on instant during the proseS OF tn's
eccentric proceeding. The two senuen.sn
then took cup Of codee together tho
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Tho Bath Times has tho following &C.
count Of tho escape Of six prisoner from
tho Wiscasset jail:
"About six o'clock a. Mr.. Piper, keeper
Of the County Jail st Wiscasset, went 10
give five prisoners their breakfast, they met
him ut the door Of their cell aud threw o
dish Of ashes in his face, knocked him
down and endeavorcd to force their way
out. Miss Piper. daughter Of tho keeper,
with great foretbought. hearing tho noise,
seized coffee pot full oi boiling hot coffee
and threw il. pot and all, into one Of their
faces, and ut the sainc time seized him md
pushed him hack into his cell, thus securing
one Of them.
Mr.. Piper upon recovering from tho
shock he received, Immediately gave the
alarm and soon tho citizens werc pursuing
them and surrounding them in y small
patch or woods and captured two morc Of
them, the other Two were IN the woods
last night, but would probably soon sue
cuinb.
The prisoners wero siate Prison con.
vic,s, temporarily ising boarded there
while the prison at Thumostor n under
going repairs, and arc desperate charsc.
iesL"
They wcrc M, the Bow,loin Bank rob.
lcn as was at fns supposed.
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Oomiosl Cause for Abandoning Husband.

There was funny case Of elopcment In
Brooklyn last week, and ono Of the Sunday
papers has served II up In The highly orig
insl and dslectable stylo Of which give an
example or two last week. The parties to
Il boarded In one OF tho fashionable board.
ing houses on brooklyn Heights. There
arc nothing but boarding houses on the
Heights now. The lady and her lover lefl
the house at different hours on the same
day, the latter carrying fthe ladys war!l.
robe and jswely In his trunks. The lady
soon joined him, however. and the pair left
for Europe, or parts unknown, leaving be-
hind, In the lady 9 handwriting. an explana.
tion Of the reasons for her flight. II was
In tho sbape Of letter 20 her husband, IN
which, after declaring that she loved him
tihe foyaken) second only 10 her beloved
Montague" 1.-THE takenA she goes on to say,
Of course In postscript, as follows;
1Do you remember, darling, the evening
we had those charming charades at Mrs.
Brsdy's (the landlsdy Of the boarding
house, in which the 1yraut was playod
You know we represented the syllable ~
by marriage, in which ! pcrsonifed q
bride, and my dear Montague the bride
groom |; and then you did tho houid nari
by tearing about the stage and reciting a
stupid piece Of dreadful French poetry.
How could you, when the whole word ty-
rant was acted, take the part Of Gessler,
while my own Montague took that Of the
noble William Tell? Oh! ! shall never
forget how handsome he looked, with his
pants turned up to the tor Of his boots, and
my red opera cloak and plumed riding hat
on his head. Oh how glorious was the
burst of sentiment when his manly voice
declared that he would die for his country |!
My whole soul was filled with admiration,
and then and there determined should
he his and only his. Why did you take
such ridiculous part as Cock Robin in tho
" Babes in the woods" you looked 20 silly
hopping about the sluge with two feather
brushes in your coat tail pockct?"
The ,iorsakcn husband, instead Of being
quiet about the affair, and consulting only
bis lawyer, has been running about the
country showing every one this letter
This should he warning TO young genile-
mon, who ought not to take RIDICULOUS parts
in charades if their lady loves arc also ro-
inanticaily disposed. William Tell Is Ger
ininly more sublime than Cock Robin.-N
Y. Cor. Of Exchange.
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Here Va Come,

There wss wedding in Q church IN q
village near Chicago, recently, which was
attended BY z crowd Of people, tho bride
being snSus belle IN the section, end tho
bridegroom lsie army officer. Thefs p
q story about him that was revived with
great effect at the wedding. He was In
the western frontier service, aud one day
.(so the story soes) no went 'oat to hunt .
bear. He bad been swsy from camp sfew
houn, when bis voice was heard family IN
tho distance. exclaiminE-.
"Hsre soe come :"
In a little time the Same cry was heard
again. but nearer; then II WAS repealed at
intervals, nearer and louder then finally
tho bold captain emerged from Q bit OF
woods near the camp, running at the top OF
his speed, without q coat, hat, or gun. In
he came to camp sls"u,ing, 'Here wo
come - ...............0.. .... ...
"Here who comes ?" inquirins brother
officer.
