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TEN MINUTES LATE.
A RAILROAD STORY.

In so there wasn'ta Iikeler fellow On
the line than George Kirke.
He was the son Of a poor man, and his
mother was dead. His father Was a con-
GrmeG invalid of the rbeu matte order, and
George played the dutitul son to him in a
way that would astonish the young men OF
to day.
Somehow. nobody knew exactly how,
George had managed to pick up a good ed
ucation, and he had polished it off, so to
speak, by two years course at COM
mercial college.
Kirke began On the Stony Hill railroad
when he was about q or 22years old. First
he was brakeman. This railway business
is regular succession, and, generally
speaking, man has to work his way up
It amt often that he gets right up to the
dignity of a conductor at one step, with
the chance to pocket tencent scripts, and
with the privilege of helping all the good
looking, well dressed ladies out of the cars
and letting tie nomely ones, with babies
and bandboxes in their arms stumble out
as best they may.
George did his duty so well that he was
soon promoted to fireman, and, after he
had learned the workings of the machine
he was made engineer and given an en-
CINE.
This engine was one Of the newest and
best on the line, and was called the Fly
away, and George was mighty proud OF
her, you may we'll believe.
I tell you, sir, your true engineer-one
as is out and out for the business, and feels
his responsibility as much pride in
his engine as the jocky does in his favorite
race horse, and would set up nights or
neglect sweetheart, to keep the brasses
and filagrees of his machine SOS you could
see your face in 'em.
There was another man that wanted
Georges chance. There's generally more
than one after every paying job.
Jack Halliday had been waiting for some
time to be engineer of the Flyaway and
when he lost it he was mad enough to pull
hair. He was a brakeman, likewise, and
had been on the road full two years longer
than K1rke, and it would seem that the
chance really belonged to him, yet he was
quarrelsome, disagreeable fellow, with
impudence enough to have set an emperor
up in business and still have some left.
When Jack realized that George had got
the inside track of him, his anger was at
white heat. He cursed Kirke, and he
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agreeable succession. It must net be un-
derstood that there was all the volume the
variety, the grandeur of an orchestra, but
rather the echo Of a band stripped of all
the clashing and extreme tone. There is
softness, q fascinating medium in the
tones of the telephone which are as pleasant
as they are inexplieable. yankee DOODLE
and a variety of Scotch and Irish airs were
next played, much to the qualification of
those present, for it must be said that
many had expressed grave fears that the
performance would be failure.
The enthusiastic Strakosh, explaining to
one Of his friends the wonderful grandeur
of the new system "Why, my dear SIR
said he, cit will be an incalculable blessing
to the world. 1t will be the means of con-
verting society. 1t will eventually lesson
the long and terrible list of crimes now
upon our criminal calendars. Men will
learn to love music, and their baser pas
sions will disappear. Who ever knew
man devoted to music to commit murder
We shal soon be able to give every family
music just as water and gas are now re-
ceived' We shall plant monster telephone
at some point, say at st Louis, which is
to cost about million of dollars, and sup
ply the whole Of the Uuited States with
delightful melody Then you Can have a
wire attached to little receiver in your
house, and, cola you have music of the
most bewitching kind. I tell you this is
but in its infancy-yes, sir. in it's very in
fancy"
THE PHILADELPHIA END.
PHILADELPHIA, April I'm the opera
ting room Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company this evening, large number of
prominent citizens assembled to witnes the
exhibition of Professor Gray's Telephone,
on which numerous airs were played by
Professor Boscovitz, sounds being trans
mitted to an audience assembled in Stein
way Hall, New York city. kilograms
were received from New York, at the con-
clusion of each piece, describing success of
transmission and the enthusiasm of eau
dience in Steinway Hall.
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THE HOME OF MY HEART.

THE HOME OF MY HEART.
Not here in the ropulous town.
In the playhouse or mart,
Not in the ways grey and brown,
But afar on the green-swelling down,
Is the home of my heart.
There the hillsdes slope down to dell,
Whencea streamlet has start;
There are woods and sweet grass on the swell,
And the south winds and west know it we'll;
Ills the Lone OF my heart.
There's cottage oershadoWed by leaves
Growing falrer than art,
Who're, under the low 81 >ping caves,
No ia hand tie swallow bereaves;
Ills the home of my heart.
And there, as you gaze down the lea,
Where the trees stand apart.
Over grassland and woodland maybe
You will catch the faint CLEAN OF the sea
From the home Of my heart.
And there,sjn the rapturous spring,
When The morning rays dart
Ger the plain. and the morning birds sing,
You may see the most beautiful thing
In the home of my heart.
For there at the easement above,
Where the rose bushes part,
Looks out the face of my love.
All, yes it is this that will prove
IT'S the home of my heart.
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The Wonder Of the Centennial Year.
HEARD AND APPLAUDED IN NEW YORK
THE WONDERS OF THE TELEPHONE.

HEARD AND APPLAUDED IN NEW YORK
THE WONDERS OF THE TELEPHONE.
&C.. &C., sc.
The final and complete test of the tele-
phone by which music played in hall,
goes on telegraph wire hundreds Of miles
and is heard in another city. On Satur-
day night music was played in Philadel-
phir and heard and applauded in New
York The N. Y. 'sHerald" says:
At about half-past O'Clock some TWEEN
ty persons, including five ladies, Mr.. Stra-
kosch, Professor Gray, of Chicago, the in
ventor of the telephone; Mr.. Brown, Su-
perintendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, and the Messrs. Steinway
entered Steinway Hall from the Fifteenth
street entrance. Immediately Professor
Gray assembled to the stage and began pull
ling upon two pieces of telegraph wire
which were dangling down on the right
and with the aid of MI. Brown attached
them to common Morse instrument.
Communication having been established
with Philadelphia, the ''receiver" was
brought forth and placed upon closed
grand Steinway piano.
In a few seconds the prelude to "Home
Sweet Home sounded, low and soft at
first, tnen louder and sWeeter in tone, the
notes gradually swelling into the quality
of those of a flageolet. Every sound was
clearly heard and when the last prolonged
note had ceased there was clapping of
hands almost as heartily as though some
prima donna had been there and had sung
the grand old song. After an interval of
about a minute the opening notes of the
Last Rose of Sumner" were sounded. This
air was played somewhat quicker, and the
pauses were not perfect in the first ten
bars, but suddenly the higher notes of the
score pealed forth strong, clear, pathetic,
revealing at once the tenderness and dell
cacy of the instrument and it's power in
transmitting melody in the most de-
lightful form. Next an air from Balfe's
bohemian Girl" was ordered by the
operator, and before the circuit could
fairly be completed the opening strains
of 'When other lips and other hearts"
were filling the hall. This was rem
dered with faultless precision, the high
est and lowest notes being executed with
special accuracy. To use smile, the i'm
preston was as though stringed orchestra
was playing at a distance, the waves of
sound followed each other in regular,
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Though we may sink under the burden
of care and things in life may appear dark
do not give way to dependency but let
hope be still alive in your bosom. always
remembering that these clou y. 81 clear;
the longest night must have d close, and
the dawning of day may be the beginning
of better things.
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MEMS lives should be like the day-more
beautiful in the evening; or like summer
aglow with promise; and HE the autumn
rich with the golden sheaves, where good
works and deeds have ripened on the
field.
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God may forgive sin, but it leaves @
mark upon everything it touches.-Duf
Porter.
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WI ANTED 10 900 bushels Prime Wheat
w 10 900 bushels Corn:
10000 bushels Glover Seed
10 900 pounds Wool;
900 pounds PORK.
mhl3 I'm P, B. SUBLETT.
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Advertisements inserted at the rate OF Or.
Dollarper squaTe Of eight lines ef BREWER for
sertion.
A liberal deduction for advertisements :or
three. six, or twelve months
~ Transient advertisement is payable nv A
RiABLY IN ADVANCE quarterly, s'.ai-ah
ana! and yearly advertisements payhole per
quarter.
Obituaries, announcements of candidates Tor
Office, mountaineering upon, advocating
OF opposing candidates, and all communication
or notices of personal or pirate character,
intendedor calculated to proulcteans priv ste IN
terprise or interest, will be charged furas ad.er
,isements
- Special Offices 20 cents per line for eve
ry ineert Ion.
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DLACK ALPACAS, CASHMERES AND
d MOURNING GOODS speciality, msw
sock just received. at
mh23 W. Fl. WELLERS
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HOLIDAY g. WEST,
Having just opened very large new stock of
Boots, Shoes, Hats & Trunks,
Meat to Kayser's,)
MAIN STREET,