"Why. me and the game" gssped the
officer, pointing TO big bear who showed
himselfat the edge ol the woods, took .
look at the camp, and then, with growI
1t missing bic expected meal of tho cap
sain, disappeared In the woods again.
aBut why didn't you shoot the bear. and
then bring him in Z" inquired one.
"Whats the use In shooting your game
said tho captain, testify. "when you can
bring II In alive, as ] did p
The story got home before the captain
did and was In evcrybody's mouth. The
other night ~ tho bold captain led his 10.
tended bride into tho church with pride
and grace 90 readily inspired by tho occa.
sion, some wicked wag sang out IRON the
gallery
aH.e re zoe come J"
Which was followed by such shout OF
laughter as tho old church never knew be-
fore,
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A CONFIRMED eRUKBLER.

Some time sgo there lived in Edinbursh
well.known gramh'cr named Sandy
Black, whose often recurring fits Of spleen
or indigestion produced .somc amusing
scenes Of senseless initahility. which wers
highly relished BY al, except the bruto's
good, patient little wife. One morning
Sandy rose, bent OF . quarrel the hsddses
and eggs wero excellent, done 10 Q turn,
and had been ordered by himself tho pre-.
vious evening and breakfast passed with
out the looked.for cause Of complaint.
"Whst will you bsvefor dinner, Sandy"
said Mrl Black. 81. arr ,-r
"A chicken, madam" said tho husbssd.
"Roast or boiled 7" asked the wife.
'sConfound Il, madam, II you bad been
q good and considente wife, you would
have known before this what liked" San.
dy growled out, and, slamrning tho door
behind him, left the house. Il was In the
spring, and friend who was present heard
tho lido wife ny, 1Sandy's bent on . dis
turbancs to-day ] sbsll no, please him, do
what may" .... ... =. loo re-. -.
The dinner time came, and Sandy and
his friend sat down to dinner; the fish was
eaten In silence, and, on rsising tho cover
Of the dish before him, in towering pas
sion he called out,-GBoiled chicken !! !
hate i, madam. a chicken boiled 10
chicken spoiled" o..
Immediately the cover was raised fcs sn-
other chicken, roasted to turn. -'
MADAME, ! wout cat roast chicken,
have been cooked!"
Il
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a GAss OF CouNfERSrifxsS.-Tho svi-
dence given In the examination Of Corliss
aud Stepbens tefors Unitej Staiss Com,
missioner Cii06cd, shows oonclssively that
q gang OF fcounterfciten Of fractional cur.
reney exists In The upper part Of Oxford
county, and in Coos county, Now Hsnp.
shire. United Stains Detective Kent, OF
Portsmouth, hss been working up somc OF
the cases very successfully. A consider.
able quantity Of new 6fly cent fractional
currency has been secured, snd ono OF two
parties, arrested 10 New hampshirc, were
dspossd Of Il Porsmouth tho early psrs Of
the week.
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NUMBER 81.
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Nh. tIscoLrs HASDs.-The smallest
peuousl marks Of the beloved dcad aro
treasured by tho instincts of human affcc
ton in almost idolatrous remembmnce.
The following description Of the hands Of
President Lincoln, that wrought % much
tenevoleoce while he lived, 10 taken from .
letter to the Boston Traseler. telling Of q
visit TO the studio Of Mr. volk, and his orig.
inal plaster cast Of the Lincoln tnst.
"Wc wero peculiarly interested IN the
plasser csss Of M. Liseoln's hand, show.
Ing - they did the minutest line and vein.
The lcf hand is nearly open. and you can
zee scross the root Of the thumb nall q rs:r
which We were told was CAUSED by mr. L
pesriy cutting Il of while shsIpennE .
wedge in the days Of rail :p!lams. ins
right hand il closed q though 10 une &c. "
rrsspinr a scrolL Il was tbe desire 0, the
s,,;,f ,o represent the right hand 10 sct'on'
80 .hs;n, In tho house Of Mr. L, et Spring
ssId T :, tbs time, piece Of pasteboard was
scn.b, | In the house to take the place OF
.crpii lr,t not finding any, Mt. L. remarked
,S., he could find something which would
do. and Stepping out into The woodshed, he
took the hsndsaw, snd saving Oh Q lew
;nches Of a broom handle, he came into the
room trimming the end Of the sick with
bin knife. The stiek answered tl'c lSiH'oee,
and still tho plaster csst grasps the relic
which will be al tho moro precious - the
years roll on" .- r..-.rr -i-,l
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prince doing the I,onon Of tho houss now
become his own by pressing his guest TO-
-,aks rerond cup, >sbd the count ''siter
GA hours chat with the prince, took h':
leave, and went of to tho rooms 10 had
caused tet t,s tsksu fsr hm O asishbor.
ing Inn. n.-Pmis Cor. s) tke Nss;ss. r,i
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A young man and his sweetheart stopped
a q country tavern. Their awkward ap-
peanueo excited the attention Of ono Of
The family, who commenced . conversation
with ths woman By iuquirias how iar she
ksd travelled that day. "Ttavsl'ed" ex.
claimed tho stranger, indignantly, eve
didn't travel, We rid!"