STANTON, VIRGINIA.
These goods have all heen carefnlly bought
from the manufacturers and will be sold cheap
for cash. We keep the very best goods that
% be had in the markets.
All goods sold by US will be correctly rep
reese nted. We have only one price. We call
particular attention to our line of Gentlemen m 8
Calf Boots, shoes and Caters and Hats. These
are the very finest goods and the latest styles
that the markets of New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and Baltimore can afford mar9-1y
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WM. HARTMAN is with me and will be hap
py to see his friends.
mar3O W a. WELLER
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SUGGESTIONS ABOUT BREAD.-The
quicker bread rises the whittier it will be,
and it is far nicer to mold it On large
towel or an old table-cloth folded, with a
little flour sifted over it, than on mold
ing board.
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va TABLE DAMAsK, IRISH LINENS,
Marstilles Spreads, Napkins, and Doylies.
cheap, at w. WELLER'S
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Va The cheapest all Linen HUCK TOW
ELS and CRASH in the city, at
march3O W. H. WELLER'S.
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STALE BREAD CAKEs.-Soak pint of
stale pieces of bread in warm milk enough
to cover them; when they are quite soft
add teaspooIful Of salt, one quart of flour,
two teaspoonfuls baking powder, and two
tea spoonfuls condensed eggs, dissolved in
a little warm milk; add milk sufficient to
form a batter to fry on griddle.
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heVests7agz NIVassg CNgac0eS,
BLEACHED COTTON, from he cheapest
to the bpst, Wy and FINE UN.
BLEACaED COTTONS, as all
prices. 5-4, 6 A. ga and 1914
BLEACHED AND UN.
BLEACHED SHEET
INGS,
TICKING, CHFCKET COTTONs, GING-
HANS, CGTTONADEs, which wiliall
be sold yet, at the
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Paul asked. "You are not often so.
thought you were happy"
Thought / was happy oh, yes.
forgot. You have seen me"-she hesitat.
ed-"seen me different from now. You
know where | came from. You have been
by there. And you thought that was hap
piness ha ha w-the laugh was bitter
Tor one so young-"that was not happi-
ness, Paul"
Paul shook the snow of his ragged
clothes. Ii one could have seen the large.
dark eyes. they would have beheld some
thing Of wonder in them at the girls
words.
IL don't know what ii is" he said !;
that's plain. It's not for me. | didn't
know but what 1t might be for you
There's npthin' good for me. 1t seems
TO be all for those in the gay streets; they
are happy" Then he paused a moment
before he said, But feel real sorry for
you; yes. real sorry for you, dor And
these words came from the heart
81 am glad have one friend" the girl
said. "One friend | might have had
hundreds and among the wealthy!
might have been petted. loved, admired.
And what do they think OF me now , They
would not speak to me They would not
come near me Tor fear they might soil
their dress. And my father my mother
oh, | must not. cannot think of them"
the wind howled dismally as she paused
and then continued in lower tone: And
this is my seventeenth birthday ! This
Christmas eve, And | am here when !
l might have been among the gay ~
Paul was not so old, by several years,
as the girl standing at hi. side. but he had
heat, though In a small young body,
that was capable Of feeling tenderness,
sympathy. Though nurturei in dark
places, vet he had received something OF
light
The world seems so dark to YOU" he
said; sits so to me. can pity YOU. for |
know all that's bad and wicked-Fve seen
I've been there. Sometimes wish Is
dead! But then | thiuk p'raps thcre'il
come time when-w hen-l'li he happy
when I'll be rich when | can ride 10
big carriage. And then I'll give to such
as me-and. when Christmas time comes,
i won't let any one stand down here in
the dark because they amt got money to
buy with-lll make them happy"'
They both were silent. 1t was showing /
but little now, but the wind was stronger
and keener. The girl then stepped nearer
the water, peered for few moments into
the icy blackness, and again shuddered and
drew back. Soon she said,
do you think 1t would be wicked,
PauI?n
"Whatp"
Toto step in there" and she pointed
to the roaring water.
Yes, yes; twould be wicked. God
would see you. You must mott
God would see me He does not care
for me! He has forgotten me ~ she ex
claimed. "And my friends-it is the same
with them. They think me dead-or
worse ! will"--
Concluded tomorrow
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Consumption.
WISTAR'S DALSAM.
WiSTAR'S BALSAM.
WfST'AR'S BALSAM.
a Case of Cnnsumntion.
A Case of Consumption.
CHESTERFIELD, Nh. March 2s. /,

CHEsTER RI iELD y. H., March 20, 1876.
Mesers. SETH W. FowLE 4 Son: Gentlemen-I
feel IA Il ~ called upon voluntarily TO give
timoHy in Iayor of X. WlSrARS ASIAN OF
WILD tdENRf. was taken sick last october
with lung complaint, accompanied with very
serious cough; md alter having been treated a
numUer of weeks by the best physicians they
gave me over an incurabe tse of consumption,
aud Tor about six week, NY friends expected that
nigh! de any day, having entirely despaired OF
my recovery. AT this time | read the advertise.
ments and certificates o. the VII CHERRY
BALSAM, and was induced 10 try ii myseii. have
taken ave bottles, and from the commence nent
have been gradually recovering. My cough has
nov entirely ceased. lhave gained my flesh and
strength, and am feeling gate we'll l attribute
the ure to DIR. VI TAR BALSAM OF WILD
CHERRY, &. have taken no other medicine since
Commenced king that.
Very re- pectiully yours.
MRS. Mia ;. SMITH.
Messrs. FOWLE Il SON:
Gentlemen Mrs. Smith gives me the foregoing
Ger lhcatc OF the efficacy vi your medicine IN her
Case. she Is an acquaintance OF mine, and TOOK
the Balsam IN the strength oimy certificate, which
she SAN IA The papers. Her story is literally true.
You're truly, W. ii. JONES.
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Legal a JbertlSements.


KRNNRBEc COON TY-In Probate Court at
AUGUSTA on the secont. Monday Of November, 1877.
A CERTAIN lSSrhCMENI, purportipg to be
n the last will and testament OF Nathaniel q .
Ware, late of Augusta. in said County, deceased
having been presented for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior 10 the second Monday OF
December next, In the Daily Kennebec journal, n
newspaper printed in Augusta, that all persons in.
terested NAV attend at a Court of Probate then to
De holden at Augusta, and show cause, II any,
why The said instrument should not be proved.
approved and allowed the last will and estament
oil the said deceased.
H.K. BAKER, Judge.
nov24-f3w~
kENNEBEC COUNTER Probate Court at
augusta, onfhe second Monday Of November, 1917.
A CERTAIN INSrkU VENT, puruorlng to
N De the last will and testament of Thomas
smith, late of Augusta, in said County, deceased
having been present, Il Tor probat,
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday of
DE 'ember next, in the Daily kenne bee Journal a
newspaper printed In Angu Ia that all persons In
tersted may attend at Court OF Probate then 10 he
holden at Augusta, and show cauhe, II any, WHY
the said ms fument should not be proved, approy.
ed and all, wed the last will and testament OF
the said deceased.
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES UEwINs. Register. novlt fsw.
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WlNTAR'S DALNAM.
WISTAR'S BALNAu:|
WISTAR'N DALNAM.|
Prepared by SETH W. FOwLE SONS, So Har.
rson avenue, Boston and sold by dealers gener.
ally. 6O cents an 81 a bottle.
decl Mona hur&wlc
AUGUSTA EAVINHS BANK
Organised inl84S.

TRUSTEES Thomas Lambard, Jas. W North,
ARENAS L,bbey, VIM. s. Badger Sam'l Titcomb.
OFFICE-in Savings Bank Building, ia Water
81. Bank open daily, from 8 A. NJ. to T. NJ, ana
from TO 40 +. NJ. Saturday Evenings, from to
30 O'CLOCK.
Interest on deposts payable twice year, Feb
anu Aug. interest not drawn out Is added to the
deposit. thus making COMPOUND INTEREST.
Interest begins on the Erst day of each month.
Money Deposited on or before the tenth ddu OF each
month"; Will draw interestirom the drst day OF the
same month.
sS-Under tn visiting law OF this State. all de
peslts IN Savings Banks, are exempt from munich
pal ta.ration.
No returns of names of depositors are required
u be made to State town authorities and all &C
codnts are held by this Bank TO be strictly pripats
and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de
post money in their own names, SO tina it can be
drawn only by themselves or on their order.
Especial Advantages afforded 10 Executors
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
trust Funds.
WM.R SMITH Treasurer.
Augusta, April 20, 1873.
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WISTAR'S LALNAM.
WlSTAR'S DALSAM.
WISTAR'SBALSAM.
Bleeding at the Lungs.