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wrought by children under 12 years Of age,
exhibiting suwerior ingenuity and industry
For such articles in this department Al
may be deemed worthy, . premium st the
discretion Of the Committee. The sum oi
the premiums not to exceed $50 90.
COUSrxRrANEs.-For the best Counter
pane. regard being had to quality and ex.
psnse Of materials. 'i 's q. ..-
First premium, Tlr - $e 90
Second do. .,r, .,..E .y--..r. -. ] W
For the best specimenpf Wooden Hose.
80 ..,.,,.rr -.'.-U ----....,rr.g 30
For the best specimen Of WOODEN hall
Hose, I !.--.t,N. ~. q. 20
For the best specimen Of Cotton Hose.
r... y -. t4. ..., 80
For the best specimen ofiworsted Hs.s.
80
For the best specimen Of Sewing. silk
not less than l-2 pound, -, ~ 90
For the best specimen of Knitting Yarn.
not less than one pound, 80
For the best Fleece of Wool, 100
For the best Hearth Rug, 100; I'd
do, Diploma. .....--g ......
fAlrs. s. w. Lpques, Biddeford.
Mrs. L. A. Foss. Saco.
"n.t Mrs. j. M. Goodwin, Biddeford.
Com. Miss Georgianns Washbura. Ssco.
Miss Nancy p. Twambley, Saco.
Mrs. B. f. Cutter, Biddeford.
Mrs. James Smith, Biddcford.
PAINTINGS, PICTURES. PHOTO
&C.,. u. GRAPHS, &C., So p" ,,.,,.-
And any articles not embraced in the fore-
going classes, that may be presented at the
Show & Fair, will receive the attention Of .
special Committee, an discretionary prem
iums, Diplomas &c. will be awarded. ..-.
Rev. C. C. Mason, Saco, .,'...
Com. Rev. j. Hubbard, Biddefori,
Rev. ]. T. G. Nichols, Ssco. .'i
Glags Cbmmtttes-The Secretary. 70
CoMMITrEB OF ARRANGEMENTS.
CHARLES TwAMBEEY, saco,
ENOCH MCKINNEY, Biddcford,
NATHL MIIIIkEN, Buxton, Ne.
RUFUS M. LORD, Saco, y',r..
LEONARD ANDREWS, Biddcford,
WILLIAM II. DEERING, Saco,
LUTHER BRYANT, Biddeford, ...p
LAWRENCE JORDAN, Ssco,
SAMUEL G. TWAMBLEY, Biddeford,
BARNABAS z. CUTTER and HORACE
FORD, Biddeford. ......... .,
Rurus NJ. LORD. Esq, Of Saco, has been
appointed Marshsl, with power to appoint
such Assistants a. may be necessary; he will
also have charge Of the Agricultural Grounds
during the Show. -.
FAIR to be held In Ssco and Biddcford.
October 9Th, 9th and l0th.-Cattle and Horse
Fair on the Society's Grounds In Saco, and
the Miscellaneous Fair In City Hall, Bidde-
ford. F. 'a ,I"'' y .''..''..
Horse Trottins Purses to be arranged and
announced hereafter.
q. '"'' JOHN HANsCoM, Secretary.
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gastry.

AT THE BaAurryuL GATE
~ LUCY LAncon.
Lord, open the door. for hitsr,
Ihiss In thLs stiasd cir,
In dust and stnitasss ioss ny eessthi
This lLh Of self u . liviag dsathi
Les NJ IN 10 Thy psstsrss srosd and fair,
10 tas sun and the wind mon fhy mosatains
ffssi
Lord. open tAs door % ne!
There is boiler liz ssd trusr
Thaa ever NY heart has foand.
Thsrs n nobisr work thaa 10 wroaght within
Thee walls % sharrsd BY thsarss OF sin.
Whore tell like captive blind and boand,
An open door 10 fsssr task
In Thy nearer smile, I ssk.