PUTNAM, conn, Mafcn ~, 1867.
Gentlemen-i avail my elf of;hs opportunity to
say a word In behalf OF DIR. WlSrAR'S BALSAM
OF Wild CHERkI which have made use of In
my family Tor several years, am always with the
most beneficial results. My wife being of delicate
habits mas alway been troubl with hard, dry,
hacking cough, wnenever taking little cold, and
has employed various specifics without opttinng
any relief until prevailed upon TO lest the virtues
CT WIsfARS BALSAM, the effect of which has
been truly astonishing.
More than year since young man belonging in
this place was aken with bleeding at the luf x, in
connection with II most sever cough, and was l0al-
ly given over 10 die by our best physcIans and it
was evldt nj to all that consumption was claiming
him as a victim. Learning ihese facts my wife
sent him OF lc of tue BALsAA, which he took,
and In due time, TO the great establishment OF his
friends, Was at his acruSLome occ lpa lon snatch
ed ~ IL we're rom the very jaws of death. Ia many
other cases We have administered the BALsAM to
the copsumptiye, and always with tae bes success.
These sta ernents are simsle facts, which can he
vouched Tor AT any time by calling on me at my
store. remain truly yours
IA
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No. = Union block,
WATER STREET, ---------- AUGUSTA
The Augusta Bakery.

fhe subscriber having purchased of Mr.. y. p.
shaw the Augusta Bakery, at the corner OF Water
and Court streets, together with all the fixtures
aHd machinery OF the establishment, Viii continue
the Business at the Old stand. He intends to
IN Ike such improvements the timee demand,
TO meet The wants OF lhe public by sustaining
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kennebec SAVINGS Bank
This Bank is not required to make

This Bank Is not required to make
returns to Assessors.
Deposits made on or before the 10Th day of any
month toilL be lated back TO the first day of the
same month
On First Monday in May and November of each
year dividend Will be made on all deposits sand.
ing at those dates, which have been on deposit one
lu month
Money deposited in Savings Banks Is not 20 b.
taxed To deposit0rs hereafter.
Dividends as soon as declared are adued to the
principal, thus compromising the interest every sis
months.
Loans made to depostors on depositing their
Bank Book as security.
once Ina fNresmans Rank Building.
s. y. GLAZIER, Treasurer.
". y. HALLETI, President.
Augusta, Jan. Is. 1879. ianL3-tSWt
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NEW YORK CITY.

Suit Against a Western Railroad.
National Associated Press to the Star
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-In the suit OF
Price against the Cleveland, Columbus
& Cinoinpati Railroad Company for the
recovery of $4,000 damages, motion
was made before Judge Davis, holding
Supreme Court In chamse by counsel
tor defendant, for leave to reduce the
amount sued for to 900. Counsel for
the Company strenNcasly opposed the
motion for the reduction. Counsel said
that one Of the allegations in tse com-
plant was that the pialntfi was so bad
ly injured in the accident that he was
compelled to pay $1,000 to surgeons for
their attendance upoh him. This stery
the counsel th' ugnt was manufactured
out oil whole cloth.
The Coal Com bination.
A meeting Of Presidents aud Man
ayers OF various great coal companies
took place yesterday at the Coal aud
Iron Exchange, for the purpose, as is
understood, OF organizing a Beard Of
Control, through which TO advance the
price Of GOAL. Representatives from all
the leading companies were present
and much talk was iAdulged i'll, and
number OF plans submitted but without
amy definite action the meeting ad-
jourGed till Tuesday next.
Sympathy of the Crispims.
A delegation from the Knights of St. .
Crispln waited upon the manufacturing
ciXarmakess' cooperative factory yes
terday to assure them of their hearty
sympathy with them in their movement
tor self help. At the meeting OF st.
Crispin on Wednesday night a resoiu-
ton to this effect was passed.
Mr.. Farjeon,
well-Snown English noveiist, made his
fret Appearance as public reader last
night. He read condensed version Of
his novel. "Blade O'Grass," and was
very warmly received.