Yea The world h ny asld, ny Eardsa,
Ou earth art rhoa stiil st homo.
When Thou Ssndsst hithsr Thy hailow,ng Eye,
Ny narrow work.roou seems vast and high.
It's dinxy ceiling A.ralnbov-dons
Stand ever thus at my uidsswung door,
And toll will be toll no more!
Throsgh tAs rosy portals Of morning
Nov The tidss ee slnshins Gov.
Ger The blessoming sartA and the glistsuinx
The praise Thou iusplrsst rolls back 10 ne,
Is tones through the inanits arches 20,
Yet, crippled and dsab, bshsld me vsit
Dear Lord, at the beautiful Gate.
Ivais sor Thy hasd of hsaiisx.-
For visor and hops In rhss.
Open wide The door,-lst ne feel the ssn,-
Let me toseh Thy;sebss I shall rise ssd ran
Through Thy happy univsfss. safs and trss.
whsss In and ost Thy beloved 70, .s
Nor wat ass wsadsriag know.
Thyse,fart the Door. Most Holy!
ny Thee, let ne enter In!
Iprss towards Thee with my iailins strength,
uafold Thy love In IL srssdth and length,
True iifs froa Thine let ny splsit win!
To The saints' fAir City, the FAsher's rhroas,
Thou. Lord, art the way alone.
Prom the desps OF unseen glory
Nov feel the flooding light
Osrs sweet winds nom Thy hills hat blowi
uvsr % caim In its crystal Gov!
OLevs uahthousd, the depth. the height
What Joy wilt rhou noe unto no impart
when Thou shalt enlarge my heart!
To be made Into Thee ono spirit
lsthe boon that lingering ask,
To have no bar twixt my soul and Thine
My thoughts TO echo Thy will disins,-
Myself Thy servant, for any task.
Lifs, life! I may enter. through Thee. the
Door.
Saved, sheltered forevsrmore!
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MANUFACTURES OF CLOTH, FLAN-
NELS, LEATHER, CARRIAGES. &C.

NELS, LEATHER, CARRIAGES, &C.
WooLxN CLorn.-For the best speci-
men of Wooden Cloth, Of any description,
not less than twenty yards in quantity, .
premium Of ~ W
CorroS AND WooLEN MixED.-For
tho best specimen Of Cotton and Woolen
Cloth, of any description, not less than
twenty yards in quantity, = premium Of
o. 90
FLANNErs.-For the best specimen Of
Flannel. not less than twenty yards. .
premium of 200
For the best pair Of Woolen Blankets.
$50
EARruEN AND WOODEN WARE.-For
the finest collection and best specimens Of
articles in each Of these departments,
premium at tho discretion Of tho Com. -'
Brass, CorrKR. lRoS AND BRITTANIA
WARE.-For the best specimens OF articles
in each Of these departments, . premium
st the discretion Of the committee. o.
CAprNEr WoRK.-For the best speci-
men Of Cabinet Work, premium Of the
Society's diploma. @
HoRsE AND OK SuoEs.-For the best
specimen of Horse and Ok Shoes.-Miles
on tho Horses Foot. ~
LEATHER AND ARTICLES MANU-
FACrUKED THEREFRoM.
For the best specimen Of Thick Boots,
% 90
For tho best specimen Of Thin Boots,
For the be,. specimen of Ladies' Boots,
f|-E tCl 200
For the best specimen Of Ladies' Walking
Shoes. 100
For the beet specimen Of Upper or Sole
Leather. or Morocco, . Nploms.
For the best single Carriage Harness,
For tho best specimen Of Double Carriage
HsYness, =. = 80 ,rt 800
For the bess specimen OF Car. Harness,
CARRIAGES, WAGONS. CARTS. &c.
For the best specimen Of Family Car.
rage. for one or moro Horses, ~ 20
For the best Covered Wagon, 500
For the best Open Wagon, 200
For tho best Sleigh, 500
For the best Farm Wagon. 200
For tho best Farm Cart, 200
(Charlcs Hardy. Biddeford.
Con. I Porter Hamilton, Saco,
Marx Staples, Biddcford. - 40
FANCY ARTICLES.
Inclucding Needlework. Crotchetwork.
Shellwork, Millinery, &C.; also articles
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-16
YORK COUNTY FAIR, 's7.

The York County Agricultural Society
offers the following premiums for the year
1867; Fair to be held in Saco and Bidde-
ford. Oct. 9Th, 9th and 10th.